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Historic Religious Figures in Art

Engravings depicting significant historical Christian events, including figures like Christ and an Abbot, characterized by intricate details and solemnity.

Christ before Caiaphas, Christ, his hands tied and surrounded by armed soldiers, is brought before Caiaphas. In the background various spectators. Below the show the title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch, Christ before the Sanhedrin with Caiaphas as high priest, and possibly Annas, maybe a soldier about to strike Christ because he keeps silent (Matthew 26: 57-66, Mark 14: 53-64, Luke 22:54, 22: 66-71), Dirk Jongman (mentioned on object), 1705 - 1720 and/or 1720 - 1728, paper, engraving, h 365 mm × w 224 mm

Izaak bless Jakob, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, After Le Fort, after Philips Koninck, c. 1829 - 1834 print Isaac is in bed and blessing Jakob. Jakob kneels in front of the bed and puts his hands in the hands of Isaac. Next to the bed is Rebekka who gives the pillows in Isaac's back a push. A man with a staff can be seen via a glimpse to the hall (perhaps Esau who is going to hunt for Isaac). Paris paper etching Jacob's visit to Isaac ~ death of Isaac. Isaac lying in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father; Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins

Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, 1723-1743

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt does the oath as a national lawyer, 1586, 1780 - 1795 print Johan van Oldenbarnevelt does the oath as a national lawyer of the Holland region, March 8, 1586. Netherlands paper etching new ruler taking the oath

Frederik Hendrik lays down the oath as a Stadholder, 1625.frederik Hendrik Stands Down in the States of Holland de Oath As a New City Center, September 1625. Design for a print.

. Justice (Justitia) accompanied by caution (prudentia) and vigilance (vigilantia), with an oil lamp in her hand. In the background the courtroom with judges. On the raise on the left in the foreground The title in Dutch.

Baptism of the Persians. Design for a print.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Morning prayer in the Bach household Date: 1685 - 1750

The oblation made to God by the Reyne / the person of Monseigneur le / dauphin (IT)

The King shares awards; The sad olissions of the earlock; The horrors of the war (large). In the middle of the show a king is on a throne. Soldiers stand on the left and right of him. One of them kneels while a decoration is hung. Under the show a six-line French fresh. This print is part of a series of 17 (18 incl. Title Print) prints with performances of various types of misery that warfare entails.

Baptism of Prince Willem V, 1748, 1750 - 1752 print Baptismal ceremony of Prince William V in the Grote Kerk in The Hague, April 11, 1748. William IV holds the child during baptism, the princess watches Hofdames on the left. Northern Netherlands satin etching / engraving Baptism ~ Protestant service Big church

Peace talks in Aachen, 1748, 1780 - 1795 print Peace negotiations between the Allies (Republic, England and Austria) and France and Prussia to terminate the Austrian Succession War, October 1748. marked at the top right: XI. D. Pl. Vi. Northern Netherlands paper etching peace negotiations Aken

Pastor Gros en Julchen, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1776 print Pastor Gros greeted Julchen. Behind him is Herr Puf. Numbered at the top right: 11. paper etching Literature. head bent forward; bowing

Melanie, or the disastrous monastery charm; The monastery room. In the room of a monastery, two women support a young woman, Melanie. There are three nuns behind them and is a grieving man. Links two men. In the background view in a chapel. The print portrays a scenic scene from Melanie, or the disastrous monastery charm, a torrent game of Jean-François de la Harpe about Melanie, who is forced by her father to see her love for a man and to enter into the monastery.

Drawing reproduction (): Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841-1905), "King Save the Vienna!" And the papal nuncio added: "and Christian", from: Sok T. III, Vienna 1898 (); 1898 () (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);

The Roy gives the cap to m (r) the nuncity / in the chapel of Fontainebleau le 9.Bre 1686 (IT)

Man kneels for a frost. A man kneels for a frost that wears a crown and hold a scepter. Sentame on the flattering or worshiping the world, instead of God.

