Historical Allegories and Narratives

A series of etchings depicting various historical and allegorical scenes with figures, emotions of sleep, conversation, and dramatic farewells under canopies and in temples.

Allegorical figures in a temple, An angel, three putti and two honored women are sitting in a temple. The woman on the left plays the lute, a putto plays the flute behind her. To the right an angel and a woman are having a conversation while putti are playing around with bow and arrow. In the background a woman suckles a baby in the presence of two children, Temperance, 'Temperantia', 'Temperanza' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, playing instruments (in church), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1721, paper, etching, h 156 mm × w 104 mm

Sleeping figures under a canopy, Anonymous, After Jacob Folkema, 1702 - 1817 print During a speech, all listener fell asleep under a canopy. Even the orator was messed up asleep behind his desk. paper etching sleeping; unconsciousness. the audience ~ art performance

Sleeping figures under a canopy. During a speech, all listenger under a canopy have fallen asleep. Even the orator has fallen asleep behind his desk.

Suicide of Hannibal. Hannibal has just been discovered by Roman spies. To prevent extradition to Rome, he commits suicide by taking poison.

Allegorical figures in a temple, An angel, three putti and two honored women are sitting in a temple. The woman on the left plays the lute, a putto plays the flute behind her. To the right an angel and a woman are having a conversation while putti are playing around with bow and arrow. In the background a woman suckles a baby in the presence of two children, Temperance, 'Temperantia', 'Temperanza' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, playing instruments (in church), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1721, paper, etching, h 156 mm × w 104 mm

. At the Skaeic gate of Troje, Hector said goodbye to his wife Andromache and his young son Astyanax. However, the child reflects his platformed helmet and clip at his minus. In the margin a caption in French.

Men and women in conversation; Title page for: Pierre d 'Ortigue de Vaumorière, L'Art de Plaire Dans La Conversation, 1692.Three Men Are Each with a Woman in Conversation. Behind theme A Look Through Two Columns Towards A Garden With Two Sphinxes.

Paris, Le Brun, Jeaurat, Edme, Rubens, Peter Paul, France, Scenes from the life of Mary, Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 356 mm, width 235 mm, 1688 - 1738, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1719, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Christ Before Pilate, plate five from The Passion of Christ 1596 Netherlands. Engraving in black in on cream laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius

Boaz marries Ruth. In the gate of Bethlehem, a family member of Boaz is releasing from the ten seniors away from his right as a looser by pulling out his shoe. He carries the rights to Boaz. The shoe was the symbol of rule and control. Whoever bought a piece of land did that by putting his foot, his shot foot. Illustration of the Bible text Ruth IV: 1-13 under the show the title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch.

Drunkenness and his consequences, Jan Goeree, 1707 print Two performances of lottery saying, n. 330. Above a show in a round list of a group of men who drink and eat around a table. In the background a free pair in the box bed. Under a performance in an octagonal list of a drunk man who is arrested by the Night Watch. The print has a page number at the top right. print maker: Amsterdamafter design by: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper engraving coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse. private festivities, merry company. arrest (of criminal). drinking. drunkard

Dood van Cicero.Cicero is in his portable and lights his head out, with his left hand he touches his chin. He has told his slaves to leave him to his destiny. Cicero is attacked by Herennius, who will behead him on the order of the trium viraat with his sword.

Waard and Death, Rudolph Meyer, 1650 print A worth in front of the door of his inn is attacked by death. paper etching dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa)

Sancho as a judge. Sancho knows as a judge to distinguish the truth of the deception. Two Grievaards stand for the dish because there is twist about the money that one grayed has borrowed at the other.

