Ornamental Prints and Designs

Engravings featuring intricate ornamentation, floral designs, and mythological themes, showcasing detailed craftsmanship and artistic styles from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Mavelot, Charles, Cartouche with scrollwork and acanthus leaves, Numbered top right: 28. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 75 mm, width 66 mm, 1680 - 1742-07-04, print maker, printmaker, 1685 - 1685, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Vase flanked by birds with garlands in their mouths, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing vase ~ ornament. ornament derived from animal forms

Print, Plate from Omnia Conando Docilis Solertia Vincit (A Docile Disposition will Conquers all Difficulty); Design Director: Paul Birckenhultz (German, 1561 - 1639); Germany; engraving, blackwork on laid paper

Coat of arms with helmet and leaf refines; Wearing shifts. The helmet points to the right. There are three leaf rights on both sides of the helmet. Sheet from series coats of arms with empty compartments.

Augsburg, Germany, Heckenauer, Leonhard, Newes Lauber-Büchlein, Bladranken met bloemen, print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 166 mm, width 108 mm, Work conception, 1650 - 1704, after a design by, 1660 - 1704, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Grotesque with a vase, birds and acanthus scrolls. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century; After Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515-died 1527 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (22 × 13.2 cm). Date: ca. 1515-1600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Repetitive pattern in white and grey on a black ground, 1703 - 1712 Repetitive pattern in white and grey on a black ground; resembles an oriental pattern with flowers and hartchets, also called bizarre. Prent uit 'De werken van Daniel Marot...', 1705. paper etching Repetitive pattern in white and grey on a black ground; resembles an oriental pattern with flowers and hartchets, also called bizarre. Prent uit 'De werken van Daniel Marot...', 1705. paper etching

Etienne Delaune, Diana Standing Diana Standing

Print, Parterre en platebende de Gazon (Flat Garden Beds with Grass), in Nouveaux Livre de Parterres contenant 24 pensséz diferantes (New Book Containing 24 Different Variations for Garden Beds); Designed by Daniel Marot (French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661-1752); Netherlands; etching and engraving on white laid paper; Sheet: 35 x 23.5 cm (13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.) Platemark: 28.8 x 19.4 cm (11 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Pluto with Cerberus at his feet, 1551 - 1580 print At the bottom is a Latin text. From series of 16 partly numbered sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a frame of grotesken with fantastic creatures, animals, garlands and mascarons. France (possibly) paper engraving

From series of 12 sheets, Cartouche with two winged women Cartouches (series title), Agostino Mitelli, print maker: anonymous, publisher: anonymous, Italy, (possibly), publisher: Bologna, after 1619 - before 1642, paper, engraving, h 175 mm × w 126 mm

Print, Plate 3, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths); Designed by Hugues Brisville (French, active ca. 1663); Engraved by Jean Bérain the Elder (French, 1640-1711); Published by Nicolas Langlois, Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634 - 1716); France; engraving on laid paper

Plate 19, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques), Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, Jan van Doetechum the Elder, Dutch, active 1554 - ca. 1600, Lucas van Doetechum, Dutch, after 1584, Gerard de Jode, Flemish, 1509 - 1591, Etching on laid paper, Grotesque panel. In center, a winged figure stands on a skull and hourglass, blowing two trumpets. She is flanked by two chariots pulled by birds., France, 1564, ornament, Print, Print

Follower of Master of the Playing Cards, Vine Ornament with Two Birds, c 1440 1450 Vine Ornament with Two Birds

Pendant with Wheel at Centre, Surrounded by Four Table-Stones. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Mignot.

Oval cartouche with a quote from Valerius Maximus; Vararum Protractionum (...). Quote: Neqve secvndarvm Rervm Proventv in Solenter Abvti .... in cartouche. An edge of laurel leaves is bound around the text. A mascaroon with claws hangs in the middle. Shaded background. From series of title page and 12 sheets with cartouches with quotes of classic writers in a picture frame with grotesken, mascarons and garlands.

