Bradley Smith Collection (#3)

The Buddha is born out of the side of Queen Maya as she reaches up to a branch in her garden
BUDDHA: BIRTH. The Buddha is born out of the side of Queen Maya as she reaches up to a branch in her garden. Japanese silk painting, early 13th century

Mexican party dancing the jarabe tapatio or hat dance. Illustration after an oil painting, 20th century
MEXICO: HAT DANCE. Mexican party dancing the jarabe tapatio or hat dance. Illustration after an oil painting, 20th century

A champagne party is depicted in this painting which decorated the apartment of Louis XV of France
TROY: OYSTER LUNCH, 1734. A champagne party is depicted in this painting which decorated the apartment of Louis XV of France. Oil on canvas, 1734, by Jean Francois de Troy

Rendering of an ancient Roman hospital, more accurately depicting a medieval one
SPAIN: MEDIEVAL HOSPITAL. Rendering of an ancient Roman hospital, more accurately depicting a medieval one. Manuscript illumination, 13th century, from the Cantigas of Alfonso X

Tabarin. Dancer at the Tabarin nightclub in Montmartre, Paris. Oil on canvas, 1905, by Georges Rouault
ROUAULT: TABARIN, 1905. Tabarin. Dancer at the Tabarin nightclub in Montmartre, Paris. Oil on canvas, 1905, by Georges Rouault

Mexican bar scene. Painting by an unknown artist, 19th century
MEXICO: BAR SCENE. Mexican bar scene. Painting by an unknown artist, 19th century

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

General George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette and Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman at Yorktown, 1781
GENERALS AT YORKTOWN, 1781. General George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette and Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman at Yorktown, 1781. Oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, 1784

Using indigo, rural workers put designs on a piece of cloth. Screen painting, late 18th century, by Katsushika Hokusai
JAPAN: COTTON PROCESSING. Using indigo, rural workers put designs on a piece of cloth. Screen painting, late 18th century, by Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print by Omori Kakutaro
TWO JAPANESE LADIES, c1890. Woodblock print by Omori Kakutaro

Mongol warriors sent by Kublai Khan, the emperor of China, to invade Japan, 1274
JAPAN: MONGOL INVASION. Mongol warriors sent by Kublai Khan, the emperor of China, to invade Japan, 1274. Detail from Japanese scroll painting on paper, c1293

The Wine Taster. Oil on canvas, early 18th century, by Philippe Mercier
MERCIER: WINE TASTER. The Wine Taster. Oil on canvas, early 18th century, by Philippe Mercier

TEUTONIC KNIGHT, c1300. Tannhauser, a poet and Crusader knight of the Teutonic Order depicted with his fighting shield and helmet. Illumination from the German Codex Manesse, produced in Zurich c1300

GERARDO MURILLO (1875-1964). Mexican painter and writer who signed his works Dr. Atl. Pastel drawing, c1900

RIVERA: NUDES. Decorative nudes. Detail of a ceiling fresco by Diego Rivera at Chapingo, Mexico

ELVES AND FAIRIES. Painting by an unknown artist

MEXICO: OLMEC HEAD. Colossal head number 1 from San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, in Veracruz, Mexico. Olmec culture, 1500-800 B.C

PEREDA: DREAM OF DEATH. Dream of Death. Oil on canvas, 1640, by Anthony Pereda

BIBLE: GIDEONs FLEECE. The Miracle of Gideons Fleece. Oil painting, c1490, from the school of Avignon, France

ZURBARAN: ST. ALONSO. Vision of Saint Alonso Rodriguez. Oil on canvas, c1630, by Francisco de Zurbaran

FRANCE: TOMB OF JOHN II. Tomb of John II, Duke of Burgundy (1371-1419), also known as John the Fearless, and his wife Marguerite of Bavaria, at the Charterhouse of Champmol, France

JAPAN: SATSUMA REBELLION. Women from the island of Kyushu fighting against government cavalry during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Woodblock print, triptych, 1877, by Nagayama Umosai

SPAIN: KING & QUEEN, 1490. The Madonna of Catholic Kings. At left, King Ferdinand of Spain kneels in front of the Virgin Mary with Saint Thomas Aquinas holding the church

