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TANKARD

TANKARD

Cat. no.: 36.3

Artist: Unknown (Silversmith)

Date: 17th c.

The ivory is carved with a lion hunt including many figures on foot and horseback and a number of lions. Possibly the scene was inspired by a painting, perhaps one by Rubens or a follower of his....

BOX

BOX

Cat. no.: 36.37

Artist: Unknown

Date: 19th c.

The rectangular ivory box has been stained. On the cover is a painting of a hunting scene with the riders and dogs arriving at the banks of a river. Across the river is a landscape with a church....

EVENING DRESS

EVENING DRESS

Cat. no.: 48.69

Artist: Unknown

Date: 1934-1936

This bias-cut, low-back, fitted-waist evening dress eloquently illustrates fashionable women’s wear from the early 1930s. The bows at the back are loosely inspired by the Japanese obi,...

EVENING DRESS

EVENING DRESS

Cat. no.: 48.70

Artist: Unknown

Date: 1934-1936

This bias-cut, low-back, fitted-waist evening dress eloquently illustrates fashionable women’s wear from the early 1930s. The bow at the back is loosely inspired by the Japanese obi,...

PORTRAIT OF STANDING MAN

PORTRAIT OF STANDING MAN

Cat. no.: 51.1

Artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud (Attributed to)

Date: ca. 1690

Portrait of a standing man in almost full length, facing forward. He wears a brown curly wig and a red velvet cloak lined with white fur. The cloak is draped over his body, under which can be seen...

PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS EUGÉNIE

PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS EUGÉNIE

Cat. no.: 51.11

Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (Painter)

Date: 1857

Born in Spain in 1826, María Eugenia de Montijo married Napoleon III in 1853. From the time of her marriage, she became an arbiter of fashion. Her elegance is evident in the white crinolined...

FLOWERS IN A VASE

FLOWERS IN A VASE

Cat. no.: 51.116

Artist: Unknown

Date: 20th c.

Picture represents a large bouquet of loosely arranged flowers in a blue vase standing on a marble ledge. The flowers are in a variety of colors. They are sketched in with paint on the glass and...

NAPOLEON EN ROUTE TO WARSAW

NAPOLEON EN ROUTE TO WARSAW

Cat. no.: 51.118

Artist: Jan van Chelminski (Painter)

Date: before 1901

The painting depicts Napoleon on the way to Warsaw. A procession of soldiers winds down a snowy hill on the left, with a stand of trees on the right. At the front of the procession are two...

YOUNG GIRL WITH BUTTERFLY

YOUNG GIRL WITH BUTTERFLY

Cat. no.: 51.119

Artist: Unknown (Painter)

Date: 1850-1899

Portrait of a young girl in half-length. Her head is in profile to the right, with her body turned three-quarters forward. Her hands are raised upwards with the palm close together, as if ready...

NIGHT (LA NUIT)

NIGHT (LA NUIT)

Cat. no.: 51.12

Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Artist)

Date: 1883

In the late nineteenth century, Bouguereau ranked among the most highly acclaimed artists in Paris. But with the radical development of impressionism, his style quickly fell out of favor. It was...

YOUNG GIRL IN WHITE DRESS, MEDITATION (MÉDITATION)

YOUNG GIRL IN WHITE DRESS, MEDITATION (MÉDITATION)

Cat. no.: 51.125

Artist: Léon Jean Basile Perrault (Painter)

Date: 1881

Portrait of a teenage girl in a white dress seated on a stonewall outdoors. Her feet are bare. She wears a thin band in her hair, and stares full face out of the painting. Her dress is classical...

PORTRAIT OF MRS. THOMAS HERON

PORTRAIT OF MRS. THOMAS HERON

Cat. no.: 51.13

Artist: George Romney (Painter)

Date: c. 1780

The portrait is identified as Mrs. Heron. She is seen in three quarters length facing to the right with her head looking forward. Her dark brown hair is dressed high in the fashion of the day. She...

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