Allegorical Prints of History

An array of intricate engravings depicting allegorical figures from history and mythology, showcasing themes of virtue, strength, and artistic representation.

Allegory of marriage, Pieter van den Berge, 1694 - 1737

Lodewijk XV as a child with Minerva, Pierre Imbert Drevet, after Antoine Coypel, 1707 - 1739 print France paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). ruler, sovereign

Gray ink drawing by Gregorio Guglielmi depicting the Holy Family resting during the flight into Egypt, lavated in gray.

Florence, Stamperia granducale, Bella, Stefano della, Title page for: Giovanni Carlo Copploa. Il Cosmo; overo, L'Italia trionfante, poema sacro, 1650, Battle between Cosmos and Radagario, verso - stamped, The soldier Cosmos (Cosimo), holding a shield with the arms of the De'Medici family, is about to kill Radagario, king of the Goths, with his sword. In the background the battlefield. Above a drapery with title., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 262 mm, width 187 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1650, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever

Clair-obscur woodcut by Andrea Andreani depicting Abraham sacrificing Isaak, printed in five impressions across four plates on ten leaves, gray tones, 1586.

Apotheosis of Hercules Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), After his death Hercules is taken up in the wagon of Minerva to Jupiter, to take his place among the twelve gods of the Olympus. Right in the background Hercules at the stake. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin, apotheosis of Hercules: he is borne to heaven in a four-horse chariot and reconciled with Juno, Hercules has himself carried to Mount Oeta and placed on a pyre, Crispijn van de Passe (I), Keulen, 1602 - 1607, paper, engraving, h 84 mm × w 133 mm

Ferdinand

Four soldiers, Salvator Rosa, c. 1656 - c. 1657 print Four soldiers, one with a flag in his hands. Italy paper etching / drypoint the soldier; the soldier's life

Allegorical equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, King of France, Gerard Edelinck, After Charles Le Brun, 1677 print A print from two parts with an allegory over the victory of King Louis XIV. Louis XIV is sitting on a horse and tramples his enemies in the form of samples and personifications of opponents and vices. The Holy Trinity holds the French crown over the king's head. In addition to her two angels, one of which holds a flag with areas conquered by France. The text on the lower leaf refers to the tractate of J. N. Colbert, Sorbonne, December 30, 1677. print maker: Parisafter design by: Parisprint maker: Paris (possibly)France paper engraving

Shipwreck of the Coromandel, Anonymous, After Wouter Schouten, 1676 print The VOC sailing ship Coromandel has turned. Sailors and passengers hang over the railing or jumped into the sea to reach one of the two small sloops. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching shipwreck. falling overboard. lifeboat Coromandelkust

Dawn. The dawn suggested by a winged woman with torch in right hand, resting on clouds, with two angels. Design for a ceiling painting.

Titus Manlius Torquatus in Gevecht Met Een Grote Galliër; A soldier rooster of enormous greatness having disfanted a duel the most valiant between Romans, accepted the dysfish from Giovine T. Manlio Torquato, comes from the same Iccisus, and stripped of the weapons of him; Geschiefenis van Het Romeinse Rijk; Frontspice of the Romanistoria. Titus Manlius Torquatus in Een Zwaardgevecht Met Een Grote Gallische Soldaat.

Scene from Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin's Play 'Ariane', Abraham Bosse, French, 1602-1676, Claude Vignon, French, 1593-1670, Engraving on paper, Four women, three soldiers and another man are in a small boat near a rocky shore with a castle. Night scene., France, 1639, Print, Print

Bentheus à Bacchis discerpitur Pentheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes Baur, Joh. Wilhelm (Johann Wilhelm), 1600-1642. 1700. still image. Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Dismemberment, Mythology, Bacchantes, Punishment & torture, Cults, Hysteria, Pentheus (Greek mythology), Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses

Perseus Und Pineus

The sleeping disciples. Draughtsman: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (mentioned on object). Dating: 1650 - 1653. Measurements: h 218 mm × w 186 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Consequences of War: Mars leaving for war 1778 Jean Jacques Avril, the Elder. The Consequences of War: Mars leaving for war. After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp). 1778. Engraving; second state of two (Dutuit). Prints

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Four angels blowing trumpets, verso - stamped, print, picture, book illustration, prints, images, height 113 mm, width 184 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, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing

Design for an Altar with a Celestial Subject Above. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550-1580). Dimensions: 15-15/16 x 8-7/8 in. (40.5 x 22.5 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bishop Ambrosius, Jan Punt, After Jacob de Wit, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1721 - 1779 print Bishop Ambrosius; A verse under the octagonal performance. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge Carolus Borromeuskerk

Cornix turns into a crow, 1728 Imagination of the second story that the crow Cornix tells to the white raven Corvus. Cornix (sometimes also called confusing Coronis) was the daughter of Coroneus in Phocis. When she walked along the beach as a girl, the Zeegeod Neptune tried to move on to her. Minerva came to the rescue Cornix and turned her into a crow. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Imagination of the second story that the crow Cornix tells to the white raven Corvus. Cornix (sometimes also called confusing Coronis) was the daughter of Coroneus in Phocis. When she walked along the beach as a girl, the Zeegeod Neptune tried to move on to her. Minerva came to the rescue Cornix and turned her into a crow. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper

Engel controls a dragon, anonymous, 1600 - 1750 print paper engraving / etching an angel with a key and a chain binds the dragon (Satan) and casts him into the pit

Hunting Lions and Tigers, according to Rubens (Dutuit 2 page 244) Lions hunt and tigers, according to Rubens (Dutuit 2 page 244). Burin, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso). Pietro Antonio Novelli; Italian, 1729-1804. Date: 1779-1791. Dimensions: 542 x 395 mm. Pen and black ink, watercolor, and brush and gray wash, with traces of black chalk (recto), and graphite (verso), on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Triumph car with the church that glorified the Eucharist, Cornelis Galle (I), After Peter Paul Rubens, 1586 - 1650 print The personification of the church is on a triumphal wagon that is accompanied by Engelen. She holds a monstrance with both hands and is crowned with a tiara. The car drives over the enemies of the church. To recognize is envy with her snake head. Two prisoners are walking on the left next to the car. A man with donkey ears and a blindfolded older man. Southern Netherlands paper engraving glorification, triumph of the Eucharist. Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. chariot, triumphal car

Engraving depicting a landscape on a stormy night with a thunderbolt in the sky looking out over a fortress. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.

Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi, first half of the 16th century, depicting three angels in decorative composition, illustrating religious symbolism and divine representation.

Historic drawing, allegory with Neptune on the travel of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Barcelona or Prince Ferdinand of Spain and Portugal to Genoa, 1635, after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, a symbol of Dutch shipping in the 17th century

Copper engraving and etching by Gilles Rousselet from 1630-1686 depicting the death of Hercules with mythological figures and dramatic composition.

Sébastien Louis Guillaume Norblin de la Gourdaine, Castor and Pollux Rescuing Helen, 1818 Castor and Pollux Rescuing Helen

Campania Caserta Caserta Palazzo Reale65. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture, sculpture, statues, paintings, frescoes, stuccoes, furnishings & decorative art General Notes: Discrepancy in number of prints & negatives. Hutzel notes 824 prints & negatives. Negatives for 1-62 of one batch seem to be missing (would make a total of 824) 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.

Lazio Frosinone Ausonia Santuario di S. Maria del Piano89. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED 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.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), E d'uccider se stesso in pensier venne / E lo facea, ma il Re Sobrrin lo tenne!, 1773. Engraving.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Adriaen, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Visiones Apocalypticae, Exhibitae Iohanni Apostolo in Insula Pathmo, elegantissimis iconibus expressae, Revelation of John on Patmos, Seven angels receive a trumpet, First angel blows trumpet, Second angel blows trumpet, Third angel blows trumpet, Four numbered representations., print, picture, album page, prints, height 210 mm, width 292 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, after print by, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Table of the Museum Temple: The Symplades (Dutuit 36, White 119) Cornelis II Bloemaert, said the young person (1603-1692). Table of the Museum Temple: The symplades (Dutuit 36, White 119). Burin, 1655. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Amsterdam, Wit, Frederik de, Netherlands, France, Lepautre, Jean, Alkoven, Alkoof with variant for right half, On the left Judith beheads Holofernes, on the right Joseph flees from Potiphar's wife., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 146 mm, width 226 mm, Work conception, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after a design by, 1665 - 1690, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1631 - 1706, publisher

