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Historical Etchings

Prints representing seasonal activities and landscapes, highlighting the versatility of etching as a medium to depict daily life and nature.

Etching by Jan de Visscher (1653-1712) depicting shepherds at a fountain, including a shepherd holding a stick with his herd. The print highlights figures, animals, water, and rural architecture in Dutch engraving style.
Etching by Jan de Visscher (1653-1712) depicting shepherds at a fountain, including a shepherd holding a stick with his herd. The print highlights figures, animals, water, and rural architecture in Dutch engraving style.
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Bound Print, Char de Bacchus.; Print Maker: Pierre François Tardieu (French, 1711 - 1771); Published by François Blondel, Marguerite Caillou Chéreau (French, active 1729-1755); France; engraving on laid paper
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Orlando is forced to give the medicine by Astolfo, Louis Wilhelm Chodowiecki, After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 - 1772 print Numbered in the bottom left: 11. paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso. Orlando
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The Soldiers, 18th century, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734 - 1781, 4 1/2 x 3 in. (11.43 x 7.62 cm) (image)4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (12.38 x 8.26 cm) (plate)6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.24 x 10.8 cm) (sheet), Etching and aquatint in sepia ink, France, 18th century
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Third day / rupture of the palace des enchantments of the Alcine Isle represented by a fireworks. (IT)
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Leaf with 12 vignettes and 4 plates of the fire in the Amsterdam Schouwburg, 1772, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bogerts, 1772 - 1775 print Uncuted leaf with 16 performances: 12 vignettes with proverbs in curl list and 4 plates of the fire in the Amsterdam Schouwburg on 11 May 1772. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. on fire, ablaze Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)
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The Ladder. William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877)
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View of the old Visborg Fort, Erik Reitz, 1693 The print is part of an album. paper etching Visby. Visborg The print is part of an album. paper etching Visby. Visborg
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Sonnenglut; Euler, Eduard (1867-1931), Kunstdrucarei Künsterbund Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe; Graphic AD; FL. CA 1900-1926); 1901 (1901-00-00-1901-00-00);
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Sarcophagi among the ruins of Kedesh Naphtali. The one in the foreground is a good example of a sarcophagus with two receptacles.. Fenn, Harry (1838-1911). Prints, Illustrations. 1881 - 1884. Dorot Jewish Division. Sarcophagi , Middle East
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Fair attraction, François Maréchal, 1893 print paper etching pleasure fair and circus
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Etching by Jacopo da Leonardis depicting a pastoral landscape, showing fields, trees, figures, animals, and 18th-century rural scenery.
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Two illustrations for "The Economy of Human Life" 1834 Frank Howard Printed from one plate, these two images come from a set of twelve. They were made for an illustrated book published in London by John van Voorst in 1834. Each centers on a vignette illustration, with the book's title above, quotes and publication details below. The prints are numbered below the images, p. 77 and p. 146.p. 77 shows Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden surrounded by animals. Related text: "Superiority and command were given thee over all, and of his own breath did he communicate to thee thy principle of knowledge." p. 146 shows a sad woman seated by water. Text below: "See how she droopeth her head; like the flower whose root is cut assunder, see how she fixeth her eyes upon the earth--see how they serve her to no purpose but weeping."Related watercolors by Howard are in the Museum's collection (66.542.37(17) and 66.542.37(18)).. Two illustrations for "The Economy of Human Life". Frank Howard (British, Lo
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Albert Flamen's etching 'Title Cartridge, Fish and Sea Animals' (1635-1669) features a decorative title cartouche accompanied by illustrations of marine life, showcasing Flamen's skill in combining ornamental design with natural subjects.
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Etching by Jacques Callot showing the Ampruneta fair in 1620, depicting market stalls, merchants, visitors, and activities in a village setting.
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Man with a gun, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1638 print A man (Capitain Lychthart) leans with his hands on a gun. In the background a lake and a water mill. The print is part of a series of 32 prints with genreta scenes. paper etching windmill
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Savery's etching (1613-1683) depicts Michael Blondo, illustrious husband, announced in the Great Britain Kingdom with sculptural and artistic references, executed in etching.
