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Engravings depicting significant historical moments and characters. Dramatic scenes illustrate power dynamics and important events from various eras.

1700s 1790s ENGRAVING OLD NOBLESSE IN THE CONCIERGERIE OLD ARISTOCRATS HELD IN PRISON DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION
1700s 1790s ENGRAVING OLD NOBLESSE IN THE CONCIERGERIE OLD ARISTOCRATS HELD IN PRISON DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION
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1899-76248314
In 1701. the Legion Memorial was presented by Daniel Defoe to his employer. Robert Harley. the Speaker of the House of Commons. It called for the release of the Kentish petitioners who had asked Parliament to support the king in an impending war against France. England. digital reproduction of a historical original.
1899-19220
Industry and Idleness The idle prentice betrayed by a prostitute From the original design by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
1899-40140
The king meets with De Malesherbes. Chretien-Guillaume De Lamoignon De Malesherbes, 1721-1794. French politician and lawyer.Defending lawyer of Louis XVI in 1792.Engraved by Blanpain after De La Charlerie. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.
1746-19665453
King Charles the First taking leave of his children.   (Colour)
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Isaac Taylor, 1730-1807, British, Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration, undated. Gray wash with pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.
1848-61716219
Ophelia, character from Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
1746-30006704
L'Enseigne de Gersaint (The Shop Sign of Gersaint); oil on canvas painting in the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, by French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau. Completed during 1720-21. it is considered to be the last prominent work of Watteau, who died some time after. It was painted as a shop sign for the marchand-mercier, or art dealer, Edme Francois Gersaint
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Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat, Boston Tea Party. Artist: Unknown
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Charles II receiving the Duchess of Orleans at Dover, 1670 (1804).Artist: William Bromley
1848-54994582
Leibnitz and Queen Sophia of Prussia, Germany, historic illustration, 1877, Europe
1899-77897440
French Revolution. Reign of Terror (September 1793 to July 1794). The list of winners of the Loterie de la Sainte Guillotine (lottery of Sainte-Guillotine). Engraving by Jonnard. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.
1848-19254002
Mode, Kleidung in Deutschland, um 1500, Bauern aus der Zeit des großen Bauernkrieges von 1524, 1525, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalv...
1746-21132808
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford (1593 ñ 12 May 1641) English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. Parliament condemned him to death
1889-60421233
The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665.  After an engraving by English artist Robert Smirke.  Figures suggest as many as 100,000 people - a quarter of London's population - died during the 18 months t
1899-19190
The Harlots Progress Scene in Bridewell From the original pictue by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
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Hudibras The burning of the Rumps at Temple Bar Engraved by J Romney after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,
6145-50632435
John II Kazimierz Waza (1609 Kraków  1672 Nevers)  King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1648 1668  Episode from the fire of Krakow for Jan Kazimierz 1655. Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), woodcut Tygodnik Ilustrowany, Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)
1848-50212183
The Last State Councillor of the Sick Great Elector, 1688, Frederick William, 16 February 1620, 9 May 1688, House of Hohenzollern, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke in Prussia since 1640, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known
4443-73207731
Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis, Borch, Gerard ter (II), Brouwer, Amsterdam, Gentleman and lady with page, verso - handwritten, A page presents a tray to a lady and gentleman. The woman drinks from the glass., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, Offered to my worthy Friend The Patriotic, writer, the true defender of the Dutch Name, the promoter of virtue and Art, the cultivator of science, sir, The Rev: Z learned Mr. EM Engelberts Teacher in the congregation at Hoorn, I remain his rev: friend and servant Ploos v Amstel, Gerard ter Burch del 1666 Ploos van Amstel J:C. F 1780, height 350 mm, width 250 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1726-01-04 - 1798-12-20, supervision, 1780 - 1780, paper, paper drawing, carbon copy, colour printing, 1735 - 1803-03-31, print maker, printmaker, 1617-12 - 1681-12-08, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
1848-54960853
Columbus Breaking the Egg A facsimile of Hogarths own engraving from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated
1746-111337398
Engraving depicting Catherine Howard (1523-1542) fifth wife of King Henry VIII, being taken to the Tower of London where she was beheaded in 1542. Dated 19th century
4409-83326
Cardinal Wolsey and the Duke of Buckingham. Engraving in The Universe Illustrated, 1863.