Hero en Leander, Friedrich Wilhelm Reuter, After Ludwig Wolf, 1818 print Hero finds the washed -up body of the drowned Leander on the coast. On the left a mourning Cupido. paper Hero mourning the dead Leander on the sea-shore

Lairesse, Gerard de, The four seasons, Hiems, Winter, verso - stamped, The god of the wind, Aeolus, sits on a cloud with a bare branch in his hand and symbolizes winter. He is surrounded by three personified months. One holds a horn of plenty filled with carrots, a second carries an olive branch and is coughing and huddled in his cloak. The head of the third Month is covered with a fur cap. The print is part of a four-part series of prints about the four seasons., print, prints, height 222 mm, width 290 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1641 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1675, paper, etching, etchings, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Table of the Museum Temple: Glaucus (Dutuit 36, White 118) Cornelis II Bloemaert, said the young person (1603-1692). Table of the Museum Temple: Glaucus (Dutuit 36, White 118). Burin, 1655. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Jean Baptiste Massé (designer) and Jacques Nicolas Tardieu (engraver) after Charles Le Brun, L'Espagne Cintre du Salon de la Paix sur l'Arcade de la Galerie (pl 47), published 1752 L'Espagne Cintre du Salon de la Paix sur l'Arcade de la Galerie (Spain, Center of the Salon of Peace in the Gallery's Arcade) pl. 47

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Italy, Carracci, Ludovico, Agostino, Annibale, Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, L'Enea Vagante pitture dei Caracci, Wanderings of Aeneas, Hic Polyphemus adest horrens, graditurq per aequor, verso - stamped, The one-eyed giant Polyphemus pursues Aeneas' fleet. Numbered: XII., print, prints, Polyphemus pursuing the fleet of Aeneas, height 245 mm, width 504 mm, Italian, 1634 - 1718-02-08, print maker, printmaker, 1663 - 1663, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, after a painting by, 1557 - 1602-03-22, 1555 - 1619-11-13, 1627 - 1691, printer, drukker

Delft, Haastert, Isaac van, The Hague, Lapis, Hieronymus, Rotterdam, Sallieth, Mathias de, Symbolic Art Print on True Fatherland Love, Allegory of True Patriotism, 1788, verso - stamped, Extensive allegory on the occasion of the restoration of stadtholder William V in 1788. At an obelisk the prince (in Roman costume) receives the baton from the Dutch lion, on the right his wife and children, also in classical robes. The Dutch Virgin sits centrally in front of the monument. In the clouds Mercury, Prudence, Fame and Justice. On the left on the steps stand seven men who symbolize the provinces, in front of them the people who look on. On the right Prussia chases away the last patriots and Pride, Envy and Avarice are defeated by a wild man with lightning bolts (a divine plague). In the center at the front the coats of arms of the prince and princess of Orange. Below the representation a verse in twelve couplets. A separate explanation belongs to the print., print, prent, prints, Frederik M

Triumph of Mars (Ares). Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver Leyniers, Daniel II (Flemish, 1669-1728) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'7" x W 18'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Marchese crossed out & replaced with "Varvars", 12/1921 SS 11393. French & Co. purchased from Wadsworth Lewis, invoiced 5/5/1927 SS 30384. Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field at bottom, right: V. Leyniers D.L. Mars in chariot drawn by 2 lions as Nike () crowns him, accompanied by soldiers on foot carrying spoils of war, soldiers on horseback, captives, & winged female figures (L, LWR & R BRD) guilloche encircling palmettes, flanked by smaller bands of ribbon twisted around rod, & bead-&-reel molding; acanthus-leaf cartouches in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11393 also lists: 4408

Stanislaw II August clutches his crown, while Catherine II of Russia, Friedrich II of Prussia and emperor Joseph II, archduke of Austria, seize chunks of his country. Date: 1772

Jason is falling asleep, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print Jason pours a remedy into the eyes of the dragon. The dragon falls asleep through the remedy. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching fight with the dragon; Jason sprinkles a drug in its eyes, possibly assisted by Medea

Image reproduction: Wojciech Kossak (1856-1942), with a message; Z: "Tygodnik Illustrowany", 1898 (I) 61; Zajkowski, Andrzej (1851-1914), Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warsaw; magazine; 1859-1939); 1898 (1898-00-00-1898-00-00);

Mining - 1602 - engraving. Author: THEODORE BRY (1528-1598). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

. Jason, dressed in armor, has won the golden fleece, Medea runs behind him. The dead dragon twists. Three putti hold a portrait of Alexander VII. Right for his papal weapon.

