Allegorical Figures and Humorous Illustrations

A mix of humorous and allegorical representations, including playful characters and satirical scenes, often with a whimsical style.

Germany, Jamnitzer, Christoph, sheet of the 'Neu Grotesken Buch' 1610, Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610, Horn of plenty from which three rabbits emerge, Sheet from a series of surface decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and the preface and 60 leaves, divided over three books., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 145 mm, width 187 mm, 1563-05-12 - 1618, print maker, prentmaker, 1573 - 1610, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, first quarter 17th century, eerste kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

Reverse Copy of La Paysant se Déchaussant (The Peasant Taking off his Shoes), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of La Paysant se Déchaussant (The Peasant Taking off his Shoes), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Design for a Frieze with Three Putti holding a Garland and Two Leopards jumping over it, Plate 16 from: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 11/16 × 10 1/2 in. (9.4 × 26.7 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami). Date: ca. 1645-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lying oval with putto at sea being; Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610; Two ovals of a leaf with 4 sea animals and genii. Putto hanging around the neck of a seal. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic beings. The series consists of three title sheets, two text sheets with the assignment and the preface and 60 sheets, spread over three books.

Diana with bow and arch, anonymous, after Hendrick de Keyser (i), c. 1623 - Before 1656 print Diana is located on a chariot that is pulled by two deer. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Triton playing on a harp; Nouveau Livre des Dieux et Deeßes de la Marine Bouckje van Zeegoden and goddesses.

Falling Oranjeboom, 1795, Anonymous, 1795 print Cartoon on the departure of Stadholder Willem V to England on January 18, 1795. Willem V calls for help with a fallen Oranjeboom, the Austrian and Prussian eagles try to keep the tree up in vain. In the foreground, the French rooster drives the English Dog, in the background, citizens dance around the freedom tree in the sunlight of freedom. Northern Netherlands paper etching group dancing around someone or something (folk dancing)

Prometheus the liver pulled out by an eagle, Thomas de Leu, After Titian, 1599 print France paper engraving an eagle tears at Prometheus' liver

Germany, Jamnitzer, Christoph, sheet of the 'Neu Grotesken Buch' 1610, Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610, Horn of plenty from which three rabbits emerge, Sheet from a series of surface decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and the preface and 60 leaves, divided over three books., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 145 mm, width 187 mm, 1563-05-12 - 1618, print maker, prentmaker, 1573 - 1610, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, first quarter 17th century, eerste kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Letter J with pan in the background. The letter and the initial jet with pan that the globe and a mask unveils. In the background the mountain parnassus.

France, French Crown, Paris, Langlois, François, Bella, Stefano della, Nouvelles inventions de cartouches, Twelve cartouches, Cartouche with two centaurs holding a panther skin, print, ornament print, prints, height 122 mm, width 95 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1647 - 1647, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Design for a sled in the form of a horn blowing centaur, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1700 Germany (possibly) paper pen / brush / snipping

Fluitspelende man met tas, hond en geiten; Capricci di varie Figure di Jacopo Callot; Diverse figuren en voorstellingen.Right in the foreground is a man with a bag to play the shoulder flute, leaning on a stick. In addition to him, his dog is pooping and grazing his goats. In the background a figure with a herd at a gate in a wall around a village. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title and dedication sheet) with various topics (O.A. men and women in different attitudes, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been meant as drawing examples.

unknown, Meulen, Adam Frans van der, Huchtenburg, Jan van, Fallen horses, Two fallen horses, the right one seen from the side, verso - stamped, In the middle a horse seen on its belly. On the right the back of a horse seen from the side., print, prints, height 210 mm, width 344 mm, 1647-11-20 - 1733-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1674 - 1733, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), South Netherlandish, French, 1632-01-11 - 1690-10-15, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Dream 8. The witches drones'. 1796 - 1797. Pencil, Iron gall ink, Black chalk lines on dark yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Lepautre, Jean, Mobile water fountains and water basins in cartouches, Basin and mobile water fountain in cartouche, In the background a landscape with a pyramid can be seen. From third edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 145 mm, width 222 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1657 - 1661, 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

Jacques Callot, Two Pantaloons Dancing, c 1617 Two Pantaloons Dancing

Haarlem, Enschede, Izaak, Ostade, Isaac van, Vinne, Isaac Vincentsz. van der, Hangebast van Volewijk, Funny figure, in the caption in the overview print this figure bears the name: Hangebast van Volewijk. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. nice figures, invented by Izaak van Ostade tot Haarlem 1731-1732., print, engraving, popular print, books, height 49 mm, width 42 mm, height 195 mm, width 155 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1665-10-24 - 1740-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1732, paper, papier, houtcut, Work conception, 1621-06-02 - 1649-10-16, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Flying Putto, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. flying