Panurge Bekent aan Triboulet, Pieter Tanjé, After Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1716 - 1761 print The cunning villain Panurge confesses to the tribouette. There are people around them and the giant Pantagruel is on the left. Illustration in the stories of François Rabalais about Pantagruel and Gargantua. In the margin there is a rule of text in French, marked at the bottom right: L. III. Ch. 43. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Giants, giants. dog

Secular princes kneeling for the pope, Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1648 - 1671 print Princes and clergymen kneeling for a pope sitting on a throne. In the background a burning oven with people in it. Three people seem to fly to the oven. Three bodies that come out of the oven that comes out of the oven. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Dordrecht paper etching pope. fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure

Esau sells his first birthright to Jakob, Maerten de Vos, 1639 print Esau has returned hunger from hunting. His hunting dogs are next to him. He sells his first -birth law to his younger brother Jakob for a plate of lentils that he already has in his hands. Jakob and Rebekka are sitting at the table. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 25. Amsterdam paper engraving Esau, returning hungry from the hunt, sells his first birthright to Jacob for a pottage of lentils

Alkoof met Aegeus, anonymous, after Jean Lepautre, after 1628 - before 1724 print Aegeus prevents Thesis from drinking the poison, while Medea is flying away at the top right. print maker: Germany (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Augsburg paper etching

King Tereus of Thrace, after having cut out the tongue of Philomela, princess of Athens, confines her in an old castle before raping her. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by Charles Eisen from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.

Title page for: B. Huydecoper 'Test of language and poetry or vondel's herching ping of Ovidius', 1782.Title Page With Allegorical Figures at a Memorial Stone for Vondel and Ovid. Piles or books in The Foreground.

Six Scenes of the Life of theVirgin. Artist: Hieronymus Wierix, Flemish, 1553-1619

Death of Achilles; History of Achilles. Achilles is affected by an arrow in his only weak spot, his foot, while he brings a sacrifice to Apollo. In the background, Apollo leads the arrow from Paris to the right place. In the foreground a fighting fox and eagle.

Two Germans kneel for germanicus; History of germanicus. Two Germanic fathers kneel for germanicus and his entourage. They beging the field loss with their sons, which germanician caught during his last battle. The print is part of the History of General Germanicus.

Hercules bringing Alcestis back to her husband Admetus 1715 Louis Desplaces. Hercules bringing Alcestis back to her husband Admetus. After Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661-1722 Paris). 1715. Engraving. Prints

Group of people in a departure, three of which are bending over a lying woman, Carl Leberecht Crusius, 1750 - 1779 print Leipzig paper etching fainting, swooning

Tsar Peter the Great and Mayor Nicolaes Witsen Study a map, 1697, 1814 print Tsar Peter the Great and Mayor Nicolaes Witsen in a study Together studying a map, 1697. Netherlands paper etching scholar in his study Amsterdam

Capture of Don Carlos, Infanta of Spain, 1568, Jan Luyken

Cunegonde accused of adultery, Simon François Ravenet (Le Vieux), After Andrea Casali, 1767 print Numbered in the bottom right: Vol. Ii. No. 47. London paper etching / engraving the trial by ordeal of St. Cunegunda: accused of marital infidelity, she walks over red-hot ploughshares unharmed; usually her husband King Henry II present

Allegory of the silk industry in Amsterdam with the City Virgin receiving bales of silk, Nicolaas Verkolje, c. 1720 - c. 1725, Allegory of the silk industry in Amsterdam: the City Virgin, flanked by Wisdom and Commerce, receives bales of silk. In the cartouche, below: the stream gods of Amstel and IJ; above: putti with the coat of arms of the De Neufville family and attributes of the silk weaving industry. Design for a label., draughtsman: Nicolaas Verkolje, c. 1720 - c. 1725, paper, pen, brush, h 260 mm × w 165 mm

Insurance of Charles V in Dordrecht, 1515; Honoring by Karel Den v.den in Dordrecht. Insurance of Charles V in Dordrecht, 1515 as a Count of Holland. The young emperor lay down the oath standing with raised hand.

Eed van Publius Cornelius Scipio; Kloek beraad van Scipio.Publius Cornelius Scipio disrupts a consultation of young men. With the sword above his head, he explains an oath in front of the company. All men close to him.

