Military Figures and Historical Scenes

Engravings of soldiers, standard bearers, and equestrians, showcasing military attire and historical contexts through expressive figures and actions.

Spanish Picador on Horse, Abraham de Bruyn (attributed to), 1577 Horse and rider to the right. The horse is in a gallop. The Spanish Picador has a spear in his hands. The print has a German caption and a Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum Descripcio ...', 1577. Cologne paper engraving bull-fighter, toreador. folk costume, regional costume. Europeans: Spaniards. military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.)

After Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Masquerade of Ourson and Valentin, 1566 The Masquerade of Ourson and Valentin

Elegant suit of fluted armour brought by Lord Warwick from Germany. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.

Iron breastplate worn by Roman soldiers from Trajan's Column 1, tripod dedicated to Mercury copied from a fragment found in ancient Vejo 2, and pack with rations and cooking utensils carried by Roman centurions on the march 3. Copperplate engraving by Domenico Pronti from his own New Collection Representing Religious, Civil and Military Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili e Militari, Rome, 1805.

Man on Horseback holding a Falcon. Artist: Master IS (German, active ca. 1525-50). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 3 1/16 in. (9.6 × 7.8 cm). Date: ca. 1525-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Master IS.

Trajan's Justice. Sebald Beham; German, 1500-1550. Date: 1520-1550. Dimensions: 109 x 78 mm (image/sheet, trimmed within plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Hans Sebald Beham.

A man with a wooden leg carrying arms and legs in a basket; representing the relation between the whole and its parts in Aristotelian logic. Engraving by L. Gaultier, ca. 1613.

We are seven; Wir Sind Sieben / Nos Sumus Septem / Nous Sommes Sept / WY Zyn Seven / We Are Seven. Three people and three animals in a grotesque setup. A donkey is wearing an owl on its neck and two riders on its back. The first rider is a grinning man with a narrekap on the head and old-fashioned pointed shoes at his feet, a pipe in his hand. On his shoulders there is a small man with a shoe as a hat on his head and a rumble up under his arm. His mouth is sealed with a slot. Next to the donkey is a thick stupid man with a lantern on his head. To his belly hang sausages and eggs and under his arm he wears a pig.

Haakbusschutter, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the soldier; the soldier's life. ranks in the army

Friso, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printing

The Weather Peasant Das Schadet Nit Made 1537-1547 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Hans Sebald Beham

Roman circus, gladiators fighting in the arena, Ancient roman empire. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

S. Gervais et S. Protais, martyrs (St. Gervase and Protase, Martyrs), June 19th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Gervais et S. Protais, martyrs (St. Gervase and Protase, Martyrs), June 19th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

The letter T standing on a pier holding a tree trunk 18th century Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist. The letter T standing on a pier holding a tree trunk 700241

Norman noblemen in long tunics and mantles: one in long mantle to the calf (114); one in leather shoes "galoches" decorated in a singular fashion; and one in the manteaux des rois (mantles of the kings) trailing on the ground (116).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

From "Bizzarie di varie Figure". Dated: 1624. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Battista Bracelli.

Design for an oil lamp, draughtsman: Giovacchino Belli, (signed by artist), Rome, c. 1800, paper, brush, pen, h 334 mm × w 207 mm

Two gladiators fighting in front of an arch. Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499-1546 Mantua); Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (20.5 x 23 cm). Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting Hans Hollywars, a fencing master, with a fencer using threshing flees in Emperor Maximilian I's triumphal procession, showing figures, gestures, and 16th-century German ceremonial iconography.

Cestaruoli; Ancient habits, modern et all over the world .....

Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.

Mameluci; Hopfer, Daniel (Ca 1470-1536), Swart Van Groningen, Jan (Ca 1500-Ca 1560), Funck, David (1642-1709); 1501-1600 (1501-00-00-1600-00-00);Mameluci, Orient, Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, riders, horses

Father and son on the back of the donkey; Father's fable, son and donkey. A boy and his father sitting on the back of a donkey. Left three bystanders, one with a lute, make talk gestures. Imagination of the Aisopic Fable about the Father, the Son and the Donkey. Fourth scene from the fable, which is told how the father and the son sit together on the back of the donkey and get the comment that they unnecessarily exhaust the donkey and damage his skin. Fifth print from a series of six with representations from the Aesopus fabul about the father, the son and the donkey.

