Mythical and Decorative Prints

Ornamental prints featuring gods and mythological figures, intricate decorations, and elaborate frame designs, showcasing artistic craftsmanship of the period.

Netherlands, Custos, Dominicus, France, Androuet, Jacques, Germany, Sibmacher, Hans, Iacobus Androuetius Du Cerceau inventor ante annos non paucos conscripsit, Center bottom two astronomers sit on either side of a herm carrying a sphere, verso bottom left - stamped, Copy after a print by Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, based on a plane decoration by Enea Vico. Sheet from series with architectural fantasies and grotesques with mythical creatures, garlands, candelabras and mascarons., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 107 mm, width 70 mm, German - 1611-03-23, print maker, printmaker, 1525 - 1594, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, etching, Work conception, French, 1515 - 1584, after a print by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1560 - 1615, publisher

Venus and Amor in a rectangular frame; Gods and Goddesses. At the bottom is a Latin text. From series of 16 partly numbered sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a picture frame of grotesken with fantastic beings, animals, garlands and mascarons.

Italy, Giardini, Giovanni, Rome, Limpach, Maximilian Joseph, Disegni diversi inventati e delineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì, Various church objects, Ornament with John the Baptist in the wilderness and two angels, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: no. 23., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 239 mm, width 155 mm, Czech, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1646 - 1722, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception

Rollerwork with a fruit in the middle; Groteske flat decorations with rollerwork; Ornament. In the middle of both sides a standing naked woman. They both adhere to the ornament with the left hand, and hold a garland with the other hand. From top of 't ornament: C.B. 1550.Above the Fruit Growing, a Female Herma Raises, There is a Man Whose Legs Stabbing Through The Roller. Leaf from Series of 6 Sheets with Grotesque Flat Decorations With Rollerwork, Candelabra, Saters, Fruitsguirlands, Birds and Fantasy Stations.

Rocaille with the personification of painting (Pictura), 1719 - 1749 print Painting or Pictura is working on a painting with the performance of Minerva in the clouds. At her feet a boy who nours classic images. Behind her a monkey drawing a rocaille. Above that a bird cage with parrot. At the top right 220 numbered. paper etching / engraving 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa). rocaille ornament. picture, painting. draughtsman studying classical remains. monkeys, apes

. On top of it contains two putti with a vine. From series of 12 magazines with ornamental panels made up of medallions, tablets, friezes, sarcophagus, vases, shields, garlands, climbing plants and putti, placed along a vertical axis. From first edition.

Round cartouche, mid up is a sater between two children; Ceilings and cartouches in a picture frame with grotesken, garlands and mascarons; Small cart shower to example in Fontainebleau. Above and top right is a window with a dolphin in it. From series of 32 sheets. The cartouches are partly derived from the prints of Antonio Fantuzzi to the decoration of François gallery by Giovanni Battista Rosso. The series is also known under the title Petits cartouches the Fontainebleau.

Apollo standing for a temple; Gods and Goddesses. At the bottom is a Latin text. From series of 16 partly numbered sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a picture frame of grotesken with fantastic beings, animals, garlands and mascarons.

Netherlands, Custos, Dominicus, France, Androuet, Jacques, Germany, Sibmacher, Hans, Iacobus Androuetius Du Cerceau inventor ante annos non paucos conscripsit, Center bottom two astronomers sit on either side of a herm carrying a sphere, verso bottom left - stamped, Copy after a print by Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, based on a plane decoration by Enea Vico. Sheet from series with architectural fantasies and grotesques with mythical creatures, garlands, candelabras and mascarons., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 107 mm, width 70 mm, German - 1611-03-23, print maker, printmaker, 1525 - 1594, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, etching, Work conception, French, 1515 - 1584, after a print by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1560 - 1615, publisher

Rolling work through and at the bottom of a Fruitenguirle, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bos, 1550 print At the left end of the upper garland is a woman, a man on the right end. They both hold on to the rolling work with one hand. Leaf from series of 6 blades with grotesque flat decorations with rolling, candelabers, saters, fruitenguirles, birds and fantasy bows. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving ornament ~ festoon, garland. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. ornament ~ grotesque

Plant motifs and medallion with mythological representation, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print Hercules sitting in the medallion with club, next to a naked female figure. From unknown series 17th-century French ornament prints. Proef pressure, unwritten. paper engraving ornaments ~ art (+ plant material ~ ornaments). love-affairs of Hercules

Candelaber whose pedestal is decorated with three feminine semi-fasting figures; Iacobus Androuetius du Cerceau Inventor Ante Annos Non Paucos Conscripsit (...). Equilateral copy to the print of Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, who copied and doubled the decoration of half a plane of Agostino Veneziano. Leaf from series with architectural fantasies and grotesken with fabber designs, garlands, candelabers and mascarons.