Triumph of Maximilian. Hans Burgkmair, the elder; German, 1473-1531. Date: 1493-1531. Dimensions: 380 x 460 mm (unfolded). Woodcut on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Enchantments lately seen upon the Mountains of Wales, - or - Shon-ap-Morgan's Reconcilement to the Fairy Princess, 1796. Engraving.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Title. Bacchus. Eleventh number of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 518; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Draped Female Figure with Urn and Wheel of Zodiac Artist's working dates 1792-1810 France. Black and white chalk on tan laid paper . Jean Baptiste Louis Massard

. Portrait of Stadtholder Willem v Standde with a document in hand, ca. 1786. Sheet with shears that changes the performance of the prince into a devil with sword, buoys and torch that flops the characters and privileges.

Bouquet on the back of the Marskramer; Livre De Toutes Sortes De Feüilles Servant A L'Orphevrerie. Bouquet for gold and silversmiths with flowers, stylized leaves and legumes.

A shepherd is on a boulder, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), after Abraham Bloemaert, after c. 1625 A man rests on a stone. On the stone a six -line Latin verse from Hendrik de Roij about laziness and leisure. paper engraving Pastoral, Arcadian Scenes

Composition with a drawing with a putto on a cart and a relief with a lactating woman, possibly ceres or venus, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print The objects are numbered from Fig. 1 to Fig. 2. The whole is numbered at the top right: tab. XVIII. paper etching / engraving drawing. sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). (story of) Ceres (Demeter)

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Whale and crab, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 48 mm, width 82 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1718 - 1718, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Rider in medallion. A rider on horseback greeting two men standing along the way.

Two putti with a harness in the middle of the weapon.

Les Deux Pantalons se Tournant le Dos (Two Men in Pantsuits Turned Away from Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Les Deux Pantalons se Tournant le Dos (Two Men in Pantsuits Turned Away from Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

Two Studies of Plumed Helmets. Artist: Anonymous, French , eighteenth century. Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (27.6 x 18.7 cm). Former Attribution: Hubert Robert (French, Paris 1733-1808 Paris); Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris). Date: ca. 1750-1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Shepherd Playing a Flute, from The Caprices 1617-1627 France. In the 17th century, the word capriccio generally indicated a musical composition that thwarted listenersí expectations with sudden changes in tempo, rhythm, or structure that appeared to be made according to the performerís whim, or caprice. Jacques Callot borrowed the term to describe a series of etchings with a wide variety of diverting subjects including peasants, architectural sites, military maneuvers, and musicians. Among other motifs, he depicted two pairs of dancers frolicking and playing musical instruments and a shepherd playing a flute.. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Jacques Callot

Europe on a chariot, Anonymous, After Hendrick de Keyser (I), c. 1623 - Before 1656 print The car is pulled by two bulls. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Lopende Lynx / Schip op zee; Fears the meeting / Weather Ti obeyed; Roman pontiff of the human and the divine symbol Regum.An emblem with two performances. Above a running Linx. Under the ship in bad weather. The invention of Emperor Charles 4 and Wenceslaus.

Southern Netherlands, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), William of Orange as Saint George, ca. 1577, William of Orange in the role of Saint George on horseback defeats the dragon of Spanish tyranny and saves the Netherlands in the role of the princess with the lamb (the Christian church), ca. 1577. Representation in the form of a group of statues on a pedestal. In the middle of the pedestal an inscription of 9 lines in Dutch. Surrounded by armorial trophies, the coats of arms of Holland and Zeeland, fighting ships in the water and two Christian emblems. On either side the legends AZ and ag in Dutch., print, prent, propaganda print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 362 mm, width 269 mm, South Netherlands, English, 1520 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics. Artist: Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626-1704 London). Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (25.3 x 18.5 cm). Date: ca. 1668.England's first native book illustrator and professional etcher, Francis Barlow is best remembered for his accomplished depictions of animals and birds. This design relates to an etching, one of a group of fifty commissioned by the enterprising publisher John Ogilby to illustrate fables in the manner of Aesop. In the related story, the humble goat remains safely on a hill and resists the enticements of the kingly lion, who secretly wishes to eat him. The moral of the tale suits the tumultuous politics of the period: "Better be Captain in the smallest Fort, Than be commanded in a Princes Court.". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Louis XIV (king of France), Paris, Leblond, Jean (I), France, Lepautre, Jean, Small vases, Jug with spout to the right, On the rim of the body of the jug sits a triton blowing on a shell. From a series of 4 or 6 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 153 mm, width 102 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1655, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1594 - 1666, publisher, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Triumph. Dated: 1878/1880. Dimensions: plate: 14.5 x 26.8 cm (5 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 34.6 x 53.2 cm (13 5/8 x 20 15/16 in.). Medium: etching in black on chine coll. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Max Klinger.

