Allegorical Scenes and Events

Engravings depicting significant moments and allegorical themes. Rich in symbolism, featuring figures like Minerva and scenes involving royal figures and myths.

Honor for Hendrik Hooft Danielsz., 1787, Johannes van Dregt, 1787 drawing Allegorical monument for the Amsterdam mayor Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, fired on November 27, 1787. Stadsmandaag van Amsterdam with Bazuin near Zuil awarded the Wapen van Hooft, Left Sunshine, Lightning Bolts, above the all -seeing eye. Northern Netherlands paper cities represented allegorically or symbolically. the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father Amsterdam

HolyFamily. Artist, possibly by: Amos Doolittle, American, 1754-1832 After: Simone Cantarini, Italian, 1612-1648

Minerva and Putti Treurend at a Graftombe, Jacob Houbraken, After Antonina Houbraken, 1708 - 1780 print Amsterdam paper etching trireme, galley. mourning the dead. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness

Marie-Antoinette Receiving The Congratulations Of France On The Birth Of The Dauphin Joseph de Longueil (Givet, France, 1730 - 1792) 1781 Queen

Honor for Hendrik Hooft Danielsz., 1787, Johannes van Dregt, 1787 drawing Allegorical monument for the Amsterdam mayor Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, fired on November 27, 1787. Stadsmandaag van Amsterdam with Bazuin near Zuil awarded the Wapen van Hooft, Left Sunshine, Lightning Bolts, above the all -seeing eye. Northern Netherlands paper cities represented allegorically or symbolically. the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father Amsterdam

Telemachus speaks with his father without recognizing him. Telemachus and Odysseus, standing on an island under a tree, speak each other. On the right in the background a boat with three figures is visible. The whole is chattered by a decorative frame with olive branches and at the bottom of a bow. Numbered at the top right: No. I.

. Allegoric monument for the Amsterdam mayor Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, releasing on November 27, 1787. City mawn from Amsterdam with bazuin at column crowned with the weapon of Hooft, left sunshine, right lightning bolts, above the all-seeing eye.

Female pastime; Entertainment du Beau Sexe / ZeitVertreib des Frauenzimers. Two scenes on a leaf. Above: a man and woman at the table are about to kiss each other. Sewingerei is on the table. The show is located in a rectangular frame surrounded by Rocaille ornaments, a beehive, a bird's nest and two girls. Below: a woman is sitting with a dog on shot and a book in her hand for a loom.

Nero, Balthasar Sigmund Setletzky, After Johann Esaiah Nilson, 1731 - 1771 print On the right in a rocaille frame is Keizer Nero. He points to the performance in the background where a young man cuts the veins in the feet of the blindfolded Seneca. At the top left of the frame is a female personification of caution with snake and mirror. Twice a four -line German and Latin text in the lower margin. Publishing number 22. Augsburg paper etching / engraving (story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor. death of Seneca: at Nero's order he cuts his veins, usually sitting in a basin or bath of water, and then takes a dose of poison. Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Portrait of Louis XV of France in a medallion with two putti, Noël Le Mire, 1734 - 1801 print Paris paper etching / engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign. ornament ~ medallion. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Verification of the powers of the nobility. General States of the French Revolution, Versailles, May 12, 1789 (TF)

Cartouche with allegorical representation with truth, writing woman and heavenly map, Jan Caspar Philips, 1737 print A writing woman with wings is assisted by a figure with wings on the head. A woman on the right shows her a heavens card above them on clouds is the truth with a mirror. In the foreground are putti with book roller, cards and a passer. In the background an obelisk and pyramid. In the frame of the cartouche medallions with the flood, the fall and the tower of Babel. paper etching / engraving Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). writing and letters. the heavens (celestial bodies)

Fritters Artist's working dates 1759-1792 France. Engraving in black ink on ivory laid paper . Nicolas Delaunay

Portrait of Mauro Tesi in medallion surrounded by sculptural and architectural elements, Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1787 print Print is part of an album. paper etching portrait, self-portrait of artist. historical persons

In a rocaille frame a depiction of a man and a woman in a garden. Together with two children, they are planting young trees. In the lower margin a four-line French text, April Aprilis The twelve months of the year., print maker: Johann Esaias Nilson, (mentioned on object), Johann Esaias Nilson, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Esaias Nilson, (mentioned on object), Augsburg, 1766, paper, etching, engraving, h 264 mm × w 194 mm

