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Photogravures

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Images from the collections

Images of Photogravures

282 images from works
  • King George IV when Prince of Wales as Colonel of the tenth Light Dragoons. Photogravure, 1905, after W. Beechey.
  • Sir Richard Owen. Photogravure after H. J. Thaddeus, 1891.
  • Sir William Ramsay. Coloured photogravure by Sir L. Ward [Spy], 1908.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) being suckled by a doe in the temple of Athena where as an infant he was left to die. Colour photogravure after a mural at Herculaneum.
  • Laparotomy operation at the Broca hospital, Paris. Heliogravure by J. Heuse, 1901.
  • The death of Orpheus: Orpheus is seen defending himself on one knee against the Thracian women, who assault him with clubs, while a child escapes to the left. Heliogravure after an engraving.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of the Seven Sorrows. Colour photogravure.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Colour photogravure.
  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.
  • Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius. Heliogravure by C. Amand-Durand after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1646.

Works from the collections

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    Saint Albinus (Aubin). Colour photogravure, 1898.

    | Reference: 3048i
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    The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

    Drummond, Arthur, 1870-1951. | Date: March 1902 | Reference: 575624i
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    Wilhelm Kirchner. Photogravure after Siebenlist.

    | Reference: 5033i
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    Saint George. Photogravure after P. Uccello.

    Uccello, Paolo, 1397-1475. | Date: 1900-1999 | Reference: 574673i
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    Cedar trees (Cedrus species) in a garden in Monmouthshire. Photogravure by R. Fenton, ca. 1856.

    Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869. | Date: October 1856 | Reference: 20502i

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