God Creating Order from Chaos. Dated: 1665. Dimensions: overall: 15 x 14.1 cm (5 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: the Elder Georg Andreas Wolfgang.

Meeting of gods at the Olympus, Cornelis Cort, after Francesco Primaticcio, c. 1565 - c. 1575 print The gods are collected in a circle on the Olympus. In the middle Jupiter the supreme god, with his attributes the lightning bolt and the eagle. Antwerp (possibly) paper engraving the Olympian gods together: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Minerva, Vulcan, Vesta (or Bacchus). Olympus

Dood van Decius Mus, Gustav Adolph Müller, after Peter Paul Rubens, after Domenico Mainardi, 1762 print paper etching / engraving armorial bearing, heraldry. battle. dying. horse

Depiction of the escape to Egypt, drawn in brown ink with washes and graphite pencil by Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem around 1656-1658.

Federative and national oath pronounced in the March, July 14, 1790 (IT)

Hope / N.Y. | Library of Congress

Louis Félix de La Rue depiction of Roland fighting chimeras, mythical beasts, and personifications of death, executed with brown feder and brush, laved in black and brown with reddish tones.

God Enthroned Surrounded by Saints. Dated: possibly 1585/1590. Dimensions: overall: 40.8 x 40.2 cm (16 1/16 x 15 13/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk (graphite) on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Battista Trotti.

Tapestry cartoons by Raphael. Raphael, 1483-1520. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Tapestry cartoons, Art, Renaissance

A black ink drawing by Sigmund Ferdinand von Perger depicting ten subjects from the Bellerofon table from the 6th song of Homer's Iliad, showing figures, mythological scenes, and composition around 1809.

Aurora Heralding the Arrival of the Morning Sun. Dated: c. 1765. Dimensions: overall (octagonal): 46 x 40.2 cm (18 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.). Medium: brown and black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on buff laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francois Boucher.

Print, Ver (Spring); Print Maker: Gérard de Lairesse (Dutch, 1641-1711); etching on paper; 22.4 × 29 cm (8 13/16 × 11 7/16 in.); 1896-31-62

Lazio Viterbo Bomarzo Palazzo Orsini5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture (15-16th century); frescoes. Views of exterior and interior, with emphasis on frescos. 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.

A feather drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a flood, executed with lavation, deck white highlights, and blue areas.

Two women holding a banner at center as a phoenix rises above; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'. Artist: Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621-1682); after Ludovico Ottaviano Burnacini (Italian, Mantua 1636-1707 Vienna (active Austria)). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 10 3/16 × 6 9/16 in. (25.9 × 16.7 cm). Date: 1674.One of twelve plates depicting the stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Fuoco Eterno Custodito Dalle Vestali', an opera celebrating the birth of Maria Anna Antonia, Archduchess of Austria in 1672. The Archduchess was the daughter of Emperor Leopold I and his second wife Claudia Felicitas, heiress of Tirol. Composed by Antonio Draghi with a libretto by Nicoló Minato, the opera was performed in the Hoftheater in Vienna on October 30, 1674. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Printed Piece ca. 1785 Henry Gardiner British. Printed Piece 13836

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (1732-1806), Orlando Kills the Orc with an Anchor, black chalk with brown wash on laid paper

The flooded intriguers dedicated to Jacobins. (IT)

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Hieronymus, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Jonah, Jonah's calling and refusal to go to Nineveh, Jonah is sent by God the Father to the city of Nineveh. Jonah does not want to and flees with a ship to Tarshish. Jonah already points to the ship he will take. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jonah 1:2. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 191 mm, width 252 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01, print maker, prentmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

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Destruction of humanity by the flood; History of the family of set / about good and bad judgments; Bonorum et Malorum consensio. Men, women and animals float in the sea lifeless, grabbed by the flood. In the middle of the Noah's Ark. In the air, the first rays of the sun break through the dark clouds. The print has a Latin caption.