Christ heals the sick person of Bethesda, Simon François Ravenet (Le Vieux), after William Hogarth, 1772 print London paper etching / engraving sick people lying near the pool of Bethesda ~ Christ healing paralytics (John 5:1-9)

Praying nun visited by Kloosterlingen, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1798 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving one person praying

Annunciatie.On the left is Maria with a open book. On the right the angel Gabriel kneeling with a lily in hand.

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Messe solennelle ou Grand' Messe, Hoogmis, verso - stamped, The Roman Catholic high mass or solemn mass, as it is sung and held on Sundays and feast days. The bishop raises the host before the altar. The other church dignitaries and the faithful present kneel., print, book illustration, prints, height 334 mm, width 420 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), supervision

`King, save Vienna!` and the papal emissary added: `and Christianity` - illustration from a magazine. unknown, publisher

Charles the Bald, Carolingian Emperor, on his throne, 9th century. He wears a gold crown, short hair, and holds a sceptre and globe engraved CRS (Carolus). His wife Ermentrude of Orleans (or Richilde of Provence) stands at right. From an illustration in a Bible in the Benedictine monastery of St. Paul, Rome. Carlo il Calvi seduto in trono. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberti from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844.

MPs Kalifa Mostati in the Crusaders camp near Antochia Illustration of No. 6 (12) for the history of the first Crusades, posted in: Historical Genealogical Calendar 1801. Demolition of a story of the first cross Train to Palestina. With a map and twelve historical ideas of D. Chodowiecki. Berlin, with Johann Friedrich Unger . Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Lazarus on his deathbed is shown by angels to the road to heaven, Abraham Bosse, 1637 - 1638 print Paris paper etching / engraving the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31). Lazarus dies: his soul is carried into Abraham's lap by angels. deathbed. barn - AA - civic architecture: inside. dog. angels

Stained glass window 13 in the Sint -Janskerk in Gouda: the twelve -year -old Christ in the Temple, Pieter Tanjé, after Julius Caesar Boëthius, after Lambert van Noort, 1738 - 1754 print The thirteenth stained glass window in the Sint-Janskerk in Gouda with the presentation of twelve-year-old Christ in the temple between the scribes. Christ has his arguments on his fingers, while the scribes study their books. In the background, Joseph and Maria are looking for their son. Completely in the background, John the Baptist pulls into the desert. In the lower performance, the donor of the window, Peter van Zuyren, for Mary with the Christ child. Behind Peter van Zuyren stands his name saint Peter with the key as his attribute. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Christ's dispute with the doctors in the temple; he counts his arguments on his fingers. the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara (+

Ceremony of submission of the Order of the Holy Spirit on June 3, 1724, by Nicolas Lancret, detail. (IT)

Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus) José Montes de Oca (Mexican, active ca. 1788-1820). Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus), 1801. Engraved prints on white antique laid paper, modern binding, size of cover: 9 1/8 x 6 7/16 in. (23.2 x 16.4 cm). These three objects tell a story of Mexicos early nineteenth-century Creole patriotism. The Mexican independence movement was fueled by Creoles, who were often denied a voice in colonial government. The 1821 Act of Independence formalized the independence that had been declared in 1810 and was signed by many Creole aristocrats, among them Don José María Gómez de Cervantes, whose portrait is on view nearby. New World figures like the Virgin of Guadalupe, who miraculously appeared to the Indian Juan Diego in 1521, and Saint Felipe de Jesús, the first Mexican-born saint, became important nationalist symbols, supporting the idea that the independence of Mexico was divinely ordained. Estos tres objetos

Performances of Mexican gods, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1723 print Leaf with representations of the Mexican idols Vitzliputsli, Tlaloc, Tescalipuca and a Mexican high priest. Among the performances a caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving religious functionaries ~ American Indian religions

Francis a Jesu sells fruit on a market, Caspar Luyken, Christoph Weigel, 1704

Portrait of Jacobus Zonzalus and Donatus; Jacobus Zonzalus et Donatus; History of churches and hug (...) up to the year Onses Heeren 1688. Portrait of Jacobus Zonzalus and Donatus from a series of portraits in history of churches and ketting from the beginning of the new testaments to the year Onses Heeren 1688 from Godfried Arnold (1701).

