Allegorical Prints from History

Detailed allegorical prints featuring historical figures and events, combining mythological themes with classical artistry in etching form.

Wandelaar, Jan, Noord-Nederland, Historical allegory with George II Augustus, verso lower left - handwritten in brown ink, George II Augustus, king of Great Britain, amidst allegorical figures. He is crowned by Justice (Justitia). The personification of Strength (Fortitudo), with a pillar under his arm, receives from him a baton crowned with a dove. In the air Fame, she blows the trumpet on which hangs a flag on which a monogram is depicted. On either side of the scene, on pillars, medallions depicting important political events from the life of the monarch., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, io ob, height 216 mm, width 325 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

Wandelaar, Jan, Noord-Nederland, Historical allegory with George II Augustus, verso lower left - handwritten in brown ink, George II Augustus, king of Great Britain, amidst allegorical figures. He is crowned by Justice (Justitia). The personification of Strength (Fortitudo), with a pillar under his arm, receives from him a baton crowned with a dove. In the air Fame, she blows the trumpet on which hangs a flag on which a monogram is depicted. On either side of the scene, on pillars, medallions depicting important political events from the life of the monarch., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, io ob, height 216 mm, width 325 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

Allegory in true faith. Justice is on a cloud, in addition to her the dining of law. A putto shows her a mirror. For her an altar on which three religious books. Truth kneels for the altar and is raised by an allegorical woman's figure. With them a putto that lets a plow commute. To the right, an allegorical woman's figure with a scourge two figures.

Title page for: Europische Mercurius fourteenth piece first part, 1703, Pieter Sluyter, 1703 print Title page for: Europische Mercurius fourteenth piece first part, in the first 6 months of the year 1703. Altar with the year 1702 and weapons above which a Mercury and the victory at his feet. On the right a warrior (the German Empire) raises the sword against a lion (France). In the foreground the river god of the Rhine. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Haid, Johann Gottfried, Aeternitas, Allegory of eternal life, verso - stamped, in a rocaille frame. In a landscape, on the left, Apollo stands with a bow and arrow and a lyre. To his right, an old man sits writing. In the background, there is a pyramid, in front of which sits an old woman next to four winged putti who climb a staircase. In the middle of the landscape, the Ouroboros, the snake that bites its own tail. In the bottom margin, two four-line German and Latin texts. Publisher number 26., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 327 mm, width 209 mm, German, 1710 - 1776-09-05, print maker, printmaker, 1745 - 1745, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Atlas wears the Hemelgrobe on its shoulders, c. 1689 print Atlas wears the Hemelgrobe on its shoulders and stands on a pedestal. To his left, Faam de Bazuin blows, on the right Neptune is sitting on a globe. In the foreground is on the far left Cybele, the personification of earth, with a crown in the form of walls and towers on her head and a key in her hand. In addition to her, Geografia, personification of geography, describes a drawing board. Geografia is surrounded by various measuring instruments and holds a passer. There is a lion on her feet. paper etching (story of) Atlas - attributes

Dido at her stake, Queen Dido pierces herself with the sword of Aeneas, who leaves in the background with his ship. Dido kneels at the stake that she has had herself set up, amid the bedding she has shared with Aeneas. The female messenger of Juno, Iris, cuts a lock of hair to Dido to free her soul from the body. Below the performance a sentence in Latin from Vergilius including three lines in Latin, (story of) Dido, (story of) Dido - death, Michael Heylbroeck (mentioned on object), London, 1713, paper, engraving, h 484 mm × w 333 mm

John Alexander, active 1715-1752, British, The Command to Jacob to Depart, 1717. Etching and engraving.

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, The Diligent Worker Aspiring to the Rightousness of the Lord, 1572 The Diligent Worker Aspiring to the Rightousness of the Lord

Allegorie op de geboorte van de prins van Oranje, 1748; Gaudia spesque publica Belgii Foederati de nato ex voto Principe Arausionensi d. 8 Mart. 1748.Allegory at the birth of the Prince of Orange on March 8, 1748. The newborn prince lying in a cradle surrounded by allegorical figures, at his feet of the Dutch lion. In the clouds in an orange tree. The portrait medallions of Prince Willem IV and Hanover Anna. With captions in Latin and German.

