18th Century Allegorical Prints

A collection of prints illustrating allegorical themes with mythological elements and narratives, showcasing detailed engravings from the 18th century.

Paris, Duchange, Gaspard, Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Chéreau, François (I), Rinaldo and Armida, verso - stamped, The lovers Rinaldo and Armida rest, surrounded by putti, in Armida's garden. They look in the mirror to see their own amorous appearance in the eyes of the other. The two knights who were looking for Rinaldo look on from the bushes on the right. Below the representation verses in French., print, prints, height 485 mm, width 444 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1702, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1680-03-20 - 1729-04-15, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1662-04 - 1757-01-06

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas from 1727-1783 showing figures contemplating grapes in a detailed 18th-century composition.

Paris, Duchange, Gaspard, Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Chéreau, François (I), Rinaldo and Armida, verso - stamped, The lovers Rinaldo and Armida rest, surrounded by putti, in Armida's garden. They look in the mirror to see their own amorous appearance in the eyes of the other. The two knights who were looking for Rinaldo look on from the bushes on the right. Below the representation verses in French., print, prints, height 485 mm, width 444 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1702, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1680-03-20 - 1729-04-15, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1662-04 - 1757-01-06

Allegory of Power, François Tortebat, After Simon Vouet, 1666 print Power sitting on a lion and leaning on a globe above which Victoria floats with a laurel wreath in her hand. print maker: Parisafter painting by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving / etching Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. figure representing a Virtue vs. a Vice. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. angels

History of Don Quixote According to Charles Antoine Coypel, the false princess of Micomicon comes to pray Don Quixote to put it back on the throne (eighth issue of a suite of 31 pieces) Bernard Picart (1673-1733). History of Don Quixote According to Charles Antoine Coypel, Micomicon's wrong princess comes to pray Don Quixote to put it back on the throne (eighth issue of a sequence of 31 pieces). Burin, 1746. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Small Palace.

Etching by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo depicting the love between Renaud and Armida and Angelika healing Medor's injuries, created in the 18th century, illustrating narrative and romantic scenes.

Brennus puts his sword on the scales, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacobus Buys, 1794 print Brennus and the Romans agreed to end the siege of the Gauls if the Romans would pay a thousand pounds in gold. A large scale was placed on which the Gauls placed weights. Brennus became furious when the Romans suggested that the Gauls used false weights. On this he still throws his own sword at the weight as an extra punishment and speaks the words: Vae Victis! (Woe to the conquered!). Amsterdam paper Brennus throws his sword onto the scales to raise the ransom of the Romans, crying 'Vae victis'; Camillus is shown arriving on horseback

Copper engraving and etching by René Gaillard, produced between 1742 and 1790, showing a scene centered on a basket with symbolic or narrative elements.

Lajoue, Jacques de.

Pierre Philippe Choffard after Jean Michel Moreau, Chacun respecte le travail des autres, afin que le sien soit en sûreté, 1777 1779 Chacun respecte le travail des autres, afin que le sien soit en sûreté

Spiegel der Reden voor de wanhopende Actionist, 1720; Spiegel der Reden voor de wanhopende Actionisten; Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid.Mirror of the reason for the desiring promotionist. A wind dealer who is about to stick to the chest with a dagger is kept a mirror by the personification of the reason. In the background the caution with a shield labeled y (= the IJ in Amsterdam) stops the wind trade. On the sheet around the plate are three parts text. Print in the bound first edition (304 B 10) of the great scene of foolishness with cartriders at the 1820 wind trade or action trade.

Copper engraving by Justus Sadeler from 1590-1620 depicting the meeting or adjoining of kings, illustrating figures in detailed classical composition with historical accuracy.

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

An etching by Johann Elias Ridinger depicting King George II, showing the monarch, attire, posture, and symbolic elements, created between 1718 and 1767.

Apollo in Daphne, François Chauveau, After Nicolas Poussin, 1667 print print maker: Franceafter painting by: Francepublisher: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving / etching Daphne changed into a laurel-tree: while fleeing from Apollo, Daphne is changed into a laurel-tree by her father Peneus (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 548). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Copper engraving and etching by Jacobus Neeffs (1636) depicting a public display or spectacle, showing figures, architecture, and decorative elements in baroque style.

