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Mythical Objects and Ornamental Prints

A collection of intricate engravings featuring mythical creatures, ornamental motifs, and elaborate designs for jewelry and architecture, showcasing detailed craftsmanship.

Cartouche with Putto Holding Trumpets, Livre de Cartouches Irréguliers (Book of Irregular Cartouches), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Balthazar Sigismond Setlezky, German, 1695 - 1774, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Blank asymmetrical upright cartouche in Rococo style topped with a putto figure holding two trumpets. An additional putto supports the ornamental frame at lower right., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print
Cartouche with Putto Holding Trumpets, Livre de Cartouches Irréguliers (Book of Irregular Cartouches), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Balthazar Sigismond Setlezky, German, 1695 - 1774, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Blank asymmetrical upright cartouche in Rococo style topped with a putto figure holding two trumpets. An additional putto supports the ornamental frame at lower right., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print
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Festival Float, Jacques-François Blondel, French, 1705 - 1774, Engraving on paper, Europe, France, Europe, 18th century, Print, Print
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Germany, Weigel, Johann Christoph, Bang, Hieronymus, 8-page series: Früchten buchlein, Vruchtengarlandes, Früchtenbüchlein, Garland with among other things two bulbous plants, Two bulbous plants and a speckled fruit between two sphinxes, lying on volutes of leaf tendrils. Title page from a series of 12 sheets, numbered 1-8., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 77 mm, width 109 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1633, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1553 - 1633-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1661-07-15 - 1726, publisher
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Two mascarons, one with a crown; Designs for masks and ornaments; Inventiones von Mascam und Ornaments, Sehr Dienlich Vor Viaele Künstler. On the left a mascaroon with crown of acanthus leaves, framed by Arabesken, braid and a garland on the bottom. The right mascaron is also surrounded by braid with acanthus leaves and two garlands on the underside.
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Four jewelry in two cartouches, 1650 - 1709 print Passionate copies to designs by François Lefebvre: Left to RP-P-1956-429, right to RP-P-1961-92. From series consisting of a title page and 4 blades, each with designs for jewelry in an ornamental edge of festons, leaves, flowers and horns of abundance. Amsterdam paper engraving hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting
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Evening and night; Der Abend / Le Soir / Die Nacht / La Nuit; Times of the day. Insurance of the evening and night, with rocaille ornaments. Left the evening, a farmer brings his cattle inside. Right the night, a figure is sleeping in bed. Publisher number 43.
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Design for a Frieze. Artist: Attributed to Henri Sallembier (French, Paris 1753-1820 Paris). Dimensions: 2 11/16 x 10 1/2 in. (6.9 x 26.6 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Hans Burgkmair, known as the old (1473-1531). The triumph of the Emperor Maximilien I: one hundred and five board (Dornik-Eger 36, Bartsch 81). Xylography, 1512-1519. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, Germanic emperor, glory, glorious memory, glorifying, glorific, history, illustration, historical book, memory, narration, drawing, triumph, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, engraving
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Print (France)
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Blackwork Design with Fifteen Motifs ca. 1592-1616 attributed to Jonas Bentzen Blackwork print with fifteen small motifs for goldsmiths work. The motifs are small animals or mythical creatures, including griffins and winged snails, as well as a goblet at the bottom left.. Blackwork Design with Fifteen Motifs 424847
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A ship on a rough sea unknown
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Fountain with hercules and ladon; Architectura Curiosa Nova. The sculpture of Hercules killing the dragon ladon is in a round basin on a pedestal decorated with putti and dolphins. Leaf 110 from part III of a series consisting of 226 sheets, spread over four books, each with its own title sheet.
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Ornament Containing Kneeling Boy and Turkey ca. 1780-1820 Anonymous, German, 19th century German. Ornament Containing Kneeling Boy and Turkey. Anonymous, German, 19th century. ca. 1780-1820. Graphite with pen and black ink. Drawings
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Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Hunter and a Fisherman 1612 Mathais Beitler German Ornamental panel, divided into three registers. In the middle register, a figure at left fishes in front of a bridge. In the lower register, a hunter at right holds a spear. From a series of six plates.. Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Hunter and a Fisherman 423450
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Tile. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1640-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Rome, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, Italy, Barbault, Jean, Le Antichità Romane, Archaeological finds in and around Rome, Ornamenti di Stucco, esistenti nella Volta della Stanza Sepolcrale di L. Arrunzio, Part of the ornamental ceiling of the tomb of the Arruntius family, verso - stamped, Part of the ornamental ceiling of the tomb of the Arruntius family. Title and explanatory list with letters in the lower margin. Numbered at the top: Tom. II., XII., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 395 mm, width 598 mm, height 49 mm, width 603 mm, Italian, 1720-10-04 - 1778-11-09, print maker, printmaker, 1756 - 1757, paper, papier, etching, etchings, French, 1718 - 1766, Work conception, after own design by
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Sheet with floral and bird pattern 18th century Anonymous. Sheet with floral and bird pattern. Anonymous , 18th century. 18th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints
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Allegory with a winch, a shield with the head of Medusa, the Mercury staff, a arrows beam and lightning.
