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Dynamic Historical Scenes

Features etchings showcasing dynamic narratives, including mythological themes and significant moments, executed by notable artists such as Rembrandt and Tiepolo.

Standing Woman, Seated Soldier, and a Slave, from the Vari Capricci, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, Etching on laid paper, Only state, Italy, 1750-1760, Print, Print
Standing Woman, Seated Soldier, and a Slave, from the Vari Capricci, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, Etching on laid paper, Only state, Italy, 1750-1760, Print, Print
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Milkmaid 1875-1885 France. Etching and drypoint on buff laid paper . Alphonse Legros
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Duro es el paso! (Its a Hard Step!), pl. 14 from the series Los desastres de la guerra (The Disasters of War). Artist: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828
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The Flight into Egypt, After Domenichino, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown watercolor wash on paper, Italy, 1813-18, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Le retour des champs , Hills, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)
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Lionne déchirant la poitrine dun Arabe (Lioness Ripping Apart an Arabs Chest). Artist: Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798-1863
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Viejo columpiándose (Old Man on aSwing). Artist: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828
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The Hog. Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, 1606-1669. Date: 1643. Dimensions: 143 x 183 mm (image/plate); 147 x 187 mm (sheet). Etching and drypoint on paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN.
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La Noce deLeonor. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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Etching and copper engraving by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds with a lantern, created around 1657.
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It is Amazing - and We were Made by God, plate six from Los Proverbios. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Spanish, 1746-1828. Date: 1815-1824. Dimensions: 218 x 319 mm (image); 245 x 354 mm (plate); 332 x 497 mm (sheet). Etching and burnished aquatint on ivory wove paper. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Men lie sleeping under a tree; one sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.
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Anno 1729 haben Thro Hoch-Fürstl. Durchl. Carl Alexander Herzog zu Würtenberg disen Hirsch bey Battaschin in dem Königreich Servien geschossen.. Ridinger, Johann Elias (1698-1767). Prints, Illustrations, Scientific illustrations. 1740. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Animals, Hunting, Game & game birds
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Gerrit Dou, Abraham's Sacrifice, 1623-1675, etching on laid paper.
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The Pigkillers 1647-1657 Holland. Here Adriaen van Ostade depicted the communal butchering of a pig, a topic alluded to in Rembrandt van Rijnís The Hog. While Van Ostade used a less dramatic and calligraphic line than Rembrandt, the dark tone and concentrated format of the small roundel emphasize the importance of this source of food to the massing villagers. One holds a candle and another has a basin to catch the blood, while others, including children, smile in anticipation of the coming feast.. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Adriaen van Ostade
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And they are like wild beasts, plate five from The Disasters of War. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Spanish, 1746-1828. Date: 1812-1815. Dimensions: 134 x 183 mm (image); 155 x 208 mm (plate); 240 x 338 mm (sheet). Etching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint on ivory wove paper with gilt edges. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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! If you dare it !! ......
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William Strang (Scottish, 1859-1921), Tinkers, 1882, etching on laid paper
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From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d'Invenzione), Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)
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Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828). This Is What You Were Born For (Para Eso Habeis Nacido), 1810-1815, printed 1863. From The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra). Etching and aquatint.
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, They do not want to., 1810-1820, etching and aquatint.
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Hermit between overhanging rocks, Theodor van Merlen (II), After David Teniers, 1619 - 1672 print A hermit walks with a walking stick and a bag on his back between overhanging rocks. A gate in the background. Antwerp paper etching / engraving anchorite, hermit. rock-formations
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The Adoration of the Shepherds A Night Piece 1652-1662 Holland. Rembrandt was printing mezzotint-like prints before the medium existed. Ludwig von Siegenís invention of mezzotint engraving may even owe something to his encounter with Rembrandtís prints during a pivotal 1642 visit to Amsterdam. Several of Rembrandtís works dating from the 1650sówhen few were familiar with the mezzotint processówere traditionally called ìdark mannerî or ìnight pieces.î In this unusually nocturnal Adoration, tardy shepherds arouse the Holy Family. The mezzotint process was an important part of Rembrandtís career copies of Rembrandtís prints were made entirely in mezzotint, occasionally his drypoint lines were refreshed using mezzotint effects, and some of his plates were finished posthumously by other hands using the method.. Etching, drypoint, and burin in black on ivory laid paper . Rembrandt van Rijn
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Tied woman and fighting men - in an album with prints after Guercino's drawings. Ottaviani, Giovanni (1735-1808), graphic artist, Guercino (1591-1666), draughtsman, cartoonist, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1792), publisher, Salomoni, Giovanni Generoso (1714-1779), printer
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Girl with bird cage, sitting in a landscape. Draughtsman: Pieter van Loon. Dating: 1839. Measurements: h 260 mm × w 221 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Wagon drawn by horses in a landscape. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch (mentioned on object). Dating: 17-Jan-1651. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 112 mm × w 130 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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The Fortune Teller. Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 11 in. (16.8 x 27.9 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Francois Boucher.
