Narrative Scenes in Art

Artistic prints depicting mythological and historical narratives, featuring characters and landscapes. The works emphasize storyline and expression.

The old man Battus had promised Mercury not to reveal to anyone the whereabouts of the cattle which the latter had stolen from Apollo. But when Mercury asked him about it in another guise, he told him anyway. Thereupon the god Battus turned into a stone. The print shows Mercury facing Battus, behind them a herd of cattle. In the foreground Apollo, playing a pan flute. Below the depiction two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the second series., Mercury and Battus Ovid's Metamorphoses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, Haarlem, 1590, paper, engraving, h 177 mm × w 255 mm

Landscape with reading Hieronymus, Cornelis Cort, After Titian, 1565 print The saint Hieronymus is sitting on a rock in a mountainous landscape. Next to him a book and an hourglass. The lion, his attribute, strolls between the rocks. Rome paper engraving the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

The old man Battus had promised Mercury not to reveal to anyone the whereabouts of the cattle which the latter had stolen from Apollo. But when Mercury asked him about it in another guise, he told him anyway. Thereupon the god Battus turned into a stone. The print shows Mercury facing Battus, behind them a herd of cattle. In the foreground Apollo, playing a pan flute. Below the depiction two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the second series., Mercury and Battus Ovid's Metamorphoses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, Haarlem, 1590, paper, engraving, h 177 mm × w 255 mm

Lady and two gentlemen in conversation; Illustrations for the love novel by J.J. Rousseau. Two gentlemen and a lady have a conversation in the outdoors. On the left is a carriage, in the background an entrance gate to a house. Below the show is a single caption in French. Print left and at the top right labeled: Ive. Part - Page 59.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), six large views including four from Rome and two from the Roman countryside. Two riders passing near a herd. Fifth issue of a suite of 6 rooms. (A. de Vesme 836; dutuit 189) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Traveler threatened with a dagger, Arnold Houbraken, 1699 print In a forest landscape a kneeling figure is threatened with a dagger. The kneeled figure has a money grant on his belt and there is a package in front of him. Top right: fol. 319. Print used in a book by Lambert van den Bos with a total of twenty prints by Arnold Houbraken. publisher: Dordrechtpublisher: Rotterdam paper etching hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger. killing ~ aggressive relationships. kneeling figure. purse, money-bag

A wheat field with farmers harvesting. In the foreground two peasant women with scythes cutting stalks, Emblem: grain field Two women harvesting grain, print maker: Caspar Luyken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Luyken, publisher: Christoph Weigel, Neurenberg, c. 1700, paper, etching, h 106 mm × w 119 mm

Summer; The four Seasons. A young woman with a basket full of fruits and a farmer who just comes from the grain harvest walking a piece next to each other. The farmer wears choirs over his shoulder and a sickle in his hand. Young woman holds her apron up. A dog jumps wagging on the road. In the background a hay wagon with farmers can be seen that leave home. Presentation of the summer from a print series with the four seasons.

Men shoot with arrows on tied figure; Voyagien by Moscovien, Tartaryen, Oostindien and Andre Deelen der Werelt; Title page for: J.J. Struys, three significant and seer disaster reysen by Italien, Grieckenlandt, Lijslandt, Moscovien, Tartarijijen, Medes, Persecen, Eastern if, Monkeys and Verschieden Other Regions, 1677. Men with beards shoot with arrow and bowed on the man tied to a tree right. In the background we see how the same figure behind a horse is dragged over the ground. Links indicate two men with turban on a bare figure lying on a couch.

Entry into the ark: Noah and his family walk toward the ark in the background, pairs of animals walk up a ramp leading into the ark, from a series of engravings made for the first edition of the 'Liber Genesis'. Artist: Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564-1637 Utrecht). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 x 5 3/16 in. (8.7 x 13.2 cm)Plate: 3 3/16 x 5 in. (8.1 x 12.7 cm). Series/Portfolio: Engravings made for the first edition of the 'Liber Genesis'. Date: 1612. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gideon and the wet sheepskin.

Five figures watch a cherub from a cloud blows a spring up, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

Knights in battle. Three figures try to keep two warring knights apart. In the foreground one of his horse abridious knight embraces a woman.

