Dramatic Illustrations and Mythological Themes

Engravings with themes from literature and mythology, showcasing emotional narratives and dramatic scenes with mythical characters in intricate detail.

'The Triumph of Death, The Proclamation', c1885. Artist: Alphonse Legros.

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Inferno by Dante Alighieri Canto VIII lines 39 tp 41

Brigands exercising archery by Adrien Guignet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869.

This drawing by Bartolomeo Pinelli depicts Niobe attempting to shield her daughters from Diana's arrows, using black chalk with brown and gray washes, referencing Homer and Ovid.

Circe With Companions of Ulysses Changed Into Animals, 1650 - 1651, Etchings, 8 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (21.9 x 31 cm); Paper/Sheet 8 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (21.9 x 31 cm), Material Cream laid

A knight bids farewell to a young lady. Engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

Amsterdam, Binger & Zonen, MH, Binger, Charles, Zürcher, Antonie Frederik, Netherlands, Veen, Jan van der (printmaker), Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower, verso - stamped, Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower of Barneveld, 16 July 1482., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 158 mm, width 250 mm, Dutch, 1831-07-13 - 1860-06-21, print maker, printmaker, 1855 - 1861, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), Work conception, 1825-01-02 - 1876-04-15, after a design by, 1830-02-25 - 1916, printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book II lines 648 and 649

'The Triumph of Death, The Proclamation', c1885. Artist: Alphonse Legros.

The Revenge and Justice chasing crime. Engraving by Trichon. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854.

Death of Absalon. Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Wm. Hole's paintings, O.T., Old Testament 1925, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

William Shakespeare (1564 Ð 1616). The Tragedy of Hamblet. Ophelia's funeral. Engraving, 19th century.

Horsemen in Combat (Lutte de cavaliers). Dimensions: 27 cm x 34.9 cm, 10.1 cm x 13.7 cm, 8.4 cm x 12.1 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: ODILON REDON.

"Anonymous chalk drawing depicting a deer hunt with a hunter about to throw a spear at a jumping deer, hunting assistants with dogs in front, and hunting scenes in the background, on brownish primed paper."

El Conde de Barcelona Ramón Berenguer III (1082-1131) clavando la enseña de Barcelona, durante el asalto del castillo de Fossis o Fos (Fos-sur-Mer, actual Provenza, Francia). Ilustración por Rigalt. Grabado por Planas. Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón, por Victor Balaguer. Tomo I. Barcelona,1860.

1866 engraving by Gustave DorA© (1832-1883)

The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Inferno (Hell). "...a soul I saw cleft from beard to lower belly..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.

Design of a grotto of Orpheus from "Les Raisons des forces mouvantes", by French engineer and landscape architect Salomon de Caus (1576-1626), 1624. Engraving. Colorised.

Antique merchant on the way from Luxor to Karnak, Egypt in XIX century. Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

The Revenge and Justice chasing crime. Engraving by Trichon. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854. Author: Auguste Trichon. 19th century French engraver.

Alexander Nevsky by Moravov, Alexander Viktorovich (1878-1951)/ Private Collection/ Russia/ Ink, Pastel on paper/ History painting/ 33x43,5/ History

Buys, Jacobus, Bogerts, Cornelis, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Peace between the Romans and Batavians, Civilis and Cerialis negotiate on the broken bridge, 69-70, Civilis and Cerialis negotiate and make peace on the broken bridge., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 126 mm, width 84 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1780 - 1795, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, 1745 - 1817-02-03, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

The Holy Family on the Bank of a River, plate fourteen from The Flight into Egypt Made 1753 Italy . Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Mary Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven Castle, May 2, 1568. After a print by William Sharp from a work by Robert Smirke originally featured in Robert Bowyer's Historic Gallery, published between

Binger, Charles, Zürcher, Antonie Frederik, Netherlands, Veen, Jan van der (printmaker), Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower, 1482, Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower of Barneveld, 16 July 1482., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 162 mm, width 228 mm, Dutch, 1831-07-13 - 1860-06-21, print maker, printmaker, 1853 - 1861, third quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique), 1825-01-02 - 1876-04-15, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1830-02-25 - 1916, printer

Wm. Hole's paintings, O.T., Old Testament 1925, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Death of Roderic O'Donnell at Inch Castle. Drawn by H.Warren engraved by

'And straight the trunk exclaim'd, "Why pluck'st thou me"', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Design for a painting, Perseus frees Andromeda, draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755, paper, brush, pen, h 380 mm × w 245 mm

The Fancee of the Garb King - The Cassette Charles Monnet (1732-1808), J.B. Tilliard and Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695). The fianc�e of the Garb King - the cassette (engraving): volume 1, page 99 Tales of the fountain, edition Lemonnyer, 1883.