Woman surrounded by exotic animals, Jan Wandelaar, 1718 print A woman draws animals in a book that is held by putti that personifies the different continents. They are surrounded by all kinds of wild animals. Left behind her is a woman crowned with a wall crown. In the foreground a naked man in the water, holding a hook on which all kinds of fish hang. In the air a winged woman on a cloud, various birds fly with her. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving continents represented allegorically. man and (wild) animal. birds. fishes

Philipp V., King of Spain Draftsman: Ardemáns, TeodoroStecher: Edelinck, Gérard (1640)

Rinaldo and Armida. The loved ones Rinaldo and Armida rest, surrounded by Putti, in Armida's garden. They look in the mirror to see their own loving sight in the eyes of the other. The two knights who were looking for Rinaldo watch the right behind from the bushes. Verses in French.

Card game; Das kartenschielen; Social entertainment. Two men and three women are in a scenery around a table to drink and map. Behind them a rocaille separation with an angel and a putto. At the bottom of the show a Rocaille frame with vases and right a reading man. In the undermaster a German text.

Bernicius on the Parnassus crowned by Apollo, Simon Fokke, 1766 print The poet, chimney sweep and scissors grinder Petrus Johannes Bernicius on the Parnassus crowned by Apollo. At the bottom of books and attributes of the chimney sweep and scissors grinder. Publisher: GoesPublisher: Middelburg paper etching specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron - veneration, honoured by

Arrival of Aeneas in Italy. Two boats drawn by dolphins come to land. Aeneas jumps out of the front boat towards three women and a river god on the left on the shore.

Battlefield with Jupiter and Hercules in the clouds, Pierre Lombard, 1654 print At the bottom is a possible mention to a page: AE. 10.L.690. London paper engraving battle. (story of) Jupiter (Zeus). (story of) Hercules (Heracles). violent death by beheading

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Engraving by P. Galle after Maarten van Heemskerck.

De Zuidzé Compagnie door wind in top gerezen Beklaagt nu haar verlies met een bekommerd wezen The South Sea Company, having risen to the top by wind, now laments her loss with rueful aspect. 1720. Anonymous. Prints, Caricatures. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Political satire

Apollo and Aurora (left part). Apollo The sun god sits on his car that is pulled forward by four horses. The Horae dances around him, the goddesses of the seasons. For him float a putto with a torch and aurora. Spatter with flowers drives away aurora the night and brings the morning. In the middle of a coat of arms. Assignment and two-key text in Latin in the undermaster.

Polyphemus throws a rock at the ship of Odysseus, Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio, After Nicolò Dell'abate, 1633 The giant Polyphemus throws a rock to the departing ship of Odysseus. The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing The giant Polyphemus throws a rock to the departing ship of Odysseus. The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing

The African tricephale or the monster has three heads Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804). "African Tric�phale or the three-headed monster". Water-loud colored.

Neptune with the tritons; Metamorphoses from Ovid. .

Around medallion with trophy of the four seasons, c. 1670 - c. 1718 print Amsterdam paper etching

Basin en Mobiele Waterfontein in Cartouche, Anonymous, After Jean Lepautre, 1687 print The basin has two handles in the form of a swan and a shell. From series of 6 magazines. print maker: Netherlandsafter design by: France (possibly)publisher: Amsterdam paper etching

Cartouche, 'L'Historie', Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687-1761, Engraving on paper, France, Europe, 18th century, Print, Print

Etching by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller depicting the earth, showing landscape, topography, and natural features in detailed composition.

In a landscape with two rocaille motifs, on the right a pawnbroker goes to war. He holds a banner with a cross and a laurel wreath in his right hand and a stabbing weapon in his left. To his right stands his son, to his left a woman breastfeeds her child. On the left in the landscape stands a priest. In the lower margin twice a four-line French and German text. Publisher's number 10. Pandoer trekt ten stride, print maker: Christian Hallbaur, (mentioned on object), Johann Philipp Haid, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Michael Probst, (mentioned on object), Augsburg, 1750, paper, etching, h 208 mm × w 303 mm

. Hercules is going to body with lifeguard the Hydra of Lerna. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The show is decorated with an ornamental edge.

