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Print marked top right: Fourth part Fol. 281., Child thrown out of the window because it refuses to serve Mass., print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1696, paper, etching, h 295 mm × w 364 mm
Print marked top right: Fourth part Fol. 281., Child thrown out of the window because it refuses to serve Mass., print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1696, paper, etching, h 295 mm × w 364 mm
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Festival Under the Trellis, c. 1653. Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1684). Etching;Winter; Bespiegelingen over de vier getijden des jaars.A man at a gate indicates skating people on the frozen sails at a mill behind him. A fight in the middle. A four-line Dutch text in the undermarge.Intake of a city, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing capitulation. march into the conquered placeIntake of Breda, 1590, 1662 - 1664 The intake of Breda with the peat ship, in the night of 3 to 4 March 1590, during the reign of Maurits. Northern Netherlands paper etching Breda The intake of Breda with the peat ship, in the night of 3 to 4 March 1590, during the reign of Maurits. Northern Netherlands paper etching BredaOh ! If Louis XVI had my head and my whisk ... (IT)Emblematical Print on the South Sea Scheme (also known as The South Sea Scheme) is an early print by William Hogarth, created in 1721 and widely published from 1724. It caricatures the financial speculation, corruption and credulity that caused the South Sea Bubble in England in 1720ñ1. William Hogarth (1697 ñ 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist.Farmer Fair for venture on square, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1590 - 1633Bulthuis, Jan, Netherlands, Vrijdag, Daniël, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), The former Grand Pensionary Mr. LP van de Spiegel brought to the Prison Gate in The Hague, in the night of the 14th of October 1795, LP van de Spiegel brought to the Prison Gate, 1795, verso - stamped, The former Grand Pensionary Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel is brought to the Prison Gate in The Hague in the evening, 14 October 1795. Spiegel steps out of the carriage, in the foreground on the left an escort of soldiers on horseback., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 175 mm, width 220 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1796 - 1796, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1765 - 1765, 1750 - 1801-05-29, intermediary draughtsmanThe Times, pl.1. Dated: 1762. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Hogarth.Fantastic landscape with buildings, draughtsman: Monsú Desiderio, (follower of), draughtsman: Francesco Desiderio, (possibly), 1600 - 1699, paper, h 487 mm × w 445 mmWinter, Matham Merian (i), After Sebastiaes VRANCX, After 1622 print paper etching winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)The actuation on the Grote Markt, 1582. The ownership by the Duke of Anjou to the city of Antwerp on the Grote Markt for the town hall, 22 February 1582. On the right a float with allegorical figures. Without the margin with caption and number. Printed on the back with text in Dutch.. Print listed at the top left: 38.Don Clarazel is received by the Duke of Nevers, Caspar Luyken, 1697 when you leave the ship from Mussabelin print Print at the top right marked: 2 part. P. 203. Amsterdam paper etching pier, quay, wharf. being welcomed ~ travellingNoach loads all animals in the Ark, Jan Luyken, 1703 - 1762 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing the animals enter the arkBoerenbruiloft, Hendrick Hondius (I), after Pieter Brueghel, after Jan Brueghel (II), 1644 print At a table in the open air is a farmer's bride under a wreath. In the foreground, dancing farmers and peasant women and two bagpipe players in a ton. A church in the background. Under the show a rule in Dutch. The Hague paper etching / engraving dancing at wedding feast. farmers. bagpipe, musette. one person playing wind instrumentDispersion of the Jacobite Club, and death of Cordwell Firebras, George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British, 1842, club (association)The murder of the De Witt brothers, 1672, Jan Luyken, 1698 print The murder of Johan and Cornelis de Witt, August 20, 1672. The brothers are killed on the street in front of the Gevangenpoort in The Hague by a furious crowd. At the top right marked: SESDE Division fol. 48. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving attempt, political murder. violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by lynching). lynching GatewayThe Horse Race at the Pitti Palace, in Florence, from The Caprices. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1617-1627. Dimensions: 54 × 79 (image/sheet, cut within plate mark). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Chairing the Members. Plate IV., 1758Army and carriages go to Stad, Jan van Huchtenburg, After Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1674 - 1733 print Two carriages pulled by horses go to a city with an army. There are three women in the carriage on the left. A cloud of smoke above the city. unknown paper etching historical personsRelocation with a boat; The relocation.A triumphant candidate, borne aloft by his supporters, is about to topple from his chair due to an obstructing donkey, the disturbance of a fight and a frightened family of swine dashing underneath. Engraving by William Hogarth and François Antoine Aviline, 1758.Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Murder on St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572, Murder of the Huguenots on St. Bartholomew's Day from 23 to 24 August 1572. With the murder of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. With a 14-line caption in German. Numbered: 33., print, picture, historical print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 216 mm, width 281 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1573, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchingsFarming for Waag on Dorpsplein, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after David Vinckboons, 1708 - 1775 print Boerenkermis with partying people and children playing on Dorpsplein with market stalls and daag. Netherlands paper engraving pleasure fair and circusCelebrate Napoleon's birthday on Sint Helena, 1815, Johann Michael Voltz, 1815 print Cartoon in which the banished Napoleon celebrates its birthday on Sint Helena, together with the rats. Napoleon standing for a people of rats who honors him as a prince. Napoleon hands out medals to a few rats. In the air a hot air balloon, a blockage ship in the distance. Following Napoleon's exile to Sint-Helena in October 1815. print maker: Germanypublisher: Neurenberg paper etching rodents: rat. animals acting as human beings. medals and other marks of military honour Sint-HelenaShoemaker at work, H. de Cocq, 1713.La promenade des remparts de Paris. Dated: 1760. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pierre-Francois Courtois after Augustin de Saint-Aubin.Est-ce un enchantment... Artist and engraver: Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673-1722 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/16 x 13 11/16 in. (25.8 x 34.7 cm)image: 9 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (24.3 x 33.2 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sara Verwoot the Pregnant Hagar, Cornelis Bos, 1555 print Sara sends her pregnant servant Hagar away. On the left you can see how Sara consults with Abraham what to do with Hagar. Sara is in the middle. On the right the fleeing Hagar. Print from a series of 12 prints with the life of Abraham. All prints have four lines of German explanatory text in the lower margin. Groningen paper engraving Hagar ill-treated by Sarah. pregnancySkaters on ice; The winter.; Winter scenes. Various skaters on the ice with a dog and a woman who is being helped by a man in the foreground. On the right in the background a mill. Print from a series of thirteen with winter scenes.The Dutch Ridder Op de Nederlandse Leeuw drives the Beast of Babylon, 1705, 1706 print The Dutch knight driving on the Netherlands Lion drives away the seven -member beast of Babylon on which Theodorus de Cock is, 1705. In the background, Peter Codde is welcomed on the return to the Republic. Third page in the series of 10 magazines with cartoons on the Jesuits entitled Roma Pertubata, 1706. print maker: Amsterdamprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching the scarlet woman, the whore of Babylon; she is usually sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten hornsKing Ptolemy Philopator gets a stroke as a punishment for his curiosity about the holy of saints, Jan Luyken, 1700 print The central square of Jerusalem with the temple of Solomo. When King Ptolemy Philopator tries to enter the holy of the saints in the temple, he gets a stroke, from God as a punishment for his curiosity. The Jewish people pray to God in panic. Amsterdam paper etching King Ptolemy IV Philopator struck by paralysis for coming too close to the sanctuary in the temple of Jerusalem (3 Maccabees 1-2)Accident of Count Johan Maurits on the bridge of Franeker, 1665, Jan de Visscher, after Philips Wouwerman, after Pieter Jansz. Post, 1665 print Accident of Count Johan Maurits on the bridge of Franeker, January 6, 1665. The drawbridge over which the count drives over and the count falls into the water. Northern Netherlands paper etching accident with horse (or kindred animal). collapsing building. bridge FranekerThe Burning of the Old Town Hall, in Amsterdam, July 7, 1652.. Heyden, Jan van der, 1637-1712. Illustrations. 