Allegorical grave monument for Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, 1794, Anonymous, 1794 print Allegorically columnar burial monument for Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, former mayor of Amsterdam, died on August 31, 1794. The body of Hooft supported by an allegorical female figure. At the foot of the column mourning civilians and two children with a portrait of the deceased. On the column a breach in six lines. Northern Netherlands paper etching / brush grave, tomb

Bound Print, La Pesche; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703-1770); Print Maker: Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734 - 1781); Published by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching and engraving on white laid paper

Dansend Paar, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, After François de Cuvilliés (Sr.), 1745 print A man and a woman dance to the music of the sitting flute player on the right in the landscape. Around the show a ornamented frame, including the serial title in a cartouche. after design by: GermanyParis paper etching / engraving one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple. one person playing an instrument

. Poetry mapping to death by the writer Adriaan de Kramer. She is accompanied by putti with attributes that symbolize the arts. In the background the grave monument with the writer portrait. In heaven he is raised, surrounded by muses. In the frame of the cartouche a face on Amsterdam, flanked by two river gods. Putti with Vanitas symbols on the upper corners.

Title Print published by the Zeeland Society of Sciences in Vlissingen, DL. 1, 1769. Minerva sitting with the Bible in the hand points to the city of Vlissingen in the distance. To a column medallions with the portrait and coat of arms of Stadholder Willem V. Allegorische title print used in: Trailments issued by the Zeeland Society of Sciences in Vlissingen, DL. 1, 1769.

Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches mid-18th century Johann Georg Hertel German. Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches 394223

178 Netherlands, Francq van Berkhey, Johannes le, Northern Netherlands, Sharp Rod of a Real Frank and Free Batavian, 1787, verso - stamped, Orangist allegorical representation in which a Batavian as Hercules drives the monster of Discord to hell. On the left side of the medallion a trophy with the arms of Discord, on the right side a trophy with the arms of Concord. At the top the sun shines with an Orange branch and an olive branch, at the bottom darkness reigns with a skull and patriotic pamphlets. With marginal inscription in Latin. Used in a lampoon by Johannes le Francq van Berkhey in 1787. The print includes a title page and explanation., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 184 mm, width 147 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1787 - 1787, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1729-01-23 - 1812-03-13, designer

Love couple. A love couple in antique clothing in the outdoors. Above the couple flies a putto with arrow and bow. A second putto scatters petals. Surrounded by Putti, Venus continues in a shell through two pigeons in the air. The performance is framed with an ornamental edge where coat of arms are shown in the left and right corner.

Pilgrim kneels for female pilgrim, 1721 - 1756 print In a rocaille ornament, a male pilgrim kneels on the right for a female pilgrim. Print number 2210. paper etching pastorals, Arcadian scenes. pilgrim(s). man kneeling before his beloved (proposing)

Gerhard Ludvig Lahde (1765-1833), Oval Vignette with two boys and a lady in a forest, (1793)

Le Thétre Gaillard. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, no date. Prints; etchings. Etching

Vignet with figures on a couch and with a sacrifice column in a landscape. On a sofa is a woman who is asked by a man to marriage. Behind them there is a man with a ring in his hand that points to two figures that are in a sacrifice column. A second woman grabs the ring. The performance is caught in an ornamental frame. Above a representation of the Philemon and Baucis couple. They receive a visit of two aliens on which they - despite their poverty - decide to slaughter their goose. Guests prove to be Jupiter and Mercury who then fulfill the wishes of the couple as a thank you for their hospitality.

