Ornamental and Grotesque Designs

Artworks displaying intricate decorative patterns and motifs, featuring mythical creatures and foliage in a variety of forms.

Frieze with lion, Anonymous, 1548

Two eagles with wings spread, below two leopard heads attached to tree trunks that form three circles, from 'Ornaments or Grotesques' (Ornamenti o Grottesche). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 2 11/16 in. (17 × 6.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'Ornaments or Grotesques' (Ornamenti o Grottesche). Date: ca. 1650-56. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Disegni Varii di Polifilo Zancarli 1628 before Polifilo Giancarli Italian Vertical panel design with an acanthus rinceau with various figures interspersed between the scrolls. The rinceau springs forth from the lower body of a hybrid satyr figure on the lower right. He carries a female satyr figure on his shoulders while she holds on to the acanthus scroll. In the scroll a flying fantastical creature with a long neck, two snakes and another satyr can further be noted.. Disegni Varii di Polifilo Zancarli 410947

Print, Rocaille Ornament Design; Designed by Alexis Peyrotte (French, 1699-1769); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on laid paper; Platemark: 47.9 × 32.8 cm (18 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.) Sheet: 54.5 × 41.4 cm (21 7/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Cartouche with flower and leaf motifs, anonymous, after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Four rocaille ornaments and a rocaille cartouche. Publishing number 72. Augsburg paper etching Rocaille ornament. Ornament ~ cartridge

Oval with leaf vines, Esaias van Hulsen, 1606 print There is a bird in every corner. Black ornament from series of 6 blades. Stuttgart (possibly) paper etching birds. ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament. foliage ~ ornament

Ornamental Panel ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. Ornamental Panel. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Death Beating a Drum ca. 1653 Etched by Stefano della Bella Italian. Death Beating a Drum 377618

Frieze with lion, Anonymous, 1548

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Ornamenti o Grottesche. Eleventh number of a suite of 12 pieces. (A. de Vesme 1013; Dutuit 179) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

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.)

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.)

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting cross-fill designs with figures, sheet 5, created in the late 15th century.

Fragment with a mouth tin, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bos, 1516 - 1556 print Left is a female centaur that holds the end of leaf vines in hand. One of 3 sheets, each with three ornaments. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving ornament ~ grotesque. satyr(s) (in general)

London, Vivares, François, Nilson, Johann Esaias, Hemerich, Cornelius Heinrich, Caffe The und Tobac Zierathen, Man with a turban and a pipe, verso - stamped, A man with a turban and a long pipe sits on a rocaille ornament., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 81 mm, width 106 mm, German, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1780, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1721-11-02 - 1788, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, English, 1709-07-11 - 1780-11-26, publisher

Etching by Augustin Hirschvogel depicting an ornamental strip with three crouching satyrs below, created in 1543, showing figures, gestures, and decorative motifs.

Panel with leaf refrices that run into three grotesque samples; Seer aereth cavity. Leaf from series with on-sided copies to the series The grotesco of Nicasius Rousseel.

French crown, France, Heince, Zacharie, Bignon, François, Mythological figures at the water, Triumph of Galatea with Nereids, Satyrs and Putti, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 133 mm, width 372 mm, 1620, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1720, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1611 - 1669-06-22, after a design by, after, after a painting by, granter of privilege

Design for a Grotesque Decoration; Grotesques with a Lion, Fantastical Creature, Mask, and Bird (verso). Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554). Dimensions: 9-1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (23.5 x 22.6 cm). Date: ca. 1545-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rocaille with the personification of arithmetic (Arithmetics), 1719 - 1749 print Arithmetics, arithmetic, is sitting at a writing table with a calculation book and an ink jar. On the left a man with calculation board. A horizontal figure under him. Numbered in the middle above 44. At the top right 215 numbered. paper etching / engraving 'Arithmetica' (~ quadrivium); 'Aritmetica' (Ripa). ink-well. counting, calculating. rocaille ornament

