Historical Decorative Medallions

Ornate medallions featuring playful children and mythical scenes, combining intricate designs and mythology from previous centuries.

St George on horseback piercing a devil, print maker: Caspar Luyken, Jacob Lindenberg, 1705

Oval medallion with children on stilts and struggling children; Oval medallions with children playing. Unnumbered leaves from series of 10 sheets with designs for jewelry.

St George on horseback piercing a devil, print maker: Caspar Luyken, Jacob Lindenberg, 1705

Ornament with female half-way. Ornament with female half-lime, plant and fruit motifs. Two fables with the head of a lion and wings.

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia after Nicoletto da Modena, Ornamental Panel Inscribed Victoria Augusta, c 1516 Ornamental Panel Inscribed Victoria Augusta

Leaf, two saters, two children and a dragon; Disegni Varii. Saters and children try to overpower the dragon. From series of 10 sheets with designs for vertical panels with leaf refrences, figures and animals; Mainly on top-facing copies of the series: Disegni Varii di Polifilo Zancarli.

Incense burner with winged tritons, flowers, a woman and four dolphins; Various ecclesiastical objects; Disegni Diversi Inventati E Delineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì.numbered Upper Left: No. 57.

Sheet 4 from the episode "Newes Gradesca Büchlein". .

The Arms of the German Empire and the City of Nuremberg 1521 Albrecht Dürer German. The Arms of the German Empire and the City of Nuremberg 388802

Title page with the portrait of Ovidius on a medallion, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1713 print Title page with an empty cartouche. In the middle a acclaimed medallion on which the portrait of the poet Publius Ovidius Naso. At the bottom of amor on a globe and an eagle as a symbol of victory. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving portrait of a writer. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Ceres, seen on the back, with snakes on her feet, 1551 - 1580 print At the bottom is a Latin text. From series of 16 partly numbered sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a frame of grotesken with fantastic creatures, animals, garlands and mascarons. France (possibly) paper engraving

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Ornamental Panel ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. Ornamental Panel. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Flat decoration with grotesken; Newes Gradesca Büchlein. A crowned woman is flanked in the middle by two saters. Together they support a shell in which a figure is. Leaf 4 from series with grotesque flat decorations with lobe ornaments.

Disegni Varii di Polifilo Zancarli. Artist: Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600-1625); Odoardo Fialetti (Italian, Bologna 1573-1637/38 Venice). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 x 5 13/16 in. (23.7 x 14.7 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Tasio Giancarli (Italian, active in Venice () ca. 1625). Date: 1628 before.Vertical panel design with an acanthus rinceau springing forth from the body of a dragon-like creature. In the lower right corner a hybrid satyr figure is wrestling with the dragon-like monster. With his left hand he holds on to part of the acanthus scroll from which the head of a wolf springs. On the left side, two putti are holding a turtle. In the upper left a dog is depicted which is being a attacked by two snake-like monsters with heads shaped like a dog. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Arms of the Empire and of Nuremberg. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (24.8 x 17.1 cm). Date: 1521. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel with the Letter 'L' from the 'Newes ABC Büechlein', Lukas Kilian, German, 1579 - 1637, Engraving on off-white laid paper, A boy plays the lute ('laute')., Augsberg, Germany, 1627, Print, Print

Print (France); Designed by Jean-Baptiste Scotin I (1678 - after 1738); engraving with etching on paper; 29 15/16 X 20 1/16 in. (76.1 X 50.9 cm); 1914-49-7

France, Delaune, Etienne, Ornament with Bellona, Ovals with gods, surrounded by grotesques, Bellona under a canopy, Two sphinxes lie in the center below. From a series of 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 75 mm, width 56 mm, French, 1519 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1583, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Ornamental Panel Inscribed "Victoria Augusta". Dated: c. 1516. Dimensions: sheet: 26.3 x 13.1 cm (10 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Antonio da Brescia after Nicoletto da Modena.