1690. Rare Book Division. Pumps, Machinery , To 1899, Fire prevention , Netherlands , Amsterdam (Netherlands)Amsterdam, Hoorn, Jan Claesz ten, Luyken, Jan, Lyk staatie van Maria Stuart, Lijkstatie van koningin Maria II Stuart, 1695, verso - gestempeld, Small representation of the funeral procession of the deceased queen Maria Stuart, held in London on 5 March 1695. Parts of the procession are numbered, but the legend is missing. Marked at the top right: Fol. 121., print, book illustration, prints, height 165 mm, width 263 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1695 - 1695, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, 1639 - 1715, publisherIllustration for Basedow's 'Elementary Work'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1770. Prints; etchings. EtchingCologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Murder on St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572, Murder of the Huguenots on St. Bartholomew's Day from 23 to 24 August 1572. With the murder of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. With a 14-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 80. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 214 mm, width 283 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1573, paper, papier, etching, etchingsDifferent attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.A large gathering of people in the street as a goddess races across the sky in a chariot led by four horses; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno' 1674 Mathäus Küsel One of twelve plates depicting the stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Fuoco Eterno Custodito Dalle Vestali', an opera celebrating the birth of Maria Anna Antonia, Archduchess of Austria in 1672. The Archduchess was the daughter of Emperor Leopold I and his second wife Claudia Felicitas, heiress of Tirol. Composed by Antonio Draghi with a libretto by Nicoló Minato, the opera was performed in the Hoftheater in Vienna on October 30, 1674.. A large gathering of people in the street as a goddess races across the sky in a chariot led by four horses; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'. Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621-1682). 1674. EtchingCityscape with Horse Slee, Rienk Jelgerhuis, 1765 print Cityscape with sled pulled by a horse. On the sled is a man with a whip. In the foreground a dog. Print from a series of thirteen with winter scenes. Leeuwarden paper etching / engraving horse-sleigh (+ conveyance for transport of persons)Decapitation of the engraver Cornelis de Hooghe, 1583, Jacobus Buys, 1780 - 1795 drawing Decapitation of the Leiden engraver Cornelis de Hooghe, in The Hague on March 29, 1583. The man kneels with bare upper body for the executioner on the scaffold. The Hooghe was convicted of treason and beheaded and celebrated. He claimed to be a bastard son of Emperor Charles V. Design for a print. Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush historical events and situations. historical persons. violent death by beheading. on the scaffold or place of execution The HagueJunius, Hadrianus, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Story of the sloth, The sloth lies under a tree during the harvest, In a hilly landscape farmers are busy with the grain harvest. A few men are threshing the grain. In the background two men are working a field with a plough and a man is sowing new corn. The sloth lies under a tree and is sleeping. Based on the Bible text in Prov. 20:4. An explanatory text below the image in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 207 mm, width 248 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1567, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer. The winter season. An elegant couple entertained between others with ice fun on the frozen slot moat at Slot Zuylen. With caption of 4 lines in Latin.Oudhoeks Gesigt from the Speelhuis; AO. 1717. / With the Besoek of Syn Czaarsche Majesteit / Three Mael honored.. Inn interior where a man with hands on the back a bite of an apple, hanging with a rope on a support beam, tries to take. The drinking and smoking inns are laughing. A piece of paper is hanging on the fireplace and a painting above a doorway.. Landscape with figures, representing the fire element. On the left a forge, in the background lime furnaces and figures on top of fire on land. Second print from a series of four with landscapes such as portions of the four elements.Jacques Callot, The Strappado, c 1633 Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635 ), The Strappado, c. 1633, etching, Rosenwald Collection 1943.3.2223'Biblical Subject'. Dimensions: 6x8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.Allegory on the fire in the fairgrounds on the Buitenhof in The Hague, 1758; The