1940 WWII Coventry Cathedral Bombing British Soldiers - ORIGINAL RTO1 CA1 including many species of orchids

including many species of orchids

as well as the son and brother of famous painters Jacopo and Gentile Bellini

"Les Désirs de Jean Servien" This is an original 1930 black and white heliogravure of an illustration by the French painter

These studies were done in silverpoint which is created by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface

1940 WWII Coventry Cathedral Bombing British Soldiers - ORIGINAL RTO1 CA1 including many species of orchidsThis is an original rotogravure picture section from The New York Times, Sunday Issue, October 13, 1940. This four page, double sided section has cover images of scenes from the five war fronts including an image of the destruction of Coventry Cathedral in England; British troops in North Africa; the guns of an Italian warship; rescued sailors from a merchantman ship sunk at sea; and the mountainous terrain on the Greek Italian front; plus many other