Allegorical Art and Ornamentation

A collection of intricate allegorical prints featuring figures like putti and ancient gods, surrounded by ornate frames and symbols of abundance.

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Seated putto with a laurel wreath in his hands, Moses and Aaron before the Pharaoh, verso - stamped, Moses and Aaron ask the Pharaoh, seated on his throne, to let the people of Israel go to celebrate in the desert. Pharaoh does not let the people go. In the middle below a reference to the Bible text in Ex. 5:4. The representation is set in an ornamental frame with leaf tendrils and a mascaron., print, ornamental print, book illustration, prints, height 223 mm, width 177 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing

Allegorical performance with loom. An allegorical figure is on the loom and is helped by a putto with a basket of yarn. In addition to the loom there is a love couple, a putto rolls a piece of fabric for them on which two burning hearts are depicted. The scene is surrounded by a richly decorated list, adorned with two crossed horns of plenty and flanked by Mercury and a putto showing a sacrifice column and a pelican on a piece of fabric. There are two river gods in front of the list, right the weapon of Amsterdam.

Octagonal panel with Sphinx on both sides; Nouueaux Desseins d'Orgenues Pour Lembellissment des Carosses, Paneaux, Lambris & C .. The panel rests on a pillow amid two children who sprout from leaf refines. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets with ornaments for trim of carriages.

Opposing; Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682), Mariette, Pierre (1634-1716; m.); around 1660-OK. 1670 (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Seated putto with a laurel wreath in his hands, Moses and Aaron before the Pharaoh, verso - stamped, Moses and Aaron ask the Pharaoh, seated on his throne, to let the people of Israel go to celebrate in the desert. Pharaoh does not let the people go. In the middle below a reference to the Bible text in Ex. 5:4. The representation is set in an ornamental frame with leaf tendrils and a mascaron., print, ornamental print, book illustration, prints, height 223 mm, width 177 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing

Netherlands, Vignette with Minerva and Mercurius, verso - stamped, Cartouche with Minerva and Mercury at the bust of a man, who is crowned with a laurel wreath by Fame. Right above the motto: Vita sine litteris mors est (A life without learning is dead)., print, prints, height 52 mm, width 72 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1800, paper, papier, etching

Medallion with the personification of history. Medallion with the personification of history at a writing table surrounded by Putti with the various editions of the work of Boileau. Around the show the Devies: DUM LEGO COLLGO. Around ornaments.

Man and woman drinking tea; Caffe The und Tobac Zierathen.in a landscape with a Rocaille ornament is a man with a turban with a cup of tea and a long pipe in his hand. On the left a woman gives a cup of tea.

Portrait of Pietro Barbarigo and the Personifications of envy and heresy; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On the front a medallion with the portrait of Pietro Barbarigo with Bisschopsmijter on the front. The ecclesiastical concilia of Trento on the back. The base is flanked by the Personifications of envy and heresy. This concerns women with a lean body. The woman's front left is a hand in front of her mouth. On the right there will be smoke from the mouth of a woman. In addition, some books from which snakes crawl. The print is part of an album.

Print, Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Ornament with a Lion Mask, No. 6 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"; Print Maker: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664); Italy; etching on paper; 25.2 × 19.3 cm (9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

Augsburg, Nilson, Johann Esaias, Cartouches modernes avec des diferentes Figures, Cartouches with figures at a table, verso - stamped, Between two rocaille cartouches in a garden men and women sit at a table with food and drink. To their left a fountain with a trident and a dolphin. In the bottom margin two columns with two-line German text. Publisher number VIII., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 183 mm, width 283 mm, German, 1721-11-02 - 1788, print maker, 1731 - 1788, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design of, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Incense burner with personnifications in Europe, Asia and Africa; Various ecclesiastical objects; Disegni Diversi Inventati e DeLineeati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì.numbered at the Top Left: No. 60.