Image worship in Tibet Grand Lama; The idol Manippe, 1745 - 1747, by Thomas Astley. Published in London by T. Astley. Engravings.'

Meeting of Saints Francis and Clara. Date/Period: Ca. 1630. Drawing. Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, white gouache on cream laid paper ,lined on secondary support tipped into paper frame. Author: Belisario Corenzio.

Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple (Luke 2:46-47) 16th century Ercole Setti Italian. Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple (Luke 2:46-47) 341284

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, after Titian (right sheet), John Baptist Jackson, British, ca. 1701 - ca. 1780, Titian, Italian, ca. 1488 - 1576, Chioroscuro woodcut from four blocks, in light grayish umber, medium brown, dark gray, dark brown., Detail of the painted composition, the young Virgin ascends a flight of steps toward the priest and his attendants. Beside the wall of the steps, lower left, a basket of eggs and a seated woman, only partially shown. The raised arm of a man is visibl behind the figures of Mary. At lower right a coat of arms, rampant lion, on an escutcheon, followed by six line dedication signed: 'J.B. Jackson.', England, ca. 1740, Print, Print

Russian Baptismal Ceremony, Caspar Jacobsz. Philips, 1752 - 1789 print Church interior of a Greek Orthodox Church in which members of the Russian community watch at the baptism of a child. The priest immerses the child in a baptismal font. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving baptismal font. Russian Orthodox Church. baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments

Jeanne d'Arc receives the sacred banner; Joan or Arc Maid or Orleans receiving the consecrated banner. Jeanne d'Arc is kneeling for a bishop and receives the sacred banner in a church. Bystanders watch. Title in English in the underamarge.

Judas reducing the silver people.

Quantekong as the first emperor of China / the goddess Quonin; Quantecong Divinité Chinoise Que Les Chinois Disent Avoir eté Leur Premier Emperur (...). Sheet with two performances of Chinese gods. Above: a Chinese god, Quantekong, dressed as the first emperor, is next to a table. A guard is behind him. Under: An image of the Chinese goddess Quonin is worshiped.

Piotr Gamrat. Cracow bishop. Legend; Głębocki, Adrian (1833-1905); 1858 (1857-00-00-1857-00-00);

Catharina prays for the healing of a sick boy; The life of Siena.Catharina H. Catharina has a sick boy on her arm and prays for his healing. Part of a series about Catharina van Siena consisting of a title print, a portrait and 32 numbered scenes from her life.

This copper engraving by François Ragot, created between 1630 and 1670, depicts the Last Supper, showing Christ and the apostles in a detailed religious composition.

Confession (Penance) from the series I sette sacramenti (The SevenSacraments). Artist: Johann Anton Riedel, Austrian, 1736-1816 After: Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Italian, 1665-1747

Judas brings the silverlings back, Robert John Dunkarton, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1791 print London paper Judas before the Sanhedrin returning the pieces of silver; he throws the money to the ground

Egypt: ceremonies of the cult of Isis. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.

. The holy family in a landscape at a water basin with angels and putti. Mary keeps the Christ child at the arm, while together with John the Baptist plays a cross. An angel crown the Christ child with a floral wreath, another angel bends for the child. Elisabet is behind John the Baptist. Jozef is right with a book. The family is surrounded by playing putti.