Madonna with children Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682), Mariette, Pierre (1634-1716; m.); around 1660-OK. 1670 (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Medallion with the personification of history, Bernard Picart, 1718 print Medallion with the personification of history at a writing table surrounded by putti with different editions of books. Around the show The motto: Dum Lego Colligo. Around ornaments with a dog and a cat and a medusa head. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). book. Gorgoneion, head of Medusa

Paris, Mariette, Jean, Brisville, Hugues, France, Berain, Jean (le Vieux), Diverses Pièces de Serruriers, Sleutelgatplaat, An owl sits between the leaf tendrils, the leaf tendrils extend left and right into winged figures. In the corners are depicted with smaller ornamental motifs. Sheet 9 from a series with fittings, keyhole plates, wrought iron, keys, door knockers and door knobs. Third edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 167 mm, width 118 mm, French, 1640-06-04 - 1711-01-25, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1710, first quarter 18th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1660-07-22 - 1742-09-21, publisher

Design for a Cartouche, Plate from Dietterlin's Architecttura 1598 Wendel Dietterlin, the Elder German. Design for a Cartouche, Plate from Dietterlin's Architecttura 399733

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by an Eagle and the Motto NATOS ET NOSTRA TUEMUR. Dated: 1647. Dimensions: sheet: 45 × 23.2 cm (17 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.) plate: 24.4 × 19.2 cm (9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.). Medium: etching with engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Simon Vouet Michel Dorigny.

Print, Plate 18, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques); Designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries (Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606); Published by Gerard de Jode (Flemish, 1509 - 1591); Etched by Jan van Doetechum the Elder (Netherlands), Lucas van Doetechum (Dutch, after 1584); France; etching on laid paper

Unknown coat of arms; Coats of arms with empty barrels and empty cartouches.From Series or 6 sheets.

Grotesk ornament with an armed knight on horseback, anonymous, after Antonio Tempesta, 1624 - 1679 print print maker: Italyafter print by: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching ornaments ~ art. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. satyr(s) (in general). fabulous beings with wings - AA - female human figure

Coat of Arms (blank) with Two Putti Holding a Crown 17th century Anonymous, German, 17th century German Design for a coat of arms. The central compartment has been left blank. The design is characterized by two putti, standing on strapwork scrolls and holding up a large crown over a female bust on top of the coat of arms. Below the coat of arms ends in an animal-shaped mask which is flanked by two roosters, depicted from the side.. Coat of Arms (blank) with Two Putti Holding a Crown 383303

Ornament with precious stones and heavenly, 1597 - 1667 print The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing ornamental decoration ~ printed matter, book

Upper part of a jar with three parts to vary; Many Schoene stuck to snyen (...) cups, jars and scales; Series of 16 sheets Ornament prints for gold and silversmiths. The decoration consists of curling work with a cherub (in the mid-top), a fruit gardenland between mascarons (center) and a landscape oval with a landscape (in the middle). Similar copies of the series listed under Orn Cat I-324. Title page and 13 sheets.

Bacchus with cup of wine in hand in ornamental picture frame. .

Cartouche to which garlands of fruit hang; Cartouches The Diferents Inventions (...). There is a landscape in the cartouche. Leaf 3 from series of 13 sheets with cartouches in French lobe style.

Kan met links een oor, uitlopend in een vogelkop; Vasa a Polydor (...).The belly of the can be decorated with a mascaron with horns, it has the ends of two garlands in his mouth. From series of 10 sheets.

