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18th-century book illustrations representing literary themes with copper engravings, capturing narratives and characters from classic tales.

Woodcut by an anonymous artist illustrating Tengler's Lay Mirror, 1441-1521, depicting symbolic figures and moral themes in detailed composition.
Woodcut by an anonymous artist illustrating Tengler's Lay Mirror, 1441-1521, depicting symbolic figures and moral themes in detailed composition.
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Tierelantines and Franjes, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1897 print In a painter's studio in which a easel, covered with a cloth, is a smoking gentleman on a sofa. In the foreground two sleeping cats in a basket. At the back left a squatting woman under the lamb obligation.  Japanese paper (handmade paper)  couch, sofa, settee. cigarette (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.). cat. easel
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The tomb of the sake in Osjak; Bergmann, Ignaz (1797-1865), Charton, Gabriel (Geneva; Litographic AD); 1818 (1818-00-00-1818-00-00);
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Cityscapes and portraits, Anonymous, 1890 - 1900 photomechanical print Two portraits of girls and four cityscapes on Amsterdam, Scheveningen and Enkhuizen. This page is part of an album.  paper. cardboard collotype / gelatin silver print child (at home). city-view in general; 'veduta' - II - ideal city. pier, quay, wharf Amsterdam. Scheveningen. Enkhuizen
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Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1792 illustrating medium and recent history for a book, depicting figures, events, and late 18th-century European printmaking technique.
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Print, Design for a Trophy; Designed by Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); Published by Marguerite Caillou Chéreau (French, active 1729-1755); France; etching on laid paper
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Fragment of a Roman altar; Antiquities found on Walcheren beach in 1647; View of the on Old Rarieteyten Aen de Strandt Ordrs Domburch Ins Eylande of Walcheren, at Dyckgraef and the five-year-old crafts on the tagging of the Helmpootinge found the 5 .s January 1647. Fragment of a Roman altar.
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Landscape with grotesque vases, ruins and other antique remains, 1767 - 1770 print Landscape with grotesque vases, ruins and other antique remains. On the left a standing man. Part of Group Prints from one of the four series of vases, ruins, tombs and fountains with a total of around 25 sheets.  paper etching landscape with ruins. vase ~ ornament
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16th-century woodcut by Tobias Stimmer depicting women playing music with a bassoon, showing musical instruments, posture, and composition.
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The Long Balcony. James McNeill Whistler; American, 1834-1903. Date: 1894. Dimensions: 204 x 158 mm (image); 323 x 206 mm (sheet). Transfer lithograph in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Aquatint by Abel Schlicht (1785-1826) depicting a ferry on the water, showing the boat, passengers, river, surrounding landscape, and natural elements in late 18th-early 19th-century Europe.
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Warsaw. Eagle sculpture on the gate to the palace of the Czapscy family, Krakowskie Przedmieście, corner of Traugutta. Bułhak, Jan (1876-1950), photographer
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For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 11, 'I want! I want!', Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, 1826, Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm), Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (34 x 23.8 cm), and Plate: 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches (7.3 x 4.8 cm), children, couple, earth, ladder, literary theme, moon, night, religious and mythological subject, sky, stars
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Warsaw. Royal Azienki. Pa AC on the water, naked facade; Bu Hak, Jan (1876-1950); 1920 (1920-00-00-1920-00-00);
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Three festons with grapes, pine cones and leaves in the southern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1655 print Three festons with grapes, pine cones and leaves in the western part of the southern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. For the doorposts left and right of the statue of Jupiter. At the bottom of the middle: L.  paper etching / engraving ornament ~ festoon, garland. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)
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Door Beater, Eagle, Sea Monsters and A Kan, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album.  paper etching ornaments ~ art. jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel). door-knocker, doorbell. monsters of the sea. predatory birds: eagle (+ ornamental variants of animals)
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Etching and aquatint by Auguste Claude Simon Legrand from 1790-1815 depicting Wilhelm Tell, executed in dot animal manner showing detailed figures, landscape, and action elements.
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Parts of a carriage, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album.  paper etching ornaments ~ art. passenger carriage. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach
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Copper engraving and etching by Heinrich Guttenberg depicting an ancient male statue, created around 1818, showing classical sculpture and male form.
