Linseed oil is the oil from the plant linum usitatissiumum. It is not a new oil, for we read that the Greeks and Romans used it, not as it is used today, but as a food, and it is still used for that purpose in some countries, especially in Russia,...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left (all images signed "Hartwell" unless otherwise noted): Sardanapalus (Assyrian king) seated on throne holding a goblet aloft, with men and women in attendance; scene in city square;...
Character portrait of Helena Modjeska wearing a tam and jacket, possibly costumed for a role as a male. Born October 12, 1840 in Cracow, Poland, Mme. Modjeska was a leading Polish actress who became even more famous after emigrating to the United...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of the actress Mme. Helena Modjeska in the title role of "Mary Stuart." She wears a simple head covering with regal gown and cape, and stands before a...
Full-length character portrait of Mme. Helena Modjeska costumed as a man, wearing a hat, tunic, leggings, and boots and posing with large spear. The annotation indicates that she is performing the role of Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy...
Full-length portrait of Polish child piano prodigy Jozio Hofmann leaning against a piano, wearing a striped jacket and knee-length pants. Born in Poland in 1876, he went on to a career as a pianist and composer using the name Josef Hofmann. Josef...
Full-length portrait of actress Helena Modjeska standing in front of a backdrop featuring a tree and ferns, wearing a hat tied beneath her chin with a ribbon, a cape trimmed with fringe, and a long dress. Mme. Helena Modjeska, born October 12,...
"Between 1970 and 1987 Zofia Kulik carried out performances in her native Poland with fellow artist Przenyslaw Kwick. Her more recent photographic works contain a 'time-based' aspect in that, rather than constituting montages made up from...
