Architectural Designs and Decorative Prints

Various historical artistic designs including ceiling studies, city maps, and allegorical prints, reflecting intricate details and narratives.

Cossack game, 1817, 1817 print. gameboard Board game with a spiral with compartments numbered from 1 to 63, which expresses the fright and surprise with which the Parisians looked at the arrival on the French bottom of the soldiers of the Allied army (Cossacks). In the corners of faces on Moscow: the Kremlin, the red square, the main gate and the house of Mr. Paschkoff (the later Lenin library). Different compartments show Cossacks and Weapons. In midfield a performance of the Cossack Camp on the Champs Elysée, March 31, 1814, and the rules in Dutch and in French. The Hague paper etching / engraving board-games. board-games of chance. the soldier; the soldier's life Moskou. Paris. Champs-Elysées. Kremlin

Hagia Triada sarcophagus , Antiquities, Sarcophagi. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Fireworks display by Engelhart Holtzschuer, Jobst Wilhelm Ebner and Johann Tobias Ebner as proof of mastership, Nuremberg, 1661 1661 Lukas Schnitzer German Holtzschuer, Ebner and Ebner were all students of Lorenz Müller.. Fireworks display by Engelhart Holtzschuer, Jobst Wilhelm Ebner and Johann Tobias Ebner as proof of mastership, Nuremberg, 1661 681204

Imagination of the proverb 'think before you begin', Anonymous, 1674 print Moralistic representation that is sometimes interpreted as a cartoon on the Arminians or on the graves of Egmond and Hoorne. Possibly a cartoon on the bishop of Munster or Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, based on the memorandum of the date 1674 3/24 (24 March) on the print. The inscription in the middle 'Sy learns to keep Maet, in all Datmen and siet' the subject of the performance indicates better. The subject can also be expressed as: "Think before you start" or "He is working in the corner." Despite the warnings of an old man, a young man delves into the wide opening of a big horn. Then, however, he gets stuck in the narrow end. On the right a smiling nar looks out of the window. See also the interpretation of the 'Hoornkruiper'. With seven verses in the show. Netherlands paper letterpress printing drinking-horn. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba. court jester, court fool. proverbs, sayings, etc.

The cruelty of the bull, 1647, 1790 - 1799 print Illustration of the events known as the cruelty of the bull, 1647. De Boer and his pregnant wife who were attacked by a bull on 29 August 1647 in Zaandam. The woman is taken by the bull on the horns where the child is thrown out of the belly. Above the show a verse of 4 lines. In a decorative edge of flowers. Numbered at the top right: 45. Netherlands paper difficult and unusual birth. bull. (flying a) kite Zaandam

Eighteen beehives. Woodcut, ca. 1600.

Print, Clarke's Relief Globe; Print Maker: J.M. Attwood; After G.P. Clarke; USA; hand-colored etching ; 36.6 x 27.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Medal with an emblem and the names of French kings. Design of a round of medal with, in eight concentric circles, the names of French kings and their government years, starting at King Rudolf I and ending at King Louis XV. In the middle of the medal an emblem with Ceres and Minerva, who crown the globe with a laurel wreath. The motto reads: "Laudes Agnoscere Possis".

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito. Apse conch decoration in room 25. Carlone, Marco (1742-1796), graphic artist, Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807), draughtsman, cartoonist, Brenna, Vincenzo (1745-1820), draughtsman, cartoonist, Manna, Pietro (17..-18..), publisher

S. Jonas et S. Barchise (St. Jonas and St. Barachisius), March 29th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Jonas et S. Barchise (St. Jonas and St. Barachisius), March 29th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Rosy Cross by Anonymous painter, color lithograph, 1785, Private Collection

