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[Etching and engraving "David Tenier's House"]

Description: Etching and engraving of "David Tenier's House" published on August 15, 1757. The design was attribute to Dutch miniaturist David Eniers the Younger (1610-1690) and was printed by English printmaker Thomas Major (1720-1799). The image shows a large manor house on the right edge of a river bank with a bridge arching over the river. A group of three fisherman are gathered on the shore in the foreground communicating the scale of the rest of the scene to the viewer.
Date: August 15, 1757
Creator: Major, Thomas & Eniers the Younger, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Maximillion de Bethune" engraving print]

Description: Portrait engraving of the French politician Maximillion de Bethune, circa 1650. The image is attributed to designer P.P. Rubens and shows a portrait in an oval frame above a paragraph of descriptive text.
Date: 1650
Creator: Rubens, P. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Grapes to the Rescue

Description: Cartoon discussing how T. V. Munson sent Texas grape vines roots to France to combat the root disease, phylloxera, and was awarded a "Legion of Honor" by the French government. The illustrations depict two people grafting grape roots and T. V. Munson accepting the Legion of Honor in a crowd of people.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reynolds, Patrick M.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation
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