Design for a Wall Fountain 1550-1620 Anonymous, Italian, Lombard, 16th century Italian. Design for a Wall Fountain 340688

Hinge. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.8 x 12 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plate 8, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers) 1601 Germany. Punch engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Master A.P.

Pendant Design with a Domed Church and Urn Above Axe-Shaped Ornaments before 1573 Jan Collaert I Netherlandish Vertical panel with pendant design at center with a vegetal-arabesque pattern with three oval designs and grape vines. At bottom, two axe-shaped ornaments, possibly designs for earrings or buttons. The pendant hangs from a ribbon and has three pearls descending below. From a set of ten plates with pendant designs incorporating arabesque decoration. This plate belongs to the first edition, published by Hans I Liefrinck in Antwerp before 1573.. Pendant Design with a Domed Church and Urn Above Axe-Shaped Ornaments 425935

Drawing, Design for a Doorknocker; Italy; pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Coat of arms under curved fronton; Wearing shifts. With a console on both sides. Sheet from series coats of arms with empty compartments.

The left half of a mirror list with a winged women's figure and a dragon, left thereof details of mirror lists with winged figures. .

Print (France)

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Janssen, Hans, Ovals with the four elements, Earth, Oval with ornamental tendrils. At the bottom sits a nymph with an urn. Second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 121 mm, width 79 mm, 1605, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1630, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Frontal View of the Main Carved Wooden Structure of a Carriage Anonymous, Italian, late 17th to early 18th century Italian. Frontal View of the Main Carved Wooden Structure of a Carriage 346400

Cartel clock. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1770 - 1790. Measurements: h 262 mm × w 197 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Depicts three architectural pillar capitals, created by Sebald Beham as a copper engraving. The work emphasizes ornamental details and classical forms.

Rolling in which a man with a mask is on the top, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bos, 1554 print On the left and right is a saat with his head through the rolling work. Leaf from series of 6 blades with grotesque flat decorations with rolling, candelabers, saters, fruitenguirles, birds and fantasy bows. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. ornament ~ grotesque. satyr(s) (in general)

Letter D, Jeremias Falck, after Johann Christian Bierpfaf, c. 1645 - c. 1650 print Leaf with the letter D from series of 26 sheets with letters from the alphabet. print maker: Hamburgafter design by: Germany (possibly)publisher: Germany (possibly) paper engraving

Weapon in a ornamented frame, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

Plafphon decoration design, Title card: Se Vendent Chez Le Blond Rue S. Denis a la cloche d'Argent. Avec Privilege and Le Potre in. et fe, b.r.; Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682), Le Blond, Jean (Ca 1594-1666); around 1660-OK. 1670 (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Cartouche with a mascaron on both sides, 1569 print Leaf XXVI. From series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of rolling and fittings with grotesken, garlands and mascarons. paper etching

Cartouche: Phineus disrupts the wedding of Perseus and Andromeda, 1584 print Oval cartouche in ornament frame with grotesken and two winged horses, against an shaded background. In the Cartouche the marriage meal of Perseus and Andromeda, which is disturbed by Phineus. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving ornament ~ grotesque. ornament ~ cartouche. the wedding-feast of Perseus and Andromeda is interrupted by Phineus, a former suitor; a fight ensues

Standing Cup with Cover, from 'Novum opus cratero graphicum...', Matthias Zündt, German, 1498 - 1572, Etching on laid paper, Elements of grotesque ornamentation, scrollwork, plated work, masks, trophies and other motifs appear in the decoration., Germany, 1551, metalwork, Print, Print

Design for a Decorative Panel, Pencil, pen, ink, pink and blue watercolor washes on paper, A candelabrum showing the half figure of a caryatid with a flower basket at the bottom, a sacrificing man in an ovoid in the upper center, a bowl on top. Framing moulding. Paper margins., France, ca. 1780, Drawing, Drawing

Designs of curling vegetal shapes which incorporate grotesque faces and figures. Prints. 1696. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Arabesques, Faces

Maria with child surrounded by putti; VARIE INVENTIONI DI VASI DA ACQUA BENEDETTA FATTI AL MODERNO. Maria with child surrounded by putti. From series of 6 sheets with copies to the Inuentions pour Faire des Plaques series ou des Aubenistiers Seruans aux orphes from Jean Lepautre. Designs for witchfall. Print is part of an album.

