Historical Portraits and Scenes

A collection of historical etchings depicting musicians and pastoral scenes, rich in detail, showcasing interactions among figures and outdoor activities.

Visser, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A fisherman is kneeling next to a tree with fish hanging. Under the tree is a basket with fish. Two men walk in the background. Italy paper engraving fisherman. fishes

Holbein family portret, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing historical person (with NAME) - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

Polyphemos discovers Acis and Galatea, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 34. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Polyphemus, the cyclops, beholding Acis and Galatea

Man with a flute and drum and man with a ironing instrument, Virgilius Solis, c. 1545 print Numbered in the top left: 7. Nuremberg paper etching musician at work - CC - out of doors. transverse flute - CC - out of doors. drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors. string instruments (bowed) - CC - out of doors

Letter D, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter D against a background with braid and a flower vase. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

April, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 4. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching April and its 'labours'. Taurus (zodiacal sign of April)

Letter I, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters

Corner cartouche with mascaron and scale, 1595 Corner cartouche with mascaron and scale stick (Scala Milliarum Italicorum). The Cartouche is a fragment of a Padua and Tarvisio map. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Corner cartouche with mascaron and scale stick (Scala Milliarum Italicorum). The Cartouche is a fragment of a Padua and Tarvisio map. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

H. Licinia, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Licinia is beheaded by a soldier with a sword. print maker: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Ornament met masker, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Ornament of braid work with fruit and in the middle a female mask with basket with flowers on the head. France (possibly) paper letterpress printing ornaments ~ art. mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Visser, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A fisherman is kneeling next to a tree with fish hanging. Under the tree is a basket with fish. Two men walk in the background. Italy paper engraving fisherman. fishes

May, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Garden with three musician women in the foreground and men in the background at a table. At the top of the constellation twins. France paper engraving May and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)

Wonderful fishing, Anonymous, 1536 print paper appearance of Christ at the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee, Sea of Tiberias): miraculous draught of fishes (after the Resurrection)

Wise Virgin as a personification of Italy, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. representation of wise virgin(s) Italy

Putti on Dolphin, Anonymous, 1683 - 1733 print Two putti sit on and with a dolphin. paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Dolphin ~ Ornament

Laurens Jansz. Coster cuts from Beukenschors, Hendrik Spotman, After Tako Hajo Jelgersma, 1763 print Laurens Jansz. Coster was mainly seen in the Netherlands as the inventor of book printing. The story goes that he cut letters in the Haarlemmerhout from beuk bark and by chance saw how it left an impression in the sand. At the top of the Wapen van Haarlem and in the background the Sint-Bavokerk. Haarlem paper etching trees Haarlemmerhout. Sint-Bavokerk

Kneeling figures around a standing figure, Marius Bauer, 1897 print A group of kneeling and sitting figures around a standing figure. On the right a table with a few pots and jugs. Japanese paper (handmade paper) etching tales and fairy tales

The power of love overcomes everything, Johann Theodor de Bry, After Zacharias Dolendo, After Jacob de Gheyn, 1611 print Amor is sitting on a lion that has a bit in its mouth. The little Amor conquents the powerful lion with its reins. The power of love is therefore stronger than that of the most powerful animal. Oppenheim paper engraving (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa). 'Omnia vincit Amor', Love the conqueror, Love triumphant

Putto with a palm branch, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Netherlands paper Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Woman and a man, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print On the left a woman with a burning heart in her hand and cupid with arrow and bow. On the right a man with a sword, a shield and armor. paper letterpress printing .. adult woman. heart symbolism. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). adult man. protective weapons: shield. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.)

Frisian with weapons, a fascinated man (prisoner of war or slaved) and two Eastern figures, Odoardo Fialetti, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1583 - 1638 print print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching sitting figure. weapons. prisoner of war (after the battle). slavery; serfs and the enslaved

Ridder te paard in wapenuitrusting, anonymous, after Sébastien Leclerc (I), in or after 1647 - in or after 1714 print France paper etching / engraving armour. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Wall under construction / withered tree Vat Vlaam, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a scaffolding with a wall under construction. Under ignores the sunlight, shining through a ball, a withered tree. These are the currents of Pope Adrianus VI and Clemens VII. paper engraving / letterpress printing diadem, tiara. trees