Jacob and Rachel 1833 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory wove paper . Christian Ernst Stözel

Tobias catches the fish; Story of Tobias. The Archangel Rafaël recommends Tobias to get the fish from the Tigris River. At Rafaël state Tobias' dog. In the background, Tobias cuts the fish to remove the heart, liver and bile. At the bottom of the margin a single-line caption in Latin from Tobit 6.

Print, The Satyr and His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia; Designed by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1692 - 1770); Italy; etching on laid paper; 22.5 x 17.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.); 1931-67-60-2

Album, New Book of Drawings; Designed by Jean Tijou; England

Amor tied by the Gratiën, Jacques Beauvarlet, After François Boucher, 1741 - 1797 print Paris paper etching / engraving (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)

Two biblical performances from 2 Sam. 2 and 6. The battle between Abner and Joab, and the death of UZA. Two representations of one plate, each with a title in Dutch and French. Numbered at the bottom right: 56.

De droom van Agamemnon, Bernard Picart (workshop of), after Bernard Picart, 1710 print Jupiter seduces Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek troops, in a dream to fight the Trojanen again. In the margin a caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the dream of Agamemnon: Morpheus, in the shape of Nestor, urges him to attack (+ variant)

Etching by Antonio Fantuzzi from 1544 depicting the mythological figures Kronos and Poseidon, showing detailed human and divine figures in dynamic composition.

Copper engraving and etching by René Gaillard depicting Venus and Amor, created between 1740 and 1790, showing allegorical figures and classical composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Louis Simon Lempereur titled 'Venus on the Body of Adonis' from 1750 to 1757, depicting mythological figures in classical style.

Engraving by Charles Nicolas Cochin père depicting the Bacchus wood, illustrating Bacchic festivities with classical figures and naturalistic settings around 1727.

Copper engraving and etching by Gérard Audran between 1660-1703 depicting the discovery of the baby Moses, showing figures, basket, river, and surrounding landscape.

Lot and his daughters. Love is in a tent with his daughters and enjoy the wine. The daughters made him drunk and seduce him. On the left is to see a city destroyed by God. Late went on time with his daughters.

A 1776 schabtechnik by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann depicting Odysseus cutting down a tree, showing mythological narrative, figures, and natural elements.

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock , Goats, Herders, Quixote, Don Fictitious character, Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

Maria with Child and Johannes, Laurent de la Hire, 1640 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Mary and the Christ-child with John the Baptist (as child)

Elegant company plays the card game Jeu de l'Hombre, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1709 print A company of two men and two women plays the card game Jeu de l'Hombre on a triangular table in a park. In this game, the one who asks a card is called "Hombre". In the margin a six -line poem, in two columns, in French. Paris paper etching / engraving party games with erotic implications, e.g.: kissing contest. card games

Tower of Babel and Abraham gives a tenth part in Melchis deck; The tower of Babel / La Tour de Babelabram gives tenth at Melchis deck / Abraham Donne Le Dime à Melchisedec.two Biblical Performances from Gen. 11 and 14. Numbered at the bottom right: 7.

Duel Tussen de Horace en Curiatii, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after James Buys, 1793 print Duel between the Horatii and Curiatii, two triplets of Roman and Albeaning, respectively, where the war is decided. Here, Publius Horace kills the wounded curiats one by one. Romans encourage him. Utrecht paper two Horatii being killed, the surviving brother defeats the three Curiatii one by one

Copper engraving and etching by Louis Surugue from 1720-1762 illustrating scenes representing the love of hunting in 18th-century style.