Tile panel with the tile and pottery factory in Bolsward, anonymous, c. 1745 - c. 1765 Tile tableau of 154 tiles (14 x 11) with a blue painted tile bakery in Bolsward with three floors in which the process of the tile manufacturing is depicted. The top is decorated with a cartouche in which the inscription: the founders of this work 'are Deese with her four. Whose Waapens with her name 'Dealing Dese Muier. Anno 1737. Below four weapons were worn by Engelen and four names in a cartouche: IOH: Tichelaar ', Ian. Steensma ', Herode Iager' and Wybe. Steensma '. Harlingenpainter: Bolsward earthenware. tin glaze majolica Bolsward Tile tableau of 154 tiles (14 x 11) with a blue painted tile bakery in Bolsward with three floors in which the process of the tile manufacturing is depicted. The top is decorated with a cartouche in which the inscription: the founders of this work 'are Deese with her four. Whose Waapens with her name 'Dealing Dese Muier. Anno 1737. Below four weapons were worn by En

Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall: Medieval Scenes: Hunting, Dancing and Games Hector Jean-Baptiste d'Espouy (1854-1929). Medieval scenes. Hunting, dancing and games. Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall. Oil on Canvas, 1890. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

The big star from the north, Memorial leaf on the visit of Grand Duke Paul and Grand Duchess Marie von Russia in Vienna from November , to January , Joseph Ried, Copper Engraver, Stöckel, Printer

Cartography, Italy, 16th century. Solfatara at Campi Flegrei in Pozzuoli, Naples province. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1540-1590), Cologne. Engraving.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Sadeler, Johann (I), Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Creation of the world, Fourth creation day: creation of sun, moon and stars, In a landscape God the Father floats through the air in the form of a tetragram. On the left the sun, on the right the moon. In the air the zodiac. On the fourth day of creation God created the sun, the moon and the stars. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 1:14. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 197 mm, width 256 mm, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, after print by, 1639 - 1639, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

HISTORIA DE LA NUEVA ESPAÑA-TRIBUTOS A MOZTEZUMA-12. Author: HERNAN CORTES DE MONROY Y PIZARRO (1485-1547). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

View of the Scheveningen Zeestraat (Scheveningseweg), Cornelis Elandts, 1681 - 1728 print View of the Scheveningen Zeestraat (Scheveningseweg) between The Hague and Scheveningen, seen to Scheveningen. In the foreground people at the Tolhuis and Hek. The show is framed by a border with oak leaf motifs and a banderole with the title on it. This paved road designed by Constantijn Huygens (I) was completed in 1665. The Hague paper etching public road (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). church (exterior). dune coast. toll gate Scheveningseweg. Scheveningen. The Hague. North Sea

Drawing, Design for Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on off-white laid paper; 27.5 x 27.6 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

The Nederlands Veteronated memorial blade, to play: etc. circular board game with two concentric circles with a total of 20 compartments with images of figures and animals. In midfield the title. The print is stuck together with the game rules on a sheet of cardboard.

Arabian and Spanish hunting scenes. At top, an Arabian knight hunts a boar, his slaves place it on horseback, and he presents it to a woman outside a castle. At bottom, a Spanish knight kills a boar, another a lion, a symbol of the Moors. Giostra o Caccia Araba e Spagnuola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Modern o Story, Florence, 1829.

Paris, Duval, Denis, France, Androuet, Jacques, Magesyn der Italiaense Gebouwen, Livre des edifices antiques romains, Naumachia, Een naumachia te Rome, A theatre in which a naval battle (naumachia) is re-enacted. The print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, height 147 mm, width 189 mm, French, 1515 - 1584, print maker, printmaker, 1584 - 1584, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printer

Illustration for 'Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, Tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi..' by Bry, Theodor de (1528-1598) Private Collection 1618 Flanders Etching Graphic arts Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History

Portrait of Walton ; View of Angler's Inn, Hoddesdon , Taverns Inns, Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683

Woe is Pronounced on Covetousness. Dated: 1549. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Augustin Hirschvogel.