Death of Eleazar. Eleazar slays the elephant and is crushed to death. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Enchanted Island, Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1). Artist: after George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734-1802 Kendal, Cumbria). Dimensions: image: 16 15/16 x 23 1/4 in. (43.1 x 59 cm)sheet: 23 x 28 11/16 in. (58.4 x 72.9 cm). Engraver: Benjamin Smith (British, active 1786-1833). Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786-1804). Series/Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Date: 1797. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

THE DEATH OF FRONT-DE-BOEUF. DRAWN BY JOHN GILBERT

Mamluk standard-bearer in combat by Heath, William (1795-1840) / Private Collection / 1818 / Great Britain / Watercolour on paper / Genre,History / 33,5x25,9

Ozdobnik poprzedzający treść poematu THE REAL DEVIL'S WALK. w:FACETIAE: BEING A GENERAL Collection of the Jeux dEsprit WCHICH HAVE BEEN ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT CRUIKSHANK IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II CONTAING NEARLY SIXTY ENGRAVINGS. LONDON WILLIAM KIDD, 6, OLD BOND STRET. MDCCCXXXI. Bonner, Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789 1856)

Engraving from the The Dore Bible illustrating Judges xvi 28 to 30 Death of Samson by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator.

'By the hair it bore the sever'd member, lantern-wise pendant in hand', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1) 1761 James McArdell. Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1) 707788

fine arts, Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (circa 1525 - 1569), ""Christ in Limbo"", copper engraving by Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510 - 1570), private collection,

Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet 1821 William Blake British. Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet 383526 Artist: William Blake, British, London 17571827 London, Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet, from Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil, 1821, Wood engraving; second state, block: 1 15/16 x 3 in. (4.9 x 7.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931 (31.87.13)

THE PARISIAN MEN OF SEPTEMBER, FRANCE

Prospero and Ariel, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, 1821, Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (15 x 12 cm), beach, drapery, figure study, hat, literary theme, magician, man, ocean, plays by William Shakespeare, spirit, staff, The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare, togas

David slays Goliath. David shows the severed head of Goliath. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Dor_, Gustave (1832-1883) Private Collection Graphic arts Bible,Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History The Confusion of Tongues

Willibrord has the idol of Wodan at West Kapelle crushed in 695, Jacobus Buys, 1783 - 1799, Willibrord has the idol of Wodan at West Kapelle crushed in 695. Design for a print., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (signed by artist), 1783 - 1799, paper, pen, brush, h 150 mm × w 90 mm

Illustration of an oriental camel train with servants and carriage, from La legende de Croque-Mitaine; (1863); Drawn by Gustave Dore 1832-1883. The French equivalent of the Bogeyman is le Croque-Mitaine ("the mitten-biter" or rather "the hand-cruncher". A Bogeyman is a common allusion to a mythical creature in many cultures used by adults to frighten children into good behaviour. Roland ((died 778); was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France.

The Crowd Left Calvary While Beating Their Breasts (La foule quitte le calvaire en se frappant la poitrine) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Crowd Left Calvary While Beating Their Breasts (La foule quitte le calvaire en se frappant la poitrine), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 11/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.7 x 20.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Full of new hope, Bruce sprang to land. A scene from Scottish History

Josep Mestres Cabanes / La valquiria, 1950. Colección privada.

Queen Philippa at the Battle of Neville's Cross 1784-1794 England. Oil on canvas . Benjamin West

Vvenging death, skeleton playing the violin, illustration by Alfred Rethel from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 610, Volume XXIV, November 4, 1854.

LOS EMIGRANTES - SIGLO XIX. Author: HONORE DAUMIER. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Exhibition of curios and various products, illustration by Gavarni from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 448, Volume XVIII, September 25- October 2, 1851.

A Group of Gods and Goddesses.

The Three Fates - This painting, titled 'A Golden Thread,' shows the Three Greek Fates. It was painted by British artist Jonathan M. Strudwick and first exhibited in 1885. It is housed in the National (Tate) Gallery of British Art in London. According to Greek, and later Roman mythology, the three fates determined the life span, represented by a thread, of each individual. Clotho (left) - young woman spun the thread, Lachesis (right - midle-age woman) measured it, and Atopos (middle- old woman) cut it.

An engraving depicting the biblical story of Cain killing Abel. Illustrated by William Marshall Craig (1765-1827) an English painter. Dated 19th century

Silla, chair lashed to the back of a sillero, way of transportating travellers. Porter carrying the explorer in a chair on his back on a hard climb to the Colombian Andes, Nariño Department. Colombia, South America. Journey through Equinoctial America 1875-1876 by Edward Francois Andre. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Oil painting titled "They glanced fearfully in the direction of the sound"

Jesus Beheld the City and Wept Over It James Tissot (1836-1902/French)

Job's Comforters, circle of John Linnell, 1792-1882, British, after William Blake, 1757-1827, British, undated, Watercolor and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 3 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (9.2 x 11.7 cm), crying, embracing, gesturing, ill, men, Old Testament, religious and mythological subject, resting, sitting, women, wound

The Guards Falling Backwards (Les gardes tombant à la renverse) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Guards Falling Backwards (Les gardes tombant à la renverse), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.8 x 26.4 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Veleda. Was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Death Of Abel By The Hand Of Cain Dore, Gustave(1832-1883 French)

The construction of Stonehenge - the great stones are hauled into position

Study of horses and warriors Paul Baudry (1828-1886). "Study of horses and warriors", oil on paper.