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Whale image with Neptune, 1582. Whale image with Neptune on the old Korenmarkt. Hereby a separate pedestal Personifications of shipping and commerce with a river god. Plate XIII in the description of the arrival of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp, 19 February 1582.
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The image of the whale with Neptune, 1582, 1582 The image of the whale with Neptune on the Oude Korenmarkt. Hereby on a separate pedestal personifications of shipping and commerce with a river god. Plate XIII in the description of the entry of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp, February 19, 1582. Netherlands paper etching Antwerp The image of the whale with Neptune on the Oude Korenmarkt. Hereby on a separate pedestal personifications of shipping and commerce with a river god. Plate XIII in the description of the entry of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp, February 19, 1582. Netherlands paper etching Antwerp
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Drawing, Two Circular and Octagonal Painting for Ceiling: Deeds of Alexander the Great; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper; 10.6 x 25.6 cm (4 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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Scorpionfly, Insect, Lizard, and Insect Larva; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish , Hungarian, 1542 - 1600), and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575); Vienna, Austria; 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9,16 x 4 7,8 in.)
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Copy of a Horizontal Panel with Tendrils Growing Outwards from a Vessel at Center after 1521 after Jacob Binck German While the original print by Binck includes the monogram of the artist ICB on the plaque below the vase, the plaque in this copy is hatched over. The vase also lacks the vertical markings and much of the detail seen in the original.. Copy of a Horizontal Panel with Tendrils Growing Outwards from a Vessel at Center 423465
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Jean-Victor Adam, known as Victor Adam (1801-1866), French painter and lithographer. Album "Le Bien et le Evil", (Pl.73). Lithography, 19th century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 78055-20 Album Le Bien et le Evil, Cavalier, Horse, Drawing, Ecuyer, Equestre, Equilibre, Equilibriste, Equitation, Illustration, Lithography, Character, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19th century, Scene
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Female Mask Surrounded by Tendrils 1652-1725 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian. Female Mask Surrounded by Tendrils 344955
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Accessories. Fans, parasols, opera gloves, fashionable hats, small toques garnished with feathers, wristwatches, compact bracelets, and luxuriously crafted lighters: there was a dazzling variety of accessories in the 1920s. Small bags could be suspended from a belt, or a glove. Walking sticks and the shafts of umbrellas and parasols were often embellished with carving clearly inspired by African and Indian art. And Russian influence was evident when it came to combs made of mother-of-pearl and ivory.
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Pictures depicting Tritons, dolphins and sea horses and creatures, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Pietro Campana from a drawing by G E Morghen, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume V, plate 61, 1757-1787, Naples.
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Five ears, two eyes and one mouth, two eyes and one mouth. Numbered top right: 4. The print is part of an album, mouth, parts of the face: lips, eyes, ears, anonymous, 1576 - 1650, paper, engraving, h 77 mm × w 145 mm
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Print, Vases, from "Raccolta di Vasi Diversi"; Print Maker: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664); Italy; etching on paper; 9.9 × 22.1 cm (3 7/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
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Architectural Ornament from a Temple, Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British, undated, Brown wash with graphite on medium, moderately extured, cream, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 3 7/8 × 5 3/4 inches (9.8 × 14.6 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 4 1/2 × 6 3/8 inches (11.4 × 16.2 cm), and Mount: 6 5/16 × 6 11/16 inches (16 × 17 cm), architectural subject, lion, ornament, sculpture, studies (visual works), temple, vase
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Decorated Roman alphabet 18th century Jeremias Wachsmuth. Decorated Roman alphabet 700316
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Seven Duiven, Leo Gestel, 1939 - 1941 drawing paper. pencil trees. doves, pigeons. flying
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Print (Germany)
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Delft tiles with animal, genre and chinoisering representations. 1st half of the 18th century. Seußlitz, garden pavilion of the castle
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Rabbit hunting; Parts of edge of octagonal board with yacht scenes. Three hunters and three dogs hunt rabbits.
