Nail Collection (page 4)

Farrier (engraving)
2801971 Farrier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farrier. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Jael and Sisera (coloured engraving)
2801067 Jael and Sisera (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jael and Sisera)

The State Tinkers, published by William Humphrey in 1780 (etching)
NCO191225 The State Tinkers, published by William Humphrey in 1780 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Hare and a Leg of Lamb, 1742 (oil on canvas)
499762 A Hare and a Leg of Lamb, 1742 (oil on canvas) by Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755); 118x92.5 (framed) 98.2x73.5 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; John L

Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition (engraving)
1614173 Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition)

Resurrection of Christ and the Triumph Over Death and Devil, 1537 (oil on wood)
3959933 Resurrection of Christ and the Triumph Over Death and Devil, 1537 (oil on wood) by Cranach, Lucas (1472-1553) (school of); 64 x 57 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; German, out of copyright

Nail shapes (litho)
3632305 Nail shapes (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nail shapes. Illustration for The Art and Craft of Hairdressing edited by Gilbert A Foan (New Era)

Nails (litho)
3642514 Nails (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nails. Illustration for Everybodys Enquire Within (Amalgamated Press, c 1937).); © Look and Learn

Saints Michael and Engracia (tempera on gold ground panel)
739583 Saints Michael and Engracia (tempera on gold ground panel) by Abadia, Juan de la (fl.1493-1513); 148x98 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

The Wounded Man, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg
STC214618 The Wounded Man, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); Private Collection; (add.info)

Crucifix (wood)
938051 Crucifix (wood) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) (attr.to); Chiesa di San Rocco, Massa, Tuscany, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Italian, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a boy and a girl nailing a Christmas message to a tree, c
3603671 A Victorian Christmas card of a boy and a girl nailing a Christmas message to a tree, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Two of the pillars (nails) before the Exchange (w / c on paper)
2831849 Two of the pillars (nails) before the Exchange (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Still life with Notebook and Pipe, (oil on board)
650788 Still life with Notebook and Pipe, (oil on board) by Peto, John Frederick (1854-1907); 23.5x15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still life with Notebook and Pipe)

Clou de la vraie croix (engraving)
2814465 Clou de la vraie croix (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clou de la vraie croix. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1867 1H)

Planting Nails for a Crop of Iron (engraving)
2781071 Planting Nails for a Crop of Iron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Planting Nails for a Crop of Iron)

The Magdalen contemplating the Nails of the Passion (oil on canvas)
CH401835 The Magdalen contemplating the Nails of the Passion (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 66x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Constructing a Bridge on Water, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie
XDT217871 Constructing a Bridge on Water, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie by Wolff de Senftenberg, late 16th century (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Min

Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece, detail of Christs right hand, c. 1512-16 (oil on panel)
XIR254900 Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece, detail of Christs right hand, c.1512-16 (oil on panel) by Grunewald, Matthias (Mathis Nithart Gothart) (c.1480-1528); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

Plate 508. Shoeing a Horse, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950104 Plate 508. Shoeing a Horse, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.6x32.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Bakelite case for nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
It is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is rectangular in shape with an oval bowl that is missing a large section

Nails and Pins, c. 1937. Creator: Harry G Aberdeen
Nails and Pins, c. 1937

Luxury
Peppe Tambè

PASSINO 2
Milan Malovrh

Nail City I
Klaus Ratzer

check!
ambra

Barge haulers
Victoria Glinka

At home
Raluca Munteanu

Nailed
Gert Lavsen

Le Maréchal férrant (the blacksmith)
Manu Allicot

"Manhattan"
Giorgio Toniolo

Angle
Jacqueline Hammer

Business Portrait
Petri Damstén

eyes of a child
Desislava Ignatova

Old grudges
Raffaele Spettoli

Old tools
Christophe Verot

Ship maker
Haitham AL Farsi

Thorns
Bobby Kostadinov

Return Back Home
Peter Cakovsky

Intimidation
Stephen Clough

The acceptance of the inevitable
Victoria Glinka

symphony
Adela Lia Rusu

The Preparation of the Cross, before 1619. Creator: Hieronymous Wierix
The Preparation of the Cross, before 1619

Jahel, 1647. Creators: Abraham Bosse, Gilles Rousselet
Jahel, 1647. Jael, biblical heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of King Jabin. After Claude Vignon

Christ Nailed to the Cross, from the Small Woodcut Passion. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ Nailed to the Cross, from the Small Woodcut Passion.n.d

The Crucifixion, from The Passion (copy). n. d. Creator: Unknown
The Crucifixion, from The Passion (copy).n.d

Poem by Chunagon Atsutada (Fujiwara no Asatada), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), 1921

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