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Wilhelm Hermes lithograph collection

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Description: This collection contains four lithograph prints of building ornamentation.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1860s-1880s.
Call number: priHermes
Creator: Hermes, Wilhelm(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of March 2020.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers lithograph collection

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This collection contains six lithographs of prints by Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers.

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The California citrus box labels, a subset within the Jay T. Last collection of food, contains more than 1000 lithographed labels that relate to the California citrus industry in the United States from 1880 to 1960, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1910 through 1930. The collection consists largely of lithographed labels produced for Southern Californian growers, packers and distributors to identify brand names and packing locations on wooden crates of oranges, lemons and grapefruits. The majority of labels were printed by Los Angeles and San Francisco lithographers, such as the Western Lithograph Company and the Schmidt Lithograph Company.

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William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools (German Edition)

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Four drawing books entitled William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools, (German Edition), published by Max Jacoby & Zeller, New York, circa 1870. Each of the four books contain a series of lithograph plates intended for copying. The part number for each book is written or stamped at the top of the front cover; this set includes parts 8[?]1, 203, 410 and 413. Each of the 3 plates within Part 8[?]1 are labeled as belonging to Part 337. Part No. 203 contains 6 plates, Part 410 contains 6 plates, and Part No. 413 contains 5 plates. The images in Parts [337] and 203 are portraits; those in Part 410 are flowers and fruits, and those in part 413 are buildings and architectural sketches. At the bottom of each plate is the statement "Lith. Druck u. Verlag v. Wilh. Hermes in Berlin". The front covers of these 4 books are identical to each other with the exception of the part number. The title and publishing information are centered within an ornate floral and decorative frame that contains four small vignettes in each of the four corners, each depicting a process of art-making. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. The back covers contain a publisher's advertisement for "Hermes' Drawing Copies." "8-" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover of Part 410. "4-" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of Part 413.

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Hermes

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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.

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William Hermes' United States Drawing-School, No. 144 and No. 197

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Two drawing books entitled William Hermes' United States Drawing-School, by William Hermes, published by Janentzky & Co., Philadelphia, circa 1870. These two drawing books are labeled as Nos. 144 and 197. Each contains 6 numbered plates of lithograph portraits. No. 197 contains two additional plates, one is numbered 222.5, the other 331.5; both plates are laid in at the end. The portraits in No. 144 are of women and appear to be Middle Eastern and North African. The plates in No. 197 are of Caucasian women and children. At the bottom of each plate in No. 144 is the statement "Lith. Druck u. Verlag v. Wilh. Hermes in Berlin." None of the plates in No. 197 are labeled. The front covers of these two books are identical to each other with the exception of the part number stamped at the top, within the frame. The title and publisher information is surrounded by a floral and ornate decorative frame, with small vignettes within each of the four corners, each depicting a process of art-making. At the top of each cover is printed "Honourable Mention at the International Exhibition of 1862." The insides of the front and back covers, as well as the back covers, are blank.

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Italian lithographs collection

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Contains three colored lithographs depicting groups of people cooking, drinking, and performing a religious ceremony.

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