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Author portraits (102 Subjects)

Portait of the author.

Portrait of the Duke of Raguse.

Interior of an Abyssinian library, in the Monastery of Souriani on the Natron Lakes.

Portrait of André Thevet.

Stademann drawing the panorama of Athens from the Hill of the Nymphs.

Portrait of the author.

Portrait of René Puaux.

Anonymous portrait of James Skene.

Modern female costume of the East. Older female costume from Smyrna.

Edward Lear.

Caricature by Edward Lear, depicting himself while painting.

Portrait of Georgios Kokkalis, assistant to Edward Lear. (Attributed to Edward Lear).

Sketch depicting Edward Lear as he climbs the Cretan mountains hagning from the corns of a mouflon (wild sheep) of Crete.

Sketch depicting Edward Lear playing the piano.

Caricature by Edward Lear, depicting himself .

Caricature by Edward Lear: “The landscape artist escapes with difficulty from an enraged moufflon.”

Self-portrait of Louis Dupré, 1821.

Self-portrait of Cornelis de Bruyn.

Title page.

Scenes from O'Hara's journey to Gibraltar. Arrival to Gibraltar.The author meets his brother at the watchhouse in Gibraltar.

A small boat takes passengers to yacht “Maraquita”.

Portrait of Pierre Belon. Sonnet on Pierre Belon by Guillume Aubert.

Part of the fortifications of Nea Plevrona, also known as Kyra – Rini castle.

Portrait of Comte Choiseul-Gouffier.

Frontispiece: Imaginary landscape. The author composes his work and his companion is drawing.

Portrait of Salomon Schweigger.

Portrait of Salomon Schweigger.

Portrait of James Stuart.

Frontispiece: Portrait of Nicholas Revett.

The arch of the Sergii at Pula, Croatia. Peasants of Slavic ethnicity are walking by with their ox cart. James Stuart, Nicholas Revett and their assistant are on top of the arch, making drawings. On the left a man informs the women gathered that the travellers are searching the Arch of the Sergii for treasures.