Tablet with wife with wreaths, 1697 print Right half of a rectangular tablet surrounded by acanthus vranks, fruit, puti and a mask on the underside with wreath of grape vines. In the tablet there is a woman in armor with two laurel wreaths in her hand on a pedestal surrounded by flags and weapons. paper engraving sitting figure - AA - female human figure. garland, wreath

Bellona under a canopy, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print There are two sphinxes in the middle. From series of 6 magazines. France (possibly) paper engraving Bellona (Eyo)

Print, Jean-Baptiste Scotin I, 1678 - after 1738, Engraving with etching on paper, The escutcheon is composed on rocaille and architectural motifs, of flowers and, on top, of the top of a stone arch. A music trophy is in a triangular panel in the bottom center. A horse, a dog, a rose, a group of buildings is shown through the arch. It rises from water, upon which a swan swims. At its near edge are birds., France, ca. 1740, ornament, Print

Composition of two faces, a horse head and a goat head. Make-up of two faces of men, the head of a goat and the head of a horse. The beard hair from the right man are braided. Faced in an oval with ornamental masks in the four corners.

Gift jug with two winged horses, Anonymous, After Jean Lepautre, 1628 - 1732 print On the jug is a man who is bitten by a snake. From series of 6 magazines. print maker: Netherlands (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

The Good Shepherd, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler. Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528-1598 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (6.7 × 14.6 cm). Date: 1580-1600.A scene with the Good Shepherd framed in an oval at center, surrounded by symmetrical ornamental design with masks, grotesques, and cornucopias. At the left and right edge, segmented ovals with artist's signature. Associated with the series, Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, consisting of four plates. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Composition of two faces, a horse's head and a goat's head, Anonymous, After Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 1590 - 1660 print Composition of two faces of men, the head of a goat and the head of a horse. The beard hairs of the right man are braided. Coagened in an oval with ornamental masks in the four corners. Italy paper engraving / etching anthropomorphic ornament. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. goat. horse

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Errard, Charles II, France, Lochon, René, Diurs Ornements, Frisian with two children, Frisian with a wreath of leaves in the middle from which two tendrils emerge, in front of it sit two children holding a pair of scales and a sword. From a series of 7 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 167 mm, width 380 mm, 1636 - 1675, print maker, printmaker, 1651 - 1651, third quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1607 - 1689-05-25, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, French, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Cartouche depicting Danae lying on a canopy bed. Jupiter descends on her like a rain of gold coins. The cartouche is framed in ornament with grotesques and allegorical female figures, against a shaded background., Danae and Jupiter as rain of gold pieces DANAE , print maker: Abraham de Bruyn, Abraham de Bruyn, publisher: Joos de Bosscher, Netherlands, (possibly), 1584, paper, engraving, h 88 mm × w 122 mm

Ornament with Two Couples of Satyrs. Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.8 x 4.2 cm). Date: 1549. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Drieenheid, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print paper engraving

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), Lepautre, Jean, Ornemens de Paneaux, Panel with the Abduction of Europa in a medallion, Panel with the Abduction of Europa in a medallion. From a series of ornamental panels for wooden wainscoting for rooms and galleries. Print is part of an album., print, ornament print, album sheet, prints, height 223 mm, width 147 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1655 - 1657, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1634 - 1716, publisher, uitgever, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Taste, Anonymous, After Franz Cleyn, c. 1655 print A woman eats fruit from a basket on her lap. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and 5 magazines with personifications of the senses, third edition. print maker: England (possibly)after design by: England (possibly)publisher: London paper etching

Fountain with deer. A fountain with rocaille ornaments and lion's head surrounded by grape vines, vases, fruit, a floral gurland and a lying deer. Right above X numbered.

New ABC Booklet: P, 1627. Lucas Kilian (German, 1579-1637). Engraving;

France, Delaune, Etienne, Flat decorations with figures of gods in a frame of grotesques, Apollo, leaning on his bow and holding an arrow in his hand. He is flanked by two herms with bird heads. From a series of 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 70 mm, width 53 mm, French, 1519 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1583, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after

Herfst; L'automne; Vier seizoenen.A Sater leaning against a trunk with grape vines (personification of autumn) caught in a cartouche.

