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Transfer Collection (#5)

Transferring through time and space: From Soyuz docking missions to unloading ships at London Docks, the concept of 'transfer' has shaped our world in countless ways

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Plate made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880

Background imageTransfer Collection: Side plate

Side plate made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground

Background imageTransfer Collection: Sugar bowl

Sugar bowl made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground

Background imageTransfer Collection: Donation of the castles Les Espases and Esparreguera to the seu of Vic, parchment

Donation of the castles Les Espases and Esparreguera to the seu of Vic, parchment document dated September 9, 985

Background imageTransfer Collection: access, bank, banking, binary code, circle, cloud, cloud computing, cloud technology

access, bank, banking, binary code, circle, cloud, cloud computing, cloud technology
Pixelated safe in sky

Background imageTransfer Collection: access, bank, banking, binary code, cloud, cloud computing, cloud technology, code

access, bank, banking, binary code, cloud, cloud computing, cloud technology, code
Pixelated safe in sky

Background imageTransfer Collection: Transfer Lorraine town Marsal Louis XIV oil canvas

Transfer Lorraine town Marsal Louis XIV oil canvas
Transfer of the Lorraine town of Marsal to Louis XIV, oil on canvas, 65 x 80.5 cm, not marked, Adam Frans van der Meulen, (Alte Kopie nach / old copy after), Brussel 1632-1690 Paris

Background imageTransfer Collection: Charles V transfers government Netherlands son Philip II

Charles V transfers government Netherlands son Philip II
Charles V transfers the government of the Netherlands to his son Philip II, 1555 Transfer of the Netherlands, by Charles V den V, to his son, Philip, in the year 1555 (title on object)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Dawn Charles Le Brun French 1619 1690 France

Dawn Charles Le Brun French 1619 1690 France
Dawn; Charles Le Brun (French, 1619 - 1690); France, Europe; about 1635 - 1642; Black chalk, incised for transfer; 17 × 22.1 cm (6 11, 16 × 8 11, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Night Charles Le Brun French 1619 1690 France

Night Charles Le Brun French 1619 1690 France
Night; Charles Le Brun (French, 1619 - 1690); France; about 1635 - 1642; Black chalk, incised for transfer; 18.8 × 23.4 cm (7 3, 8 × 9 3, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Asclepius recto Study Male Youth Bearing Leaves

Asclepius recto Study Male Youth Bearing Leaves
Asclepius (recto); Study of a Male Youth Bearing Some Leaves (verso); Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728 - 1779); Spain; about 1762; Black chalk with white chalk heightening on blue green paper;

Background imageTransfer Collection: Cybele Council Gods Pietro da Cortona Italian

Cybele Council Gods Pietro da Cortona Italian
Cybele before the Council of the Gods; Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596 - 1669); Italy; 1633; Pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white bodycolor, over black chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Accademia Clementina Bologna Nude Positioned

Accademia Clementina Bologna Nude Positioned
The Accademia Clementina, Bologna, with a Nude Being Positioned by the Drawing Master, the Farnese Hercules beyond; Giampietro Zanotti (Italian)

Background imageTransfer Collection: La Burla del Vino Wine Jest Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini

La Burla del Vino Wine Jest Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini
La Burla del Vino (The Wine Jest); Volterrano (Baldassare Franceschini) (Italian, 1611 - 1690); Italy; about 1640; Red chalk and brush with red wash; squared in red chalk for transfer; 24 x 36.2 cm

Background imageTransfer Collection: Birth Bacchus Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi Italian

Birth Bacchus Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi Italian
Birth of Bacchus; Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (Italian, before 1499 - 1546); Italy; about 1533; Pen and brown ink, brown wash with black chalk underdrawing

Background imageTransfer Collection: Portrait Man Hendrick Goltzius Dutch 1558 1617

Portrait Man Hendrick Goltzius Dutch 1558 1617
Portrait of a Man; Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617); 1607; Pen and brown ink, incised for transfer; 29.5 × 20.2 cm (11 5, 8 × 7 15, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Soldier Guard Blowing Out Match Jacques de Gheyn

Soldier Guard Blowing Out Match Jacques de Gheyn
A Soldier on Guard Blowing Out a Match; Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565 - 1629); about 1597; Pen and black ink and gray wash, incised for transfer; 26.2 × 18.1 cm (10 5, 16 × 7 1, 8 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Dancing Peasant Couple Urs Graf Swiss 1485 1527

Dancing Peasant Couple Urs Graf Swiss 1485 1527
Dancing Peasant Couple; Urs Graf (Swiss, about 1485 - 1527); 1525; Pen and gray and black ink; pricked for transfer (recto); Rubbed with black chalk (verso); 20.6 × 14.8 cm (8 1, 8 × 5 13, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Personification September Joachim von Sandrart

Personification September Joachim von Sandrart
Personification of September; Joachim von Sandrart (German, 1606 - 1688); about 1644; Black chalk and brown wash, heightened with gray chalk, incised for transfer; 28.7 x 23.8 cm (11 5, 16 x 9 3)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Venus Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid Alessandro Algardi

