Human Role Collection (#3)

The Oath - Apsaroke, 1920 (orotone print)
1766827 The Oath - Apsaroke, 1920 (orotone print) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oath - Apsaroke. (C. 1908). Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1767284 Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 182.7x136.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende, 1910 (oil on canvas)
826265 Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Macke, August (1887-1914); 63x36.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende. August Macke (1887-1914)

A Crowd watching Bear-baiting in a Town Square, (oil on canvas)
827800 A Crowd watching Bear-baiting in a Town Square, (oil on canvas) by Hondius, Abraham Danielsz. (c.1625-95); 77.5x87.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil)
651822 An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

The Cock Fight, (oil on canvas)
989685 The Cock Fight, (oil on canvas) by Zocchi, Guglielmo (b.1874); 66x94 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cock Fight. Guglielmo Zocchi (b.1874). Oil on canvas

St. James on a White Horse Riding over the Corpses of Moors and The Coat of Arms of the Family of Gomez
986337 St.James on a White Horse Riding over the Corpses of Moors and The Coat of Arms of the Family of Gomez, 1606 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Spanish School

La Resa dei Conti, 1912 (oil on panel)
823457 La Resa dei Conti, 1912 (oil on panel) by Torre, Giulio Del (1856-1932); 34x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Resa dei Conti. Giulio Del Torre (1856-1932). Oil on panel

Sapphic Love, (pencil and pen and brown ink)
651806 Sapphic Love, (pencil and pen and brown ink) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 17.2x12.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sapphic Love)

The Westminster Pitt, 1798 (pen and ink and watercolour)
651804 The Westminster Pitt, 1798 (pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 22x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Westminster Pitt. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas)
824542 The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giaour)

Study for the Model in Youth, (oil on canvas)
657085 Study for the Model in Youth, (oil on canvas) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 91.5x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study for the Model in Youth)

Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden, out-take, 1923 (gelatin silver print)
990487 Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden, out-take, 1923 (gelatin silver print) by Meyer, Adolf de (1868-1946); 21.60x15.87 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden)

Foreigners with an Elephant (colour woodblock print)
1766570 Foreigners with an Elephant (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foreigners with an Elephant. Utagawa Yoshitora (fl.1840-1880)

McSorleys Bar, (oil on panel)
984883 McSorleys Bar, (oil on panel) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 12.7x14.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: McSorleys Bar. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Oil on panel

La Cocinera (oil on canvas)
988031 La Cocinera (oil on canvas) by Romanach, Leopoldo (1862-1951); 53.4x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Cocinera. Leopoldo Romanach (1862-1951). Oil on canvas

Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c. 1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving)
985944 Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c.1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by Vindel, August (fl. 1750); 49.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam)

A Surprise Visitor (oil on canvas)
989932 A Surprise Visitor (oil on canvas) by Forti, Ettore (fl.c.1870-1910); 43.2x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Surprise Visitor. Ettore Forti (active 19th-20th centuries)

Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
659087 Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 66x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisherfolk in an Interior. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949)

Fresh from the Altar, 1890
658397 Fresh from the Altar, 1890 () by Hayllar, Jessica (1858-1940); 53.3x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fresh from the Altar. Jessica Hayllar (1858-1940). Oil on canvas

Poster advertising LNER east coast routes to Edinburgh, 1935 (colour lithograph)
1198165 Poster advertising LNER east coast routes to Edinburgh, 1935 (colour lithograph) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Couple in Blue; La pareja en azul, c. 1930 (oil on board)
1769662 The Couple in Blue; La pareja en azul, c.1930 (oil on board) by Ramos Martinez, Alfredo (1871-1946); 46x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Couple in Blue; La pareja en azul)

Drinking Tea, (oil on canvas)
1195756 Drinking Tea, (oil on canvas) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Le Cavalier Blanc, 1912 (colour etching)
1195041 Le Cavalier Blanc, 1912 (colour etching) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 42x34.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Fair Model, 1937 (colour etching and aquatint)
991062 Fair Model, 1937 (colour etching and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 54.5x34.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fair Model. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Colour etching and aquatint

