Historical Illustrations of Characters

A collection of historical prints depicting various characters in intimate scenes, featuring detailed costumes and expressive gestures in soft monochrome tones.

Isaac blesses Jacob, The old Isaac sits in bed and gives his fatherly blessing to the kneeling Jacob, posing as Esau. Behind Isaac stands Rebekah with his finger raised. On the right in the background view of the field where Esau shoots a deer with bow and arrow. Biblical representation from Gen. 27: 22-29 with in the margins the title of the show in six languages, Isaac lying in bed injuries Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father, Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins, Jacob de Later (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1728, paper, etching, h 361 mm × w 221 mm

Etching and aquatint by Francisco Goya from 'The Disasters of War', titled 'And They Are Like Wild Animals', created 1812-1815 and first published 1863, depicting violent wartime scenes.

Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski (1841-1905), "On the unprotected bed, in funeral clothing, stretched woman sleeping lies there ..."-Illustration XI from the cycle to "Maria" by Antoni Malczewski (reproduction of watercolors); Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, Władysław Ludwik and company (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);

Dyck, Anthony van, Kais. Gemälde-Galerie. Vienna. A. v. Dyck. Pieta., Photographic reproduction of (presumably) a print after a painting by Anthony van Dyck, depicting the Lamentation of Christ, recto lower left, Part of Travel album with photographs of sights in Germany and Austria and of works of art., photograph, photo, reproduction, photos,, recto lower right, 792, recto, height 257 mm, width 193 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1900, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, papier, photographic paper, fotopapier, albumen print, albuminedruk, Work conception, after a print by, Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09

Print made by Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Interior of a Cottage, 1809. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper.

PL.139. / The nightmare. (IT)

Joseph Haynes, 1760-1829, British, Banditti and Women (no.6 of 10), 1780. Etching.

Gottlob, Fernand-Louis (n.1873-02-23-D.1935-11-10), good precaution (title given by the author), 1905. Pierre Noire. Blue pencil and black ink on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Mathilde and Malek-Adel. (Title registered (letter))

French Luxury, or Repos a la Francaise. Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Plate: 6 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (17 × 24.4 cm)Sheet: 7 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (18.2 × 25.5 cm). Date: 1800-1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Emile-Antoine Bayard (1837-1891). The fall. Illustration for the Hugues editor of Victor Hugo's novel "Les Misérables". Charcoal on paper. 1879-1880. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. DRAWING

The sleeping girl.

A man and a woman with vegetables, Nicolaes van Haeften, 1673 - 1715 print A woman cleans vegetables in a kitchen. Behind her is a man with a glass of drink. He put his hand on her shoulder. A print of a man with a jug hangs on the wall. Antwerp paper engraving cleaning vegetables. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph. glass, rummer

painting by Paul Delaroche: mort du President Duranti, Robert Jefferson Bingham, Goupil & Cie, 1858.

Le Bourreau: - Je te dis que tu fais des yeux aupetit…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

On a beau dire, l'antique est toujours beau... Dated: 1850. Medium: lithograph on newsprint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

A drawing by Franz Caucig depicting Vulcan, Venus, and a sleeping Mars, executed in graphite and black feather on gray-laved surface.

Visitation, Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1930 print Maria greets her niece Elisabet in front of Zacharias's house, the husband of Elisabeth. paper drypoint Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the Ænead, Freely Translated December 11, 1834 John Doyle Irish. The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the Ænead, Freely Translated 392505

The Declaration, from "Illustrated London News" August 29, 1868 William Luson Thomas The dress of these lovers meeting by a wooded pond places them in 17th-century Brittany and the print is based on a painting that Frederick Goodall exhibited at Leeds in 1868. Thirty years before the artist had come to public notice when he showed watercolors at the Royal Academy describing the new Rotherhithe Tunnel under the Thames designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Goodall later became known for middle-eastern subjects whose authentic details relied on studies made in Egypt in 1858 and 1870, and he also painted European historical and genre subjects, including a series set in Brittany. He became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1852, but also sent paintings to exhibitions in the north of England to attract wider patronage. When he painted "The Declaration," the artist was a bachelor (he would married Alice Tarry in 1872), so the subject may have had some personal resonance.. The Declaration, f

LAgonie. Page 158. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

A rubber tempera drawing by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione depicting Christ and the Samaritan woman at a fountain, emphasizing figures and gestures.

