Mythological and Historical Prints

A collection of etchings depicting mythological figures and historical scenes, including a child suckling a goat and classical themes with figures and weaponry.

Designs for watchmastes, Pierre Bourdon, 1703 print Leaf from series of seven designs for watchmakers, goldsmiths, sculptors and engravers. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. watch

Letter M: The Prophet from Judah was killed by De Leeuw, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing initial. the body of the prophet of Judah lies intact on the road with the donkey and the lion beside it

Letter Z: Harvesting farmers, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing initial. harvest

Face ornament, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1729 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art

Athens Foundation by Minerva and Neptunus, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 31. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Minerva in contest with Neptune for Athens: Minerva creates the olive-tree, Neptune the horse; Jupiter and other Olympians look on

Sculpted smiling men's head, Johannes Heinrich Schönfeld, 1686 - 1724 print paper etching head (human)

Vignette with painting that is set up a laurel wreath, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (attributed to), 1669 print France paper etching caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury). 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). crowning with laurel

Frisian with three fascinated men (prisoners of war or slaves) and weapons, Odoardo Fialetti, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1583 - 1638 print print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching sitting figure. weapons. slavery; serfs and the enslaved. prisoner of war (after the battle)

Designs for watchmastes, Pierre Bourdon, 1703 print Leaf from series of seven designs for watchmakers, goldsmiths, sculptors and engravers. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. watch

Erasmus writing at a table, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing historical persons

Child drinks from the udder of a goat, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter. child suckled by animal

Vignette with cupido with torch that lights up the blindfold of a sitting man, Noël Le Mire, 1759 print France paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). torch. blindfold

Frisian with arrow sleeve, Sébastien Leclerc (I), After Claude Deruet, in Or Before 1664 print A Frisian with a arrow sleeve and putti on garlands flanked by arrow bundles. paper etching ornaments ~ art. quiver

Fries met bloemenmand, Sébastien Leclerc (I), after Claude Deruet, in or before 1664 print A Frisian with a flower basket flanked by fruity women. paper etching ornaments ~ art. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Sleeps, Georges Michel, 1773 - 1843 drawing paper. pencil four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

Female nude figure in niche with different types of plants and fruit, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude. parts of church interior: niche

Flegmatisch temperament, anonymous, after Jost Amman, 1549 - 1591 print Germany paper etching phlegmatic temperament

King David plays the harp, anonymous, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper David as musician, usually playing the harp

Frisian with young soldier, old man and wife between weapons, Odoardo Fialetti, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1583 - 1638 print print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching sitting figure. weapons

Offeral scene, design for the lid of a tobacco or snuff box, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1740 drawing Amsterdam pencil. ink brush / pen

Coligny's beheaded body is watched by his children, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching headless body of a beheaded person. hanging figure (by the arms, legs, etc.)

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid and a semi -figure. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Letter V: Children connect the arm of a child, Anonymous, Jan Stefan van Calcar (Possible), 1543 print paper physiology and anatomy. letters, alphabet, script

Kop van Man with Helmet, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Germany paper etching adult man

Face ornament, Anonymous, Bernard Picart, 1729 print Amsterdam paper etching ornaments ~ art

Saturn, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Saturn (Cronus). Saturn (planet). chariot, triumphal car. clouds

Fountain in the midst of plants, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper garden fountain. plants (in general)

Standing donkey and two sleeping men with village view, Anonymous, Matthäus Merian (I), 1596 - 1652 print paper etching ass, donkey. sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors. agricultural implements. insects: ant. village

Man with a fee and severed body parts in a niche, Antoine Jacquard, 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving parts of church interior: niche. man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude. cannibalism

Ridder te paard in wapenuitrusting, anonymous, after Sébastien Leclerc (I), in or after 1647 - in or after 1714 print France paper etching / engraving riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. armour

Annunciatie in Een Landschap met Ruínes, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching city-view in general; 'veduta'. the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation). ruin of a building ~ architecture

Hertenjacht, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving stag-hunting. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Hertenjacht, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving stag-hunting. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Vignette with two putti a Kuras and sword forging, Jacques -Philippe Le Bas, 1717 - 1783 print Paris paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. vignette. cuirass. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. handicrafts ~ metal

Knotwilgen on the Waterkant, Augustinus Jacobus Bernardus Wouters, 1839 - 1886 print Face over a water with four pollard willows. In the foreground two figures in a sloop and a mill in the background. Netherlands paper etching trees: willow. windmill. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Vignet puts Portret van Michel Le Tellier, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1655 - 1699 print France paper etching historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