Keizer Claudius Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Claudius the Roman emperor

Nederland, Cock, Hieronymus, Floris, Cornelis (II), Doetechum, Johannes of Lucas van, Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende CompertimentenLibro Primo, Niche on pedestal under pergola, in the middle Laocoön., Netherlands, middle below - engraved, Niche on pedestal under pergola. In the middle of the niche Laocoön and his sons are fighting the snake. Above them stands Caritas, flanked by two women. Sheet G from a series of 12 sheets, numbered AM with flat decorations of grotesques with scrollwork, satyrs, garlands, trophies, animals and fantasy creatures, print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, G, height 310 mm, width 207 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1556 - 1556, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, South Dutch (before 1775), 1514 - 1575-10-20, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Dutch, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher, ornament derived from architectural details, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents d

Judith and maidservant with the head of Holofernes, set within an elaborate frame ca. 1540-80 Battista Angolo del Moro Italian. Judith and maidservant with the head of Holofernes, set within an elaborate frame 625452

Portrait of gustaaf Willem (i) Baron van Imhoff. Portrait of Gustaaf Willem (i) Baron van Imhoff, Governor General of Dutch Indie. He is sitting on a balcony under a crowned canopy. There are coat of arms on the balcony. At the bottom, justice and minerva are as Personifatio in wisdom,

Print, Design for Holy Water Spouts, from "Inventions Pour Faire des Plaques"; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618-1682); etching on paper; 21.5 × 14.4 cm (8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Cartouche on which a putto is; Cartouches The Diferents Inventions (...). A river is depicted in the cartouche in which a boat sails. Leaf 8 from series of 13 sheets with cartouches in French lobe style.

High foot on which a temple stands; Iacobus Androuetius du Cerceau Inventor Ante Annos Non Paucos Conscripsit (...). Obachi copy to the print of Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, derived from a flat decoration of Cornelis Bos. Leaf from series with architectural fantasies and grotesken with fabber designs, garlands, candelabers and mascarons.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 Juno,” 2nd state, René Boyvin, French, 1525 - 1625, Léonard Thiry, Flemish, 1550, Black ink on white paper, Vertical rectangle. Grotesque panel with Juno as central figure standing on a cloud. Around in a grotesque design, - balustrades, draperies, figures, masques, winged animals , ect., France, ca. 1540, ornament, Print, Print

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Two children beside a vase, verso bottom center - handwritten, Flat decoration with two children holding the stem of a double goblet in one hand. In the other hand they carry a club. The child on the left is seen from the back., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, engravings, 12, height 65 mm, width 40 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1529 - 1529, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Floriani, Pietro Paolo.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting a reliquary featuring the Root of Jesse, Maria with the Christ Child, and surrounding angels.

Physics, 1528 - 1583 print The physics with a branch and a vase, standing under a canopy on which is an eagle at the top left and right. From series of 6 magazines. France (possibly) paper engraving mirror

Julus Cesar, HomeorUS, Homeorus a BOURAEM, Jean Charles Jean Charles de Deliefself, 1767 - 1771 print A pedestal with a list of a lion with a snake in its mouth, weapons and shields, an eagle, snakes, flags and a cross. On the pedestal are torches, snakes, a torch, a book, crosses, flower wreaths and an oval medallion with a winch, a club and a column with a star. Print number 21. Paris paper etching / engraving pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm). pope

Charles VII., King of France.

Paris, Langlois, Nicolas (I), France, Ducerceau, Paul Androuet, Ornemens à la Mode, Three horizontal plane ornaments, All three strips have a mask in the middle, the upper mask has a basket of flowers on its head. Sheet 3 of a series of 4 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 258 mm, width 210 mm, French, 1630 - 1710-02-01, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1685, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1640 - 1703, publisher

Julius Caesar, Honorius and Pope Clemens; 2eme Age Depuis Jules César, Jusqu'à Honnorius. 4eme Age Deput Honnory Jusqu'à Clement, Pape; Q piedestaux et socles; Nouvelle Iconology Historique Ou Attributs Hierogliphyques (...). A pedestal with a table with a lion with a snake in its mouth, weapons and shields, an eagle, snakes, flags and a cross. On the pedestal are torches, snakes, a torch, a book, crosses, flower wreaths and an oval medallion with a winch, a club and a column with a star. Print number 21.