. Ceiling painting in the King's apartments in the Louvre. Father time abuses truth and flies with her through the sky, accompanied by a putto with the sickle and the snake that bites itself into its own tail (symbol of eternity). Along the edge of the ceiling the personifications of wrath and envy. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin and in French.

Battle of the Milvian bridge (fourth part), Pierre Scalberge, After Rafaël, 1637 print France paper etching the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra): St. Constantine on horseback confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces' (the raised standards of the Roman soldiers carry a cross or the chi-rho monogram)

Une Deesse Apparaissant a un Guerrier Lorenzo Tiepolo (Italian, 1736-1776). Une Deesse Apparaissant a un Guerrier. Etching on wove paper, Image: 21 7/8 x 15 11/16 in. (55.5 x 39.9 cm). European Art

Heavy thunderstorms Donsenhausen in Thuringen Germany, 1674, Jan Luyken, Pieter van der Aa (I)

The death of Dido, Simon Fokke, After Cornelis Troost, 1758 print Dido is dead on a stake of branches and household goods. In the foreground, a woman of sorrow has become unwell. Behind the stake, women look shocked on the sidewalk in front of a house. The placard on the sidewalk to the left of the stake shows that this print has been made for the mourning game "Didoos Dood" by Andries Pels. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) Dido - death. tragedy

Allegorical performance with Ferdinand III (German emperor). .

Steadfastness with a rider on a cloud, Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet, 1638 print paper engraving / etching Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. assemblies of the gods in the air, possibly on the clouds

Mercury Hinded by Mars and Faam, Jan Luyken, 1696 print Mercury chased by Mars and Faam. A siege of a fortress takes place in the background. Under this performance two imaginations of a bombing and a siege of a city. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) Mercury (Hermes). (story of) Mars (Ares). Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). attack ~ siege

Zons- and MANvention Superation, Gillis van Scheindel (I), 1625 print Hilly landscape with praying and in panic men during a sun and lunar eclipse. Stars fall out of the sky. In the background the ruins of a city. print maker: Haarlemprinter: Cleves paper etching / engraving solar eclipse. eclipse of the moon. meteor

Print at the top right labeled: p. 51.

A 1735 drawing by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich showing Dido at the stake, executed in lead handle and gray-brown feather, depicting figure, posture, and dramatic scene composition.

Decorations at Mr Verbruggen in the guns in The Hague, 1766, 1774 - 1776 print Decorations at the house of Mr. J. Verbruggen in 's Lands Gestuieterij in The Hague on 8 March 1766 on the occasion of the majority of Prince Willem V. Painted panel with allegorical show with the stadholder. Numbered at the top: III. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving bonfire, fire-works (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities) The Hague

Title page for the Europisch Mercury, fifteenth piece, first part, 1704. Title page for the European Mercury, fifteenth piece, first part, included the first six months of the year 1704. Mercury standing on a pedestal, presents sheets of paper with the names of Bavaria And Brabant to an allegorical female figure (freedom), The magazine with Flanders still in the air.

Allegorical title plate with offering the keys, 1751. Allegorical title plate with offering the keys of the city to the Stadholder. In the foreground the city mawn from Vlissingen with Mars, right the history, in the air the fame. Part of the illustrations of the inauguration of Willem IV as the heir of Vlissingen on 5 June 1751.

Phaëthon asks his father's permission to ride the solar car, Johannes Glaber, after Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1670 - 1726 print In the clouds, Phaëthon asks his father permission to ride the solar car. The print is to a lost ceiling painting by Gerard de Lairesse and is part of a series with Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations. print maker: unknownafter painting by: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Phaethon asks Apollo (Sol) for the chariot of the sun

Conversation between four historical figures; Illustrations from national history. Conversation between Governor General Pieter Both, Jan Pietersz. Coen, Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff and Joan Maetsuyker. An angel blows the trumpet above. Through a gate, a mast of a sailing ship and a sitting woman with freedom hat can be seen in the background. Under the image a text with the date November 1765.