Augsburg, Gradmann, Johann, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Riedel, Gottlieb Friedrich, Trophy with shield and headdress, verso - stamped, A trophy with weapons, a shield, a fasces, a headdress and a quiver. Publisher number 20., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 278 mm, width 183 mm, German, 1724 - 1784, print maker, printmaker, 1779 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Print, Tailpiece; Designed by Hubert-François Gravelot (French, active England, 1699 - 1773); France; etching on paper; 1919-10-5

Chinese Children Playing with a Parrot 1760-70 Louis Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers, Paris French. Chinese Children Playing with a Parrot 394644

Revolution in the bass court. (IT)

Europe on a chariot; Nouveau Livre des Dieux et Deeßes de la Marine Bouckje van Zeegoden and goddesses. The car is drawn by two bulls.

Study sheet with drawing examples: heads, animals and fruits, Michael Snijders, After Adriaen Collaert, 1610 - 1672 print Twentieth print from a series with drawing examples. Study sheet with fruit, animals and heads. In the middle a fig on the corresponding leaf, underneath an open fig. Animals on either side: a rhino beetle, caterpillar, lizard and sea turtle. Two heads underneath. At the top left a Madonna with Christ child (after Rafaël). At the top right a lapwing flower, next to it a giraffe. In the middle an insect and a peacock -tail tail butterfly. paper engraving model-books ~ implements of painter. fruits: fig. trees: fig-tree (leaves, putting forth leaves). cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. hoofed animals: giraffe. insects: butterfly. Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child. insects. lizards: lizard. tortoises, turtles. head (human)

A shepherd is on a boulder; Pastoral scenes; OTIA DELECTED. A man rests on a stone. On the stone a six-line latin verse about laziness and leisure through Hendrik de Roij. Title print for a series of sixteen prints with pastoral scenes.

Amor with burning torch / salamander surrounded by fire, Michiel le Blon, 1616 print Two performances of one plate. Left: Amor stands with a burning torch in his hands that he holds up. Right: a salamander surrounded by fire. paper engraving (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). torch. salamander (fabulous animal); salamander as spirit of fire

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino, Landscape with the Taming of a Horse, 1620 1630 Landscape with the Taming of a Horse

Vignette with a weapon with three fish and three crowns on it. .

Salamander in the fire; Life of Mary in emblems. Presentation of a salamander surrounded by flames. On the right in the background a house. This leaf is part of the 'Life of Maria's Life in Emblems'. In addition to a title page and 26 emblems, the first state of this series also includes three blades with hymns on Maria in letterpress without image.

Artist: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, A Stag in the Water - no. 12 from the series Lux Claustri (The Light of theMonastery), Etching, image: 6.4 × 8.1 cm (2 1/2 × 3 3/16in.), Made in France, French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Otra locura suya en la misma plaza (Another Madness of his in the Same Ring), Plate 19 from Latauromaquia. Artist: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828

Vatican City, Alexander VII, Rome, Collignon, François, Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Cesio, Carlo, Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma, Paintings in Palazzo Farnese in Rome, Fall of Icarus, verso - stamped, Icarus falls while flying through the air with his father. People watching from the waterfront and from a boat., print, prints, height 100 mm, width 156 mm, Italian, 1622 - 1682, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1656, paper, papier, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1610 - 1687, publisher, uitgever, 1599-02-13 - 1667-05-22, verlener van privilege

Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

Design for Serving Piece 16th century Erasmus Hornick Netherlandish. Design for Serving Piece. Erasmus Hornick (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1520-1583 Prague). 16th century. Pen and black ink, brush with gray and yellow wash over traces of red chalk. Drawings

S. Eustache et Ses Enfants (St. Eustace and His Children), September 20th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Eustache et Ses Enfants (St. Eustace and His Children), September 20th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Poilly, Guérard, Nicolas, Paris, Cartouche with cooking pot, verso - stamped, A cartouche with a cooking pot and a face. On the left and right two women incorporated in arabesques. Print is part of an album with six prints of frames and cartouches., print, ornament print, album sheet, prints, ornamental prints, height 93 mm, width 134 mm, French, 1648 - 1719, print maker, printmaker, 1658 - 1719, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design