1899-20255585
History of Spain. Madrid. Royal Palace. Extraordinary Embassy of the King of Annam to the King of Spain, on May 12, 1878. Alfonso XII received in public audience, in the Throne Room, the extraordinary ambassadors of the King of Annam. Antonio Maria Tho, priest of the congregation of the foreign missions and secretary interpreter of the embassy. Engraving depicting the ambassadors on their way to the Princess of Asturias' chambers, after the official reception. Drawing from life by Comba. Engraving by Ovejero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.
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Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India. First Council of Ministers presided by Queen Victoria, 1838. Engraving by H. E. Davey after a painting by Sir David Wilkie. Almanac of The Illustration, 1888.
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ANDRE CAMPRA, French composer,  seated on the right ; with him  are A Dauchet, standing, who  wrote most of his libretti, and Bon Boullogne who painted  this picture.     Date: 1660 - 1744
1525-27800423
Napoleon in Dresden, vintage engraved illustration. History of France  1885 .
4435-2162
DOMINGUEZ BECQUER, Valeriano (1834-1870). The Sermon. 1835. Romanticism. Oil on wood. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cdiz. Museo de Cdiz.
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John Howard visiting a prisoner who is chained to the wall; the gaoler stands nearby. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1782.
1899-76248499
Ferdinand VII of Spain abdicated his crown to Emperor Napoleon on May 6. 1808. Napoleon subsequently kept Ferdinand under guard for six years at the Château de Valencay in France. digital reproduction of a historical original.
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Don Quijote: "Dígame vuestra merced, señor adivino, que peje pillamos". Museum: COLECCION PARTICULAR MADRID ESPAÑA. Author: GUSTAVE DORE.
1525-27953101
Lacaze museum, the Louvre, A painting by Brekelenkam Consultation, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1878.
1746-29953064
Illustration from 'De quelques diableries erotiques' by Eugene le Poitevin (1806 - 1870)
4443-10086
DOROTHY FORSTER
1899-19165
Beer Street and Gin Lane Gin Lane From the original design by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
4409-62620766
Serafín Martínez del Rincón y Trives / 'Poor witch!'. 1884. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Vicenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) Italian inventor, official and pioneering aeronaut. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884
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Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis, Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den, Brouwer, Amsterdam, Botanicus, verso - handwritten, Several men study plants at a table. The old seated man writes in a book. On the right a man carries a basket with plants. Through the windows a view of a garden and a country house., print, prints, verso - stamped, Offered to my esteemed friend Mr. Hemsterhuisin 's Hage, the drawing is drawn in ink, this one tried in black for the sake of rarity., G vd Eekhout del Ploos v Amstel JC., height 92 mm, width 128 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1726-01-04 - 1798-12-20, supervision, 1780 - 1787, paper, papier, print drawing, transfer, 1735 - 1803-03-31, print maker, printmaker, 1621-08-19 - 1674-09-29, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing van, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
1848-54805822
Prince Llewellyn and his Barons, Engraved by W. Radclyffe after G. Cattermole, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
4409-8607
RENUNCIAS EN BAYONA - GRABADO DEL SIGLO XIX. Prince of Asturias Charles de Bourbon (Charles IV). BONAPARTE JOSE I. JOSE I BONAPARTE. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) NAPOLEON I. JOSE BONAPARTE 1768/1844-JOSE I DE ESPAÑA. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).
1788-4272
England - 17th century - Oliver Cromwell (1599/1658) dissolves Parliament - Coloured engraving by Bramati
1848-55063808
Couple wearing period costume, steel engraving, book illustration, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, edition from 1890
1848-19254812
Mode, Kleidung in Österreich, Wiener Kaufleute um 1775, von links ein Trödler, ein Lorbeerblatthändler, ein Kupferstecher, ein Händler und ein Tagelöh...
