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Classical Allegory and Mythology

Engravings illustrating mythological scenes and allegorical narratives with figures from history and literature in intricate designs.

Pan and Syrinx with dancing putti, print maker: Dancker Danckerts, Cornelis Holsteyn, Frederik de Wit, 1633 - 1666
Pan and Syrinx with dancing putti, print maker: Dancker Danckerts, Cornelis Holsteyn, Frederik de Wit, 1633 - 1666
324 assets in this story
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Men Dine; Wolf Watches.
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ARLEQUIN Philippe Caresme (1734-1796). "Harlequin". Watercolor with gouache recovery on paper. Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.
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African woman playing a pit and pebbles game called Uri, using 21 balls and a box with 10 compartments, while a man climbs a palm tree behind her using a sling, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
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Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), As You Like It, Act IV, Orlando and Oliver, 1788. Engraving.
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Copper engraving by François de Poilly the Elder between 1640 and 1693 showing the apostle John on Patmos with figure, drapery, and compositional elements.
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Emblem fog, Jan Luyken, 1695 - 1705
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Disgorged by the whale, Jonah finds himself safe and sound on dry land again
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Alcibiades and Timon. Drawing. Brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper. Height: 286 mm (11.25 in); Width: 264 mm (10.39 in). Author: Richard Westall.
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The summer. Draughtsman: Charles Rochussen. Dating: 1824 - 1894. Measurements: h 212 mm × w 346 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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In-enting der boomen, 1683., Amsterdam. Publisher, M. de Groot. Gardens, Landscape design, Engravings
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Washington, George .
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The conversation. (Registered Title) | Conversation, Plate 1 of Lithographic Album, 1830. (Title Title)
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Fox-hunting: Cotton Decks of Stanfield, aged 75; a noted breaker of pointers, Robert Laurie, 1755-1836, British, after Francis Sartorius, 1734-1804, British, 1772, Mezzotint, Sheet: 10 7/8 x 13 13/16in. (27.6 x 35.1cm)
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September. Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815); after William Hamilton (English, 1751-1801); published by John and Josiah Boydell (English, 18th century). Date: 1793. Dimensions: 303 x 254 mm (image); 357 x 279 mm (sheet). Color stipple engraving on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Female Figure Seated Beside an Urn 1800 circle of Angelica Kauffmann Swiss. Female Figure Seated Beside an Urn 334892
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Illustration from Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe 1787 edition
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Familie, Pierre Alexandre Aveline, After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1712 - 1760 print France paper etching family, relationship, descent. fan. goat
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Europa and the Bull, Pompeii, House of Jason fresco, 1st cent. AD.
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Print made by Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, Shepherd Boy Piping to a Dog, undated. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.
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Historic steel engraving, scene from Trip to the Southern Provinces of France, by Moritz August von Thuemmel
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Humbert de Superville, David Pièrre Giottino, Rotterdam, Sallieth, Mathias de, The Happy Day, Allegory of the Restoration of Stadholder William V, 1787, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation of the restoration of Stadholder William V and his reception in The Hague on 20 September 1787. Justice opens the gate for a young prince (Prince William V), so that the road to The Hague is clear for him. Anger and Armed Wrath try in vain to block the door. The Province of Holland returns his baton to him. In the foreground on the right is the Dutch Lion with the year 1766 (when the prince became stadholder). In the background, Gratitude engraves the names Brunswijk and Rhoon on a column of honour. From heaven, the All-Seeing Eye looks down on the events. The print comes with a text sheet., print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 345 mm, width 395 mm, Czech, Northern Netherlands, 1749 - 1791-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1788 - 1788, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engravin
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Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Prospero Disarming Ferdinand, Act I, Scene II. Engraving.
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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Londerseel, Jan van, Saints, H. Albertus, verso - stamped, Saint Albertus studies a book, sitting under a tree. In the background monks work the ground with spades. In the margin a caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, height 171 mm, width 200 mm, 1575 - 1625-01-07, print maker, printmaker, 1601 - 1652, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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Seated shepherdess and two sheep Sheep (series title) Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchemi (series title), print maker: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, (mentioned on object), Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, Netherlands, 1646 - 1652, paper, etching, h 101 mm × w 112 mm