Titrepent Met Thirte Putti, François Collignon, after Stefano Della, 1620 - 1687 print print maker: Franceafter design by: Italypublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Helmet

Christ seduced by the Devil. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch. Dating: c. 1660 - c. 1661. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 213 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Three walkers on a wooden bridge; Landscapes.Three Hikers on a Wooden Bridge over a river. Boats on the river. The print is part of a series or thwelve landscapes.

A Danish horse The print has a Latin caption and is part of the second part of a 39-part series on the horse breeds from royal stables of Don Juan of Austria, Horse from Denmark Danus Danvs Horse breeds from the royal stables of Don Juan of Austria Equile Ioannis Austriaci Caroli , print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (possibly), print maker: Hans Collaert (I), (possibly), Jan van der Straet, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, print maker: Antwerp, Florence, publisher: Antwerp, c. 1578 - c. 1582, paper, engraving, w 265 mm × h 204 mm

Wood engraving. Vignette., Engraving and etching, Sphinx crouching to the left, on a bracket., Europe and USA, 1800-1830, Wood engraving. Vignette.

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting Alexander the Great, showing figure, attire, posture, and historical context.

Triptolemus 1500-1799 Flanders. Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on tan laid paper, laid down on fabric . Marten de Vos

Hercules in Draak Locon, Antonio Tempesta, 1608 print Hercules shoots with his arrow-and-bow on the dragon Ladon that monitors the tree of the Hesperides. Rome paper etching most important deeds of Hercules: the Twelve Labours. Hercules kills Ladon, the dragon which kept the tree of the Hesperides

Paris, Langlois, François, Italy, Bella, Stefano della, Raccolta Di Varii Cappricii, Lion's head among leaf tendrils, recto lower left - handwritten in pencil, The corners of the sheet are cut off at an angle. Sheet 6 from a series of 18 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, A° 1679, height 85 mm, width 135 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1646 - 1646, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher

Book Illustration 1773-1828 England. Wood engraving on paper . Thomas Bewick

Lyons of Africa. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre. Dated: 1627. Medium: etching//plate cut into six pieces (1969.15.96-101): this piece is part 6 of 6. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

In the middle a smoker, right the head of a man with fur hat, left the head of a man holding in his hand a stick, print maker: Jacob Laurensz. van der Vinne (mentioned on object), Dating 1699

Louis XV (king of France), Huquier, Gabriel, Meissonnier, Juste Aurèle, Chedel, Pierre Quentin, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier, Livre de legumes inventées et dessinées par J. Me.r, Ornament with shell, lobster and oysters, This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, ornament print, prints, height 161 mm, width 112 mm, French, 1705 - 1763-06-01, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1693 - 1750-07-31, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1772-06-11, publisher, uitgever, 1710-02-15 - 1774-05-10, granter of privilege

Three views of an eighteen -year -old male body and Mercury, Hieronymus Sperling, after Johann Georg Bergmüller, 1723 print paper etching human life and its ages (young, adult, old, etc.). standing figure (canon, proportions). nude with covered genitals. lyre, cithara, psaltery. (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. La Tauromaquia (Bullfighting). Lightness and nerve of Juanito Apinani in Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apinani en Madrid). Number 20. Etching. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid, Spain.

Oyster on a beach, Jacques Callot, 1646 print Presentation of a half -opened oyster on a beach. Rain falls on the pearl in the oyster. On the right three men. This magazine is part of the emblem series 'Life of Maria in Emblemen'. In addition to a title page and 26 emblems, the first state of this series also includes three blades with hymns on Maria in book print without image. print maker: Nancypublisher: Paris paper etching molluscs: oyster

Sleeping Endymion in the company of a dog; in the lower tondi, two winged amorini, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Giuseppe Aloja from a drawing by G E Morghen, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume IV, plate 21, 1757-1787, Naples.

