Fantasy and Allegory Illustrations

Etchings depicting fantastical and allegorical scenes, featuring knights, mythical creatures, and dramatic landscapes. The style conveys a sense of storytelling and history.

The White Knight Alice Through the Looking Glass Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1820 to 1914

The White Knight Alice Through the Looking Glass Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1820 to 1914

Print, Print in a book entitled "Receuil de Fontaines."; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703-1770); France

Knight, Death and the Devil or Knight defies Death and the Devil, after an engraving (1513) by Albrecht Dürer, master engraving, symbolism, horse, armour, helmet, spear, dog, tired rattling horse, hourglass, transience, Renaissance, skull, signature, tabula ansata, art history, historical illustration 1869

Gustave Doré; The Mouth of Hell from John Milton's Paradise Lost; Black and White Engraving

Alps at the time of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519), the young White King kills a chamois with a steel bow, Middle Ages, high mountains, hunting, beaters with lances, emperor with crossbow, gorge, river, historical illustration 19th century

Prisons of invention, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), engraving.

Plato's Cave, allegory on Plato's Allegory of the Cave, ancient philosophy, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unk...

Adoration of golden calf. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) painter c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 415 x W 563 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/7. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, top Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: FECERVNTQVE SIBI VITVLVM ... In landscape, Aaron makes golden calf, builds altar & offers sacrifice to golden calf, while kneeling figures surround; in upper R corner, on seeing idolaters Moses breaks tables of law (Exodus 32:1-19) (L & R BRD) segmented border with figures in architectural niches, coats of arms at top; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription, flanked by garlands of flowers & fruit, & 2 miniature masks; (LWR BRD) standing & seated male & female figures interspersed with swags & vases terminating in cornucopias Photographs in Photo Study Collection are details only; see Mahl's article

Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando), Canto XXIII by Filippo Pistrucci, engraving

Sketch of the Martydom of St Livinus, c1633, (1933).Artist: Peter Paul Rubens

Death comes for the robber after Hans Holbein D.J. Basel 1843 / Death Comes for the Robber After Hans Holbein The Younger From Der Death Dance Or the Dance of Death Published Basel 1843, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, appeared from the dead dance or dance of death.

The legend of Drachenfels, woodcut 1888

Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Troy. Ludolph Büsinck (Germany, Hanoversch Münden, 1599/1602-1669)Georges Lallemand (France, Nancy). Germany, 1623/30. Prints; woodcuts. Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks

Ino throws herself and Melicertes into the sea. a plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenère, Paris, 1615. Engraving circa 1615, by Leonard Gaultier. Gaultier, or Galter, was a French engraver, born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641. In Greek mythology Ino was a mortal queen of Thebes, who after her death and transfiguration was worshiped as a goddess. Ino, the second wife of the Minyan king Athamas, the mother of Learches and Melicertes, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. Ino raised Dionysus, her nephew, causing Hera's intense jealousy. In vengeance, Hera struck Athamas with insanity. Athamas went mad, slew one of his sons, Learchus, thinking he was a ram, and set out in frenzied pursuit of Ino. To escape him Ino threw herself into the sea with her son Melicertes.

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

1978 P203.1. Volume of Tennysons poems published by Edward Moxon (London, 1857) with wood-engraved illustrations after designs by Hunt, Millais, Rossetti and others.

GOBERNADORES DE CHILE - FRANCISCO DALUA, PEDRO SUAREZ DE ULLOA Y CRISTOBAL DE LA CERDA - GRABADO SIGLO XVII. Author: ALONSO DE OVALLE. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN. DALUA FRANCISCO. SUAREZ DE ULLOA PEDRO. CERDA CRISTOBAL DE LA / CRISTOBAL DE LA CERDA.

A cartoon commenting on the arguments against women at Cambridge University. Dated 19th century

Geflügel, Hühner und Tauben verschiedene Arten, Illustration für die Geflügelausstellung im Kristallpalast in London in 1869, Eingland, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage mit einer Szene aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4999464

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante59. 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.