Clothing and armor of the Batavians, Jacobus Buys, 1784 - 1786 drawing Warrior and family of Bataven. Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME)

Lady and two gentlemen in conversation, Jacob Folkema, After Hubert François Gravelot, 1761 print Two gentlemen and a lady have a conversation in the open air. On the left is a carriage, in the background an entrance gate to a house. Under the performance is a one -line caption in French. Print left and top right marked: IVE. Part - Page 59. paper etching conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Jakob in fight with the angel, Jan Luyken, 1703 - 1762 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint

Unidentified Mythological Scene with Man and Woman Conversing in Classical Landscape Artist's working dates 1600-1699 France. Pen and iron gall ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper . François Roettiers

Spring; Far; The four Seasons. An elegantly dressed pair stands by a horse that is held by a servant. On the right a beggar who asks them about a young man, a young man and a dog. Right right a carriage who drives past a speed and walkers. Presentation of spring from a series of four prints with the four seasons.

In the foreground hunters lure partridges into the field by means of a decoy whistle. Nets are then stretched across the fields. Thus hunters are catching partridges. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 43-part series on hunting, Hunting Partridges Hunting Scenes (series title) In quibus omne genus venationis, aucupij, piscatusque (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Jan van der Straet, publisher: Philips Galle, print maker: Antwerp, Florence, publisher: Antwerp, 1578, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 293 mm

A Man Crossing a Small Bridge, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... 1517 Hans Schäufelein German. A Man Crossing a Small Bridge, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... 669874

Gideon and De Wet Schaapwacht, Jan Luyken, 1703 - 1762 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching Gideon presses the fleece and wrings out a bowl full of water

Loving farmer's couple / pair on a bank, Jan Goeree, 1705 print Two performances of lottery spells, each with its own song. Above n. 1265: A performance in a round list of rural life with, among other things, a milking farmer's wife and a milk girl. In the foreground, a man touches a market woman. There is paper money on the floor. Under n. 1270: A performance in an octagonal list of a river landscape. A man with a stick is on one side of the river. There is a woman on the other bank. Two cows in the background. The print has a page number at the top right. print maker: Amsterdamafter design by: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper engraving (lovers) caressing each other. farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife. milking. transportation of milk. prostitution. bank-note. river

Feeding the hungry, Jan Luyken, Gerrit de Broen Sr., in or after 1695 - c. 1740

Sitting woman with soldier and philosopher, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, in or before c. 1735 print paper etching private soldier. scholar, philosopher

At the gate of a house, the prodigal son receives his inheritance from his father. He bids farewell to his family as he sits on his horse. The horse is held by a young servant. In the back right, the prodigal son rides through a forest. The print is part of a four-part series on the parable of the prodigal son, The prodigal son bids farewell to his father Parable of the prodigal son (series title), print maker: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: David Vinckboons (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Willem Janszoon Blaeu, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1608, paper, etching, h 248 mm × w 317 mm

Landscape with man with backpack; Twelve landscapes. A landscape with a man with back wrapping. On the right a man with a loaded donkey.

Telemachus refuses De Kroon and Scepter der Ketenzers, Jan Wandelaar, 1758 drawing Design for a print at `Telemachus' by François de Fénélon. paper. ink. chalk pen / brush (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). (story of) Telemachus. (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). (story of) Telemachus. (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Children playing with whips, Zacharias Chatelain (II), After Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing whip. children's games and plays

Saul greets David as the victor of Goliath Second Book (title on object) David and Saul (series title), King Saul greets David as the victor of Goliath. David kneels with his sword in front of David and his soldiers and holds Goliath's head by the hair. The print is part of a series about the story of David and Saul, David brings Goliath's head to Saul, Simon Fokke (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1766, paper, etching, h 200 mm × w 151 mm

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, The Good Samaritan takes pity on the wounded traveler, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 65, height 119 mm, width 154 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Civilis and Cerialis negotiate on the broken bridge, 69-70; Civilis makes peace with the Romans on the broken bridge. Civilis and Cerialis negotiate and close peace on the broken bridge.

A river landscape with sailing ships. In the foreground is a woman standing in the wind. Her veil is flapping with the wind., Emblem: wind Woman with veil, standing in the wind, print maker: Jan Luyken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Luyken, publisher: Christoph Weigel, print maker: Amsterdam, intermediary draughtsman: Amsterdam, publisher: Neurenberg, 1695 - 1705, paper, etching, h 108 mm × w 124 mm

A Plate from Orlando Furioso: Vede di mezzo il fiume un cavaliero / Insino al petto uscir, d'aspetto fiero, Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Giovanni Battista Cipriani RA, 1727-1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85), 1773, Engraving

Cephalus and Aurora, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1604 print Aurora chases Cephalus, with whom she is in love, but he rejects her. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. paper engraving CEPHALUS and Aurora

Vessel is filled with tar; The Tertuin.

