Iris Collection (#22)

Still Life with Flowers in a Sculpted Jar, c. 1620-24 (oil on panel)
3937488 Still Life with Flowers in a Sculpted Jar, c.1620-24 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); 73x59 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Flemish, out of copyright

Water Iris - Japanese print by Utagawa Hiroshige. One hundred views of Edo
XEE4106253 Water Iris - Japanese print by Utagawa Hiroshige. One hundred views of Edo by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flowers, Studies with Irises, 1682 (oil on canvas)
3822362 Flowers, Studies with Irises, 1682 (oil on canvas) by Huysum, Jan van (1682-1749); 124.5x74.5 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; Dutch

Marsh Iris or Water Yellow Iris - Yellow iris, Iris palustris lutea, flower, leaf and seed pod
FLO4603542 Marsh Iris or Water Yellow Iris - Yellow iris, Iris palustris lutea, flower, leaf and seed pod. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

German Iris or Garden Iris - Blue flower de luce, Iris germanica, leaf, flower and root
FLO4603600 German Iris or Garden Iris - Blue flower de luce, Iris germanica, leaf, flower and root. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Dubois from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Still life with flowers and fruits (painting, 17th century)
LRI4571263 Still life with flowers and fruits (painting, 17th century) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610) (attr)

Leaves from the Sketch-Book of an Officer with the Channel Squadron (engraving)
1605689 Leaves from the Sketch-Book of an Officer with the Channel Squadron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flower detail, from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece, c. 1479 (oil on panel)
2562855 Flower detail, from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece, c.1479 (oil on panel) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Iris (colour litho)
5201938 Iris (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris. Illustration for Stories from the Greek Comedians by Alfred J Church (Seeley, 1893)

Iris advises Priam to obtain the body of Hector (engraving)
973694 Iris advises Priam to obtain the body of Hector (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris advises Priam to obtain the body of Hector)

Miss Catherine Howard, c. 1904 (oil on canvas)
3664453 Miss Catherine Howard, c.1904 (oil on canvas) by Sichel, Ernest Leopold (1862-1941); 137.2x85 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

En-Yo-No-Ten, No. 73, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064976 En-Yo-No-Ten, No. 73, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Yedo-Jiman, No. 36, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064954 Yedo-Jiman, No. 36, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Kamimado-No-Tsuki, No. 65, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064980 Kamimado-No-Tsuki, No. 65, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

The Tents of Shem (engraving)
1055626 The Tents of Shem (engraving) by Brewtnall, Edward Frederick (1846-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tents of Shem)

Evolutions of the Mediterranean Fleet, under HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Submarine Mining at Port Sigri
1055098 Evolutions of the Mediterranean Fleet, under HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Submarine Mining at Port Sigri, Mitylene (engraving) by English School

Iris and Mandarin Ducks (ink & colour on silk)
1068246 Iris and Mandarin Ducks (ink & colour on silk) by Hoitsu, Sakai (1761-1828); 208.3x76.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Late Edo period); Foundation for the Arts Collection

Stepping in the Fountain, ca. 1916. Creator: William de Leftwich Dodge
Stepping in the Fountain, ca. 1916

Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), 1920. Creator: Mary Vaux Walcott
Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), 1920

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis), 1933. Creator: Mary Vaux Walcott
Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis), 1933

The Photographer's Eye
Alfredo Yañez

imageless mirror
Gilbert Claes

Avatar
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4 Elements - Fire
Tim Paza May

Iris
Dogan Kokdemir

Surfing the wave
Thierry Dufour

Speed riding
Thierry Dufour

Narrow road
Thierry Dufour

With a bouquet of irises and flowers lupine
Tatyana Skorokhod

The hitch
Thierry Dufour

Macro beauty
Alex Malikov

Happy New Year 2019
Thierry Dufour

4 Elements - Water
Tim Paza May

4 Elements - Air
Tim Paza May

Eldorado
Thierry Dufour

In pose at the photographer
Thierry Dufour

Help me please
Thierry Dufour

In the blue of the sky
Thierry Dufour

Blue charade
Chris Hamilton

Printemps
Saskia Dingemans

Blue Lagoon
Richard Urbanski

Moonlight Dancer
Richard Urbanski

Iris Xiphium - August 1979

Iris, X-ray
Iris, coloured X-ray

Bearded Iris Dutch Chocolate stem, X-ray

Iris flower, X-ray

Bearded Iris Dutch Chocolate, X-ray

Iris Silverado flower, X-ray

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