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View From Music Court to South Transept; View in Tropical Department; View of the Egyptian Court; View of North Transept. Artist: Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte (British, 1821-1889). Dimensions: 7.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.), each. Date: ca. 1859. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Quatre sujets: Un cavalcade; Quatre enfants; Une paysanne portant un petit enfant;Voyageurs. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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Accident from Count Johan Maurits on the Bridge of Franeker, 1665. Accident from Graaf Johan Maurits on the Franeker bridge, January 6, 1665. The drawbridge where the count with its consequence drives down over and the count falls into the water.
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Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe depicting festivities at a town hall, created in 1692, showing a public gathering and decorative elements.
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Etching by Valerio Spada depicting vedute of the city of Florence, created in the mid-17th century, showing architectural and urban views.
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Photo production of the painting 'La Charette' by Camille Corot, Goupil & Cie., After Camille Corot, c. 1877 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print paper forest, wood
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Bliżej Kultury Fajans, Maksymilian (1827 1890), Matuszkiewicz, Alfons (1822 1877), Litography of Maksymilian Faupans
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Landscapes with mango trees, coconut and palm trees, 1682 - 1733 Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a landscape with the mango tree. On a ladder against the tree, a man picks the mangos. Another man is grafting: part of the tree is fixed on another tribe. On the right show some palm trees and a coconut tree. A man climbs up in the coconut tree. With a legend in Dutch and French. The prints are part of an album. Leiden paper etching East-India. Java Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a landscape with the mango tree. On a ladder against the tree, a man picks the mangos. Another man is grafting: part of the tree is fixed on another tribe. On the right show some palm trees and a coconut tree. A man climbs up in the coconut tree. With a legend in Dutch and French. The prints are part of an album. Leiden paper etching East-India. Java
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Memories of Normandy, Victor Adam, 1833 print Fifteen performances of Folkore in Normandy, including fishing life. Paris paper folklore, the study of popular tradition. fisherman Brittany
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Album magazine with various performances, 1814 - 1869 Album magazine with 11 cut out performances from mainly folk prints, from different figures, professions and a boy with a hobby horse. Under some images a caption in book print. Nijmegen paper snipping / letterpress printing Album magazine with 11 cut out performances from mainly folk prints, from different figures, professions and a boy with a hobby horse. Under some images a caption in book print. Nijmegen paper snipping / letterpress printing
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The front and back of a banner of the Amsterdam Exercise Footschap to the Nut of Schuttery, 1786, Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, after Izaak van 't Hoff, 1786 print The front and back of a banner of the Amsterdam Exercise Footschap to the Nut of Schuttery, 1786. On the left with the emblem with an arm from the clouds with seven guns in hand and the motto: 's Volks stretched. On the right the other side with the emblem with the Dutch Virgin with Lion and Provincial Taps standing for freedom with Amsterdam city coat of arms in glory in a broken column. Hereby the motto: to the use of the Schuttery. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving (military) flags and standards (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia) Amsterdam
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Print, Figural Letter, Capital E from a Story of Louis XIV of France; etching with engraving on paper; 6.6 × 6.7 cm (2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.); 1907-7-40
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Salem, 94 Boston Street, interior detail, wallpaper, Jacob Putnam house, Hanson house , Houses, Interiors, Wallpapers. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Fontaine de L'Oratini. Ernest Barrias (French, 1841 - 1905)
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Sketches G. Hayter, Hayter, Sir George, 1792-1871, graphite, ink, watercolor, 1816
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Three photos of the garden of Villa Tritone, Sorrento, Norbert van den Berg (1901-1972), After Anonymous, 1949 - 1950 photograph These photos are part of an album. Sorrento baryta paper. cardboard gelatin silver print villa. garden. statues, sculptures in garden Tritone villa
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Reproduction of a print of children playing in the Netherlands by Pauli, Anonymous, After Pauli, after Joannes Grapheus, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print Antwerp paper photolithography children's games and plays Netherlands
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This 1783 etching and copper engraving associated with Richard Saint-Non shows views of southern Italy with landscapes, towns, and coastal scenery.
