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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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Parma knighted in the order of the golden fleece, 1585. The Duke of Parma is knocked on the Fort Kallo in the Order of the Golden Fleece, 11 August 1585, as a reward for conquering the city of Antwerp. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 169. Printed on the back with text in Latin.Il Greco in Troia: Plate 5. Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper restrike. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arnold von Westerhout.Northern Netherlands, Fokke, Simon, View of the Oudezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam and a sale of paintings, 1773, verso - stamped, View of the courtyard of the Oudezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam where a sale of paintings is taking place. This probably concerns the public sale or auction of the painting collection of the mayor of Leiden Johan van der Markt Aegidsz., who died in 1772, on 25 August 1773., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 351 mm, width 290 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1774 - 1774, paper, papier, etching, etsenEtching - Rejouïssances des Peuples du Canada, pendant que l'on porte le Defunt, a la Cabane des Morts Bernard Picart (1673-1733)The Times (plate 1), 1762Jan van de Velde II after Willem Buytewech, Earth EarthTrades Practiced in Bologna. Francisco Curti (Italy, circa 1603-1670)Agostino Parisini (Italy, 17th century, active Bologna 1625-1639). Italy, circa 1640. Prints; etchings. EtchingEntrance to Henry IV in Paris. (IT)First Design for the Enraged Musician, Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746-1810, Irish, after William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Published by Samuel Ireland, active 1760-died 1800, British, 1799, Etching and roulette on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paperFlood in Gorinchem, 1809, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Cornelis van Hardenbergh, 1809 print Flood in the city of Gorinchem as the formwork along the Kortendijk collapses, January 1809. print maker: Netherlandsafter drawing by: Gorinchem paper etching / engraving Dike-Break GorinchemFrench mountebank with sword and stuffed fox selling potions in the Place du Louvre. Lithograph after Jean Duplessis-Bertaux from Paul Lacroix' The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London, 1876.Tableau des portraits a la mode. Dated: 1760. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pierre-Francois Courtois after Augustin de Saint-Aubin.Willem III. Leaf with 8 performances about the life of Willem III in England, Ireland and Scotland. Under every image a caption. Mounted Middle: T.Four performances of figures traveling, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Amsterdam paper etching 'en route', Traveler under WayAllegorie on the fire in the Amsterdam Schouwburg, 1772, Cornelis Bogerts, after J. Wz. Crajenschot, 1772 print Title print for the series of four prints about the fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht on 11 May 1772. Father Time pulls the curtain of the ruinous stage aside to reveal the burning theater. In the midst of the ruins, the sad personification of the Amsterdam Schouwburg with the coat of arms and a burnt beehorf, from which the bees have escaped, is in her hands. Under the stage a cartouche with the title and the well -known verse van Vondel ('De Waereld is a playful: each plays his role and krygt are part'). Left and right thereof a six -line verse in Dutch (left) and French (right). paper etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. on fire, ablaze. theatre (building). Father Time, man with wings and scythe Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)Cortez wordt door Montezuma ontvangen. Ontwerpen voor De Aanmerkenswaardigste (...) Zee- en Landreizen (series title). Draughtsman: Jan Goeree. Dating: 1704 - 1727. Measurements: h 126 mm × w 164 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Dircksz, Barend, Northern Netherlands, T' Oude Stathuys, Attack on the Anabaptists in the town hall, 1535, Attack by soldiers on the Anabaptists who occupied the town hall on the Dam in Amsterdam, 11 May 1535. No text on verso., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 118 mm, width 137 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1699, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a print by, 1500 - 1566Vatican City, Clement VIII, Rome, Rossi, Giuseppe de' (II), Tempesta, Antonio, Vero disegno delle ordine tenuto da N.ro S.re Clemente VIII pontefice massimo nel felicis.mo ingresso di SSfa nella citta di Ferrara lanno 1598, Procession at the entry of Pope Clement VIII into Ferrara, A procession with soldiers, cardinals, horses and Pope Clement VIII into the city of Ferrara. Above each group a caption in Italian., print, prints, height 397 mm, width 548 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1598, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1536 - 1605, granter of privilegeRescue of Count Johan Maurits after the accident on the bridge of Franeker, 1665, 1665 print Redding by Count Johan Maurits After the accident on the bridge of Franeker, 1665, January 6, 1665. The drawbridge over which the count with his entourage drove over was collapsed. The count is taken out of the water, bystanders come with ladders. The figures in the performance numbered 1-3. Northern Netherlands paper etching accident with horse (or kindred animal). collapsing building. bridge. saving a person from drowning FranekerCostume of the Reign of King Henry 3rd, Anno 1250, etching by I.A. Atkinson, 1814Little boy hits a hole in the fence / egg of Columbus, Cornelis Meijer (attributed to), after Cornelis Meijer, 1696 when playing the malie game print Maliebaan with a surprised group of people who stand around a little boy on the right. The boy caused a hole in the fence with a blow. At the bottom right a tent, containing Columbus and two men. Columbus shows that an egg can stand upright. Rome paper etching 'maille' (ball game). explorer. eggs, egg-dishesR, P , Circle of Leopold II, On King of Hungary in Pressburg on November , The train from the cathedral in the Franciscan Church, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing houseSack of Magdeburg, Aa, Pieter van der (1659-1733)Winter, Simon Frisius, after David Vinckboons, 1599 - 1649 print Elegant dressed figures entertain themselves in various ways on ice in a wooded area. On the left is a building. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper etching winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year). skates (winter sports). sledge, sleigh (winter sports). clothes, costume (+ men's clothes). clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa)H. Martinus aboard a jester ship. H. Martinus is behind his horse on a jester ship. His cloak hangs over his arm, which is held ashore by beggars. Some jester are in battle with jester in a rowing boat, which lies next to the resource. At the front are a few lams on the ground. A few more boats sail in the background. Left figures take place from a fortress. Above a five-line poem about the show in French. Under the margin a single-line caption in Dutch and a murderly translation of this in French.REPARATION IN ROTTERDAM, 1690. REPORT ROTTERDAM TO ROTTERDAM TO THE MAIN COMPER JACOB VAN ZUYLEN OF NYEVELT, 5 October 1690. Volksoproer against the ball yoke that was suspected of self-enrichment and after the alleged unjustified execution of Cornelis Costerman. Looting and destruction of the house. Under the show a verse in eight rules.Ruin of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772; Image of the overblyfels of the Amsterdamschen Schouwburg. Smoldering ruins of the Amsterdam theater after the fire. Part of a group of four small illustrations of the fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on 11 May 1772. Numbered center above: 4.The plague in Milan in 1630, etching, Italy, 17th century.Fire in the old town hall in Amsterdam, Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten (possibly), after Jan de Baen, 1652 - 1700, Fire in the old town hall in Amsterdam on July 7, 1652., draughtsman: Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, (possibly), draughtsman: Jan de Baen, (rejected attribution), draughtsman: Reinier Nooms, (rejected attribution), 1652 - 1700, paper, brush, h 266 mm × w 350 mmAutumn, Nicolaes de Bruyn, After Maerten de Vos, 1581 - 1656 print Village face with activities that take place in the fall: pigs are slaughtered and the wine production of the harvested grapes is in full swing. In the margin underneath is a verse in four lines of Latin. Netherlands paper engraving autumn landscape; landscape symbolizing autumn (the four seasons of the year)Fritz Mackensen, Arab Traders on Camels Entering Medieval German City, c. 1895, etching and aquatint on wove paper.A malefactor in a pillory is exposed to public ridicule and people throwing stones at him. Etching.Destroying the castle of Gijsbrecht van Amstel, 1204; The destruction of Gijsbrecht van Amstel, 1204. The destruction of the castle of Gijsbrecht van Amstel in the year 1204. However, the document written by Vondel plays 1304 in the year 1304. Perhaps this is the small castle that Egbert van Amestelle is about (or Aemstel or Amstel) built in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. This castle was destroyed by Kennemers in 1204.The conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot are hanged, drawn and quartered. From The Island Race, a 20th century book that covers the history of the British Isles from the pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. Written by Sir Winston Churchill and abridged by Timothy Baker.A landscape during a snowstorm. In the foreground a man and woman walking through the snow. In the background a city canal with houses., Emblem: snow Travelers in the snow, print maker: Caspar Luyken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Luyken, publisher: Christoph Weigel, Neurenberg, c. 1700, paper, etching, h 108 mm × w 124 mmFire in the old town hall in Amsterdam. Fire in the old town hall in Amsterdam on July 7, 1652.Hotel Laffitte.Print, Peep-show, Reggio di Calabria Destroyed by Earthquake, February 5, 1783; Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; hand-colored etching on white laid paper, laid down on brown wove paper; 28.9 × 39.5 cm (11 3/8 × 15 9/16 in.)A bride (the woman with the crown) walks behind a bagpipe player, accompanied by four people. On the left a house with several figures, Bride Le Fiencée., print maker: François Deroy, (mentioned on object), after: David Teniers, (mentioned on object), Southern Netherlands, 1758 - 1762, paper, etching, h 198 mm × w 270 mmNopce de Village 18th century Quentin Pierre Chedel. Nopce de Village. Quentin Pierre Chedel (French, Chlons-en-Champagne 1705-1763 Chlons-en-Champagne). 18th century. Etching. PrintsArrival of George I, King of Great Britain, in London, 1714, Caspar Luyken, 1714 print Allegorie on the arrival of George I, King of Great Britain, in London, 1714. The king moving on horseback near the Stadspoort, accompanied by allegorical figures with a shield on which his family crest. He is welcomed by the people. In the clouds allegorical figures and putti with crowns and palm branches. Amsterdam paper etching symbolic triumphs of individual personsCelebration for the Elector Johann Georg II, Leipzig, July 8, 1667: Fireworks Display by Night ca. 1667. Celebration for the Elector Johann Georg II, Leipzig, July 8, 1667: Fireworks Display by Night 341708Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Scene de la Saint Berthelemy.Death of Floris V (1254-1296). He reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296.Gabriel Jacques de Saint Aubin, Vue de la foire de Beson, 1750 Vue de la foire de BesonAmsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Ivstitie aan Ian van Oldenbarnevelt geschiet, De onthoofding van Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 1619, Representation of the beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt at the Binnenhof in The Hague on 13 May 1619. View of the square with all the surrounding buildings and the assembled public. In the tower on the top left the court of Prince Maurits., print, news print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 202 mm, width 371 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, print maker, printmaker, 1619 - 1619, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisherJacob de Geldersman and Dirk Pietersz. Smuel on the dam on the stake, 1546. Dopers Jacob de Geldersman and Dirk Pietersz. Smuel on Dam Square in Amsterdam on ladders burned on the stake, 1546. Under the print a strip of paper plyped up on: Amsterdam.Wachsmouth, Jeremias, inventor: Philipis Wouverman, work, Le Colombier du Mareschal, (1000 - 2000), technique text: engraving and line etching, graphics, plate width 32.6 cm, plate height 25.6 cm, leaf width 42 cm, leaf height 32 cm, image width 29 cm, image height 20.2 cm