Wedding in Kana, J. Loots, 1800 - 1840 print At the wedding of Kana, Christ recommends filling six jugs with water. He then turns the water into wine (John 2: 1-11). paper engraving Christ orders (six) jars to be filled with water ~ marriage-feast at Cana

14th century. Feast. Drawing taken from old woodcuts to the legend of St. Jadwiga, from: Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 8.03.1862, No. 128 Unknown, Kossak, Juliusz (1824 1899)

Lord with a candle opens a door with some women, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1783 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving candle. opening the door

Attributed to John Martin, 1789-1854, British, Christ Preaching to the Elders in the Temple, undated. Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Mallet - Natural Cult The natural worship ", engraving of Mallet.

The Sleeping Congregation. 1736. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The Consecration of a Bishop. Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century. Dimensions: 27.4 x 36.0 cm.. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Louis XIV blessing his little son. (IT)

Saint Philip Neri. Engraving by G.B. Leonetti after L. Agricola.

The Marriage Ceremony performed in Mr. B.'s own Chappel by Mr. Williams, Mr. Peters giving her away, Mrs. Jewkes waits behind Pamela and the Maid keeps the door, Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725-ca. 1770, French, after Joseph Highmore, 1692-1780, British, 1745, Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 21 1/4 inches (39 x 54 cm), Plate: 11 13/16 x 14 13/16 inches (30 x 37.7 cm), and Image: 10 7/16 x 14 1/8 inches (26.5 x 35.8 cm), bride, ceremony, chapel, dress, genre subject, gloves, groom, literary theme, maid, marriage, men, nobleman, Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740) by Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), priest, servants, wedding, wedding dress, wedding vows, windows, women

Jesuits condemn an accused, Jan Luyken, 1692 print Print at the top right marked: p. 274. Amsterdam paper etching regular clerics, e.g. Jesuits, Redemptorists. the accused

I I am your mother! unknown

Baptism of Prince Willem Frederik George, 1792. Baptism of Prince Willem Frederik George, the later king William II, December 28, 1792. In the Grote Kerk in The Hague. With 25-arrangy caption.

St. Peter Nolasque Carried to Offices by Angels, Claude Mellan, French, 1598 - 1688, Engraving on paper, Two angels carry the old man, Saint Peter Nolasque, through the choir of a church, while robed figures stand at left and in the background. On the floor at lower left is a paper with: 'Cl. Mellan / Gall'inusen. / et f. Romae.' Below: white letters on dark ground: 'S. PETRVS NOLASCVS.' Bottom center: coat-of-arms crowned with the four strips of Aragon below a cross Formée underlined. Bottom margin: seven lines in Latin, - 'Que fecit Fondator ... gratis animo D. et C.' Bottom center: cum pm ... Sup Anno. 1627.', Europe, France, 1627, Print, Print

Men and women pray for a ruin from a temple to Napoleon, Teodoro Matteini, 1808 print Under the performance a verse in Italian. Print is part of an album. paper etching (public) prayer. temple, shrine ~ Roman religion. landscape with ruins

Saint Pierre Renier Le Pope Pius VI (IT)

The Congress of Ems Emser Point of the Archbishops of Mainz, Trier, Cologne and Salzburg in August , Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house

Praying nun visited by Kloosterlingen, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1798 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving one person praying

Cartoon on the fall of the Catholic Church in England, 1689, 1689 print Cartoon on the fall of the Catholic Church in England with the flight of Jacobus, 1688-1689. The church in the form of a young nun lying on her deathbed surrounded by many grieving people. On the right the pope, at the head and foot of the bed the king and queen, more clergymen. Under the show a verse in 3 columns with a statement of the figures 1-8 in Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing lying in state