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Fountain in the garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, c. 1866 - c. 1900 print Fountain with horses galloping at the bottom right, a man and two women walk. The fountain was designed by M. Durene. paper
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First snow; Bisk, Karol (1863-1928), Krajewski, Jan (fl. 1874-1887), 1880s (1874-00-00-1874-00-00);
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Sculptures on the chariot of Sint Gertrudis van Nivelles, Anonymous, c. 1881 - in or before 1889 photomechanical print Antwerp paper collotype / photolithography sculpture
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Engraving; black ink and watercolors on paper
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View of Fountains; Nave Looking North; Screen of the Kings and Queens of England. Artist: Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte (British, 1821-1889). Dimensions: 7.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.), each. Date: ca. 1859. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Square Napoleon, from 'News of the day,' published in L'Album du Siège, 1870. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Image: 8 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (21.7 × 18 cm)Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (31.8 × 24.3 cm). Series/Portfolio: L'Album du Siège. Subject: Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (French, Paris 1808-1873 Chislehurst, Kent). Date: 1870. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Passage de la Seine par le Genl. Read pendant la guerre de 1870 (2nd state).. Lalanne, Maxime (1827-1886). Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Photo production of the painting 'La Corvée de Bois' by Léon Couturier, Goupil & Cie., After Léon Couturier, c. 1877 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print paper woodgathering, woodgatherer
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Wahlberg, Alfred, Stockholm, Jaeger, Johannes, Johannes Jaeger's Illustrerade Katalog, Photographic reproduction of ten paintings, nine landscapes and a portrait, recto - printed, photomechanical print, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, PL. XLII., height 180 mm, width 111 mm, Swedish, German, 1832 - 1908, photographer, 1872 - 1882, paper, papier, collotype, clichémaker, 1834-02-13 - 1906-10-04
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Graf van Arthur Rowley Heyland in Mont-Saint-Jean, H. Gérard (possibly), 1842 View of the grave of the British military Arthur Rowley Heyland in Mont-Saint-Jean near Waterloo. There are five visitors at the fenced grave. Rowley Heyland died for time. Part of an album with twelve plates with faces from around 1840-1846 of the area where the Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815. Numbered at the top right: No. 4. Brussels paper Waterloo. Mont-Saint-Jean View of the grave of the British military Arthur Rowley Heyland in Mont-Saint-Jean near Waterloo. There are five visitors at the fenced grave. Rowley Heyland died for time. Part of an album with twelve plates with faces from around 1840-1846 of the area where the Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815. Numbered at the top right: No. 4. Brussels paper Waterloo. Mont-Saint-Jean
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Napoleon and KSI Józef Poniatowski after the Battle of Leipzig; Fleischmann, Andreas (1811-1878), Langlois, Jean-Charles (1789-1870), Carlsruhe im Kunst-Verlag W. Creuzbauer (Flow. Ca 1830-1850); before 1850 (1830-00-00-1850-00-00);White Elster (Czech Republic, Germany - river), Napoleon I (French emperor - 1769-1821), Napoleon I (French emperor - 1769-1821) - iconography, Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813), Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813 )-iconography, Strzembosz, Alojzy Władysław (1875-1917), Strzembosz, Alojzy Władysław (1875-1917)-collection, Battle of Leipzig (1813), battles, Napoleonic era (1799-1815), portraits, horse portraits, army, army, army, death
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Sunset on the Lake, from the series, Views in Central Park, New York, Part 2. Dimensions: Sheet: 4 in. × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6.1 cm). Publisher: Louis Prang & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts). Date: 1864. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Our five billion allowing the Prussia to make a season in Mont-d'Or. / 667
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Photo production of presumably an oval ceiling painting presenting Ceres on bales grain with two women next to her, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europeafter painting by: Europepublisher: Luik cardboard. photographic support albumen print (decorated) ceiling. attributes of Ceres Europe