18th Century Portrait Engravings

A series of 18th-century engravings depicting formal attire, intimate scenes, and womanhood with an emphasis on clothing and setting, illustrating the fashion and culture of that era.

Die Spinnerin / Solving Payne, Albert Henry (1812 1902)

Man puts his foot on a letter. In a room there are a man and a woman. The man puts his foot on a letter and at the same time walks up to the woman, who is in a chair.

Die Spinnerin / Solving Payne, Albert Henry (1812 1902)

Copper engraving by Pierre Drevet depicting Marie l'Aubesine in formal attire, produced between 1680 and 1738, showing 17th-18th century female portrait conventions.

Ewelina - image of a girl with a bird; Eulenstein, Friedrich Theodor (Ca 1819-1893), Brochart, Constant Joseph (1816-1894), Payne, Albert Henry (Leipzig, Dresden; Publisher; Publisher; 1838-1920); 1850-1870 (1850-00-00-1870-00-00);

Arts on home visit, Johann Jacob Haid (Possible), After Etienne Jeaurat, 1734 - 1767 print With caption in German and French. Augsburg paper etching physician, doctor. quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco'

Pierre Adrien Le Beau after Nicolas Tanché, Le desirs naissants Le desirs naissants

Engraving by Nicolaas Verkolje showing a fortune teller, produced between 1690 and 1715.

Jeanne Deny or Martial Deny after Niclas Lafrensen II, Le restaurant, 1782 Le restaurant

Portrait of Catharina de Grote, Tsarina of Russia. .

Einsiedel, Magdalena Katharina of.

La Conversation, Print made by Lemercier, Benard & Cie, 1803-1887, French, after Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802-1828, British, Published by Mme. Brossier, active ca. 1830, French, 1826, Lithograph on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper with gray chine collé, Sheet: 14 3/8 x 11 inches (36.5 x 28 cm), Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (19 x 15 cm), and Image: 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches (13.7 x 10.4 cm), book, brocade, carpet, chair, conversation, discussion, drapery, dress, dressing jacket, elegant, expensive, fancy dress, flowers (plants), genre subject, lady, nobleman, painting (visual work), pillows, shoes, silk, talking, tassels, woman

The Madonna of the Basel Mayor Jakob Meyer to hare

Engraving by James McArdell, 1758, depicting Rachel, Countess of Southampton, in a formal portrait, showing attire, posture, and aristocratic status in 18th-century England.

Landscape with dancing farmers, Benoît Audran (II), After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1708 - 1729 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching folk dancing (men and women together)

Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704-1767, La Tourterelle, undated. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Dienste girl cuts onions in a kitchen, anonymous, after Gerard Dou, 1771 print Service girl in kitchen interior. There is a boy next to her. A dead rooster hangs in front of the window. paper engraving / etching kitchen-maid, kitchen servant. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: onion. kitchen-interior. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.)

Woman shaves a man, Pieter Schenk (I), 1670 - 1713 print A young man is shaved by a young woman. She keeps the shaving basin under his chin. Amsterdam paper engraving shaving, being shaved

Her Size is so Ravishing. Pierre Adrien Le Beau (French, 1748-after 1817); after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769). Date: 1776. Dimensions: 235 × 160 mm (image); 244 × 169 mm (sheet); 293 × 218 mm (secondary support). Engraving on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Pair that smokes a pipe, Bernard Picart, 1706 print A woman is sitting on a man's lap. She wears a dress that leaves her breasts uncovered. Together they smoke a pipe. In the margin a four -line caption in French that warns of paid love: that love is over in no time. Paris paper etching / engraving lovers; courting, flirting. whore, prostitute. pipe ~ tobacco

The Happy Union. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louis Bosse after Sigmund Freudenberger.

Engraving by Philipp Joseph Tassaert depicting the three children of Peter Paul Rubens, showing them in a family portrait setting with detailed attire from the late 18th century.

Two men flirt with a young woman, Nicolas de Larmessin (III), After Nicolas Lancet, c. 1739 print Scene from a story by La Fontaine, in which two men initially claim to be the father of a girl, but let go of that claim if she grows into a beautiful woman they want to court. publisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving fables of Lafontaine : Use 85(...). courting

White, Elizabeth .