Bacchus, Pieter Willem van Megen, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1778 print Bacchus lifts his drinking nap. He wears a crown of grapes and wingerd leaves on his head and a goat skin around his shoulders. Behind him a sater eating grapes. A mountain landscape in the background. The upper corners of the frame are decorated with the heads of Saters, the under corners with drinking glasses. Paris paper engraving (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber. satyr(s) (in general). glass, rummer

Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Lepautre, Jean, Instructions for the presentation of plaques or altarpieces to the Orphans, Holy water font, In the form of a round basin, carried by a putto. On the back plate an angel pours water on a mountain range. From the first edition., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 221 mm, width 150 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1659 - 1659, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design of, Publication (Event), Publication, 1634 - 1716, publisher

Three Putti, Robbert Muys, After Gerard van Nijmegen, 1764 print A putto brings money together with a rake. The middle putto unveiled a round stone with the Bible verse from PR. 12:12 in Dutch. The putto on the right carries the petasus on his head and holds a leaf with the text in one hand: moral scripts, and in his other hand a sheet with the text: Pasquilen. Rotterdam paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. raking. attributes of Mercury: petasus

Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Title page for: The Netherlands in alliance with France. 10 November 1785, verso - stamped, Title page for: The Netherlands in alliance with France. France. November 10, 1785. Allegorical vignette with genies at a monument for the alliance between the two countries., print, title page, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 120 mm, width 108 mm, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1786 - 1786, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07

Apollo, Minerva and Mercury meet. Minerva and Mercury point to the Apollo throne on a cloud. Above the performance The Devies: Junctam Mercurio Pallada Phoebus Amat.

Leucothoe, charmed with the beauty of Apollo, yields without resistance. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.

Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No 11, 1646. Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664). Etching;

Cartouche with allegory at marriage, Jan Caspar Philips, 1736 - 1775 print Allegory of marriage: a couple kneels for a woman who offers them a ring. On the left a woman with a horn of abundance in hand, as a symbol of fertility. She keeps Amor going. In the background a face on a river landscape. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

In the middle an empty oval frame. Above it the coat of arms of the Republic and the coats of arms of the seven provinces by a curtain. Bottom left is the personification of the Republic on a throne. Behind her stands Freedom next to Mercury. Next to her a horn of plenty. In front of her three inhabitants of the continents Africa, America and Asia offer gifts. Behind them the personification of shipping and the personification of Europe with a sceptre and a helmet with a woman on a cow. Overseas continents offer the Republic gifts, print maker: Franciscus Sansom, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Dirk Langendijk, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Krap Az, (mentioned on object), print maker: Rotterdam, intermediary draughtsman: Rotterdam, publisher: Zuid-Holland, publisher: Zuid-Holland, 1784 - 1790, paper, engraving, h 340 mm × w 258 mm

Three putti around a medallion. Three putti around a blank medallion. At the top, the medallion is raised by a Putto with a trumpet. The putto right holds a jester's rack. In addition to blades with names of players, a tambourine, mask and crown with scepter, attributes of muses lie in the foreground.

The Too Rapid Return Made 1788 France. Etching on paper . Jean Antoine Pierron

Magnify for an unknown painter. Magnilled decorated with a laurel wreath and a portrait of the dedicated. At the foot there are two putti that painted a panel, the third putto reads a book. In the foreground are left and right two veiled women surrounded by a painting palette with brushes, a zeis and an hourglass.

Augsburg, Nilson, Johann Esaias, The four elements, L'Eau, Water, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation of the element water. A rocaille cartouche with a fountain with fish and putti with shells stands in a landscape with water. On the left a couple looks at two women and a man who caught a large fish have. The representation rests on two pillars with a view of a landscape with a castle on the water and fishermen., print, emboss, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 245 mm, width 170 mm, German, 1721-11-02 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1788, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, seller

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Cartouche with allegory on the history of Syria and Egypt; Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, General Histori, 1743. An old man troning on a wall with a scepter with an eye, that symbolizes vigilance at the state administration, gets a crown. On the left a painting on which the library of the ptolomeans. On the right in the background a soldier who convenes the house of Cleopatra on behalf of Octavius. In cartouche frame medallions with portraits of Ptolemeus and Seleucus.

Memorial column for Juliana Cornelia de Lannoy. Memorandum in a forest for the poet Juliana Cornelia de Lannoy. A crying putto and a grieving woman on the monument.

Escallier du comte d'Albemarle a Voorte (Stairs of the Count d'Albemarle de Voorste), in Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et descaliers (New Books on Paintings for Rooms and Stairs), Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661-1752, Etching and engraving on white laid paper, Classical architectural structure with stairs leading below. It is decorated with fluted Corinthian columns, scenes in relief, and sculptures. Draped figures sit at the center; a large group of classical figures on clouds float above., Netherlands, ca. 1700, architecture, Print, Print

Photo production of (presumably) a print of Prince Willem V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, and his sister Princess Carolina. Part of photo album with 29 photos of Dutch princes.