Ontwerp voor drie gespen.Design for three buckles. The left is decorated with leaf raft and a mascaron, the buckle in the middle is decorated with leaf raft and two volutes, the right is decorated with the upper body of and wife between leaf raft that ends in two masks.

Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 8 (verso) after 1557 Giovanni Antonio Bindoni Italian Designed by Giovanni Antonio Bindoni, published by Giovanni & Marchio Sessa, Venice, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers and dotted white fruit. Middle column is decorated with a central floral element flanked by a curving stem on each side upon which 2 putti playing horns sit. Right column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves.. Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 8 (verso) 660598

Design for a Clasp or Buckle 17th-18th century Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century Italian. Design for a Clasp or Buckle 389401

Covered Tankard with 16th century ornament 16th century Possibly by Paul Flindt. Covered Tankard with 16th century ornament. Possibly by Paul Flindt (German, Nuremberg before 1567-after 1631 Nuremberg). 16th century. Stipple engraving (punched)

Italy, Giardini, Giovanni, Rome, Limpach, Maximilian Joseph, Disegni diversi inventati e delineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì, Various ecclesiastical objects, Candlestick with four winged figures and a clock, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: no. 70., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 240 mm, width 156 mm, Czech, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1646 - 1722, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception

Print, Plate 25, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren; Designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries (Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606); Published by Gerard de Jode (Flemish, 1509 - 1591); Etched by Jan van Doetechum the Elder (Netherlands), Lucas van Doetechum (Dutch, after 1584); France; etching on laid paper

Italy, Giardini, Giovanni, Rome, Limpach, Maximilian Joseph, Disegni diversi inventati e delineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì, Various church objects, Candlestick with two satyrs, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: no. 71., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 240 mm, width 155 mm, Czech, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1646 - 1722, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception

Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 36e Cahier de l'Oeuvre Cahier de Plafonds MM, Cheminées, Chapiteaux, Rosaces &c, Ceiling and rosettes, verso - stamped, On the left an ornamented rectangular ceiling with putti, shell motifs and three round medallions with figures. On the right two rosettes., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, ornamentprenten, height 223 mm, width 369 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher, uitgever, etchings

Italy, Giardini, Giovanni, Rome, Limpach, Maximilian Joseph, Disegni diversi inventati e delineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì, Various ecclesiastical objects, Sceptre with the coat of arms of Pope Clement XI and two putti personifying Hope and Faith, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: no. 51., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 297 mm, width 152 mm, Czech, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1646 - 1722, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), gusset watch (main title), 1895. Graphite and ink on block sheet. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Parijs, Messager, Jean, Duitsland, Kasemann, Rutger, Livre d' Architecture contenant plusieurs beaux ornementz, Drie corbels met fantasiedecoraties, Paris, Germany, The tops of the corbels are depicted from the front and the side, the bottoms in perspective. Next to each corbel is an elevation of a smaller corbel, as well as details of pedestals, cornices and two pinnacles. Sheet V from second edition of series, consisting of 24 sheets., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 217 mm, width 136 mm, Work conception, naar ontwerp van, 1622 - 1622, first quarter 17th century, eerste kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etsen, print maker, prentmaker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Frans, 1580 - 1649-12-27, publisher

Blackwork Design for Broochs, Bracelets and Pendants 1580-1600 Theodor de Bry Netherlandish Plate with designs for a brooch at top and bottom, with pendants at left and right. Each design has a mask at center, and many masks are under a canopy and flanked by animals.. Blackwork Design for Broochs, Bracelets and Pendants 425032

Oval Cartouche, flanked by two angels, Anonymous, After Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print The angels are on the bottom left and bottom right on a volute of the rolling work. From series of 32 sheets. The cartouches are partly derived from the prints of Antonio Fantuzzi after the decoration of the gallery of François 1er by Giovanni Battista Rosso. The series is also known under the title Petits Cartouches de Fontainebleau. France (possibly) paper etching