Wapentrofee on standard; Trophées d'Armes à l'Italienne. In the middle a cartouche hangs with an emperor bust in a medallion. From series of 6 sheets.

Battle of Kassel (1677), painting in the large stairwell in Versailles, Louis Surugue, After Adam Frans van der Meulen, After Charles Le Brun, 1725 print Painting of the Battle of Kassel (1677) in the large stairwell of the palace in Versailles. Presentation of the battle in an ornamental frame with figures of the fame, eagle and ranks. In the Battle of Kassel on April 11, 1677, the French army beat the Duke of Orleans the army of the Republic under the Prince of Orange under Philip I. Numbered below: 21. France paper etching / engraving battle (+ land forces) Kassel. Castle of Versailles

Ornament print with a bust portrait of Thomas Erpenius and there are coat of arms. In the middle a six-line poem in Dutch about the exile of Caecilius Metellus Numidicus from Rome with a representation of the Exposure of Hugo de Groot, flanked by Athens and Mercury.

June; Iunius; First six months of the year. In a rocaille cartouche a landscape in which a shepherd shaves a sheep. Around the show Rocaille ornaments, a lobster and the corresponding sign of the zodiac. Publisher number 74.

Perspective, 1528 - 1583 print The perspective with measuring instruments in the hands standing for a tiled floor. At the bottom left and bottom right, a bird flies out of the reeds. From series of 6 magazines. France (possibly) paper engraving

Roman Alphabet letter I with Louis XIV decoration. Artist: Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673-1733 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/8 × 2 1/16 in. (5.4 × 5.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Etching by Augustin Hirschvogel depicting the coat of arms of Marcus Beck von Leopoldsdorf, showing heraldic symbols, shields, and emblems, mid-16th century.

Kwabcartouche with the city coat of arms of Amsterdam, Johannes Lutma (1624-1689), c. 1653 - c. 1655 print The emperor crown at the top is supported by putti. Amsterdam paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal)

Ex libris Chrystian Gottlieb Joeher, 1694 1758 unknown

Blon, Michiel le, Coat of arms with hand and star, From a series of 6 coats of arms, print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 77 mm, width 54 mm, German, 1587-07-09 - 1656, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

New ABC Booklet: K, 1627. Lucas Kilian (German, 1579-1637). Engraving;

Round cartouche with the head of a man, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1600 print From series of 17 magazines. France (possibly) paper etching

In the middle are two astronomers on either side of a Herme wearing a ball, Hans Sibmacher, after Jacques Androuet, c. 1525 - 1594 print Copy to print by Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, derived from a flat decoration of Enea Vico. Leaf from series with architecture fantasies and grotes' with fable areas, garlands, candelabers and mascarons. print maker: Germany (possibly)after print by: France (possibly)publisher: Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Picture frames and cartouche with flags. Various picture frames and a cartouche. Left above a frame in the shape of a shell with Neptune. Right above a frame with a wreath, three angel heads and Maria. In the middle a cartouche with flags, weapons, two male figures and two figures in harness on either side of a male bust. Under an open cloth with face on the top. Publisher number 56.

Weapon trophy on panel with egg list, Hubert Quellinus, After Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 print Leaf lxxxv. Leaf Q 2 in the editions from 1665 & 1668. Third edition. Amsterdam paper etching

Detail of a separation wall or pedestal with Hermen; Ornaments, heads and buildings. A panel with a weapent probe is shown on the pedestal.

TWE, anonymousy, anonymous, after Jean lepausre, after 1659 - Ingoing c. 1732 print Weapon trophies attached to ribbons with palm and oak branches. print maker: Netherlands (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Drawing of Cartouche with Bearded Man Left, Young man crowned with Laurels Right, and Four Putti 1498-1561 Battista Franco Italian. Drawing of Cartouche with Bearded Man Left, Young man crowned with Laurels Right, and Four Putti 345019

Edge with grotesque figures and branches around medallion; Watch allowances from oval medallions. Oval medallion with Venus and Adonis.