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra Made 1763-1764 France. Etching on ivory laid paper . Jean Honoré Fragonard

Allegory of the Marriage of the Dauphin Louis to the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain 1743-1769 France. Etching on cream paper . Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Title page for the pamphlet: the Italian fortune teller. Esopus, Antonio Magino, and Dirk Rembrantz van Nierop, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print Scientists look with telescopes at heaven in which Phaëthon (Louis XIV) falls from the solar car. In the foreground a beggar with a hump (Esopus). In the background a tableau with birds that symbolize the fighting princes. Title is on a separate text sheet. Netherlands paper etching / engraving fall of Phaethon; he is struck by a thunderbolt of Jupiter. astronomy (and cosmography). telescope

Erotic orgy with gentleman and two ladies in petticoats and bonnets in a bedroom, 18th century. Woodblock engraving from John Cleland's Fanny Hill, Amsterdam & Paris, 1880s. After the original erotic illustrations by Antoine Borel, circa 1748.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Amor pulling an old man's beard, verso - stamped, Amor pulling an old man's beard. The man points to his desk. At the top of the ornamental frame is a shell., print, prints, height 65 mm, width 77 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Paul Before Felix ca. 1800 Dent British. Paul Before Felix 417891

Abraham buys the field of Efron, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Gerard Hoet (I), 1728 print Abraham buys the field of Efron for four hundred Sjekel silver (Gen. 23:16). Abraham weighs the silver. In the background the cave in which Abraham wants to bury his wife. The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch caption. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper engraving / etching Abraham weighs out four hundred pieces of silver

The empty deception of England, 1652, 1652 print Cartoon in England in the first English war, 1652. The Dutch Lion (e) is lying in a cradle lying asleep by the flute game of the Spanish fox (p), here a group of men. There you can see, among other things, that Prince Rupert van de Palts (B) steals the fair of a merchant (i); A reference to the hijackvaart that took place during this war. On the left is Cromwell, a monkey with a crown of peacock springs, on the throne (F). The three masks behind him stand for fraud (A). He conducts a cat (Jacob Cats), dog (Paulus van de Perre), Pauw (Adriaen Pauw) and a sheep (Gerrit Schaep) (G) - the diplomatic envoy sent to Westminster to negotiate with the English government. In the background, a Spanish fox scatters coins over a group of men in a de -fight (h) and a predictive performance in which the Dutch Lion with the cat, dog, peacock and sheep takes revenge on the monkey (N and O). The print includes a text sheet (with the title) that is missing

Sports tournament dedicated to the deceased father of Aeneas, Jacob Folkema, After Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1767 print Nine days before the Sports Tournament, dedicated to Aeneas' deceased father Anchises, Aeneas were held with a group of men to a place where, according to the use, he poured out two cups of unadulterated wine, two cups of fresh milk and two cups dedicated blood over the ground and purple Flowers scattered a prayer while pronouncing. Aeneas is here in the midst of his men with two cups in his hands. On the same plate is a decorated initial I with the image of two wrestling men on the left. paper etching the contests held in memory of Anchises

Aristodemus Prince of Cuma betrayed by Xenocrite, Arnold Houbraken, 1699 print Aristodemus Prince of Cuma lies in bed in a dark sleeping room, while he is betrayed by his Cozootin Xenocrite, who has set up his subjects against him. She has a torch in her hand, the two soldiers carry stabs in her hand. Top left: fol. 577. Print used in a book by Lambert van den Bos with a total of twenty prints by Arnold Houbraken. publisher: Dordrechtpublisher: Rotterdam paper etching darkness. bedroom. candle. Betrayal. violent death by dagger, knife

Johann Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg.

The torture death of Petrus; Paintings and sculptures in Rome. Petrus is crucified upside down on a platform; In the foreground a group of spectators. Under the show a caption in Latin. This print is part of (the second state of) a series of 29 performances of paintings and sculptures in churches in Rome, numbered 1-16 and 1-13. (The first state of this series, in which the prints are unnumbered, also includes a title print).