Rest on the Flight to Egypt. Simone Cantarini; Italian, 1612-1648. Date: 1632-1648. Dimensions: 80 x 123 mm. Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Hannibal crossing the Alps in 218 BC. He indicates their destination to his army as they begin the invasion of Italy during the Second Punic War. After a 19th century work by Bartolomeo Pinelli.

'The Shepheard's Calendar - March', 1898, (1923). Artist: Walter Crane.

Ekkehard poems the Walthariuslied, Historical Illustration from Otto von Leixner, Illustrated History of German Literature, Leipzig and Berlin 1880, First volume, Germany, Europe

That certainly is being able to read', 1799 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 29 of 'Los Caprichos'. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artist's political liberalism and revulsion towards ignorance and intellectual oppression.

Temptation of St. Anthony, medieval depiction of devilish beings, facsimile of an engraving by Martin Schongauer, 1420-1499, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Saint Michael the Archangel. Woodcut by W. Ottley () after A. Dürer.

Three Schikgodinnen: Lachesis, atropos and Clotho, Hans Baldung Greens, 1513 print The three branch goddinnen Lachesis, Atropos and Clotho spin the lifecray on a spider skirts and determine the life course and the length of the wire by measuring it and cutting it. The three women are naked in a landscape near a tree. They depict the three phases of life. A small child picks a flower on the left in the foreground. Freiburg paper Fates, spare (Moir)

The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Inferno (Hell). "...I also saw infinite glowed flames..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving by Desiré Dumont. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.

Hagar and Ishmael. Date/Period: 17th century. Painting. Oil on panel Oil. Height: 197 mm (7.75 in); Width: 197 mm (7.75 in). Author: Pietro Francesco Follower of Mola.

Walter Crane (1845-1915). English artist. Illustration of The Young King. The Iberian Illustration, 1898.

Hell: Engraving after miniature in 12th century manuscript "Hortus deliciarum" produced in monastery at Hohembourg and destroyed in burning of Strasbourg Library during Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871.

The expedition is attacked by Indians, Bolivian Chaco. Bolivia, South America. Journey to the Chaco Boreal 1886-1887 by Émile-Arthur Thouar (1853 - 1915 to 1920) Le Tour du Monde 1890

Tuscany Siena Asciano Museo di Arte Sacra7. 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.

The Woodcutter in the Tontlawald. (German story).

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615 - 1673). Three River Gods, 17th century. Etching.

Nothing can stop the rage of the beasts, vintage engraving. Nothing can stop the rage of the beasts, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659846

The Trials in the Early Days of Modern Mountaineering, Mont Blanc, Switzerland by unknown artist,1853

Maximilian storming Stuhlweißenburg, relief from Maximilian's tomb, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th centu...

Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo66. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Tabernacle from S. Maria delle Grotte in Fossa with scenes of the Presentation at the Temple, the Flagellation, the Annunciation, and the Betrayal by Judas. Museo Nazionale housed in Castle: several exterior views (The Archeological Museum is one gallery (Sala IV) of the Museo). Remaining views of museum collection, including paintings, processional crosses, reliquaries, chalices, ceramics, textiles, manuscripts, and a number of eighth century Abruzzan Madonna sculptures. Works from the church Madonna del Soccorso also stored in Museo. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo Roman inscriptions, sculpture and relief 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

THE VULTURES AND THE PIGEONS, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Fables by Jean de la Fontaine. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

History and Lives of All the Most Notorious Pirates and Their Crews- Frontispiece, London 18th Century American School Engraving Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA

Temptation of St. Anthony, medieval depiction of devilish beings, facsimile of an engraving by Martin Schongauer, 1420-1499, Germany, digitally restor...

