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Jenny Diver and Suky Tawdry
Lithograph titled, "Jenny Diver and Suky Tawdry" in the "Beggar’s Opera" series. Image of two women, one holding a glass and appearing to be topless and the other at least semi-topless. Two figures holding rifles appear in the background. Matted and…
Four Women
Lithograph titled, "Four Women" in the series "Beggar’s Opera." Image is of four women in various modes of dress, each with an infant. Matted and unframed.
The Beggar
Lithograph titled, "The Beggar" in the series "Beggar’s Opera." Image features a large, strange man with a one leg replaced by a peg leg and the other leg in bandages. A gallows with a hanged figure appears in the background.
Peachum
Lithograph titled "Peachum" in the series "Beggar’s Opera." Image of a man with a book and what appears to be a small chain in one hand. The image of the book bears a small inscription from Lydis about the image, including her address and "I hope you…
Juana
Lithograph titled "Juana" of a young woman with a turkey. Matted and unframed. Artist’s signature in pencil at bottom left. Lydis, Mariette - Austrian, Born in Vienna in 1894, address in 1935 was Paris, France. "Juana" = an original lithograph…
Juana
Lithograph titled "Juana" of a young woman with a turkey. Matted and unframed. Artist’s signature in pencil at bottom left. Lydis, Mariette - Austrian, Born in Vienna in 1894, address in 1935 was Paris, France. "Juana" = an original lithograph…
Mrs. Trapes
Lithograph by Mariette Lydis titled, "Mrs. Trapes" part of series "Beggars Opera". Shows older woman in dress shop storefront with arms folded and standing next to a dog. Dated 1936. Lydis, Mariette - Austrian, born in Vienna in 1894. Address in…
Mrs. Peachum
Engraving, or Lithograph, by Mariette Lydis. titled, "Mrs. Peachum" part of series "Beggars Opera". Shows older woman with hands folded. Dated 1936.
Bust of St. Thomas Aquinas in Mullen Library
Donated to The Catholic University of America (CUA) by the Catholics of Great Britain and Ireland (residing in Rome) in 1889. According to the 1889 Year Book of CUA, “The well-known effigy of the Saint, on the Pincian Hill, was at first considered…
Santa Cruz, Toledo
Etching titled, "Santa Cruz, Toledo" featuring a street scene with men and donkeys. Matted and unframed. Also signed in pencil by the author at the lower left and numbered 200 at the lower right. Pencilled note at lower right (difficult to read):…