Zephyrus in Flora, Jean Baptiste de Poilly, After Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), 1679 - 1728 print Paris paper etching Flora in her realm: a garden full of flowers, given to her by Zephyrus

Laban Searching for his Gods, after Etienne Jeaurat 1739 Michel Aubert. Laban Searching for his Gods, after Etienne Jeaurat. Michel Aubert (French, 1700-1757 Paris). 1739. Etching. Prints

Jagers by the River Aniene at Subiaco, Alexis Victor Joly, After Jules Coignet, 1824 - 1826 print Paris paper. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). river (+ landscape with figures, staffage) Subiaco

Descent from Aeneas to the underworld, Louis Surugue, after Antoine Coypel, 1696 - 1762 print Illustration in book 6 of the Aeneis. France paper etching / engraving Aeneas, guided by the Sibyl, enters the underworld through the cave of Avernus

Diana asks Jupiter for eternal virginity, Julien -Léopold Boilly, After Pierre Prud'Hon, 1813 - 1874 print Paris paper Diana asks Jupiter to give her eternal virginity

Pointing soldier in conversation with a woman, Johann Georg Wille, After Charles Parrcel, 1753 print Numbered at the top right: 1. Paris paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Quiriaco according to Martin of your Raphael Sadeler (said the old, 1560-1632). Quiriaco after Martin of your. Burin, 17th century.

Meleager en Atalanta, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1733 print Melager gives the head of the Calydonic wild boar to Atalanta. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The performance is decorated with an ornamental edge. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Irresolution, or the Confidence. Jean Antoine Pierron (French, active 1780-1812); after Louis Rolland Trinquesse (French, c. 1746-1800). Date: 1787. Dimensions: 289 × 222 mm (image); 397 × 285 mm (plate); 532 × 417 mm (sheet, folded). Etching on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Singing; Le Chant / Das Singen. In a landscape a woman is sitting on a chair with a opened music book on her lap. To the left of her plays a man on a flute, he stands next to a basic. The right of the woman is a boy. Around the show a Rocaille frame with water-destructive putto. In the underwear twice a four-line French and German text.

Koorddansend AAP, Louis Le Mire, 1738 - 1757 print Group playing monkeys behind a house, trying to walk a few monkeys over the cord that is tense between the house and a tree. Other monkeys make music. With two four -line verses in French. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving animals acting as human beings. monkeys, apes. tight-ropewalker

Shepherd in conversation with a traveler, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1789 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. sheep. landscapes. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. trees

Landscape with gallant company, Jacques de Favanne, After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1726 - 1770 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Garden of Love, Court of Love, 'Galante Fan'

Government of Truth and Reason, Pieter Tanjé, After Charles Nicolas Cochin (II), 1716 - 1761 print Truth is on a cloud and let her light shine over putti, who are learning. In addition to truth, there is reason, with a curved lion. Two putti throw laziness and stupidity off the cloud. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Reason; 'Reason' (Ripa). Truth; 'TRAPE (RIPA). Stupidenty, poverty of intellect; 'Stupidit over the stolidité (Ripa)

Murder of the Germanic Geldheer Arminius, 19. The Germanic United Kingman Arminius, leader of the tribe of Cherusken, is murdered by members of his own tribe in 19 (according to FM in the year 17).

Woman with Lier and three Putti, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1790 - 1793 print A woman with Lier and three putti. The putti have a nail, crown, trumpet, mask and pan flute as attributes. The print is part of an album. Haarlem paper etching / engraving Harp. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. mask

Diana in Actaon, Nicolas de Larmessin (III), After Balthasar Van Lemens, 1694 - 1755 print Paris paper etching / engraving hoofed animals: deer. Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193)

Silvanen at a burial monument with garlands, Bernard Lens (II), after Filippo Lauri, 1686 - 1725 print publisher: LondonEngland paper etching Silas. Satyrs, Fauns, Sileni

Design for a fountain with a water -breathing dragon above two figures on dolphins, c. 1725 - c. 1750 print This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching garden fountain. ornamental fountain. fabulous animals ~ lizards

Etching and copper engraving by Jean-Jacques Flipart around 1773 depicting a tiger hunt scene with figures and animals.

