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Allegorical Prints and Imagery

Symbolic prints displaying historical figures in ornate settings, capturing themes of power, virtue, and classical mythology.

Allegorical performance on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm, Bernard Picart, 1715 print Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm are sitting under a canopy, while holding each other's right hand. With them the wedding god Hymen is standing with a torch. A garden in the background. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of right and bottom left a nereid and triton. The list is crowned by a black woman with a fee and lady Fortuna. In the middle of a cartouche with the motto: Nova Gaudia Surgunt. Print made on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm in 1715. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Marriage, Married Couple, 'Matrimonium'. (Story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa). Nereids, Daughters of Nereus; Sea-Nymphs. Triton (S)
Allegorical performance on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm, Bernard Picart, 1715 print Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm are sitting under a canopy, while holding each other's right hand. With them the wedding god Hymen is standing with a torch. A garden in the background. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of right and bottom left a nereid and triton. The list is crowned by a black woman with a fee and lady Fortuna. In the middle of a cartouche with the motto: Nova Gaudia Surgunt. Print made on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm in 1715. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Marriage, Married Couple, 'Matrimonium'. (Story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa). Nereids, Daughters of Nereus; Sea-Nymphs. Triton (S)
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Three Proverbs of King Solomon Artist's working dates 1490-1536 Germany. Etching in black on paper . Daniel Hopfer, I
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: A Papal Gathering in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Last Judgement on the back wall; the crowd looks on through a screen 1582 Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla Italian This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 differe
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Six figures, Bartholomeus van Lochom, After Hans Janssen, c. 1630 print Six figures in a landscape: on the left a man, three people in the middle; On the right a few. Amsterdam paper engraving
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Imperial Court, Augsburg, Wolf, Jeremias, Schübler, Johann Jakob, Probst, Johann Balthasar, Johann Jacob Schüblers Dritte Ausgab seines vorhabenden Wercks, Welche neue arhitectonische Castra Doloris voorstellet, Tombstone with personification of death, verso - stamped, A tombstone in a chapel with two columns and an obelisk. In front of it stands a winged putto with trumpets to the right of a skeleton with wings, a cloak, a crown with a snake, a quill and a book in his hands and his foot chained to a ball. Between them stands a bird with its foot on an hourglass. In the bottom margin a four-line German text., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 299 mm, width 192 mm, German, 1673 - 1750, print maker, 1709 - 1724, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1689 - 1741, designed by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1673 - 1724, publisher, grantor of privilege
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Design for a print, Vignette with persons on a square in front of a building, draughtsman: Jacob van der Schley, 1739, paper, pen, brush, h 54 mm × w 84 mm
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Ekaterina I. Graviura A. Zubova Empress Catherine the First of Russia, engraved by Aleksei Zubov. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division
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The two sea battles on Schoonelt, 1673. The two staatten for the Zeeland coast on the plain of Schoonevelt on June 7 and 14, 1673. The strokes between the fleet of the Republic under the Ruyter and the combined English-French fleet under Prince Rupert and Count Jean d'Estrées. At the top Nine medallions with portraits of the French king Louis XIV, the Dauphin and Admiraal d'Estrées, the Dutch Prince Willem and Admiralen de Ruyter and Tromp and the English King Charles II and Admiralen Duke of York (the later King Jacobus II) and Prince Ruprecht.
