Mural that is painted, as opposed to a ceramic mural

Noah, drunk and naked, being covered in a garment by his sons, Shem and Japheth; with a border of naked men holding medallions. Halftone after Michelangelo.

Saint Christopher. Wood engraving by W.G. Smith.

Saint Christopher (?). Colour lithograph, 1842.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: visitors in the Painted Hall, with Horatio Nelson's catafalque. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1810.

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the crucifixion of Saint Andrew. Colour lithograph after F.J. Baigent, 1852, after a painting.

Saint Christopher. Process print after a lithograph (?).

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph after G.E. Chauffourier, 1928.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: a fresco depicting vegetables, wine and fruit, seen from the front; marble steps descend below. Photograph.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: the interior of the Painted Hall, with many visitors. Wood engraving by M. Jackson after L. H. Michael, 1865.

Saint Christopher. Aquatint by Ravenhill after E. Pearce.

Partly ruined buildings in Ostia identified as a tavern or hot-food shop (thermopolium) from the 3rd century AD: marble steps below a fresco illustrating vegetables, wine and fruit. Photograph by Anderson.

The British Museum: the entrance hall and staircase. Wood engraving C. D. Laing, 1849, after B. Sly after L. Collman.

xiii, 81 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

The pictorial catalogue : mural decoration in libraries / André Masson ; translated by David Gerard.

1 print : lithograph, printed in black and brown

1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; image 19.5 x 25.6 cm

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Mural painting and decoration

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Images referencing Mural painting and decoration

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Saint Christopher. Wood engraving by W.G. Smith.

Saint Christopher. Process print after a lithograph (?).

The pictorial catalogue : mural decoration in libraries / André Masson ; translated by David Gerard.

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the crucifixion of Saint Andrew. Colour lithograph after F.J. Baigent, 1852, after a painting.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: visitors in the Painted Hall, with Horatio Nelson's catafalque. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1810.

Mural painting and decoration

Images from the collections

Images referencing Mural painting and decoration

Works from the collections

Saint Christopher. Wood engraving by W.G. Smith.

Saint Christopher. Process print after a lithograph (?).

The pictorial catalogue : mural decoration in libraries / André Masson ; translated by David Gerard.

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the crucifixion of Saint Andrew. Colour lithograph after F.J. Baigent, 1852, after a painting.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: visitors in the Painted Hall, with Horatio Nelson's catafalque. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1810.

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