Iroquois of New France From 'Voyages De Sieur Champlain' 17th Century Samuel de Champlain (ca.1567-1635 French) Engraving Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

Musiscians, engraving by Lemaitre after the Triumph of Maximilian I by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), from Allemagne by Philippe Le Bas (1794-1860), L'Univers pittoresque, Europe, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1838.

Baptist martyr Dirk Willemsz, after escaping from prison, rescues his pursuer from the water, Dirk Willemsz rescues his pursuer from the water Dirk Willemsz , print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Joseph-Denis Odevaere, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1819, paper, etching, engraving, h 115 mm × w 86 mm

Soldier wearing his skewer with his left hand at his right-hand side, pointed up the tip obliquely; Corte Underswsinghe on the figuerliicke figure, among others T'recht Ghebruyck, from Al T'Ghene a Soldaet Int acting from the Skewer is Noodich. A soldier, for feet, which wears a skewer (lance) with his left hand at his right-hand side, pointed up the tip obliquely. This is the second operation for lowering the skewer to continue under a gain. This print is part of the series of 32 hand-numbered prints of skewers in arms opera.

Tamboer, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600 drawing paper. ink pen military music. drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors

Design for a Turtle-Shaped Pendant. Dated: 1618. Dimensions: plate: 10.9 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.) sheet: 11.6 x 8.7 cm (4 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Toutin.

Man standing next to two horses. Draughtsman: Herman Saftleven. Dating: 1619 - 1685. Measurements: h 41 mm × w 70 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Abraham Bosse, C'est le portrait de Guillery C'est le portrait de Guillery...

Woodcut print depicting knights jousting at a tournament. Print by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. Dated 16th century

Eitelfriedrich II Hohenzollern; Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574,1577); Rottenburg, Germany; about 1572; Pen and ink, colored washes, tempera, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7,8 x 10 15,16 in.)

Women and young people in folk costumes from Podolia, about 1830; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, podole, Ukrainians, 19th century, peasants, gift (provenance), folk costumes, clothing, women's clothes, men's clothes, men's clothes Foreign clothing

Riders and footsters; Triumphar from Karel V, 1537. Five riders, three footsters and a dog. Eighth plate in the triumphopt trip of Keizer Karel V, 1537.

unknown, Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Engelbrecht, Martin, Northern Netherlands, Folkema, Fopje, Sassen, Joost van, Il Callotto resuscitato oder Neue eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet, La Marodeuse Amazone du bois des duels heroiques, The Amazonian Bush-robbers in't duelling gezwees soveres, Gertraüd Knörtzlin, Bavarian Animals, The dwarf Amazonian Bush-robbers, 1716, The Bavarian dwarf Amazonian Bush-robbers, in one hand a cleaver and a basket of eggs, with the other hand she makes an obscene gesture. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print within a decorative frame printed from a separate plate with dwarfs. Numbered right center: 42. Part of the Dutch bound edition of 1716 of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as Het Dwergentooneel (The Dwarf Theater), copied after an older German example., print, picture, caricature, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 160 mm, width 105 mm, height 275 mm, width 172 mm, 1755, print maker, printmaker, 1716 - 1716, paper,

The Shrew ("Frau Seltenfried") Erhard Schön (German, 1491-1542). The Shrew ("Frau Seltenfried"). Woodcut on laid paper, 6 7/16 x 14 in. (16.3 x 35.6 cm). European Art

David and Goliath, Salomon Italia, after Rembrandt van Rijn, in or after 1655 - c. 1665 print paper engraving story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin, circa 1535, depicting a dancing wedding couple, turned left, showing period costumes and expressive movement.