Death of Cicero, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1801 print Cicero is in his portable and sticks his head out, with his left hand he touches his chin. He has instructed his slaves to leave him to his fate. Cicero is attacked by Herennius, who will imagine him with his sword by order of the Triumviraat. Amsterdam paper etching death of Cicero: he is slain by soldiers at the order of the triumvirs. slavery; serfs and the enslaved

Theodoor van Thulden after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony

Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy, after Mattia Preti. Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris); After Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) (Italian, Taverna 1613-1699 Valletta). Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 7 5/8 in. (19.5 x 19.3 cm.). Date: 1761.In March 1761, just before returning to Paris from a five-year stint as a pensioner at the French Academy in Rome, Fragonard was sent to Naples by his friend and patron, Jean-Claude-Richard, the abbé de Saint-Non (1727-1791), to make copies after works of art. He made at least five copies after sections of Mattia Preti's ceiling in the Church of San Pietro a Maiella. One of Preti's major commissions, the ceiling depicted scenes from the lives of Saint Catherine and Saint Celestine V, set into various shaped stucco frames. This sheet is a counterproof, and therefore in reverse direction, of Fragonard's copy (Norton Simon Foundation, Pasadena), reworked by the artist in black chalk. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Y

Rhetoric (Welsprekendheid), Cornelis Cort, after frans flower (1), 1565 print Rhetorica sits on a chair and listens to the speech of a young man sitting behind her. An older man looks over the young man's shoulder at his concept. Through the window you can see the square in front of the building where a grandstand is built. Rhetorica holds a caduceus in her hand. Antwerp paper engraving Rhetoric ',' eloquence '(~ trivium); "Rettorica '(Ripa)

Visit of Archduke Maximilian of Austria to the Holy Stede, Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754 drawing paper. ink pen / brush historical persons

Vignet with Minerva and Putti. Three putti holds a role with image of minerva with shield and lance sitting on a pedestal at which books by David van Goorle (Gorlaeus) and Johann Ludwig Gottfried. With her foot, she rests on a flowing jug. In addition, a lion with sword and weapon of Leiden. In the background the castle and University of Leiden.

Alba, Fernando Herzog .

Putto at a palm tree; Playing putti. In the middle, a putto holds a palm tree, which is in a container. He points towards a bust of a woman on a base with a garland. Left for a putto with a jug of water from a fountain creates. Right three putti fight with each other. In the background two figures under a round arch. Bottom left: 105.

Allegory at the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Jan Caspar Philips, 1739 print Depart with the Personified Eendracht on a throne that is decorated with the coat of arms of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. She is accompanied by figures that symbolize the prosperity she brings the Republic. In the foreground a putto with a map of the Republic. In the background a face on a harbor. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'unsurpassed Concordia', 'Military Concordia', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Civil Union' (Ripa). Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Divine Giustitia' (Ripa) ~ One of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Faith, 'fides'; 'Fede', 'Catholica Faith', 'Christian faith', 'Christian faith Catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Freedom, Liberty; 'Freedom' (Ripa). (Story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Dress the nudes, Gerrit de Broen (I) (Possibly), after Jan Luyken, in or after 1695 - c. 1740 print A man helps the beggar in a jacket. A girl brings a tie and another man comes with shoes from the house. Under the show a Dutch verse about the works of mercy. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving clothing the naked, 'nudus vestitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

Title page for: 'Contemporary history of Spain, part 2', 1765, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1765 print Title print with the personification of Europe on a throne, with a scepter and a temple in hand. The king of the Moors puts his scepter and crown at the feet of Europe. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

A Spanish -minded Hopman brought for Orange, 1577, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1785 print A Spanish-minded Hopman is fascinated for the Prince of Orange, 1577. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration of the eighteenth singing. Amsterdam paper engraving

Sick bed of the prince, 1574; Scrambed of the Prince of Orange, Ao. 1574; Scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584. Philip from Marnix at the sickbed of the Prince of Orange in Rotterdam, August 1574. A boy keeps the prince a bottle under the nose. Fourteenth vocals.