Drawing, Design for a Pediment; Italy; black chalk, pen and ink on paper

Bocholt (Germany), Meckenem, Israhel van, Alphabet in capitals, Capital letters I, K, L and M, verso lower left - stamped, decorated with foliate scrolls. This print is part of a series of six sheets, each with four capitals., print, ornamental print, prints, height 126 mm, width 113 mm, German, 1440 - 1517, print maker, printmaker, 1455 - 1503, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Title page: Mansches de Coutiaus ... / Neuwe Messer Hauben ....; Mansches de Coutiaus, Aveques Les Feremens de la Gain (...); Mansches de Coutiaus ... / Neuwe Messer Hauben .... title in a wreath of leaves. Above left a mouth with an oval in the middle with Christ in the house of Martha and Maria. At the top right an Oirband with an oval with prudentia in the middle. Title flanked by two half designs. Belongs to series of 5 (of 11) sheets, each with two designs.

Sculptural Ornament 18th century Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist Italian. Sculptural Ornament 389607

Clock with father time; Standing clocks. A Rocaille standing clock with two candlesticks. The clock is worn by father time, underneath a skull and hourglass. Publisher number 90.

Germany, Zündt, Mathis, Design for jewellery, Designs for pendants, Pendant with five stones, In the scrollwork sits a man on the left and a woman on the right. Three pearls hang in the middle at the bottom. One of five sheets with precious stones and pearls in settings of scrollwork and grotesques., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 79 mm, width 51 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1508 - 1572, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, German, 1498 - 1572-02-25, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Esemplario di lavori, page 4 (recto). Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 15/16 in. (23.7 x 18.4 x 2.4 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Nicolò Zoppino (Italian, Ferrara 1478/80-1544 Venice) , Venice. Date: August 1529.Published by Nicolo Zoppino, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical bands: vines with with dandelions and leaves, and vines with leaves. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bond with round end between two vertical strips; Designs for jewelry in the form of black ornaments.

Drawing, Design for a Pendant in Shape of Niche; Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper

Medaillon met vazen en pelgrimsstaven. Santa rochcus (title on object). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1725 - 1750. Measurements: h 294 mm × w 173 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Wrought iron fencing; II Cahier des desseins (...); Dessoints de la fashion Neuve au Gout Antique (...). Design for wrought iron fencing with leaf motifs, garlands and round medallion with face.

Two candelabers. The Kandelaber on the left is made up of a base on which two warring riders are depicted, and a vase, to which two figures are tied up by two children's bazuines. The judge candelaber consists of a pedestal from which two bull steps. There are vases, decorated with leaf rights, lions, mascarons and dolphins on the pedestal.

Hand in de wolken met lans / Gekruiste ankers met ster en kroon; Hoc Opus Est / Buena Guia; Symbola Divina et Humana Pontificum Imperatorum Regum.An emblem with two performances. Above a hand in the clouds with a lance. Under two crossed anchors with star and crown. The concern of King Peter I and Hendrik II of Castile.

Frame consisting of two vertical panels and two Frisians, Anonymous, After Christoffel van Sichem (II), 1646 - 1657 print Frame printed from four logs. On the Frisian at the bottom of two toros that end in leaf vines. The lists are largely variants or copies to late sixteenth century French and Flemish prints. All frames were used to illustrate a Bible. Amsterdam paper

Design for Four Knife Handles with Title. Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561-1623 Bad Schwalbach). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 5 in. (15.5 × 12.7 cm). Date: 1580-1600.Panel with four different knife handle designs, with the title in a wreath at bottom center. The design at upper left shows Jesus and Mary in the house of Martha in an oval. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Johannes Hanias, Bow Embellished with Flowers, 1650 Bow Embellished with Flowers

Drawing, Design for a Decorative Panel; Style of Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); France; pencil, pen, ink, pink and blue watercolor washes on paper; 49.2 × 15.6 cm (19 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

