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Closeup Collection (#99)

Capturing the intricate details of life, from clock faces to geckos and butterflies sunbathing on plants. Close-up shots reveal a world unseen by the naked eye

Background imageCloseup Collection: Marcus Cassianus Latinus Postumus (Roman Emperor, c, 1557 (etching)

Marcus Cassianus Latinus Postumus (Roman Emperor, c, 1557 (etching)
986180 Marcus Cassianus Latinus Postumus (Roman Emperor, c, 1557 (etching) by Goltzius, Hubert (1526-83); 32.5x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Christ at the gates of Hell bearing the banner of the resurrection

Christ at the gates of Hell bearing the banner of the resurrection
986128 Christ at the gates of Hell bearing the banner of the resurrection and reaching in to rescue souls, Adam and Eve behind, c.1550 (miniature in ink and wash on vellum) by Italian School

Background imageCloseup Collection: Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia)

Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia)
986120 Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia), 1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by Edwards, John (fl.1763-1812); 45x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour)

Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour)
986106 Skull of a Pongo (chalk, brush, watercolour) by Vauthier, Antoine Charles (1790-1831); 15.8x10.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Skull of a Pongo)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), (black chalk, brush, ink, watercolour

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), (black chalk, brush, ink, watercolour
986100 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), (black chalk, brush, ink, watercolour, bodycolour, on vellum) by Robert

Background imageCloseup Collection: Irises, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour)

Irises, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour)
986088 Irises, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irises)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Tulips, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour)

Tulips, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour)
986087 Tulips, 18th century (watercolour and bodycolour) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tulips)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Upupa Epops (Hoopoe), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph)

Upupa Epops (Hoopoe), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph)
986076 Upupa Epops (Hoopoe), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upupa Epops (Hoopoe). From The Birds of Great Britain

Background imageCloseup Collection: Odontoglossum coronarium, 1864-1874 (hand-coloured lithograph)

Odontoglossum coronarium, 1864-1874 (hand-coloured lithograph)
986074 Odontoglossum coronarium, 1864-1874 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Fitch, Walter Hood (1817-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odontoglossum coronarium)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Pumpkin, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)

A Pumpkin, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
986072 A Pumpkin, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); 55.5x39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pumpkin. From Hortus Romanus, by Giorgio Bonelli (fl.1772-1793)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Amaryllis Formosa, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)

Amaryllis Formosa, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
986067 Amaryllis Formosa, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); 55.5x39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Amaryllis Formosa)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Female Peony, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)

Female Peony, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986025 Female Peony, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Peony; Pivoine femelle)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Double Poppy, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)

Double Poppy, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986018 Double Poppy, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Double Poppy; Pavot Double)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Bouquet of Anemones, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)

Bouquet of Anemones, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986017 Bouquet of Anemones, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouquet of Anemones; Bouquet d Anemones)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Tawny Owl, 1841 (hand-coloured engraving)

Tawny Owl, 1841 (hand-coloured engraving)
986007 Tawny Owl, 1841 (hand-coloured engraving) by Selby, Prideaux John (1788-1867); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tawny Owl. Plate XXV from Illustrations of British Ornithology)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Epidendrum Vitellinum, c. 1837-41 (hand-coloured lithograph)

Epidendrum Vitellinum, c. 1837-41 (hand-coloured lithograph)
985978 Epidendrum Vitellinum, c.1837-41 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Drake, Miss (fl.1885-92) (after); 55x37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Epidendrum Vitellinum)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Map of America, 1612 (hand-coloured engraving)

A Map of America, 1612 (hand-coloured engraving)
985976 A Map of America, 1612 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ortelius, Abraham (1527-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Map of America. From Theatro d el Orbe de la Tierra)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Egyptian Locust, 1790 (hand coloured engraving)

Egyptian Locust, 1790 (hand coloured engraving)
985971 Egyptian Locust, 1790 (hand coloured engraving) by Nodder, Frederick Polydor (1773-1801); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian Locust)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Quince (Cydonea mala cotonea majora), c. 1750-65 (hand-coloured engraving)

Quince (Cydonea mala cotonea majora), c. 1750-65 (hand-coloured engraving)
985943 Quince (Cydonea mala cotonea majora), c.1750-65 (hand-coloured engraving) by Eisenberger, Nikolaus Friedrich (1701-71); 36x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Melon, c. 1750-1765 (hand-coloured engraving)

A Melon, c. 1750-1765 (hand-coloured engraving)
985941 A Melon, c.1750-1765 (hand-coloured engraving) by Eisenberger, Nikolaus Friedrich (1701-71); 36x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Melon)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Map of Japan, 1769 (colour engraving)

