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A collection of vintage prints featuring figures, landscapes, and whimsical themes. Notable elements include ornate designs, historical references, and playful scenes.

1834 oxe fat beef (IT)
1834 oxe fat beef (IT)
157 assets in this story
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Birth future King William III, 1817, Joannes Josephus Wolff, after J. François (1817), 1817 print Allegory on the birth of Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, the heir prince of Oranje (later King Willem III), on February 19, 1817. A child crawls from the open shell of an orange apple, the fruit of an orange, and decorated in a flat scale with Symbolic figures, with the weapons of the Netherlands and Prussia on the left on a rug. At the back left with the text: Il est Né. On the right a nightly sky. Rotterdam paper etching / engraving
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The Colin Maillard. / Case neck. (IT)
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Allegory on the French Revolution, Provost, After Pieter Joseph Sauvage, 1792 print Personification of the French state and a putto in worship for a triangle with the year 1792. paper engraving movements derived from Protestant Churches
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Frontispiece to Various Embarkments Artist's working dates 1630-1664 Italy. Etching on ivory laid paper . Stefano della Bella
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Crowds of people are gathered in a fairground to watch the attractions in side stalls; figures of demons hold forks and sheets of paper. Etching by George Cruikshank after himself.
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Title page for: Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak 1832. Dutch lion stands by monument with Lier and burning incense vessel.
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Knight and maid in prison, Daniël Specelaard (I), 1827 print In a prison, servants Roza with a lit candle in her hand opposite her father, Ridder Edelbert. The man is chained. On the right an image of an altar. Haarlem paper engraving knight. maid ~ house personnel. prison, jail
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Frontispiece, Voyage en bateau 1862 Charles-François Daubigny For his frontispiece for the series "Voyage en bateau," devoted to anecdotes about life aboard his floating studio, Daubigny chose to focus on the flora and fauna one might find along the river's edge. Tall reeds frame the title, while frogs chase insects among the waterlilies below. Two preparatory drawings in the collection reveal how Daubigny progressed with his composition to arrive at this final design (2018.11.1 and (2018.11.2).. Frontispiece, Voyage en bateau. Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817-1878 Paris). 1862. Etching; second state of three. Cadart & Chevalier (French, active 1861-63). Prints
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Britannia crowning John Ray as the Prince of English Botanists. Reverend John Ray, AM, FRS, naturalist, author of Historia Plantarum, 1627-1705. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Holl after Thomas Uwins from Dr. Robert John Thorntons New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus, the Temple of Flora, London, 1804.
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Siren, Proteus and Triton, Greek sea gods. Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from "La Mythologie en Estampes" (Mythology in Prints, or Figures of Fabled Gods), Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c.1820.
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The wife of the keeper of the burying ground near Valenciennes standing outside the gate of the cemetery. Coloured aquatint, 1817.
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Allegory at Willem V as a patron of Leiden Academy, 1775; Wilhelmo Quinto Serenissimo Arausionensis et Nassaviae Principi, Necnon Academiae Lugduno Batavae (...). Allegoric vignette with Stadholder Willem V As a patron of the university, on the occasion of the second centenary of the creation of the University of Leiden, 8 February 1775. The city mandatory of Leiden guides the prince to Minerva at a colonnade on the castle. On the left the flow god of the Rhine, right weapentrophy, in the foreground children with books. Under the vignette a verse of four lines in Latin.
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Tail Piece to the Artist's Catalogue, 1761, Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744-1818, British, after William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Published by Longman, active 1804-1914, British, 1807, Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
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Man overwhelmed by accident (the melancholic); L'Homme Acclablé Par Le Malheur. An unfortunate, melancholic man sits under a tree in contemplation at a grave monument. In the background a storm raises at sea and sink a boat.
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The Famous Black Coal Heaver, Black Charley, Looking into the mouth of the wondeful Coal Pit, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1805, Etching
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Tomb of a captain of the Khoikhoi with the attributes of his status: bones, arrows and quiver and a buffalo skull. In the background a bead with a plume of smoke, Grave of a Khoisan chieftain., draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon, (attributed to), Jun-1779 - Jan-1780, paper, brush, pen, h 660 mm × w 480 mm, h 225 mm × w 408 mm, h 206 mm × w 386 mm
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Man sits kneeling next to a woman, Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), 1839 print In a garden a man kneels and looks up at the woman next to him. He holds her hand. A third figure comes behind them. paper steel engraving kneeling figure. garden
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Napoleon I / Emperor of the French and King of Italy / Presented to His Majesty the Empress.