Woman with child on the chest, Justus Chevillet, after Johann Anton de Peters, 1772 print In the top left numbered 3. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving / etching breasts giving milk. rattle (child's toy). feeding a baby

The Childhood of Paolo Veronese, from "L'Artiste" August 10, 1845 Adolphe Pierre Riffaut This print reproduces one of five paintings Cavé contributed to the Salon of 1845, each on the subject of childhood genius. The critic Arsène Houssaye, editor-in-chief of "L'Artiste," commended the truth and distinction of her painting of Veronese as a child prodigy. Despite his youth, the Italian Renaissance painter appears already a master and instructor of his sister and other young pupils. The inclusion of this lithograph as an illustration for Houssaye's Salon review indicates the recognition and appreciation Cavé received as an artist in her lifetime.. The Childhood of Paolo Veronese, from "L'Artiste". After Marie-Élisabeth Cavé (French, Paris 1809/10-1859 Charenton). August 10, 1845. Lithograph. Prints

Magdalene. Correggio, 1489-1534. 1801 - 1850. Anderloni, Faustino, 1766-1847. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Prince William III, Gerard de Lairesse, 1672 print Portrait bust to the right of the acclaimed William III, Prince of Oranje-Nassau and King of England, dressed in armor. The portrait is caught in a circular frame and is revealed by an allegorical female figure that blows the trumpet. To the left next to the portrait are a branch with apples of orange and a plumy helmet. In the margin there is a four -line praise in Dutch. This print forms the pendant of the portrait of the count of Monterey. paper etching

Portrait of Maria Theresia, Queen of Sardinia, J.L. Lacoste, After Huart, 1852 - 1869 print Netherlands paper

Portrait of Polly Harrison with a pigeon in hand, Valentine Green, After Tilly Kettle, 1749 - in or after 1765 print paper historical persons. doves, pigeons

Lady Bampfylde, 1779. Thomas Watson (British, 1743 ()-1781). Mezzotint, etching and roulette;

Mrs. Hartley as Hermione in William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale.". Elizabeth Hartley (1750~1824) performed Hermione at Covent Garden in 1774. She was described as "the finest figure on the London stage." . Published by an anonymous engraver by Fielding and Walker, London, 1780.

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Miss Harriet Powell, Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, Published by Robert Sayer, 1725-1794, British, 1771, Mezzotint (first state) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 22 × 16 3/4 inches (55.9 × 42.5 cm), Plate: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm), and Image: 18 × 14 inches (45.7 × 35.6 cm)

Rural Pi; Payne, Albert Henry (1812-1902), Hicks, Lilburg (Ca 1814-1861), Brain & Payne (London; Publisher; Fl. CA 1820-1860); 1840-1850 (1840-00-00-1850-00-00);

LIEDVEROOPSter, P.L. Cor, Again Francois ours, 1772 - 1779 print A young woman with a hat on her head with songs in her right hand and in a bag on her stomach. Next to her is a boy with a violin in his hands, on his head a beret with a spring. Behind them a collection of prints, stuck on a roll. In an architectural accompaniment. With four -line fresh in French. paper etching / engraving ballad singer, ballad seller. violin, fiddle - CC - out of doors. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

LE PETIT INTERPRETE. - THE LITTLE INTERPRETER.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Heyday! Is This My Daughter Anne!, Print made by Francis E. Adams, active ca.1760-1775, British, after Francis E. Adams, active ca.1760-1775, British, Published by John Bowles, 1701-1779, British, 1773, Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 14 × 10 1/16 inches (35.5 × 25.5 cm) and Image: 12 7/8 x 10 inches (32.7 x 25.4 cm), bonnet, bows (costume accessories), cape, choker, costume, cottage, curls, daughter, dog (animal), dresses, earrings, ermine, eyeglasses, fan, fashion, fence, flounces, genre subject, gesture, hat, humor, landscape, macaroni, mother, necklace, parody, ribbons, satire, stomacher, surprise, trees, trim, wig

Magdalen Hospital, Print made by George Quinton, born 1779, British, after T. J. Duche, undated, Stipple engraving with etching, Sheet: 10 × 13 3/4 inches (25.4 × 34.9 cm), genre subject

Portrait of an unknown woman, Christian Bernhard Rode, c. 1765 - c. 1770 print paper etching historical persons - BB - woman. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. flowers: rose. insects: butterfly

Nar puts Marot, Anonymous, after Jacques de Gheyn (III), 1688 - 1698 print Narrow staff or marot, narrow hood on his head and bells on his suit. paper etching court jester, court fool. bauble

Anne de Rohan-Chabot playing the game of solitaire, 1697. Princess Soubise, 1648-1709, was mistress of King Louis XIV. Madame la Princesse de Soubize, jouant au jeu du Solitaire. Lithograph after an engraving published by Claude Auguste Berey from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.

Woman Sitting Half Dressed Beside A Stove, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658 print paper etching / drypoint

Illustration for the 'History of Henry VIII'. Friedrich Christian Geyser (Germany, 1772-1846). Germany, 1796. Prints; etchings. Etching

Amorous pair, draughtsman: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 16-Jun-1748, paper, counterproof, h 167 mm × w 105 mm

Amsterdam, Strunck, Jacob Willem, Marie Antoinette (queen of France), Portrait of King Louis XVI and his family, verso - stamped, Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France with his wife Marie Antoinette and two children. On the pedestal a church and houses., print, prints, height 97 mm, width 60 mm, 1766 - 1813-09-13, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1813, paper, papier, etching, etchings, stippelets, engraving, engraving (printing process)

The Artist and His Family 1794-1795 Germany. Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Gottfried Schadow

She Fleeces him, plate 35 from Los Caprichos 1797-1799 Spain. Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper . Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Nicolas Joseph Voyez after Jean Baptiste Greuze, La premiere lecon d'amour La premiere lecon d'amour

Herderin with a flower basket, Anonymous, After Gilles Demarteau, After François Boucher, After 1763 - 1799 drawing Shepherd in walking to the right, flower basket in the right hand. paper. chalk herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.

Schwendendörffer, Anna Magdalena.

Simson a Delila, Nicolas Vennot, After Claude between, c. 1630 print print maker: Parisafter painting by: Romepublisher: Paris paper engraving Samson's hairlocks are cut off by Delilah

(Le duc, a sa femme.) …Il vous reste encore assez de vertu pour faire mon bonheur. (Claire d’Albe, par Mme Cottin.). Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Portrait of Henriëtte Amalia van Anhalt-Dessau and Henriëtte Casimira, Countess of Nassau-Dietz, 1850-1949 photomechanical print Netherlands paper collotype

Helene sits on a chair and looks out through a window. In the window stands a birdcage and in front of her stands a skinny dog. Illustration of a scene from a book of poems called 'Helene', Helene looks through a window., print maker: Charles Rochussen, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1854, paper, h 225 mm × w 140 mm

Young woman at her breakfast, Marie Louise Adelaïde Boizot, After Gabriël Metsu, 1768 print print maker: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: RomeFranceFrance paper engraving Breakfast Piece (Dutch: 'breakfast'). breakfast

Francis Haward, 1759-1797, British, Mrs. Siddons in the Character of the Tragic-Muse, 1787. Engraving and stipple engraving.

Sculpture; La Sculpture; Persons of the seven liberal arts. Sitting woman, with hammer and chisel working on an antique bust.

Special Pleading April 9, 1786 Thomas Rowlandson. Special Pleading. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 9, 1786. Etching and aquatint; later restrike. Alexander McKenzie (British, active 1780-86). Prints

Simon Vallée's copper engraving (1700-1730) depicts Catherine Marie Le Gendre, showing her figure, facial features, attire, and formal pose in portrait composition.

Etching in punctuation manner by Salvator Tresca between 1750 and 1815 depicting 'Maternal Advice.'

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth and the Murder of Duncan (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II, Scene II) 1825-40 Charles Rolls. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth and the Murder of Duncan (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II, Scene II). After Henry Corbould (British, London 1787-1844 Robertsbridge, East Sussex). 1825-40. Etching and engraving. Charles Rolls (British, 1800-1857). Prints

Schleising, Anna Magdalena.

Forest face with a woman sitting on a tree trunk, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1789 print In an open space in the forest, a woman is thinking on a tree trunk. In the background a castle with a drawbridge. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving forest, wood. castle. drawbridge ~ fortified city

The Infanta Donna Isabella, Governante of Flanders 1767 Johann Sebastian Müller. The Infanta Donna Isabella, Governante of Flanders. Johann Sebastian Müller (German, Nuremberg 1715-1790 London). 1767. Mezzotint. John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720-1804 London). Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (Spanish, Segovia 1566-1633 Brussels). Prints

Young girl. 1775 - 1800. Cosway, Maria Hadfield, 1759-1838. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Portrait of an unknown woman, Willem Linnig (II), 1880 - 1890 print paper etching / drypoint anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman

Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II, Count of Nassau-Dietz. .

A pregnant woman sits on a chair in a room. Her two daughters are engaged in hand labor. At the same time, the woman is managing the household, holding a bunch of keys and giving directions to someone through the window. Print from a series of four prints depicting the stages of a woman's life. Mother Matrona The four ages of a woman , print maker: Pieter van den Berge, (possibly), Pieter van den Berge, (possibly), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1694 - 1737, paper, etching, engraving, h 265 mm × w 186 mm

Juvenile Amusement, William Ward, 1766-1826, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1798, Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 19 1/16 × 13 1/4 inches (48.4 × 33.7 cm), Plate: 15 3/16 × 11 inches (38.6 × 27.9 cm), and Image: 14 1/2 × 10 15/16 inches (36.8 × 27.8 cm)

Woman Sitting Half Dressed Beside A Stove, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) etching / drypoint

William Nutter, 1754-1802, British, The Absent Father or the Sorrows of War, 1797. Stipple engraving.