View of a city seen from under a tree arch, Anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (Copy After), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving city-view in general; 'veduta'. trees. 'en route', traveller under way

Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen / brush caricatures (human types)

Ornament with sphinxes and clock, 1628 print Decorative ornament with two sphinxes at the top and a clock with Roman songs in the middle. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing ornamental decoration ~ printed matter, book. clock

Landscape with a man and a woman with a dog for a ruin, Sauveur Legros, 1764 - 1834 print paper etching landscape with ruins. landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Paris is found by shepherds, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 16. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Paris with the shepherds

Frisian with four busts in medallions within a roll work frame, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. ornament ~ medallion. chest, bust. head-gear

Cartridge Met Feniks, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (Awarded to), 1683 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching fabulous animals ~ birds: phoenix. ornament ~ cartouche

Fries met fruit, Sébastien Leclerc (I), after Claude Deruet, in or before 1664 print A Frisian with a bunch of fruit flanked by grape bunches and putti blindly on trumpet. paper etching ornaments ~ art. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

Woman with children, Charles Emile Jacque (attributed to), 1823 - 1894 print France paper etching / drypoint mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group)

Letter T, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter T against a background with braid, smoking vessels and birds. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Keizer Domitian Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching male persons from classical history (DOMITIANUS, Titus Flavius) - portrait of person from classical history

Jupiter a dana, in 1729 print paper etching / letterpress printing Jupiter wooing Danae; she is usually lying in bed receiving a shower of gold

Zeven Deeren, Stephan Herman, After Jost Amman, 1578 - 1596 print print maker: Ansbachafter design by: Neurenberg paper etching hoofed animals: deer

Venus Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 5. Nuremberg paper etching (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). Venus (planet). clouds

Letter L, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter l against a background with braid and a fountain. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Dansend Paar, Virgil, c. 1545 print Numbered in the top left: 1. Nuremberg paper etching one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Oriental landscape, Noah van der Meer (II), 1751 - 1822 print Oriental landscape in an ornamental frame. In the foreground a group of people with camels and left monkeys, elephants and a lion. There are sailing ships in the bay. paper etching 'Oriente' (Ripa). trunked animals: elephant. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Woman with a winch, caught in a frame decorated with olive branches, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving clouds. fruits: olive

Letter T: Children hang a dog, Anonymous, Jan Stefan van Calcar (Possible), 1543 print paper dog. physiology and anatomy. letters, alphabet, script

David with the head of Goliat, Cornelis Massijs, 1539 print David holds the carved head of Goliat in one hand and the sword in the other hand. Goliat's body lies on the ground. Antwerp paper engraving David with Goliath's head

Row of Koppen, Johannes Tavenraat, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

schorpioen (Oktober), Franz Isaac Brun, c. 1559 - c. 1596 print paper engraving Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October). October and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). treading grapes. vintage, grape harvest

Acht Bustes in Medaillons, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching ornament ~ medallion. chest, bust. head-gear

Catharina De'Medics gets to see the severed head of Coligny, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching head of a beheaded person Paris

Vignette with the coat of arms of the city of Haarlem, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print The coat of arms of the city of Haarlem with a tree, a crown and two lions. paper vignette. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Haarlem

Venus with a sleeping Cupido on your lap, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 13. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Venus taking care of Cupid

Peter and Catharina the Great are mentioned on the statue in St. Petersburg, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print With design for the caption in German and French. Berlin paper. pencil etching / writing (processes) History. equestrian statue. village square, place St. Petersburg

Woman with a bunch of branches in a landscape, Sauveur Legros, 1764 - 1834 print paper etching landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage). shed

Augustus en September, Monogram GDP, 1700 - 1799 print September: A man is backwards on a horse in front of a house and holds a cup. A woman stands in front of him. August: Three fishing figures under a chapel on a rock. Low Countries paper etching the twelve months represented by landscapes (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months). August and September ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months). fishing (sports)

Wrestling putti with plants and dead animals, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. parts of church interior: niche. wrestling (sport). game, hunted animals

October, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A man is squeezing grapes in a large ton next to a spitting man and a man wearing a basket on his back. Wine mountains are in the background. At the top left a scorpion. Netherlands paper letterpress printing October and its 'labours' (+ with Scorpio (October)). vintage, grape harvest. pressing grapes. vomiting