A Notary Reading a Document, (oil on canvas)
989929 A Notary Reading a Document, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39.4x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Notary Reading a Document. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946)

The Cafe, (oil on canvas)
989411 The Cafe, (oil on canvas) by Weiss, Emile Georges (1861-p.1921); 45.4x70.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cafe. Emile Georges Weiss (1861-after 1921). Oil on canvas

Tour the Empire at Wembley, 1920 (lithograph in colours)
1766925 Tour the Empire at Wembley, 1920 (lithograph in colours) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); 89x114 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tour the Empire at Wembley. Frank Newbould (1887-1950)

Riders on Horseback (oil on canvas)
1767582 Riders on Horseback (oil on canvas) by Payne, Edgar Alwin (1882-1947); 71.1x86.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Riders on Horseback. Edgar Alwin Payne (1882-1947). Oil on canvas

Interior of William Merritt Chases Tenth Street Studio (oil on canvas)
1767668 Interior of William Merritt Chases Tenth Street Studio (oil on canvas) by Wiles, Irving Ramsay (1861-1948); 66x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Vegetable Stand (oil on canvas)
1767547 Vegetable Stand (oil on canvas) by Friedman, Arnold Aaron (1879-1946); 76.2x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vegetable Stand. Arnold Aaron Friedman (1874 or 1879-1946). Oil on canvas

Bills Place (charcoal, pastel, ink and gouache on paper)
1767537 Bills Place (charcoal, pastel, ink and gouache on paper) by Curry, John Steuart (1897-1946); 35x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bills Place. John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)

The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas)
658915 The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 44x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedlar. Gerolamo Induno (1827-1890). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1879

The White Rider, 1946 (oil on canvas)
650578 The White Rider, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 101.9x76.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Rider. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949). Oil on canvas, 1946

Selling his Wares (oil on canvas)
827218 Selling his Wares (oil on canvas) by Forti, Ettore (fl.c.1870-1910); 52.7x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Selling his Wares. Ettore Forti (1850-1940). Oil on canvas

Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658304 Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); 71x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. William Henry Midwood (fl.1867-1875). Oil on canvas

Mrs. Lovell Reddie, (watercolour)
828385 Mrs. Lovell Reddie, (watercolour) by Hodgkins, Frances (1869-1947); 45.7x41.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs. Lovell Reddie. Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947). Watercolour. 45.7 x 41.9cm

Fanny, wrapped in a cloak, (oil on canvas)
1195190 Fanny, wrapped in a cloak, (oil on canvas) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 53.3x31.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Lady in a Hat, the Artists Wife, 1916 (oil on canvas)
657897 Lady in a Hat, the Artists Wife, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Meninsky, Bernard (1891-1950); 76x63.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady in a Hat, the Artists Wife)

The Evening; La Soiree, (gouache and pencil on buff paper)
656048 The Evening; La Soiree, (gouache and pencil on buff paper) by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); 49x69.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Evening; La Soiree. Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)

Portrait of the Artists Daughter Pippi, (oil on canvas)
651314 Portrait of the Artists Daughter Pippi, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 46.3x43.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the Artists Daughter Pippi)

Snow Storm, Fifth Avenue, New York, 1907 (oil on canvas)
985022 Snow Storm, Fifth Avenue, New York, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 40.1x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Storm, Fifth Avenue, New York)

Jane Emmet de Glehn by a Stream, Val d Aosta, (oil on canvas)
1199606 Jane Emmet de Glehn by a Stream, Val d Aosta, (oil on canvas) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 63x76 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas)
658850 A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dupuy, Paul Michel (1869-1949); 45.7x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Venetian Regatta, 1891 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
984941 A Venetian Regatta, 1891 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 43.7x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Venetian Regatta)

The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas)
650955 The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 95x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hobo Musician. George Benjamin Luks (1866-1933). Oil on canvas

Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas)
657589 Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a Woman in a Cart. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

Disobedient Prophet slain by a Lion
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the Disobedient Prophet slain by a Lion

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