Vellum Collection (#7)

Portraits Inca kings Inca queen oil vellum 1825
Portraits of Inca kings and an Inca queen, oil on vellum, not before 1825, full-length portraits of Inca rulers, probably an Peruvian or Bolivian artist

Views three papal processions Histoire des conclaves
Views of three papal processions, Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu a present: enrichie de plusieurs memoires, qui contiennent l histoire du pape and des cardinaux d aujourd hui

Dappled Gray Stallion Tethered Landscape Prague School
A Dappled Gray Stallion Tethered in a Landscape; Prague School, late 16th century; probably Prague, Czech Republic (ex-Holy Roman Empire); about 1584 - 1587; Watercolor and gouache

Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone Seven Jean-Etienne Liotard
Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven; Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702 - 1789); 1755 - 1756; Pastel on vellum; 54.9 × 44.8 cm (21 5, 8 × 17 5, 8 in.)

Butterflies Insects Currants Jan van Kessel II
Butterflies, Insects, and Currants; Jan van Kessel II (Flemish, 1626 - 1679); about 1650 - 1655; Gouache and brown ink, over underdrawing in metalpoint, on vellum; 13 x 17 cm (5 1, 8 x 6 11, 16 in.)

Landscape Story Venus Adonis Hans Bol Flemish
Landscape with the Story of Venus and Adonis; Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534 - 1593); 1589; Gouache heightened with gold on vellum; 20.6 x 25.7 cm (8 1, 8 x 10 1, 8 in.)

Flowers Beetles Hans Hoffmann German 1530 1591
Flowers and Beetles; Hans Hoffmann (German, about 1530 - 1591, 1592); Germany; 1582; Gouache with white chalk over black chalk on vellum; 32.1 × 38.7 cm (12 5, 8 × 15 1, 4 in.)

Bifolium Bible Initial Et factum est Ezekiel
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290. France, Paris, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)

Single Leaf Bible Initial Et factum est Jonah Swallowed
Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed by the Whale, c. 1290. France, Paris, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 26.7 x 40.3 cm (10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)

Leaf Missal Crucifixion Frontispiece Canon Mass
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the Mass), c. 1440-1450. Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)

Leaf Book Hours Coronation Virgin 1470-1480 Guillaume Vrelant
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1470-1480. Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454-1481). Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum; sheet: 10.3 x 7.6 cm (4 1/16 x 3 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Annunciation Shepherds 1470-1480
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1470-1480. Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454-1481). Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum; sheet: 10.2 x 7.5 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Presentation Temple 1470-1480
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple, c. 1470-1480. Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454-1481). Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum; sheet: 10.2 x 7.3 cm (4 x 2 7/8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Visitation 1470-1480 Guillaume Vrelant
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation, c. 1470-1480. Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454-1481). Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum; sheet: 10.3 x 7.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Single Leaf Excised Choir Psalter Initial Exultate Deo
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with King David Playing the Lute (Psalm 80), c. 1408. Italy, Bologna, 15th century

Winter Landscape Numerous Figures Frozen River
Winter Landscape with Numerous Figures on a Frozen River; Jan Berents (Dutch, about 1679 - after 1733); Netherlands; about 1723; Gouache on vellum, heightened with gold

Guava Georg Dionysius Ehret German 1708 1770
Guava; Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); Germany; 1750s; Gouache and graphite on vellum; 52.7 x 35.6 cm (20 3, 4 x 14 in.)

Cinnamomum Georg Dionysius Ehret German 1708
Cinnamomum; Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); Germany; 1759; Gouache and graphite on vellum; 47.3 x 33.7 cm (18 5, 8 x 13 1, 4 in.)

Spiraea Georg Dionysius Ehret German 1708 1770
Spiraea; Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); Germany; 1743; Gouache and graphite on vellum; 47.3 x 33.7 cm (18 5, 8 x 13 1, 4 in.)

Carnations Georg Dionysius Ehret German 1708
Carnations; Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); Germany; 1750s; Gouache and graphite on vellum; 53.3 x 37 cm (21 x 14 9, 16 in.)

Juniper Georg Dionysius Ehret German 1708 1770
Juniper; Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); Germany; 1745; Gouache and graphite on vellum; 52.5 x 36.7 cm (20 11, 16 x 14 7, 16 in.)

Portrait Lady Jan van de Velde Dutch 1593 1641
Portrait of a Lady; Jan van de Velde (Dutch, 1593 - 1641); 1639; Pen and brown ink on vellum; 9.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7, 8 x 3 in.)

Ship Port Ruined Obelisk Pierre Puget French
A Ship in a Port with a Ruined Obelisk; Pierre Puget (French, 1620 - 1694); 1675 - 1680; Pen and black ink and black chalk on vellum; 25.2 x 35.2 cm (9 15, 16 x 13 7, 8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Christ Judgment 1415 Workshop
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ in Judgment, c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410-25)

Leaf Book Hours Visitation 1415 Workshop Boucicaut Master
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation, c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410-25). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 17 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 in.)