Distinguished Lord and Dame, Anonymous, Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1550 print paper couple of lovers

The Cook and his Wife. Albrecht Dürer; German, 1471-1528. Date: 1492-1502. Dimensions: 109 × 77 mm (image); 112 × 81 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Doetechum, Joannes van (I), Nederlanden, De Blauwe Huyck (blad 4), De Blauwe Huyck (blad 4). Various proverbs on one sheet: mo: Dese spreckt wth twe monden, lb: Dese piss tegan de mane, rb : Dese hanget de huijcke na den wijt, ro: Here is love, on the side, there the tasse hanget., print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 376 mm, width 288 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1530 - 1605, print maker, printmaker, 1577-03-12 - 1577-03-12, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Antwerp, Bosscher, Joos de, Bruyn, Abraham de, Traditional clothing from all over the world around 1580, Clothing of regional sailors around 1580, verso bottom center - stamped, Print from a book on sixteenth-century clothing around 1580. Five sailors from different regions. All five are dressed differently. From left to right: a Dutch skipper, a Dutch sailor, a sailor from the Waterland, a sailor in Belgian clothing and a Breton skipper. The print has a Latin caption., costume print, prints, height 160 mm, width 274 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1581, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, - 1591, publisher

The Hague, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Southern Netherlands, Borcht, Pieter van der (I), Procession of the Dead, verso bottom center - stamped, Dance of Death: left plate. From left to right are groups of mummies representing the clergy and the kings. On the ground in front of the groups lie the symbols of their rank. Scattered across the foreground are symbols of transience such as skulls and snakes., print, book illustration, prints, width 310 mm, height, 245 mm, 1545 - 1608, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1619, paper, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, publisher

Group picture.

Cod. 11093, fol. 18v: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Illustration for 'Ancient, Medieval and Modern History'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1790. Prints; etchings. Etching

Three riders with drawn swords, turned to the left; The equestrian school. Three horned men on horseback, driving to the right, each with a drawn sword in the right hand. This print is part of a series of 22 numbered prints: a title print, 20 prints on which one or a few different types of (most hearted) riders are shown, and a print with an equestrian fight.

The Guard near the PowderCasks. Artist: Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting a market builder, showing a figure, tools, market structures, and attire.

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Habit de Peintre'. Jean Lepautre (France, Paris, 1618-1682)Jean Berain (France, 1637/1640-1711)Jacques Lepautre (France, Paris, 1653-1684). France, Paris, circa 1682, bound 1703-1704. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paper

Bernardo Gigli, a giant. Coloured engraving.

A peasant couple looking out over fields with a farmhouse in the background. First print in a series of six, Landscape with a Peasant Couple Vita brevis, spes longa homini, caecusq meatus Pars inopes mundi quantu lacunque sumus, copies (series title on object), Jan van de Velde (II), print maker: anonymous, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Amsterdam, 1603 - 1652, paper, etching, h 88 mm × w 160 mm

Two Moors in Conversation Artist's working dates 1450-1491 Germany. Engraving on paper . Martin Schongauer

The Two Gladiators. Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560); after Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499-1546). Date: 1530-1540. Dimensions: 207 x 232 mm. Engraving in black on cream laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Chimney Sweep; Engraving by Marcellus Laroon or Lauron from the "Cryes and Habits of the City of London"

One of the Seven Falls of Christ (Schr. 683) 15th century Anonymous, German, 15th century German. One of the Seven Falls of Christ (Schr. 683) 382411 Artist: Anonymous, German, 15th century, One of the Seven Falls of Christ (Schr. 683), 15th century, Woodcut, hand-colored, sheet: 4 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (10.5 x 9.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930 (31.54.152)

Johan IV van Nassau and His Wife Maria van Loon-Heinsberg; Bernaert van Orley (Netherlandish, about 1488 - 1541); about 1528 - 1530; Pen and brown ink, watercolor over touches of black chalk; 34.9 x 49.1 cm (13 3,4 x 19 5,16 in.)