Hessel Headman, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printing

Eagle and Hare, Print made by John Smith, 1652-1743, British, after Jan Griffier the Elder, ca. 1645-1718, Dutch, active in Britain (from ca. 1672), undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 5 5/8 × 8 inches (14.3 × 20.3 cm) and Image: 5 3/8 × 8 inches (13.7 × 20.3 cm)

Caricature Showing Marie Antoinette as a Dragon. Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century. Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (11.7 x 9.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Anno 1728 haben Thro Hochfürstl. Durchl. Carl Alexander Herzog zu Würtenberg disen Hirsch in einem Jagen bey Barackin in dem Königreich Servien geschossen.. Ridinger, Johann Elias (1698-1767). Prints, Illustrations, Scientific illustrations. 1740. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Animals, Hunting, Game & game birds

Landscape with Romulus and Remus fed by the she-wolf. Draughtsman: anonymous. After Annibale Carracci. Dating: 1570 - 1620. Measurements: h 284 mm × w 360 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study of a hand, draughtsman: Gerard Allebé, 9-Sep-1826, paper, h 266 mm × w 380 mm

Europa op de Stier, Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon, 1772 - 1773 Sculpture of Europe and the bull. Image made by Daniel Herryns. Numbered in the top left of the plate: 21. Part of the collection of figures and statues made of snow in the streets of Antwerp in January 1772. Southern Netherlands paper etching / engraving Antwerp Sculpture of Europe and the bull. Image made by Daniel Herryns. Numbered in the top left of the plate: 21. Part of the collection of figures and statues made of snow in the streets of Antwerp in January 1772. Southern Netherlands paper etching / engraving Antwerp

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los desastres de la guerra" (aguafuerte). Plancha 72ª: Las resultas. Lámina publicada por la Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. Primera edición. Madrid, 1863.

Fraternal kiss (IT)

Aquarius, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over graphite on white laid paper, Winged putto pouring water from jug in a demi lune., Faenza, Italy, Italy, 1804-05, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Le retour d'Ulysse. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

The Ship, driven by a Whirlwind, a thousand leagues above the surface of the water 1809, reissued 1811 Thomas Rowlandson The Baron discovers the inhabitants of the moon at left, the ship in the sky at right.. The Ship, driven by a Whirlwind, a thousand leagues above the surface of the water. "Surprising Adventures of the Renowned Baron Munchausen". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1809, reissued 1811. Hand-colored etching; reissue. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Habermann, Franz Xaver, unknown, Carriages, Open carriage, Open carriage with rocaille wood carving. Publisher number 174., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 197 mm, width 299 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1775, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, German, 1721 - 1796, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Germany, Fürst, Paul, Maglioli, Giovanni Andrea, Fuchs, Adam, Frisians with sea monsters, Sea elephant with ears of leaves, Reverse copy of a print with object number RP-P-1984-441., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 59 mm, width 108 mm, - 1606-09-30, print maker, printmaker, 1526 - 1606, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1605 - 1666, publisher

Entrance of the gentlemen of Vroncourt, Van Tyllon and Van Marimont, Jacques Callot, 1627 print The gentlemen of Vroncourt, Van Tyllon and Van Marimont, dressed as classic army leaders, standing on a large fish. Next to them a fish with a lute player. Above the show a inscription in French. This print is part of a series of illustrations for a book about the festivities (ao a tournament) in the Ducal Palace in Nancy on February 14, 1627. Nancy paper etching chariot, triumphal car. fishes. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo Nancy

Statue of the River Nile as an old man leaning on a sphinx, with cornucopia of fruit, bushel of wheat and 16 children. Found in the Campo Marzio, now in the Vatican. Nili Fluvii statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779.

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire). Dated: in or after 1895. Medium: woodcut on japan paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PAUL GAUGUIN.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), diversi animali. An eagle and an eaglon. Second issue of a suite of 24 rooms. (A. de Vesme 691; Dutuit 140) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Peter P. Benazech, 1767-1794, For Japaning, Where may be 200 Different Sorts, 1757. Etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on medium, textured, beige laid paper.

Ossenkop geflankeerd door twee mannenhoofden.Oxen's head flanked by two men's heads. The right man has a hat on his head and put his hand on the ox. At the top right numbered: 7. The print is part of an album.

The played meat (Bartsch 5) Ducq, Jan. The played meat (Bartsch 5). Etching. 1661-1661.

Africa. Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532-1603 Antwerp); Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century . Dimensions: 9 2/8 x 12 1/4 in. (23.5 x 31.1 cm). Date: 16th century (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), pleasant diversity of figures, two on foot holding their spades on the right shoulder. 'A series of 13 pieces (A. de Vesme 127 ter, dutuit 84) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Caricature Showing Marie Antoinette as a Dragon 18th century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Caricature Showing Marie Antoinette as a Dragon. Anonymous, French, 18th century. 18th century. Etching. Prints

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