Illuminated initial letters with scenes from the life of St Jerome railway depot James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

it would be only to ensure the safety of that country's Christian population

Full body study of an Indian cobra ('Naja tripudians') on grass

'Just looking out for somthing [sic] to stay my stomach till dinner time'

Illuminated initial letters with scenes from the life of St Jerome railway depot James Abbott McNeill WhistlerIlluminated initial letters with scenes from the life of St Jerome, late 14th century. From the Great Bible (St Jerome version), produced in England. Illustration from School of Illumination, Reproductions from Manuscripts in the British Museum, Part VI, English 1350 1500, (British Museum, Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1922).