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante56. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 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.

Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Paradise Lost, The Paradise Lost, published in 1667, is an epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton, Inferno, Hell, Paradise, Angel, Damnation, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO SETTING OUT, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color

'Scarce the ascent began', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Łoskoczyński, Józef (1857 1928), Merwart, Paweł Józef (1855 1902)

circle of John Linnell, 1792-1882, British, Job Rebuked by His Friends, undated. Watercolor and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Samson slaying a thousand Philistines, engraving by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Germany

The Remains of the Former Army of the Crusaders, First Crusade, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork

The pursuit of happiness shadowed by the figure of death, chasing the spirit of happiness, painting by Rudolf Friedrich August Henneberg (1825 - 1876) German painter. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Abel's death, Bible, Cain and Abel, brother, murder, sacrifice, outdoors, lying, running away, fire, ray of light, landscape, Old Testament, First Book of Moses, chapter 4, historical illustration 1850

Jesus Falls Beneath the Cross (Jésus tombe sous la Croix) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Falls Beneath the Cross (Jésus tombe sous la Croix), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 1/4 x 12 5/16 in. (21 x 31.3 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Silla, chair lashed to the back of a sillero, way of transportating travellers. Porter carrying the explorer in a chair on his back on a hard climb to the Colombian Andes, Nariño Department. Colombia, South America. Journey through Equinoctial America 1875-1876 by Edward Francois Andre. Le Tour du Monde 1879

The Crowd Left Calvary While Beating Their Breasts (La foule quitte le calvaire en se frappant la poitrine) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Crowd Left Calvary While Beating Their Breasts (La foule quitte le calvaire en se frappant la poitrine), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 11/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.7 x 20.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Expulsion from Paradise, historic steel engraving from 1860

Famous stone heads at Ronororaka in Easter Island

Richard (Dick) Whittington (c1358-1423) English merchant and philanthropist who was three times Lord Mayor of London, England. Dick as a boy at Highgate, hearing the bells of the city saying Turn again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1821-1883). Wood engraving.

Reproduction of a painting:_ _ Henryk Siemiradzki, `Rozbitek żebrzący` (`Le naufragé mendiant`) Begging castaway, oil, Rome, 1878. Altenberg, Herman i Robiczek, Maurycy (Warszawa ; wydawnictwo ; 1872-1879), merchant employer, Brandel, Konrad (1838-1920), photographer, Paschalski, Jan (?-1905), painter

Dresden-Friedrichstadt. Marcolini Palais, Chinese room. Chinese wallpaper (attached around 1790), neckline: two farmers go with their chops to work

Gauchos of Tucuman (native of Pampas region) by Emeric E. Vidal, Argentina 19th century. Engraving from a watercolour.

Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645). Spanish writer. House of Fools of Love. Illustration. Printed in 1895. Private collection.

Belisaire. Artist: Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers, French, 1779-1857

The Gates Of Hades Ryckaert, David III(1612-1661 Flemish) Johnny Van Haeften Gallery, London, England

Les bergers. In the left margin: Hector Leroux. Below the l.o: peint par H. Leroux. Below the right margin: engraved by Leenhoff. In the margin: les Bergers, publié par Bous, print maker: Ferdinand Leenhoff, after: H. Leroux, printer: Valadon & Cie. Kunsthandel Boussod, 1851 - 1914, paper, etching, engraving

Clovis I (c. 466-511 or 513). First king of the Franks. Engraving, 1882. Germania.

Otger Catalo. Personage of legend, conqueror of Catalonia. 8th century. Engraving, 1863.

Engraving depicting Sophie Blanchard's fatal ballooning accident. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819) a French aeronaut and wife of Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Dated 19th Century

Escena ilustrada de la ópera de Richard Wagner, El anillo de los Nibelungos, editada por Ediciones Diana, de Barcelona. Un círculo de fuego rodea el castillo de Brunhilda. Grabado de 1926. Author: Joan Llaverias Labro.

Fragment of embroidery from the late fifteenth or beginning of the sixteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1880.

The Brow of the Hill near Nazareth (L'escarpement de Nazareth) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Brow of the Hill near Nazareth (L'escarpement de Nazareth), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (21.4 x 13.3 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Village Firemen 1857 Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898 French) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Return from Egypt (Retour d'Égypte) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Return from Egypt (Retour d'Égypte), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 1/16 x 9 11/16 in. (17.9 x 24.6 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Centaur Chiron attempting freedom, by Francesco Saverio Altamura (1826-1897).

'But the other proved a goshawk...and in the boiling lake both fell', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Running man, to the left with outstretched arms. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1700 - 1800. Measurements: h 127 mm × w 90 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Charon, the Damned... / Signorelli

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