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Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Attributed to Khem Karan

Krishna and Radha Celebrating Holi with the Gopis (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Krishna and Radha Celebrating Holi with the Gopis (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Indian

The Return of Zal, Rustam and Gudarz (painting, recto); The Story of Luhrasp (text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

The Return of Zal, Rustam and Gudarz (painting, recto); The Story of Luhrasp (text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Mu’in Musavvir

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, left-hand side of a bifolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio 76r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, right-hand side of a bifolo.

Text (recto and verso), folio 76r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, right-hand side of a bifolo.

Persian

Section Heading: Sends Ambassador to Hassan, Governor of Kharazm (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Timur Nama of Hatifi

Section Heading: Sends Ambassador to Hassan, Governor of Kharazm (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Timur Nama of Hatifi

Persian

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page with text), left page; Untitled (swans, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page with text), left page; Untitled (swans, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

The Poet's Journey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 198 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

The Poet's Journey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 198 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Attributed to 'Abd al-Samad

In Praise of the Simple Life (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 316 from a Divan of Anvari

In Praise of the Simple Life (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 316 from a Divan of Anvari

Indian

An Interlude of Birds (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 307 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

An Interlude of Birds (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 307 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Krishna Sporting with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Sporting with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

An ancient gate of wonderful construction, which is minutely described in the text (fol. c viii recto)

An ancient gate of wonderful construction, which is minutely described in the text (fol. c viii recto)

Anonymous Italy (Venice) 1499

A Magnanimous Vizier (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

A Magnanimous Vizier (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Attributed to Manohar

Print of stone room with human figures and skeletons

The Vision of Ezekiel, 1520 - 1582

Giorgio Ghisi

Print of standing girl holding hoop

Florence Leyland, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A scene in a late Eighteenth Century printer’s shop

Jane Avril at the Lithography Workshop, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A young Japanese woman in a kimono sits on the floor, with elaborate fabric draped across her lap.

Hanabito of the Ōgiya, with kamuro Momiji and Sakura from the series New Year Fashions as Fresh as Young Leaves (Wakana hatsu ishō), 1756 - 1829

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

Eagle with Chamois

Eagle with Chamois, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Rustam, Zal and other Pahlavans Pay Homage to Kay Khusrau (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Rustam, Zal and other Pahlavans Pay Homage to Kay Khusrau (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Deposition

Deposition, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

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