Fokke, Simon, Amsterdam, David en Saul, Tiende Boek, David door de Philistijnen gewtrouwd, verso - gestempeld, David is surrounded by angry Philistine soldiers and pelted with stones. The soldiers do not want to accept David into their army because they do not trust him. David has laid his helmet, shield and sword on the ground in front of him and is making a gesture of incomprehension with his arms. The print is part of a series about the story of David and Saul., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 189 mm, width 148 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, prentmaker, 1766 - 1766, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

The Hours, Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Maria Hadfield Cosway, 1759-1838, British, 1788, Engraving

Martelaar at Stake, Jan Wandelaar, 1702 - 1759 print A martyr, tied to a pole, at the stake. Bottom marked: C. Print Maker: Northern Netherlands Publisher: Leiden paper etching / engraving violent death by burning at the stake; pyre

A King and a Horse with Ghostly Women. Artist: William Hamilton (British, London 1751-1801 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (26.4 × 31.7 cm). Date: 1770-80.Hamilton belonged to a generation determined to expand the scope of the arts in Britain. He traveled to Rome as a teenager to study with Antonio Zucchi, returned to England to make decorative paintings for Robert Adam, then entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1769. From that point forward he focused on historical and literary subjects, together with portaits. This early drawing of an armored king with his horse, disturbed by a ghostly procession echoes a famous scene in Shakespeare's King Richard III, but may in fact illustrate a subject from Ossian. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woodcut illustrating the second part of 'The Natural Fools' in Emperor Maximilian I's triumphal procession, featuring Gylyme, Pock, Gülschisch, Caspar, Hans, Wynnter, and Guggeryllis, by Hans Burgkmair, 1517, wooden stick.

Helios, William Pitts, 1790-1840, British, undated, Brown wash with scratching out on medium, cream, slightly textured wove paper, Sheet: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (27.3 x 23.5 cm), chariot, mythology, nudes, people, religious and mythological subject, sky, sun, sunlight, swimming, water

Triumph of the Republic Pierre-Michel Alix (1762-1817). "The triumph of the Republic". Color aquatint.

The stoning of Saint Stephen, Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico, 1726-1804, ca. 1754

Amsterdam, Fokke Simonsz., Arend, Fokke, Simon, Illustrations of Dutch history, The explosion of the Dutch warship Alphen off Curacao, September 15, 1778, verso - stamped, Illustration from Dutch history. Sinking ship shrouded in clouds of smoke during the explosion of the gunpowder. Around the ship are a number of drowning people in sea, distant view of the coast of Curacao., print, book illustration, prints, height 108 mm, width 123 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1778 - 1780, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, 1755-07-03 - 1812-11-15, publisher

Scene from Revelations. Ottmar Elliger, the younger; German, 1666-1735. Date: 1686-1735. Dimensions: 140 x 207 mm. Pen and gray ink with brush and gray wash and lead white (partly discolored) on cream laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Stanislaus II August, King of Poland.

Allegory on vigilance, 1795; Vigilance; Four allegories on the revolution in 1795. Allegory on vigilance, 1795. Freedom sitting in the Dutch garden, protected by the personification of French military power. Furthermore, also a crane and the Dutch lion that roars into masked enemies. Outside the fence a naked mother with children (love) and a sleeping shepherd. In the background a tent camp of the civil guard.

Blowing up the ship bridge in the Scheldt, 1585, Coenraet Decker, 1703 print Blowing up with burners from the Schipbrug laid out by the Duke of Parma in the Scheldt before Antwerp, in the night of 4 to 5 April 1585. In the caption the title and a legend 1-5 in Dutch. print maker: Northern Netherlandsafter own design by: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving pontoon bridge Antwerp. Scales

Rotterdam, Groenewoud Jansz, Johannes, Sander, Carel Philip, Snoek, Jeremias, Eere-Zuil or Graf-Naald. Erected in memory of JM Baron von Kropff, Monument for JM baron von Kropff, 1793, verso - stamped, Allegorical monument for Joachim Maurits baron van Kropff, killed during the defense of Klundert against the French army, February 25, 1793. In front of a funerary needle two mourning figures bent over, Constitution and Patriotism. In the sky Fame with two wreaths. On the monument a medallion with portrait. In the background the defense of the fortress and the recovery of his body from the water. In the caption an eight-line verse. An explanation belongs to the print., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 250 mm, width 176 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1793 - 1793, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Dutch, 1754 - 1823-04-14, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, La Philosophie, Allegory of philosophy, verso lower left - stamped, The female personification of Philosophy reaches from a staircase to heaven. At the foot of the staircase putti depicting various philosophical disciplines., print, prints, height 77 mm, width 132 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1729 - 1729, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

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