Ekman, Anders, Lovers under a gnarled oak, shot deer and bow gun on the left, drawing, 21 cm x 19.5 cm

Lynx () Led to a sacrificial table, Bernard Picart, 1718 print Two children lead a lynx () To Garlandes to the altar. Bystanders look excited. A man is waiting with an ax in his hand until he can sacrifice the animal. On the left, a woman brings a sacrifice to a rat on a column. Antique buildings in the background. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Sacrifice. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lynx. rodents: rat. classical antiquity (historical epoch)

Escape from seven Remonstrant pastors from Loevestein Slot, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1784 print The escape of the seven Remonstrant pastors from Slot Loevestein, at night in a rowing boat, July 19, 1631. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving law and jurisprudence (+ escape from prison). rowing facing backward, pulling Slot Loevestein

Countess Ada sent by Willem I to England, 1204, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1780 - 1795 print Countess Ada sent by her uncle Willem I from Texel to England, 1204. Netherlands paper etching Texel

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1600-1659, depicting the biblical scene of Isaacs sacrifice with detailed figures and landscape elements.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), a rider with a young woman (A. de Vesme 211; dutuit 187) (main title) (main title ). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Allegorical show on the grave of Willem V, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Father time reveals a monument with the bust of Willem V, Prince of Oranje-Nassau. The bust is worn by an allegorical female figure with a freedom hat on stick and a female figure with a Bible. In the foreground the female personification of truth, the historiography with laurel wreath and book, on the statue of Willem V.

Release from College, from The Games of the Urchins of Paris. Jean-Baptiste Tilliard (French, 1740-1813); after Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736-1807). Date: 1770. Dimensions: 229 × 188 mm (plate); 356 × 259 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Liefdespaar kijkt op naar godin; Prologue de Psiché.On a path in the forest there are a man and a woman surrounded by spectators. They look up to heaven, where a goddess (presumably Venus) appears on a cloud, accompanied by swans. Scene from the play Psyché, Van Molière.

Ajax and Odysseus argue for the weapons of Achilles, Jean Lepautre, 1628 - 1682 print paper etching fight between Ulysses and Ajax the Great for Achilles' arms

Pietro Antonio Martini after Jean Michel Moreau, La découverte du nouveau monde La découverte du nouveau monde

Vignette at the second century festival of the Alteration in Amsterdam, 1778, Jan Fokke, 1778 print Vignette following the second century party in 1778 of the Alteration in Amsterdam (1578). Father time and an allegorical woman who makes a sacrifice to an altar with the Wapen van Amsterdam. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving Father Time, man with wings and scythe Amsterdam

Copper engraving by Nicolaas Ryckmans depicting Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes, showing mythological figures in classical attire from early 17th century art.

France signs the preliminaries of peace (IT)

Hertenjacht, Johann Elias Ridinger, 1708 - 1767 print Europe symbolized as a deer show. Augsburg paper etching Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). stag-hunting

Putti at a fountain, anonymous, after Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1670 - c. 1700 print Nine putti play at a fountain in a hilly landscape. In front right is a putto on a fallen fruit basket. Bottom left: 108. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Garden Fountain. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Depicts Frederick the Great encountering a hussar woman on horseback after childbirth, and the death of Maximilian Julius Leopold in an etching by Bernhard Rode, showing figures, horses, architecture, and landscape between 1785 and 1833.

Two performances from the life of Thoseus, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1794 print Left: Theseus beats the Minotaurus. Right: Thoseus leaves Ariadne mourning on Naxos. With caption in German and top left numbered: 3.4. In the margin, different heads and figures are etched in a sketchy way. Berlin paper etching (story of) Theseus. Theseus kills the Minotaur. Ariadne left behind on the island of Naxos

Tobit and the burying of the dead, Francesco Bartolozzi, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1738 - 1815 print Tobit stands between the antique ruins. Behind him are a woman and two children. To Tobit, a man holds a dead man and digs another man a grave. There are spectators and a temple in the background. Italy paper etching Tobit buries a dead man at night

Harvesters on the field, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt, after Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen, 1768 print Two young men offer a poor farmer to drink. The other farmers harvest in the background. The print has a French caption and is part of a series of prints on the subject of the play "Les Moissonneurs" by Charles Simon Favart (1763). Paris paper etching / engraving harvest. farmers. giving drink

. King Menelaus and Paris fight for Helena. Venus Hult Paris in a cloud to save him so that he doesn't lose. A caption in French in the margin.

