Allegorical Prints from the 18th Century

Engravings featuring allegorical figures, historical themes, and symbolic representations of art and literature from the 18th century.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: N. Boileau, Oeuvres, 1722, Portrait of Nicolas Boileau carried to Parnassus, verso lower left - stamped, Satirical Poetry carries the portrait of the French writer Nicolas Boileau to Parnassus. On the mountain Apollo and the Muses await, who will crown the portrait of the writer., print, engraving, title print, prints, height 157 mm, width 90 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1719, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: N. Boileau, Oeuvres, 1722, Portrait of Nicolas Boileau carried to Parnassus, verso lower left - stamped, Satirical Poetry carries the portrait of the French writer Nicolas Boileau to Parnassus. On the mountain Apollo and the Muses await, who will crown the portrait of the writer., print, engraving, title print, prints, height 157 mm, width 90 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1719, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by