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Everyday Life and Moral Lessons

Engravings illustrating moral tales and domestic life, featuring figures engaged in various activities, often with a narrative quality.

In a room near the fireplace two women are sitting at a table with different kinds of vegetables, they are looking at the fireplace. At the table a child is standing on a stew. Behind the women stands a man with a stitch on his head, he is looking at a piece of paper on the ground., Four figures in a room, print maker: Izaak Schmidt, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1786, paper, etching, h 123 mm × w 80 mm
In a room near the fireplace two women are sitting at a table with different kinds of vegetables, they are looking at the fireplace. At the table a child is standing on a stew. Behind the women stands a man with a stitch on his head, he is looking at a piece of paper on the ground., Four figures in a room, print maker: Izaak Schmidt, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1786, paper, etching, h 123 mm × w 80 mm
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Two love couples and a fool, Hans Sebald Beham, 1535 print paper engraving lovers; courting, flirting. buffoon (in general) (German: 'Schalksnarr')
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The Last Supper, from The Large Passion. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 17 5/16 x 12 1/16 in. (43.9 x 30.6 cm)image: 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Draftsman draws a lute, Albrecht Dürer, 1525 print A draftsman and his helper draw a lute according to a Dürer devised, ingenious but very cumbersome method to display an object in short perspective. Nuremberg paper instruments for perspective drawing. draughtsman at work. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo
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Interior with a smoking farmer, a woman and a boy, Justus van den Nijpoort, 1635 - 1692 print A farmer, with a beret on the head and who smokes a pipe, leans over a table. On the other side of the table is a woman who looks at the farmer. Next to her a boy is sitting on a stew. A wooden cupboard is open. Prague paper etching / engraving farmers. farm (building) - AA - civic architecture: inside. foot-stove. pipe ~ tobacco
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: R. Steele, Bibliotheque des dames, 1719, A lady reading a book, verso lower right - stamped, A lady reading a book in a library. In the foreground two putti reading a book., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 143 mm, width 83 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1716 - 1716, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), supervision, intermediary draughtsman
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The Hunchbacked Fiddler. Adriaen van Ostade (Holland, Haarlem, 1610-1685). Holland, 1654. Prints; etchings. Etching
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New Inventions of Modern Times Nova Reperta, The Invention of the Compass, plate 2. Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530-1581 Antwerp); After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523-1605 Florence). Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm). Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537-1612 Antwerp). Date: ca. 1600.Second plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle. Illustration of man working with a compass at his desk in a large room. On the right side of the room is a bed. There is another desk with other books and geographical tools. To the man's left a dog lies on the floor. Hanging from the ceiling is a model ship. The window in the background provides a view of boats sailing in the ocean and people walking along the beach. Museum: Metropoli
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Hudibras and the Lawyer (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 12) 1725-68 William Hogarth British. Hudibras and the Lawyer (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 12) 400732
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Amsterdam, Beusekom, Francoys van, Vos, Maerten de, Netherlands, Bruyn, Nicolaes de, The four seasons, Autumnus, Autumn, The season Autumn. A pig is slaughtered at a farm, on the left grape harvest and the production of wine. Caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 3., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 216 mm, width 280 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1571 - 1656-10, print maker, prentmaker, 1581 - 1599, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, publisher
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Explosion of a bomb in a house on Ebbingestraat in Groningen, 1672, Jan Luyken, 1698 print print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper etching / letterpress printing gunpowder disaster. bedroom Groningen
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Marcher demonstrating his wares, David Vinckboons (I), c. 1608, Design for a painting., draughtsman: David Vinckboons (I), c. 1608, paper, pen, h 136 mm × w 101 mm
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MEDICINE ENGRAVING-1530. Author: LOBERA DE AVILA LUIS. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.
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Feeling, 1696 A man sits on a stool in front of a building with a gate and feels on a bump on his head. Page 16 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets. paper. chalk feeling (one of the five senses)
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Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting a children's pool, created in the last third of the 15th century, showing children playing and water features.
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Islamic Galace slaves around a well, M. Schaep, After Cornelis de Wael, 1649 print Islamic Galace slaves around a well. They hoist water from the well and cast it into tons. These men made as a slave can be recognized as Muslims by the typical haircut (head except for a bare shaved) that they were obliged to have. On the right is a supervisor. Print Maker: North Dutch Print by: Genoa paper etching slavery; serfs and the enslaved. seaman: sailor. harbour. well. wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket
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Abvsvs tristitiam, vsvs volvptatem parit... Abuse breeds sadness, proper use, pleasure. Furmerius, Bernard Gerbrands (1542-1616). text. Illustrations, Prints. 1585. Spencer Collection
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Haarlem, Ostade, Adriaen van, The knife sharpener, Knife sharpener at work at a shoemaker's, verso middle - stamped, A knife sharpener sharpens the tools of a shoemaker who is sitting in his small workshop in front of a house., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, height 85 mm, width 74 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1610-12-19 - 1685-04-28, print maker, printmaker, 1669 - 1673, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by
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Two representations of one plate. Print at the top right labeled: fol. 14.