Initial letter T on patterned background. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 1 7/8 × 1 11/16 in. (4.8 × 4.3 cm). Date: 1520. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Trophy with musical instruments, Marie Thérèse Martinet, after François Marie Isidore Quevero, 1767 - 1768 print A trophy with musical instruments such as a harp, a bagpipe a winch, a horn and a tambourine. At the top a round medallion with a winch playing putto. paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Drawing, Design for brooch with woman holding mirror; Italy

Ornamental pilaster and column with winding snake, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778 print On the right an ornamental pilaster decorated with birds, curls and flowers. At the bottom left a detail of the edge of the pilaster. At the top left a column with winding snake. Captions for the three performances. Assignment in the end margin. Rome paper etching column, pillar ~ architecture. half-column, pilaster ~ architecture. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Large cartouche with a representation of Hercules killing Antaeus; Comperimentorum quod vocant plywood genus .... Both at the bottom left and the bottom right plasts a herme in a pot. Shaded background. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and 15 of the 16 sheets with cartouches with biblical and mythological performances in a frame of rollerwork and grotesken.

Landau intake, 1704, 1712 - 1715 Joseph I recovers Landau from the French on November 25, 1704. The siege seen from the army camp of the besiegers. Presentation in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a cartouche at the top with a map of the city between allegorical figures. At the bottom a cartouche with the description of the fight in German. Leaf in the bound collection of plates released under the title: Repraossentatio Belli ... of the Spanical Successions Krieg Ca. 1720. Augsburg paper etching / engraving Landau in the Palatinate Joseph I recovers Landau from the French on November 25, 1704. The siege seen from the army camp of the besiegers. Presentation in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a cartouche at the top with a map of the city between allegorical figures. At the bottom a cartouche with the description of the fight in German. Leaf in the bound collection of plates released under the title: Repraossentatio Belli ... of the Spanical Successions Krieg Ca. 1720.

Drawing, Design for Stained Glass in the Laurentian Library, Florence, Italy; Attributed to Wouter Crabeth I (Dutch, active 1559 - d. 1589); Italy; brush and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper, squared in black chalk; Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.) H x W: 55.4 × 18.7 cm (21 13/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Album magazine with seven ornament prints, Virgilius Solis, 1500 - 1599 print Album magazine with seven -cut ornament prints: cartouches with figures, arabesks and ornament edges. paper engraving ornament ~ arabesque. ornaments ~ art. (story of) Veturia

Coltre (stylised flowers). unknown, graphic artist, Łazarski, Zygmunt (1885-1943), publisher

Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Loir, Nicolas Pierre, Ceilings à la moderne, Rectangular ceiling, In the middle an empty square plane, the edges are divided into panels and in the corners the upper bodies of herms support the middle plane. From the second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 145 mm, width 230 mm, French, 1624 - 1679-05-06, print maker, printmaker, 1634 - 1716, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Drawing (France)

Ein new Modelbuch..., page 11 (recto). Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (18.5 x 13.6 cm). Publisher: Johann Schönsperger the Younger (German, active 1510-30). Date: October 22, 1524.Published by Johann Schnsperger the Younger, Zwickau.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with coiling vines of leaves that are connected together in the center by a horizontal band. Right column is decorated in the center with an ornamented vase with a flower; this central element is flanked on both sides by foliage. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rolwerkkartouche with clock on wall, 1640 print From series of 38 cartouches, decorated with masks, garlands of fruit and flowers, shells and animals. paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Eyn new kunstlichboich, page 3v 1529 Peter Quentel German Published by Peter Guentel, Cologne, woodcut border designed by Anton Woensam von Worms, German, active first half 16th century, died 1538.Italian translation of title page, illustrated title page, portrait of Charles V, 46 pages of designs including pages of the alphabet.. Eyn new kunstlichboich, page 3v 680720

French Renaissance typographic ornaments, (1898). 'Fig 1: Initial from the time of Louis XII by Geofroy Tory. Fig 2: Initial from the time of François I by Tory. Fig 3: Initial from the time of François I by Claude Garamont. Fig 4: Cartouche from the time of Henri II 16th century by Jean Goujon. Fig 5: Initial from the time of Henri II by Jean Goujon. Fig 6: Initial from the time of Henri II from Salomon Bernard's school. Figs 7 and 8: Initials from the time of Henri II from Salomon Bernard's school. Figs 9-11: Borders from the time of Henri II by Petit Bernard. Fig 12: Initial f