merchant by shock and damage, by burning the fairground stalls, on the Buitenhof, in 's Hage, den 9 May 1758. Allegory on the fire in the fairgrounds on the Buitenhof in The Hague, 9 May 1758. On the left, the personification of the merchandise (with CadeCus) is terrified by a harpy with medus head. In the background the Stad Holder Quarter.Vismarkt, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, after Jan van Goyen, 1767 print At the water in a city, people meet to buy and sell fish. On the right a statue. Amsterdam paper commercial fishery (+ trade ~ crafts, industries, agriculture). marketO the Roast Beef of Old England, &c., Print made by Charles Mosley, c.1720-c.1770, Print made by William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, After William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, 1749, Etching with line engraving, Sheet: 15 1/8 × 18 inches (38.4 × 45.7 cm)Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, Calvinist uprising in Antwerp suppressed, 1567, Mayor Anton van Straelen, Hoogstraten and William of Orange quell Calvinist uprising on the Meir in Antwerp, March 14, 1567. With 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 5., print, picture, news print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 210 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1570, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchingsAccident of Count Johan Maurits on the bridge of Franeker, 1665, 1665 print Accident of Count Johan Maurits on the bridge of Franeker, January 6, 1665. The drawbridge over which the count drives over and the count falls into the water. Northern Netherlands paper etching accident with horse (or kindred animal). collapsing building. bridge FranekerDestruction of the Lock of Gijsbrecht II of Amstel, 1204, and Siege of Lock Vreeland, 1278; The destruction of the Lock of Gijsbrecht van Amstel, 1204 / the topping of the lock in Vreeland, 1278; Illustration for national history. Performances from national history. Above: While the lock is on fire, buttous figures leave the fortress. Below: Siege of Lock Vreeland or Peacelant by Count Floris V. Two performances of one album.The City of Amsterdam Receives the QueenMother. Artist: Monogrammist I. C. M., FrenchAntwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Bruegel, Pieter (I), Galle, Philips, The Seven Virtues, Prudence, verso - stamped, The female personification of Prudence (Prudence) holds her mirror in her hand, a coffin in the other hand and a sieve on her head. She is surrounded by all kinds of scenes in which this virtue is illustrated, such as in storing food and supplies, extinguishing fires and calling the doctor when someone is sick. Below the representation a two-line caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 226 mm, width 296 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1559 - 1562, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), 1525 - 1569-09-05, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisherTubs of herring tonnes, ca. 1725; Kuypen der Haringh Tons / The Hooping or Herring Barrils; Groote Vissery. Tubs tubs destined for the caught herring, ca. 1725. Part of the series about herring catch. Printed on the same sheet as no. 2.Pick up at Patriots in Zutphen van drums and banners, 1787, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1796 print Get soldiers with a cart at the houses of well -known patriots in Zutphen drums and banners on, 25 June 1787. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving seizure of goods ZutphenAmor at two fighting dogs; Emblemes d'Amour. Amor stands with two dogs that fight for a bone. In love, miniators cannot wave allbei's scepter. 25th emblem from emblemata amatoria.Amsterdam, Wendel en Zoon, J., Asch-Karmans Kermis Wensch 1824, Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse ash-karrenmannen voor de jaar 1824, verso - gestempeld, Kermisprent aan de ash-karrenmannen (cart man or garbage man) te Amsterdam voor de jaar 1824. View of a street with a gate in Amsterdam, a man brings an ash bucket to the cart while another man collects money at the house. At the bottom a poem in two columns and a song in three verses. On behalf of Bartholomeus Wardenaar, the ash-karreman of wijk no. 3., print, prent, kermisprent, prints, enten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 335 mm, width 210 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1824 - 1824, paper, papier, letterpress printing, boekdruk, houtsnede, Nederlands, printer, drukkerLooting of the house of Lucas van Steveninck, 1787, Jan Arends, 1787, Orangists loot the destroyed Leeuwenburg House of the patriot doctor Lucas van Steveninck, July 1, 1787, in Middelburg. Design for a print., draughtsman: Jan Arends, (signed by artist), Middelburg, 1-Jul-1787, paper, pen, brush, h 353 mm × w 392 mmIn 't Jaar 1637. Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Jacques Kuyper (rejected attribution). Dating: c. 1789 - c. 1810. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 65 mm × w 55 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Fire in a house on the Leidsegracht, 1684, 1690 - 1735 print Fire fire in a house on the Leidsegracht, at the corner with the Herengracht, in Amsterdam. During a very strict frost on January 12, 1684. Water in the frozen canal is scooped for the hose fire sprayers. Spectators on the right of the ice. With three -faced caption in Dutch and French. Plate 16 in the fire spray book by Jan van der Heyden. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving fire-extinguishing equipment. on fire, ablaze. fire-fighting. severe winters LeidsegrachtThe Last Supper. Dated: c. 1624/1625. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.Hayen seller for a house, Jean Moyreau, After Philips Wouwerman, 1741 print Numbered below: 42nd. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving hay-wagon. merchant, salesman. horseNoordelijke Nederlanden, Hulstkamp, Joannes, Cartoon on the Orange supporters in Rotterdam, 1784, Northern Netherlands, verso - stamped, Cartoon of the Orange supporters in Rotterdam, at the arrival of a commission on behalf of the States of Holland to investigate the uprising of 3 April 1784. Kaat Mossel, Ruige Keet, Petrus Hofstede and other Orange supporters with donkey ears try to fly the princely kite with the yoke of tyranny. On the left the Dutch Virgin and Lion in the Dutch Garden decorated with the coats of arms of Zeeland, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Delft and Leiden. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the representation in rhyming form in two columns., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 283 mm, width 219 mm, Dutch, 1759-07 - 1786, print maker, printmaker, 1784 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpressFour episodes from national history, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Uncuted magazine with four performances from national history. From left to right: William IV, Prince of Orange visits the University of Utrecht; Murder of Chinese in Batavia; Church Head of Roermond has an apostate couple taken to the monastery; Big fire in the palace on the Koudenberg in Brussels. Amsterdam paper etching historical events and situations. historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) Roermond. Palace on the KoudenbergDella Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), troops that parade to enter a city. Twelfth number of a suite of 12 pieces (A. de Vesme 257. Dutuit 92) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.The Haarlemers reconciled with Hertog Albrecht, 1492, and troops Karel van Gelre outside Amsterdam, 1507; The Haarlemers reconciled with Duke Albrecht, in 1492 / as of the Gelderschen Duke on Amsterdam, in 1507; Illustration for national history. Performances from national history. Above: Haarlemmers reconcile with Duke Albrecht III of Saxony. The inhabitants of Haarlem offered him on the Grote Markt for the town hall the keys of the city. Below: Gelderse troops from Karel van Gelre Gelegerd outside of Amsterdam. In the distance puffs. Two representations of one plate, numbered, respectively: XXIX and XXX.Sir Hudibras His Passing Worth the Manner How He Sallyed Forth (Plate 2: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras). Artist: After William Hogarth (British, London 1697-1764 London). Author: Illustrates Samuel Butler (British, baptized Strensham, Worcestershire 1613-1680 Covent Garden). Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (19.5 x 23.9 cm)Sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (20.7 x 27.8 cm). Publisher: Henry Overton and J. Hoole (London). Date: 1725-30 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Callot, Jacques, Nancy, The Massacre of the Innocents, verso lower left - stamped, Oval representation of a street or courtyard, lined with stately buildings, where soldiers are busy murdering small children, while women desperately try to protect their offspring., print, engraving, prints, height 133 mm, width 109 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1621 - 1625, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design byHudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5). Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697-1764 London). Author: Illustrates Samuel Butler (British, baptized Strensham, Worcestershire 1613-1680 Covent Garden). Dimensions: plate: 10 9/16 x 13 5/8 in. (26.9 x 34.6 cm)sheet: 11 7/16 x 14 1/2 in. (29.1 x 36.8 cm). Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725-1794 Bath). Date: 1725-68. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.unknown, Rome, Guerra, Giovanni, Bonifazio da Sebenico, Natale, The Erection of the Obelisk in St. Peter's Square, verso - stamped, Men and horses are busy erecting the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586) in St. Peter's Square in front of St. Peter's Basilica. At bottom left is an explanatory list with numbers and letters and a portrait of Domenico Fontana, the architect who oversaw the entire moving and erection of the obelisk. Representation set in a decorative frame., print, prints, height 514 mm, width 1164 mm, Italian, 1537 - 1592, print maker, printmaker, 1586 - 1586, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1540 - 1618-08-29, printer, printer's, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeOnce cruelty in Paris September , Scene from the French Revolution, once cruelty in Paris on September , UnknownA classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.Stretching two prisoners of Christians and the torture death of some Christians, Jan Luyken, 1700 print Two performances on a plate. Upstairs: Two prisoners of Christians are stretched on a rack on a Roman emperor with the help of ropes and a hinged road. In the background, another Christian is tortured on a screw bench. Under: A few prisoners of Christians are tortured by Roman soldiers. They are tied to a rotating wheel, which then rolls over a plate with nails. In the background other torture practices such as Radbraken. Amsterdam paper etching the early Christian Churches, e.g. Armenians, Copts, Syrians. torture. instruments of torture, execution or punishment: rackbekend, Amsterdam, Danckerts, Cornelis (II), Noordelijke Nederlanden, Cornyck of Stuarts Nootlot synde zijn alle voorem disasters en geluksgevallen die Stamme zijn het Beginning tot deze tijdt, Chronicle of the House of Stuart, King James II flees from Waterford to France, James II boards a ship in Waterford to France, 1690, unknown, Northern Netherlands, After the defeat at the Battle of the Boyne, King James II flees to Waterford where he boards a ship to France, July 1690. Part of a series on the fortunes of the English royal house of Stuart from 1558 to 1711, of which sixteen prints are included here about the struggle between James II and William III in the years 1688-1689., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 95 mm, width 112 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, 1664-03-02 - 1717-07-22, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeSiege of the Engelenburcht, 1527, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1555 - 1556 print The siege of the Engelenburcht in Rome (1527). Clemens VII looks from the Engelenburcht at Rome's occupation power. Two guns in the foreground. In the background the Tiber and the Engelenburcht. The print is part of a twelve -part series about the victories of Karel V. He has a separate text strip with a Latin text. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing firearms: cannon Engelenburcht. Angel bridgeRight plate of 'View of Utrecht from the west' showing part of Utrecht. In the foreground a road with several figures and two wagons. In the background part of the city with churches and mills. On the far right some ship masts,, View of Utrecht from the west, (plate IV), print maker: Herman Saftleven, (mentioned on object), publisher: Reinier Ottens (I) & Josua, (mentioned on object), 1725 - 1751, paper, etching, w 352 mm × h 405 mmShipwreck of the apostle Paulus near Malta, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Shipwreck of the ship with the apostle Paulus at the island of Malta. The crew and passengers reach the mainland without a skin. Some of the shipwreckles warm themselves at a large fire. Amsterdam paper etching shipwreckThe books of the burnt Jurriaan Simonsz. in Haarlem looted by the people, 1557, 1683 - 1685 print Jurriaan Simonsz., Clement Dirksz. and Marie Joris burned on the Markt in Haarlem, 1557. The books of the burnt Jurriaan Simonsz. in Haarlem made and burned by the people. Northern Netherlands paper etching persecution of heretics HaarlemThe Chaldeans take the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569 - c. 1650 print A burning temple in the background. In the foreground men with vases on their backs and packed camels. A column is taken away on a cart pulled by oxen. Print 18 from a series of 21 prints and a title print. Haarlem paper engraving the temple of Jerusalem is looted ~ story of Zedekiah. Nebuzaradan, commander of the Babylonian army, burns down the temple and the palace of Jerusalem ~ second siege of JerusalemA carousel parade among teams of knights representing the four elements fire, wind, earth and water. Part of the celebration of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616. Taken from Delineation und Abbildung aller furstlichen Anzug und Ritterspielen by Esaias von Hulsen, 1617. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages, Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.Entry of Maria Henrietta Stuart, Princess of Orange in Amsterdam (plate 1), 1660; Afbelijthe on what Wijse Haere Hoogheeden, Maria Stuart Princesse Rojael, and Haeren Soon His Hoogheyt Wilhelm from Nassou, the III Prince of Orangien (...) on the 15 of Somermaent ao. 1660 (...). Visit by Maria Henrietta Stuart, Princess of Orange, accompanied by Amalia van Solms, the young Prince Willem III and others in Amsterdam, June 15, 1660. The arrival of the procession at the Haarlemmerpoort, paragraph three trumpeters. First plate in an unassembled ensemble consisting of a seven blades of the procession.Callot, Jacques, Florence, The Massacre of the Innocents, Oval representation of a street or courtyard, lined with stately buildings, where soldiers are busy murdering small children, while women desperately try to protect their offspring., print, engraving, prints, height 137 mm, width 106 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1618, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design byThe Chinese Masquerade. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre (France, Paris, 1714-1789). France, 1735. Prints; etchings. EtchingMorning. 1738. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionView of the town hall of Veere, Hendrik Udemans, 1647 - 1659 print View of the town hall of Veere. At the top left of the Wapen van Zeeland, in the middle the title and the top right the weapon of Veere. Various figures and a carriage for the town hall. Under the performance the assignment in two lines in Latin. paper engraving townhall. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ province; provincial). coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Town hallRomans destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1705Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5) February 1725-26 William Hogarth British. Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5) 396566La Motte-Gondrin hung in Valenciennes, 1562; Series 3: French religious wars, 1559-1573. La Motte-Gondrin hung in Valenciennes, April 25, 1562. Upstairs he is attacked in his house by soldiers, the house is looted and fired, his body is hung out of the window. With caption of 8 rules in German. Numbered: 10. Leaf from an album that has been dismantled. At the top right numbered (in pen): 44.The Chass�e Constitution (IT)Artist: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, LesSupplices, Etching, sheet: 11.4 × 21.9 cm (4 1/2 × 8 5/8in.), Made in France, French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -PrintsAlbrecht Dürer, Detail G, O, K, 1515-1517, woodcut on paper.Setting up the obelisk on Sint Pieterplein. A crowd men and horses for the St. Pieter is setting up the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586).Return home of the lost son, 1742 - 1801 print The lost son returns home. He is met there by his father, who warmly welcomes him. On the right a calf is slaughtered for a feast to celebrate the son's return. Numbered at the top right: 111. Numbered in the bottom left: 29. publisher: Augsburgprint maker: Germany paper. watercolor (paint) etching / brush the prodigal son kneels before his father who takes him in his arms. preparations, e.g. the prodigal son is given new robes; slaughtering of the fatted calf; the elder son objectsFokke, Simon, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Storming of the North Gate in Middelburg, 1672, Northern Netherlands, Storming of the North Gate in Middelburg by the rebellious peasants, 1672. With two-line caption. Illustration no. III to a poem by Petrus Johannes Beronicius about the rebellious Zeeland peasants and the tumult in Middelburg around mayor Filips van den Brande on 21 July 1672., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 84 mm, width 104 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1764 - 1766, third quarter 18th century, derde kwart 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design byKermesse. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 16'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bonwit Teller 1/23/1931; returned from consignment 12/4/1931.Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 2: Events in the Netherlands, 1555-1558, Funeral procession of Charles V, 1558, Funeral procession of Charles V through the streets of Brussels on 29 December 1558. A long procession of nobles and horses moves through the streets to the church with the catafalque with candles, at the front the float with the ship Victoria. In the foreground the part of the procession with Philip II in a cloak with hood. With 12-line caption in German., print, picture, history print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 201 mm, width 283 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1566 - 1572, paper, papier, etching, etchings