Schalcken, Godfried, Smith, John (printmaker, publisher), St. Mary Magdalene with the lamp, print, prints, height mm, width mm, English, 1664 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1742, paper, papier, mezzotint, Noord-Nederlands, 1643 - 1706-11-16

Etching and aquatint by Francisco Goya from 'The Disasters of War', titled 'Do Not Guire', created 1810-1815 and first published 1863, depicting wartime resistance.

UN CABINET CHEZ PETRON. - A PRIVATE ROOM AT PTERON.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Sitting woman looks up diagonally, Auguste Danse, After Charles de Groux, 1864 print paper etching / drypoint adult woman

Evening, Hendrik Johannes Haverman, 1896 print Print with title and caption, addition to 'De Kroniek'. Signed and dated. print maker: Amsterdamprinter: The Hague paper mother and baby or young child. evening. watching a sleeping child Netherlands

Charmant...trainant tous les cœurs après soi.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

The Counseller, King, Warrior, Mother and Child in the Tomb (Plate VIII). Bodies of a bearded sage, king with crown and sceptre, knight in armour with sword, mother in shroud embracing a baby. Arranged like effigies in a vault with oil lamp. Copperplate engraving by Louis Schiavonetti after an original drawing by William Blake from Robert Blairs The Grave, T. Bensley for Rudolph Ackermann, 1813.

Ezzelin sitting next to the body of his wife Meduna after killing her for alleged adultery. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith after H. Fuseli, 1781.

Print made by John Young, 1755-1825, British, Infant Vanity, 1789. Mezzotint (etched letter proof) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child, in an Interior. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in. (24.4 x 17.7 cm). Date: 1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Peace Farm on site, Johan Braakensiek, 1899 Amsterdam paper political caricatures and satires. historical persons. emperor. peace. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. Russia. Finland

Study magazine with a woman with a branch forest and figures; Study pictures / Etudes Gravées.

Jean-Louis Forain, Voila le Moment de te Chantes "Wacht am Rhein", French, 1852-1931, 1914-1919, collotype

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet, 1825. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

The Nursery 1799 Thomas Rowlandson. The Nursery. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1799. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Béatrix 1856-57, printed 1861-67 Pierre-Louis Pierson French. Béatrix 286838

Lysander Awakening to See Helena, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, 1825, Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm) and Image: 5 5/16 x 4 1/16 inches (13.5 x 10.3 cm), A Midsummer Night's Dream, play by William Shakespeare, cape, cloak, dress, figure study, gesturing, illusion, illusion, literary theme, love, magic, man, plays by William Shakespeare, sleeping, surprise, tricking, women, woods

Le Chant d'Amour, 1896. After: Edward Burne-Jones. Engraver: Robert Macbeth Walker

Seghers, Gerard, Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (II), Saint Francis and Saint Clare adoring the Christ Child, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Francis and Saint Clare adoring, in a cave at night, the Christ Child. The Christ Child lies on a blanket in a feeding trough. In the margin a caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 279 mm, width 236 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1606-11-22 - 1674, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1670, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1591 - 1651-03-18

Ma belle-mère, m'avait bien dit que sa fille.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Théodore Chassériau, The Return of the Prodigal Son (Le Retour de l'enfant prodigue), c. 1835, graphite on paper.

Une représentation à bénéfice. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Die Spieler. Unknown maker

Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull 1729-40 Henri Simon Thomassin. Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull. Henri Simon Thomassin (French, Paris 1687-1741). 1729-40. Etching and engraving. Prints

Three generations, Hippolyte Louis Garnier, After Claude Marie Dubufe, 1853 print France paper etching three generations (family group)

Gustave Brion (18224-1877). Mr. Gillenormand, Wounded Marius and Jean Valjean. Charcoal on paper. 1862. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. DRAWING

Print made by Daniel Allen, active 1830s, British, Cristina, 1830. Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Woman sitting on her bed in a cell, anonymous, 1700 - 1800, draughtsman: anonymous, 1700 - 1800, paper, brush, h 82 mm × w 108 mm

Thomas Handforth, Aicha, 1928, etching on paper.