Paris, Leblond, Jean (I), Lepautre, Jean, France, Large jugs, Jug with Neptune, The vase is in an oval frame with small dolphins on the left and right at the bottom., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 323 mm, width 230 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1664, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1594 - 1666

Spectacle with the chariot of Neptunus; Entry of Ferdinand in Ghent in 1635 (no. 35), Pieter de Jode (II), 1675 - 1685 print Spectacle with Neptunus (Philip IV) standing in his chariot pulled by seahorses. Scaffolding set up on a square in Ghent. In the background the scaffolding with the giant fish, houses and masts with burning pektons. Page No. 35 In a whole of 42 plates that illustrate the publication of the description of the entry of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands. Southern Netherlands paper engraving other decorative structures (~ triumphal entry, etc.). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Neptune; Neptune as patron Ghent

Disputions of Reinhard Bachow von real and Hieronymus Treutler. First page of a book. On the right side of the print is a king on a throne. He is down. For him there is a lawyer who reads out of a book and keeps his right hand up in a rhetorical gesture. The allegorical representation of justice is next to him. Through the air fly two eagles and the allegorical personification of fame. Fame blows on his trumpet. The eagles hold a banderole with the title of the book.

Allegory at the birth of Prince William III, 1650, Cornelis van Dalen (I), After Govert Flinck, 1649 - 1650 print Allegory at the birth of Prince William III, November 14, 1650. Around the cradle with the child standing and Kneeling Minerva, Juno and Cupido and Flora. On the left the peacocks of Juno. In the hurry, the Hofvijver and the buildings of the Binnenhof. In the air, angels carry the weapon of Nassau and the fame with Oranjetak and Bazuin proclaims the news of the birth of the prince. At the bottom a verse of four lines. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa) Courtyard. Hofvijver

Louis XIII (King of France), Paris, Leblond, Jean (II), France, Bosse, Abraham, La Fortune de la France., Fortuna endows the French while the Spaniards implore her help, verso - stamped, Cartoon on the unhappy fate of the Spaniards, possibly after the loss of Arras in 1640. Fortuna in the clouds presents the French with crowns, palms and esculapians, symbols of wealth, fame and victory. On the right the Spaniards, one of whom is riding a donkey, who implore Fortuna for her favours. In the background scenes of the war on land and at sea. In the caption 4 verses of 6 lines in French. In decorative frame, print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 261 mm, width 315 mm, French, 1602 - 1676-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1635 - 1635, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, 1635 - 1709, publisher, 1601-09-27 - 1643-05-14, granter of privilege

Satan, Sin, and Death. 1767. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Title page for the Europische Mercury of 1729, 1729 print Title page for the Europische Mercurius, dl. XL over the year 1729. Mercury lifts a curtain to reveal that the peace is hiding behind dark clouds. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Reproduction of the ceiling design: Józef Buchbinder (1839-1909), Apollo with music; Z: "Tygodnik Powszechny" 1879, No. 5 (February 2), p. 73; Unknown, Schübeler, Julian (Fl. Ca 1865-1890), Tygodnik Powszechny (Warsaw; magazine; 1877-1885); 1879 (1879-00-00-1879-00-00);

Romulus joins the immortals

Ridinger, Johann Elias, Augsburg, Hunting for gentlemen, Hunters catch a badger at its den at night, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 375 mm, width 420 mm, German, 1698-02-16 - 1767-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1729 - 1729, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

The double oath / or constant loyalty to everyone. (IT)

Creation of the world, Peter Paul Bouché, after monogrammist Ha (Inventor), 1685 - 1732 print God floats in the air and shapes the universe: He creates light and darkness, earth, sea, sky and stars. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving separation of the elements by some creative force ~ classical mythology

Child murder in Betlehem, mid up. Fragment of the child murder in Betlehem. In the courtyard of Herod 'Palace in Bethlehem try to protect their children against his soldiers.