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. A copper plate becomes worn with every impression pulled from it, which affects the subsequent impressions. In this sixth state some sections are lighter, such as the shepherds faces. New lines can be seen behind Mary, and elsewhere, which Rembrandt incised to camouflage worn passages. The fact that he printed copies of this state on costly Japanese paper indicates that they were meant for sale.
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Debris from columns and capitals; Antiquatatis aestimator et (...) man vivum mori; Roman ruins.
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Berchem, Nicolaes Pietersz., Saint, Guillaume, Landscape with shepherd and shepherdess and their sheep, verso - stamped, print, print drawing, drawings, height 199 mm, width 144 mm, 1730 - 1780-05-05, print maker, printmaker, 1740 - 1780, paper, Northern Netherlands, 1620 - 1683-02-18, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1655 - 1655
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Landscape with armed guerrilla rider and a dead one, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1837 print Paris paper mountains. road, path. guerilla warfare. violent death by dagger, knife Navarra
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The Flood 1829 Edward Calvert British Calvert, the oldest member of the Ancients, was arguably its finest printmaker. His masterful control of line, strong articulation of light and shade, and bold sense of design lend his tiny lithographs surprising power, drawing the viewer into the intricate worlds that they describe. Calvert's approach to lithography was unusual and may have been inspired by Blake's method of relief etching, which combined additive and subtractive processes. After drawing his design on the lithographic stone in tushe, a greasy black ink applied with a pen, Calvert then scratched away passages using a needle, creating fine white lines similar to those found in wood engraving.Here, a man helps a woman walk along a narrow log placed across a raging river towards a man who drives cattle along the bank at right.. The Flood. Edward Calvert (British, Appledore, Devon 1799-1833 Hackney (London)). 1829. Lithograph. Prints
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The drowned fisherman , Drowning victims, Fishermen, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)
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Proposal (first plate). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; French, 1864-1901. Date: 1898. Dimensions: 267 × 231 mm (image); 409 × 275 mm (sheet). Lithograph on cream wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Seated Shepherd, Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet, (French, 1745-1811), Brush and water colors, pen and black ink on paper, Center right, shepard seated with his back turned to viewer surrouned by four sheep, one cow, and one dog. Center, large tree. Wood fence in the distance., France, 19th century, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Hat and Guitar. Cover design for "Eaux-fortes par Edouard Manet," an album of fourteen etchings. Artist: Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832-1883 Paris). Dimensions: plate: 9 x 8 1/2in. (22.9 x 21.6cm)sheet: 16 5/8 x 11 9/16in. (42.2 x 29.4cm). Date: 1862. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Head of a calf, resting on a beam, Jan Collaert (II), Philips Galle, Cornelis Kiliaan, 1588 - 1595
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GROTTE DELAIS pres Bagneres.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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'Men in Sacks' from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities) ca. 1815-19 (published 1864) Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish From the posthumous first edition published by the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid in 1864 under the title 'Los Proverbios. 'Men in Sacks' from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities). Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux). ca. 1815-19 (published 1864). Etching, burnished aquatint. Prints
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A red and light brown drawing by Bernhard Rode depicting Brutus confronting the Sons of Tarquinius, emphasizing action and figures in historical context.
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Au coin du Pont-aux-Doubles (At the Corner ofPont-aux-Doubles). Artist: Auguste Lepère, French, 1849-1918
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Rosa, Salvator, A soldier on a cliff in conversation with another, (1000 - 2000), etching, graphics, sheet width 9, 2 cm, leaf height 14 cm
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Escapan entre las llamas. (They Escape through the Flames.), pl. 41 from the series Los desastres de la guerra (The Disasters ofWar). Artist: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828
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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, A Potter Returning from Market, ca. 1790. Watercolor with pen and brown and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, light blue, laid paper.
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James Ward, 1769-1859, British, Study for the Oil Painting "The Children of Theophilus Levitt, Esquire.", 1820 to 1830. Black chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly texture, brown wove paper mounted moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper.
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Wagen men leads a pair that draws a heavily loaded cart, Léon Brunin, 1883 print Antwerp paper etching / drypoint whip. (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart
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Snow White and Rose Red Artist's working dates 1844-1883 England. Watercolor over graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on card . Richard Doyle
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Jeune Tigre Jouant Léon-Alphonse-Alfred Prunaire (French, 1867-1900). Jeune Tigre Jouant. Wood engraving printed in bistre on loose China paper, 9 5/16 x 13 7/8 in. (23.6 x 35.2 cm). European Art