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Harp playing man by a pond, Anonymous, Royal Dutch Stone Pressure of C.W. Mieling (attributed to), 1860 print There is a peacock next to the man. On the horizon the silhouette of a castle. Printer: The Harwlisher: Haarletm paper pond, pool (+ landscape with figures, staffage). harp - CC - out of doors. ornamental birds: peacock. castle
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N ° 384. Seal of the state. - Face. (IT)
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Jung, Ambrosius .
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Bookplate: Bessie Ingalls Hussey , Musical instruments, Gardens, Sculpture. Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
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unknown artist, ( J. Kirk ), The Sun Setting, 1792. Stipple engraving.
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Lotte Bey Werthers Grabe , Lotte Bey Werthers grave , Johann Hieronymus Deleteenkohl -, publishing house
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1830 flood. / The embosted !! (IT)
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The Dutch Lion with a coat of arms, freedom lance and a banner reading: orange Allegory of the return of Prince William I in November 1813, Dutch Lion Title page for: Jan Scharp, Winch song, 1815, print maker: Pieter van der Meulen, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Allart, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1815, paper, etching, h 224 mm × w 135 mm
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EL DUQUE DE ANGULEMA SECUNDADO POR LA FUERZA Y EL VALOR CORONA A FERNANDO VII - LITOGRAFIA - S XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. DUQUE DE ANGULEMA. BORBON LUIS ANTONIO DUQUE DE ANGULEMA. LOUIS ANTOINE DE ANGOULEME. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).
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Neptune's Trident (vignette on wrapper), Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778-1855, British, after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, British, 1824 to 1825, Line engraving
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Portret van Alexander Pope, anonymous, 1778 print paper etching / engraving portrait of a writer
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Memorial piece in honor of the 25-year anniversary of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, 1838, Rombertus Julianus van Arum, after Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven, 1838 Memorial piece in honor of the 25-year anniversary of Willem I Frederik, 1838. Dutch text in an ornamented frame with allegorical objects. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing
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Cartoon on the six Rotterdam patriots that were fired from the martial council after the recovery of the prince on 24 September 1787. The men sit next to each other on a public toilet to do their needs. With every person a speech bubble in which his name and sighing about his clogging. This concerns: Bogaert, Vonk, Cremor, Bird, Swyndrecht and Carten. The devil right reaches patriot pamphlets to use as toilet paper.
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Blue cord. (IT)
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Memorial piece in honor of the 25-year anniversary of Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, 1838, Rombertus Julianus van Arum, after Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven, 1838 Memorial piece in honor of the 25-year anniversary of Willem I Frederik, 1838. On the front page Dutch text in book print in an ornamented frame with allegorical objects. Furthermore, a portrait of Willem I Frederik in an ornamented frame. Around columns and frameworks with Dutch text in book print. print maker: Amsterdamprint maker: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper. letterpress printing
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Bookplate: Bessie Ingalls Hussey , Musical instruments, Gardens, Sculpture. Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
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Theater of the Gate St-Martin. / N ° 3
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Lion of Mithras with a bee in its mouth. Cult of Mithras, inspired by the Zoroastrian Sun god Mithra. Out of the strong came forth sweetness. Leone Mitriaco in elitropia. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685.
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Kracht als vrouwelijke soldaat in wapenrusting met leeuw; Titelpagina voor: Politicorvm libri septem, Amsterdam 1642; Politicorvm libri septem.Female personification of strength or courage, one of the cardinal virtues, dressed as soldier in armor. Her hand rests on the head of a lion and with a stick she beats seed bulbs from a poppy plant. The title is on a cloth or cartouche.
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Cartoon of Henrik Rosa, Anonymous, 1710 - 1720 drawing Cartoon of Henrik Rosa, judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Spread tiger with bonnet and cloak with weapon in wreath of oak leaves and acorns. Below that cartouche with two putti on either side. In cartouche name and below no. 6. belonging to Serie Aquarellen in Book. Netherlands parchment (animal material). watercolor (paint). ink pen / brush political caricatures and satires. caricatures (human types). bad, corrupt judge. beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger
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Amsterdam, Meyer Warners, Pieter, Kaiser, Johann Wilhelm (I), Title page for: J. van Lennep, Our ancestors sketched in various scenes, 1839, Man kneeling next to a woman, verso - stamped, In a garden a man kneels and looks up at the woman next to him. He holds her hand. Behind them a third figure approaches., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 221 mm, width 124 mm, Dutch, 1813-01-05 - 1900-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1839 - 1839, paper, steel engraving, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Dordrecht, Krap Az, Jan, Leeuw, Jan de (uitgever), Pape, Gerrit, Title page for: Gerrit Pape, Mijne vrolijke wijsgeerte in my exile, 1792, Silhouettes of the wife and son of Gerrit Pape, verso - stamped, Title with in the middle the silhouette of the wife and son of statesman and poet Gerrit Pape., print, title page, prints, height 226 mm, width 138 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1792 - 1792, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Nederlands, 1752-02-04 - 1798, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie
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Title page for: Rhijnvis Feith 'Ferdinand and Constantia, dl. 2 ', 1785, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1785 print Title page with a child on the banks of the water. There are two boats on the waterfront. Amsterdam paper etching rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. sun as celestial body
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Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des fables (copy), Deck of cards with mythological representations, Mars, verso - stamped, Playing card with a representation of Mars standing in a landscape., print, playing card, prints, height 55 mm, width 57 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, after print by
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Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778-1855, British, Neptune's Trident (vignette on wrapper), 1824 to 1825. Line engraving.
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Title Page, from Je regardais et je vis... 1896 France. Lithograph in black on cream wove paper . Jean Caldain
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Allegory for the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris
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Woman at a grave, Willem Schults, Hendrik Moolenyzer, 1826.
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The Flower of the City April 10, 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. The Flower of the City. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 10, 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints
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Title page of Willem Bilderdijk's Nieuwe Bokingeling, 1827, Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling, After Willem Bilderdijk, 1827 print Title page of "Nieuwe Strakeling" by Willem Bilderdijk, 1827. With a putto at a mountain of smoldering axle under the title. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Dordrecht paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'
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The Hague, Esser, Wijnand, The Meeting of the Cellar Rotten with those of the Regie, Cartoon on the French Customs, 1813-1814, verso - stamped, Central a tobacco plant 'Regie' in a glass bottle marked 'Vereenigde Rechten', left a barrel of tobacco, right a bag of coffee beans. Rats with names like 'kelderrot', 'controleur' and Dronke Rot' crawl over everything. In the background the French customs officers are fleeing the Netherlands., print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 238 mm, width 315 mm, Dutch, 1779-05-21 - 1860-05-09, print maker, printmaker, 1813 - 1814, paper, papier, etching, etchings, hand colouring, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Two maggots. Etching.
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A date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) and segments of the fruit bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.
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Stewart, Robert, Wilson, George Washington, The Meads of St. John, Photographic reproduction of a painting of a view of the Meads of St John, recto - printed, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, (FROM A PAINTING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, FORRES)., height 59 mm, width 96 mm, English, 1823 - 1893, photographer, 1858 - 1863, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print
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Portrait of Carl Grosse, Wilhelm Arndt, 1793 print Berlin paper etching / letterpress printing historical persons
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Catharina; Adrien Alban Tournachon (French, 1825 - 1903); France; 1860; Salted paper print; 16.5 × 22.5 cm (6 1,2 × 8 7,8 in.)
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Portada del álbum musical "Oeuvres complettes" de Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Salzburg, 1756-Viena, 1791). Editado por Magasin de Musique de Breitkopf y Hartel, Leipzig, 1799.
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A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours From the First Rudiments, to the Finished Picture No 11 1813 England. Book with four color aquatints and letterpress in black on cream wove paper, in box . David Cox, the elder
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Northern Netherlands, Stedekroon of Frederick Henrick Prince van Oranjen, &c., Allegory of the conquest of Maastricht and other cities, 1632, Allegory of the conquest of Maastricht, Venlo, Roermond and other cities by stadholder Frederik Hendrik, 1632. The river gods of the Maas and the Scheldt wear a large crown with the conquered cities., print, propaganda print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 207 mm, width 212 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1632 - 1632, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, letterpress