Can in the form of a snail house, resting on the back of a man sitting on a turtle, Balthazar van den Bos, after Cornelis Floris (II), 1548 print The ear of the jug consists of a horn on which a saat blows on the snail house. The other end of the horn rests on the back of a man who is bent over the shell -shaped spout. Coming from a series consisting of a title page and 20 magazines. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving

Triton and siren next to sea monster with beak; Disegni Varii. The rest of the leaf is filled with a leaf rank in which a child climbs. Series of 10 blades with vertical panels full of leaf raft, figures and animals.

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Figures with Horns 1582 Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish Vertical panel with a pendant in the shape of a sea monster carrying Neptune, who stands on the monster's back and is flanked by two nude figures who carry horn-shaped vessels. The ornament is suspended from a small jewelled motif tied with a ribbon at top. Plate 6 from a series of ten plates with pendant designs in the shape of sea monsters. The series, known as Designs for Pendants II, was engraved by Adriaen Collaert, after designs by his father, Jan Collaert I, who died in 1580. Jan Collaert I produced several series of pendant designs, including the prequel to this series, Designs for Pendants I. This print belongs to the first edition, published in Antwerp by Philips Galle in 1582.. Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Figures with Horns 426149

Arithmetic; Aritmetiqve; Four liberal arts, perspective and architecture, represented by women. Arithmetic with an hourglass in hand. Left and bottom right leans an old man rain. Print from the series of 6 blades from the Sciences and liberal arts.

Candlestick with two sphinxes at the bottom, 1552 print Candlestick on a square base decorated with sphinxes. A mascaron hangs between the sphinxes. The candle holder has the shape of a flower. Italy paper engraving

Candlestick with two sphinxes at the bottom; Candlesticks. Candlestick on a square feet decorated with sphinxes. There is a mascaron between the sphinxes. The candle holder has the shape of a flower.

Hans Collaert, Jewelry Design, 1582 Jewelry Design

Ceiling and Cartouche, After 1650 - Before 1678 print At the bottom left is a sphinx on a cartouche, with a variant for the right half. From series of 6 magazines with opposite copies to a series of without title by Jean Lepautre, first published around 1650. Print is part of an album. Antwerp paper etching ornaments ~ art. (decorated) ceiling. sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa)

Netherlands, Custos, Dominicus, France, Androuet, Jacques, Germany, Sibmacher, Hans, Iacobus Androuetius Du Cerceau inventor ante annos non paucos conscripsit, Candelabra, lower center a woman kneels on a postament, verso lower left - stamped, Sheet from series with architectural fantasies and grotesques with mythical creatures, garlands, candelabras and mascarons., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 105 mm, width 70 mm, German - 1611-03-23, print maker, 1525 - 1594, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, etching, Work conception, French, 1515 - 1584, after print by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1560 - 1615, publisher

Ornament with female and male satap, 1520 - 1562 print paper engraving Finty Free) (use) (thive lm). Speolxie (1, Y. SHAA); 'She'te'' (rip)

. Copy to the print of Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, derived from a flat decoration from Enea Vico. Leaf from series with architectural fantasies and grotesken with fabber designs, garlands, candelabers and mascarons.

Margaretha van Henegouwen on horseback, Anonymous, 1530 print Margaretha, Countess of Holland, on horseback with whip in hand. To her to the right a man in armor on horseback. In the middle of a weapon. Low Countries paper horse. (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting a cross filling with a male half-figure flanked by two geniuses, showing composition, figures, and decorative elements.

Oval Cartouche with Venus on a car drawn by two swans, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1565 - 1571 print Amor is floating above Venus. There are two power gods on the cartouche. On the left and right side of the leaf there are two candlestones with hermen, griffins and leaf motifs. From series of title page + 16 magazines with cartouches or architecture fantasies with a performance in a frame of grotes' with fable being, animals, garlands, trophies and mascarons. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Ornament with a armor and putty on either side.

