Ornamental Designs with Mythical Themes

Intricate engravings featuring ornamental designs with mythological imagery, including sea monsters and allegorical figures, exuding historical elegance.

Northern Netherlands, Passe, Simon van de, Coat of arms of Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz, 1632, died 2 June 1632. Coat of arms with the motto Constant and a six-line inscription in Latin., print, picture, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 472 mm, width 337 mm, 1595 - 1647-05-06, print maker, printmaker, 1626 - 1628, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Ancient comical metal lamp representing the god Ridiculo from Library of the Profane in the Vatican Museum, metal lantern 2, metal candleholder 3, and terracotta lantern with four-horse chariot Quadriga 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.

Corinaldo (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), Pinacoteca Claudio Ridolfi. Claudio Ridolfi, Ritratto di Luca Sandreani, 1604, olio su tela (stemma della famiglia Sandreani)

Allegorical emblem at the Peace of Rijswijk, 1697, Anonymous, 1697 drawing Emblem with the Dutch Lion surrounded by the weapons of the seven provinces, Minerva sitting on weapons and a woman who poured a bowl of coins. Inscription: Vivat S.P.Q. Batavus / Concordiâ Res Parvae Crescunt / Mihi Tutelae, Aliis Auxilio. Design for a decoration at the celebration of the Peace of Rijswijk in 1697. Northern Netherlands paper. ink pen festivities on events of national importance (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities). beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)

Leaf from De humani corporis fabrica (skull), plate 100 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Attributed to Jan Stephan van Calcar (Netherlandish, 1499-1546/50); assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943). Date: 1543-1544. Dimensions: 111 x 109 mm (image, recto); 324 x 196 mm (image/text, recto); 79 x 103 mm (image, verso); 325 x 193 mm (image/text, verso); 401 x 280 mm (sheet). Woodcut on paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Jan Stephan van Calcar.

Smell, crispijn van de passe (i), 1589 - 1611 print The personification of the smell, dressed according to English fashion. She holds a dog and smells a rose. She is accompanied by a man who squeezes his nose. The frame has a border script in German and a motto in Latin. Cologne paper engraving smell, smelling (one of the five senses)

Medal at the death of the De Witt brothers, 1672. Front and downside of a medal in honor of the Johan and Cornelis de Witt brothers, killed on August 20, 1672. Front: a frost in his triumphar pulled by kings with a scene of the mutilation of the bodies. Downside: a variety of six lines signed j.v.r.

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 49 (recto). Designer: Pietro Paulo Tozzi (Italian, active 1593-1628). Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm). Publisher: Libraria del Giesu , Padua. Date: October 1, 1604.Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua. Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which a variation of the alphabet is printed. Surrounding all sides of the middle section is a border comprised of 2 different floral patterns. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Emperor Hendrik VII, 1559 Portrait of Emperor Hendrik VII, on a coin with edge. The print is part of a book about the emperors from Julius Caesar to Charles V and his brother Ferdinand. Antwerp paper etching / letterpress printing Portrait of Emperor Hendrik VII, on a coin with edge. The print is part of a book about the emperors from Julius Caesar to Charles V and his brother Ferdinand. Antwerp paper etching / letterpress printing

Przemysłu II (Przemysłu II) in armor, according to roasting; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, industry II (Polish King - 1257-1296), Przemysł II (Polish King - 1257-1296) - iconography, gift (provenance), copies, copies of seals, personalities, Polish personalities, seals, knights, rulers, armor

Vignette with a ship, a crown and the coat of arms of the city of Haarlem. .

Penning met het wapen van de stad Hamburg.The coat of arms of the city of Hamburg in a circle with zone links. A two-headed eagle in a circle with zone right.

James Henry Todd ,. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints

Attributed to Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, Memorial to Honoria Cason, Nathaniel, Thomas, Hannah and Honoria White from Greenford Church, between 1796 and 1811. Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Pharamond, King of Franconia.

Royal Almanak from Louis XIV, 1705; The Koninglyke Almanach, the course of the sun clearly showed / calendarium regium, Solis course Perfect Indicans; Royal Almanach from 1705 / 't Lusthof from MoMus. Cartoon on King Louis XIV as a sun god sitting in the middle of the sun with the 24 rays. Every radius is a crime committed by the king. With verses and statement in Dutch. Part of a series of 7 cartoons on the French and allies from the year 1705.

Stem book Voladers from Watzdorf

Title Blad: Great for all artists (...), c. 1589 - c. 1590 print The title is in the cartouche of Rolwerk, in the middle of the leaf. One of 3 sheets from a series of 4 Frisians with a whole cartouche in the middle and two half cartouches on both ends paper engraving

SHIELD PRESENTED TO THE MARQUIS AND MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY, 1889.