Carousel game, 1823; Carousel game. Board game called Carousel game from 1823. Central a pikeur with whip around which five carriages in which a woman sits and pulled by a horse on which a man is sitting. Part of a group of children's and companion games printed in the period ca. 1750-1850.

Bacchus on a Donkey. Medium: punch engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master IS.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, Antonio Lafreri, 1512-1577, French, 1546-1590, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito. Decoration of vault called in fondo carnino, in room 27. Carlone, Marco (1742-1796), graphic artist, Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807), draughtsman, cartoonist, Brenna, Vincenzo (1745-1820), draughtsman, cartoonist, Manna, Pietro (17..-18..), publisher

Garden with a ground floor and rectangular compartments with a plant, anonymous, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, c. 1600 - c. 1601 Garden with central ground floor and rectangular compartments with a plant in the corners. The garden is laid according to the Doric building order. A man and woman walk on the right. At the back left is a fountain or well. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper etching Garden with central ground floor and rectangular compartments with a plant in the corners. The garden is laid according to the Doric building order. A man and woman walk on the right. At the back left is a fountain or well. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper etching

Ring chicks in the big castle shop. Cover sheet for: Abstract and directory of all the inventions and elevators, which in Fastnachten Anno 1609 in the Kurfürstl. Castle to Dresden were listed. Cover; about 27 x 52 cm. Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.j.18

Equestrian formations Settima Ballet on horseback on the occasion of the marriage of Emperor Leopold I and Margaret Theresa of Spain , print maker: Jan van Ossenbeeck, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Nikolaas van Hoy, (mentioned on object), Vienna, 1667, paper, etching, h 280 mm × w 194 mm

Fireworks at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 1713; Image of the theater and fireworks, with regard to by Ordre Vande high: Mog: Lord States General, in the Vyver van S'gravenhage, lit the 14 Iuny 1713. Due to 't Sluyten der Vreede with (...) Vrankryk. Stellage with fireworks set up commissioned by the States General at the Hofvijver in 's-Gravenhage at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 14 June 1713. On either side of the performance the title and legend in Dutch. Part of an Atlas with 223 maps of countries and cities and war scaffolding in Europe in the period approx. 1690-1735.

Roman antiquities found at the house in British; Overblyfesels Roman antiquities of the house in British; The Brittenburg at Katwijk. Roman antiquities found at the house in British.

Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 1754-1832, Bonaparte inTrouble, Engraving, 27.6 × 38.4 cm (10 7/8 × 15 1/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Engraving depicting a settlement in Russian Lapland, showing meat and fish being preserved. Dated 18th Century

Memorial painting to Richard, Hannah and Jane Baker from West Ham Church, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 14 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (37.5 × 26.7 cm), architectural subject, skulls (skeleton components)

Paris, Meryon, Charles, L'Ancienne porte du palais de Justice, Old gatehouse of Palais de Justice in Paris, verso middle - stamped, The old gatehouse of Palais de Justice in Paris has been detached from the original context of the palace. The Tour de César and the Tour d'Argent are placed in a circle and dominate the view with small architecture of Paris on the horizon. The devil between the towers holds a banderole with the partially legible text Eaux fortes Paris par Meryon., print, prints, verso center - stamped, height 87 mm, width 85 mm, height 294 mm, width 226 mm, French, 1821-11-23 - 1868-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1854 - 1854, third quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, color printing, Work conception, after own design by, printer

John Carte, fl. 1690-1710, The Frontispiece of a Clock. Engraving.

Reception of envoys of the king Kandy, 1785. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 10-Oct-1785 - 14-Feb-1786. Place: Colombo. Measurements: h 326 mm × w 414 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Chandelier in the new Opera house, Paris, France, illustration by Godard from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1663, Volume LXV, January 9, 1875.