S. Jacobus Major Apostolus Capite Damnatus Martyrdom of St. Jacob. Zompini, Gaetano, 1700-1778. 1723 - 1797. Leonardis, Jacopo, 1723-approximately 1782. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Jacques Callot, The Cult of God, probably 1627 The Cult of God

Izebel promises to obtain King Achab Nabots vineyard; History of Achab, Izebel and Nabot; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. King Achab is disappointed in bed because Nabot refuses to sell his vineyard. His wife Izebel stands next to the bed and promises him that she will ensure that he gets Narrow vineyard. A group of servants and paice guards are behind Izebel and in the doorway. On the left in the background a representation of what went in advance: King Achab asks Nabot to leave his vineyard. Under the show a verse in Latin. Print is part of an album.

A bearded, seated man looks over his right shoulder toward a child and woman bearing a vessel, possibly a variation on a theme of Armida and Adraste from 'Jerusalem delivered' (Gerusalemme liberata) ca. 1750-55 Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian. A bearded, seated man looks over his right shoulder toward a child and woman bearing a vessel, possibly a variation on a theme of Armida and Adraste from 'Jerusalem delivered' (Gerusalemme liberata) 397630

Esau sells his first burrow to Jacob; History of Jakob and Esau; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Esau has returned hungry from hunting. His hunting dogs are next to him. He sells his first crosship to his younger brother Jacob for a plate of lentons, which he already has in his hands. Jacob and Rebekka sit at the table. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 25. This print is part of an album.

Alva demands the tenth medal, 1569; It is the king itself that gy sees in Alva; Scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584. The Duke of Alva demands the tenth medal at a meeting of the States, 1569. Fourth vocals.

Lost son receives his legacy, Jan Jansz. Post, 1612 drawing Designed in front of one glass panel. paper. ink. chalk pen / brush the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

Title print with a dancing company, Anonymous, After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1694 - 1725 print print maker: Germanypublisher: Neurenberg paper etching group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. masquerade, masked ball

Mother appeals to her child's admonished; The child's careful.

Gezant van Claudius Claudius Aan het Hol van Tigranes, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after James Buys, 1799 print King Tigranes forces his servants to stand in front of his throne to be barefoot and in underwear, with crossed arms, if he grants audience to foreign envoys. Amsterdam paper etching Male Persons from Classical History (Tigranes). non-aggressive activities of Marc Claudius blind

Stadholder king Willem III on horseback with allegorical figures; Rejected design for the frontispiece of: Lukas Rotgans, Wilhem de Dereld (Amsterdam 1698), Before 1698 drawing ink pen / brush Equestrian Statue. 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa)

Etcher: Orazio Borgianni, Italian, ca. 1578-1616, After: Raphael, Italian, 1483-1520, The Judgment of Solomon, from Raphaels Loggia at the Vatican, Etching, platemark: 15.8 × 18 cm (6 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.), Italian, 16th-17th century, Works on Paper - Prints

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Thomas de Leu, after Bernardino Passeri, after Cornelis Cort, 1580 print paper engraving rest on the flight into Egypt. journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem

. Goignies, released at the request of Mondragon, receives a degen, 1578 from orange. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration at the twentieth singing.

Aeneas leaves for the fight, Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, After Agostino Carracci, After Annibale Carracci, After Ludovico Carracci, 1663 print Aeneas leaves with sword and shield before battle. His wife and son, Creüsa and Ascanius, try to stop him. Numbered: V. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Italyafter painting by: Italyafter painting by: Italyprinter: RomeItalyItaly paper etching (story of) Aeneas

To punish him for his cruelty, Zeus blinds Phineus and sends harpies who fly off with his food before he can eat it : but the argonauts Calais and Zethes drive them away

Saint Juliana, 1 of 25 plates from the series Martyrologium Sanctarum Virginum (Female MartyrSaints). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618

. Maria van Lalain, Gemalin van de Koning van Espinoi, only remains in the Tournai Bed by the Spaniards. Left in the interior of a castle is the queen. This image shows a scene from the torrent game 'Maria van Lalain, or the conquest of Tournai'.

Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone. Illustration for the decamerone of Boccaccio, history xxxix. The Roger from Jeroli held dead is laid by his mistress and her maid in a wicker box.

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, History LXXXIII. A piss -looking doctor feels the wrist of Calandrin sitting on a chair. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

Jacobus I of Scotland is horribly murdered by traitors, 1437, Jan Luyken, 1698 print Amsterdam paper etching attempt, political murder

Triumphocht van Constantijn (third part), Gérard Audran, After Charles Le Brun, 1666 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; possible attributes: crown, sceptre, standard (labarum) with chi-rho monogram or cross - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

Amor pulls his beard to an old man. Amor pulls his beard to an old man. The man points to his desk. At the top of the ornamental list a shell.

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, History VIII. Two men, whose judge points up with a stick. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

Drinking and dancing farmers for an inn, Willem de Broen, after Adriaen van Ostade, 1705 print A farmer's couple dances for an inn to the music of a Schalmei player. A group of drinking farmers looks at the pair and laughs. Under the show a Dutch verse. Amsterdam paper engraving one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Minerva Lauwert De Drawing Art, Jan Caspar Philips, 1733 print Minerva Lauwert the art of drawing, which is accompanied by poetry. In the foreground two putti that play with various instruments and drawing attributes. On a tablet the title in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness

Achilles between the daughters of Lycomedes, Gebroeders van Lier, after David Teniers, 1837 - 1843 print Achilles is among the daughters of Lychomedes while they receive gifts. Numbered at the top right: pl. Lxii. The Hague paper Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, i.e. Achilles on Scyros: when presents are brought Achilles snatches up the weapons and thus betrays his identity. gifts being accepted. index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Copper engraving by François de Poilly the Elder between 1640 and 1692 depicting St. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra, showing figures, drapery, and composition.

Trade label of Leidse Lakenkoopmen. Two Cloth Caling Men stand next to Balen Textile. Behind them is a foreign trader with turban and camel. Right hangs the weapon of Leiden. On the left a bust of James the multiple in a niche. In the background ships at sea and Mercury with caduceus.

Wronging women / Free couple, Jan Goeree, 1705 print Two performances of lottery spells, each with its own song. Above n. 766: A show in a round list of two gossiping women in a busy street. Under n. 772: A performance in an octagonal list of a garden, with a liberating pair in the foreground. In the background two other couples and once tooth image of Venus and Cupido. The print has a page number at the top right. print maker: Amsterdamafter design by: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper engraving (lovers) kissing each other. French or architectonic garden; formal garden. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

Adonia is killed by benaja. .

Allegory on the Peace, François Tortebat, After Simon Vouet, 1666 print Peace seated on weapons and helmets hands over choirs to Neptune; a temple and a statue of Pluto behind her print maker: Parisafter painting by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving / etching (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). figure representing a Virtue vs. a Vice. gods of the waters: Neptune and his environment. sculpture

Jozef and the wife of Potifar, Girolamo Ferroni, After Carlo Maratta, 1697 - 1750 print Potifar's wife, sitting on her bed, grabs the cloak of the running Joseph. print maker: Romeafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib)

To Hans Bret is pierced in Antwerp, 1576, 1683 - 1685 print At the Baptist Hans Bret, the tongue is pierced in Antwerp or a mouth clamp before being burned at the stake, 1576. Northern Netherlands paper etching execution of heretic, e.g. by burning at the stake, 'auto-da-fé' Antwerp

