Columns Collection (page 6)

Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey
7125766 Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey; (add.info.: Eastern arcade of The Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058472 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

The Memnonium at Thebes, as it was in the early 19th century. From Cassell's Universal History
6867221 The Memnonium at Thebes, as it was in the early 19th century. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: The Memnonium at Thebes)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058471 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Frederick the Great and Voltaire in conversation, unknown (engraving)
7273678 Frederick the Great and Voltaire in conversation, unknown (engraving); 13.2x13.2 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125781 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Arcades of the cloister
7125779 Thoronet Abbey. Arcades of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Arcades of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Rotherham, 3 miles from (litho)
8633403 Rotherham, 3 miles from (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotherham, 3 miles from, Column, erected in memory of Admiral Keppell)

Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo)
TED4615468 Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th (photo) by Hittorff, Jacques Ignace (1792-1867); (add.info.: Church Saint Vincent de Paul, Place Frantz Liszt in Paris 10th)

Egyptian Art (engraving)
8644760 Egyptian Art (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian Art. Illustration for Architecture, Sculpture)

The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, St Peter's at Rome (engraving)
8650794 The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, St Peter's at Rome (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture)

Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus (engraving)
8663130 Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Part of a Column from the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus)

Romans Landing from a Ship (engraving)
8663109 Romans Landing from a Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romans Landing from a Ship)

The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column (engraving)
8638816 The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Damascus Gate, Bab el Amud, Gate of the Column)

Celebrations on the anniversary of Belgian independence, Brussels (engraving)
8676930 Celebrations on the anniversary of Belgian independence, Brussels (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Late 19th Century house in central London
3520121 Late 19th Century house in central London; (add.info.: Late 19th Century house in central London showing neo-classical influences including coloumns and balustrates)

The Alexander Column, 1830
3507628 The Alexander Column, 1830; (add.info.: The Alexander Column in front of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

The Little Mermaid (lithograph)
GIA4761826 The Little Mermaid (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Edmund Dulac , ed)

Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women
8683581 Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Design for the navy pillar 'Britannia Victorious' Etching from 1800, by James Gillray (1757-1815)
MMM5485401 Design for the navy pillar 'Britannia Victorious' Etching from 1800, by James Gillray (1757-1815). by Gillray, James (1757-1815); National Maritime Museum, London

Temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058470 Temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125780 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058474 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058464 Roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

The Midas Monument, Gordion, Turkey, seen here in the 19th century. A Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas
6428108 The Midas Monument, Gordion, Turkey, seen here in the 19th century. A Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas, 700 BC, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

Temple of Medinet Abu, c.1900 (print)
7292899 Temple of Medinet Abu, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. Court of the temple of Medinet Abu. Illustration, Egypt, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Temple of Karnak, 1909 (print)
7293037 Temple of Karnak, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. The temple of Karnak, Thebes. Illustration, Egypt, 1909.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Statue of a caryatid
7278271 Statue of a caryatid; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a caryatid, a sculpture representing a woman. It is used in architecture in place of a column or pillar in portals)

Statue of a caryatid
7278269 Statue of a caryatid; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a caryatid, a sculpture representing a woman. It is used in architecture in place of a column or pillar in portals)

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332793 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332788 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

The Mulhbrunnen Colonnade in Karlsbad, Czech Republic, c.1915 (postcard)
3434103 The Mulhbrunnen Colonnade in Karlsbad, Czech Republic, c.1915 (postcard); (add.info.: The Mulhbrunnen Colonnade in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary)

Late 19th Century house in central London
3520120 Late 19th Century house in central London; (add.info.: Late 19th Century house in central London showing neo-classical influences including Columns and balustrates)

Town Hall with bullock carts, Bombay, India, 1900s (postcard)
7379786 Town Hall with bullock carts, Bombay, India, 1900s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: now Asiatic Library); © Ajay Goyal/Dinodia Photo.

Engraving depicting the Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns
5309450 Engraving depicting the Giant's Causeway, an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption

The Wife of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass)
7341585 The Wife of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 38.4x33.5x5.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Charles Dicken's sole (and rejected) contribution (litho)
8675772 Charles Dicken's sole (and rejected) contribution (litho) by Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Dicken's sole (and rejected) contribution

Stairs leading to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome (engraving)
8635724 Stairs leading to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Column of Duilius (engraving)
8635763 Column of Duilius (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rostral column of Gaius Duilius)

Siling, Chihli, Column on the Road of Spirits (b/w photo)
8653821 Siling, Chihli, Column on the Road of Spirits (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siling, Chihli, Column on the Road of Spirits)

French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8644820 French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries)

A Roman Ship (engraving)
8663118 A Roman Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Ship. Illustration for The Life and Work of St Paul by F W Farrar (Cassell)

A Roman Cohort (engraving)
8663113 A Roman Cohort (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Cohort. Illustration for The Life and Work of St Paul by F W Farrar (Cassell)

Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft, c.1680 (oil on panel)
5859909 Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft, c.1680 (oil on panel) by Witte, Emanuel de (c.1617-92); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Emanuel de Witte).

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332794 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332792 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332791 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Columns of the Temple of Diana, Evora, Portugal. 1st century
7264831 Columns of the Temple of Diana, Evora, Portugal. 1st century; Evora, Alto Alentejo, Portugal; (add.info.: Corinthian columns of the Roman temple of Evora, built around the 1st century)

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