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Amsterdam, Vliet, Willem van, Meurs, Jacobus van, Northern Netherlands, King, Theodoor, The Rights of Man and Citizen. 1795. The first Year of Batavian Freedom, The rights of man, proclaimed on January 31, 1795 in The Hague, verso - stamped, The rights of man and of the citizen, below each other in 19 articles, within an oval formed by a snake biting its own tail. Above Freedom and naked Truth, below the altar of Equality and naked boys with the banner of the Brotherhood. These Rights proclaimed on January 21 in The Hague by the Provisional Representatives., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 393 mm, width 530 mm, 1748-02-03 - 1829-01-31, print maker, printmaker, 1795 - 1795, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1760 - 1824-05-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, publisher
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Prostitution, brothel scene. On a cloud, Christ turns away in shame from the drinking and fornication in this brothel. Whatever originally took place in the upstairs room on the right obviously required censorship. The white lines indicate that the woodcut was later adjusted. The activity in the bed has been removed and replaced with a neutral insert, smoothed bedding. The objects on the small bench are traces of the earlier s
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Paris, Bonnemer, Marin, Seven liberal arts, Dialectique Rhetorique, Dialectica en Rhetorica, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 384 mm, width 486 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1573, paper, papier, houtsnede, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher
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Allegories on the abuse of litigation, ca. 1600; Litis abusus / abus du process / misbruyck van't Process. Leaf with eight performances with allegories on the abuse of the procedural law and the adverse effects of the constant litigation, ca. 1600. Any representation with a total of a total of 8 rules: 2 in Latin, 2 in French, 2 in Dutch and Again 2 in Latin. Copy to the series of 8 plates from Goltzius from 1597.
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Signing the peace treaty between France and the German emperor, February 5, 1679, 1678 - 1680 print Signing the peace treaty between France and the German emperor in the Trèveszaal in the town hall of Nijmegen, 5 February 1679. Interior with the five envoys sitting around a table. At the bottom of the show the explanation of the letters A-K in French. Northern Netherlands paper etching signing of peace treaty, concluding the peace Town hall
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The Siege of La Rochelle plate 1 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112. Dated: 1628/1631. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot and Abraham Bosse.
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'Pindare', 1615. Artist: Bernard Picart
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Stairs of the old age; Deez 'plate exhibits the man, from the first childhood, / by Eloken age, to the dark grave. / But it we briefly or briefly on earth here, / in the end the death comes, we must separate once. A staircase of the age: a man's staircase. On the stairs of the stairs men aged 0 to 100 years. Under the stairs the personification of time. Numbered in the middle: No. 48.
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'Democracy, or a Sketch o, James Gillray, 1756 - 1815, Heidi Humphrey, Etching Support: white wove paper laid down on beige wove paper, London, England, France, 1800, graphic design, Print, Print
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REVOLUTIONS OF PARIS - THE CE-AVANT KING TO THE BAR OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION REVOLUTIONS OF PARIS: The CAI King at the Bar of the National Convention, Tuesday, December 11, 1792 ".
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Amsterdam, Wendel en Zoon, J., Asch-Karmans Kermis Wensch 1827, Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse ash-karrenmannen voor de jaar 1827, verso - gestempeld, Kermisprent aan de ash-karrenmannen (cart man or garbage man) te Amsterdam voor de jaar 1827. Vucht in een straat in Amsterdam met een man die udgang naar de karren en een man die door den. De onder een gedicht in twee kolommen en een lied in three verses. On behalf of Jan George Puscher, de ash-karremannen van wijk no. 35., print, prent, kermisprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 335 mm, width 208 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1827 - 1827, paper, papier, letterpress printing, boekdruk, houtsnede, Nederlands, printer, drukker
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Part of the procession, no. 10; Funeral procession of Emperor Charles V, 1558. Four participants in the procession, a horse and banners with the weapons of Burgundy and Austria. Part of the printer of the funeral procession of Emperor Charles V on December 29, 1558 in Brussels.