Von der Artzney bayder Glück (De Remediis Utriusque Fortuna) (On the Remedies of Good and Evil Fortune). Dated: 1532. Dimensions: overall (bk): 30.8 x 21 x 5.6 cm (12 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.). Medium: bound volume with 257 woodcut illustrations, including one portrait of the author and including full page woodcuts on the recto and verso of each title page; white-on-black initials, tailpieces, and borderpieces throughout.. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: II Francesco Petrarch (author) and Hans Weiditz (artist).

Marble pool of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Schloss Herrenwoerth Castle, today the Neue Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle, Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany, historical wood engraving, 1886, Europe

THE FALL OF THE REBEL ANGELS, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving.

A slave plantation. Illustrations, Prints. 1834. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Slave trade , United States, Plantations

Girl dragging a wagon, vintage engraving. Girl dragging a wagon, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660372

fine arts, Duvet, Jean (1485 - circa 1570), copper engraving, ""The Woman and the Seven-Headed Dragon"", from the series ""Apocalypse"", Lyon, France, 1561, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris,

The marked ones. Hugo Steiner-Prag (Bohemia, Prague, 1880-1945). Germany, 1915-1916. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on handmade paper

ancient world Roman Empire downfall of the gens Fabia 477 BC history painting wood engraving 19th century,

theatre opera ""Das Rheingold"" by Richard Wagner world premiere scene 1 Royal Court and National Theatre Munich 22.9.1869 after watercolour Theatre Museum Munich,

Suplicios del infierno. Miniatura del siglo XII. Facsímil de 1877.

'The Thirsty Cavalier', c1880-1882.Artist: CL Courtry

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller depicted on the Orinoco with Bonpland during his American travels, 1799 - 1804 Date: 1769 - 1859

Don Quixote

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Pomposa Abbazia di Pomposa, Museo53. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Fragments: capitals (Byzantine, 6th century), also capitals carved with human faces; marble friezes (10th century, later inscriptions); cornices, (with spolia) 11-12th centuries; ciborium; frescos. Post-medieval: Terracotta statuary, "neo-classical" (Hutzel); frescos: Bolognese, 14th century Antiquities: Amphora; grave monuments 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.

Cartoon - This Soots Me - S. Claus Rostap (1866-1949)

Engraving depicting a scene from "Tom Brown's Schooldays": Tom caught a fishing on the forbidden bank of the river by "Velveteens". the keeper. Tom Brown's Schooldays is set in the 1830s at Rugby School, a public school for boys, and was mostly based on the author's experiences at the school. Written by Thomas Hughes (1822-1896) an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) an English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dated 19th century

The guilty woman. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Van Gelder paper

A cartoon commenting on the impact of cars on the environment. Dated 20th century

Abruzzo Aquila Sulmona S. Chiara7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of the 16th century baroque church and adjacent cloister. Views focus on the sculpted wooden portal by the Master from Pescocostanzo. Interior views include: pulpit, cupola, frescoed pendentives of the four evangelists, ceiling frescoes, altar paintings, ornate altars, marble architectural sculpture and gilt architectural details. 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.

Christ's Descent into Limbo. Pieter van der Heyden (Flanders, Antwerp, circa 1530-after 1572)Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Flanders, 1525-1569)Hieronymus Cock (Flanders, Antwerp, circa 1510-1570). Holland, circa 1561. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus. Illustration from a publication dated 1887. Daedalus was shut up in a tower to prevent his knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading. Since Minos controlled the land and sea routes, Daedalus set to work to fabricate wings for himself and his young son Icarus. When both were prepared for flight, Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high, because the heat of the sun would melt the wax, nor too low, because the sea foam would soak the feathers.

Poems by Alfred Tennyson, D.C.L., Poet Laureate (the 'Moxon Tennyson'), 1857. After: Gabriel Dante Rossetti.. Volume of Tennyson's poems published by Edward Moxon (London, 1857) with wood-engraved illustrations after designs by Hunt, Millais, Rossetti and others.

