Playful Scenes from Historical Art

Depictions of children and figures in dynamic postures, showcasing lively interactions and movement in historical settings through sketches and etchings.

Children playing in front of the side of a building in Zwolle, Moses ter Borch (attributed to), c. 1656, draughtsman: Moses ter Borch, (attributed to), Zwolle, c. 1656, paper, h 68 mm × w 100 mm

Children playing in front of the side of a building in Zwolle, Moses ter Borch (attributed to), c. 1656, draughtsman: Moses ter Borch, (attributed to), Zwolle, c. 1656, paper, h 68 mm × w 100 mm

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The whims, the dancers with the flute and the tambourine. Thirty-third number of the suite of 50 pieces engraved in Florence" (Lieure 246, Meaume 834). Etching. 1617. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99607-8 Etching, engraving

Jacques Callot, Two Seated Figures, c 1622 Two Seated Figures

Un Gentilhomme et Son Page (A Gentleman and his Page), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set 1617-20 Jacques Callot French. Un Gentilhomme et Son Page (A Gentleman and his Page), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set. Les Caprices Series B. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617-20. Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Prints

Scene by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne showing two dancing or moving beggars, drawn with gray brush and graphite pencil.

Jacques Callot, Peasant with Shovel on His Shoulder, c 1622 Peasant with Shovel on His Shoulder

Enthroned Warrior Distributing Crowns. Artist: attributed to Francesco Allegrini (Italian, Cantiano () 1615/20-after 1679 Gubbio ()). Dimensions: 3-9/16 x 5-1/16 in. (9.0 x 12.8 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Carracci School (Italian). Date: 1624-63. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jacques Callot, Peasant with Shovel on His Shoulder, c 1617 Peasant with Shovel on His Shoulder

Graphite pencil drawing by David Teniers the Younger depicting a fool and a grusty farmer, showing posture, gesture, and facial expression, with minor paper damage.

Suppose that gives each other a hand and a thrown man.

Procession by the Rederijkerskamer De Laals under the Doornen from Noordwijk (first part), 1607, 1607 print Procession through the Rederijkerskamer De Laals under the Doornen from Noordwijk, at the Rederijkersfeest of October 22, 1607 in Haarlem. First part: Procession with the blazon carriers, tamboer, standard bearer and two biblical figures. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Chamber of Rhetoric (Dutch: 'Rederijkerskamer'). Festivities (+ Parade, Pageant, Cavalcade ~ Festive Activities) Haarlem. Noordwijk

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), the lady greeted by a dwarf. Second piece (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

A caricature figure representing a street musician() with a mouse (lizard) on his nose and a bird on his head. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 8 3/8 in. (35.5 × 21.3 cm)Plate: 11 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (30 × 17.5 cm). Date: ca. 1640-1660. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Three Revelers and a Gardner. Dimensions: Overall: 17.2 x 25 cm (6 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.) support: 20.4 x 28.2 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalkon laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebastian Vrancx.

Study sheet with a woman carrying a bucket and a man in a cape. Draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II) (attributed to). Dating: after c. 1625 - before c. 1680. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 110 mm × w 156 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Large group of women and children. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch. Dating: c. 1650. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 113 mm × w 324 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jacques Callot, French (1592-1635), Two Pantaloons Dancing, c. 1622, etching

The situation of the municipality , Mayor Dr, Cajetan Felder, Payer and Weyprecht , Comunalsäckel, The situation of the municipality from Kikeriki , Friedrich Graetz Grätz -, Caricaturist, Angerer , Göschl, Printing press

Two love couples with a fool, monogrammist FG, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1540 print Two couples in love and a fool sitting by a tree. Germany paper engraving couple of lovers. court jester, court fool

Meeting between dwarfs, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print A female dwarf with the result is greeted by two dwarfs on the right. (possibly) paper etching little people

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), two sailors standing near a large ball of goods (A. de Vesme 197; Dutuit 217) (Main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Peasant Defecating. Dated: c. 1622. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

The Three Fates. Artist: Luca Cambiaso (Italian, Moneglia 1527-1585 Madrid). Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 11 1/4in. (11.4 x 28.5cm). Date: 1527-85. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Prospect Before Us, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1788, Pen and black ink and wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper, Sheet: 8 11/16 x 12 1/8 inches (22.1 x 30.8 cm), caricatures, costume, documents, genre subject, letters, men, rag fair, satire, women