Cartouche with two winged women, c. 1645 - c. 1647 print The body of both women ends in a snake tail. From the second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after design by: Italy (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Frisian with arabesken and two naked figures ending in ornament, 1561 print print maker: Italypublisher: Venice paper etching ornaments ~ art. foliage ~ ornament. the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Mehus, Lieven, Ornaments, heads and buildings, Three ornaments, at the top a cartouche with a mascaron, Bottom left a narrow strip with two different foliate decorations, bottom right an oval medallion in a frame of consoles and foliate., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 118 mm, width 83 mm, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1630 - 1691-08-07, after a design by, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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

a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1684-09-16 - 1756-01-18, publisher, uitgever van privilege"bekend, Augsburg, Engelbrecht, Martin, Baur, Johann, Rocailles with animals, Landscape with a fox and birds, unknown, verso - stamped, The fox comes out of its hole. The rocaille is intertwined with a palm tree. In and around the tree two birds. Numbered 327 at the top right., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 206 mm, width 155 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1701 - 1800, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, uitgever van privilege

Vine Ornament with Birds, Martin Schongauer, c. 1470 - 1491 print Round branch where and around which many leaves curls, which contain various birds. The most striking among them is at the very bottom: an owl with spread wings. It is mocked by the rest of the birds. Germany paper engraving owls. birds

Frisian with three sitting men (possibly slaves) and weapons; Figures between weapons and vases ..

Copper engraving by Meister E.S. from the second third of the 15th century depicting a decorative ornament sheet.

Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Loir, Nicolas Pierre, Alexis (I), Desseins Pour embellir Les Chaises Roulantes, Side panel of a carriage or sedan chair, With leaf scrolls, birds and a herm. Top right an inverted C. Sheet from a series of 12 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 200 mm, width 130 mm, French, 1640 - 1713-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1680 - 1693, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1624 - 1679-05-06, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1634 - 1716, publisher

Leaf vank, two saters, two children and one dragon, c. 1625 print The saters and children try to overpower the dragon. Leaf from series of 10 sheets with vertical panels full of leaf vines, figures and animals. Venice (possibly) paper etching

Print, Lampe d'Eglise (Church Lamp), plate 83, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier); Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695-1750); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; engraving on white laid paper; 39 x 19.5 cm (15 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Habermann, Franz Xaver, The Elements, Die Lufft, Aer, Lucht, verso - stamped, In rocaille frame the element air, birds and two putti. Publisher number 108, print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 298 mm, width 197 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1775, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, German, 1721 - 1796, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Netherlands, Jode, Gerard de, Vredeman de Vries, Hans, Doetechum, Johannes of Lucas van, Panoplia sev armamentarium, Two semi-circles with trophies of arms and armour above a horizontal trophy with weapons and musical instruments, Two semi-circular borders with trophies of arms and armour, above a horizontal compartment with a trophy of armour, weapons and musical instruments. From a series consisting of a title page and 16 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 185 mm, width 249 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1607, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Drawing, Decorative Motifs, Three Designs for Fountains; Designed by Romolo Achille Liverani (Italian, 1809 - 1872); Italy; pen and black ink, brush and bistre, gray watercolor, graphite on paper

Heksensabbat c. 1875 - c. 1900 print print maker: Europeafter print by: Germany paper witches' sabbath, i.e. ceremonial gathering of witches and/or sorcerers Europe

Ornament with female figure and can ..

Sconce Representing Summer, from 'Wand-Leuchter die 4 Jahrseiten vorstellend' ca. 1730-56 Martin Engelbrecht German Design for a sconce in the shape of a large rocaille cartouche with three candelabra with candles springing from the bottom of the cartouche. On top of the cartouche the figure of a woman has been added. She is holding a parasol to shield her from the sun in her right hand and a bundle of wheat in the other.. Sconce Representing Summer, from 'Wand-Leuchter die 4 Jahrseiten vorstellend' 428371

Cartouche puts Engel, Franz Xaver Jungwirth, After François de Civillés (Sr.), 1738 print A cartouche with an angel blowing on a trumpet at the top. On the left is a putto with a flag, a lion on the right, a dolphin and a heron. Germany paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. angels singing, making music. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. animals

Leaf-ornament with a Heron. Artist: Master ES (German, active ca. 1450-67). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 13/16 × 2 11/16 in. (9.7 × 6.7 cm). Date: 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frisian with a sater at half a.m. Seed between two putti and leaf refuel. Shaded background. Object-sided copy of the print described under Orn Cat I-295 (RP-P-OB-8090).