Angel crown two putti surrounded by ornaments ..

. Leaf with four examples of the ornaments on the golden carriage. Part of a series of seven plates with the Stickers' test of the Spanish envoy The Duke of Ossuna, used at his public entry in Utrecht for the peace negotiations in 1713. Numbered at the bottom right: 7.

The Meister der Berliner Passion's copper engraving from 1450-1470 depicts three chimeric birds, highlighting hybrid forms, detailed engraving, and composition.

Can with an ear, formed by a snake with a sateller head; Vases and jugs, decorated with figurative representations, grotesken, mascarons and garlands. The belly is decorated with a Frisian of Tritons and Nereïden. Horizontal shaded background. Series of 12 magazines.

Different animal heads, a mask and a fruit trophy; Ornaments, heads and buildings. .

A copper engraving from 1531 by Sebald Beham depicting a double cup, showing detailed ornamentation and symmetrical design.

Naked Child Seen from Back Seated in Front of a Vessel. Artist: Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502-1540 Italy). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (4.9 × 3.7 cm). Date: mid-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds Made 1475-1485 Netherlands. The Netherlandish artist Master F. V. B. produced a close copy of Martin Schongauerís print that appears in reverse as a result of the printing process. The subject was also known as a ìbird concertî and continued to be popular for centuries. It consisted of diurnal birds making raucous fun of the helplessness of a nocturnal owl, which had been unwittingly stranded during the day. This particular owl seems to be slightly less blinded by the sun than others. He has secured some prey, and holds the small bird prisoner in his beak.. Engraving on cream laid paper . Master F.V.B.

Acanthus Ornament, Marcantonio Raimondi (School of), 1490 - 1562 print paper engraving acanthus ~ ornament

Design for a stained glass window with the four virtues and two empty coats of arms, at the top of Noah's drunkenness, draughtsman: Daniel Lindtmayer, 1591, paper, pen, brush, h 302 mm × w 197 mm

Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet, Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, 1647 Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage

Title print with child between tied lion and bird of prey on top of shield with fresh; Pastors. A child balances or is a lion and bird of prey. They sit on top of a shield with a fresh in Latin. The shield is rich ornamented with curlwork, two cherubs and dolphins. According to the verse, this child shows by taming the animals that man has the leadership through God through God.

Putti on Garlande, 1640 print A Frisian with three putti sitting on fruit guirlandes. On the right half a rectangular cartouche with a mask on the left corner. London paper etching acanthus ~ ornament. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. ornament ~ festoon, garland. ornament ~ cartouche

Fantasy figure and plant motifs; Livre de Famille d'Epargne et d'Orfèvre (...). From unknown series of 17th-century French ornament prints. Proof, unwritten.

Saint John Beholding the Seven Golden Candlesticks, from The Apocalypse n.d. Albrecht Dürer German. Saint John Beholding the Seven Golden Candlesticks, from The Apocalypse 387461

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer showing his coat of arms, produced in 1523. The sheet is cut to the left and right edges of the plate, highlighting precise heraldic elements and detailed engraving techniques.

Horizontal Panel Design with a Female Figure and Two Fantastical Creatures Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century; In the manner of Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600-1625). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (18.3 x 26.1 cm). Date: 17th century (first half). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

Ascension of Maria, Antoni van Leest, after Pieter van der Borcht (I), 1571 - 1632 print Maria is taken to heaven by Engelen. Entirely in an ornamented frame. Antwerp paper letterpress printing the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Ornament with a suit of arms and putti on either side, verso - stamped, print, ornament print, prints, height 60 mm, width 72 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Piping man with turban sitting on a rococo ornament, next to him a jug, a cup and saucer, Johann Esaias Nilson, 1731 - 1788 print paper engraving / etching pipe ~ tobacco. head-gear: turban