Magnify for an unknown painter. Magnilled decorated with a laurel wreath and a portrait of the dedicated. At the foot there are two putti that painted a panel, the third putto reads a book. In the foreground are left and right two veiled women surrounded by a painting palette with brushes, a zeis and an hourglass.

Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas Dorigny from 1736 portraying William, Earl Cadogan, Secretary.

Artist: Joachim von Sandrart, German, 1606-1688, A Relief of Warriors, A Covered Vase Decorated with a Bacchic Relief, and a Cornucopia in aLandscape, ca.1680, Etching, image: 33.5 × 21.4 cm (13 3/16 × 8 7/16in.), Made in Germany, German, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Herder in Vrouw put Kind, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, After François de Cuvilliés (Sr.), 1745 print A sitting woman with child talks to a shepherd with Staf. In the background a landscape with cattle and a ruin. Around the show a ornamented frame, including the serial title in a cartouche. after design by: GermanyParis paper etching / engraving herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Two spoons resting in a porch, Pierre Philippe Choffard, After Pierre Antoine Baudouin, 1767 print Numbered at the top I. A Paris paper etching / engraving / steel engraving other birds: turtle dove. cat. armorial bearing, heraldry

Allegory on the birth of a child with Juno and abundance. Allegory at the birth of a royal child, Juno sitting on a cloud crown The child, abundance is next to them with a cornucopia. The mother, a queen in king coat, receives the child with open arms, next to her is a globe with three crowns. The edges of the cartouche are decorated with a palm branch and olive branch. The Latin quote from Virgilius refers to the newborn that descends from heaven and removes sin on earth.

Portrait of Giovanni Barbarigo and the Personification of Military Victory; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top a medallion with the portrait of Giovanni Barbarigo's portrait. On the back, three small ships ride from cannonballs on a large ship. In addition, the text: Tormenti Victoria. On the pedestal is an angel with a palm branch and a crown, symbols of military victory. She is sitting on a large anchor and cannon. Behind this other objects used during a sea battle. The pedestal is flanked by two prisoners of war. The print is part of an album.

Hymen and Putto, Gravelot, French, 1699 - 1773, active in England, Noël Le Mire, French, 1724 - 1801, Etching on paper, France, 1758, Print, Print

Medallion with portrait of Louis XVI of France surrounded by Justitia, wisdom, abundance and truth, Noël Le Mire, after Jean Michel Moreau, 1774 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign. ornament ~ medallion. armorial bearing, heraldry

Saint Catherine of Alexandira. Tyszkiewicz, Konstanty (1806-1868), merchant employer, Marcinowski, Antoni (Wilno ; drukarnia ; 1817-1862), printing house, S.W. (rytownik wizerunków świętych ; fl. ca 1750-1800), graphic artist

Tennecres, Christian Ehrenfried Seifert of.

Athena protects Telemachus against Venus, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, After Charles Monnet, 1785 print At the bottom the sleeping telemachus is protected by a floating Athena with a spear in her hand. With her other hand, she repels the arrow that Amor shot on Telemachus. Venus floats with amor and two pigeons above them on a cloud. The whole is framed by a decorative frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered at the top right: No. I. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Minerva. Cupid shooting a dart at Venus' order. ornament ~ festoon, garland

Cartouche with two male and a female sater and a jug with wine; Cartouches; Raccolta di Varii Cappricii. .

Saint Martina. Saint Martina of Rome. Part of a series of 24 performances of female martyrs (Martyrological). The performances are equipped with edges with flowers and animals.

Erebuil for Prince Frederik van Hessen-Kassel, 1793. Allegorical honorary column for Prince Frederik van Hessen-Kassel, Governor of Maastricht during the bombing by the French army, 24 February 1793. Above the column a medallion with a portrait in the light of the sungoing eye . On either side of the column four performances of events during and after the French attack on the city.

. A grateful fatherlander, member of a Vrijkor's, hangs the portraits of Hendrik Hooft Danielsz. And Isaac of Goudoever on an honorary column, 1792. Behind the monument the fame blows on Har Bazuin, a Keeshond is on the floor. With two-legged verse.