Cartoon of the centenary of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1738, Anonymous, 1738 print Cartoon on celebration of the first century festival of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht on January 7, 1738. In the foreground there are three Protestant church reformers with texts with criticism of the jubilee. Left Martin Luther, in the middle Menno Simons and on the right John Calvin. Menno Simons's text evokes that it would be better to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the Peace of Utrecht (1713). In the background a play with an arcadian landscape with Apollo and other mythological figures, putti, nymphs etc. paper etching / engraving gods ~ classical mythology. (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the theatre. theatre, theatrical performance Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Allegory on the Scheuring in Lutheran Municipality in Amsterdam in 1791, Anonymous, 1791 print Comparison following the schism in the Lutheran municipality in Amsterdam in 1791, where the followers of the old or new light are mentioned. On the left, a man reads from the Bible at the light of a candle, on the right a group of men and women discares together with a pastor at the bright light of a modern lamp. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving reading the Bible or other religious books. lighting; lamps

Bishop Petrus Lombard embraces his mother, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1809 print Bishop Petrus Lombard embraces his mother in a church. Because she was neatly dressed and did not wear her usual clothing, Peter Lombard did not recognize his mother at first. When she then put on her farmers' clothing again, he recognized her. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving embracing each other, kissing. interior of church. mother and son(s) (family group)

Lithography by Johann Nepomuk Strixner from 1829 depicting Apostle John with Saint Margaretha, showing figures, gestures, and religious symbolism.

Christ for Pilate, Charles Howard Hodges, After Robert Smirke, 1806 print Christ stands for Pontius Pilatus. The people demands the crucifixion of Christ. Pilate who feels the pressure of the crowd and admits to their demand, washes his hands in innocence. paper Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)

Noordelijke Nederlanden, Hooghe, Romeyn the, Caricatures of James II and Louis XIV and the events of the years 1688-1689, The Vatican in Mourning, Cartoon on the fall of the Catholic Church in England, 1689, Northern Netherlands, Cartoon on the fall of the Catholic Church in England with the flight of James, 1688-1689. The church in the form of a young nun lying on her deathbed surrounded by many mourners. On the right the pope, at the head and foot of the bed the king and queen, further on more clergy. Below the representation a verse in 3 columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-8 in Dutch., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 557 mm, width 455 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1689 - 1689, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, letterpress

At the Council of Vienne (on the Rhone) pope Clemens V (from Avignon) supports Philippe IV by withdrawing support for the Templars, thus ensuring their destruction. Date: 1311 - 1312

The Prodigal Son receiving his Patrimony (He gathered all together and took his Journey into a far Country - St. Luke 15 Chap13v). Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 1754-1832

Saint. Kazimierz (1458 Kraków 1484 Grodno) In Prayer. From: Kłosy 1870, Volume XI, No. 283 Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), woodcut k Osów, zinc, Florian Stanis Aw (1838 1912)

Deathbed of an orphan girl, Nicolas Maurin, after Edouard Henri Théophile Pingret, 1820 - 1827 print Printer: Pariscambrai paper orphans. nun(s). the cross ~ symbols of Christ. deathbed

Johannes de Baptist in prison, Jan Luyken, 1703 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching two disciples of John the Baptist are sent to Christ (Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23). John the Baptist in prison

Tabernakel on the inside, Jan Luyken, 1683 print Print with a movable part, representing the curtain between the holy and the holy of saints. Amsterdam paper etching tabernacle ~ altar

Christ's guest at Simon de Pharmeeër, Gabriel Huquier, After Claude Gillot, 1705 - in Or Before 1732 print print maker: Parisprint maker: Franceafter design by: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair

Abdes discovered a young man between her undressed nuns, 1800 print Print on the story 'Les Lunettes' by Jean de la Fontaine. A boy dresses as a nun to be closer to his loved one. When this turns out to be pregnant, all nuns have to undress to be inspected. The print shows the moment when the mother superior discovers the boy and her glasses falls with fright. In the background, the pregnant girl (Agnes) is sad with down eyes. paper etching nun(s). man dressed as woman, travesty. eyeglasses, spectacles

H. Cecilia with three music -making angels, Nicolaes Lauwers, after Gerard Seghers, 1619 - 1652 print Saint Cecilia sings from a book and is accompanied by three music -making angels. Cecilia has hit her eyes to heaven, her face is illuminated by the candle that stands on the table in front of her. In the margin a text in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving St. Cecilia making music and/or singing (+ angel(s))

Holy Family; Holy Family. Maria is on your lap with the Christ child. Joseph is left and read a book. In the middle of a portrait of Andrea del Sarto.

