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17th Century Portraits and Allegories

A collection of engravings depicting historical figures and allegorical representations in elaborate attire, showcasing rich details and intricate designs.

Clio, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1592 - 1667 print The sitting Clio, the muse of history, holds a writing table and an ink jar in her right hand in her right hand. Books on her feet on the left. paper engraving / drypoint Clio (one of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa)
Clio, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1592 - 1667 print The sitting Clio, the muse of history, holds a writing table and an ink jar in her right hand in her right hand. Books on her feet on the left. paper engraving / drypoint Clio (one of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa)
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Trachten aus England zur Zeit von Maria Stuart, 1550, 1600, Spätrenaissance, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrh...Portrait of a Girl Reading a Book, Gerard ter Borch (I), c. 1630 - 1635, draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I), (signed by artist), Zwolle, c. 1630 - 1635, paper, brush, h 97 mm × w 88 mmPortrait of Clarissa Strozzi, Carl Wilhelm Weisbrod, After Titian, 1771 print Numbered at the top right: 101. Paris paper etching historical persons. dog. landscapesLady sitting at the table, Caspar Netscher (Possible), After Caspar Netscher, 1649 - 1684 drawing Lady at the table, at candlelight. paper. pencil brush sitting figure - AA - female human figure. candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)Antonello da Messina.Portrait of Marie Herinx (1645-1682), wife of Claude Heilyot, half-covered with a headscarf, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the past.Album Amicorum of a German Soldier. Italy, 1595. Drawings. Gouache on paperWisdom, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print Amsterdam (possibly) paper engravingPortretbuste Van Penthesilea Amazon, 1510 - 1562 print Numbered below: 14. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculptureJudge in wig and robes worn on the bench, 1800s. With legal books, desk and foot cushion. Juge. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries(1767-1846) was aFrenchgeographer, author and translator.Marches Urbino Palazzo Ducale, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche77. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: First floor: Polyptychs, triptychs, crucifixes, panel paintings, sculpture, frescoes now housed in Museo; stucco decoration in private chapels Object Notes: See also Urbino, Museo Albani. With both sites the negs arrived separately from the prints, yet all negs were labelled as Urbino, Palazzo Ducale, making it difficult to match some negatives to their prints. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Duchess Anna Amalia von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel (1739-1807), steel engraving, before 1880Sardinia Cagliari Oristano S. Giusta0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Extensive coverage of exterior, including facade, flanks, apse and bell tower. Interior views of presbystery, altars, crucifix, and paintings. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Celtes, Konrad.Ira - Settembre - Libra. 1600 - 1699. Temini, Alessandro (Italian artist, active 1650). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. AllegoriesThe Great Jewish Bride, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 print paper etching / drypoint bride (in wedding-dress)Portraits of two courts; Margo La Macrelle / La Belle Dance; Le Miroir des Courtisannes. Portraits of two Courtisanes that are dressed according to the fashion of their time. One lady holds a mirror for the other lady so that she can apply her makeup. Numbered in the top corners: 3 and 4.Portrait of jean-baptiste jacket. Jean-Baptiste jacket, portrayed in the central piece of a richly decorated carpet. To the portrait a wreath of oak leaves. Minerva explains the final hand to the embroidery of the edge decoration of the carpet, on which numerous allegorical performances are, each with a Latin motto. The crowned initials of Colbert are in the lower right corner of the carpet. On the ground jewelry, coins, scenic accessories, painting supplies, a globe and a stack of books.Kunigunde, Archduchess of Austria.Louise Henrietta of Nassau, Louise Henriette van Nassau, Luise Henriette of Nassau, 7 December 1627-18 June 1667, was a Countess of Nassau, granddaughter of William I Prince of Orange, William the Silent and Electress of Brandenburg, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century originalLepicie, Bernard, inventor: Charles-Antoine Coypel, work, Woman at the mirror - La Veuve coquette, (1000 - 2000), engraving, graphic, image width 16.5 cm, image height 20.8 cmMembers of the famous Augsburg Fugger family, Jakob Fugger the Rich (1459 to 1525), authentic reproduction from Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum imagines, a collection of coloured engravings made in the late 16th and early 17th centuries by Dominicus Custos, historicalSt. Cecilia Playing on the Organ. From the Celebrated Painting by Carlo Dolce, in the Dresden Gallery.Alix the presentation.Talia (Thalia). Dated: c. 1465. Dimensions: sheet: 17.7 x 9.6 cm (6 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving with traces of gilding. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi.The Painting. Draughtsman: Louis Fabritius Dubourg. Dating: 1703 - 1775. Measurements: h 165 mm × w 136 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Black chalk and pencil sketch by J. Miller from 1822 portraying the young painter Scheffer, emphasizing facial features, hair, and expression on construction paper.Buffalmacco, bonamico.Isabella Klara Eugenia, Infantin of Spain Publisher: Jode, Pieter DE (1) Dating: 1633/1634Untitled Made 1868 England. Albumen print . Georgina CowperSolomons, Giacomo.Album Amicorum of a German Soldier. Italy, 1595. Drawings. Gouache on paperPortrait of the Queen of El Rakuszanka, according to the painted former genealogy of the Habsburgs in Vienna from 1502; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Elżbieta Rakuszanka (Queen of Poland - 1436-1505), Elżbieta Rakuszanka (Queen of Poland - 1436-1505) - iconography, Habsburgs, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, gift (provenance), copies, copies of paintings, queens, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, female portraits, collections, Ambrask collections (Vienna)Ludwig Ix., King of France, Saint.Schalcken, Godfried, Josi, Christiaan, Portrait of Godfried Schalcken by candlelight, verso cardboard and verso print - stamped, Portrait of Godfried Schalcken by candlelight. In his left hand he holds a drawing and his right hand he holds against his chest., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 229 mm, width 181 mm, Nederlands, 1768 - 1828-11, print maker, prentmaker, 1795 - 1821, paper, papier, prenttekening, etching, etsen, crayonmanier, Noord-Nederlands, 1643 - 1706-11-16, intermediary draughtsmanThe figure in the center is Henry IV (1553-1610), king of France, who was also known as "Good King Henry." He was the first French king of the House of Bourbon. The allegorical figure of Justice is on his left and the allegorical figure of Prudence is on the right. The engraving is by Theodor de Bry, a Belgian engraver, goldsmith, editor, and publisher.Angela Romana.John Donne (1572-1631), poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral -- monument in the Old St Paul's, which he commissioned for himself before his death. He is shown wrapped in a winding sheet, standing on a funerary urn. It was one of the few monuments which survived the Fire of London in 1666, and can now been seen in the present building. Notker Balbulus .'Edward V', 1783. Artist: Alexander Hogg.Portrait and signature of Cino da Pistoia or Guittoncino di ser Francesco dei Sigisbuldi, 1270 - 1336, an Italian poet and jurist, historical illustration from the 19th CenturySaint Louis de Gonzague Octave Tassaert (1800-1874). Saint Louis de Gonzague. Charcoal and white rehaught on cream paper, nineteenth century.Johanna, Infantin of Spain.Portret van Marie Angélique Arnauld, Anonymous, widow Delpech (Naudet), in gold after 1818 - in or before 1842 print Paris paper historical personsBloemaert, Abraham, Amsterdam, Gronsveld, Johannes, Woman with cat, verso lower left - stamped, Woman in dress with low neckline and cloth on her head. Lower right one with cat., print, prent, prints, height 286 mm, width 195 mm, 1645 - 1728-03-17, print maker, printmaker, 1679 - 1728, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27Luit player, Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak, after Gabriël Metsu, 1740 - 1774 print Rotterdam paper one person playing string instrument (plucked). lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorboCostume, clothing, nobleman and procurator from Venice, around 1700, Italy, procurator is an official title inherited from the Roman legal and political system, which in different historical epochs and contexts was used as a title for certain functionaries or employees in the property or state administration, copperplate engraving by Caspar Luyken from 1703, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 18th century.Copernicus' Life Mikołaj Kopernik Unknown, Oleszczyński, Antoni (1794-1879)Scheurl, Christoph.Terpsichore, Greek muse of dance, seated with lyre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from "La Mythologie en Estampes" (Mythology in Prints, or Figures of Fabled Gods), Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c.1820.Memorial to Francis Poulton from Twickerham Church, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 3/4 inches (37.1 × 27.3 cm), architectural subject, church, memorial, England, Greater London, London, St Mary's Church, Twickenham, United KingdomBliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)Bliżej Kultury Audibran, François Adolphe Bruneau (Fl. 1840 1865), Pauquet, Hippolyte Louis (1797 Ca 1869), Wilczyński, Jan Kazimierz (1806 1885)The Ninth Generation, Felicitas Derrer. UnknownNeville, Anne .Group picture.Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, as child, Johann Friedrich Leonard, 1643 - 1680 print Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, as a child. Around its neck the symbol of the order of the Golden Fleece. paper engraving knighthood order of the Golden FleecePetrarca, Francesco.Giotto .Murmair, Franziska Romana.Montfaucon, Bernard de.Province of Holland, Amsterdam, Gole, Jacob, Laroon, Marcellus (I), London, Savage, John, The Cryes of the city of London, The Call in the City of London, Street vendors in London, Title print by Marcellus Laroon, The Cryes of the City of London, verso bottom center - stamped, A woman lies on the ground, a basket around her left arm. In the center the title of the print series in English, French, Italian and Dutch. The series of ten has as subject street vendors in London., print, title print, prints, height 243 mm, width 164 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1660 - 1724, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1724, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a print by, 1653 - 1702-03-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege