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Historical Prints of Figures and Cartouches

A collection of vintage prints featuring historical female figures, love motifs, and geographical cartouches, showcasing intricate detail and classical themes.

unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, Hongrie, Woman from Hungary, Playing card with a representation of a standing woman with a coat of arms from Hungary. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 5., print, playing card, prints, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege
unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, Hongrie, Woman from Hungary, Playing card with a representation of a standing woman with a coat of arms from Hungary. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 5., print, playing card, prints, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege
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Jacques Callot, Pulliciniello and Siga Lucretia, c 1622 Pulliciniello and Siga. LucretiaMan puts kick in the ground standing between personifications of hope and abundance, Cornelis van Dalen (I), 1651 print Man puts kick in the ground standing between personifications of hope and abundance. God's name appears in the sky in Hebrew letters. The title is printed in two colors in book print. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing Spes as Roman personification. Abundantia (abundance) as Roman personification. spading ~ soil cultivationImaginary coats of arms of King Arthurs Knights of the Round Table: Abilan of the Desert, with gold carbuncles or escarboucles on black field, and Arphaxad the Gross, with silver saltire on black field. Chevaliers de la table ronde: Abilem du Desert, Arphaxat le Gros. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Cards of the Kings of France, Louis XII. Thirty-second number of a suite of 40 pieces. (A. de Vesme 680; Dutuit 119) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.A Roman soldier standing with one foot on the edge of a monumental stone., Roman soldier Title page for: D. Bartoli, La poverta contenta, 1649, print maker: Jan Miel, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1649 - 1664, paper, etching, h 127 mm × w 85 mmImaginary coats of arms of King Arthurs Knights of the Round Table: Gawain with two-headed eagle, Tristan with golden lion. Chevaliers de la table ronde: GAVVAIN, TRISTAIN. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.Les Peches Capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins): La Paresse(Sloth). Artist: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635Title page of 'Views of Gardens' (Vedute de' Giardini) 1636 Johann Wilhelm Baur. Title page of 'Views of Gardens' (Vedute de' Giardini). 'Views of Gardens' (Vedute de' Giardini). Johann Wilhelm Baur (German, Strasbourg 1607-1642 Vienna). 1636. Etching. Callisto Ferranti (Italian, active Rome, 1626-47). PrintsWapentuig, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print In the middle of a coat of arms with a crown and banners. Around cannons, lances, arrows, bullets, guns and other weaponry. Netherlands paper letterpress printing coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). crown (symbol of sovereignty). weapons. firearms: cannon. firearms: rifle. archer's weapons: arrowLeopard Achter Rots, Marcus de Bye, After Paulus Potter, 1657 - 1677 print Print Maker: The bepublisher: Amsterdam paper etching beasts of prey, predatory animalsAmbigu-comic, mannequins - ambigu-comic, mannequins Pierre-Nicolas Delormel or Lormel. Ambigu-comic, mannequins. Poster. Wood engraving, 1785.LAINE, ETIENNE.Paris, Langlois, François, Callot, Jacques, Nancy, Monastic life in emblems, Captiva, sed secura, Dans la prison il est en seureté, Cat and caged bird, verso left center - stamped, Representation of a cat lurking at a bird in a cage. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic life in emblems'. The second state of this series contains, besides an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, another title page and a dedication sheet, both in letterpress printing without an illustration., print, emblem, prints, height 62 mm, width 83 mm, height 146 mm, width 118 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1621 - 1635, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisherJoachin Manuel, a wounded man, and a breastplate that he had to wear as a result of his injuries. Stipple engraving.Title print with God's father on a cloud with putti; Beatae Mariae Virginis official. .Rose (Rosa), hand-coloured copper engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613A putto stands with a laurel wreath next to a sacrificial column, in the foreground are a mask, lyre and a book. The circular frame of the scene is formed by the Ouroboros: the serpent biting its own tail. Putto at a sacrificial pillar Title page for: J. F. Roger, the servant of two masters, 1801, print maker: Johannes Fredericus Lange, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Leonardus Temminck, (mentioned on object), Bernard Anthonie Fallée, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1801, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 79 mm × w 79 mmCartoon on the Prinschinden in Rotterdam, 1784, Joannes Hulstkamp (attributed to), 1784 print Cartoon on the Prince -Onder Rotterdam, at the arrival of a committee on behalf of the States of Holland to investigate the riot of 3 April 1784. Kaat Mossel, Ruige Keet, Petrus Hofstede and other Oranjegezinden with donkey ears try the princely kite with the yoke to let the Dwingelandij. On the left the Dutch Virgin and Lion in the Hollandse Garden decorated with the weapons of Zeeland, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Delft and Leiden. On the leaf under the plate a explanation of the performance in rhyme shape in two columns. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing (flying a) kite. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. fenced or walled garden; 'Hortus Conclusus' NetherlandsParis, Langlois, François, Callot, Jacques, Nancy, Monastic life in emblems, Aut nullus, aut integer, Ou nul, ou tout entier, Two hearts, verso left center - stamped, Representation of two altars; on the left altar is a burning heart, on the right altar lies a split heart. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic life in emblems'. The second state of this series contains, besides an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, another title page and a dedication sheet, both in letterpress printing without an illustration., print, emblem, prints, height 58 mm, width 81 mm, height 144 mm, width 113 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1621 - 1635, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisherJupiter and semele; Jupiter et Semele; Card game with mythological performances; Jeu des Fables (copy). Playing card with a representation of Jupiter that appears to Semele.A Latin text on a board that stands against a table on which a large pot () is standing on which a fire is burning. On either side of the fire a donkey or horse. Around the pot on the table are books, an hourglass, writing utensils, etc. Below the depiction, space has been left empty for a caption. This print (or at least its final state) is part of a series of eight prints: a title print and seven numbered portraits of Greek sages, Title print for print series The Seven Sages of Greece The Seven Sages of Greece (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (III), (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1616, paper, etching, h 307 mm × w 188 mmThe death of Queen Maria, the wife of Willem III, 1695; Imagination of the dying Queen of Englant; Rouwe about dying Haare Majesty Maria Stuart, Queen of England, Scotland, Vrankryk and Yrland, & c. Death the VII of Loumaand, MDCXCV. Leaf with a representation of the death of Queen Maria II Stuart, the wife of Willem III, January 7, 1695. Queen's death bed, surrounded by mourning family members and members of court. Under the show a treurdicht in Dutch by Cornelis Sweerts, opposite a short French freshly signed P.M. The print is part of a group of three prints about the death of Maria Stuart, etched and issued by Pieter van den Berge in 1695.Address-card of the printseller, Rochoux 1855 Charles Meryon French The print publisher and dealer Armand Rochoux commissioned Meryon to design this trade card, for which the etcher created complementary plates that could be inked and printed in varying color combinations (26.28.1bis and 47.51.3). The artist incorporated motifs related to the location of the print shop, which was on the quay near the Palais de Justice; the gothic gateway of that building crowns the design. Allegories of the River Seine and its tributary, the Marne, sit on either side and the monument to the French king Henri IV (r. 1589-1610) on the Pont-Neuf bridge stands below.. Address-card of the printseller, Rochoux. Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868). 1855. Etching from two plates; fifth state of five. PrintsPicart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: Wedding songs for the lord Jacob van Lennep, Dirksz. and lady Susanna Catharina de Wolff, 1724, Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Jacob Dircksz van Lennep and Susanna Catharina de Wolff, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Jacob Dircksz van Lennep and Susanna Catharina de Wolff in 1724 in Amsterdam. The god of marriage Hymen and Amor at the couple's wedding bed. On the right the river god of the IJ and on the left the water nymph of the Amstel. Above the scene fabrics, a spinning wheel and the motto: Ne Timeas et Casta Thorus Tua Numina Servat., print, wedding print, prints, height 119 mm, width 145 mm, height 190 mm, width 176 mm, Northern Dutch, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1724, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpress, Work conceptionTitelpagina voor: M. Hamson, Frisia or the men and the matters of Frisiae illustrious, 1623, Jacob Matham, after Karel van Mander (1), 1623 print Title page with the personification of eternity on the left, with a snake that bites in its own tail (Ouroboros) and on the right the earth or nature, with a horn of abundance and several breasts with which she can suck several children. At the top of Apollo, at the bottom of Saturn. Amsterdam paper engraving serpent Ouroboros. 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron. specific aspects of Saturn; Saturn as patronNovember 22 / P. MARION (TI)Greed. Dated: probably after 1621. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.Imaginary coats of arms of Seventh and Eighth Chapters of King Arthurs Knights of the Round Table: Randon called the Percie, with silver chapel on black field, and Foyadus the Gallant, with gold and red points. Chevaliers de la table ronde: Randonin le Persien, Foiadus le Guy. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.Decorations for the house of the counselor Van der Mieden at the baptism of Prince Willem V, 1748, 1748 print Decorations set up for the house of the counselor Van der Mieden in The Hague on the occasion of the baptism of Prince Willem V on 11 April 1748. Four large panels (chassinets) and two smaller panels with painted allegorical representations about the hereditary administration of the Prinsen Willem IV and Wilem V over the United Netherlands. On a small panel intended for above the door is the weapon of Van der Mieden. The Hague paper etching / letterpress printingEmblem with allegory on mildness, François van Bleyswijck, 1737 print Emblem with allegory on mildness (good -hearted) depicts as a woman who takes her necklace and with a passer in hand. In a landscape, a rich man gives money to a poor woman in a derelict home. There is a poem under the performance and on the verso. Leiden paper etching Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosití', 'Liberalití' (Ripa)Imaginary coats of arms of the Fourth and Fifth Chapters of King Arthurs Knights of the Round Table: Ozenot dEstranger, with silver leopard on blue field, and Lucan the Butler, with red wolf on gold field. Chevaliers de la table ronde: Ossenet dEstrangot, Lucam le Bouteillier. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.France, Charlot, Anthoine, Nancy, Callot, Jacques, Life of Mary in emblems, Expecto monitum tonantis, Hind in a forest, verso left center - stamped, Representation of a doe in a wooded area. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in emblems'. The first state of this series contains, besides a title page and 26 emblems, three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress printing without an illustration., print, emblem, prints, height 62 mm, width 81 mm, height 146 mm, width 117 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1625 - 1629, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, letterpress, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherCoats of arms of the Count of Provence, France, with gold fleurs-de-lys on blue field, and the Count of Vendome, French arms with red baton charged with three silver lions. Comtez: Provence, Vendosme. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Adrien Lavieille (1818-1862), engraver. "The Hardy Iacques de Beaune." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101785-17 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engravingTwo men with hats, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), After David VinckBoons, 1596 - 1630 Amsterdam paper etching head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes)Power as a female soldier in armor with lion, Cornelis van Dalen (I), 1642 print Female personification of strength or courage, one of the cardinal virtues, dressed as a soldier in armor. Her hand rests on the head of a lion and with a stick she hits seed bulbs from a poppy plant. The title is on a cloth or cartouche. Amsterdam paper engraving Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal VirtuesTitle print with two male figures next to a memorial plaque with on top Putti, François Chaveau, 1623 - 1676 print maker: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Gérard (19th century), engraver. "Françoys first guallant man." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101785-3 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engravingAmor sharpened an arrow Title vignette for: At the wedding of Jacobus Verbrugge, and Miss. Maria Terwe, 1681 (title on object), Seated Amor in a landscape, with his quiver next to him, sharpening an arrow, specific aspects of Cupid, archer's weapons: arrow, Dirk van Hoogstraten (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, 1606 - 1640 and/or 1681, paper, letterpress printing, h 86 mm × w 78 mmJean-François de Galoup, Comte de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741-1788) was a French explorer and naval officer. In 1785, the King of France commissioned La Perouse to head an expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean, to investigate whaling and fur prospects, and to establish French claims in this area. La Pérouse had admired the explorer James Cook, and wanted to continue his work. La Perouse was assigned two 500-ton ships called the Astrolabe and the Boussole. His crew of 114 included sailors, scientists, a physicist, three draftsmen, three naturalists, clergymen, and a mathematician. They left France in August, 1785. La Perouse mapped the west coast of North America in 1786, and visited Easter Island and Hawaii. His ships reached the west coast of Alaska in 1786 and did extensive mapping of the North American west coast from Alaska to Monterey, California. Next La Pérouse landed at Botany Bay (Port Jackson), Australia, before heading for the Solomon Islands. La Pérouse took the opportuniAdrià Gual / Unió Catalanista, 1901. Museum: Institut del Teatre, Barcelona.Bliżej Kultury unknown