Venus Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid Alessandro Algardi
Venus in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid; Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598 - 1654); about 1645; Black chalk, partially pricked for transfer; 30.3 x 44.8 cm (11 15, 16 x 17 5, 8 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Saint Cecilia Domenichino Domenico Zampieri Italian

Saint Cecilia Domenichino Domenico Zampieri Italian
Saint Cecilia; Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (Italian, 1581 - 1641); about 1612 - 1615; Black and white chalk on gray paper, pricked for transfer; 46.8 x 34.3 cm (18 7, 16 x 13 1, 2 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Judith Maerten van Heemskerck Dutch 1498 1574

Judith Maerten van Heemskerck Dutch 1498 1574
Judith; Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498 - 1574); Netherlands; 1560; Pen and dark brown and light brown ink over black chalk, incised for transfer; 19.8 × 25.2 cm (7 13, 16 × 9 15, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Design Title Page Jacques de Gheyn II Dutch 1565

Design Title Page Jacques de Gheyn II Dutch 1565
Design for a Title Page; Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565 - 1629); Holland; 1598 - 1599; Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash; incised for transfer; 15.6 x 20.6 cm (6 1, 8 x 8 1, 8 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Neptune Giulio Campi Italian 1508 1573 Italy

Neptune Giulio Campi Italian 1508 1573 Italy
Neptune; Giulio Campi (Italian, about 1508 - 1573); Italy; 1541; Black chalk, the principle lines indented (recto); Rubbed with black chalk for transfer (verso); 42.7 × 27.6 cm (16 13, 16 × 10 7)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Esther Ahasuerus Frans Crabbe van Espleghem Flemish

Esther Ahasuerus Frans Crabbe van Espleghem Flemish
Esther before Ahasuerus; Frans Crabbe van Espleghem (Flemish, about 1480 - 1552); about 1525; Pen and dark brown ink, with touches of gray-brown wash, over black chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Studies Figures Architecture recto Figure Studies

Studies Figures Architecture recto Figure Studies
Studies of Figures and Architecture (recto); Figure Studies (verso); Perino del Vaga (Piero Buonaccorsi) (Italian, 1501 - 1547); Italy; about 1542-1545; Pen and brown ink

Background imageTransfer Collection: Hercules Resting Killing Hydra Giulio Romano

Hercules Resting Killing Hydra Giulio Romano
Hercules Resting after Killing the Hydra; Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (Italian, before 1499 - 1546); Italy; about 1535; Pen and brown ink (recto); Black chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Choir North Ambulatory Church Saint Bavo Haarlem

Choir North Ambulatory Church Saint Bavo Haarlem
The Choir and North Ambulatory of the Church of Saint Bavo, Haarlem; Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (Dutch, 1597 - 1665); Netherlands; November 1634; Red chalk, graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor

Background imageTransfer Collection: Holy Family Baldassare Peruzzi Italian 1481 1536

Holy Family Baldassare Peruzzi Italian 1481 1536
The Holy Family; Baldassare Peruzzi (Italian, 1481 - 1536); Italy; about 1515; Pen and brown ink, black chalk; top left squared in black chalk for transfer; 23.8 x 19.1 cm (9 3, 8 x 7 1, 2 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Figures Board Small Merchant Vessels Willem van

Figures Board Small Merchant Vessels Willem van
Figures on Board Small Merchant Vessels; Willem van de Velde the Elder (Dutch, 1611 - 1693); Holland; about 1650 - 1655; Pen and brown ink and blue-grey wash over leadpoint

Background imageTransfer Collection: Marriage Patrician Couple Nicolo dell Abate

Marriage Patrician Couple Nicolo dell Abate
Marriage of a Patrician Couple; Nicolo dell Abate (Italian, 1509, 1512 - 1571); about 1540 - 1545; Oil on paper, some foreground figures pricked for transfer; 40.6 x 47.8 cm (16 x 18 13, 16 in.)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Apple Harvest Claude Simpol French 1666 1716

Apple Harvest Claude Simpol French 1666 1716
An Apple Harvest; Claude Simpol (French, 1666 - 1716); France; about 1700; Brush and gray wash and black chalk, incised for transfer throughout (recto); Covered with red chalk for transfer

Background imageTransfer Collection: Odysseus Daughters Lycomedes Baldassare Peruzzi

Odysseus Daughters Lycomedes Baldassare Peruzzi
Odysseus and the Daughters of Lycomedes; Baldassare Peruzzi (Italian, 1481 - 1536); about 1520; Pen and brown ink, black chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Venus Mars Surprised Vulcan Hendrick Goltzius

Venus Mars Surprised Vulcan Hendrick Goltzius
Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan; Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617); 1585; Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white gouache heightening, and black chalk, folded into squares, incised for transfer

Background imageTransfer Collection: Study Male Figure Rosso Fiorentino Giovanni Battista