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux op de parnassus, Bernard Picart (Workshop of), after Bernard Picart, 1728 print The writer Nicolas Boileau-the Spréaux on the Parnassus with on the left Pegasus. The show is caught in an ornament list of left and right pan, which carries a vase with fruits and plants on its head. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. Pegasus, the winged horse. (story of) Pan

Coat of arms surrounded by hunting trophies, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1733 print Coat of arms, flanked by the personifications of justice and caution, surrounded by hunting trophies. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Ornaments ~ art. Coat of Arms (AS Symbol of the State, etc.). Justice; 'Strength to the justice subject', 'justice', 'Recto justice', 'rigorous justice', 'pity and violence subject to justice' (Ripa). Precaution

Medallion with the struggle between the Republic and the bishop of Munster, 1665, Nicolas Henri Tardieu, after Jean Baptiste Massé, after Charles le Brun, 1700 - 1749 print Medallion with an allegorical representation of the battle between the Republic, supported by France, and the bishop of Munster during the Second English War, 1665. Part of the wall decorations in the Salon de la Guerre in the Palace of Versailles. France paper etching / engraving picture, painting Castle of Versailles

Antwerpen, Galle, Cornelis (II), Lepautre, Jean, Ertinger, Franz, Varie inventioni di vasi da acqua benedetta fatti al moderno, Holy water font, Antwerp, The holy water font is supported by three putti and six cherubs. The back plate is formed by an oval medallion, held by two angels, with Christ on the cross. From a series of 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 223 mm, width 149 mm, 1640, print maker, printmaker, 1677 - 1692, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1615 - 1678-10-18, publisher

Design for a Church Ceiling 1700-1762 Vincenzo dal Rè Italian. Design for a Church Ceiling 343264

Grotesque ornament with Apollo on its solar car in the middle; Grotesque ornaments. .

Decorations of LeBrun and Mignard at the Palace of Versailles, Engraving on paper, before 1901, Print, Print

Upper part of a retable, Wendel Dietterlin (I), 1560 - 1598 print At the top stands in a niche Maria with the child on the moon melon. One of 20 magazines from a series (Architectura. Von Ausztheilung, Symmetria und Proportion der Fünff Seulen ...) consisting of 193 magazines and 5 title magazines, divided into five books. This is a second, extensive edition of the series described under Orn Cat I-319. Germany (possibly) paper etching

Incense burner with personification of Asia and a coat of arms, 1714 print print maker: Romeafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching censer. Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

A gauche, un cartouche contenant des armes; dans le cadre on remarque un faune. 1646. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Memorial medal in honor of the silver wedding anniversary of Jacob Ploos van Amstel and Sara Rothé, 1746, Pieter Tanjé, 1746 print The front and back of a memorial token in honor of the silver wedding anniversary of Jacobus Ploos van Amstel and Sara Rothé. On the front the power god of the Amstel with the coats of the couple. On the back the couple, which holds each other's right hand over a sacrifice column. The whole is caught in an ornamental frame. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving memorial medal (+ variant). silver anniversary

Octagonal panel with Sphinx on both sides; Nouueaux Desseins d'Orgenues Pour Lembellissment des Carosses, Paneaux, Lambris & C .. The panel rests on a pillow amid two children who sprout from leaf refines. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets with ornaments for trim of carriages. Second print.

Architecture fantasy with the fall of Bellerophon; Grottesco: In divorce ways .... Left and right lies on a base with volutes a Sphinx under a canopy. From series from title page + 16 sheets with cartouches or architectural fantasies with a performance in a picture frame with fabric designs, animals, garlands, trophies and mascarons.

Artist: Jean Le, Pautre, French, 1618-1682, Grandes Cheminees a laRomaine, Etching, image: 32.7 × 23.4 cm (12 7/8 × 9 3/16in.), Made in France, French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Faith with cross and lion, Caspar Luyken, 1705 print The image of the faith is caught in an ornamental frame with floral motifs and two lions. Amsterdam paper etching Fides (faith) as Roman personification. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Unterschiedlich Augspurgische Goldschmidts Arbeit, 'Large Frame Design, Two Chairs and Wall Sconces', Plate 6, Abraham Drentwet, 1647 - 1727, Jeremias Wolff, German, 1663-1750, Engraving, Germany, 1721-40, furniture, Print, Print

Vignette with poetry with winch and swan in landscape with frame. Vignet with female personification of poetry that plays a winch on the shore of a water in a southern landscape. Behind her is a base with embossed callerophon that beats the Chimaera, a swan on the shore spreads its wings. In a small medallion the truth has vivited. A guirland and a banderole with motto Studium Scientiarium Genitrix are swinging around a list.

Print, Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Medallion with a Sacrifice, plate 5 from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques Peintes dans le Cabinet et Bains de La Reyne Regente, au Palais Royal; Michel Dorigny (1617 - 1665); After Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649); France; etching with engraving on white laid paper; 24.6 x 29.6 cm (9 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 24.6 x 15.7 cm (9 11/16 x 6 3/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Purchase in memory of Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt; 1946-12-4-1

Can with an ear; Vases and jugs, decorated with figurative representations, grotesken, mascarons and garlands. The abdomen of the can be decorated with dancing female and male saters. Horizontal shaded background. Series of 12 magazines.

Always lasting Almanak, J Tessing, 1730 drawing parchment (animal material). ink pen

Title page: ceilings à la modern; Ceiling à la modern; Ceilings à la modern. Half of square ceiling with an empty surface in the middle and a variant for the right half. The edge is decorated with women, sphinxes and eagles. Leaf 1 from series from title page and 11 numbered sheets. Second edition.

Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet, Ornamental Panel with Pan and Two Garland Bearing Women, 1647 Ornamental Panel with Pan and Two Garland-Bearing Women

Jean Baptiste Massé (designer) and Pierre Soubeyran (engraver) after Charles Le Brun, Ambassades envoyées des extrêmités de la Terre (pl 15), published 1752 Ambassades envoyées des extrêmités de la Terre (Embassies Sent from the Extremities of the Globe) pl. 15

The coat of arms of Claude de Rueil (ca.1581-1649), Bishop of Bayonne, later Bishop of Angers. Artist: After Grégoire Huret (French, Lyon 1606-1670 Paris); Jean Couvay (French, Arles ca. 1605-1663 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 11/16 in. (27 × 34.8 cm)Image: 10 3/8 × 13 9/16 in. (26.3 × 34.4 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wapenschild omgeven door jachttrofeeën.Coat of arms, flanked by the personnifications of justice and caution, surrounded by yacht trophies.

Ornament with the weapon of Pope Clemens XI and a putto on a globe, flanked by trees and horns full of flowers and fruits, 1714 print Numbered in the top left: no. 95. print maker: Romeafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching ornaments ~ art. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. globe. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Habermann, Franz Xaver, Wall layouts, Wall layout with panels, verso - stamped, Wall layout with two panels with pastoral scenes, with rocaille frame. In the foreground two benches decorated with rocailles and a table. Publisher number 135., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 203 mm, width 301 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1748 - 1753, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, German, 1721 - 1796, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Allarar, Jean Lepautre, c. 1658 - c. 1670 print In the middle there is an octagonal painting with the mission of Christ. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Nymphs on the banks of a river, Jan Goeree, 1710 print Nymphs on the banks of a river in a frame. They are in front of a statue of Laura. In addition to the framework for half a naked man. Amsterdam paper engraving Naiads, river- and spring-nymphs; usually carrying an urn; 'Naiadi, ninfe de' fiumi' (Ripa). monument, statue. fantasy ornament

Waza with a medallion against the background of the battle; Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682), Mariette, Pierre (1634-1716; m.); around 1660-OK. 1670 (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Saint Peter. Etching.

Hoiding water; VARIE INVENTIONI DI VASI DA ACQUA BENEDETTA FATTI AL MODERNO. In the middle an empty octagonal list.

Ornamenten en Minerva, Melchior Rein, after Gottfried Rogg, 1714 - 1730 print A rocaille cartouche with series title is surrounded by two rocaille ornaments with garlands, a flower wreath, braid, smoke and tools. This includes Minerva with helmet, lance, shield and owl on clouds. To the left of her a scene of a lying woman and two putti at a water stream. On the right a scene with putti and two women with a flower basket in the water. paper etching rocaille ornament. ornament ~ cartouche. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Ornament with mask and putti with arrows ..