JOHN II (1319-1364). John the Good. King of France, 1350-1364. Oil on wood panel, c1350, the earliest known royal portrait in Europe

MEXICO: POLITICAL CARTOON. The Gardener. - Get down from there, little brats, the master will see!. Mexican political cartoon about the scramble for the presidency at the time of the Mexican

MEXICO: POLITICAL CARTOON. Mexican political cartoon, early 20th century, mocking the idolization of president Francisco Madero

MEXICO: VAMPIRE GODDESS. Bat vampire goddess. Black ceramic figure typical of the Zapotec culture, from Monte Alban
MEXICO: VAMPIRE GODDESS. Bat vampire goddess. Black ceramic figure typical of the Zapotec culture, from Monte Albán, Oaxaca, c100 A.D

MEXICO: MISSIONARIES. One friar protects his followers from attacking demons, while another tries to convert two Mexican Indians to Christianity

ANASAZI SPLIT-TWIG FIGURE. Split twig figurine of the Anasazi basketmaker culture of the American Southwest, 200-500 A.D. Found at Stanton Cave in Marble Canyon, Arizona, lying on an open shelf

MEXICO: TOLTEC ALTAR. Toltec chac-mool stone altar where human sacrifice was made. From Tula, Mexico, 977-1160 A. D
MEXICO: TOLTEC ALTAR. Toltec chac-mool stone altar where human sacrifice was made. From Tula, Mexico, 977-1160 A.D

JAPAN: DUTCH SHIP. Dutch trading ship entering Nagasaki harbor during the late Edo period. Woodblock print, 19th century

LOUIS XIV (1638-1715). King of France, 1643-1715. Louis (seated at center) in a symbolic commemoration of the founding of the Science Academy in 1666

THE BONE PLAYER, 1856. Oil on canvas by William Sidney Mount, 1856

ROUAULT: ACCUSED, 1907. The Accused. A depiction of the treason trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in France. Oil on canvas, 1907 (one year after Dreyfus exoneration), by Georges Rouault

JAPAN: PERRY EXPEDITION. Working steam engine presented by Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan during the 1854 American expedition. Color drawing, Japanese, 1854

Beardsley: Salome
BEARDSLEY: SALOME. Death of Salome. Pen-and-ink drawing by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley for Oscar Wildes Salome

NEW YORK: BROADWAY, 1836. Broadway, New York - Corner of Canal Street to Beyond Niblos Garden. Lithograph by Thomas Horner, 1836

NEW YORK CITY: POST OFFICE. South Interior View of the New York Post Office. Lithograph, 1845

NEW YORK: EAST RIVER, 1837. New York from Brooklyn Heights. Aquatint by J. W. Hill
NEW YORK: EAST RIVER, 1837. New York from Brooklyn Heights. Aquatint by J.W. Hill, 1837

PHILADELPHIA: STORE, c1857. L. J. Levy & Co.s Dry Goods Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA: STORE, c1857. L.J. Levy & Co.s Dry Goods Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lithograph by Max Rosenthal, c1857

STORM KING ON THE HUDSON. View of Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River. Oil on canvas by Samuel Coleman, 1866

NEW YORK: WEST POINT, 1855. Hudson River Valley from Fort Putnam, West Point, New York. Oil on canvas by George Henry Bougton, 1855

NEW MEXICO: FORT DEFIANCE. Fort Defiance, New Mexico (now Arizona). Watercolor by Seth Eastman, c1851

SUGAR LOAF PEAK, c1865. Sugar Loaf Peak, El Dorado County, in California. Oil on canvas by Thomas Hill, c1865

WASHINGTON: STEILACOOM. Steilacoom Barracks and Mount Rainier. Fort Steilacoom, one of the first U.S. forts north of the Columbia River, was built to protect against Indian attacks

NEW YORK: HYDE PARK, c1836. View from Hyde Park, on the Hudson River. Oil on canvas by William Henry Bartlett, c1836

ERIE CANAL: LITTLE FALLS. The Erie Canal at Little Falls. Oil on canvas by William Rickarby Miller, c1884

NEW YORK: MINK TRAPPERS. Mink Trapping in Northern New York. Oil on canvas by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1862

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