Oval Pendant or Case and Two Bezel Designs 1622 Giovanni Battista Costantini Italian Print from a series of six with goldsmith's designs in blackwork. This print shows designs for three elements of goldsmith's work, placed in a seascape with fantastical water creatures. In the center an oval design for a case or pendant is presented. It is surrounded by a slim cartouche made up out of leaves and masks. On the top of the page, two figures sprout forward from the plant shoots. They each hold up a bezel design. On the bottom of the page, a seascape is shown with fantastical water creatures and sirens.. Oval Pendant or Case and Two Bezel Designs 415501

The Last Judgment, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.5 cm). Date: ca. 1513. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Schenkkan with a lion like handle, 1659 - 1678 print The KAN has a foot in the form of two tied prisoners of war or slaved men, the handle is formed by a lion on a console. Copy to a print in the Vases à la modern series. Print is part of an album. print maker: Antwerppublisher: Paris paper etching container of precious metal. ornaments ~ art. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. slavery; serfs and the enslaved. Classical Mythology and Ancient History. prisoner of war (after the battle)

Rocaille omraming met oude man.Rocaille framing with garland, with old man with book in landscape. Publisher number 109.

Medallion with Juno in a frame of Grotesken, Anonymous, After Adriaen Collaert, 1570 - 1618 print Juno with the peacock on her feet. In the frame is a warrior under a canopy. Shaded background. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving (story of) Juno (Hera)

Ornament with an eagle under a canopy, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Ornament with an eagle under a canopy and dancing putti on either side. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. ornament ~ festoon, garland. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

Rocaille met de personificatie van de Meetkunde (Geometrie); La Geometrie / Die Erdmess-Kunst; De zeven vrije kunsten.On the left is the geometry or geometry with a passer. For her two putti with a banner and a drawing with geometric motifs. Tools lies on the ground. At the top right 217 numbered.

Frankfurt, Bry, Johann Israel de, Johann Theodor de, Nova Alphati Effictio, Ornamental alphabet, Letter X with Christ, verso of print - stamped, Ornamental letter X with Christ with cross staff and banner. Top left a naked woman. The letter is further decorated with a trophy, insects, flowers, bunches of fruit and a bird. On the verso verses in Latin and German. Print is part of an album., print, ornamental print, album page, prints, height 217 mm, width 163 mm, South Netherlands, 1561 - 1623, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1595, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing

Esctucheons and Details for Escutcheons, No. 2 from 'Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti', Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610-1664, Etching, red crayon on paper, No. 2 of the same set as -10, 'Raccolta di varii cappriccii,' etc., Italy, 1648, Print, Print

Design for a Pendant with a Sea-Monster Carrying Thetis and a Man with a Sail, 1582, Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Plate 2, engraving, New Hollstein, no. 1655, State i/ii, Adriaen Collaert (artist) Netherlandish, c. 1560 - 1618, Hans Collaert the Elder (artist after) Netherlandish, 1530 - 1581, Philip Galle (publisher) Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Title vignette with Orpheus luring wild animals with his lyre, in frame with leaf ornaments and two figures holding a banderole bearing the words fugant carmina ouras. Title vignette with Orpheus luring wild animals with his lyre, print maker: François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1681 - 1746, paper, etching, h 58 mm × w 88 mm

Two Minn chosen putti under a canopy, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1725 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving couple of lovers. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

City Virgin of Venice, monogrammist VF (engraver), 1600 - 1699 print On an island is the Venetian city virgin with a scepter and a lion next to him. In her left hand she holds the ring of marriage between Venice and the Adriatic Sea. The show is caught in an oval containing the text: Ubique Merito Potens. In the corners are women with coats of arms with the names of the cities of Padua, Verona, Bergamo and Brescia. Italy paper sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty). personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. island. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. ring