Woman points to the soul and the flesh that run hand in hand, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing spirit (or soul) versus body

. The personification of slowness, with donkey ears, is sleeping at a poppy flower. The devil is next to him. In the background a ruin and some young people who point to the devil.

David caught by soldiers of King Saul, Simon Fokke, 1766 print David, on the flight for King Saul who wants to kill him, was caught by soldiers. His arms are tied together with ropes. Amsterdam paper etching Saul commanding the death of David

Salmacis a Hermaphroditus, Magdalena van de Passer, After Jacob Symonsz Pynas, 1623 print Hermaphroditus, the child of Hermes and Aphrodite (Mercury and Venus), wads through the lake in which the Nymph Salmacis lives. Salmacis, one of Diana's nymphs, fell in love with Hermaphroditus. She clamps herself to him so that their bodies will merge. Hermaphroditus tries to resist her hugs. Scene from the fourth book by the Metamorphoses of Ovidius. Understand a four -line caption and an assignment in Latin. Print Maker: Utrechtdordrecht paper engraving Hermaphroditus and Salmacis changed into a hermaphrodite: at the prayer of the fountain-nymph Salmacis, who holds the bathing Hermaphroditus closely embraced, their bodies fuse (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 373). story of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis

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Two Groups of Peasants Moving towards the Right. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Hondius I after Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Royalist William Careless hiding King Chales II from Oliver Cromwell's troops in the branches of an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester, 1651. In the background, a fierce naval battle on the River Severn. King Charles II and Colonel Careless, advising under the Royal Oak. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.

Samaritan brings the wounded man to an inn, Jacques Granthomme, After Maerten de Vos, 1588 - c. 1622 print paper engraving the Samaritan sets the wounded traveller on his mount (ass or horse), and brings him to an inn

Elegant company plays the card game Jeu de l'Hombre, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1709 print A company of two men and two women plays the card game Jeu de l'Hombre on a triangular table in a park. In this game, the one who asks a card is called "Hombre". In the margin a six -line poem, in two columns, in French. Paris paper etching / engraving party games with erotic implications, e.g.: kissing contest. card games

Laan, Adolf van der, Pierio Hunc Ornat Lecta Corona Iugo, Boy lauded by Minerva, verso - stamped, In the presence of putti and a muse a boy is lauded by Minerva. The laurel wreath is carried into the air by a putto. In the distance on the right Pegasus on Mount Helicon. The image is captured in an elegant frame with motifs of plants, animals and fruits., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 76 mm, width 106 mm, 1690 - 1742-05-09, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1738, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Artist: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German, 1712-1774, TheMountebank, Etching, sheet: 40.2 × 32.2 cm (15 13/16 × 12 11/16in.), Made in Germany, German, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Amsterdam, Wit, Frederik de, Wouwerman, Philips, Northern Netherlands, Visscher, Jan de, Resting travelers, verso - stamped, Landscape with resting travelers at a farm., print, prints, height 294 mm, width 358 mm, 1633 - 1692, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1706, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1619-05-24 - 1668-05-19, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1631 - 1706, publisher

Princess Feliza and the young Zarewitsch Chlor say goodbye, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1782 print paper etching landscapes. princess. child. shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'. Literature

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, The Child goes to School, Mother points her child to a school building, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 20, height 97 mm, width 85 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Residents of the island of Mocha in Chile, 1600, 1646 print Two men and a woman from the island of Mocha in Chile, March 1600. Part of the illustrations in the report of the journey around the world by Olivier van Noort in 1598-1601. No. 11. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. landscapes in polar regions Moccha, Isla

Family for a house.

. A flower in a flowerpot on a pedestal. A wind blows and ensures that the flower loses its leaves. On the pedestal the words "Sic se Habbet Vita". Two men point to the flower and discuss the volatility of life.

Emblem: Spin, Jan Luyken, 1695 - 1705 print Two men stand in front of a tree and watch a spider web. Print Maker: Amsterdampublisher: Nuremberg paper etching spiders. standing figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed)). trees

Elderly Man and Woman Willingly Following Death Playing Bagpipes, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c. 1628 drawing Design for a print. paper. deck paint. ink pen / brush Death as skeleton. one person playing wind instrument. bagpipe, musette. death in old age. old man. old woman. (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Etching by Sisto Badalocchio depicting the biblical Deluge, showing flooding waters, figures in boats, and animals, representing the story of Noah.

