Hans Thoma (1839–1924)
Apollo and Marsyas, 1888 / 1886

Marguerite In The Garden (Marguerite au jardin) by Guillaume Dubufe. 1859 watercolour illustrating a scene from Charles Gounod’s opera, Faust, which debuted in Paris the same year.

Alpine flowers for gardens. 1910 ed. Book cover.

Statue of Isis
Greywacke statue of Isis seated on a throne. There are inscriptions on the four sides of the throne with a magical incantation for the Royal Acquaintance, Ptahirdis, True of voice, son of Wepwawetemsaf, begotten of Merprahites.“ It is 28 ¾ inches high. The statue is very close to one in the Cairo Museum.
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. ex-Christie’s, London.

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Jules-Claude Ziegler, The dew spreading her pearls on the flowers