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Allegorical grave monument for Isaac of Goudoever, 1793-1794, Anonymous, After Jacobus Wijsman, after Jan Lucas van der Beek, 1793 drawing. calligraphy Allegorical grave monument for Isaac van Goudoever, died on September 11, 1793. On the grave the freedom with her hand resting on the portrait of Goudoever on a broken column. To the left of the tomb is Minerva, on the right an allegorical female figure with rudder and horn of abundance. Under the show the calligraphy title. Northern Netherlands paper calligraphy grave-building, monumental tomb. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertí' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). calligraphy Amsterdam
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Sallaert, Antoine, Southern Netherlands, Epitaphe de tres-haulte, tres-puissante, et tres-auguste princesse, Isabelle, Claire, Eugenie, d'Austriche, infante d'Espagne, &c., Epitaph for Isabella Clara Eugenia, 1633, died December 1, 1633. The central text surrounded by allegorical representations of the Infanta as guardian of Piety (Infans Pietas), Love (Isabella Charitas), Justice (Clara Justitia) and the Force (Eugenia Fortitudo). At the top, angels playing music in heaven. At the bottom, mourning nobles and priests and members of the population on either side of the coffin., print, prent, historical print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 430 mm, width 315 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1633 - 1633, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1585 - 1650
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Excerpt Figure from, A dance of dead from , After, Alfred Rethel -, Drawer, Robert Reinick -, Auteur, Brockhaus, Printer, Georg Wigand -, publisher
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Portrait of Hendrik Busserus; Portrait is, as it were, row of houses with the house of the proposed, Hendrik van Hilten, 1773 print paper etching / brush street. urban housing. historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman. portrait, self-portrait of painter. portrait, self-portrait of artist
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Title page for press series 'Various dwarfs'/'Varie Figure Gobbi di Jacopo Callot', Jacques Callot, 1621 - 1625 print Five dwarfs, a few bull, are around a sixth figure. This is on the squat with bare buttocks, while two bystanders hold his jacket or shirt up. On the raised clothing are the title and maker of the print series. This is the title print for a series of 20 prints with grotesque figures; Almost all of those figures are dwarfs, many are bought. Nancy paper etching / engraving little people. hunchback. buttocks, 'partes posteriores'. wooden leg. crutches
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The 'White hood' uprising in Ghent : the burghers of Ghent send an embassy to the count of Flanders. Date: 1379
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The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 30, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz. Post, 1651 book. print The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 30, the last album with a burial monument and construction drawings of the body coach. Colored print in a frame decorated with gold and pasted in the luxury edition from around 1755 of the book 'Begraeffenisse by Syne Hoogheyt Frederick Henrick' by Pieter Post, published in Amsterdam in 1651. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hagueprinter: Amsterdam paper. etching
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Christian Helden, Andrea Andreani, After Battista Franco, 1610 print At the bottom of several figures in fight. On the right is death as a skeleton with a scythe in the hands. At the top of the standing Christ who crashes a kneeling woman while they are surrounded by cherubies. print maker: Mantuaafter design by: ItalyMantuaMantuaVaticaanstad paper adult Christ together with mortals. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings. Death as skeleton
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Cartoon on Louis XIV when hearing that the death of Willem III is false, 1690, Jan Marlais, After Guindeau, After Romeyn de Hooghe, 1690 print Cartoon on the French king Louis XIV who gets sick when he learns that the message about the dying of William III is false at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690. The bed is surrounded by the three maitresses, the devil, a bishop and others, On the left Jacobus II with the Molenaarskind, in the foreground is Father Peters. Right through a door, King William III is visible on horseback. At the bottom of the French print in which the news of the death of William III stands. Under the print 2 statements of the figures 1-28 in verse form in 6 columns in Dutch and in French. print maker: Londonprint maker: Northern Netherlands paper etching deathbed. political caricatures and satires
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De Groote Gilde Os, Erve H. Rynders, 1831 - 1854 print Leaf with a large representation of a guild-os (also called Kermisos or Priceos), decorated with floral wreaths. Under the show a four -line verse in two columns. The show is caught in a decorative frame of 16 small representations of various nature, such as performances of terres and plants. Numbered: No. 5. publisher: Amsterdamprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing prize-ox. ox. floral interlace ~ ornament