1899-76248459
King George III and Queen Charlotte and their children in 1776. England. digital reproduction of a historical original
4409-20939059
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), wife of Louis XVI and Queen of France, before the court. Engraving.
4409-51393
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los caprichos" (aguafuerte). Plancha 21ª: ¡Qual la descañonan!. Primera edición. Madrid, 1799.
1746-28982712
Engraving of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) a British statesman and de-facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Dated 18th Century
4409-19288328
Historia de Catalunya. Joan Fiveller (s. XIV-1434), conseller de la ciudad de Barcelona, reclamando el pago del derecho vectigal al rey Fernando I de Aragón (1380-1416), Ferran de Antequera, por la carne que los compradores de su corte adquirían en la ciudad. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.
4409-63219
Historia Antigua. Grecia. Escena de la corte real. Grabado alemán de 1863.
6145-58990479
Guillaume DEMAREST. Illustration for "Han of Iceland". Oil on canvas, late 19th century. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 57627-7 Discuss, shoulder, han Iceland, man, illustration, challenge, hand, litterian work, character, novel, street, oil on canvas
1788-22120
France, Loir-et-Cher, Blois, Henri III (1551-1589) and Duke of Guise in Blois on December 22, 1588
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The caption for this 1902 illustration reads: Duke of Monmouth craving pardon of King James.It is from The Defeat of Duke of Monmouth from Lorna Doone by R D Blackmore. A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. Richard Doddridge Blackmore, known as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
1848-50219211
Senta sees the Dutchman, scene from The Flying Dutchman, play by Richard Wagner, after a painting by Ferdinand Leeke, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
1525-27922111
Painting Salon 1861, Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), Poussin (1594-1663 and, E Guaspre 1613-1675 in the Roman countryside), vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.
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Charles II (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700). Last sovereign of the Spanish branch of the house of Austria. Death of Spanish King Charles II. Colored engraving. 19th century.
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DEVERIA, Eugne (1805-1865); SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). English poet and playwright. Scene from William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' with Ophelia, King Claudius, Queen Gertrude and Laertes. Illustration carried out by Eugne Deveria, included in a 19th century book on 'English Theatre'. Litography. FRANCE. ‘LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.
1899-77897602
Illustration for the frontispiece of ""Oeuvres poetiques"" by French playwright and poet Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin (1595-1676). Engraving by de la Belle. H. Le Gras, Paris, 1641. XVIIme siecle: lettres, sciences et arts, France 1590-1700 (17th century: letters, sciences and arts), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1882.
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Meeting between Ferdinand VII and Napoleon in Bayonne. 1808. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS COLOREADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. FAYLLERAN. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) NAPOLEON I. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).
1848-19253751
Mode, Kleidung in Frankreich, Rokoko, Pariser Straßenleben um 1740, von links, ein Schornsteinfeger, ein auvergnatischer Kupferschmied und Kesselflick...
1848-53232114
Death of Lord Nelson. Horatio Nelson, Lord Nelson, Viscount Nelson, 1758-1805, British naval commander, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
1899-53514113
Anatomical lecture of Dr. Tulp, after a painting of Rembrandt  /  Anatomische Vorlesung des Dr. Tulp, nach einem Gemaelde von Rembrandt, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.
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Sir Francis Drake, 16th-century navigator, sailor and pirate, (1851). Artist: Unknown
1848-54753731
Conradin, Conrad of Swabia on the scaffold in Naples, Italy, woodcut 1888, Europe
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English writer. Hamlet and the comedians. Act II, Scene II. Engraving by A. Hopkins. The Iberian Illustration, 1886. Colored.
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The Caesarean section caricature for the Archduke Johann election to the Reichsverweser , Fritz Hickmann -, lithographic, Samuel Stern, publisher
1848-54960851
The Lecture A facsimile of Hogarths own engraving from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated
4409-63010404
United Kingdom. London. A fish market. Dark House Lane. Billingsgate. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th c. London: A Pilgrimage. Color.
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'Wazir Ali in Prison', c1799 (c1912). Artist: Unknown.
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