Prints of Mythological Scenes

Engravings illustrating mythological events and dramatic narratives, capturing both emotion and storytelling through expressive characters and settings.

Turtle, crab, mermaid and mermaid, 1635 - 1660 print A turtle, a crab, a mermaid with comb and mirror and a mirror man who blows on a shell. This print is part of an album. paper engraving crustaceans: crab. tortoises, turtles. merman - AA - mermaid, siren. merman

Charon's Boot op de Styx, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 25. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Charon, the ferryman

Keizer Theodosius I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, facing left. The man has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. The performance is part of the Success Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Theodosius I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Farao Ptolemaeus X Alexander I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A king with government apple and scepter, to the left. The show is part of the sequence of Egyptian pharaohs in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies him as Pharaoh Ptolemy x Alexander I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Koning Darius II, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. In his hands he has a scepter and government apple. The performance is part of the sequence of Persian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Darius II. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Koning Belocus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge in which a king with scepter and rich apple, to the right. The text identifies him as the Assyrian king Belocus. The performance is part of the succession of Assyrian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

H. Cynthia, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Cynthia is beheaded by a soldier with a sword. print maker: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Graaf Reinoldus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a man, turned to the right and with a sword in the hands. The performance is part of the family tree of Emperor Henry II The Holy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the person as Graaf Reinoldus, grandson of Otto I van Saksen. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Turtle, crab, mermaid and mermaid, 1635 - 1660 print A turtle, a crab, a mermaid with comb and mirror and a mirror man who blows on a shell. This print is part of an album. paper engraving crustaceans: crab. tortoises, turtles. merman - AA - mermaid, siren. merman

Drinking company, Jacques Dassonville (attributed to), 1629 - 1670 print France paper etching / engraving private festivities, merry company. drinking. beer, ale

Koning Robert II, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. For his head a nimbus the text identifies the man as the French king Robert II. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Fable of the man who destroyed the image of Mercury, Virgilius Solis, 1566 print Nuremberg paper piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Gnaius Naevius, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with hat, his hands over each other. The text identifies him as the poet Naevius. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Gevangenschap, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching imprisonment. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Ptolemaeus VI Philometor, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge in which a king with plume hat, government apple and scepter, turned to the left. The show is part of the sequence of Egyptian pharaohs in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies it as Pharaoh Ptolemyeus VI Philometor. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

King Dagobert I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and government apple in his hands. The text identifies him as Dagobert I, King of the Franks. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Guido van Arezzo, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He wears a hat. The text identifies him as the musician Guido van Arezzo. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Daniël, Michel Wolgemut (workshop or), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man, turned to the right. The text identifies the man as the prophet Daniël. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Emperor Philippus I Arabs and his son Philippus II, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with two kings. They have a scepter in their hands. The performance is part of the Success Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Philippus I Arabs and his son Philippus II. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Vignette with the vision of Constantijn de Grote, Jan Goeree (Possible), 1680 - 1731 print Vignette with the cross that appears to Constantijn the Great. Above the performance, two boys with palm branches hold a bust of Constantijn the Great. To the right of the performance is Minerva. On the left is a female personification. paper etching / engraving historical persons. the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra): St. Constantine on horseback confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces' (the raised standards of the Roman soldiers carry a cross or the chi-rho monogram). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Totila, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a plume hat, a rich apple and a scepter. The text identifies him as Totila, king of the Ostrogoten. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Young people (Met Bloem in de Hand), Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

British matron, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Habito di Lapplasi, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Leading noble lady from Naples, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Sophocles, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man in gown and in his hand a scroll turned to the right. The text identifies him as the Attic tragedy poet Sophocles. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Bride of Padua, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Baruch, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with a hat. He hit his hands over each other. The text identifies it as a baruch. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Colonel, or Cavaliero, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Bride of Svetia, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Felix en Fortunatus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with two martyrs, both with palm branches. The text in the Liber Chronicarum identifies them here as Felix and Fortunatus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing martyr(s) (often with palm-branches). saints

Apostel Paul, Lambertus sweeter, 1545 - 1548 print Paul standing in a niche with one of his feet on a stone and a letter in his hand. At the bottom right of the wall a coat of arms with his attribute on it: a sword. In the background ruins and an obelisk. Southern Netherlands paper engraving the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword

Lucius Papirius Running 1, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a bearded man with a cloak and hat, turned to the right. The text identifies him as Lucius Papirius. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Speusippos, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man, turned to the right. The text identifies him as the Greek philosopher Speusippos. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Ancient of Germany, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Koning Evax, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. In his hands he has a scepter and a government apple. The text identifies him as King Evax, king of the Arabs. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Of Venetia & Other cities, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Februari, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Two old men by a fireplace. In the background a group of figures at a table. Two fish at the bottom right. paper letterpress printing February and its 'labours' (+ with Pisces (February)). open hearth, fire-place