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3e vignette.. Buhot, Félix Hilaire (1847-1898). 1874 - 1879. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Print, Trophy Design; Designed by Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734-1791); France; etching on laid paper
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Etching by Mathias Zundt from 1565 showing a detailed view of Malta, including buildings, landscape, harbor, and coastal features.
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Wierd sisters; minister'ssic of darkness; minions of the moon. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection , Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7937, Caroline and Erwin Swann Memorial Fund Purchase, Purchase; Paul McCarron, 1994 (DLC/PP-1994:091). Pitt, William,1759-1806. , Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,Baron,1731-1806. , Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount,1742-1811. , Witches,1790-1800.
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Description: Kamberi africa
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Rohscan
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Autograph manuscript of Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and Théophile Gautier (1811-1872). Illustrated travel story in the Chenay album. Folio 10 (back), sixth text page and two engravings of drawings by Victor Hugo. Paper. 1861. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 100198-25 Chenay album, album, drawing book, traveling trip, text, engraving
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Le Nil. Braccio nuovo. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)
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View of the Bolerhorst. Draughtsman: Reijer Stolk. Dating: c. 1906 - c. 1945. Measurements: h 330 mm × w 210 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Etching by Max Klinger from Tent (Rad. Opus XIV), Part I, titled 'Caught', produced between 1912 and 1915.
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Neues Reich, Dynastie XIX, Theben (Thebes), Karnak, Grosser Tempel, Nördliche Aussenwand. Created by Ernst Weidenbach (1818-1882) between 1849 and 1856 in Berlin. Published by Nicolaische Buchhandlung. The images depict scenes related to Egypt's antiquities, temples, and campaigns, including chariots and representations of Ramses II, King of Egypt. The work comprises two images on one page
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Copper engraving by Lucas Vorsterman depicting Job tormented by demons, created between 1615 and 1783, illustrating the biblical story on copper plate.
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Triton holds a skull for a sea monster, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Rafaël, 1645 - 1700 print A triton with a satap on his back holds a skull in front of a sea monster. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving triton(s). monsters of the sea. satyr(s) (in general)
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Design for a Painted Ceiling Claude Audran III French. Design for a Painted Ceiling 334772
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Launching dory , Dories Boats, Bodies of water. Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
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Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1784, illustrating scenes from Shakespeare's Macbeth for Göttingen pocket calendar, depicting figures, gestures, and narrative.
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Vegetation and a narrow bridge in Buitenzorg, Willem Witsen, c. 1921 print In the foreground four figures. Rear right is a roof of a house visible. Amsterdam paper etching bridge. postures of the human figure. plantation Outdoor care
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Children's scenes; Salmans prints. Sheet with 3 scenes with children. Under every image a caption. Numbered upper left: No. 73.
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Photo productions of 25 painted portraits and scenes with unknown people, Erche & Co., After Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885  Berlin paper collotype  Berlin paper collotype
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Th.Th. Heine: Karikatury, 'Simplicissimus'. Heine, Thomas Theodor, 1867-1948. Periodicals. 1911 - 1913. General Research Division. Modernism (Art), Czech literature , 20th century, Art, Arts , Czechoslovakia
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Grid of twenty portraits of actresses (blue), from the Actresses series (N668) ca. 1888 Trade cards from the "Actresses" series (N668), issued ca. 1888. The publisher is unknown.. Grid of twenty portraits of actresses (blue), from the Actresses series (N668). ca. 1888. Albumen photograph
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This etching and aquatint by Johann Adam von Bartsch depicts a study of three men in half-figure, facing right, showing gestures and expressions, created in 1787.
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Photo production of a drawing, representing Duessa brings Sansjoy to the underworld, Anonymous, After Charlotte Mount Brock Morrell, c. 1861 - In or Before 1871 photomechanical print   paper  knight. quadriga. Hades, the Underworld
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1912. text. 1911 - 1913. General Research Division. Art , Poland
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Two designs for tables, stands, a vase and a bowl on a stand. Delafosse was an indefatigable draughtsman, who produced an enormous number of designs for neoclassical works of art. These two drawings demonstrate the fecundity of his imagination. From 1768 many of Delafosses designs were published as engravings. Two collected editions came out in Amsterdam in 1785 and 1787. Apparently his style was long popular there.
