Eggert Ólafsson was the son of a farmer from Svefneyjar in Breiðafjörður. He studied natural sciences, Classics, Grammar, Law and Agriculture at the University...
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In the early 1870s the New York publisher, D. Appleton & Co. sent a group of the best illustrators in...
The “Splendid Mountain Sketchbook” is a collection of watercolours & sketches that John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) produced, in 1870 whilst on a...
Bartholomeus Breenbergh (before 13 November 1598 – after 3 October 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of Italian and Italianate landscapes,...
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Monuments of Persian architecture: historical study and recording of Muslim brick buildings in Asia Minor and Persia by Friedrich Paul Theodor...
Henry Salt (1780 – 1827) was one of the most important figures in early 19th century travel, archaeology and foreign diplomacy....
Artistic blood flows pure and fast in the Knip veins. Born into creativity in Tilburg, the Netherlands in 1877, Josephus...
During the winters of 1877–78 and 1878–79, the New York publishing house of D. Appleton & Co. sent 2 illustrators to tour...
The youngest son of an agricultural labourer, Henderson began his career in watchmaking and as a shoemaker’s apprentice. A series...
From Drawings Made On The Spot By David Roberts and Lithographed by Louis Haghe. David Roberts (1796 – 1864) was a...