Appearance of an angel on a prince, Pieter Serwouters, 1627 print A frost is kneeling in front of an altar on which his crown lies. An angel with a sword and a skull appears in a cloud. Above a drapery with the author and the title of the work and the edtie designation. At the bottom in a cartouche the impressum. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leidenpublisher: Leiden paper engraving one person praying. angel(s) represented as child(ren). skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'

The renouncement of Philip II by the States, 1581, 1700 - 1799 print Small representation of renouncing the Spanish king Philip II by the States, July 26, 1581. Interior in which a large group of members of the States General take the oath. Netherlands paper engraving swearing an oath (with two fingers raised). involuntary abdication (of a ruler)

An Inca priest makes a sacrifice to the sun; representing the continent of America. Stipple engraving by J.D. Nargeot after C.A. Chasselat.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Engraving.

Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play dice. Engraving by P.F. Basan after M. Österreich after Valentin de Boulogne

Hetman Tarnowski's funeral in: Historical songs with music and engravings , in Warsaw, in the printing house at Nowolipie, 1816 Stölzel, Christian Friedrich (1751 1816)

A fragment of the presentation of the art of Athalia a scene in the synagogue (with a fragment of the text in German). Monogramista M.

Three Women and a Girl in a Church Interior, print maker: Edouard Taurel, (mentioned on object), Christoffel Bisschop, (mentioned on object), publisher: J.H. Laarman, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1866, paper, steel engraving, h 95 mm × w 155 mm

Group picture Four Jansenist bishops of France.

Netherlands, Abjuration of Spain, The abjuration of Philip II by the States, 1581, Small representation of the abjuration of the Spanish king Philip II by the States, 26 July 1581. Interior in which a large group of members of the States-General take the oath., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 48 mm, width 67 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1799, 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Signing of the Peace of Munster, 1648, 1800 - 1802 print Entering the Peace of Munster on May 15, 1648, in the Great Hall or Friedensal of the Town Hall in Munster. The delegates are around a table and lay the oath with raised hand. Marked at the top right: pl. 12. Netherlands paper etching signing of peace treaty, concluding the peace Münster

The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius, 1806, after J. Reynolds.

CATHERINE OF ARAGON Surrounded by tearful maids, is summoned by Henry VIII (in the background) for her divorce trial. Date: 1485 - 1536

Sergeant at Law in coif cap, coat and silk girdle from f.1v, Le Songe du Vergier, Royal MS 19 C iv (left), lawyer in priest-like habit from f.32v, Roman de la Rose, Douce MS 332 (center) and lawyer in hooded cape from Bible of John the Good, Royal MS 19 D ii (right). Law habits of the 14th century. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

Calas family in prison, Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, after Louis de Carmontelle, 1766 print The French merchant Jean Calas from Toulouse was falsely accused of murder of his 30-year-old son in 1761. Calas (Calvinist) is said to have killed his son because he wanted to convert to Catholicism. His family, about which Voltaire took care of, is in prison here. On the right are mother and oldest daughter, behind this is the youngest daughter. The second son supports a chair on the left and stands next to Mr. La Vaysse who reads a document from which the Hoop Put family draws. Calas was still put to death in March 1762. On the magazine under the show there is a text in Dutch in two columns. Following this event, Voltaire wrote his 'Traité de la Tolerance'. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving historical persons. prisoner in cell or locked place

Apostle Paulus writes his letter to the Romans, Anonymous, After Johann Jakob von Sandrart, 1697 print paper etching St. Paul writing his epistles

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