Reuk; Odor; Quinque Sensuum.A woman smells of a flower from a bowl of flowers on her lap. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and 5 sheets with senses of the senses, third edition.

Charlot, Claude, Anthoine, Poirel, Dominique, Deruet, Leclerc, Sébastien (I), Monuments and festivities during the entry of Charles IV into Nancy, 1641, Fountain with Charles IV as Mars, A fountain with an image of Charles IV as Mars in an oval frame flanked by flags., print, engraving, ornamental print, book illustration, prints, engravings, ornamental prints, height 258 mm, width 179 mm, French, 1637-09-26 - 1714-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1664 - 1664, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1588 - 1660-10-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Paris, Picart, Bernard, Title page with a fountain in a park, verso lower right - stamped, A park with a fountain, in the basin a statue of a woman (Fortuna) on a unicorn, a horn of plenty in her hands. Above the image an empty frame., print, prints, height 155 mm, width 87 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Two half stews; Dessoints De Brasiers Dont Les Ornements Peuvent Servir Aux Cuvettes, Tables and Autres Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie. The stew left is worn by a seated Sater, the stove on the right through a kneeling young man. There are three halves of smaller stews and other ornaments. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets, first edition.

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo and the personifications of science, state speech and care, Robert van Audenaerd, 1673 - 1743 print Pedest in the form of a cartouche. Then a medallion with the portrait of Agostino Barbarigo with Dogehoed on the front. On the back the female personification of Venice, surrounded by weapons and with a sword in the hands. Next to the Lion of Sint Marcus. The pedestal is surrounded by three more personifications. Left science, a young man sitting for an open book at a lamp. Behind him a rooster. In addition, state -speech (Reason of State) dressed in a Kuras with a skirt decorated with eyes and ears underneath. With a stick, his a few lunar heads (sleeping balls) break from their stems. Her left arm rests on the head of a lion. On the right is the female personification of care with a branch of thyme in her right hand where one bee flies. In her left hand an almond branch and a mulberry branch. A rooster at her feet. The print is part of an album. paper en

Wish letter with Arreslede, c. 1700 - c. 1899 print Wish letter with unwritten cartouche within a decorative framework with performances of a horse -drawn and sled people. Numbered at the top right: 24. Netherlands paper etching horse-sleigh. sleigh, sledge (non-sport). small sleigh (winter sports)

Detail of lost ceiling painting in the Villa del Pigneto, 1668 print Detail of a lost ceiling painting by Pietro da Cortona in the Villa del Pigneto, with representations from the life of David, ornament and female terms with baskets on the head. The print maybe originally belonged to Liber 22 of the Atlas of Rome by Michiel Hinloopen (Schijnvoet Book 10). paper etching / engraving story of David. ornaments ~ art

Wall Design with Flying Putto. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century. Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20 x 13.3 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Vignet with Apollo. Vignet with Apollo troning between ornament with leaf refines. Behind Apollo De Berg Parnassus with Pegasus.

Wandindeling met ramen; Wandindelingen.Wall layout of rocaille ornament with putti, medallion and cartouche with pastoral scene between two windows. Publisher number 137.

Title Page. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Lepautre.

Jost Amman, after Wenzel Jamnitzer I, Air, 1568 Air

Personification of the friendly mind; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. A console with the personification of the friendly mind: a dolphin with a child on his back. The print is part of an album.

On the left on a hill is a shepherd with his cattle, on the right a standing and a seated man and in the background a village. Surrounding the scene is a frame with dragons, Shepherd and two figures in a landscape Figures in landscapes 4 D Morceaux de Caprices a divers usages , print maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez, (mentioned on object), François de Cuvilliés (Sr.), (mentioned on object), Keizerlijk hof, (mentioned on object), Germany, 1745, paper, etching, h 184 mm × w 239 mm

Rectangular Cartouche, with two putti on Garirles, Anonymous, after Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 above it print At the bottom left and bottom right is an angel who supports the rolling work on the side. From series of 32 sheets. The cartouches are partly derived from the prints of Antonio Fantuzzi after the decoration of the gallery of François 1er by Giovanni Battista Rosso. The series is also known under the title Petits Cartouches de Fontainebleau. France (possibly) paper etching