Hondius, Hendrick (I), Cock, Hieronymus, Southern Netherlands, Doetechum, Lucas van, Joannes van (I), Funeral procession of Emperor Charles V, 1558, Part of the procession, no. 26, Two participants in the procession and a horse decorated with the imperial coat of arms. Part of the series of prints of the Funeral Procession of Emperor Charles V on 29 December 1558 in Brussels., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 243 mm, width 188 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1530 - 1605, print maker, printmaker, 1559 - 1559, third quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), - 1589, 1518 - 1570-03-10, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, publisher

Ancestors Asher and Naftali, Johann Sadeler (i), After Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1585 print Left ancestor Aser, the eighth son of Jakob. On the ground next to him a bowl with fruits and a jug. On the right ancestor Naftali, the sixth son of Jakob. A deer next to him. Under the performances a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album. paper engraving .

Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Anthonisz., Cornelis, Heren van Brederode, van Zyphridus tot en met Reinout III (left middle sheet), verso middle - stamped, Left middle sheet of a frieze on four loose sheets with twenty Heren van Brederode, van Zyphridus tot en met Reinout III. Five portraits of various Heren van Brederode in armor. In the upper margin their coats of arms and the coats of arms of their wives. In the bottom margin their names and five columns of Dutch text in letterpress about their lives., print, prints, height 409 mm, width 430 mm, 1499 - 1553, print maker, printmaker, 1550 - 1551, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, letterpress, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, publisher

Engraving of Rudolph II (1576-1612) Holy Roman Emperor. Dated 17th Century

events Protestant Reformation 1517 - 1555 flyer satire ""The pope's sacrilege and Saint Peter's fury"" woodcut 16th century,

Cod. 11093, fol. 25v: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Lucio and Claudio - Act I, Scene iii, Measure forMeasure. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Grave Dirt II, Aarnout, youk IV, DWEK v a Floris Vi, Humbrick Galtz, after Willers, 1596 - 1652 print Presentation of five men, four with sword and shield, one with arrow and shield. According to the accompanying caption, Graves van Holland Dirk II, Aarnout III, Dirk IV, Dirk V and the Floris VI (are meant by Dirk II, Aarnout, Dirk III, Dirk IV and Floris I). This print is part of a series of eight numbered prints of the graves and engravings of Holland with accompanying explanatory Dutch texts in book print. Print and text are always attached to one leaf. Incidentally, there seems to be little of the dates mentioned in the captions. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam Print: Paper. Text: Paper engraving / letterpress printing

Cod. 11093, fol. 17v: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Death comes to the Pedlar Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843

Depicts a couple walking left by Sebald Beham, copper engraving showing traditional attire, posture, and interaction in a historical setting.

The dance of death at Basel: death and the nobleman. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.

Reinier Camminga Regnervs Camminga potestatvm nonvs Frisian rulers , print maker: Simon Frisius, publisher: Jan Lamrinck, print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Franeker, 1622, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 166 mm × w 93 mm

Craftsmen in the 14th century. 19th century reproduction of manuscript miniature

Etching by Augustin Hirschvogel from 1548 depicting the death of Absalom, showing the figure of Absalom fallen with surrounding figures observing the scene.

Running 'Peich' or 'Peicler' (Lakkei) with ax and vial, Léon Davent, After Luca Penni, After Nicolas de Nicolay, 1555 - 1568 print Print is part of an album. Lyon paper etching Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ costume). lackey and other lower personnel at court. head-gear: hat (+ feathers used for clothes)

Cod. 11093, fol. 15v: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Burning of witches in Wittenberg, woodcut showing the burning of four persons as witches in Wittenberg in 1540 as a pamphlet for deterrence. According to contemporary witnesses, the victims are roasted alive on pillars in a particularly cruel manner by being set up on oak pillars, forged and miserably smoked and dried out with fire, like bricks. Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time..

Begelaar op Kruken, A. Smit, after Pieter Barbiers (I), 1764 - 1792 print A beggar on clogs with crutches. Under the print four verses in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving beggar. crutches

Combat with Dagger. Date/Period: Ca. 1410. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 279 mm (10.98 in); Width: 206 mm (8.11 in). Author: Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco.