Praag, Balzer, Matthias, Jan, Kleinhard, Johann, Various works for the purpose of exploring the hunters and their plans, The Hunt, Hunt, verso - stamped, In a forest landscape a rocaille cartouche with a hunting horn. In the foreground a dog stands by a gun and a hunt. In the background a deer hunting scene. Numbered AA in the bottom margin., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 219 mm, width 203 mm, 1738 - 1799-12-14, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1772, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1747-02-15 - 1791-07-18, Work conception, 1742 - 1794, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie

Smell (Odor), from Quinque Sensuum ca. 1655 Franz Cleyn German Horizontal panel with the personification of Odor (Smell) shown as a female figure smelling a flower in her left hand with a bowl of flowers on her lap. She appears under an arch formed from roses at center and has a dog at her right side. At right of the arch, two putti stand between two scrolling tendrils and hold up a vase of tulips. At left, a putto falling from a strapwork frame, with another putto below. The series, consisting of a title and five plates with the senses personified by female figures, is titled 'Quinque sensuum descriptio, in eo picturae genere quod (Grottesche) vocant Itali' (Description of the Five Senses in that kind of painting that the Italians call grotesque). This set belongs to the 3rd edition, published in London by Robert Walton after 1646 (ca. 1655). An inscription on the title plate (45.101.1) credits Walton as the publisher ('SOULD BY RO: WALTON), but there are visible traces of the name an

Coat of arms with acrobats and sword fighters. Coat of arms with two sword fighters. On top of the shield leaf refines, a helmet and an acrobat standing on his head. Two outdoor figures in the foreground.

Wagon with a woman, pushed by a man and drawn by a man who drives on the back of a bear; Frisians with triumph trolles of grotesken and from roller and fitting work with figures and animals, decorated with garlands and leaf raft; Fantastic cart, continued by a bear, on which a man is seated. On the cart: Cock. There is a man with a lance. A monkey is behind the back of the woman. Belongs to series of 4 sheets.

Salt barrel in cartouche; Salieres et cartouches. The salt barrel is supported by two male upper bodies that sprout from leaf raft. From series of 6 sheets.

Jean Lepautre, Quarts de plafons Quarts de plafons

Bocholt (Germany), Meckenem, Israhel van, Coat of arms with lion, verso lower left - stamped, Coat of arms with a climbing lion on it. Around it leaf motifs and (another) lion. Below the shield 'bocholt' in Gothic letters., print, ornamental print, prints, height 167 mm, width 115 mm, German, 1440 - 1517, print maker, printmaker, 1455 - 1503, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Coat of Arms with an Eagle, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 1543, ornament, Print, Print

Trophy of musical instruments on Lint, Anonymous, After Jean Lepaut, c. 1657 - c. 1670 print At the bottom is Apollo with his winch, surrounded by animals. From series of 6 magazines. print maker: France (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Horizontal Panel Design with Two Young Male Figures Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century; In the manner of Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600-1625). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 5/16 in. (18.4 x 26.2 cm). Date: 17th century (first half).Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. Two young male figures, whose lower bodies consist of acanthus leaves are interspersed between, and hold on to the meandering rinceaux. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leda and the Swan. Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris); Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune (French, Paris 1700-1786 Paris). Dimensions: plate: 20 1/16 x 10 5/16 in. (51 x 26.2 cm)sheet: 21 x 11 1/4 in. (53.3 x 28.5 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Ornamenti o Grottesche. Ninth issue of a suite of 12 pieces. (A. de Vesme 1011; Dutuit 179) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Touches; Tactvs; Quinque sensuum. A woman is bitten in the finger through a bird. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and 5 sheets with senses of the senses, third edition.

Coat of arms of Johann Tscherte; Soli Deo Gloria. The coat of arms of Johann Tscherte, awarded by a helmet, from which a male figure appears that blows on a horn. The whole surrounded by leaf motifs and vines. At the top of a tablet with the text 'Soli Deo Gloria'.

Water; AQVA; The four elements. The personification of water surrounded by ornamental decorations. She has a trident in her hand and is flanked by two sea horses. In the four corners of the print four Meermen. The print is part of a series over the four elements.

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