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Drawing, Design for a Basin; Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper
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S�dergren (1900-1900); Constantin Hansen (1804-1880), the initial D from Fabricius' Denmark history, 1800's
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Twee Messen, Cherubino Alberti, After Francesco Salviati, 1583 print The lifting of the left knife is decorated with a woman and a child. The knife is crowned by the bust of a female being with a long scaly neck. The handle of the right knife is crowned by a man, seen on the back. Italy paper engraving
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France, French Crown, Paris, Langlois, François, Bella, Stefano della, Raccolta di vasi diversi, Ornamental vases, Eight vases in a row, the middle one with two nymphs and a triton, verso - stamped, print, ornamental print, prints, height 84 mm, width 204 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher, uitgever, "granter of privilege
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Two coats of arms, c. 1660 - c. 1669 drawing On the left the coat of arms of the Ter Borch family, on the right a coat of arms with both weapons of Gesina's great -great -grandparents: Ter Borch and Blanckensteijn Left and Benthem and Bijlen on the right. Zwolle paper. ink. chalk. watercolor (paint) brush / brush / brush
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Design for Jardinière, Pen and brown ink on off-white laid paper, Obverse: the lions are shown in profile, facing each other. They clutch the balls with their fore paws, turned backward. Reverse, at right, the upper part of a molded frame, the central part of which protrudes., Italy, 16th century, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Cyclaam, Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1617 print Print is part of a book. paper engraving flowers
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Five sickle -shaped ornaments with arabesks, anonymous, 1500 - 1600 print In the middle of a ornament in the form of an inverted trapezium. The decorations are white on a black stock. One of 3 sheets, each with six ornaments. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving
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Ancient Roman naval ram or Rostrum with swords and animal heads from a basrelief representing a maritime trophy found in Pantanello, Tivoli 1, so-called Fiori or flower from the stern of the same trophy 2, rudder and anchor from Capitol Hill 3, and Rostrum crown awarded to victors of naval battles from an ancient coin 4. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Franzetti, Rome, 1802.
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Design for a Firedog, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper, A bronze base supporting the seated figure of a winged sphinx, facing left in profile. Upon the head of the figure is a basket of flowers., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing
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The Renosseros Pertinent / is here depicted in this print / It is a beast coarse and heavy / one says the lives for a hundred years, 1725 - 1780 print Leaf with a large representation of a rhino, to the left, caught in a decorative frame with tendrils, animals and flowers. Numbered at the top right: 10. publisher: Amsterdamprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing hoofed animals: rhinoceros. floral interlace ~ ornament
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Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), six ostriches drinking in a large round dish. Twelfth number of a suite of 18 pieces. Sixth number of 6 pieces constituting the second entry (A. de Vesme 1129. Dutuit 103) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664), Fantastic Vases, probably 1646, etching on laid paper
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Vuur, Johann Baptist Klaber, 1750 print Personification of the element fire. Rocaille ornament with two putti with a pan with coal and a bell ball, surrounded by smoke and fire. Publishing number g. Augsburg paper etching 'Fire', 'Carro del Fuoco' (Ripa). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'
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Five sickle-shaped ornaments with arabesque; Small ornaments, decorated with arabesque and geometric motifs; Black ornaments for goldsmith work. Middle under an ornament in the form of a reverse trapezoid. The decorations are white on a black fond. One of 3 sheets, each with six ornaments.
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Mexico.Aguascalientes.Engraving of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852/1913).
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Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.
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Bliżej Kultury Zabłocki, Feliks (1846 1874)
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Le Sacrifice à l'Amour (Offrande à l'Amour), Jean-Baptiste Huët, (French, 1745-1811), Oberkampf & Cie., (Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759-1815), Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave, Printed in dark brown showing a shepherd and female figure in classical dress making an offering to love who stands on a pedestal; children dancing while shepherd plays his flute; domestic scene of a mother with children; several shepherds and shepherdesses, sheep, dogs, cats and fowl; background glimpses of architectural detail., Jouy, France, ca. 1795, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, Textile
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Jean François Raffaëlli, La Patrie en danger, 1889 La Patrie en danger
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Allegory of the Air, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1596 - 1610 drawing Allegory of the element air. Head of a man in profile, made up of all kinds of different birds, to Arcimboldo. Cut out and glued. The Dutch names later added to the magazine. Part of the first album with drawings of birds. Third of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. Prague paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. ink brush / pen air (one of the four elements). birds
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Greek Rijk, Jakob Gottlieb Thelott, after Johann Gottfried Haid, 1745 print Personification of the Greek empire in a rocaille cartouche. On the right, a young man supports his command staf on a globe. The man wears a helmet and armor and holds a sword in his right hand. Publishing number 33. Augsburg paper etching Greece (one of the four world empires
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Goldsmith Black - JewelryMeissen. Goldsmith Black - Jewelry
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Map of the Water Board of the Krimpenerwaard (part of the arms of arms), Johannes Leupenius, 1683 print Part of the edge of the weapons of the first edition of 'The Hooge Heemraadschap van de Krimpenre Waard', a wall map (consisting of a six -part map and a edge of the arms) of the Water Board of the Krimpenerwaard. paper etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions. armorial bearing, heraldry Krimpenerwaard
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Design for biscuit factory Nutrix. The design shows three men who each continue to roll a biscuit. Leaf 3 recto from an album with 17 sheets.