Plate 17: Aeneas welcomed by King Euandrus in Italy; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' 1636 Cornelis Galle I On January 28, 1635, the city of Ghent celebrated the entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain, the recently appointed governor of the Southern Netherlands. A group of Flemish artists were commissioned to create paintings for the decoration of two triumphal arches erected in the city's main square for the occasion. Though the majority of these canvases are now lost, the engravings in Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis, S.R.E. Cardinalis, Triumphalis Introitus in Flandriae Metropolim Gandavum', Antwerp 1636, illustrate what the series looked like. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns 34 plates from the set of 42.. Plate 17: Aeneas welcomed by King Euandrus in Italy; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'. Cornelis Galle I (Netherland

Jakob complains to Laban, Orazio Borganian, after Rafaël, 1615 print Jakob stands for Laban and complains, in the presence of Lea and Rachel, about the Laban list. Laban cheated Jakob by having him marry Lea with Rachel. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching after the wedding-night Jacob discovers that he has been deceived with Leah and complains to Laban

Illustration of Life and Liefs of Dr. J. Piotr Menadie D.A. Weber Menadie is Fighting A Bang in Defense of the Girl (Life, deeds and Opinions of DR T. Peter Menadie (from D.A. Weber) with Joh. Gebauer) Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Copper engraving by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicting epileptics moving to the right, showing multiple figures, gestures, direction, and surrounding landscape, created in 1642.

Dóll, widow Jan, Haastert, Isaac van, Beek, Jan Lucas van der, Tender sensitivity, Tendre sensibilité, Two boys put nest of young birds back in tree, verso center bottom - stamped, print, prints, height 133 mm, width 103 mm, 1753-05-06 - 1818-10-12, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1799, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1753-11-18 - 1834-03-01, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Lot and his family fleeingSodom. Artist: Orazio Borgianni, Italian, ca. 1578-1616

Sadeler, Raphael (I), Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Munich, Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta, Male hermits and anchorites, Saint Bavo of Ghent as a hermit, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Bavo of Ghent, an early Christian hermit, kneels in prayer before a crucifix. Behind him a wooded landscape., print, prints, width 198 mm, height, 168 mm, South Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1594, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1550 - 1600-08, publisher

Copper engraving by the Master of the Beheading of John, late 15th to early 16th century, depicting John the Baptist's beheading, including executioner, figures, gestures, and setting.

Sadeler, Johann (I), Muziano, Girolamo, Cort, Cornelis, Landscapes with saints, Landscape with John the Baptist, Rolling river landscape with praying John the Baptist. Next to the kneeling figure lies a lamb. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Mat. 3. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 262 mm, width 192 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, after a print by, 1528 - 1592-04-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, publisher

Telemachus refuses De Kroon and Scepter der Ketenzers, Jan Wandelaar, 1758 - 1763 print After Idomeneus, king of Crete, had been driven out by his people, the people decided to look for a new king. When Telemachus arrived at Crete, it was decided that he should become the new king. The performance shows a man who offers a crown and a scepter in the middle of Ketenzers who offers Telemachus. Telemachus is at a statue of Minos. He refuses to accept both objects. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving (story of) Telemachus

Gloria, Johann Friedrich Greuter, after Camillo Massimo, 1640 print Flora is in a garden with a basket full of flowers. She is surrounded by a deer, a rabbit, a dog and birds. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving (story of) flora. Animals. Honour, Glory; 'Amplitude of glory', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de Prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatrua della Gloria' (Ripa)

Weigel, Christoph, Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, David hears of the death of Saul and Jonathan, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 253 mm, width 200 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1654-11-09 - 1725-02-05, publisher

. Cartoon at the British problems with America and the Republic, ca. 1780. On the left, George III and Lord North, mourning over the broken teapots. Right a Frenchman shows a painting at a Dutchman. In the background Indians such as Americans. A loose leaf with the legend belongs to the plate.