Maximilian storming Stuhlweissenburg, relief from Maximilian's tomb, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known, Europe

The Wolf Disguised as a Shepherd Betrays Himself When He Speaks (from the Fables of La Fontaine) Gustave Paul Dore (1832-1883/French) Engraving

'Peace Comes to Town', 1913. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill

Älteste Darstellung von türkischen Kriegern, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks 1880, Handzeichnung aus dem 15. Jahrhundert im Ger...

SCULPTURED FIGURE AT NYMPHI, NEAR SMYRNA, 1880

Thomas Nast political cartoon depicting New York City Chamberlain Peter Sweeny, Tammany Hall boss William Tweed, New York City Controller Richard 'Slippery Dick' Connolly, New York City Mayor Oakey Hall as vultures waiting for the storm to blow over, 1870s

Copper engraving by Meister i e depicting St. Antonius tormented by demons, created around 1500, showing saintly figure and demonic figures in narrative scene.

The Siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish attempted to capture the rebellious city of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, and ultimately failed.. In 1603 in remembrance of this fact, shown here in Gouda, the church window. At the top we see the besieged city, where St Peter is shown.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, S. Maria di Collemaggio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

The storm raged with more fury, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza a caballo/1978. Museum: COLECCION PARTICULAR LAS PALMAS ESPAÑA.

Fair weather and foul in northern latitudes. Date: 1555

Cartoon - Will quit the road Rostap (1866-1949)

This is a monochrome photograph taken of Hoffman's 14 set designs (number 4) for Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen opera in 1876.

Illustration depicting King Edward VII (1841-1910), arriving in India. Dated 19th Century

The Recording of Precedents: Confucius and His Pupils Collate and Transcribe Documents in Their Favorite Grove; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul 1903 John La Farge American. The Recording of Precedents: Confucius and His Pupils Collate and Transcribe Documents in Their Favorite Grove; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul. John La Farge (American, New York 1835-1910 Providence, Rhode Island). American. 1903. Gouache, watercolor, gum arabic, and graphite on tan wove paper

Gunsmith Shop, Dreadnaught in the sixteenth century, after the Sandart, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1878.

Gustave Dore illustration for John Milton's epic poem dramatising the fall of Man, 'Paradise Lost' (1667) Book VI. Falling through the breach in the wall of heaven, the rebel angels plunge down into hell. Wood engraving 1866

The death of Absalom. Absalom rebels against his father and was killed during the battle of the Forest of Ephraim. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Sheriff' he cried in a ringing voice, 'hanging is an unholy thing which I am here to prevent.' From Robin Hood and his Merry Men. 1920

German image of the city around the 15th century, facsimile of the engraving by Albrecht Duerer, in the foreground St. Anthony absorbed in reading a book, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Character standing in a mountainous site Odilon Redon (1840-1916). Character standing in a mountainous site. Charcoal on chamois paper, nineteenth century.

THE REBEL ANGELS SUMMONED TO THE CONCLAVE, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Medallion embossed silver, keeps in Pisa, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.

Cartoon depicting the departure of Cleopatra's Needle from Egypt to be given to the British Government by Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769-1849) a commander in the Ottoman army, who rose to the rank of Pasha, and became Wli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Dated 19th Century

View taken in the field Carnac, Morbihan department, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

The Sauteufel devil, German satirical pamphlet, 17th century

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator of The Gnarled Monster from The Legend of Croquemitaine by Tom Hood

The Birds in the Cage. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

A guitarist, a lutenist and a trombone player, 16th century (1849).Artist: Jost Amman

Jesus Alone on the Cross (Jésus seul sur la Croix) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Alone on the Cross (Jésus seul sur la Croix), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 3/8 x 8 3/16 in. (28.9 x 20.8 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Angelica comforts Sacripante, from The Frenzy of Orlando, by Paul Gustave Dore, illustration

The invisible 2. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Van Gelder paper

'Distruction of Job's Children'. The Netherlands. The Netherlands, Circa 1540. Dimensions: 51,3x37,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Jan van Scorel (attributed).

Benjamin Franklin and US Independence. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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