Royal arm with scepter and sword / French lily on a mountain, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above an arm dressed in sleeve with a French lily. The royal arm has a scepter. The scepter has a sword. Under a mountain on which a French lily. These are the foreignovers of King Louis II and Philip II of France. paper engraving / letterpress printing scorpions. mountains. postures and gestures of arms and hands

Zelfkennis, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Self-knowledge. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Tartarus, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1668 print At the front left, the Danaids get water from a well with a bucket full of holes. Cerberus stands for that. Tantalus right under branches with fruit. In the middle, Ixion is bound by a winged being on a wheel. Behind it a person on a gallows, framed figures and a man on an X-shaped cross, beaten by a winged being. Tityus lies on the floor in front of the wheel, while a vulture picks his heart and liver. On the right, the boulder of Sisyphus is pushed down from a rock wall. Below that, two naked women are taken away. Above the opened mouth of Leviatan. Verso a text sheet with the assignment. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Tantalus, suffering eternal hunger and thirst. Sisyphus pushing his boulder uphill or carrying it on his shoulders. Ixion on a burning wheel. the Danaids pouring water into a perforated vessel. other sufferers in Tartarus

Letter E, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter E against a background with braid. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Standing bearer with Virgilius Solis banner, after Urs Graf, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Zurich (canton)

Sofist walking on Doornen, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing self-castigation ~ ascetic life

Standing man, possibly a beggar, sauveur legros, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1789 print paper etching Begin

Two looking up heads, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1742 print Dresden (possibly) paper etching looking upwards. female persons from classical history (+ head, bust, etc.). male persons from classical history (+ head, bust, etc.)

Regular and irregular figures, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry

Man begs for forgiveness in a woman with two children, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing plea, defence. return of runaway child

Holy Rufus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a martyr. He has a nimbus on his head and a palm branch in his hand. The text identifies it as Rufus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing martyr(s) (often with palm-branches). saints

VIJN HOEK Round circle with a rider on horseback, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Justitia sitting on her throne, Willem de Broen, 1712 print Justitia is blindfolded on her throne, with scales and sword in her hand. To the left of her is freedom with freedom hat, Hoorn of Abundance and a Lamb. On the right is a soldier with weapons and a lion at his feet. paper etching / engraving Justice; 'Strength to the justice subject', 'justice', 'Recto justice', 'rigorous justice', 'pity and violence subject to justice' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Freedom' (Ripa)

Foolishness as a child suckled by personifications of drunkenness and ignorance, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'nonsense', 'Staltitia' (Ripa). 'Drunkal' (Ripa). Ignorance; 'Ignorance', 'ignorance of all things', 'ignorance in a rich without letters' (Ripa). nursing, suckling

Woman gives a half -naked Nar de Borst, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing nursing, suckling. court jester, court fool

Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left, François Vivares, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1719 - 1780 print paper etching Begin

June one July, Monogrammist GDP, 1700 - 1799 print July: a man and a woman by a river. In the distance a mill and in the front two fishermen in a rowing boat. June: mountainous landscape with a castle. Low Countries paper etching the twelve months represented by landscapes (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months). June and July ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months). landscapes. fishing (sports)

Lier met knots en speer, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, 1750 - 1811 print Print is part of an album. Dresden paper etching lyre, cithara, psaltery. casting weapons: spear. weapons for striking a blow: club

Group resting farmers in front of a building near a country road, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1603 - 1653 print One of them is on a wheel. In the foreground in the middle a pig and two chickens. In the background, two men walk over their shoulder with a stick. paper etching farmers. pig. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.)

Two dragons destroyed by fire / four animals that love the dark, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two dragons. Fire descends on them from the air. Below that four animals that love the dark: a bat, owl, pad and sea monster. The text on the upper banderole: Psalms 1: 6. The text on the lower banderol: John 3:19. paper engraving / letterpress printing dragon. fire from heaven devours Satan, Gog and Magog, and Satan is cast into a lake of fire. flying mammals: bat. owls. tailless amphibians: frog

Part of a sheath with Leda and De Zwaan, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving scabbard, sheath. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda

Coligny is warned by a farmer's wife, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching (revolutionary) plot, conspiracy

Darter attacked by wasps and a dog, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving dog. court jester, court fool. insects: wasp