Garden with a ground floor surrounded by deciduous corridors, anonymous, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, c. 1601 Garden with a ground floor. In the middle a round basin with a vase -shaped fountain, crowned by a child on a sphere. There are deciduous corridors around the bed. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper etching Garden with a ground floor. In the middle a round basin with a vase -shaped fountain, crowned by a child on a sphere. There are deciduous corridors around the bed. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper etching

Coins plate 3. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Portrait of Cotton ; View of Beresford Hall , Birthplaces, Houses, Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687

Zurichgow et Basiliensis Provincia; Schenck, Pieter (1660-1711), Valck, Gerard (1651 cars 1652-1726), Janssonius, Johannes (1588-1664); 1711 (1711-00-00-1711-00-00);

Allegorical depiction of the Zodiac from the 17th century Date: 17th century

The column of Duilus and Roman ampitheatres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Weindl from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.

Antwerp, Galle, Joannes, Vredeman de Vries, Hans, Hortorum Viridariorumque, Garden designs associated with the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian architectural orders, Dorica, Garden with central parterre consisting of six compartments, verso - stamped, Garden with central parterre consisting of six compartments around a tree in the centre. The garden was laid out according to the Doric architectural order., print, prints, height 191 mm, width 246 mm, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1607, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1583 - 1583, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, 1600 - 1676-09-20, publisher

View of Venice upper right block. Dated: 1500. Medium: woodcut on two sheets pasted together. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACOPO DE' BARBARI.

Sampler. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 44.7 x 26.6 cm (17 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" wide; 18" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sarah F. Williams.

Map of the World. Unknown Artist (English, 19th century); after John Paul Cimerlin (Italian, active c. 1566). Date: 1889. Dimensions: 201 × 232 mm (image); 255 × 355 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sir Richard Owen. Lithograph by E. C. Woodward, 1884.

Hand-coloured etching depicting a crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris. Dated 1801

Vid Troitskoi Sergievskoi Lavry.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

The portrait of a wonderful and monstrous fish, which has 36 feet in length and 16 width, brought from Venice and presented in the Roy. (IT)

Netherlands, Rotterdam, Ulrich, Jan Bernardus, Zutphen, Lijsen, D., If these are on your kite;, Will he fly well, verso - stamped, Sheet with 7 representations of figures to cut out and stick on a kite, including the sun, the moon and gentlemen dressed in the Spanish empire. Numbered top left: no. 31., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 433 mm, width 338 mm, Dutch, seller, 1836 - 1849, paper, papier, houtcut, kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, 1796-08-07, publisher, uitgever, print maker, prentmaker

Sketch of the decoration of the Kremlin's Tainitskaya tower. Soviet Russian propaganda art.

Pietro Russo / Carta naútica del mediterráneo, 1508. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Engraving.

United States of North America: 1860 commodore Perry arrives in Uraga, Soshu Province; Japanese diptych print shows Perry's steamship in bottom right panel; map of the coast of Soshu in left panel; various Japanese coats of arms in upper half of both panels.

Italy, Lazio, Palestrina, Landscape with the Nile river, mosaic

Aida, cartel anunciando la representación de la ópera- "Alegoría". Museum: RACCORTA BERTARELLI MILAN ITALIA.

Design for a Cupola with Old and New Testament Figures. Artist: Domenico de Angelis (Italian, ca. 1720-1804). Dimensions: 19 3/4 in. diameter (50.2 cm). Date: 1720-1804. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Domenico de Angelis.

Fountain on Sint-Pietersplein in Vatican City, Domenico Parasacchi, 1637 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornamental fountain Saint Peters Square

Master IS. (German, active c. 1581-1590), Bacchus Seated in a Landscape, 1582, punch engraving

Tank of queens; Paris Festival Committee Jean Crotat. Tank of Queens; Paris Festival Committee. Feather, pencil, watercolor and gouache.

