18th Century Engravings

A selection of 18th-century engravings and etchings illustrating detailed scenes, religious themes, and narratives from historical contexts.

Copper engraving and etching by Jan Wandelaar depicting the title page of 'Placaatboek S Lands van Utrecht' with allegorical representation, created in 1727.

A copper engraving print by Albrecht Dürer created after 1501 depicting the allegorical figure representing great luck.

Copper engraving by René Lochon, 1651, depicting various trophies with decorative elements, classical motifs, and detailed embellishments.

Print, Design for Cartouche with Large and Small Compartments; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Engraved by Karl Albert von Lespilliez (1723-1796); Published by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (France, 1712 - ca. 1758); Germany; etching and engraving on off-white laid paper; Platemark: 35.8 x 23 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Sheet: 44 x 28.6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

Copper engraving and etching by Justus Chevillet, 1750-1802, depicting maternal love, showing mother and child figures and gestures.

Etching by Wallerand Vaillant depicting a guest room with a woman and a sleeping child, produced between 1640 and 1677.

Print, Pl. 1 of 10e cayé de fleurs et vases from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et Voysard

Photo production of a print, representing a knight, death and the devil, Anonymous, After Albrecht Dürer, c. 1878 - in or before 1883 photomechanical print paper knight. Death as (rotting) corpse. devils in purely fantasy shape

Etching by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, created between 1760 and 1813, depicting a man with a scheme and a handyman performing tasks.

This copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken, created 1752-1753, depicts portraits of Mary Christina and Maria Elizabeth Joseph, Archduchesses of Austria, showing facial features, formal attire, and portrait composition.

This copper engraving by Johann Sadeler d. Ä. depicts Persian rulers, created between 1570 and 1600. The print showcases Sadeler's skill in portraying historical figures with accuracy and detail.

Copper engraving and etching by Simon Charles Miger depicting the mythological combat between Hercules and Antaeus, created between 1756 and 1820.

Copper engraving and etching by Philipp Joseph Tassaert in 1769 depicting bacchanalians engaged in activities, possibly winter sports.

Etching by Angelo Guiducci depicting a woman wearing a wide robe alongside a subject, created between 1743 and 1779, illustrating costume and figure composition.

Print (France)

Copper engraving by Karel van Mallery showing a man riding a donkey while his son walks beside, produced between 1591 and 1635, illustrating an allegorical family scene in Flemish engraving.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Charles Le Vasseur from 1754-1816 depicting the decapitation of Saint Paul, showing the saint, executioner, and architectural setting.

A 1600-1659 copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert illustrating Pan and Ceres in a classical mythological scene.

Etching by Jan Lauwryn Krafft from 1704-1765 depicting Saint Martin of Tours, showing figure, bishop attire, horse, gestures, and religious attributes.

François Boucher produced etchings between 1717 and 1726 depicting a standing young woman and two seated young women, representing 18th-century European domestic and figural studies.

This woodcut by Christophe Jegher, created around 1630, depicts a drunken Silen being supported by two companions, showing figures in a mythological context with detailed representation.

Photo production of a print, represented the assignment to Peter. .

Copper engraving by Jan Collaert the Younger depicting scenes from the Old Testament, created between 1587 and 1676. The artwork shows biblical figures, events, and detailed composition.

Etching by Antoine Bouzonnet Stella from 1675 depicting Emperor Sigismund in Mantua, showing the ruler in formal attire and courtly setting.

Personification of Friuli; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. A console with the personification of the Italian region of Friuli. This is a woman with tower on the head. In her right hand she has a skewer and a privilege with stamps. A book in her left hand. She leans against a vine and sits on two cornucopia filled with corners and tree fruits. The print is part of an album.

Gilles Demarteau's pencil drawing (1742-1776) depicts Amoretten, small winged cherubic figures, showing facial expressions, gestures, and classical style.

Print, Le Rendez-vous; Designed by François-Thomas Mondon (French, ca. 1709 - 1755); Print Maker: Antoine Aveline (French, 1691 - 1743); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Gaspard Duchange produced copper engravings and etchings between 1680 and 1757 depicting the Sleeping Venus, illustrating mythological subject matter and European engraving techniques of the late 17th to mid-18th century.

Etching by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas from 1720-1772 depicting a charcoal burner and a street boy, showing everyday life and occupational detail.

Edmé Jeaurat's 1713 copper engraving and etching illustrates human passions, focusing on expressive gestures, emotional figures, and narrative composition in a classical European style.

Fabel van de Satyr en de Voorbijganger, Johann Heinrich Meil (the older), after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1758 print paper etching fables of Lafontaine : Use 85(...). the satyr and the peasants; according to Aesop: the satyrs and the peasant (meal, blowing to cool food, etc.)

Photo production of a print, representing the death of Ananias, Anonymous, After Rafaël, c. 1872 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print paper Ananias, rebuked by Peter, falls down and dies between his gifts

A 1652 copper engraving by Claude Mellan depicting Herodias with the head of John the Baptist and a separate scene of a mourning man with Mary, characterized by precise line engraving of the 17th-century French school.

Dante's Inferno: Trainers in the ice from the cocytus. Dante's Inferno: Dante and Vergilius at the frozen water of the cocytus. Ugolino della Gherardesca gins in the ice at the head of Archbishop Ruggieri (Canto 33). Print No. 34 on leaf 20 in the album 'Raccolta di Soggetti Pittorici', a print album with 42 numbered etchings on 28 pages of Luigi Sabatelli (i) itself and from students to his design.

An etching from 1768 by Johann Elias Ridinger depicting Icelandic figures with two falcons, illustrating falconry practices and attire of the period.