Stefano Della Bella, Pantaloons, 1632 Pantaloons

Boys playing the game Jonas in the whale, Harmen ter Borch, 1649, A figure is held by arms and legs at the game Jonas in the whale., draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, (mentioned on object), Zwolle, 26-Feb-1649, paper, brush, h 128 mm × w 210 mm

Bella, Stefano della, Comic scenes, Meeting of dwarves, verso - stamped, A female dwarf with entourage on the left is greeted by two dwarves on the right., print, engraving, prints, height 103 mm, width 135 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Boys play the game Creep through sneak through. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch (mentioned on object). Dating: 22-Apr-1652. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 46 mm × w 50 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dancing dwarfs with tambourine and flute; Capricci di Varie Figure Di Jacopo Callot; Various figures and performances. Two dwarfs dance and music opposite each other; The left plays a tambourine, the judge a flute. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title and dedication sheet) with various topics (O.A. men and women in different attitudes, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been meant as drawing examples.

Soldier Holding a Shield with the Head of Medusa. 1656 - 1657. Rosa, Salvator, 1615-1673. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Frieze with children 1531 Christoph Bockstorffer. Frieze with children 393904

Procession by the Rederijkerskamer De Pellicaen (Trou must Blycken) van Haarlem (first part), 1607, 1607 print Procession through the Rederijkerskamer de Pellicaen (Trou must Blycken) van Haarlem, at the Rederijkersfeest of October 22, 1607 in Haarlem. First part: Mercurius followed by blazon carriers, tamboer and standard bearer. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Chamber of Rhetoric (Dutch: 'Rederijkerskamer'). Festivities (+ Parade, Pageant, Cavalcade ~ Festive Activities) Haarlem

Artist: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German, 1726-1801, HabillemensBerolinois, Etching, platemark: 8.8 × 5 cm (3 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.), Made in Germany, German, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot (Flemish, born c. 1600), Two Pantaloons Dancing, 1621, woodcut

Cavaliers Taking Leave of Their Sweethearts 1662-1699 Germany. Pen and brown ink on tan laid paper . David Balthasar Wagner

Copy of Le Gentilhomme au Grand Manteau, Vu de Face (Gentleman with a Large Mantle, Viewed from the Front), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 17th century Anonymous. Copy of Le Gentilhomme au Grand Manteau, Vu de Face (Gentleman with a Large Mantle, Viewed from the Front), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Ladies and Gentlemen Dancing 1781-1823 France. Brush and gray wash with black crayon, on ivory laid paper, laid down on card . Paul Gregoire

Caricatural company. A partying company as a caricature on the exclamation of the Batavian Republic. In the foreground a man has a leaflet in his hand on which the text: Batafsche Rescr ... right a puppet show. In the foreground a soldier counts coins on his hand. On the left an allegorical figure with a palm branch and a cornucopia.

Twee dansers, de een op de linkerzijde, de ander op de rechterzijde gezien; Capricci di varie Figure di Jacopo Callot; Diverse figuren en voorstellingen.Two artists with feathered headwears on (characters from the Dell'Arte) dancing with the backs looked together. Both put on their right knee. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title and dedication sheet) with various topics (O.A. men and women in different attitudes, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been meant as drawing examples.

Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610 - 1664). La Mort emportant vers la droite de l'estampe un enfant, 1648. From The Dance of Death (Les cinq Morts). Etching. Second of three states.

Man with Pijp and Beer Pul, Cornelius Heinrich Hemerich, after Johann Esaias Nilson, 1731 - 1780 print A man with a pipe leans against a rocaille ornament with a beer mug. London (possibly) paper etching / engraving pipe ~ tobacco (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

Creation of heaven and earth; Biblical scenes; Historia del Testamento Vecchio / Dipinta in Roma Nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbino (...). God, an old man with beard, floats above the earth. Numbered at the bottom right: 6.

Chinese Children Playing with a Parrot. Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris); Louis Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers, Paris (French, 1699-1770). Dimensions: sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 15/16 in. (29.6 x 22.7 cm)sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.6 x 15.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Twice the same man with mantle and sword, the right hand in the side, seen from the front, Jacques Callot, 1621 print A gentleman with a hat on and a cloak over the left shoulder, a sword on the left, the right hand in the side, seen from the front, shown twice: on the left as a line figure, right worked out with shadow parties. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title page and dicing sheet) with various topics (including men and women in different postures, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been intended as drawing examples. Nancy paper etching head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes). coat (+ men's clothes). hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

The Three Graces, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk over traces of graphite on cream laid paper, Three Graces and two cupids. Typical pose of Three Graces which shows two sporting veil, while central Grace shown with wreath. At left and at right, putti playing cymbals. On verso: graphite sketch of similar compartment. In center, woman sitting on pedestal. She is turned towards left and extends a thread supported by left hand of dancing girl, raising wreath., Italy, ca. 1813, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Allegory of Painting with Putti 18th century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Allegory of Painting with Putti 339957

Man and wife of Tierra del Fuego, 1600. A man and wife of Tierra del Fuego or Patagonia, January 14, 1600. The woman with shoulder shelter, the man with sententhow and arrow and bow. Copies to the original illustrations in the trip of the journey through the street Magellaan to East India by Sebald de Weert under Mahu and the Cordes in 1598-1600. No 7.