. In the middle on a pedestal the royal couple princess Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau and Prins Karel George August Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel. The pedestal carries a representation of two turtle doves. Left next to the pedestal The personification of love and a vase with the coat of arms of Oranje-Nassau. On the right the personification hope and a vase with the coat of arms of Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel. In the air seven angels (the Republic) and the Personifications Faam and Eendracht with the Cornucopia. The print has a Dutch caption with a poem in honor of the marriage of the couple. Around the caption ornaments.

Schenkkan turned to the right; Modern vases and gift jugs. The can have a foot in the shape of two tied slaves, the handle is formed by a lion that stands on a console.

Anadria. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, no date. Prints; etchings. Etching

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1600-1659, depicting an allegorical composition titled 'Pain Nut' with figures and symbolic elements.

Joseph and Potiphar's wife, within an ornate frame 1739 Pietro Monaco. Joseph and Potiphar's wife, within an ornate frame. Image after Carlo Cignani (Italian, Bologna 1628-1719 Forlì). 1739. Etching and engraving. Prints

Allegorical grave monument for Wilhelmina Princess-Douairière of Oranje-Nassau, 1820, Anonymous, 1820 print Allegorical grave monument for Wilhelmina Princess-Douairière of Oranje-Nassau, died on 9 June 1820. Monument with a burial gymnast under a mourning willow. On the grave, two geniuses wrap a canvas around the grave turn, another genius stands next to a portrait of the deceased princess. On the right in a cloud, a putto shows a ribbon with inscription 'Zy lives forever'. An eight -line verse on the grave. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague

Landscape with fountain and statue, c. 1725 - c. 1750 print This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching garden fountain. ornamental fountain. monument, statue

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Rösch, Georg Sigmund, First six months of the year, Aprilis, April, verso - stamped, In a rocaille cartouche a farmer and his wife at work. The farmer is digging the ground, the farmer's wife is standing next to a cow in a stable churning. Around the image rocaille ornaments, a bull and the associated sign of the zodiac. Publisher number 74., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 295 mm, width 187 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1705 - 1766, paper, papier, etching, etchings, German - 1766, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 37). Artist: After Georges Reverdy (French, active Lyon, 1529-57); After Jacob Floris (1524-1581). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)Plate: 5 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (13 × 30 cm)Overall: 8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (21 × 27 cm). Publisher: Carlo Losi (Italian, 1757- after 1805). Date: 1773.Page from an album with 54 prints, 40 of which come from a series published by Carlo Losi in Rome in 1773. For some reason often overlooked, these prints actually reproduce16th-century designs attributed to the enigmatic French artist Georges Reverdy and the better-known Netherlandish artist Jacob Floris. All copies are in reverse. In some cases they are combined with the originals in this album. Several pages in the album are empty, indicating that some prints may have been taken out at some point. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Telemachus at the funeral of Hippias, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, After Charles Monnet, 1785 print The funeral of Hippias, attended by Telemachus on the left with other figures. Hippias located on a stake. The whole is framed by a decorative frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered at the top right: No. Ii. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). (story of) Telemachus. funerary ceremonial. ornament ~ festoon, garland

William Blake, Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord, 1825, engraving on chine collé on cream wove paper.

Fashionable Jockeyship, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1796, Engraving, Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19in. (64.5 x 48.3cm)

Tetragram and Sun and Moon in ornamental frame, Bernard Picart, 1718 print In heaven the tetragram as a symbol of God the Father, who creates the light. In the sky above the sea there are sun, moon and stars. In the sea a whale and a crab on the beach. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of different animals. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving sun as celestial body. tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father. animals. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized. swimming mammals: whale. division of light and darkness

Schenkkan turned to the right, Cornelis Danckerts (II), After Jean Lepautre, c. 1696 - c. 1717 print The KAN has a foot in the form of two tied prisoners of war or slaved men, the handle is formed by a lion on a console. print maker: Amsterdamafter design by: France (possibly)publisher: Amsterdam paper etching slavery; serfs and the enslaved. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. ornaments ~ art. Classical Mythology and Ancient History. container of precious metal. prisoner of war (after the battle)