A Map of Japan, 1769 (colour engraving)
985940 A Map of Japan, 1769 (colour engraving) by German School, (18th century); 42.5x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Map of Japan)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in

Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in
985935 Title page from Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five moneths travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia, commonly called the Grisons Country, Helvetia alias Switzerland

Background imageCloseup Collection: Upper book cover of two shooting-stars, a torch, foliage, faun on pedestal

Upper book cover of two shooting-stars, a torch, foliage, faun on pedestal
985919 Upper book cover of two shooting-stars, a torch, foliage, faun on pedestal, putto and a leg behind a fan, 1893 (contemporary anacreontic binding of dark-blue crushed levant mor)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Lower book cover with floral design, 1886 (mainly blue with variously coloured morocco

Lower book cover with floral design, 1886 (mainly blue with variously coloured morocco
985917 Lower book cover with floral design, 1886 (mainly blue with variously coloured morocco within the dentelle) by French School

Background imageCloseup Collection: Illustration of Lobster and Crab, (hand-coloured engraved plate)

Illustration of Lobster and Crab, (hand-coloured engraved plate)
985911 Illustration of Lobster and Crab, (hand-coloured engraved plate) by Knorr, Georg Wolfgang (1705-61); 50x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration of Lobster and Crab)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Tulipa praecox, 1811-1829 (stipple-engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand)

Tulipa praecox, 1811-1829 (stipple-engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand)
985887 Tulipa praecox, 1811-1829 (stipple-engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand) by Neapolitan School, (19th century); 46.5x31.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tulipa praecox)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Inside cover with floral design, 1901 (lecant morocco leather)

Inside cover with floral design, 1901 (lecant morocco leather)
985815 Inside cover with floral design, 1901 (lecant morocco leather) by Meunier, Charles (1866-1940); 25.1x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside cover with floral design)

Background imageCloseup Collection: The Parrot of Paradise, 1771 (hand-coloured engraving)

The Parrot of Paradise, 1771 (hand-coloured engraving)
985814 The Parrot of Paradise, 1771 (hand-coloured engraving) by Catesby, Mark (1679-1749) (after); 51.7x37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parrot of Paradise)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Virginian Opossum, 1845 (coloured lithograph)

Virginian Opossum, 1845 (coloured lithograph)
985805 Virginian Opossum, 1845 (coloured lithograph) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851) (after); 54.7x69.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Charles de Crequi is killed during the liberation of the town of Breme, c

Charles de Crequi is killed during the liberation of the town of Breme, c
985798 Charles de Crequi is killed during the liberation of the town of Breme, c.1786-1792 (colour aquatint engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

Background imageCloseup Collection: Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, (oil on canvas)
651103 Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, (oil on canvas) by Baum, Charles (1812-77); 91.5x73.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Grapes and Peaches. Carl Baum (1812-1877)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Still Life with Peach, Grapes and Rosehips, 1865 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Peach, Grapes and Rosehips, 1865 (oil on canvas)
650996 Still Life with Peach, Grapes and Rosehips, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Dietrich, Adelheid (1827-91); 22 x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Peach, Grapes and Rosehips)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Flowers and Fruit, (oil on canvas)

Flowers and Fruit, (oil on canvas)
650873 Flowers and Fruit, (oil on canvas) by Roesen, Severin (c.1820-72); 64x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flowers and Fruit. Severin Roesen (ca.1815-1872). Oil on canvas

Background imageCloseup Collection: Still life with Herring, Pot, Jug and Measure, 1908 (oil on canvas)

Still life with Herring, Pot, Jug and Measure, 1908 (oil on canvas)
650786 Still life with Herring, Pot, Jug and Measure, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Ramsey, Milne (1847-1915); 46.3x61.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imageCloseup Collection: Apples in a Hat, (oil on canvas)

Apples in a Hat, (oil on canvas)
650619 Apples in a Hat, (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 30.8x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Apples in a Hat. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935). Oil on canvas

Background imageCloseup Collection: Mums in an Oriental Vase, (oil on canvas)

Mums in an Oriental Vase, (oil on canvas)
650543 Mums in an Oriental Vase, (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 89.5x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mums in an Oriental Vase. Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). Oil on canvas

Background imageCloseup Collection: Bountiful Still Life, 1855 (oil on canvas)

Bountiful Still Life, 1855 (oil on canvas)
650413 Bountiful Still Life, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Newell, Hugh (1830-1915); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bountiful Still Life. Hugh Newell (1830-1915). Oil on canvas

Background imageCloseup Collection: Chinese and Egyptian Geese and other birds in a Landscape with Ruins nearby