Study Male Figure Rosso Fiorentino Giovanni Battista
Study of a Male Figure; Rosso Fiorentino (Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Gasparre) (Italian, 1494 - 1540); about 1538 - 1540; Red chalk with traces of black chalk; outlines indented with a stylus for

Background imageTransfer Collection: Pan cuts reed nymph Syrinx turned School Fontainebleau

Pan cuts reed nymph Syrinx turned School Fontainebleau
Pan cuts the reed into which the nymph Syrinx has turned; School of Fontainebleau; France; mid-16th century; Pen and brown ink, and brown wash on brown paper, over traces of black chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Lazarus Begging Crumbs Dives Table Heinrich Aldegrever

Lazarus Begging Crumbs Dives Table Heinrich Aldegrever
Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Divess Table; Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502 - about 1561); 1552; Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk, incised for transfer; 7.8 x 10.8 cm (3 1)

Background imageTransfer Collection: Figures Tending Wounded Saint Sebastian Andrea Lilio

Figures Tending Wounded Saint Sebastian Andrea Lilio
Figures Tending to the Wounded Saint Sebastian; Andrea Lilio (Italian, about 1555 - after 1627); about 1596; Black chalk with traces of white chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Cartoon Head Saint James Sebastiano del Piombo

Cartoon Head Saint James Sebastiano del Piombo
Cartoon of the Head of Saint James; Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian, about 1485 - 1547); Italy; about 1520; Black and white chalk

Background imageTransfer Collection: Four Oxen Pulling Plough 1853 Constant Troyon

Four Oxen Pulling Plough 1853 Constant Troyon
Four Oxen Pulling a Plough, 1853. Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865). Black chalk and gouache with graphite and gum Arabic and traces of white chalk in sky

Background imageTransfer Collection: Stretcher Bearer Study Le Couvreur tombé

Stretcher Bearer Study Le Couvreur tombé
The Stretcher Bearer (Study for " Le Couvreur tombe" ), 1876. Francois Bonvin (French, 1817-1887). Black and red chalk with colored chalks, stump work and graphite accents

Background imageTransfer Collection: Head Boy Singing Study Music 1898 Luc-Olivier Merson

Head Boy Singing Study Music 1898 Luc-Olivier Merson
Head of a Boy Singing (Study for Music), c. 1898. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920). Black, white, and red chalk with stumping

Background imageTransfer Collection: Art Lithograph Transfer Wood Engraving Plate VI

Art Lithograph Transfer Wood Engraving Plate VI
Art of the Lithograph: Transfer of a Wood Engraving, Plate VI, 1819. Alois Senefelder (German, 1771-1834). Lithograph; sheet: 30.2 x 23.3 cm (11 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.); image

Background imageTransfer Collection: Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry Transferring From Us Brig Lawrence To Us Brig Niagara During

Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry Transferring From Us Brig Lawrence To Us Brig Niagara During The Battle Of Lake Erie, Or The Battle Of Put-In-Bay 1813, In The War Of 1812

Background imageTransfer Collection: Transferring Camel From Ship To Land In Persian Gulf 1915 From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe

Transferring Camel From Ship To Land In Persian Gulf 1915 From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916

Background imageTransfer Collection: Transferring Horsel From Ship To Land In Persian Gulf 1915 From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe

Transferring Horsel From Ship To Land In Persian Gulf 1915 From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916




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Transferring through time and space: From Soyuz docking missions to unloading ships at London Docks, the concept of 'transfer' has shaped our world in countless ways. In 1969, news reports were filled with excitement as astronauts successfully transferred from their spacecraft to the Soyuz during a historic mission. Meanwhile, back in 1908, the bustling London Docks witnessed workers transferring goods from massive ships onto land, fueling trade and commerce. Transfer extends beyond physical movements; it also encompasses shifts in careers and sports. Footballer Peter Thompson's transfer to Liverpool for a staggering £37 made headlines, highlighting the significance of player transfers in shaping teams' fortunes. Similarly, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry's move to Highbury after signing for Arsene Wenger showcased how they can redefine football legacies. But transfer isn't limited to human activities alone; it permeates scientific advancements too. Optical computing revolutionized data processing by transferring information using light instead of traditional electronic methods. Likewise, optical fibers transformed communication networks by enabling rapid data transfer over long distances. Even art finds its place within the realm – take Booths bone china flared beaker or The Miser Molier's theatrical masterpiece – both examples showcasing artistic expressions that transcend time and culture through their intricate designs and storytelling prowess. In times of conflict like World War I, transfer took on a different meaning as British stretcher cases were carefully transported from Salonika back home for medical care – an act symbolizing hope amidst chaos. Lastly, thermograms capturing cooling towers remind us how thermal energy is transferred efficiently while minimizing environmental impact. From historical events to technological breakthroughs and cultural phenomena like Flower Power in 1967 - where ideas about peace and love were transferred across generations - 'transfer' remains an ever-present force driving progress and change throughout history.