Five Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Gentildonna di Brabant (Flandrensis), Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellier, 1598 Lady from Brabant or Antwerp in wide huik. paper Lady from Brabant or Antwerp in wide huik. paper

Bird hunters with different traps and bows, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print A landscape with two families in the foreground that catch birds with the help of different traps and bows. In the background a farmer who plows the field with his oxen. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Putti, who sacrifice a lamb, Paul van Somer (II), 1670 - 1697 print A large group of putti with flower wreaths around the head leads a lamb to a place of sacrifice. The putto near the Lamb holds a knife, another putto keeps a large sacrificial scale ready. paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Sacrifice. lamb

Tables of the Law, Wapentuit and Ornament with Death Heads, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Three performances on a leaf. Above: the dining of the law and book roles on a cloud. Middle: shield, helmet, sword and other weapon. Below: ornament with three skulls. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the ten commandments represented together on stone tablets. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

Vignet Met Minerva in Love, Bernard Picart, 1728 print Minerva is the pattern of science on a cloud and shows an open book. She has overcome death, which is in the form of a skeleton under her feet. Next to her is Amor with a circular snake that takes his tail in the mouth: a symbol for eternity. Putti on the left in the background that print books. The show is caught in an ornamental frame with, among other things, horns of abundance with books. In the middle of the motto: Vivitur Ingenio, Cetera Mortis Erunt. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. Minerva as patroness. serpent Ouroboros. book

Weapon template with helmet and leaf vines, shield is slanted, 1596 print paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Sledetocht, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1773 print Sledge in the form of a deer with a coachman and a lady with a sleeve. For the sled a rider with a long stick, behind the sled a man and a woman together on a horse. paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. sleigh, sledge (non-sport). muff. Literature

Busts of historical figures from antiquity, Virgilius Solis, 1540 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear. (story of) Romulus and Remus

Head with fur hat, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

April, Denis Boutemie (possibly), 1633 - 1643 print Personification of the month of April. A grotesque figure with a hat with two tulips on his head. He dances with a horn and a gun in his hands. Paris paper etching April; 'April' (Ripa)

Rudolf II of Burgundy, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, aimed forward. In his hands he has a rich apple and a scepter. The show is part of the Surprise Keizers in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Rudolf II of Burgundy. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Man and wife in medieval clothing, with two family weapons in between with the saying 'Stella Duce', Anonymous, after Jonkheer Jan Six, 1881 photomechanical print Hereby the dates '1856-1881', so probably a memorial or anniversary print. paper printing block historical costume. armorial bearing, heraldry

Rest on the flight to Egypt, Simone Cantarini, 1622 - 1648 print The Holy Family rests in a landscape during the flight to Egypt. The Christkind is on his lap near Mary. In the background on the right, Joseph reads a book. Italy paper etching the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass

Laughing Kop, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid and two male semi -figures. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Sicilian nobleman, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Last judgment, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper Last Judgement

Letter A, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter A against a background with braid and horns of abundance. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Judas de Makkabeër with coat of arms in Rolwerk Fronting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print On the coat of arms: G. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Judas Maccabaeus (one of the nine worthies)

Jean de Poltrot kills François de Guise, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1798 print Berlin paper etching murder. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

February, 1600 - 1699 print Eating and drinking figures at a table and a man warming himself by a fireplace. At the top left a Waterman. Netherlands paper letterpress printing eating and drinking. open hearth, fire-place

Letter S in a frame with a performance by Simson who kills the lion with his bare hands, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters. Samson kills the lion with his bare hands

Letter U, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Let you against a background with braid. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Herbergscène, Charles Emile Jacque, 1823 - 1894 print France paper etching / drypoint / engraving hotel, hostelry, inn

Three children in a garden, Jacques -Philippe Le Bas (Possible), After Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen, 1730 - 1783 print paper etching / engraving child. watering plants

Three Hungarian men with mustaches, two of whom saw on their backs, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print (possibly) paper etching moustache. Europeans. standing figure

Lea, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a woman, to the left or with the hair loose. The performance is a fragment of the family tree of Christ in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies her as Lea, daughter of Laban. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Landscape with a farmhouse, Alexander Cranendoncq, 1809 - 1869 print On the right a woman walks with a yoke over her shoulders. Netherlands paper farm or solitary house in landscape. carrying something with yoke