Johannes on Patmos, Adriaen Collaert (attributed to), after Jan Snellinck (i), 1585 print Landscape with the apostle and evangelist Johannes, with the eagle, his symbol. John writes in a book and looks at an appearance in the air. In the margin a four -line caption in Latin. First print from a series of twenty -four with the revelation of Johannes on Patmos. Antwerp paper engraving John (writing) on the island of Patmos, possibly the eagle beside him

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo and the personifications of true honor, caution and sincerity, Robert van Audenaerd, 1673 - 1743 print Pedest in the form of a cartouche. Then a medallion with the portrait of Agostino Barbarigo on the front. Honor and virtue on the back. Three female personifications around the pedestal. Caution on the pedestal. She has two faces and a passer in hand. On the right the personification of virtue or true honor (Guida Sicura de Veri Honor). It is an angel with laurel wreath in the hair and sun on the chest. She has a shield with the temple of the honor and the temple of virtue. She points to a few martial wreaths in an oak tree. On the left the personification of sincerity: a lady with a lily in her hand and sun on the chest. She scatters grain that is eaten by a rooster. The print is part of an album. paper engraving Medal (Considered as a Piece of Sculpture, Regardless of Its Specific Function). Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudence' (Ripa) ~ One of the Four C

. Man standing in a harness standing before and pope sitting on a chair, surrounded by a cartinal hat cartinal hat with a cartina. Four other scenes around them. Scene from a Chanson from Pierre-Jean de Béranger.

Amusement, Arabesque. Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772). Engraving;

Beheading of St John the Baptist (between 6 and 2 BC - ca. 32 Jerusalem) Reni, Guido (1575 1642), Bertin, Albert (fl. 1832)

Cul-De-Lamp ad the End of the Volume, Page 91, from Dissertation sur les attributs de Vénus qui a obtenu l'Accessit au judgement de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres à la séance ublique du mois de Novembre 1775. Par M. L'Abbé de La Chau, biliothécaire, secrétaire Interprète et Garde du Cabinet des Pierres gravées de S. A. S. M.gr le Duc d'Orléans. A Paris. de l'Imprimerie de Prault. Imprimeur du Roi quai Gêvres. et se trouve chez Pissot Libraire ru Hurepoix. Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736-1807 Paris). Author: M. l'Abbe de la Chau. Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (11.1 × 12 cm)Plate: 4 1/16 × 4 7/16 in. (10.3 × 11.2 cm). Printer: l'Imprimerie de Prault. Publisher: Pissot. Date: published in 1776. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Eva is misled by the snake by tree of knowledge of good and evil, Nicolaes de Bruyn, after Maerten de Vos, 1581 - 1656 print Eva is misled by the snake at the tree of knowledge of good and evil. She eats from the forbidden apples and also offers Adam a fruit. In medallion with a Bible text in Latin from Genesis 3 within rectangular frame. Netherlands Eve offers the fruit to Adam

Minerva toont een schilderij van de Heilige Familie.Minerva shows a man and child a painting by the Holy Family. The child holds the book that the man has in his hands. The man is raised by a putto with palm branch.

Jagende Putti, William Baillie, After Nicolas Poussin, 1779 Five putti hunt a hare. One grabs the hare by his ears. Another has him with his hind legs. Under the performance four lines of text in English. The print is part of an album. paper etching Five putti hunt a hare. One grabs the hare by his ears. Another has him with his hind legs. Under the performance four lines of text in English. The print is part of an album. paper etching

Allegorical representation in honor of the marriage of Princess Frederica of Oranje-Nassau and Prince Karel Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, Jacob Groenendijk, after A. Groenendijk, 1790 print In the middle of a pedestal the royal few Princess Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina of Oranje-Nassau and Prince Karel George August Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel. The pedestal carries a representation of two lovebirds. To the left next to the pedestal the personification love and a vase with the coat of arms of Oranje-Nassau. On the right the personification hope and a vase with the coat of arms of Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel. In the air seven angels (the Republic) and the personifications fame and unity with the horn of abundance. The print has a Dutch caption with a poem in honor of the marriage of the couple. Around the caption of ornaments. Rotterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Hope, 'spes'; 'Divine hope and certain' (Ripa) ~ One of the Three Theological Virtues. Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Caritè' (Ripa) ~ One of t

Heinrich III., Duke of Bavaria.