Two Winged Children with Bodies Turning into Ornament Blowing Bubbles ca. 1653 Etched by Stefano della Bella Italian. Two Winged Children with Bodies Turning into Ornament Blowing Bubbles 377611

Rocaille Motifs and Dados, from Set No. 120, Franz Xaver Habermann, German, b. Poland, 1721-1796, Johann Georg Hertel, German, ca. 1700-1776, Etching on paper, Plate 4. A dado forms a kind of apse; two doors of different designs lead into it. Rocaille motifs., Augsburg, Germany, 1750-1770, Print, Print

The left half of a mirror frame with a winged female figure and a dragon, with on the left details of mirror frames with winged figures, draughtsman: anonymous, Venice, (possibly), c. 1710 - c. 1740, graphite (mineral), drawing, h 284 mm × w 212 mm

Quarts de plafons. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Lepautre.

SeenIMF with two putti, 1571 - 1635 A seaimbijf with a fish tail and two putti. paper engraving / etching monsters of the sea

Cartouche with Armorial Trophy, Livre de Cartouches à divers usages (Book of Cartouches for Different Uses), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720-1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Blank cartouche in Rococo style with armorial trophy including an escutcheon. At lower right, a fold in the paper during printing created a blank line in the image., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Louis XV (King of France), Paris, Huquier, Gabriel, Meissonnier, Juste Aurèle, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier, Girandolles a branche de porcelaine garnie d'or, Design for a two-armed girandole of porcelain and gold, This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, ornament print, prints, height 236 mm, width 194 mm, French, 1695 - 1772-06-11, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1693 - 1750-07-31, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1710-02-15 - 1774-05-10, granter of privilege

JUPITER EN Samse, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Jupiter wooing Semele

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Armorial trophy with flags, verso - stamped, print, ornamental print, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 82 mm, width 150 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, intermediary draughtsman

Soldier and a young naked woman .oldate and a young naked woman. The figures are partially included in a decorative edge with leaf motifs. The man holds a pot in his hand. The same object, a pot on three legs, is shown as a weapon on a shield. On top of the winged helmet of the weapon the pot is repeated.

Frisian with arabesks and putto, seen on the back, 1561 print print maker: Italypublisher: Venice paper etching ornaments ~ art. Foliage ~ ornament. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Festoen with attributes of the personification of the Element Water on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1663 print Festoen with attributes of the personification of the Element Water (RP-P-AO-22-2E-2) on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Is located above the right (northern) arch on the west side of the Burgerzaal, to the right of the statue of Temperantia (moderation). Bottom marked: F. paper etching / engraving water (one of the four elements) Burgerzaal. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Print, Frieze; Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618-1682); France; etching on white laid paper; 10.9 x 22.7 cm (4 5/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Pilament decoration with double acanthusrank. Of the Medici Palace in Rome.

Panel decoration with a warrior on a base with war vehicle. A warrior, possibly mars, standing on a base with war vehicle. At the bottom of a seated Sater and a lion.

Wapentrophe and trophy with Meermen; Secunda pars praecipuarum (...) / The second part of the precursor stods and cieraten (...). Two prints on a leaf. On the left a weapent trophy with forging fasting figures in fire on either side of an anvil. On the right a trophy with several men, a fish and shellfish. Numbered in the middle of f.