Chinese and Egyptian Geese and other birds in a Landscape with Ruins nearby
990201 Chinese and Egyptian Geese and other birds in a Landscape with Ruins nearby, (oil on canvas) by Hondecoeter, Melchior de (1636-95); 127x162.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Bouquet of Flowers with Fruit and two Sand Lizards on a Stone Ledge

A Bouquet of Flowers with Fruit and two Sand Lizards on a Stone Ledge
990197 A Bouquet of Flowers with Fruit and two Sand Lizards on a Stone Ledge, 1647 (oil on panel) by Marrel, Jacob (1614-81); 74x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Two Peacocks on a Stone Plinth in a Garden, (oil on canvas)

Two Peacocks on a Stone Plinth in a Garden, (oil on canvas)
990134 Two Peacocks on a Stone Plinth in a Garden, (oil on canvas) by Bogdani or Bogdany, Jakob (1660-1724); 231x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Peacocks on a Stone Plinth in a Garden)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Basket of Fruit on a Draped Table with Dead Game and a Monkey, (oil on canvas)

A Basket of Fruit on a Draped Table with Dead Game and a Monkey, (oil on canvas)
990079 A Basket of Fruit on a Draped Table with Dead Game and a Monkey, (oil on canvas) by Snyders or Snijders, Frans (1579-1657); 81x118 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)

La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)
990038 La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22.6x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bouillie)

Background imageCloseup Collection: The Head of a Young Girl Inclined to the Left, (red chalk)

The Head of a Young Girl Inclined to the Left, (red chalk)
990034 The Head of a Young Girl Inclined to the Left, (red chalk) by Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805); 39.7x30.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Head of a Young Girl Inclined to the Left)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Young Girl Resting her Head on the Lap of Another Girl, (red and black chalk)

A Young Girl Resting her Head on the Lap of Another Girl, (red and black chalk)
990008 A Young Girl Resting her Head on the Lap of Another Girl, (red and black chalk) by Lagrenee, Louis Jean Francois I (1725-1805); 37x55.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: A Reclining Bearded Man Sleeping on his Arm, (black and white chalk on brown paper)

A Reclining Bearded Man Sleeping on his Arm, (black and white chalk on brown paper)
990006 A Reclining Bearded Man Sleeping on his Arm, (black and white chalk on brown paper) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); 23.8x28.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Roger et Angelique, (pencil on calque laid down on wove paper)

Roger et Angelique, (pencil on calque laid down on wove paper)
990004 Roger et Angelique, (pencil on calque laid down on wove paper) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 47x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger et Angelique)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Portrait of a Young Man, (red and black chalk on paper)

Portrait of a Young Man, (red and black chalk on paper)
989998 Portrait of a Young Man, (red and black chalk on paper) by Burrini or Burino, Giovanni Antonio (1657-1727); 25.5x21.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Young Man)

Background imageCloseup Collection: Four Birds in Wood, (watercolour, bodycolour and gold ink)

Four Birds in Wood, (watercolour, bodycolour and gold ink)
989996 Four Birds in Wood, (watercolour, bodycolour and gold ink) by Henstenburgh, Herman (1667-1726); 35.5x28.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Four Birds in Wood)




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Capturing the intricate details of life, from clock faces to geckos and butterflies sunbathing on plants. Close-up shots reveal a world unseen by the naked eye. Marvel at the stunning view through a clock face at Musee D Orsay, offering a glimpse towards Montmartre in Paris, France. Journey to New Caledonia in the Pacific and witness the captivating beauty of a Crested Gecko in captivity, showcasing its vibrant colors up close. Delight in the sight of a Red Admiral butterfly basking in sunlight on a plant, displaying its majestic wings with grace. Step into history as you admire Philippe de Champaigne's masterpiece 'The Last Supper' at Louvre Museum, painted around 1652 - every brushstroke meticulously captured for eternity. Witness an extraordinary bond between an adult Common Loon and its chick as it rides upon its back at Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park. Immerse yourself in Sigmund Freud's world as you gaze upon his signed sepia photograph from c. 1921 - capturing his wisdom and intellect frozen in time. Experience spirituality through the eyes of a Tibetan monk holding prayer beads amidst Nepal's serene landscapes in Asia. Travel to Uruguay's Independence Square where Edificio Ciudadela stands tall - explore its intricate architecture up close and marvel at every detail that tells stories of history untold. Discover ancient artistry within Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands), designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site - each handprint etched onto cave walls whispers tales from our ancestors. Unearth Rome's rich history with the enigmatic She Wolf sculpture dating back to 5th century BC; Romulus and Remus added later symbolizing their legendary tale. Finally, lose yourself within the piercing gaze of an Arctic Wolf portrait – feel their wild spirit come alive before your very eyes. Salamanca’s university wall relief sculpture showcases Spain’s artistic prowess down to the finest crests, leaving you in awe of its craftsmanship.