Clement VIII, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Trophaeum vitae solitariae, The virtuous life of hermits, Saint Antiochus as a hermit, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Antiochus of Palestine (), an early Christian hermit, riding a horse. A man leads him through a forest. In the background a church., print, prints, width 204 mm, height, 166 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1598, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, 1560, 1536 - 1605, verlener van privilege

Father points his son to children playing, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing children's games and plays. index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Allegory on the road to Rome, Bernard Picart, 1728 print Landscape with a Roman engineer in the foreground that shows a road map of a magistrate. On the left in the foreground the Tiber, who rests with Romulus, Remus and Wolvin along the side of the river. In the background men who level a road. In the margin a five -line caption in French. paper etching / engraving engineering. road, path. Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'. smoothing, flattening (industrial process). studying a map (+ traffic ~ places) Tiber

Family in front of a house, ball, formal dance, more than one musician with instrument, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782 - 1873, paper, ink, graphite (mineral), brush, h 141 mm × w 127 mm

Procession of children holding rods and accompanied by dogs, moving towards a raised city, rendered in brown and gray ink washes over black chalk by Govert Dircksz Camphuysen.

Noah goes on board the Ark, Crispijn van de Passe (I), after Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1588 with his family and the animals print A procession of animals enters the ark, of each kind a few. A swarm of birds above the ark. Front left Noah and his family. The performance is caught in a circular frame with a border script in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Noah and his family enter the ark

Aaron and Nadab Taking Leave of Elisheba (), with the Israelites Camped before Mount Sinai and Moses Ascending the Mountain. Artist: Adam van Noort (Flemish, Antwerp 1561-1641 Antwerp). Dimensions: sheet: 3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in. (8.8 x 10.5 cm). Date: late 16th-mid 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Buys, Jacobus, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), The Fall of William III. PVO King of England, The Fatal Fall of William III During a Hunting Party, 1702, Northern Netherlands, The Fatal Fall of King William III During a Hunting Party, 4 March 1702. The king falls from his horse, with startled bystanders. Numbered top right: XXXII. Vol. pl. I., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 231 mm, width 153 mm, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1794 - 1794, paper, etching, etchings, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Metamorphoses of Ovid, Metamorphoseon sive transformationum, Dianae aspectu Actaeon in ceruum, Actaeon transformed into a deer, verso - stamped, Wooded landscape with Diana and her nymphs bathing in a pool of water. Actaeon is spying on the nymphs and is changed into a deer as punishment. Actaeon is given antlers. Title in Latin in the bottom margin., print, prints, height 104 mm, width 117 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1606, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Zuid-Nederlands, 1570 - 1634-08-09, publisher

In a landscape with ruins, a group of nymphs and maenads are startled by satyrs and bacchae stalking them from behind trees., Nymphs attacked by satyrs Virtus est vitium fugare , print maker: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1685, paper, etching, h 350 mm × w 590 mm

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727 - 1804). The Flight, Joseph at Right and Mary and Angel at Left, 1750-1753. From Picturesque Ideas on the Flight Into Egypt. Etching on laid paper. Plate: 187 mm x 243 mm (7.36 in. x 9.57 in.).

Clement VIII, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Oraculum Anachoreticum, Hermits, Saint Wendelin as a Hermit, verso lower left - stamped, A forest landscape. In the foreground sits Saint Wendelin of Trier, a hermit from the seventh century AD, reading a book. Around him herds of sheep, pigs and cattle., print, prints, height 166 mm, width 208 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, 1560, 1536 - 1605, verlener van privilege

A scene from the Old Testament Gedeon, an Israeli judge, fighting the cult of God Baal Tempesta, Antonio (1555 1630)

Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Emperor), Clement VIII, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Oraculum Anachoreticum, Hermits, Saint Beatus as a Hermit, verso lower left - stamped, In the foreground Saint Beatus, a Swiss hermit from the seventh century. He is praying while kneeling before a crucifix near his cave. In the background a mountain landscape with a dragon., print, prints, height 169 mm, width 208 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1560, 1536 - 1605, verlener van privilege, 1552-07-18 - 1612-01-20

Print, Miracle of Loaves and Fishes; Print Maker: Michel Lasne (French, ca. 1590 - 1667); France; engraving on paper; 11.8 × 15.2 cm (4 5/8 in. × 6 in.); 1896-31-18

Portrait of Admiral Sir George Ayscue, Anonymous, 1666 print paper etching / engraving historical persons

Tobias and the angel Raphael continue their journey, Tobias carries the fish he caught. Third print from a series of four on the biblical story of Tobias, Tobias with the fish continues his journey with Raphael Story of Tobias (series title), print maker: Jan van de Velde (II), Moyses van Wtenbrouck, Northern Netherlands, 1603 - 1641, paper, etching, engraving, h 171 mm × w 208 mm

Ancient Teutons. Dated: 1782. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki.