The left half of a mirror list with a winged female figure and a dragon, with on the left of it details of mirror lists with winged figures, anonymous, c. 1710 - c. 1740 drawing Venice (possibly) graphite (mineral). ink drawing

The Tribulations of SaintAnthony. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder, German, 1472-1553

Verscheyde Constige Vindigen om in Gout, Silver, Hout en Steen te wercken (Plate 2). Artist: After Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch, Amsterdam 1621-1674 Amsterdam); After Adam van Vianen I (Dutch, Utrecht ca. 1568/69-1627 Utrecht). Dimensions: Plate: 10 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (25.6 × 18 cm). Engraver: Engraved by Michiel Mosyn (Dutch, born 1630). Publisher: Published by Cornelis Danckertsz. I (Dutch, ca. 1603-1656). Date: ca. 1651-53.The publisher Cornelis Danckerts was clever enough to quickly pick up on the popularity of print series showing designs in the Auricular Style. Taking full advantage of the wide demand, he compiled a series after all the first important protagonists of the style, such as the Van Vianen brothers, Van den Eeckhout and Lutma. This design for a ewer seems closest to objects made by Adam van Vianen, although it might be a free adaptation rather than a piece by the master himself. Just like in other prints from this series, variants are given to stimulate inspirat

Horizontal Panel with a Bird, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria ca. 1600 Paul Birckenhultz German Ornamental frieze with a bird bending right at center, surrounded by foliate scrolls. The bird holds the end of one of the tendrils in its curved beak. From a series of six plates with horizontally hatched backgrounds. According to Berliner, the backgrounds of the plates in this series were further darkened at a later date.. Horizontal Panel with a Bird, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria 423575

Triton that blows on shell.

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

Sheet of Wallpaper with Vase and Flowers, anonymous, 1520 - 1560 print. hanging The pattern is made up of tongued cables, with vases with florets and anjelieren in the diamond -shaped surfaces. A vase can be seen in its entirety in the lower surface, half the vases in the side surfaces are visible. paper

Design for a Cartouche (recto); Design for a Cartouche (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century. Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2 cm). Date: 1580-1620. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frisian with two children; Diurs ornements. Frisian with a bran wreath in the middle showing two leaf rights, there are two children holding a scales and a sword. From series of 7 sheets.

Ornamenteel fries.Frisian with ornamental plant motifs, a sphinx, a naked man and female figure, amor and three putti. On the left a rosette. This print is part of an album.

Bound Print, Cartouche with Dragon and Bird; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; 18.5 × 25 cm (7 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Stefano Della Bella, Two Ornamental Bands with Cupid and Heads of the Four Seasons, probably 1648 Two Ornamental Bands with Cupid and Heads of the Four Seasons

Winter; Winter / L'Hiver; Vier jaargetijden.Allegory of the winter. An angel keeps warm at the fire. In the underwear twice a four-line text in German and French.

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

Cartouche with skull, c. 1654 - c. 1678 print Cartouche with two compartments, the upper one in a mask, with a skull in between. Print from the second edition of Series. Amsterdam (possibly) paper etching / engraving (human) skull. ornament ~ cartouche

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Two putti above, their legs ending in scrollwork, a bat below, from 'Ornaments or Grotesques' (Ornamenti o Grottesche). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (16.3 × 6.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'Ornaments or Grotesques' (Ornamenti o Grottesche). Date: ca. 1650-56. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sheet from series with cartouches. Second print from a series of twelve with copies to a series with cartouches. Cartouche with ribbons and on the left a branch with berries.

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem showing a coat of arms with a lion, produced in the last third of the 15th century.

Foliage Ornament from Ancient Roman Church. Agostino dei Musi; Italian, c. 1490-after 1536. Date: 1525-1540. Dimensions: 179 x 128 mm (image/sheet, trimmed to and within plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Moon Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene). chariot, triumphal car. moon as celestial body. clouds

Design for a Sculptural Ornament With an Eagle, Volutes and Leaves. 1652-1725 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian. Design for a Sculptural Ornament With an Eagle, Volutes and Leaves. 350181

Print, Trophy; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618-1682); etching on paper; Plate: 24.9 × 16.1 cm (9 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.) Paper: 27.8 × 17.2 cm (10 15/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Lejuge, Thomas, Folkema, Rinske Jacobsz, Johannes Jacobsz, Liure de Feuillages et d'Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie, Dubbele bladrank uit uit een young Hercules sprouts, Above the head of Hercules sits a bird., print, emboss, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 198 mm, width 165 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1718, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1648 - 1685, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, publisher

Frisian with weapons, a prisoner and two Eastern figures; Figures between weapons and vases ..

Inauguration of the royal bridge Pierre-Paul Sevin. "Inauguration of the royal bridge". Drawing, 1685.

Plate from Book of Vases. Artist: Jacques de La Joue the Younger (French, Paris 1686-1761 Paris). Dimensions: Plate: 13 7/8 × 9 1/16 in. (35.3 × 23 cm)Sheet: 16 3/16 × 11 7/8 in. (41.1 × 30.1 cm). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Published by Chez Huquier (French, 18th century). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Trophy with a round shield. A trophy with jugs, a round shield with figures, a fasces, a harness with poultry helmet and swords. Publisher number 20.

Frieze, from 'Ornament I Di Fregi', Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610-1664, Etching on paper, Plate 12, Italy, ca. 1648, Print, Print

Goudsmids bouquet in the form of a circle, Balthazar Moncornet, After Balthasar le Mersier, 1626 print At the top right is the head of a dragon, at the bottom of a river landscape with a flute player and a dancing pair. From series of 6 magazines with goldsmith bouquets in legumer style. Paris (possibly) paper engraving / etching

New Model for a Cartouche, 1647. Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664). Etching;

Horizontal Panel Design with Two Young Male Figures between Acanthus Rinceaux 17th century (first half) Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century Italian Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. Two young male figures, whose lower bodies consist of acanthus leaves are interspersed between, and hold on to the meandering rinceaux. The figure on the left is seen from the front while the figure on the left is depicted from behind.. Horizontal Panel Design with Two Young Male Figures between Acanthus Rinceaux 410872

Design for a mural, Design for a room decoration: attributes of Apollo, for the Morning (), draughtsman: Abraham Meertens, 1767 - 1823, paper, pen, brush, h 250 mm × w 128 mm

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), new inventions of cartridges. Cartridge having two huge fish for supports that a triton and a siren carry on the arms. Second number of a suite of 12 rooms. (A. de Vesme 1016; dutuit 133) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Sleeping Putto, Anonymous, 1500 - 1525 print Sleeping putto, sitting in a shelly chair between two pillars and surrounded by shells, seaweed and coral. paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Stefano Della Bella, Cartouche Supported by Triton and Siren, 1647 Cartouche Supported by Triton and Siren

Print marked top right: Fol: 137., White hedge vine Bryonia / White Wild Wyn-garden , print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 139 mm × w 82 mm

Antonio da Trento's 1520-1550 Clair-obscur woodcut depicts Pallas Athene wearing armor, helmet, and holding a spear, emphasizing martial and divine qualities across two plates.

France, French crown, Paris, Langlois, François, Bella, Stefano della, Raccolta di varii cappricii, Cartouches, Cartouche with two griffins and a helmet above, verso - stamped, print, ornament print, prints, height 232 mm, width 182 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1646 - 1646, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher, uitgever, verlener of privilege

Wapentrofee, Hubert, Sony, after the trees Quellinus (1), 1719 print Page D 1 in the editions of 1663 & 1668. Leaf from the third edition. Amsterdam paper etching

Title print with sculptures, sculpted reliefs and a sarcophagus with title, 1778 print Explanatory list of letters on banderol left bottom left. Rome paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. vase ~ ornament. sarcophagus

Textile Design for a Horse Cover. Artist: Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604-1656 Escorial) (and workshop). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (28.2 x 20.9 cm). Date: ca. 1620-56.Side view of the rear of a horse, covered by a textile coat with an elaborate pattern. In the middle of the cover is a crowned mask from wich meandering wreaths spring. The cover is trimmed with tassels. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frisian with two children, 1651 print Frisian with a leaf wreath in the middle from which two leaf vines are springing, there are two children who hold a scale and a sword. From series of 7 magazines. print maker: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper engraving

Holbein, Hans (II), Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Frisian with two children and a cherub, verso bottom center - handwritten, Frisian with a cherub between two volutes. On either side of it a tendril of leaves over which a child steps., print, ornamental print, prints, 14, height 24 mm, width 72 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1532 - 1532, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, 1498 - 1543-11-29

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