Allegory at marriage, Simon Fokke, 1748 print A couple is connected by an allegorical female figure in the clouds. The man and woman both carry a burning heart in the hands and are assisted by allegorical figures and putti. The show is framed with an ornamental list. Amsterdam paper etching 'Castit marriage', 'Marital faith', 'Wedding' (Ripa)

Italy, Villamena, Francesco, Coat of arms with a pan flute hanging from a tree, verso - stamped, Coat of arms with a pan flute hanging from a tree in the center. At the bottom a river god and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 235 mm, width 179 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1624, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Four Biblical performances on a magazine, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus van Meurs, 1794 print At the top left 'The unfinished building' (Lucas 14: 28-30), at the top right 'The weeds under the wheat' (Matt. 13). In the bottom left in a medallion an image of a man who wants to chop the infertile fig tree, but is warned to wait another year (Luc.13: 6-9). At the bottom right in a medallion the judge and the widow (Luke 18: 2-8). This print is an illustration from 'sucked Biblit stories, to a reading book for the youth'. Amsterdam paper etching trees: fig-tree (+ plants used symbolically). weeds

Washington at Valley Forge.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799, Valley Forge (Pa.)

Test of Abraham; M. Abraham Gen XXII (...); Picturae a fresco in Aedibus Augustae Vindelic (...). The trial of Abraham. Abraham is about to sacrifice his son Isaac, but an angel pulls his hand back and points upwards. God appears the father and two putti on clouds. Understand two putti with a sacrifice lamb and offering.

Monima's suicide; Monima. Monima commits suicide by putting itself in the bedroom with a dagger. A servant is increasing in the background.

Memorial column with cartouche. Allegorical emblem with memorial column with cartouche. Before the inscription 'Praise' in the cartouche. A cartouche decorated with leaves is at the foot of a memorial column. Left and right of the empty cartouche are pictured with fruits filled. A bazuin blowing angel flies at the top of the memorial cellar with a laurel wreath.

Allegory with two putti, Abraham Delfos, After Jacob de Wit, 1741 - 1820 print Two putti with a number of allegorical objects, including a sword and a torch, stand on a pedestal next to a performance with the text 'Infelicitas Publica'. paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. torch. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Print, Design for Coat of Arms, from "Livre de Cartouches"; Print Maker: Nicolas Guérard (French, 1648-1719); France; etching on paper; 26.3 × 18.3 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

Marsyas on Minerva's Panfluit Vindert, Ugo da wrist (possibly), after Parmigianino, 1502 - 1532 print The Sater Marsyas finds the pan flute in a river by Minerva cursed and discarded pan flute. Italy paper Marsyas picks up the flute thrown away by Minerva

Design for the address card of Jacob Roeters, Simon Fokke, 1735 - c. 1741 drawing Design drawing for the engraved address card of Jacob Roeters, manufacturer of gold, silver and silk fabrics and wire in Amsterdam. paper. graphite (mineral). ink pen / brush

Allegorical representation with two personifications of truth, Philippus Velijn, 1797 - 1836 print A female figure with a mirror in her hand and a sun on her chest takes a veil from a female figure with a flame on the head and in her hand a mask and a trumpet. Behind them a round temple with the text: Temple of Truth. Netherlands paper etching Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action). mirror. mask

Ersten Ausgab seines vorhabenden Wercks, Johann August Corvinus, 1683 - 1738, Johann Jakob Schübler, German, 1689-1741, Jeremias Wolff, German, 1663-1750, Engraving on cream laid paper, Plate 5. Designs for bedroom and elaborate bed with pine tree finials, dog face masks and drapery. On headboard an inscription on a sargaphages reads: Artemis Bene Moriendi. Unsupported canopy with putti heads at corners is topped by a winged, flaming heart, 1728-31, furniture, Print, Print

O Le Bon Tem's Que La Moisson! / picnic. Picnic: a group of two men and two women sitting on and table in the open air. Sitting around them eating and drinking people on the floor. Clothing: civilian clothing 1768.

Letter above, flanked by intertwining rinceau. A half nude girl is seen lying on a couch. Date: ca. 1830. Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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