Vignette with vascular work, a mascaron, leaf vines and flowers, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1725 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Pendant (pendeloque) Mars, Hans Collaert (I), Anonymous, 1555 - 1576

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Sphinx figure flanked by putti, verso - stamped, Ornaments with a sphinx-like figure with goat legs flanked by putti., print, ornament print, prints, height 70 mm, width 102 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1729 - 1729, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

A Headpiece in the Form of a Fan 1584-1600 Italy. Agostino Carracciís fanciful ostrich feather headdress engraving could be cut out and mounted on a stiff backing, then secured to a womanís festive coiffure. The central oval cameo of the virgin huntress Diana offers the wearer one identity; three other ovals could replace it or the smaller scene of a voyeuristic satyr observing bathing nymphs. These alternate cameos include the wiser goddess Minerva, the three Graces dancing, and Minerva and Poseidon. The relatively damaged and scuffed surface of the engraving plate reinforces the idea that the print was meant to be cut out and assembled, and so keeping the margins pristine was unimportant.. Engraving on ivory laid paper . Agostino Carracci

Elephant with an elephant house, Wendel Dietterlin (I), 1560 - 1598 print The elephant is loaded with monkeys and kornaks, standing in front of a fireplace. One of 20 magazines from a series (Architectura. Von Ausztheilung, Symmetria und Proportion der Fünff Seulen ...) consisting of 193 magazines and 5 title magazines, divided into five books. This is a second, extensive edition of the series described under Orn Cat I-319. Germany (possibly) paper etching

Salt-cellar with Cybèle René Boyvin French. Salt-cellar with Cybèle. Dessins d'aiguières etc. no. 3. René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525-1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Engraving. Prints

Maes, Godfried, Zuidelijke Nederlanden, Bouttats, Gaspar, Op Gerecht door gebuerelycken iver, in het kiddorp by S. Jacops, Triomfpoort erected in the Kipdorp near the Sint-Jacobskerk, 1685, Southern Netherlands, Triomfpoort erected by the joint effort of the residents of the street Chicken village near the St. James' Church in Antwerp. Part of the illustrations of the decorations erected in Antwerp at the celebration in 1685 of the centenary of the liberation of the city by the Duke of Parma in 1585., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 172 mm, width 138 mm, 1640 - 1695, print maker, prentmaker, 1685 - 1685, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1649-08-15 - 1700-05-30

Rocaille frame with baskets with flowers, anonymous, after franz xaver habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Frame with rocaille ornaments, garlands, a basket with flowers and floral motifs. Publishing number 146. Augsburg paper etching ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations). rocaille ornament. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Augustus, Anonymous, After Georg Sigmund Rösch, 1705 - 1766 print A farmer's grain harvests in a rocaille cartouche. Around the show Rocaille Ornaments, two busts of women, a Virgin and the corresponding sign of the zodiac. Publishing number 75. Augsburg paper etching August and its 'labours'. farmers. reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest

Hanger met vis, 1582 print Fish, the liver of which is cut by Tobias, which kneels on the head of the beast. The angel Gabriel is sitting on the tail of the fish. One of 7 partially numbered sheets from a series of 10 sheets with pendants. Three pearls hang on each pendant. paper engraving the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces. pendant, trinket, 'breloque'

Design for a stained glass window with a soldier with a banner, Pieter Jansz, 1630 - 1672, Design for a stained glass window with an open coat of arms on the left and on the right a Roman soldier with a child at his feet and with a banner bearing the coat of arms of Amsterdam. Top left a putto holding an hourglass; top right a putto holding a mirror and a snake. At top a bundle of arrows in a laurel wreath., draughtsman: Pieter Jansz., draughtsman: Jan de Bray, (rejected attribution), 1630 - 1672, paper, pen, brush, h 286 mm × w 127 mm

Cartouche in which the envy with snakesharen, biting in a heart, anonymous, after crispijn van de Passe (i), 1601 print The cartouche is flanked by two winged dragons. Leaf from series of 8 sheets with cartouches in a frame of rolling work with grotesken, garlands and mascarons. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving

Plate Seven from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie. Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14 cm). Engraver: C. Jacquinet (French, Paris, active mid-17th century). Publisher: Thuraine (French, Paris, active mid-17th century); Le Hollandois (French, Paris, active mid-17th century). Date: ca. 1660.Little is known about the royal gunmakers, Thuraine and Le Hollandois, whose pattern book remains a rare and important document of Parisian gunmaking and the leading style of firearms ornament early in the reign of Louis XIV. This sheet comes from a later edition published by Nicolas Langlois, a print publisher and print and book dealer. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Massé, Jean Baptiste, Le Brun, Charles, France, Preissler, Johann Martin, The ceiling paintings in the Grande Galerie at Versailles, after Charles Le Brun: no. 51, print, prints, height mm, width mm, German, Danish, 1715-03-15 - 1794-11-17, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1794, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1619-02-24 - 1690-02-12, after, after painting by, 1687-12-29 - 1767-09-26, intermediary draughtsman

Schulenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von der.

Two half frames, Jean Lepautre, 1656 - 1706 print On the right you can see half of an octagonal list of a landscape. Leaf 6 from series of 6 blades with ornamental panels for wooden paneling. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Ornament, Cartouche, Matthias Lock, Etching on paper, A plate of 'A New Drawing: A Book of Ornaments...etc.' Berlin 260. Circular Rocaille opening with plants and urns. The base of a column and a fountain, at left in the background. Two framing lines., France, 1751-53, ornament, Print, Print

Fountain with electricity gods, Wendel Dietterlin (I), 1560 - 1598 print Fountain in the form of a four -pass with two male and two female current gods in the curves. One of 20 magazines from a series (Architectura. Von Ausztheilung, Symmetria und Proportion der Fünff Seulen ...) consisting of 193 magazines and 5 title magazines, divided into five books. This is a second, extensive edition of the series described under Orn Cat I-319. Germany (possibly) paper etching

Spring, Anonymous, After Placidus Verhelst, 1737 - 1775 print A rocaille ornament with a girl with a basket of flowers on the head. Publishing number 69. Augsburg paper etching spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa). rocaille ornament. child (at home) - AA - girl. flowers

Objectored object with the portrait of Ranuccio Farnese II, Duke of Parma and Piacenza. Obstated object with two medallions: on the left the portrait of Ranuccio farnese II and the right Mars and Minerva with a crown of lilies (Fleurs-de-lis) and three of the ground growing lily branches. Left and on the right the cornucopia (cornucopia) and at the bottom of two hippocamps.

Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Loir, Nicolas Pierre, Modern ceilings, Half of rectangular ceiling, With empty round surface in the middle. An octagonal panel with a figure of victory is incorporated in the edge. From the second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 163 mm, width 227 mm, French, 1624 - 1679-05-06, print maker, printmaker, 1634 - 1716, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Lepautre, Jean, Alcoues a l'Italiene, Title page: Alcoues a l'Italiene, Alcove with a freestanding Ionic column on either side. The text is in a cartouche held by two women., print, ornament print, title page, prints, ornament prints, height 148 mm, width 213 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1655 - 1657, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1634 - 1716, publisher, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

. Decorated with putti, leaves and fruitguirlands. From first edition.

Wandelaar, Jan, Noord-Nederland, Vignette with a couple in love in a garden, verso under - stamped, A couple in love walks through a garden, towards a figure with a cornucopia. In the foreground a pond with two swans and two doves sitting on the edge. On the left on a cloud Juno, who acts as a protector who watches over the marriage. The image is set in an ornamental frame, crowned with the initials of the spouses., print, wedding print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, height 139 mm, width 145 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1759, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Print, Escutcheon, No 10 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"; Print Maker: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664); Italy; etching on paper; 23.6 × 18.7 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Garden vase with mars, hercules and father Time, Georg Lichtensteger, after Johann Jakob Schübler, in or after 1724 print In a garden there is an ornamented vase in the form of a mortar with snakes, putto and smoke and fire. Hercules and Mars support the whole left and right. On the left, father is time with a scythe. A five -line German text in the lower margin. Augsburg paper etching / engraving garden vase. (story of) Hercules (Heracles). (story of) Mars (Ares). Father Time, man with wings and scythe

Ornament panel with two sirens (Bartsch 164) Lucas de Leyde. Ornamental panel with two sirens (Bartsch 164). Burin. 1528.