Pelgrim, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing pilgrim(s)

Two Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1870 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Zacharia, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man, aimed forward. He points out a passage in a book with his finger. The text identifies him as Zechariah, the son of the high priest Jojada. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Ornament with female half figure, 1728 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornament ~ human parts

Standing figure with a hat and a jug, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper standing figure. head-gear. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Part of a sheath with a naked woman, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving scabbard, sheath. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. lyre, cithara, psaltery. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude

The flight from Belgium, Gestel & Zoon, After Leo Gestel, 1914 photomechanical print Landwritten postcard with a presentation of a group of refugees from Belgium. Postcard is part of an album. Eindhovenpublisher: The Hague cardboard Political refugee, 'emigrant' Belgium

Title print for a series of hunting performances, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), After David VinckBoons, 1612 print Two dogs on top of a rack hanging hunting and fishing supplies holding a cloth in their mouths, on which the serial title is shown in Latin and Dutch. Below that the impression. On the left is a fisherman, on the right a hunter with his horse. On the ground dogs next to the hunting: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving hunting, chase

Winter landscape with figure on the ice for a house, Charles Emile Jacque, 1845 print paper etching ice ~ freezing weather. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage

Apollo with musician and painting putti, Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1752 print Paris paper etching (Story of) Apollo (Phoebus). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Letter A, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter A against a background with braid, a mask and semi -figures. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Murder of the Protestants in Sens, 1562, 1565 - 1573 print Murder of the Protestants in Sens, April 1562. Soldiers kill, plunder and destroy in the city. In the foreground bodies in the water. With caption of 8 lines in German. Numbered: 11. Blad from an album that has been taken apart. Numbered in the top right (in pen): 45. Cologne paper etching massacre ~ war Sens

Personification of France (Marianne) is sitting on a throne for a guillotine, Anonymous, 1793 - 1794 print Cartoon on the reign of terror (the terror) of Maximilien de Robespierre. In the foreground are severed heads on seven different piles, from which signs with names, such as 'Clergé', 'Noblesse', 'Legislature' and the largest stack 'Peuple'. The upper head of the 'Peuple' stack is wearing a Frygic hat. With four-line verse in French, reference is made to the Beul Charles-Henri Sanson. paper etching historical persons. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. violent death ~ beheading by guillotine. political caricatures and satires. head of a beheaded person. Phrygian bonnet Place de la Revolution

Ptolemaeus III Euergetes I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge in which a king with rijks' apple and scepter, turned to the right. The show is part of the sequence of Egyptian pharaohs in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies him as Pharaoh Ptolemy III Euergetes I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Poetry studies vase with flowers, Anonymous, After Arnold Houbraken, 1712 print The acclaimed poetry studies a vase with flowers. With her there are four putti as personifications of the four seasons. Behind them a niche with bust. paper etching / engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). flowers in a vase. year divided into four seasons

Scepter hanging above a landscape / five tied arrows, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs a scepter in the sky hangs above a landscape with mountains and water. Under five tied and crossed arrows. These are the currents of Erik XIV and Johann III of Sweden. paper engraving / letterpress printing sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty). archer's weapons: arrow. landscapes

Hand with battle / rain cloud with Juk, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs a hand in the clouds has a struggle. In addition, a star. Below that a yoke with tied ropes under a rain cloud. paper engraving / letterpress printing yoke. postures and gestures of arms and hands. nimbus, i.e. rain clouds. agricultural implements: flail

Figures in One GROTT, Antoine the Marceray the GSHY, after David Teniers (II), 1755 print paper etching cave, grotto

Ship in Repair, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper repairing, caulking, careening (~ ship)

Photo production of a painting with presumably Charles I of England and a man led to the scaffold, 1875 photograph This photo is part of an album. paper. photographic support albumen print on the scaffold or place of execution

Leeuwenkop and Leaves, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing lion's head ~ ornament

Virdunense, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Ancient young man, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Flavius Josephus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He has a hood on his head. The text identifies him as the historian Flavius Josephus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Cartouche, Anonymous, after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Rocaille Cartouche. Publishing number 53. Augsburg paper etching Rocaille ornament. Ornament ~ cartridge

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