Ornate Decorative Prints

Detailed etchings and engravings of decorative designs, including cartouches, vases, and ornate motifs from historical European art.

Hercules in the medallion in the middle of Acanthusranken, Paul Androuet Ducerceau, 1660 - 1690 print This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching attributes of Hercules (with NAME). acanthus ~ ornament

Print, Desseins de Cartouches et D'Agraffes; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Germany; etching and engraving on off-white laid paper; Platemark: 24.7 x 18.5 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.) Sheet: 44 x 28.6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

Print (France)

Print, Title Page; Designed by Claude-Louis Desrais (French, 1746-1816); Print Maker: Jacques Le Roy; Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Hercules in the medallion in the middle of Acanthusranken, Paul Androuet Ducerceau, 1660 - 1690 print This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching attributes of Hercules (with NAME). acanthus ~ ornament

Print

Print, Design for a Cartel Clock Case; Designed by Thomas Laine; Print Maker: J.J. Balechor (1716 - 1764); Published by Claude Niquet (French, active ca. 1769 - after 1831), Dubois (French, active ca. 1769); France; etching on laid paper

Print, La Vüe; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); Print Maker: Robert Cooper (British, active 1795 - 1836); Published by Jean-Baptiste Crépy (French, active 1753 - d. 1796); France; etching on laid paper

Print (France)

Print

Print, Plate 12, 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 6, Mars ou La Guerre (Mars or War), Arabesques (Arabesques), Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749-1825, Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749-1825, Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742 - 1794, Etching on paper, Plate 6 of a series of 6 numbered plates. Symmetrically-designed panel with grotesques. At lower center, two crossed swords in shields over an ax. Swirling cartouches made of garlands at either side with sphinxes above. At upper center, two grotesque putti wearing battle helmets and carrying shields--crossed arrows at left and right. Ornamental decorations include armor, weapons, and symbols of war., Paris, France, 1782, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Print, Snuffbox Design; Designed by Pierre Moreau (French, 1722 - 1798); Published by Jean-Baptiste Crépy (French, active 1753 - d. 1796); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Print, Design for a Cartel Clock Case; Designed by Thomas Laine; Print Maker: J.J. Balechor (1716 - 1764); Published by Claude Niquet (French, active ca. 1769 - after 1831), Dubois (French, active ca. 1769); France; etching on laid paper

Print (France)

Desseins de Cartouches et D'Agraffes, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper, Germany, 1745, ornament, Print, Print

Print (France)

Print, l'Eglise; Designed by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737-1831); Published by Jacques Chéreau (French, 1688-1776); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Crowned Cartouche with Acanthusranken, Charles Mavelot, 1685 In the middle a medallion with two intertwined letter Bs. Nummered at the top right: 2. Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving In the middle a medallion with two intertwined letter Bs. Nummered at the top right: 2. Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving

Album Of Frames

Print

Bound Print, Title Page; Designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672-1742); Print Maker: Charles-Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688 - 1754); Published by Chez Huquier, Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching and engraving on paper

Etching by Stefano della Bella circa 1637 showing portraits of Margarita Costa, depicting facial features, attire, and upper-body gestures in a formal pose.

Print (France)

Book, L'oeuvre (Works)

Design for Cartouche Evoking the Chase, Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687-1761, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Engraving on white laid paper, Cartouche decorated with elements of the chase: a hunting horn, two arrows (lower left), a bow, and a net., France, 1740, ornament, Print, Print

Print (Germany)

Print, Arabesque Design; Designed by Etienne de Lavallée (French, 1735 - 1802); Print Maker: Laurent Guyot (French, 1756 - 1808); France; etching and aquatint on laid paper

Copper engraving by Melchior Tavernier in 1619 depicting charted aisles with rollerwork and grotesque decoration, showing architectural features and motifs.

Print (France)

Bound Print, Designs for Carved Trophies; Designed by François Roumier (French, 16..-1748); Published by Chez Daumont, Jean François Daumont (French, active 1740-1775); Dedicatee: Robert de Cotte; France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Print (Netherlands)

A 1515 woodcut from Dürers workshop depicting the crowning right side portal of Emperor Maximilian Is honorary gate, featuring the Golden Fleece and dragon with detailed ornamentation.

Five reliefs of wood with biblical representations, drawn up at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, Joseph Maes, 1864 - in Or Before 1866 photomechanical print Mechelenantwerp paper photolithography piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts) Mechelen

Siervaa's Met Fantasiedier, Jakob Gottlieb Thelott, after Christian Friedrich Rudolph, c. 1750 - c. 1770 print A decorative vase with a fantasy animal. Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. vase ~ ornament. jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel). rocaille ornament

Print, Design for Escutcheon; Designed by Antoine Jacquard (French, active 1616 - d. ca. 1640); France; engraving on laid paper

Pier Glass Frame, Thomas Chippendale, 1718 - 1779, J. Haberkorn, English, fl. 1755-65, Matthias Darly, English, Etching on off-white laid paper, Page from 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director' 2nd edition., London, England, 1755, ornament, Print, Print

