Fine Arts
Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:
Lithographs of Sir Francis Drake
Two lithographs depicting Sir Francis Drake, one engraved by Nicolas de Larmessin, 1682, and one engraved by J. June, circa 1740-1770.
Gaspard Duché de Vancy collection
Collection includes two engravings from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," part of "Voyage de La Pérouse autour du Monde," a compilation of findings of the Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse expedition. Titles are in French. The engravings are Plate No. 53, "Tombeaux de la baie de Castries," and Plate No. 54, "Costumes des habitans de la baie de Castries."
Robin J. Dunitz research files on Black muralists in Portland, Oregon
Research files of Robin J. Dunitz concerning Black muralists from Portland, Oregon, and their work, including photographs of murals; information about artists Henry Frison, Charlotte Lewis, Isaka Shamsud-Din, Arvie Smith, and Thelma Johnson Streat; information concerning the Albina Mural Project; and records of the traveling exhibit "Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride." Dunitz has studied and written about murals since the 1980s.
Seth Eastman collection
Collection includes 5 engravings depicting scenes of North American Native peoples and buffalo.
Edward Weber & Co. lithographs
Collection includes lithographed views of the Columbia River and The Dalles.
Emigrants to the West
Lithograph of a work by American painter William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922), depicting a wagon train of pioneers camping and preparing a meal.
Engravings for Banke's new system of geography
Engravings made for Banke's New System of Geography, 1788, including: "Torreeoboo King of Owhyee, bringing presents for Capt'n Cook" and "The death of Capt'n Cook by the natives of Owhyee"; "The white bear found on the ice between the northern extremities of Asia and America" and "The Sea Otter found in Nootka Sound on the northwest coast of America"; "View of Karakakooa Bay in Owyhee, where Capt'n Cook was killed"; "View of Oonalashka and the inhabitants, etc."
Engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Engravings, primarily depicting Oregon scenes and Native people, that were excised from issues of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dating from 1878-1887.
Engravings from the Illustrated London News
Collection consists of engravings excised from 1852 and 1866 issues of the Illustrated London News. The engravings depict gold miners working on the American River in California; a train crossing a trestle in the Cascade Mountains in Oregon; and a hunter in the forest, looking toward Mt. St. Helens in the distance.
Engravings from Troisième Voyage de Cook
Collection consists of four engravings from taken from "Troisième Voyage de Cook," a 1785 French edition of James Cook's "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean." The engravings are by Robert Bénard from drawings by John Webber and depict Native people of Unalaska, as well as canoes and headwear.