Large Pendant, Strength Standing at Centre, 1593, Virtues: pl.7 Holl.25-32, engraving, Hollstein, no. 31, State i/iii, Daniel Mignot (artist) German, active 1593/1596

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Grotesque Met Neptunus en Minerva, Johann Adam Delsenbach (Possibly), after Paul Decker (I), 1700 - 1725 print Three pilasters with grotesken and various mythical figures and scenes. Nuremberg paper etching ornament ~ grotesque. Neptune as lord of the sea. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Cartouche on round shield; Nouueau Liure de cartouches et orders. The shield is stopped by two putti and rests against a weapent probey. From second edition.

Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte n.d. Albrecht Dürer German. Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte 388483

Greeting letter with girl on a trolley that is being pulled. Greeting letter with unwritten cartouche inside a decorative frame with a representation of a group of young ladies and a child in a pram, drawn by a girl and a young man. Numbered at the top right: No. 52.

Oval with stylized tubs in which heads are incorporated; Small ovals. There are three children on the tendrils. There is a flower vase on the ground.

Ornament panel with child lying between young woman and old man and fantasy animals and figures, 1513 - 1520 print paper engraving child. fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

Leopold I., Roman-German Kaiser.

TOLEFLEEMEMENT, ENEMNLE-GEMEBERRIRInRHRIEDH Riedlich, AFTER Jean Charles dept salasses, 1779 print A trophy with axes, a arrow sleeve, a helmet, two shields, a headgear and weapons. Publishing number 20. Augsburg paper etching / engraving trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. helmet. protective weapons: shield

Panel of Ornament, 1528. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving;

Sea dragon with a double shell on his back, anonymous, after Hans Collaert (i), c. 1530 - c. 1581 print Venus Anadyomene is sitting on the shell. There is a man with a rowing spane on the tail of the dragon. To the offside of RP-P-1894-A-18382. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving pendant, trinket, 'breloque'. birth of Venus; Venus Anadyomene: after Uranus' castration Venus rises from the sea wringing the water from her hair; usually she is awaited by the Hours. 'pistrix', sea-dragon

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting the family coat of arms of the Van Heussen from Haarlem, illustrating heraldic design and symbols around 1579.

Cartouche met in het midden de Christelijke Religie, triomferend over de dood; Grotisch fur alle kunstler.Between the cartouches are a kind of griffins two on two in the rollerwork. One of 3 blades from a series of 4 friezes with a whole cartouche in the middle and two half cartouches at both ends

Coat of Arms of Nicolas Francis of Lorraine. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Mars. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Etienne Delaune.

Coat of arms with lion, Israhel van Meckenem, 1455 - 1503 print Coat of arms with a climbing lion on it. Around leaf motifs and (still) a lion. Under the shield 'Bocholt' in Gothic letters. Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, unknown, B IIe Cahier d'Arabesques, Standing women with vases, verso - stamped, Two women stand under a vase with arabesques and a vase with flowers, next to them two vases with flowers., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 208 mm, width 79 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1752 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher

Side panel of carriage or sedan; Desseins Pour Embellir Les Chaises Roulantes. With leaf rights, birds and a herme. At the top right a reverse C. Sheet from series of 12 sheets.

Two cartouches and three grotesque masks, Stefano della Bella, 1646 print On the left a cartouche with on top a male and a feminine satar with jugs, a young sater on the right and under two lying goats. In the cartouche a coat of arms and a helmet. On the right the right half of a larger cartouche with two young saters who support a fruit basket and a harpij. In the corners at the top left, top right and bottom right grotesque masks. Text top left. print maker: Franceafter own design by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. satyr(s) (in general). he-goat, billy-goat

Two women with parasol; Figures in landscapes; 10me Livre K Morceaux de Caprices, A Divers Usages. Two women sit in a landscape next to a waterfall. A boy protects the woman to the right with a parasol against the sun. Around the show an oramic frame.

Creation of the copper hose; Comperimentorum quod vocant plywood genus .... The creation of the copper hose in a frame of rollerwork with grotesken and mascarons. On either side of the show is a herme with a fruit basket on his head where two children scramble. Shaded background. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and 15 of the 16 sheets with cartouches with biblical and mythological performances in a frame of rollerwork and grotesken.