Very Terrible Example!. José Guadalupe Posada; Mexican, 1852-1913. Date: 1905-1915. Dimensions: 300 x 405 mm. Relief engraving on wove paper. Origin: Mexico. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Title Page, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria. Artist: Paul Birckenhultz (1561-1639). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (3.4 × 4.9 cm). Date: ca. 1600.Title page with the title on a plaque at bottom center and a winged putto above, surrounded by foliate scrolls. 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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

CARTEL DE LA ESCOLA CATALANA D¿ART DRAMATIC. CARTEL DE LA ESCUELA CATALANA DE ARTE DRAMATICO. CURSO 1917-1918 DIRIGIDO POR ADRIA GUAL.

Bliżej Kultury Wydłowski, Jerzy

Title Cartouche for a Map of the Chateau and Village of Le Plessis aux Bois. Dimensions: sheet: 8.1 x 9 cm (3 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.) support: 28 x 19.7 cm (11 x 7 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hubert François Gravelot.

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy with quartered arms with horses and lions, Lorraine with three allerion eagles, and Bar with two barbel fish. Duchez: Savoye, Lorraine, Bar. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Baras Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628.

Drawing (Italy)

Design for a Title-Page. Dated: c. 1823/1826. Dimensions: overall: 24.1 x 18.7 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.). Medium: graphite and pen and ink. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Blake.

Levantin, Maria Franziska de .

Vier aanzichten van een diamant van Gregorio Saffraz.Four views of a diamond. With a descriptive caption in French and Dutch about the diamond and his owner Gregorio Saffraz from Amsterdam.

A quarter of a geometric circle, vignette-address of Bion, engineer of the king. Anonymous. "A quarter of a geometric circle, vignette-address of Bion, king engineer". Etching.

Shop Card for Mrs. Holt's Italian Warehouse. Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697-1764 London). Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 5 9/16 in. (22.8 x 14.2 cm). Date: 1720-72. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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

France, Kingdom, from the Arms of Dominions series (N181) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Arms of Dominions" series (N181), issued in 1888 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. France, Kingdom, from the Arms of Dominions series (N181) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Pedigree of Henrich Brandes. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: c. 1760 - c. 1790. Measurements: h 227 mm × w 185 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 25 (recto) 1620 Cesare Vecellio Italian Designed by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice, published by Alessandro de' Vecchi, Italian, active 17th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Each register is decorated at the top with a zigzagging line, underneath which are 3 large motifs either characterized by a floral or foliage element, animals, or some type of figural representation.. Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 25 (recto) 358318

CUADRO SINOPTICO DE LA HISTORIA DE ESPARTERO POR NICOLAS CASTOR DE CAUNEDO Y SUAREZ Y MATIAS DIAZ AVILES Y ESCUDERO QUE LO DEDICAN AL. Author: EULOGIO VARELA SARTORIO (1868-1955). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Robert Mabon, died 1798, British, Bottom of Sword Sheath, undated. Brown wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Valeriano, Giampietro.

Letter W with death and two graves angels with a laid out body. .

Circular token, French flags, Phrygian cap, barrel and two cannons (TF)

Title page for Link Breeding; Klink-Close. A harp with a woman's figure on the left and a singing man with tambourine on the right. On top of the harp a cat.

Avarice 1581-1623 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Theodor de Bry

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Apocalipsis cum figuris, Title print with John the Evangelist and Mary with the Christ Child, verso lower left - stamped, Title page with the text 'Apocalipsis cum figuris' and below that a representation of the appearance of Mary with child to John the Evangelist. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 183 mm, width 183 mm, height 404 mm, width 271 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1511 - 1511, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Eight tokens, IV, Jan Luyken, 1679 print Print Central and top right marked: i - p. 446. Tom. I. Amsterdam paper etching memorial medal

The new arlequin game / le nouveau jeu d'arlequin. Board game with a harlequin in the middle of the playing field that holds a bag in its opened hands with the figure 7. Around him a garland to which medallions hang with the numbers 2 to 12. At the top in the middle a shield. Under the show the rules in Dutch and in French in two columns. Numbered upper left: No. 84.

New Year's passage of the Schutterij van den Bosch, 1744; The Nobles Manhaften Ouden Schuts, within 's Hertogenbosch; New year-honor-closed, dedicated to those of the nobles Manhaften Ouden Schuts, or the foot-arc, within the main city of S'Hertogenbosch, at the year MDCCXLIV. New Year's Spring of the Schutterij the old Schuts or foot jackoo from the city 's-Hertogenbosch for the year 1744. Emblem with Saint Joris that kills the dragon over a face on Den Bosch, left and right weapons, banners and the armor of Den Bosch and Sint -Joris. On the leaf under the plate a fresh in two columns.