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Żołnierz na koniu. Hohenzollern, Waldemar von (książę pruski ; 1817-1849), draughtsman, cartoonist
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st, Carinthner Ring  - Württemberg Palais , Hotel Imperial - Giebelrelief - Building Plastic by Franz Melnitzky before attaching, Rudolf von Bohr -, photographer
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Four cutting artworks with animals and figures.
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A member doll placed on a bench holds a beer glass in his right hand. Behind the manikin is a barrel bearing the text, 'Ars longa, vita brevis', Ars longa, vita brevis (original title on object), print maker: Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871 - 1890, transparant paper, etching, h 205 mm × w 185 mm
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St. Saba's palm-tree. Fenn, Harry (1838-1911). Prints, Illustrations. 1881 - 1884. Dorot Jewish Division. Mar Saba (Monastery), Palms , Middle East
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Schmalz Otto (1861-1906), travel sketches from Bavaria, Austria and Italy (01.03.1887): Naples: Sacramen houses in the museum (Detail Relief Geisseung). Pencil on paper, 42.8 x 31 cm (including scan edges) Schmalz Otto  (1861-1906): Reiseskizzen aus Bayern, Österreich und Italien
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Sketches by Alexander Rothaug titled 'Only for a Short Time and I Want to Destroy All Life' from around 1928, executed with pencil, feather ink, and color pencil, exploring various subjects.
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Winter King at a Muizenhol, Theo van Hoytema, 1892 print  The Hague paper  song-birds: wren. pit, hole
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Reproductie van Le Loup d'Agubbio door Luc-Olivier Merson, anonymous, after Luc-Olivier Merson, c. 1878 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print   paper  picture, painting. street
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Glass diapositive by Léon Vidal reproducing visual subjects for three-color printing or projection, produced in 1899, demonstrating photographic technique and composition.
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"The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her". Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915. 1900. Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz , Pictorial works
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Samuel Fineman, Tavern Sign, 1935 1942 Tavern Sign
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Drawing reproduction: Stanisław Dębicki (1866-1924), illustration to the poem by Jan Zdory "to a stranger"; Z: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany", 1892, No. 149, p. 289; Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warsaw; magazine; 1859-1939); 1892 (1892-00-00-1892-00-00);
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Four cutting artworks with animals and figures, 1685  Zwolleamsterdamzwolle paper. prepared paper snipping  Zwolleamsterdamzwolle paper. prepared paper snipping
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Marx, Roger (n.1859-08-28-D.1913-12-13), preface by Roger Marx for the original print-First delivery (January-March 1893) (Main title), 1893. Petit Palais, Museum Fine arts from the city of Paris.
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The image shows a romantic Venetian scene captured by Josef Berres in 1843 using an etched daguerreotype, representing an earlier condition of the scene.
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55. Feston made of vegetables and beets. State state plan Hamburg, collection of the history of photography
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Fountain of Job , Valley of Hinnom. Roberts, David (1796-1864). Croly, George (1780-1860). Prints, Illustrations. 1842 - 1849. Dorot Jewish Division. Middle East , Description and travel, Jerusalem, Valleys , Jerusalem, Reservoirs , Jerusalem
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Sculptures of Minerva Protecting a Warrior, Una and the Lion, Children with a Pony and a Hound, and Child Play ca. 1859 Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte British. Sculptures of Minerva Protecting a Warrior, Una and the Lion, Children with a Pony and a Hound, and Child Play 285799
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Copper engraving by Lucas Vorsterman from 1621 depicting 'The Interest Rate', showing figures and objects related to financial or contractual context in detailed composition.