A Herald. Unknown

Amsterdam, Cloppenburgh, Willem Jansz, Netherlands, The Pope and the Emperor on a rickety ship, The Pope and the Emperor on a rickety ship. Emperor Charles V and the Pope as naked men keep each other in balance on a rickety ship. Weapons of allies hang from the oars of the ship. The Pope holds a pair of scales in his hand, he is whispered to by a dragon hanging around his neck. The emperor's scepter is broken off. On the left a cut-off tree with the coat of arms of France. Various predictions printed in the scene. Cartoon on the Pope and the Roman Church, theme from ca. 1560., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 420 mm, width 360 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1621 - 1621, first quarter 17th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers. Stefano della Bella; Italian, 1610-1664. Date: 1644. Dimensions: 56 x 123 mm (image); 60 x 125 mm (plate); 68 x 129 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Cod. 11093, fol. 6r: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

GRAVEN YOUK XII, Floris XIII a Dirt XIvin ADA ('Dirt Xvi, Humbnus Galtz, HErDirt, 1596 - 1652 print Presentation of one woman with shield and four men with sword and shield. According to the accompanying caption, this concerns Graven van Holland Dirk XII, Floris XIII and Dirk XIV, Countess of Holland Ada ('Dirk XV', according to title caption) and Count of Holland Willem XVI (meant his Dirk VI, Floris III, Dirk VII , Ada and Willem I). This print is part of a series of eight numbered prints of the graves and engravings of Holland with accompanying explanatory Dutch texts in book print. Print and text are always attached to one leaf. Incidentally, there seems to be little of the dates mentioned in the captions. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam Print: Paper. Text: Paper engraving / letterpress printing

Manuscript, Germany, 16th century. Herzog Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern (William IV, Duke of Bavaria, 1493-1550). Turnier Buch. Scene depicting Wilhelm von Bayern clashing in the tournament with Gregory von Eglossteim, 1511. Facsimile, printed in Munich by Friedrich Schlichtegroll, 1817.

Old woman, from the Dance of Death. Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.3 × 5.6 cm). Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Series/Portfolio: Dance of Death, after Holbein. Date: 1651.A wreath crowned skeleton raises his arm above a bent old woman walking to the right. Another skeleton dances and plays the dulcimer at right. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Moritz von Schwind's c.1830 drawing depicts a knight at a gate, rendered in black feather on gray cardboard, showing figure, armor, and architectural elements.

The Wedding Procession: Couple walking left, man turning back, raising his arm, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on laid paper, ca. 1545, figures, Print, Print

Sicko Sjaerdema, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printing

Cod. 11093, fol. 34r: Book on Swordsmanship and Wrestling Full page: fencing scene; pen and brush drawing, Southwestern Germany, mid-15th c.

Knights in armour for a tournament with helmet, crest and mantling or Lambrequin. Dukes of Brittany and Bourbon jousting at a tournament. Chevalier de Salvaing in armour with volet or lambrequin. Copied from le Livre des Tournois. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Blason ou Art Heraldique, the heraldry section from Denis Diderot and Jean-Baptiste le Rond dAlemberts Encyclopedie, published by Brisson, David, Le Breton and Durand, Paris, 1763.

Leaflet showing the burning of an alleged witch who is said to have burned the town of Schiltach with the devil in 1531, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time..

Mural of typical blue tiles azulejos in the Se do Porto Cathedral, Porto, Portugal, Europe

A Tournament Contest. Unknown

Combat with Sword; Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340,1350 - before 1450); Venice, Italy; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1,8 in.)

Combat with Sword; Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340,1350 - before 1450); Padua (or), Italy; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1,8 in.)

Jacques Callot, French (1592-1635), Taglia Cantoni and Fracasso, c. 1622, etching

Death depicted with a bow and arrow. Engraving. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Elinour Rummin, an English ale-wife, with a tankard in each hand. Engraving with letterpress, 1813 1624.

September and October, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 5 in a series of 10 plates, 1546, figures, Print, Print

The Art of Fencing, manuscript, 1595, USA, Chicago, Newberry Library

Costumes tirés du MS. de la chasse; composé en 1380, par Gaston Phébus comte de Foix, seigneur de Béarn.. Willemin, N. X. (Nicolas Xavier), 1763-1833. Prints. 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , France , History

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