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This colored woodcut by Hans Brosamer, created around 1553, depicts David and Bathsheba as part of Luther's catechism, illustrating the Ten Commandments with detailed biblical figures and composition.
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Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Vinckboons, David (I), Vanitas. Vanitatem. et Omnia Vanitas, Young Couple Seated at a Lavishly Laden Table, verso - handwritten, A young and richly dressed couple at a lavishly laid table in an interior seeks amorous advances. In the doorway in the background a maid is listening. On the walls hang paintings with biblical scenes that refer to repenting after an excessive lifestyle. Such as: the rich man and poor Lazarus; the prodigal son; the penitent Mary Magdalene. At the bottom a saying from the Bible book of Ecclesiastes (1:2; 12:8), which warns against clinging to worldly wealth., print, prints, verso - stamped, psalm 24,, height 184 mm, width 255 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1620, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1576-08-13 - 1629, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Music; Musica; Seven liberal arts. Woman as a personification of music (Musica), she plays on an organ whose bellows is operated on the back by a putto. On the ground are instruments such as a flute and a harp.
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Silversmid, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith
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Vanitas still life with a skull with laurel wreath; t 'Eijnde Croont Het Werck; Memento Mori. Finis Coronat Opus. Allegory on transience. Vanitas still life with a skull crowned with a laurel wreath, books, an hourglass, a delighted candle, a vase with flowers and various painting attributes. Open books in the foreground books in which prints can be seen. In the open book in the middle: Marc 13-13: Anyone who is full of Salig Worde. And: Apoc.14: Salich Syn the dead ... after. Left front a copper plate with image of Hercules, on which the monogram of Hendrick Hondius.
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DR SAMUEL JOHNSON Caricatured with Boswell as a pair of gourmands Date: 1709 - 1784
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A street view. On the sidewalk of a building sits a chained monkey. Bystanders look and point at the monkey, Emblem: monkey Monkey chained to sidewalk of a building, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Christoph Weigel, Neurenberg, 1695 - 1705, paper, etching, h 110 mm × w 124 mm
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'The Iron Founder', Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1821. Artist: Anon
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Allegory of transience. Vanitas still life with a skull crowned with a laurel wreath, books, an hourglass, an extinguished candle, a vase with flowers and various painter's attributes. In the foreground open books showing prints. In the open book in the middle: Marc 13-13: Wie volstandich...salig worde. and: Apoc.14: Salich syn de doode...follow haer after. Front left, a copper plate depicting Hercules, with the monogram of Hendrick Hondius, Vanitas still life with a skull and laurel wreath t' Eijnde croont het werck Memento Mori. Finis Coronat Opus , print maker: Hendrick Hondius (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Hendrick Hondius (I), (possibly), Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1626, paper, engraving, h 215 mm × w 274 mm
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A shoemaker sits in the store in front of his house working while a customer, sitting on a stool, waits for a shoe to be repaired. On the roof of the store lies a sleeping dog. Shoemaker The Shoemaker, print maker: Jacob Hoolaart, (mentioned on object), Adriaen van Ostade, (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, 1723 - 1789, paper, h 175 mm × w 148 mm
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Lucas van Leyden (manner of), c. 1550 - c. 1600 Salome with the head of John the Baptist. Herod and Herodias are on the left under a canopy at a feast. There is a dog on the floor. In the background, a window shows how a executioner hands the head of John the Baptist to Salome. Copy to the woodcut of Lucas van Leyden. glass Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish. the head of John the Baptist brought to or lying on the banqueting table
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science museums museum of Emperor Ferdinand III (1608 - 1657) coloured copper engraving Italian desciption of Vienna Venice 1670 private collection,
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A group of musicians; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by A. Bosse, c. 1650.
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Evening (Vesper), Jacob Matham, after Karel van Mander (I), 1601 - 1605 print Evening. Allegorical representation of the evening, with Venus in the clouds with Amor and Diana as the moon goddess Luna. Including many men and ladies in an interior. Haarlem paper engraving evening
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Digitally restored, The womens bath, woman in personal care, Italian copper engraving in the 16th century, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, The womens bath, woman in personal care, Italian copper engraving in the 16th century, publication from the year 1882
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education students ""One sitting in the Carcer "" (""Der im Carcer Sitzende"") copper engraving Augsburg circa 1750 private collection,
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Sleeping child with hourglass and four skulls, Barthel Beham, 1512 - 1540 print The motto Mors Omnia Aeqvat on this small picture means that in death everyone is the same. Germany paper engraving skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'. hourglass. sleeping; unconsciousness. child
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The Workshop of an Engraver Sculptura in Aes, plate 19 from Nova Reperta ca. 1600 Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish. The Workshop of an Engraver Sculptura in Aes, plate 19 from Nova Reperta 363060
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The wine is a spotter. A nar-like figure is about to put a sleeping woman a pispot on his mind. Under the show a verse of four rules in Dutch.
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Scenes of Paris: The Pawnshop. Jean Henri Marlet (French, 1770-1847). Lithograph;
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Group picture.