Two well cleaners; Street vendors in Bologna; L'ARTI PER VIA. Man with reel with rope on his back, walking to the left behind another man with a bucket on his back, which is depicted halfway. Italian verse in undermarge. The print is part of an album.

Boaz and Ruth, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam, c. 1645, paper, pen, brush, h 126 mm × w 143 mm

Dorpsbrubiloftsfest, Anonymous, After Christoph Murer, 1590 print paper

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "Les Caprices, the gentleman with a large coat seen from the back. Twenty-second number of the suite of 50 pieces engraved in Florence" (Lieure 235, Meaume 810). Etching. 1617. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99606-15 Etching, engraving

Dancing Man, Holding a Violin, Seen from Behind 1755-71 Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg Loutherbourg, an Alsatian painter who studied etching in Johann Georg Willes academy, clearly admired the prints of the seventeenth-century Neapolitan painter Salvator Rosa, as did many other French printmakers of the time. In the set to which this print belongs (2018.53.1-6), entitled "Second Suite of Figures,"Loutherbourg took up a format associated with Rosa in order to showcase his own inventiveness and fluency.. Dancing Man, Holding a Violin, Seen from Behind. Second Suite of Figures, no. 3. Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, Strasbourg 1740-1812 London). 1755-71. Etching. Prints

Young merchant at three children, Marcellus Laroon (II), 1770 drawing A young merchant with a basket with cookies, with three children. paper. ink. chalk pen

Study sheet with three views of a current gentleman, c. 1661 - c. 1669 drawing Zwolle paper. chalk

Peasant Family. Frederick Bloemaert (Holland, Utrecht, 1610-1669). Holland, 17th century. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Eight Beggars 1630 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Plate 2 of 4 prints of beggars after Callot. Seven male beggars walking in a landscape in foreground from left to right, the eighth standing in front at far left with a hat in his hand, wearing a crucifix on a long chain; more beggars seen in the background.. Eight Beggars. Beggars : Four plates after Jacques Callot (New Hollstein 80-83). After Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1630. Etching, only state. Prints

A Picnic Party Claude Simpol French Formerly attributed to Bernard Picart French 1716

A mid-18th-century brush drawing by an anonymous artist depicting an allegorical group of two female figures, one holding a sign with illegible ink inscription, and an oil mountain group on the right, executed in gray wash and brown ink.

Peasant Defecating. Dated: c. 1617. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Anonymous drawing in bister ink depicting Taglia Cantoni and Fracasso engaged in fencing.

Man and woman talking near a fence, Harmen ter Borch, 1650, draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, Zwolle, 1650, prepared paper, h 65 mm × w 80 mm

Two studies of a Jagertje.

Procession by the Rederijkerskamer de Goudsbloem from Gouda (first part), 1607; The entry of gold vert. Procession by the Rederijkerskamer de Goudsbloem from Gouda, at the Rederijkersfeest of October 22, 1607 in Haarlem. First part: Procession of the blazean carriers, tamboer, standard bearer, emperor and factor.

Two shepherds and their flock on a hill, Harmen ter Borch, 1655, Two shepherds and their flock on a hill beside a road with willows., draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, (mentioned on object), Zwolle, 13-Jan-1655, paper, brush, h 132 mm × w 205 mm

Two Pantalons Turning. Jacques Callot (France, Nancy, 1592-1635). France, 1617. Prints; etchings. Etching

Italy, Parmigianino, Trento, Antonio da, Sacrifice of Isaac, verso - stamped, Abraham is about to behead Isaac, who is kneeling on an altar, with his sword., print, prent, prints, height 207 mm, width 126 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1550, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1550, 16th century, 16e eeuw, paper, papier, chiaroscuro woodcut, Work conception, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. The three Graces. Eighteenth issue of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 513; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Three Oriental Figures. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Follower of Martin Schongauer.