Copper engraving and etching by E. J. Krüger depicting the bean festival with a king drinking, highlighting a festive gathering with figures and ceremonial customs, created in the 18th century.

Reproduction of an engraved portrait of Henriëtta Maria de Bourbon, Queen of England, Anonymous, After Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1892 - in or before 1897 photomechanical print paper collotype queen. crown (symbol of sovereignty). adult woman

Copper engraving and etching by Richard Collin depicting Francisco Antonio de Agurto, created in 1687.

Oui, mais, tu vas voir le capitaine venir et tarabuster le scélérat ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe depicting various wrestling scenes, produced in 1674.

Copper engraving and etching by Gilles Rousselet depicting Zypriot, created circa 1647, demonstrating 17th-century engraving techniques in France.

Woodcut by Sebald Beham from the first half of the 16th century depicting Mahalaleel and his wife, showing figures, gestures, attire, and family symbolism typical of early modern European prints.

Etching by Jean Jacques Pasquier from 1745 depicting a male nude figure, showing anatomical detail and classical posture.

Etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann from 1788 depicting Palemon and Lavinia, illustrating character interaction, pose, and period costume.

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Adam von Bartsch, 1789, showing a child playing a shepherd flute with a lamb, executed in dotting manner technique, illustrating rural life and pastoral themes.

Copper engraving and etching by Louis Simon Lempereur, created in 1778, depicting the Proserpina area.

Etching by Jean Pesne around 1680 presents head studies, demonstrating 17th-century European artistic techniques in figure depiction and portraiture.

Copper engraving portrait of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, by Gijsbert van Veen, created between 1570 and 1628.

Copper engraving print depicting arches with a herme by an unidentified engraver, created in the 16th century.

Qu'est-ce que c'est! On n'est donc p'us des frères ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

An 1820 lithograph by Josef Lanzedelly showing Albrecht the Gentle and Mathilde of the Palatinate with historical costume and portrait features.

Bartolomeo Pinelli's 1819 etching 'The History of the City of Rome' illustrates scenes from ancient Roman history, showcasing his detailed engravings that capture the grandeur and daily life of Rome during that era.

Copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart depicting a ruler on horseback, created in the second half of the 17th century.

Etching by François Boucher, 1717-1726, depicting a standing bearded man and a man leaning on a base.

st, Rathausplatz - Rathaus - municipal council meeting hall - Interior view - Detailed view - Fresko by Ludwig Mayer Franz I, and Archduke Karl, Unknown, photographer

Etching by Gerard de Lairesse depicting summer, showing figures and landscapes characteristic of the season, created between 1661 and 1711.

Personification of joy of life, Melchior Küsel (I), After Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1682 print Text in German in the lower margin. Numbered in the bottom right: 28. Print is part of an album. Augsburg paper etching Joy, 'Gaudium' ~ One of the Seven Gifts of the Soul. Pleasure, enjoyment, joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da Le Medaglie', 'Allegrezza, Letitia and Giubilo', 'Diletto', 'pleasure', 'pleasure Honesto' (Ripa). Amusement (+ allegorical scene, I.E. Two or More Personifications Involution in An Action)

Jean Charles Le Vasseur etched a landscape print in 1772 showing satyrs and nymphs in a mythological scene, illustrating figures in nature.

Etching by Philippe Huart depicting Nereids with water creatures and mythological geniuses, created in the 17th century, showing marine figures, gestures, and classical setting.

Print, LAGRICULTURE; Designed by Pierre-Clément Marillier (French, 1740 - 1808); Print Maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737-1831); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734-1799); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Etching and copper engraving by Jean Daullé showing a scene with a master figure instructing or addressing students or followers, emphasizing composition and figures.

Reproduction of a drawing, representing Hermann wears Dorothea, Anonymous, After Wilhelm von Kaulbach, after Ludwig Hofmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print paper collotype painting, drawing and the graphic arts. literary characters and objects. youth, adolescent. adolescent, young woman, maiden. carrying a person

Etching by Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg the Younger from 1764 showing a soldier wearing a lion fur as part of his attire.

Print, Bastelleuse Chinoise; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703-1770); Published by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching

Copper engraving and etching by Aegidius Sadeler the Younger depicting Roman emperors Titus Vespasian and Flavius Domitian, created between 1585 and 1629.

This copper engraving by Jan van de Velde II, created between 1620 and 1650, depicts a hurried player, capturing movement and expression through detailed printmaking techniques.

Copper engraving and etching by Hans Lachner from the 16th-17th century showing the Trinity and the creation of planets, birds, and fish, with symbolic and natural figures.

Etching by Thomas Patch from 1772 depicting a mans head, showing facial features, hairstyle, and expression.

Jean Baptiste Wicar's etching and copper engraving around 1800 depicting relief figures and Kameen as classical decorative elements.

A 16th-17th century woodcut by the Cranach workshop depicting Landgrave Philipp von Hessen in formal attire.

Godfrey de Bouillon.

Lithograph by Johann Nepomuk Strixner depicting Maria and John with three grieving women, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and expressive postures from 1828.

Copper engraving and etching by Reinier Vinkeles depicting the concert hall of the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam, produced around 1791.

Copper engraving by Wallerand Vaillant depicting four boys, two laughing and two singing, produced between 1640 and 1677, showing European children in a social scene.

Raffaello Schiaminossi created a series of 43 etchings for Ridolfo Capo Ferro's fencing manual, 'Gran simulacro dell'arte e dell'uso della scherma', published in Siena in 1610. These illustrations depict various fencing techniques, serving as visual aids for the instructional content.

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