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Print of the medal on the death of Jacob van Heemskerck, 1607, 1607 - 1782 print Print of the medal at the death of Jacob van Heemskerck during the sea battle in the bay of Gibraltar on April 25, 1607. Print from the side with the funeral of the Admiral in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam on 8 June 1607. Made from the carrying pin in Mr. H.A.'s coin cabinet. Dibbetz. Netherlands paper engraving memorial medal. cortege, funeral procession Old church
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Murder in Zutphen, 1572, 1618 - 1624 print Murder by the Spaniards under Don Frederik in Zutphen, November 16, 1572. Inhabitants are fascinated in the frozen water of the IJssel. Under the show a verse of 16 lines in 2 columns, attached below a description in 5 lines, in Dutch. Numbered: 10. Northern Netherlands paper etching massacre ~ war Zutphen
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Rome, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano, Views of Rome, Title print with text on marble block in landscape with ruins and fountain, print, title print, prints, height 410 mm, width 555 mm, Italian, 1720-10-04 - 1778-11-09, print maker, printmaker, 1748 - 1778, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by
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Les noces de Psychés et Cupidon. Raphael (1483-1520). still image. 1780. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Banquets, Musicians, Cupid (Roman deity), Clouds, Wine, Marriage, Psyche (Greek deity)
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Order of Wigs, William Hogarth, 1761 print Text in English in the lower margin and in the legend left. The wigs are subdivided into five groups, from sober to richly decorated: the Episcopal, Old Peerian (or Aldermanic), Lexonic, Composite (or Half Natural) and Queerinthian. paper etching / engraving political caricatures and satires. wig
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Palal bed of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Oranje -Nassau, Adriaen Matham, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1647 - 1649 print Palse bed of the deceased Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Oranje-Nassau. Around the bed figures whose gentlemen hold the hat in his hand. A boy on the back with a dog stands in front of the bed. Above the bed an angel with trumpet and laurel wreath (fame). For the bed on the ground the family crest and a laurel wreath and a palm branch. The Hague paper engraving / letterpress printing Vigils and Wakes ~ Burial Rites. Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa) The Hague
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Sigismund von Herberstein. Dated: 1548. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Augustin Hirschvogel.
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SABIJNSE MAGDENROOF, Cherubino Alberti, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1563 - 1615 print The Sabijnse virgins after their liberation. A stream of men and women runs to the left. On the right a female figure with a ribbon in her hand. Under her feet a round frame with text in Latin. On a plaque under the performance text in Latin. Numbered in the middle: 3. paper engraving rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast
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Spotprent op Madame de Maintenon, 1705, 1705 - 1706 print Cartoon on Madame de Maintenon, 1705. On the left a large bust of King Louis XIV. In the plate inscriptions in Dutch and French. On the magazine on either side and under the plate verses in Dutch and French. Part of a series of 7 cartoons on the French and allies from the year 1705. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing political caricatures and satires
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Cartoon at Louis XIV when hearing the death of Willem III is false, 1690; Pantagruel soul; Pantagruel agonisant. Cartoon on the French king Louis XIV that becomes dead sick if he learns that the message about the danting of Willem III at the Battle of the Boyne is false, 1690. The bed is surrounded by the three Maitresses, the devil, a bishop and others, Links Jacobus II with the Molenaarskind, in the foreground, Father Peters is. King Willem III is visible on the right through a door. At the bottom of image of the French print in which the news of the death of Willem III is. Under the print 2 statements of the figures 1-28 in fresh form in 6 columns in Dutch and in French.
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Amsterdam, Wendel and Son, J., Coldewijn, Jacob, New Year's Wish. By the Filler and Lighter of the Lamplighters. Nommer 70, New Year's Wish from the lamplighters of Amsterdam for the year 1839, verso - stamped, New Year's Wish from the Amsterdam lamplighters and fillers for the year 1839. View of a street in Amsterdam where several men are busy filling and lighting the street lamps. Another man is collecting money at a house. With poem in two columns. Of the lamplighters in district no. 70., print, picture, New Year's greeting, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 335 mm, width 215 mm, 1796-07-03 - 1855-01-28, print maker, printmaker, 1838 - 1839, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, Dutch, printer
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Allies meets / for the happiness of Europe. (IT)