Apollo in his car on a cloud cover, issues characters to the youth of The Hague. To the left of him also between the Clouds Cupid in a car pulled by swans and right in the bacchus shot. Title page belonging to Apollo's Fair-Gift, Part 1, 1743.

Child in Wieg survival explosion, 1672, 1696 - 1700 print A bomb explodes in the house of a family on Ebbingestraat in Groningen where the house is destroyed but the cradle with the child is safely thrown into the parents' box. Remarkable incident during the siege of Groningen by the bishops of Cologne and Munster during the months of July and August of the year 1672. Printed on the rear with text. Northern Netherlands paper etching cradle, crib. civilians during bombardment Groningen

Allegorical illustration about Venice, Italy. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Vedute di Roma: Frontispiece with statue ofMinerva, ca.1748, Etching, platemark: 50.3 × 64 cm (19 13/16 × 25 3/16 in.), Italian, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Schenkkan with two saters, Anonymous, After Jean Lepautre, 1669 - 1693 print The gift can be on a balustrade of a balcony with people, the handle points to the left. From series of 6 magazines, second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Allegory with a horse that coakes gold pieces, ca. 1650, Cornelis van Dalen (I), After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1640 - 1660 print Allegory with a horse that pays gold pieces. On the back of the horse is a man in Eastern clothing (a Turk) Who lifts the horse's tail. Around the horse, men and women displace the coins. The horse fruit is lined on the left. In the air a banderole with the title. In the caption a verse in 5 columns. paper engraving coin

Depicts a satirical leaf commenting on the 1772 division of Poland by Simon, executed using pen lithography on paper around 1831, showing allegorical and political symbolism.

Ship with musicians and glaucus, anonymous, after giulio parigi, c. 1635 print Under numbered: 17. Paris paper etching ships (in general). the story of the Argonauts: the quest for the Golden Fleece. making music; musician with instrument. (story of) Glaucus, the fisherman, who was made a sea-god

Mentor throws Telemachus into the sea and rushes with him to escape from the Isle of Calypso. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures

Allegory on the trial of the Amsterdam Cheater Aron Abrahams; An old and harmful rot in the fall. Whether the prisoner sitting smous, with his weapon through the legal heath to him. The Amsterdam Cheater Aron Abrahams is brought and branded. Next to him in the sky Lady Justice with sword and scales but without blindfold. Among four animals that symbolize 'the poor Jew': a wreathous boar, a wolf in a bank safe, a fox in a dovecote and a dog in the kitchen. The rat in the fall stands for Abrahamsz. Self that is now caught. Under the show a verse and text with explanation about the print.

Elia in de Vurige Wagen, Matthäus Greuter, After Wendel Dietterlin (I), 1589 print paper engraving a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha)

Lazio Roma Rome S. Stefano Rotondo2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, fresco painting, sculpture, architectural fragments, sculptural fragments. Post-medieval: Sculpture, fresco painting, painting, architectural sculpture Antiquities: Sculpture Object Notes: Called the "second Pantheon of Rome", this church dates from the 5th century A.D. Alberti worked on the restoration in the 15th century. These photographs date from March, 1984. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Biet, Georg.

The Calydonian Boar Hunt, from the Houghton Gallery. Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822); after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640). Date: 1781. Dimensions: 468 × 856 mm (image); 505 × 856 mm (sheet, cut within plate mark). Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Four performances from classical history, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Four performances from the classic history of one plate, numbered from XXV to XXVIII and all provided with a caption. At the top left: Persian envoys in Macedonia killed by disguised young people. Bottom left: exceptional drift from an Athenian soldier. At the top right: Xerxes crosses the Hellepont. At the bottom right: disastrous crossing of Xerxes over the Hellepont. Performances XXV and XXVI at the top right marked: Against page. 222. Performances XXVII and XXVIII at the top right marked: against about page. 259. Amsterdam paper etching murder. private soldier. male persons from classical history (XERXES)

A balloon has descended on a village, much to the consternation of the inhabitants: a sheep is climbing out of the basket. Engraving by J. Lodge.