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits Saint Luke 1480-1500
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint Luke, 1480-1500. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits 1480 Hausbuch Master
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits Saint Mark 1480
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint Mark, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits Saint John 1480
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint John, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits Saint Matthew
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint Matthew, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex

Gospel Book Evangelist Portraits Decorated Initial
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex

Single Leaf Book Hours Pieta 1475-1485 Attributed
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475-1485. Attributed to Francesco dai Libri (Italian, c. 1506), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506)

Leaf Greek Psalter New Testament 1084 Byzantium
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084. Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); framed

Bifolium Excised Antiphonary Initial Dominus Iesus
Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the Calling of Peter and Andrew, c. 1425-1450. Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century

Portrait Frederick V Elector Palatine King Bohemia
Portrait of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia, 1630s. John Hoskins (British, c. 1590-1665). Watercolor on vellum in a silver gilt frame; sight: 5.3 x 3.7 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

Portrait Man 1590s Nicholas Hilliard British
Portrait of a Man, 1590s. Nicholas Hilliard (British, c. 1547-1619). Watercolor on vellum in a later gilt metal frame; framed: 5.5 x 4.6 cm (2 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.); unframed

Portrait Lucy Russell Countess Bedford nee Harrington
Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, nee Harrington, c. 1608-1616. Isaac Oliver (French, c. 1565-1617). Watercolor on vellum with gold and silver in a 17th-century silver gilt frame; framed

Portrait Elizabeth Morrison Lady Capell Hadham
Portrait of Elizabeth Morrison, Lady Capell of Hadham, c. 1650. Richard Gibson (British, c. 1615-1690). Watercolor on vellum in a silver gilt frame; framed: 8.5 x 6.7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed

Portrait Woman Blue 1700 Peter Cross British
Portrait of a Woman in Blue, c. 1700. Peter Cross (British, c. 1645-1724). Watercolor on vellum in original ivory frame; framed: 9.2 x 7.3 cm (3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.); sight

Portrait Man 1655 Samuel Cooper British 1608
Portrait of a Man, c. 1655. Samuel Cooper (British, 1608/09-1672). Watercolor on vellum; framed: 8.4 x 6.5 cm (3 5/16 x 2 9/16 in.); sight: 8 x 6.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Single Leaf Excised Antiphonary Inital Aspiciens
Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with Christ in Majesty, c. 1330-1350. Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century

Full Page Miniature Agony Garden 1490-1500 Timoteo Viti
Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden, 1490-1500. Probably by Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469-1523). Tempera on vellum; sheet: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Single Leaf Table Consanguinity 1200 England
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity, c. 1200. England, late 12th-early 13th Century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 28.9 x 21.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

Miniature Excised Psalter Nativity 1270 England
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270. England, London(?), 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)

Initial Missus est Excised Antiphonary Annunciation
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430-1438. Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375-1438). Ink, tempera

Fragment Lectern Bible Initial Et fecit Josias
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah Aspersing the Altar, c. 1300. Circle of Master Honore (French, Paris, active 1288-1318)

Miniature Book Hours Pentecost 1500 Jean Poyet
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500. Jean Poyet (French). Tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)

Single Leaf Missal Crucifixion 1390 Attributed
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390. Attributed to Nicolo da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325-1403). Ink, tempera

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Vellum, a timeless material that has preserved the beauty of history and art for centuries. From the intricate details of The Hereford Mappa Mundi to the significance of Brudenell Magna Carta, it has been an essential canvas for masterpieces. Take a journey through time as you explore the world map created by Richard de Bello in 1285 on this delicate medium. Marvel at its accuracy and craftsmanship, showcasing a wealth of geographical knowledge from that era. Intriguingly, even musical compositions found their home on vellum. Choirbook number 9 with Gregorian chants from the 15th century transports us back to an age where harmonies echoed through ancient cathedrals. Virgin Mary's presence is felt deeply in these sacred pages. The versatility extends beyond maps and music; it embraces nature too. Delicate flowers like Blush Provence rose and Clematis purpurea find themselves immortalized on this velvety surface, capturing their ephemeral beauty forever. But it doesn't stop there – historical records also found solace in vellum's enduring embrace. The ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE recounts Aethelred's reign, reminding us how crucial documentation is for understanding our past. Even across continents, vellum leaves its mark. A hand-colored engraving depicting Virginia and Florida in 1667 showcases not only artistic skill but also highlights how this material transcended borders to capture important cartographic information. As we delve deeper into history with Choirbook number 3 featuring more Gregorian chants from the fifteenth century Coronati period or admire Stewartia malecodendron trees flourishing on vellum sheets - we realize that this material truly stands as a testament to human creativity throughout time.