Plate 15: Menghina leaving the garden with a basket filled with herbs and encountering Cacasenno, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno" 1705-15 Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Plate 15: Menghina leaving the garden with a basket filled with herbs and encountering Cacasenno, from "Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno". Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, Bologna 1665-1747 Bologna). 1705-15. Etching. Prints

Scene from the life of King Francis I of France. The king stands with two ladies by an open window. His right hand, containing a dagger, he holds up. Episode from the Life of Francis I Frans den Eersten , print maker: Reinier Craeyvanger, (mentioned on object), printer: P. Blommers (Steendrukkerij van), (mentioned on object), publisher: J.J. van Brederode, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, printer: The Hague, publisher: Haarlem, 1847 - 1887, paper, h 275 mm × w 360 mm, FTZYC Doctype , print maker: Amédée Bourgeois, (mentioned on object), printer: veuve Delpech (Naudet), (mentioned on object), Paris, c. 1825, paper, h 275 mm × w 365 mm

A pencil and ink lavated sketch by Cecil van Haanen depicting a girl and a monk, focusing on figures, posture, and compositional arrangement.

Benoît Louis Prévost after Jean Baptiste Oudry, L'homme et la puce (The Man with Fleas), published 1756 L'homme et la puce (The Man with Fleas)

Print made by William Ward, 1766-1826, British, A Young Lady Encouraging the Low Comedian, 1787. Mezzotint with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

'IN DOUBT' FROM THE PICTURE BY ERNST ZIMMERMANN

Sister's Dream. Date/Period: 1843 - 1845. Print. Etching. Height: 97 mm (3.81 in); Width: 69 mm (2.71 in). Author: Henry Corbould.

What was happening to Picpus before March 18th.

Bretonnes a laMesse. Artist: Louis-Eugene Pirodon, French, 1824-1908

Smyrniotes 1873 Emile Boilvin. Smyrniotes. Emile Boilvin (French, Metz 1845-1899 Paris). 1873. Etching and drypoint. Prints

A grateful audience according to the image of Adalbert Begas. A clip from a German magazine. Unknown, Begas, Standerbert Franz Eugen (1836 1888)

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Schultheiss, Albrecht (1823 1909), Andrea del Sarto (1486 1530), Glücksberg, Michał (1838 1907)

L'expérience d'électricité (Litho) , Teachers, Students, Experiments, Dead persons, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

MINERVE fueling science and arts

Painting 1784 () After Thomas Rowlandson British The artist Richard Cosway is shown painting a minature. He works at an easel on a table, with the ivory oval and a small palette attached to an easel. His subject is an elegant young woman.There is no engraved text apart from the title.. Painting 670172

High Tide, published in Every Saturday, August 6, 1870. Date/Period: 1870. Print. Wood engraving. Height: 277 mm (10.90 in); Width: 378 mm (14.88 in). Author: Winslow Homer.

Waking Up The Duke Of Anjou, (1885). Artist: Unknown

Baby with royal attributes, Albert Bertrand, After Jean Baptiste Isabey, 1864 - 1912 print paper infant, baby. helmet. banner, standard (as symbol of the state, etc.)

Pietro Ghigliani monument at the Cimitaro Monumental di Staglieno, Genoa. Possibly Alfredo Noack, photographer (Italian, born Germany, 1833 - 1896) after 1876 View of the monument to Pietro Ghigliani at the Cimitaro Monumentale di Staglieno in Genoa. The stone monument features a sarcophagus decorated with a carved wreath and detailed scrollwork in relief, and accompanied by a statue of Signora Ghigliani kneeling and looking up at the coffin in anguish as her brother stands behind her with his hat in one hand. (Recto, print) lower center, below print, handwritten in the negative: "Camposanto. Mont Gigliani sic Gen. Rivalta."; (Recto, mount) lower center, handwritten in pencil: "Tomb in Cemetery at Genoa"

Murder of the Prince of Orange, 1584; "His last bed was dedicated to his people." The Prince of Orange in Delft murdered by Balthasar Gerards, July 10, 1584. The prince is shot on the stairs by Balthasar Gerards.

Eustache.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Print made by Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Crying Forfeits, 1826. Mezzotint (second state) on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.

Conversation between Women, by Unknown, 41 - 62, 1st Century, painted stucco. Italy, Campania, Naples, National Archaeological Museum, from Herculaneum. Whole artwork. Three women conversation pillar green red.

Achille Devéria (1800-1857). Deliverance from Mazeppa. Lithography. 1830-1840. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. DRAWING

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