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Trumpet

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  • A drunken bacchanalian gathering with women and a satyr trying to waken two sleeping men. Etching by G. de Lairesse after himself.
  • The heavens open on the day of judgement; Christ appears above the coast of the Netherlands. Engraving, 16th century.
  • Music being played to a lady, while above an angel blows a trumpet into Jerome's ear; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • Two angels blowing trumpets, about to cause disaster at the Apocalypse. Woodcut, c. 16th century.
  • The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.
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    Music being played to a lady, while above an angel blows a trumpet into Jerome's ear; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

    Horst, Nikolaus van der, 1598-1646. | Date: 1630 | Reference: 27062i
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    The heavens open on the day of judgement; Christ appears above the coast of the Netherlands. Engraving, 16th century.

    | Reference: 25121i
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    Two groups of bridesmaids wait by a bridge: one with candles, the other dejectedly staring at the ground; representing the biblical parable of the wise and foolish virgins. Etching by X. Steifensand after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Date: 1844 | Reference: 23564i
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    A masonic tribute to the duchess of Leinster, a governess of Lock Penitentiary, Dublin: she is attended by Virtue and Fame. Etching by H. Brocas, 1794.

    Brocas, Henry, 1762-1837. | Date: [1794] | Reference: 25215i
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    Daffodils (Narcissus), x-ray

    Chris Thorn xrayartdesign.co.uk
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