Painting, 17th century, anonymous artist from Cusco, Museo de Arte del
Arzobispado, Cusco, Peru. The observer can notice a procession in front of
the twin brothers Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian (on the right) and also
Saint Cosme with Saint Damiano (on the left and wearing dark clothing with
black crowns). (Move your mouse over the picture from left to
right to see two different details of the image.) |
Jeptha Homer Wade (American, 1811-1890.) Nathaniel Olds, 1837. Oil on
canvas, 76.5 x 61.2 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth
anniversary gift of Jeptha H. Wade III, 1991.134.2, Wade founded the Western
Union Telegraph Company in 1854 and soon became one of Cleveland’s
wealthiest industrialists. His grandson, Jeptha Wade II, was a founder of
the Cleveland Museum of Art and donated the land upon which it stands as a
Christmas gift to the city in 1892. |
Meissen case, porcelain, figural theme, circa 1780-1800,
well-recognized “crossed swords” symbol noted on one end, Oppenheimer
Collection. Lovely and very rare. |
After a portrait miniature in enamel by William Grimaldi (1751-1830),
painted in 1811, which was itself after the self-portrait by Sir Joshua
Reynolds (1723-1792); painted in 1788, Lefays Fine Arts, Stonehouse,
Plymouth, Devon, UK |
A pair of hat spectacles, the case gilt tooled Carpenter & Westley, 24
Regent St., Waterloo Place, London, silver frames, no lenses, in fitted
velvet lined leather case, 4 1/4in (11cm) wide, English, late 19th century,
Bonhams London |
