European Collection (#97)

Abraham de Moivre
Mathematician Abraham de Moivre. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps, who conceptualized the Suez Canal. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas
French chemist Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas. Digitally colored woodcut

Medieval astronomer or astrologer
Astronomer accused of sorcery, holding a disc with magic figures, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Medieval astronomers studying the sky
Astronomers studying the planetary systems, the sun, moon, and stars. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1537 edition of Boethius

Medieval healing through prayer
Attempt to cure disease through the intercession of a saint, Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Tuna fishing using nets, 1800s
Fishing boats circling a school of tuna to catch them in nets, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman Catholic Pope, 1500s - 1600s
Roman Catholic Pope in formal attire (center) and in house vestments (right), Swiss Guard at left, 1500s-1600s Antique hand-colored print

Fur seal hunt in the Arctic, 1800s
Clubbing seals to death for their fur, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fishermen using nets, 1800s
Fishing boat hauling in nets by moonlight, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Saint Augustine statue in St. Augustine, Florida
Statue of St Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in a niche of the Cathedral of Saint Augustine, Florida. Digital photograph

Saint Boniface
Boniface, medieval English missionary to Germany. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Saint Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia, founder of Benedictine monasteries. Hand-colored engraving

Pope Innocent III
Portrait of Pope Innocent III. Digitally colored woodcut

Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 596 AD. Digitally colored woodcut

Ulfilas, Christian missionary to the Visigoths
Bishop Ulfilas translating the Bible into Gothic, 4th century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tomas de Torquemada, organizer of the Spanish Inquisition. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ulrich Zwingli
Swiss religious reformer Ulrich Zwingli. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a portrait

Martin Luther writing
Martin Luther at his desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther on trial before Cardinal Cajetanus, Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steerage passengers bound for America, 1800s
Immigrant families sailing across the Atlantic to America, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Edward VI of England
King of England Edward VI confirming his fathers gift of Christs Hospital to the city of London. Lithograph reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Lady Jane Grey reading Plato
Roger Ascham calling on Lady Jane Grey at Bradgate, 1550. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Queen Victoria
Queen of England Victoria I, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

King Philip IV of France
Philippe le Bel in armor as he appeared when entering Paris in 1304. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a statue destroyed in 1772

Francis II and Elizabeth of Valois
Francis II as King of France (left), as Dauphin (right); and his sister, Elizabeth de Valois, wife of Spanish King Phillip II (Felipe II). Antique hand-colored print

Holy Roman Emperor Charles II
Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and king of the West Franks, 800s A.D.. Antique hand-colored print

Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II and a bishop
Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (the Saint) and a French bishop. Antique hand-colored print

PSCI2A-00018
Galileo Galilei. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

Medieval Capucin monks
Capucin monks in a medieval cloister. Antique hand-colored print

Hermit monk in the Middle Ages
Medieval hermit monk living a life of self-deprivation. Antique hand-colored print

Medieval monks studying manuscripts
Benedictine monks poring over medieval manuscripts. Antique hand-colored print

Medieval monks gardening vegetables
Franciscan monks in their vegetable garden during the Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print

Hopeful immigrants in the port of New York, 1800s
Immigrants waiting for entry at Castle Garden, New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ellis Island, port of entry for European immigrants, 1903
European immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in New York City, 1903. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Immigrant families headed west from Boston, 1800s
Swedish immigrants passing through Boston, bound for the Midwest, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
Blacksmith fitting a horseshoe, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

HOUS2A-00031
Weaver at his loom in Europe, 1600s. Hand-colored engraving of a 17th-century illustration by J. Amman

PMYT2A-00078
Old English devil. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

PMYT2A-00080
Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s

PMYT2A-00079
Prince of Darkness on his throne. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a manuscript of the 1400s

Statue of Athena
Athena, a copy of the statue by Phidias. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

PMYT2A-00042
Medieval monsters of land, sea, and air. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Puch der Natur" printed in Augsburg, 1478

Tsar Niicholas II and Russian military
Russian military officers, including Tsar Nicholas II and his Cossack guards, circa 1900. Color lithograph of a contemporary illustration

Odysseus returns home
Return of Ulysses to his wife, Penelope, after ten years absence. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Hagen killing Siegfried
Siegfried, the warrior slain by Hagen in Germanic legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Leonardo da Vinci sketch for a siege machine
Military machine for firing arrows with a crossbow, designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Young Chopin
Frederic Chopin at age 34. Digitally colored reproduction of a contemporary portrait

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