Framed frame with H. Antonius, Anna in three and building in Leuven. Saint Antonius with bell, staff and pig, and Anna te Driere flank an empty cartouche. At the bottom of a building in Leuven, with the portraits of Plato and Aristotle on either side.

Study for a Cartouche. Artist: Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, Paris 1672-1742 Paris). Dimensions: 5 x 4 1/4 in. (12.7 x 10.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Seated putto with a laurel wreath in his hands, verso - stamped, Ornament with a seated putto with a laurel wreath in his hands. Left and right a flower vase., print, ornament print, book illustration, prints, height 86 mm, width 185 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, intermediary draughtsman

Damme, Andries van, Goeree, Jan, Amsterdam, Inspiratie, verso middle bottom - stamped, In a frame the personification Inspiration. She is reading. A putto lights a flame that burns on the palm of her hand with a candle., print, book illustration, prints, width 92 mm, height, 76 mm, 1670-10-20 - 1731-01-04, print maker, printmaker, 1680 - 1731, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Design for a garden bench with a putto on either side and in the center The center putto carries a basket of flowers above its head The garden bench is decorated with rocaille ornaments, Design for a garden bench Ein Garten Banck Siege d'un Iardin Neu inventirte Hollaendische Camine, Erster Theil, series S Neu inventirte Hollaendische Camine, Erster Theil Nouveau Livre de Ch, Gerrit de Grendel, (mentioned on object), print maker: anonymous, publisher: Johann Georg Merz, (mentioned on object), Middelburg, publisher: Augsburg, 1709 - 1762, paper, engraving, h 142 mm - w 98 mm

Cartouche contenant un écusson vide. 1610 - 1664. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Vignette with figure in a hall or library, Mercury and Putti, Anonymous, Claude Augustin Duflos, after Gabriël François Louis Debijrie, 1731 - 1735 print paper etching study; 'studiolo'; library. (story of) Mercury (Hermes). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. palette. globe

Unknown coat of arms with a bear on both sides, Michiel le Blon, c. 1611 - c. 1625 print At the bottom of an empty cartouche. From series of 20 magazines. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear

Paris, Poilly, François de (I), France, Cotelle, Jean (I), Nouveau livre de chenet et autres ouvrages d'orfevrerie, Vuurbok met eagle, Firedog with eagle on burning logs, variant of the same design, handle of tweezers, closed bowl and a basket of fruit. The series consists of a title page and five sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 237 mm, width 161 mm, French, 1607 - 1676, print maker, printmaker, 1669 - 1693, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1623 - 1693-04-01, publisher

Three ornaments with women's heads, 1666 - Before 1678 This print is part of an album. after design by: Wemdingpublisher: Neurenberg paper engraving auricular ornament, lobe style ~ ornament. head (human) - AA - female human figure

Showing Giacomo Laurenziani, 1637 print A monstrans with a handle in the shape of an angel who carries the upper part of the monstrans with two hands. This is square and is flanked by two putti and crowned by a cherub and a crucifix. The title of the series is on the foot, which is based on sphinxes. paper etching Ostensorium, Monstrance. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Design for a title print, Design for title print of a religious book, draughtsman: anonymous, draughtsman: Pieter de Jode (I), (rejected attribution), 1608, paper, pen, brush, h 272 mm × w 175 mm

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ornament, Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 - 1725, Pen and black and brown ink, brush and wash, white gouache, graphite on off-white laid paper, A design for a stand with dado supported with acanthus leaves. Primarily the left portion of the design is shown while the right side is described lightly in graphite. A volute pediment is supported by acanthus rinceaux, with cornucopias forming parts of the stems. Beads are held by strings, or boughs, connecting the lower spirals of the rinceaux, cornucopias and spirals of the pediment. At top, a crown is shown above the crossing of laurel and palm boughs., Italy, 1680-1700, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

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