Meyer, Rudolph, Wanderers and shepherds, Woodcutter and hurdy-gurdy player, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 78 mm, width 110 mm, Swiss, 1605 - 1638, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1638, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Two Seated Figures. Dated: 1621. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot.

Justitia. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch. Dating: c. 1660 - c. 1669. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 78 mm × w 95 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Greeting Peasant, from The Caprices Made 1617-1627 France. Etching on ivory laid paper . Jacques Callot

The Good Comrades. Jean Henri Marlet (French, 1771-1847); printed by Comte Charles Philibert de Lasteyrie (French, 1759-1849). Date: 1818-1819. Dimensions: 259 × 227 mm (image); 325 × 268 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Residents of Pernambuco, 1726, 1726 print Man and wife of Pernambuco (Recife), dressed in local (Western) costume, in the background parts of the city. Plate no. 497 in Part XX of the print work: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 by hand numbered Plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish War of Succession 1701-1713. For the most part, these records have been copied to the anonymous French records of renowned strong cities and forces: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the context of the Nine Years' War. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper etching / engraving folk costume, regional costume Recife

Woman sees a mower behind whom death stands with a scythe, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Amsterdam paper etching reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest. Death as skeleton. agricultural implements: scythe

Chauveau, François (n.1613-05-10-D.1676-02-03), table of the war cry and the motto (sheet cut into nine pieces engraved by François Chauveau) fourth piece (A. de Vesme 1142. Dutuit 98 bis) (main title), 1645. Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Death taking a young child in his arms.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), a young dwarf dances with an old dwarf whose right hand in his left hand. Fifth issue of a suite of 13 pieces (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Five seated men ..

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The cook and his wife (Bartsch 84). 1496-1497. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77215-2 Cook, woman, renaissance, 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15 century, couple, engraving

Giovanni Battista Bracelli, From Bizzarie di varie Figure, 1624 From Bizzarie di varie Figure

Dwarf with walking stick; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Dwarf, seen on the right, with a humped back and a thick belly or large head, a hat with twigs on the head, a walking stick in the right hand. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.

Giovanni Battista Bracelli, From Bizzarie di varie Figure, 1624 From Bizzarie di varie Figure

Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus is taken from the team.

Francisco de Goya, Disparate allegre (Merry Folly), in or after 1816 Disparate allegre (Merry Folly)

An etching depicting a beggar walking with crutches and engaged in conversation with a standing Turk, who holds a staff. The artwork falls within the title 'Diverses figures et griffonnements' and was created between 1601 and 1700. The extent of the plate mark is 2 3/16 x 2 5/16 inches (5.6 x 5.8 cm), and it is printed on cream laid paper

Drunkard in one Tavore.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Facetious inventions of love and war, title. First issue of a suite of 13 pieces (A. de Vesme 1061. Dutuit 15) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper, Page divided into four quadrants with allegorical figures., Italy, ca. 1800, classicism, Drawing, Drawing

Gentleman Wrapped in his Mantle. Dated: 1621. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot.

Manual man; Twelve fools. A man with a wooden leg and the arm in a Mitella hinted to the left. He has breded his mouth and extended his tongue. On his back he has a bag of stuff. The print is part of a series of twelve prints with fools.

Jacques Callot, Cap Esgangarato and Cap Cocodrillo, c 1622 Cap. Esgangarato and Cap. Cocodrillo

Boer and Boerin, Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1650 - c. 1700 print A farmer and farmer's wife are each sitting on a stone, both hold a stick. The woman is wearing a basket, next to the man is a goat. Utrecht paper engraving farmers

Putti play handkerchief; Playing putti. Putti play the game of tissue. A wall behind them. At the front right is a tambourine.

Etching by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli depicting a dealer in 1660, showing the figure with merchandise and tools within a market setting.

The fortunes of the new sisterhood. Cartoon in which the French virgin (young, strong, with bare bosom) attached and pull the arm of the Dutch virgin (old, ugly, with high hairstyle). Illustration in Pieter van Woensels Almanak 'De Lantern for 1798'.

Le Paysan Assailli par les Abeilles (The Peasant Attacked by Bees), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Le Paysan Assailli par les Abeilles (The Peasant Attacked by Bees), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

DIBUJO NO GRABADO PARA CAPRICHO - VESTIDO AL REVES - LA MODA A LA INVERSA - 1797-1798 - SANGUINA - 204x145. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA (1746-1828). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-DIBUJOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Young man sitting on a chair, Harmen ter Borch, 1650, draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, (mentioned on object), Zwolle, 20-Jun-1650, prepared paper, h 77 mm × w 107 mm

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