May, Adriaen Collaert, Hans Bol, Hans van Luyck, 1578 - 1582

Girls stall on the sidewalk playing with a doll, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: weduwe Pieter Arentsz (II), publisher: Cornelis van der Sys, Amsterdam, 1712, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 96 mm × w 86 mm

Handing out of flower wreaths, 1640 Title print. In a company, a woman (Amalia van Solms) Dressed as a shepherdin a flower wreath of a man (Frederik Hendrik) Dressed as a shepherd. The child next to the man holds other flower wreaths and some other women have a wreath. At the top two putti hold a banderole with the title: Le Bouquet des Bergeres ... The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Title print. In a company, a woman (Amalia van Solms) Dressed as a shepherdin a flower wreath of a man (Frederik Hendrik) Dressed as a shepherd. The child next to the man holds other flower wreaths and some other women have a wreath. At the top two putti hold a banderole with the title: Le Bouquet des Bergeres ... The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving

Esau sells his first birthright to Jakob, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Gerard Hoet (I), 1728 print Esau sells his first birthright to Jakob for a plate of lentils. Jakob hands him the board (Gen. 25: 32-33). The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch caption. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper engraving / etching Esau, returning hungry from the hunt, sells his first birthright to Jacob for a pottage of lentils

Personified soul no longer tastes the meat; The soul does not find any more to the meat. The personal soul is with the personification of the meat (worldly temptations) under a pergola and rejects the meat on the table.

The Lunch Lady ca. 1840 Hippolyte Bellangé. The Lunch Lady. Hippolyte Bellangé (French, 1800-1866). ca. 1840. Lithograph. Prints

Man who does not share his food with a friend, print maker: Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys II, 1710.

Antwerp, Vrints, Johannes Baptista (I), Vos, Maerten de, Weert, Jacob de, Vita b. Ioannis Baptistae graphicè descript, Life of John the Baptist, Elizabeth on the run with John the Baptist, verso lower left - stamped, Elizabeth sits in a rowing boat with John the Baptist on her lap. Next to her a man is steering the boat. Behind her are an elephant, a deer and a wild boar among the trees. On the right in the distance is a city, probably Jerusalem. Below the representation is a two-line Latin text describing the scene., print, prints, height 107 mm, width 90 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1569-09-12, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1555 - 1610, publisher

Landscape with a group of Indians viewing a map of India in the foreground In the background a king riding an elephant In a frame the title in Dutch, Landscape with Indians Title page for: Thomas Salmon, Hedendaagsche historie, or Present State of all Nations, 1731, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Isaak Tirion, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1731, paper, etching, engraving, h 172 mm × w 105 mm

Title page for Arlequin Esope, in Le Théâtre Italien de Gherardi, Paris 1700., Franz Ertinger, After Anonymous, 1694 - 1700 print Scene from a play. Harlequin, a soldier and man with a bat in the presence of musicians. Rocks and water in the background. At the top left the number 171. Title page for the play Arlequin Esope, by Eustache Le Noble, published in Le Théâtre Italien de Gherardi, by Evaristo Gherardi in 1700. Paris (possibly) paper etching / engraving types in 'commedia dell'arte': Harlequin

The Roman statesman Marcus Furius Camillus has the schoolmaster of the Falerii punished. His own pupils scourge him and drive him back to their own city, Schoolmaster punished by Camillus, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1794, paper, h 214 mm × w 135 mm

Gabriel Jacques de Saint Aubin, Frontispiece Allegorical Composition (Composition allegorique), 1767 Frontispiece: Allegorical Composition (Composition allegorique)

States of Holland and West Friesland, Amsterdam, Tirion, Isaak, Philips, Jan Caspar, Title page for: Thomas Salmon, Hedendaagsche historie, of Tegenwoordige staat van Amerika, 1766, Allegory of America, verso - stamped, The personified Seafaring shows a globe to an Indian, who holds a horn of plenty. In the foreground a putto in the form of Mercury, holding a portrait of Columbus in his hand, and a putto with a Spanish flag. In the margin a five-line caption in Dutch., print, title page, prints, height 181 mm, width 112 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1765 - 1765, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1705 - 1765, publisher, uitgever van privilege

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