Vintage German Woodcut, 16th century depicting Celestial Phenomena. Celestial phenomenon with two parasols, seen around Altdorf and Nuremberg, depicting Orbs and rainbows circling the sun in Nuremberg, 1580,

MAPAMUNDI DE 1599. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Four variants of the new flag of the Navy of the Batavian Republic, introduced March 1, 1796. The different appearances are: standard, pennant, geus and flag. The flag of the Navy is distinguished by the addition of an allegorical emblem in which the Dutch Virgin and the Dutch Lion together hold a spear with the liberty hat., Flags of the Navy of the Batavian Republic, 1796, print maker: Hendrik Roosing, (mentioned on object), Rotterdam, 1796, paper, etching, engraving, h 434 mm × w 275 mm

The wheel of Fortuin, ca. 1689, Romeyn de Hooghe (Circle of), 1689 - 1690 print The wheel of Fortuin, ca. 1689. Cartoon on the fall of the Catholic princes Jacobus II and Louis XIV. At the top of the wheel the princes emperor Leopold I and King Charles II of Spain. On the rise, among others, the Dutch Virgin. Louis XIV, the Dauphin and the Turks fall from the wheel. At the bottom of the ground, King Jacobus II is sitting with the poor child. The wheel is played by Mars and Chronos. Under the show a statement of the figures 1-47 and a poem in 6 verses in Dutch. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper etching / letterpress printing Turn of Fate, Wheel of Fortune. political caricatures and satires

Het Uilenbord / La Chouette, 1833 - 1911 print. gameboard The owl game. A circular board game with compartments containing objects, animals and dice. In the middle an owl with a mirror. Under the show the rules in two columns in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the middle: N. 226. Turnwood paper letterpress printing board-games. board-games of chance. owls

BELL, DETAIL, 18th century. PAINTING, 1763. Museum: Museo de Historia, Barcelona.

Menning with the portrait of Charles V and the names of emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, Anonymous, After Nicolas Chevalier, 1712 print Design of a round medal with, in six concentric circles, the names of emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and their years of government, starting with emperor Henry IV and ending with Emperor Maximilian II. In the middle of the medal the portrait of Karel V. Amsterdam paper seal (symbol of sovereignty). emperor

Balloon of Mr. Augustin, 1806, Anonymous, 1806 - 1807 print The sixth trip per hot air balloon of Mr. Augustin or Augustijn on 3 September 1806 from the Drilveld at the Utrechtsepoort in Amsterdam. A text sheet belongs to the magazine. Netherlands paper etching balloon (aviation) Drill field

Map of the region of Cumana in Venezuela : detail of the canoe and the alligator. 18th century. Simancas, archives. Spain. Location: ARCHIVO-COLECCION. Simancas. Valladolid. SPAIN.

Arizona and Plains People.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Amphitheater at Verona 1560 Anonymous This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clients compos

West Indies, Central America, Part of Mexico and Southeastern United States - Portolan Atlas, Fernao Vaz Dourado (16th C.)

Drawing by Hans Veit Friedrich Schnorr von Carolsfeld from 1830 showing a magical letter square inscribed in a circle of nine arcades with emblematic figures, executed in brown ink and watercolor over pencil with brown border lines.

F. Shaw Brothers Tannery, Maine. Artist: John Martin. Dimensions: 34 5/8 x 43 15/16 in. (87.9 x 111.6 cm). Date: 1882-83. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Column of Trajan 16th century Anonymous This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clients comp

Design for a mantelpiece. The mantelpiece is depicted at the center of the composition, imbeded into a wall. In the fireplace design itself, laterally are pilasters with trophies hanging by a ribbon from a rosette. The central part of the projecting upper frieze is decorated with a relief of a Roman emperor, receiving captives. Classical helmets are in each of the two corners of the frieze. There is burning fire illustrated in the fireplace. Date: 1830. Pen and black ink, watercolor, black chalk indications on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

New Year's wish of the schoolmaster Gottfried Waden, 1732, congratulations card / Neujahrswunsch des Schulmeister Gottfried Waden, 1732, Glückwunschkarte, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

GRABADO-SEÑALES MARITIMAS DE DIA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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