From Hollar's `View of London', 1647. (sheets I and VII printed together), Print made by unknown artist, twentieth century, after Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607-1677, Bohemian, 1907, Reproduction

. Tantalus, a king of Lydia, is punished for insulting the gods: he lived with a water pool that withdrew as soon as he wanted to drink, and at a fruit tree he couldn't reach as he was hungry. He suffered hunger and thirst forever. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The show is decorated with an ornamental edge.

Allegory on the fall of the Spanish Armada and the discovery of the gunpowder prair, 1588-1605; 1588. Deo Trin-Uni Britanniae Bis Ultori (...) / to God, in Memorye of His Double Delivery and Ye Invirty Navie and Ye Unmatecheable Powder Treasone 1605 .. Political allegory on the fall of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the discovery of the gunpowder rank in 1605. On the left the Spanish fleet at sea, in the middle a table with a ballroom to which the devil, Philip II, the Pope and Jesuit and other Roman clergy are sitting, Guy Fawkes right with a lantern at the basement of the Houses or Parliament on November 5, 1605. In the sky windkopes, the tetragram and the eye of God. In the caption 3 verses 2 lines in Latin and 4 lines in English each.

Fight on bridge in Venice.A Large Litter Men in Battle on a Bridge in Venice.

Pompeius is joined by his wife Cornelia. Date: 48 BCE

Fresco by Kaulbach, outside Alte Pinakothek art museum located in the Kunstareal area, Munich, Germany. Drawing by Dieudonne Lancelot (1823-1895) Trip from Paris to Bucharest, 1860 by Victor Duruy (1811-1894) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Amsterdam, Ram, Johannes de, Netherlands, France, Lepautre, Jean, Vasi Diversi e Ornamenti, Bassin and mobile water fountain in cartouche, The basin has two handles in the shape of a swan and a shell. From a series of 6 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 145 mm, width 219 mm, Work conception, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after a design by, 1687 - 1687, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1648-06-18 - 1693-05-15, publisher

Annunciation to the Shepherds. Dated: 1599. Dimensions: sheet: 55.7 x 40.1 cm (21 15/16 x 15 13/16 in.) (trimmed within plate mark). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Abraham Bloemaert Jan Pietersz Saenredam.

Jan Pietersz Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert, Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1599 Annunciation to the Shepherds

The laughing law, the grieving actonist and the keeping Mercury, 1720; The Low Law, the grieving actonist with the keeping Mercury; The great scene of foolishness. Theater with the Laughing Law, the gravy actonist and the keeping Mercury. Left a smiling John Law fills his money box, in the middle of a desperate wind dealer, to the right, Mercury begs the gods to repair the trade. In the background referrals to the projects in the South Sea and Vianen. In the foreground devils, promotional tickets, etc. with caption in three columns. Print 52 in the series The great scene of foolishness with cartriders at the 1820 wind trade or action trade.

The Turkish converter allegorical representation with busts by Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon and Prince Josias von Sachsen-Coburg, Johann Hieronymus Deleteenkohl -, publishing house

The representation of Mount Etna with the forge of Vulcan., Etching Paper; watermark: lily in double ovoid topped by V, Horizontal rectangle. The mountain is surrounded by a wall with huge pedestals with statues of horses at the corners; a fountain is at center front, and above it, on the mount, is Vulcan's forge, with arms scattered about. Aurora in a chariot on clouds above. In the foreground, hay brought in tow ox-drawn carts; figures are standing about a fire. Framing lines. Bottom: 'Disegno della Seconda Machina rappresentante il Monte Etna gia rinomato per la favolosa di Vulcano quivi assegnata dal Virgilio. Incendiata...like -141...Sicilie S S S la Sera delli 29 Guigno 1767,' and similar -141. Signed similar to -141., Italy, 1767, Print, Print

Print, Aestas (Summer); Print Maker: Gérard de Lairesse (Dutch, 1641-1711); etching on paper; 22.1 × 29.2 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/2 in.); 1896-31-63

Drawing, The death of King Teja; Designed by Pietro Narducci (Italian, active 1809 - 1841); Italy; pencil, pen, ink, brush, brown watercolor on paper; 11.3 × 15.8 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Antigonus is killed on the orders of his brother Aristobulus, Deathbed of King Aristobulus, Herod and his horsemen fighting robbers, Armed enemies flee when they see Herod bathing after his victory over the army of Antigonus, verso - stamped, Uncut sheet with four representations., print, prints, images, height 157 mm, width 205 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Ascension of Maria (left part). Putti between clouds. Bottom left a banderole with assignment in Italian.

Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on paper, A view into a hall resembling the Pantheon in Rome (coffered dome with oculus resting on a curving colonnade). Hermae are shown standing between the columns. At the left hand side, is a monument comprised of a male bust set on a round pedestal, elevated from the ground by high base. The stream of light, coming from the oculus, shines directly upon the bust. At the foot of the pedestal and in front of the base stands an incense burner, smoke rises above. A small figure is tending to the fire. At the center of the composition are three female figures, one seated and two standing. The seated figure leans on a lyre, while the standing figures hold masks. At the right hand side, mythological creatures chase each other. Above the entire composition, positioned against the coffered ceiling, flies a winged figure with a trumpet and wreath., Italy, ca. 1815, theat

Aenaes flees Troy with anchises on his back, Anonymous, Jean Lepautre, 1628 - in or after 1682 print paper etching 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way

The opened grave of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708, 1707 - 1708 print Allegory in which bystanders view the frame in the opened grave of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708. Numbered: 7 and marked: p. 17. Part of: The steadfast monarchye of death, a series of 8 old plates with verses adapted for use as cartoons on the French in the context of the Spanish Succession War. Part of the print work published under the collection title 't Lust-Hof of Momus with the bundled series of cartoons during the years 1701-1713 of the Spanish War of Succession. Amsterdam paper etching suffering, misfortune of Croesus (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories). grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers

Homage Grentu Français to Sa Majesté Louis Xvii et Af in S.a.R. Monsieur prote d'artis, le 3 months 1814, long De L'ROI ent entree to Paris. (Ti)

Summer; Aestas; The four seasons. Ceres sits like personification of the summer on a cloud and is surrounded by three personified months that suggest fruit baskets, olive branches and grain. Ceres is crowned with a grain wreath, in her hands she holds a burning torch and a sickle. The print is part of a four-part series of prints over the four seasons.

William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Prospectus print "Crown & Mitre", 1754. Engraving.

Allegorical performance with Jupiter, Neptunus and Mars, Anonymous, After Pieter van Schuppen, in or after 1659 - in or before 1689 print Reduced copy to an allegorical print by Pieter van Schuppen from 1659. Jupiter focuses his lightning bolts on a diving lion among him. Neptunus approaches the coastline from the sea. He is on a car drawn by Hippocampi. Mars, with a shield with a double -headed eagle, continues to the lion. He also wears phases, just like Neptune and Jupiter. Stars describe the three figures. paper etching / letterpress printing Neptune as lord of the sea. (story of) Mars (Ares). sea-horse, hippocamp, 'hippocampus', (horse/fish) (mythological hybrid monster). beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. Jupiter as king of Heaven

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin Executing the Portrait of the Bishop of Chartres. Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin; French, 1724-1780. Date: 1768. Dimensions: 233 × 184 mm. Pen and black ink, and brush and gray wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Amsterdam, Fokke Simonsz., Arend, Fokke, Simon, Illustration for world history, Peace is chased away by War, Peace chased away by War, The personification of Peace takes flight with her palm branch when War her, with the help of devilish figures, pursues her with shield and sword. In the air Mercury flies away., print, prints, height 109 mm, width 126 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1780 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1755-07-03 - 1812-11-15, publisher

Jonah spit out by the fish Van den Propheet Ionas (series title) History of Jonah (series title) Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel (...) (series title), After three days and having survived nights in the belly of the fish, the fish spits out Jonah on land. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jonah 2:10. This print is part of an album, after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land, Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed, Antonie Wierix (III) (mentioned on object), 1585 and/or 1646, paper, engraving, h 191 mm × w 251 mm

Carriage and horses of King Louis XIII destroyed by explosion of infernal machine, ca. 1625, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 111 mm × w 155 mm

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