Fulford d'apres Martin de Vos Jan Sadeler (1550-1600). Fulgentius after Martin of your. Burin. Seventeenth century.

Waser, Anna .

Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infante of Spain, François Harrewijn, after François demand, after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1710 - 1764 print Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infante of Spain, Archduchess of Austria, kneeling, with behind her the holy Elisabet who holds a book and a crown with flowers. Brussels paper etching / engraving insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral) - BB - female ruler. kneeling figure - AA - female human figure. pearl; pearl necklace (+ women's clothes). neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ women's clothes)

Etching and copper engraving by Laurent Cars between 1725 and 1771 depicting Maria of Poland, Queen of France and Navarre.

A 1761 copper engraving and etching by Jean Daullé depicting Anastassija Trubezkaja, showing detailed portraiture, facial features, and formal attire.

Portret van Marie-Thérèse-Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Simon Malcho, After Anton Hickel, 1793 print Text in English and French in the lower margin. paper historical persons. princess. writing-table, writing-desk

Memorial for Jacob Wijs, Walraad Nieuwhoff, After Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, 1828 - 1830 print A memorial for Jacob Wijs, pastor in The Hague. The monument is awarded its portrait. The cross support of Christ is depicted on the lower part of the monument. Next to the monument is the faith with a cross in her hand. On the edge of the stage are a mourning female figure and the grieving Amor with an inverted torch. In the cloud behind the monument, Vadertje Tijden appears with his scythe. At the bottom of the margin a five -line text in Dutch. The Hague paper etching / engraving Father Time, man with wings and scythe. Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. monument, statue. torch - BB - torch held upside down (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

Copper engraving and etching by Jeremias Falck from the 17th century depicting a scene of touch, showing human figures and gestures in a detailed composition.

It is Nicely Stretched, plate 17 from Los Caprichos 1797-1799 Spain. Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper . Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Le Bain. Dated: 1774. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antoine Louis Romanet after Sigmund Freudenberger.

La Declaration. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles-Clement Bervic after Louis Rolland Trinquesse.

Forsake not the Law of thy Mother, James Smetham, 1821-1889, British, 1860, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm)

Mother reads her child from a book, Alphonse François, After Paul Delaroche, After Goupil & Cie., 1850 print print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving / etching mother and baby or young child. reading to somebody

Portrait of the Prince of Wales with his children's lady, Jacob Gole, 1670 - 1724 print The young Prince of Wales with his children's lady. Possibly Jacobus Frans Eduard Stuart (1688-1766) also known as The Old Pretender. He is depicted in court clothing with a headdress. Amsterdam paper engraving windmill. dog

Les Femmes Artists/ Mistress DianaS…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

As Far as I'm Concerty illustration unknown

Femme Turque, filant au Tandour 1714-15 After Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Femme Turque, filant au Tandour. Plate 47; from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant". After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, Valenciennes 1671-1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)). 1714-15. Etching and engraving. Jacques le Hay. Prints

Two gentlemen in a departure, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Two gentlemen are sitting at the table in a departure where the open windows and doors view a garden. One of the gentlemen smokes a pipe, a second pipe is a top table. Print at the top left marked: I. Amsterdam paper etching living-room, parlour, sitting-room. pipe ~ tobacco (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

Léon Viardot, Jeune femme assise, 1815-1900, lithograph on chine appliqué.

Elsevier photo collection. Prince Willem II age print Michelis Painting Antoon van Dijck. undated

. Etching on paper . Jean Baptiste Le Prince

Spring (Le Printemps) 1742-62 Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder. Spring (Le Printemps). Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder (French, 1706-1774). 1742-62. Etching and engraving. Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686-1762 Grand Vaux). Prints

Robert Blyth, 1750-1784, Two Studies, Each of Three (Historical ) Characters, Two Male and One Female: a pair, 1780. Etching.

Bach, Johann Christian.

Portrait of a child in an interior, Gesina ter Borch, 1657, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, 1657, paper, h 255 mm × w 190 mm

Dorothea, Print made by William Say, 1768-1834, British, after Theophilus Clark, c. 1776-c. 1832, 1804, Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 28 3/4 × 19 5/8 inches (73 × 49.8 cm), Plate: 25 3/4 × 16 7/16 inches (65.4 × 41.8 cm), and Image: 24 1/4 × 16 5/16 inches (61.6 × 41.4 cm)

L'amant pressant. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Charles Eisen.

The Further, Jean François Janinet, After François Boucher, 1780 print Two women with four children. paper wet-nurse

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