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Mural for music room, Claremont, N. H. , Dance, Clothing & dress. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection
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Photograph of print: Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1470 or 1482 - 1527 or 1534) according to Raphael (1483-1520), Le jeune et le vieux Bacchant ; sheet from: Notice sur la vie de Marc Antoine Raimondi Graveur Bolonais accompagnée de reproductions photographiqu. Blanquart-Évrard, Louis-Désiré (1802-1872), printing house, Delessert, Benjamin (1817-1868), photographer, Goupil & Cie (Paryż ; firma wydawniczo-fotograficzna ; 1850-1884), publisher, Colnaghi, D. & Co. (Londyn ; galeria sztuki ; 1760- ), publisher
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Etching by Odoardo Fialetti created between 1600 and 1625 depicting grotesque ornamentation, illustrating early seventeenth-century Italian decorative engraving techniques.
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Seven heads of men and an old woman, Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn, 1744 print Nummered in the bottom left: Appendix 5.  paper etching adult man. old woman
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Little Prince Dito, 1864. Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868). Etching;
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The avenue at Baber's tomb.. Atkinson, James, 1780-1852. Illustrations, Prints. 1842. General Research Division. Afghanistan, Babur, Emperor of Hindustan, 1483-1530
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Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Le Chariot de terre cuite, 1895 Le Chariot de terre cuite
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Drawing, Cover of Manhattan Illustrated Magazine, April 1884, with Corrections; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; photograph with graphite corrections on brown board; 19.3 × 25.8 cm (7 5/8 × 10 3/16 in.); 1914-38-327
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View of a snowy village at evening, Willem Wenckebach, 1898 drawing There is one star in the sky. On either side of the performance a decoration with flower motifs.  paper. ink. pencil. deck paint pen / brush prospect of village, silhouette of village. snow. stars
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Sculptures of Sabrina, an Allegorical Figure of Morning, a Nereide, and Eve Listening ca. 1859 Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte British. Sculptures of Sabrina, an Allegorical Figure of Morning, a Nereide, and Eve Listening 285799
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Plate from The Task 1795-1805 England. Engraving on paper . Thomas Stothard (Artist (original))
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Two faces on the garden of Slot Linderhof in Etal, Anonymous, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print   paper  garden. palace Slot Linderhof
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Disturbed peace / A forgotten municipality, Willem van Konijnenburg, 1896 print  The Hague paper  sleeping in chair - BB - out of doors. insects: wasp. political caricatures and satires
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Sleeves. Bernard (fl. 1920s). Giafferri, Paul Louis de, b. 1886. Illustrations. 1926 - 1927. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress, Costume , History, Women, Sleeves, Women , Clothing & dress , France
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Valentines and birthday cards depicting young man and woman with dog, flowers, and musical notation.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Musical notation
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Two men and women, Karl Palzow, After Jacques Daliwe, 1830 print Two young men look towards each other. Two young women with them. Print is part of a cover with text and a series of eighteen lithographs to paintings by Dutch masters.  paper  youth, adolescent. adolescent, young woman, maiden
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Christmas, New Year, Birthday, and Valentine cards depicting animals playing, and young girls with flowers.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Girls, Animals
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Monte Pincio. Liebermann, Max (1847-1935), graphic artist, Fritz-Heyder-Verlag (Berlin ; wydawnictwo ; 1908-1943), publishing house, Hoberg, Reinhold (1859-1932), engraver
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Fireworks lit on October 15, 1745, the name day of Maria Theresia, commissioned by Anthoni de Groot; Image of the fireworks, by Anthoni de Groot, Courantier van 's Gravenhage, Den XV October MDCCXLV on d'First-enembling Name of Haare Majt. The Queen of Hungaryen and Bohemia, as Roman Empress (...) Done on the great beer skade; Representation du feu d'artifice, Tiré le 15 octobre 1745 (...); Description description des principales rejouissances, phaites à la Haye, a l'occasion du Couronnnement de (...) François i / clarification of the main joy-wives in 's Gravenhage on the occasion of the Krooning of Zyne Keizerlyke Majesty Franciscus I. Fireworks lit on October 15, 1745, Maria Theresia's name day, commissioned by the publisher Anthoni de Groot on the big beer quay in The Hague.
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Menu for a Dinner given by May Belfort. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; French, 1864-1901. Date: 1896. Dimensions: 74 × 162 mm (image); 289 × 181 mm (sheet). Color lithograph on tan wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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The electoral picture gallery at Düsseldorf: paintings placed on the shutters in the first galleries. Engraving, 1776.
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