Print, Design for an Overdoor Relief; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); Print Maker: Jean Pelletier (French, born ca. 1736); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 - d. 1774); France; engraving on off white laid paper

Page Five from 'Toisieme Livre Contenant Des Frises ou Paneaux en Longueur Inventés Par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravés par Huquier', Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672-1742, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Etching on paper, Three ornamental compositions in sequence. First: a masque on a shield and bows; second: a vase on a pedestal; third: a female head attached to a console, surmounted by seated putti, flanked by flower baskets and masques. Inscribed, upper left: 'C'; upper right: '5'; lower left: 'Oppenort inv.'; center: 'Avec privilege du Roi'; lower right: 'Huquier sculp. et excudit'., France, after 1751, Print, Print

Print (France)

Ornament Panel with a Double Cartouche Showing Venus or Thetis with Her Nymphs and a Fountain, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Jacques Chéreau, French, 1688-1776, Etching on off-white laid paper, Ornament panel design with a double cartouche with Venus or Thetis, her Nymphs and a fountain, France, 1700-1775, ornament, Print, Print

Print, Designs for Friezes; Designed by Pierre Germain (French, 1703 - 1783); Print Maker: Jean Jacques Pasquier (French, died 1785); France; engraving on laid paper; Sheet: 23.3 x 18.5 cm (9 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

Print, Ornamental Vignette; Designed by Robert Menge Pariset (French, active 1732 - 1762); France; etching on laid paper

Ten ornaments with putti and cherubs. In the middle of the leaf a circle is drawn with two winged figures that sprout from a leaf rank. Around the circle are four cherubs where it is written with a pencil: construction, painting, sculpture and tone art.

Print (France)

Print, Ornamental Medallion Designs; Designed by Théodore Bertren (active in France, 18th century); France; etching on paper

Three different designs for ornaments, c. 1725 - c. 1750 print The upper ornament with a heron, owl and bat. The middle ornament with a river god on a medallion under a figure who keeps two dolphins on the line. Below that a pile of booking with a scythe. This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching ornaments ~ art. dolphin ~ ornament. river-gods. agricultural implements: scythe. book - MM - book open

Print (France)

Print, Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Continent of Asia; Designed by Jacques de Lajoüe (French, 1687-1761); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 24.5 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.) Sheet: 34.5 x 24.3 cm (13 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)

Print (France)

Etching by Gabriel Huquier created between 1715 and 1772 showing a decorative cartouche with a fountain, detailed ornamental design.

Print

Escutcheon, from 'Recueil Nouveau de Differens Cartouche', Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687-1761, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Etching on paper, Plate 5. A tablet before a rocaille escutcheon with water plants and cascades. Framing, etc., similar to 1921-5-158., France, ca. 1732, Print, Print

Design for a Sphinx, pl. 2, Deuxieme Cahiers des arabesques dessinés par J. B. Huet... Book 2, Portfolios of Arabesques Designed by J.B. Huet, Jean-Baptiste Huët, (French, 1745-1811), Louis-Marin Bonnet, French, 1736 - 1793, Crayon manner engraving on cream laid paper, Sphinx figure in black facing foward with outstretched wings from which hangs a garland that falls downward to touch on either side the double tail that curls upward ending in a grape cluster., France, 1736-93, ornament, Print, Print

Etching by Michel Dorigny from 1647 showing various decorative ornaments and grotesque motifs in classical design and composition.

Bound Print, Panel Design of Grotesque Ornamentation; Designed by Jean Bérain the Elder (French, 1640-1711); Print Maker: Marguerin Daigremont (French, 16..- 17..); Published by Jacques Thuret (French, 1669-1738); France; engraving

Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 12) 19th century () After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau Modern album containing 19 etchings with moresque designs after the French artist Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau.. Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 12). After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12-1585 Annecy). 19th century (). Etching ()

A 1555 copper engraving by Pierre Woeiriot illustrating a detailed sword grip design for decorative use.

Aquatint and etching by Richard Saint-Non produced between 1750 and 1791 depicting a bacchanale, showing dancing figures, musicians, and classical decorative elements.

Copper engraving and etching by Simon de Passe showing portraits of Johann Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and George William of Brandenburg, created between 1584 and 1647, depicting European noble figures.

Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 13) 19th century () After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau Modern album containing 19 etchings with moresque designs after the French artist Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau.. Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 13). After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12-1585 Annecy). 19th century (). Etching ()

Etching by Pierre Charles Canot from 1759 depicting Chinoiserie with an actor, combining European decorative style with Chinese-inspired motifs.

Copper engravings and etchings by Alexander Mair from the 16th-17th century depicting portraits of popes, showing facial features, attire, gestures, and symbolic elements in early modern European prints.