Heinrich Aldegrever, Ornament with Mask, 1550 Ornament with Mask

Personificatie van de Hoop / In gevecht met een zeemeerman; In Deo Spes Mea / Fortunae Omnia Committo; Symbola Divina et Humana Pontificum Imperatorum Regum.An emblem with two performances. Upstairs is the female personification of hope for a rock in the sea. In addition to an anchor. Under struggles a woman with a marine man. She pulls him to his hair. The inventions of Catharina and Elisabeth of Austria, women of Sigismund II August of Poland.

This 1543 etching by Augustin Hirschvogel depicts a round plate with ornamental designs, showing decorative motifs and symmetrical composition.

Bound Volume, Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament, 1741-47; William Delacour (French, 1741 - 1767); Engraved by François Vivares (French, 1709 - 1782); France; engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards; Open: 41.4 x 48.1 x 11.7 cm (16 5/16 x 18 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Vignette with a wedding couple in a landscape, Jan Wandelaar, 1710 - 1759 print A wedding couple is in a landscape. In front of them, a winged young man is standing in a sacrifice scale on a standard in which he lays a burning heart. Two putti and amor float behind them at Mercury and, probably, Venus. Left front is a power god. Around the show a ornamental frame with garlands, fruits and pigeons. In the middle of the top are a goat and the weapons of Mars as symbols of masculinity between two cartouches with monograms. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron

Vignette with Mercury as eloquence, Jan Punt, After E. de Vries, 1726 - 1779 print Mercury stands on a block in a landscape. In his hands he holds the caduceus and an olive branch. Above him three laurel wreaths hang on a rope. Behind him an image of a sphinx and figures working on the land. He is flanked by a river god with weapon of Amsterdam as a personification of the Amstel and two swans. In the background a meadow and a face on Amsterdam in the distance. In an ornamental frame with hat, Hoorn of Abundance and two cartouches. paper etching / engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). river-gods. water-birds: swan Amsterdam

Letter J.letter J against a background with braid and women's busts.

Arms of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria.

Portrait of unknown woman, anonymous, 1600 - 1700 print Portrait of an unknown veiled woman, a sister, in a medallion. Behind it two putti with drapery under the Christ monogram IHS. paper engraving / etching anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Candelabé with a foot with claws at the bottom; Iacobus Androuetius du Cerceau Inventor Ante Annos Non Paucos Conscripsit (...). Obachi copy to the print of Jacques Androuet Ducerceau, derived from a flat decoration of Nicoletto da Modena. Leaf from series with architectural fantasies and grotesken with fabber designs, garlands, candelabers and mascarons.

Hercules, 1721 - 1756 print Cupido sits on a globe in a rocaille ornament with flowers. On the left Hercules with lion sheet and club backwards for a woman on the right with a torch with fire and lightning. Left behind the Globe is a blindfolded young woman, on the right is Medusa with a torch. Two columns with a three -line German text in the lower margin. Print number 347. paper. paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). globe. (story of) Hercules (Heracles). Medusa (one of the Gorgons)

Title Blad: New Gold = Schmieds Grillen, Wolfgang Hieronimus von Bömmel, c. 1698 - c. 1726 print Vase with flowers on a table with goldsmith tools. There is a leather bag at the table in which the leftovers of silver and gold were collected. print maker: Germany (possibly)after own design by: Germany (possibly)publisher: Neurenberg paper engraving

Two women with portrait medallion, c. 1660 - c. 1670 print The women are on a pedestal. Leaf 9 from series of 12. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Sea Draak Pendant, Adriaen Collaert, After Hans Collaert (I), 1582 print Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving 'Pistrx', sea-dragon. Pendant, Trinket, Breloque '

Two cariatides, a pan flute, an arrow and bow and a shield; Divertimenti di Livio Meus. Part series of five ornament prints with title page.

Rolling with a dog at the bottom left and right, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bos, After 1554 print In the cartouche above the shield with the text a helmet with closed visor. One of 3 sheets from a series of 5. after design by: Netherlands (possibly)publisher: Paris (possibly) paper engraving scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. dog. proverbs, sayings, etc.. ornament ~ cartouche

Thomas Rothwell, c. 1742-1807, British, Wisdom Introducing Innocence to the Fine Arts, undated.

Letter O. Letter and initial AD surrounded and filled by ornamental leaf motifs. The print comes from a book about sliced gems and glyptic.

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