Augsburg, Küsel, Mathäus, Fine arts, Minerva as patroness of the arts, verso - stamped, Minerva stands at a table on which various attributes of the arts: a palette with brushes, a silver goblet, papers with drawings, a globe, a small sculpture and a burin. Above the table Faam blows two trumpets. On the right putti with a chest of medals and a sword. Below the representation four lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 135 mm, width 160 mm, German, 1629-02-12 - 1681, print maker, prentmaker, 1680 - 1680, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Allegorical show with freedom, Jan Punt, 1737 print Freedom looks up to heaven, with a palm branch and the freedom hat on a stick in the hands. Behind her is strength. Heavenly rays shine on the altar, where a snake winds around. On the right is faithful to the tables of the law on your lap. There is a dog at her feet. On the left is justice, with a horn of abundance. Broken chains are open in the foreground. Print Maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden publisher: Middelburg paper etching / engraving Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Fidelity; 'Fedeltí' (Ripa). handcuffs

Idomeneus receives war and peace. Idomeneus, killed on the right under a canopy is offered by the inhabitants of Manduria to Him War and Peace. The man on the left offers him an olive branch and the man on the right a sword. The whole is chattered by a decorative frame with olive branches and at the bottom of a bow. Numbered at the top right: No. I.

King Ahasverus presents ester his golden scepter; Les Plat-Fonds Ou Les Tableaux des Galleries / ceilings or gallery pieces. King Ahasverus On his throne, Ester presents his golden scepter. Under the octagonal show a verse in Latin from EST. 5: 2.

Man with the appearance of the devil in a ballroom, Daniël Vulaard (I), After Jacob Smies, 1802 - 1809 print In the middle of a ballroom with chandeliers, an orchestra and many ladies and gentlemen, a man with the appearance of the devil has lifted his arms. Two shoes for him on the floor. Top right: pl. Iv. Bottom right: p. 156. Haarlem paper etching political caricatures and satires

A prince on his throne receiving a woman and her entourage, Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752 - 1819, draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752 - 1819, paper, pen, brush, h 185 mm × w 144 mm

Personified soul and vanity watching children playing, Jan Luyken, 1714 print Amsterdam paper etching scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. the soul. children's games and plays

Bound Print, Crowning Elements, Groups of Figures, Ecclesiastical Trophy; Designed by Christian Wink (German, 1738 - 1797); Engraved by Michael Hartwagner (German, d. 1776); Germany; engraving on paper; Platemark: 44.5 × 28.9 cm (17 1/2 × 11 3/8 in.)

Miseries of Human Life: While Deep in Study and Lost in Thought in the Complicated Profession of a Taylor and All on a Sudden Disturbed by the Shrieks of a Woman Crying Cucumbers October 1807 Nicolaus Heideloff. Miseries of Human Life: While Deep in Study and Lost in Thought in the Complicated Profession of a Taylor and All on a Sudden Disturbed by the Shrieks of a Woman Crying Cucumbers. Miseries of Human Life. Nicolaus Heideloff (German, Stuttgart 1761-1837 The Hague). October 1807. Etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Italy, Carracci, Ludovico, Annibale, Agostino, Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, L'Enea Vagante pitture dei Caracci, Omzringen van Aeneas, Si periturus abis, et nos rape in omnia tcum, verso - stamped, Aeneas sets out for battle with sword and shield. His wife and son, Creusa and Ascanius, try to stop him. Numbered: V., print, prints, Aeneas leaving for battle, height 246 mm, width 421 mm, Italian, 1634 - 1718-02-08, print maker, printmaker, 1663 - 1663, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1557 - 1602-03-22, after a painting by, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, 1555 - 1619-11-13, 1627 - 1691, printer, drukker

The widow of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begs Maurits for grace for her son Reinier, 1623, 1728 - 1730 print In an interior, Maria van Utrecht, the widow of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, kneels at the feet of the prince and Maurits begs for grace for her son Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, one of the consciented conscious people, March 1623. Insidering with Pilasters with Allegorian medallions. On the left cutting down the lance; On the right the shepherd dog is devoured by the wolf. Northern Netherlands paper etching (revolutionary) plot, conspiracy. granting mercy; free pardon

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