Print

Print, Designs for the Letter B; Designed by Jean Baptiste Piauger (French, active 1760s); Written by Jean Henry Prosper Pouget; Published by Nicolas-Martin Tilliard (French, 1723 - 1773); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Print, Title Page; Designed by Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen (French, 1720 - 1778), Charles Nicolas Cochin the younger (1715 - 1790); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734-1799); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Print, Spray of Flowers; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); Print Maker: Pierre-Charles Canot (French, 1710 - 1777); Published by Charles Leviez (French, 1708-1778); France; etching on laid paper

Print, Spray of Flowers; Print Maker: Arnault-Eloi Gautier-Dagoty (French, 1741 - 1783); After Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); France; etching on laid paper

Print, Figure in Cart With Birds; Print Maker: Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder (French, 1744 - 1831)

Intake of Dendermonde, 1706, 1712 - 1715 Conquest of Dendermonde by the Allies on the French, 5 September 1706. The central representation of the siege in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a cartouche with a map of the siege at the top. At the bottom a cartouche with the description of the events 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 Dendermonde Conquest of Dendermonde by the Allies on the French, 5 September 1706. The central representation of the siege in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a cartouche with a map of the siege at the top. At the bottom a cartouche with the description of the events 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 Dendermonde

Etching by Gabriel Huquier, 1729-1731, depicting seasonal themes of Spring and Summer.

Print, Pl.4 of 9e cahier from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et Voysard

Print, Design for a Trophy; Designed by Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); Published by Marguerite Caillou Chéreau (French, active 1729-1755); France; etching on laid paper

Print (Germany)

Print, Two Floral Tailpieces or Fleurons; Designed by Jean-Jacques Bachelier (French, 1724 - 1806); Print Maker: P.P. Choffard; Published by Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau (French, active 1755-1768); France; etching and engraving on laid paper; Sheet: 26.9 x 21.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Print (France)

Reproduction of a print of two decorated panels by Herman Muller, Anonymous, After Unknown, After Covens & Mortier, c. 1876 - in or before 1881 photomechanical print Antwerpafter design by: Amsterdam paper photolithography print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

Print (France)

Etching by Daniel Hopfer, 1500-1536, showing a board game draft, two candelabrum designs, and heads of animals and mythical creatures with decorative detail.

Corner decorations in the ceiling of the Great Gallery of Versailles, Johann Martin Preissler, After Jean Baptiste Massé, After Charles Le Brun, 1752 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (decorated) ceiling. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury) Versailles

Letter E van Esau, 1595 print Ornamental letter E of the Biblical figure Esau, although he himself is missing. In the middle of the letter E a standing naked woman with laurel wreath on the head. On top of the letter is a putto with bowl or dish in the hand. Below a sitting winged putto with fish rod. The letter is further decorated with a bird, flowers, bunches of fruits and a lobster. Verso verses in Latin and German. Print is part of an album. Frankfurt paper engraving / letterpress printing the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure. ornament ~ grotesque. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament. crustaceans: lobster. 'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons. letters, alphabet, script

Book, L'oeuvre (Works)

Print, Trophies; Print Maker: Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736 - 1793); pastel manner engraving in various colors on paper; 40.7 × 27.8 cm (16 in. × 10 15/16 in.)

Desseins de Cartouches et D'Agraffes, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper, Germany, 1745, ornament, Print, Print

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Rocaille chiseling motif (main title), 1895. Graphite on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Print, Cartouche Design; Designed by P.P. Choffard; Published by Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau (French, active 1755-1768), Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; etching on laid paper

Bound Print, Designs After Architecture Fragments; Designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672-1742); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); Published by Chez Huquier; France; etching and engraving on paper

Ceiling decorations or wall rugs, August Ricard de Montferrand, 1820 Four figurative ceiling or wall decorations or wall rugs. Part (22nd. Cah.er F.LE 55) of the Prentalbum with two series of a total of 138 ornament prints by Beauvallet and Normand, 'Fragmens d'Ortuens dance le style antique'. paper etching ornaments ~ art. (decorated) ceiling. carpet, rug

Print

Print

Print, Pl. 5 of 9e cahier from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et Voysard

Print (France)

Print (France)

Bas -relief of a sarcophagus with nymphs and tritons, 1636 - 1647 print Roman bass relief of a sarcophagus with nymphs fed over the water by tritons. In the middle of the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. triton(s). Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs

Etching by Gabriel Huquier from 1737 showing a decorative title leaf featuring ornamental vases, produced as part of a printed design.

Print, Ornamental Vase Design; Designed by François Voisin (French, active 18th century); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734-1799), Pierre Jean (French, 1754-1829), Chez Mondhare et Jean; France; engraving on paper

Print, Design for a Cartouche Representing the Continent of Africa; Designed by Jacques de Lajoüe (French, 1687-1761); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 22.3 x 18.7 cm (8 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)

Leaf raft with figures. At the top Stands a leaf rank shown on which several people and animals are located at the bottom of a figure on a leaf rank that runs into a winged lion.

Print, Plate 9, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers); Engraved by René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); After Léonard Thiry (Flemish, 1550), Rosso Fiorentino (Italian,1494 - 1540); Published by Paul de la Houve (French, 1575 - 1643); France; engraving on paper

Group standing figures. Probably women in long jaws. Leaf 13 Recto from a sketchbook with 83 sheets.

Designs for watchmastes with ornamented edge and bird, Johann Lorenz Hönnig, 1707 print On the left a design for a watch cabinet inside a ornamented edge with a bird inside. The ornamented edge stops a design for a watch case halfway and right. Black ornaments. Print is part of an album. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. watch. ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament

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