Italy, Giardini, Giovanni, Rome, Limpach, Maximilian Joseph, Designs of various inventories and delineations by Giovanni Giardini da Forlì, Various church objects, Clock with the personifications of Day and Night, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: no. 81., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 280 mm, width 183 mm, Czech, print maker, printmaker, 1714 - 1714, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1646 - 1722, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception

Jean Mignon, Woman's Head on a Pedestal Woman's Head on a Pedestal

New Modelbüch allen Nägerin u. Sydenstickern (Page 18r). Designer: Hans Hoffman (German, active Strasbourg, 1556). Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (18.5 x 13.5 cm). Publisher: Jacob Frölich , Strassburg. Date: 1556.Designed by Hans Hoffman (German, active Strasbourg 1556) and published by Jacob Frlich, Strasbourg.Illustrated title page with Hoffman's monogram, narrative scene on verso of title page, dedication (2 pages), 49 pages of designs, page with publisher's information, and narrative scene on last page. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Alphabet 1627 Germany. Book with 24 etchings, bound in crimson levant with marbled endpapers, outer slip case . Lucas Kilian

Germany, Jamnitzer, Christoph, page of the 'Neu Grotesken Buch' 1610, Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610, Satyr with a mascaron as a body, The satyr has wings and a cap with a fish as a feather. Page from a series of flat decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and the preface and 60 pages, divided over three books., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 145 mm, width 185 mm, 1563-05-12 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1573 - 1610, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Print mark of François Fradin. François Fradin print mark in a shield, hanging on a fruit tree and held by a knight and a woman with a hose tail.

Cartouche with winged mascaron at the top; Cartouches in role frames with grotesken, garlands and mascarons.

Ranks with rolling work and three ornaments, 1612 print In the middle, two stylized tifles with rolling work, in the middle above a tear -shaped ornament and a ornament on both sides divided into two halves and an earring. Leiden (possibly) paper engraving

Cast Iron Fence. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 51.1 x 38 cm (20 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Shellady.

Large Pendant, Prudence Standing at Centre, 1593, Virtues: pl.6 Holl.25-32, engraving, Hollstein, no. 30, State i/iii, Daniel Mignot (artist) German, active 1593/1596

Drawing, Design for a Processional Lamp; Italy; pen and ink on paper

Bladornament (thistle) ..

Amsterdam, Goltzius, Hendrick, Netherlands, Knife handles with the four elements, Two knife handles with Air and Fire, The personifications are depicted above a candelabrum., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 91 mm, width 59 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Northern Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Workshop of a goldsmith, 1610 print Octagonal cartouche with garlands between which tools, insects, snakes and birds. Left and right a winged Herme with the sun, moon, at the top of a skull with bat wings and an hourglass. Three men at work in a goldsmith workshop in the Cartouche. On the right a man comes through a door. In the foreground a dwarf and a dog. In the background behind a balustrade a man who takes his hat. paper jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith. death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

Esemplario di lavori, page 4 (recto) August 1529 Nicolò Zoppino Italian Published by Nicolo Zoppino, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical bands: vines with with dandelions and leaves, and vines with leaves.. Esemplario di lavori, page 4 (recto) 658725

Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 9 (recto). Dedicatee: Catherine de Bourbon (French, 1558-1604). Designer: Federico de Vinciolo (Italian, active Paris, ca. 1587-99). Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (24 x 16.5 cm). Publisher: Jean Le Clerc , Paris. Date: 1603.Designed by Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, dedicated to Catherine de Bourbon, French, 1558-1604.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is primarily decorated with a pattern of circles ornamented with a floral motif. Placed at the top left and right corners is a sun with a face. In the center of the design is a cross flanked by a ladder on the left and a column on the right. Below the cross is a mound of grass upon which a chicken walks and a skull with crossbones lies. There are also 2 male heads depicted in the center of the design surrounding the cross. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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