Seal of the city of novels (TF)

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Errard, Charles II, Polidoro da Caravaggio, France, Lochon, René, Divers Trophées, Helmet on which Nike sits, Nike has two prisoners at her feet. From a series of title page and five sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 220 mm, width 299 mm, 1636 - 1675, print maker, printmaker, 1651 - 1651, third quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1607 - 1689-05-25, after a design by, Italian, 1490 - 1543, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, French, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Establishment of the cross on the south tower of St, Stephan, Johann Martin Lerch, Copper Engraver

Square Tower on the Water, Anthonie Waterloo, 1788 - 1832 print A square tower with tilting can be seen on the water. There is a wall next to it. There are three rowing boats in the water, two of which are staffed. Paris (possibly) paper etching landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). landscape with tower or castle. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics: No. LIV. Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834). England, London, June 1813. Prints; engravings. Engraving on paper, cotton

Title Plate with Blackwork Design. Artist: Andreas Gentzsch (German, active Augsburg, ca. 1600); after Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582-1616). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/16 × 1 13/16 in. (5.3 × 4.6 cm). Date: 1616.Title page panel with grotesques around a central cartouche. A silhouetted figure sits at bottom left (holding net) and right (holding trident). Below the cartouche, a bow and arrow; above at center, a helmet facing left, flanked by lobsters hanging from tridents. From a series of six plates. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head of a Viennese civil right diploma with portrait of Emperor Franz II in Medaillon, Jakob Jacob Adam -, Copper Engraver

Spotprent van Hendrik van Essen. Regtspleging van Oldenbarnevelt (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1708 - 1795. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 23.5 cm × w 19 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

France, Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Flamen, Albert, Livre d'oyseavx, Bird book, Two putti spread out a cloth, verso - stamped, Behind a coat of arms with two lions, two putti hold open a large white cloth. On the cloth a French text with, among other things, the title of the series. In the background a landscape. Title print for a series of landscapes with different bird species., print, title print, prints, height 100 mm, width 200 mm, 1620 - 1691, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1692, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by, Frans, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

An engraving depicting a vertical dial in the Close at Salisbury. Dated 19th century

Tokens of Horemheb and Ichanton/ at Corn. L.J. desire, Stichtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken, a medal has been made, which will undoubtedly attract the attention of all who are interested in the Utrecht lustrum parties ...

Symbols of the Greek god Apollo: raven standing on a quiver, bow and arrows, holding a weighing scale in its beak. A thunderbolt over its head. Apulu, chthonic sky god, to the Etruscans. From an engraved cornelian gem. Apollinis Symbola in Corneola. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venutis Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750.. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venutis Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750.

Title Page. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paulus Pontius after Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Amsterdam, Fokke, Simon, Putto with two coats of arms, verso - stamped, A putto holds two coats of arms. The left coat of arms shows Liberty, seated within the fence of the Dutch garden, leaning on a book and with a liberty hat on a stick. The right coat of arms shows the Dutch lion, also within the fence of the Dutch garden, with a bundle of arrows and a sword in its claws. Below the putto a snake biting its own tail, the symbol of eternity. On a banderole at the bottom of the image the text: Fyn Papier., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 147 mm, width 121 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, prentmaker, 1722 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Title page to The Comedies by WilliamShakespeare. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Bliżej Kultury Unknown, Miłkowski, Władysław (1847 1928)

Etching and stencil by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller showing a dead head placed on a book, created in 1760.

Drawing (Italy)

Illustration of the various coronets. Dated 19th Century

Netherlands, Eendragt, Keeshond and lion at the altar of freedom, 1795, verso - stamped, Oval vignette with a keeshond and a lion licking each other, in front of an altar with symbols of freedom: lance with hat and scales of Justice, 1795. See also pendant., print, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 112 mm, width 86 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1787 - 1795, paper, papier, stippelets, hand-coloured

Rectangular cartouche with two birds and mask, 1570 Rectangular rolling cartouche with two birds and mask. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Rectangular rolling cartouche with two birds and mask. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

Allegory of Freedom and Equality, 1795, Anonymous, 1795 - 1796 print Allegory of freedom and equality, 1795. Inscription in calligraphic letters, formed by standing men and women. At the top, radiant fame blows on her trumpet at the portraits of Daendels and Pichegru. On sides and at the bottom of medallions with allegorical figures. Netherlands paper etching / engraving Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa)

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