Etching by Bernhard Rode, 1781, showing the state coup of Kaiserswerth, representing the historical capture of the fortress in Germany during the 18th century.

Landscape with resting couple, Jean Charles Baquoy, After Nicolas Lunaud, 1752 - 1777 print Numbered 4. print maker: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Landscapes. Couple of Lovers. Confidence, Security, Tranquility; 'Confidence', 'Safety and tranquility', 'Sicurtà', 'Safe or Security', 'Tranquility' (Ripa)

Liefdespaar kijkt op naar godin; Prologue de Psiché.On a path in the forest there are a man and a woman surrounded by spectators. They look up to heaven, where a goddess (presumably Venus) appears on a cloud, accompanied by swans. Scene from the play Psyché, Van Molière.

Two women attack a man in a cave, Jean Charles Pardinel, After Castelli, 1818 - 1905 print paper etching priestess ~ Roman religion. cave, grotto

Coming to Adonis, Anonymous, Jean Lepautre, 1658 - 1709 print paper etching Venus trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting

Title page for: Lanterne Magique, 1782-1783, Anonymous, 1782 - 1783 print Title page for the prince-minded book: Lanterne Magique, 1782-1783. In a room, with a magic lantern the image of the radiant prince and princess of Orange is crowned by the fame with a wreath. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving performance in tents (pleasure fair). cinematographic apparatus

Susanna and the elders. Susanna bathes in a fountain in her garden. One of the elders draws her robe. This print is part of an album.

Landscape with men and women dancing. Landscape with cheerful party of men and women dancing on music from a flute player sitting in a tree. The men try to cushion to steal the ladies. Below the show is a verse in Latin.

Etching by Jan de Bisschop depicting Jesus speaking to the Samaritan at the fountain, created in 1669.

Copper engraving and etching by Georg Haas from 1777-1782 depicting Hercules and Diomedes, showing figures, interaction, and mythological context.

Phyllis en Demophon, Johann Nilson, 1731 - 1788 print Augsburg paper engraving / etching Story of Phyllis

Etching by Bernhard Rode from 1748-1797 depicting King Numa Pompilius and King Attalos, illustrating historical rulers with detailed attire and classical posture.

Maria with child surrounded by angels in a landscape with fountains, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left). angels. garden fountain

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Actéon. Fourteenth number of a suite of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 493; Dutuit 116) (Main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Two biblical performances from 1 Sam. 16 and 17. Samuel beat David, and David beats Goliath. Two representations of one plate, each with a title in Dutch and French. Numbered at the bottom right: 50.

Le Monument du Costume. This series of plates centres on the fashion, interiors and etiquette of the wealthy French elite around 1776. We follow a young lady du bon ton (of good taste) from the time of her pregnancy until her return to society life. At home, she is shown in a negligée 1 2 3. For a horseback ride in the Bois de Boulogne, she chooses an Amazonian riding outfit 4, and when paying a visit to Marly, the kings country residence, she dons a robe à la polonaise 5. The opera demands a robe à la française, with a skirt so wide that she can pass through doorways only sideways 6.

Return of Christ, Richard de Saint-Non, After Jean Honoré Fragonard, After Ludovico Carracci, 1772 print paper etching Resurrection of Christ

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Copper engraving by Aloysio Cunego depicting Jacobs escape, created around 1790, showing a biblical narrative scene from the Old Testament.

Etching by Philipp Joseph Tassaert depicting Venus and Adonis, produced between 1750-1803.

Triumph car with personifications of painting and poetry, Reinier Vinkeles (I), after Jacobus Buys, 1773 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa)

Izaäk receives Rachel. Design for a painting.

The Death of Prince Józef Poniatowski. unknown, graphic artist, Fontana (Paryż ; wydawca ; 1822-1839), publisher

Susanna Bronkhorst slides on the ice, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1806 - 1807 print Icel landscape with mills. A woman next to a sled has slipped and is helped by a man. Below that the text: ... I flew to Suse. The print is part of an album. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Haarlem paper etching / engraving ice ~ state of water. skates (winter sports). slipping

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