Soldier is dragged to hell by a devil because he refused to confess, Caspar Luyken, 1710 print Nuremberg paper etching / letterpress printing devil(s) and demons

Bird catchers, on the right drinks a man from a jug, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print paper engraving

Busts of historical figures from antiquity, Virgilius Solis, 1540 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear

June, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A group of figures in a sailboat sailing on the water. At the top left a lobster. paper June and its 'labours' (+ with Cancer (June)). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Landscape with water well and brick oven, Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel, 1739 - 1804 print paper etching well. fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure. landscapes

Mask with Lauwerkrans, François Chauueau, 1626 - 1676 print Male mask with laurel wreath and a cylindrical element on the right. And profil to the left. Paris paper etching mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Judit en Holofernes en de belegering van Betylua, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the siege of Bethuliah (Judith 4-7). Judith and her maidservant in Holofernes' camp. Judith and her maidservant put Holofernes' head in a sack

July, 1600 - 1699 print A hauler and two mowers working on the land. At the top left a lion. Netherlands paper letterpress printing July and its 'labours' (+ with Leo (July)). harvest. reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest

Number 37, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1904 drawing paper. India ink (ink). pencil. deck paint pen / brush

Composition ("mosaïque") with portraits of members of Seminaire de la Chapelle St. Mesmin, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, c. 1860 - c. 1875 photograph France paper albumen print

Letter L, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter L against a background with a throne father time with Ourobouros and signs of the zodiac. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Vignette with three putti, 1763 print Vignette with three putti with a cloth in a rectangular frame. France paper etching cartoons. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Augustus, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 1. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching August and its 'labours'. Virgo (zodiacal sign of August)

H. Degna en H. Emerita, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Degna and H. Emerita are tortured by two men paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Ornaments with arrow and arch, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing 'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons

Kop of old man with beard, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Germany paper etching old man

Allegorical show with father Time and History, Pieter van den Berge, 1702 print Father Time with hourglass points the personification of history with a book on a reinforced city in the distance. paper etching 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Father Time, man with wings and scythe Vronen

Caricatures, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1775 print Among other things, a fat man on a horse, three conversing bochy men and a rider. paper etching caricatures (human types). riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. hunchback

Frisian with fourteen buses in two rows of medallions, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function). chest, bust. head-gear. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Eendenjacht, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching bird hunting. water-birds: duck. lantern. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Vignette with an anchor with a crown and other objects from shipping, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper vignette. parts of ship's exterior: anchor. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Sol with a lion (sign of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 4. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan. sun as celestial body. Leo (zodiacal sign of July)

Neptunus on his chariot, Anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (i) (copy after), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Germania in the middle of seven medallions with Emperor Ferdinand III and Elector, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Possible), 1736 - 1857 print paper etching ruler, sovereign. garland, wreath. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.

Dismissing of troops, Jacques Callot, 1628 print Elongated performance, in cartouche of rolling and shell motif, from a coast on which a number of boats are located. Soldiers step out of the boats, who form neat troops on the beach. Left in the background a fort from which is shot. Nancy paper etching warfare; military affairs (+ landing, disembarkation of armed forces). ornament ~ cartouche. beach

Allegory: Young woman with bare chest in front of a mirror, Sigmund Ferdinand Ritter von Perger, 1788 - 1841 drawing Possible design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush mirror

Orpheus enchants the animals with his music, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted. viola, violoncello; double bass - CC - out of doors. viol, rebec (violin-like instruments) - CC - out of doors

Design for a book bridge for: Louis Couperus, Extaze: a book of happiness, 1894, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, in Or Before 1894 drawing Design for a book bridge with stylized flower motifs. tracing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush flowers ~ ornament

Sitting figure that extends her arm, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1809 - 1837 print She supports her left arm on the floor. She stretched her right arm to heaven. The sky is dark. Haarlem paper lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm. darkness

Coligny meets the new king, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1798 print Berlin paper etching introducing. kneeling figure

Weapon template with three helmets and leaf vines, 1596 print paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Circle filling with cartouche and braid, Anonymous, After Pierre Bourdon, in or after 1703 print A rocaille cartouche surrounded by braid and leaf motifs. Paris paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. interlace ~ ornament

Crowned medal with Hercules, José Rico, 1787 - 1827 print Spain paper etching (story of) Hercules (Heracles). Hercules carrying the pillars which bear his name. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Bags are thrown out of a stranded ship, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing the terrified sailors, after praying to their gods, throw the cargo overboard ~ story of Jonah. freight vessel

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