Russian, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

November, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Three pig farmers in a village. At the top right an archer. paper November and its 'labours' (+ with Sagittarius (November)). cattle-breeding, livestock industry. pig

Pomphaus the GROTOK, Michel Wooltelut (workshop), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man who wears a hood on his head. The performance is part of the list of Roman consuls in the Liber Chronicarum. The man identifies the man as Pompey the Great. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Women of Navarra, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Allegory on vanity, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print A naked child is blowing. There is an hourglass next to him, there is a fallen scale on the floor. paper etching / engraving (children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'. 'Vanitas' symbols

Otto I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Bellona sat on war trophies, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print France paper engraving Bellona (Enyo). trophy ~ battle, war

Keizer Gordianus I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, turned to the left. In his hands he has a rich apple and a scepter. The performance is part of the Success Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Gordian I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Francesco Sforza, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a standard bearer. He has a plume hat on his head. The text identifies it as Francesco Sforza. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing standard-bearer, flag-bearer

Dinus van Mugello, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He wears a top hat. The text identifies the text as the Dinus of Mugello lawyer. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Emerita, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a queen. She has a scepter in her hands and a torch (partly visible). The text identifies her as Emerita, the sister of the legendary king Lucius of Britain. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing queen, empress, etc. (wife of a ruler). nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things

Kneeling man for a high -ranking spiritual with miter, anonymous, 1490 - 1534 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing kneeling before a ruler

Venetian noble bride, just after her marriage, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Young Venetian, newly married woman, with long, loose hair, decorated with jewelry (usual hairstyle until a year after the wedding day). Long pearl necklace around the neck. paper Young Venetian, newly married woman, with long, loose hair, decorated with jewelry (usual hairstyle until a year after the wedding day). Long pearl necklace around the neck. paper

Pietro Paolo Vergerio, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man in fur mantel. The text identifies him as Pietro Paolo Vergerio. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Anaximander, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with a hat. He hit his hands over each other. The text identifies it as anaximander, a Greek philosopher. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Ezzelino da Romano, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a standard bearer. The text identifies the man as Ezzelino da Romano. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing standard-bearer, flag-bearer

Two children sleeping on the ground, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print paper etching sleeping; unconsciousness - BB - out of doors

Noble girl from Rome, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 According to the text of Vecellio, noble young ladies, when they are out of the home (something they rarely do), wear a covered by damask or silk brokaat, decorated with stars or other motifs. The overlayed with long tight sleeves is tied from top to bottom with gold buttons. The hair is lit under a thin veil that hangs on the back. Fan in hand. In ornament. paper According to the text of Vecellio, noble young ladies, when they are out of the home (something they rarely do), wear a covered by damask or silk brokaat, decorated with stars or other motifs. The overlayed with long tight sleeves is tied from top to bottom with gold buttons. The hair is lit under a thin veil that hangs on the back. Fan in hand. In ornament. paper

Keizer Constans I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, turned to the left. He has a scepter and government apple in his hands. The performance is part of the Success Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Keizer Constans I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Jakobs Ladder, Anonymous, After Maerten de Vos, 1585 print Jakob is sleeping against a stone and dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven, along which angels are picking up and descending. God the Father appears at the top of the ladder. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 28. This print is part of an album. paper engraving the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder

Turkish Pirate, 1598 Turkish pirate, dressed in a long shoulder mantle including a wambuis and pants. Hat with point on the head. paper Turkish pirate, dressed in a long shoulder mantle including a wambuis and pants. Hat with point on the head. paper

Adalbert, hertog van Babenberg, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. The text identifies him as Adelbert, Hertog van Babenberg. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Interior with a number of figures and a man in bed visited by death, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper Death as skeleton (+ Death with scythe). adult man (+ lying)

Triumph with captured King, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print France paper engraving chariot, triumphal car. conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor. trophy ~ battle, war

Man with multiple heads, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print Personification of the common people, proposed by the multi -member monster, floating on a sphere in the water. paper etching / letterpress printing Tetramorph: human figure with four different heads (human head, ox, eagle, lion). commoners

Hercules and Truth, Coenraad De Putter, 1737 print Hercules has chained several figures: King Midas (the man with the donkey ears), Juno, one of the Gorgons, Janus (the man with two faces), the personification of malicious speaker with her bladder ball and another figure. He shows the chain person to the personification of truth, the naked figure on a cloud with a palm branch in his hand with the sun behind her. Netherlands paper etching / engraving (story of) Hercules (Heracles). sun represented as face, wheel, etc.. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). Janus' head, two-faced head. Gorgons. (story of) Midas. (story of) Juno (Hera). Blasphemy

Parallel lines travel through a given point with fencing men, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. fencing (sport)

Legal Doctor, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Gondels in Venice paper Gondels in Venice paper

Plautus, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with a hat. He makes a gesture. The text identifies it as the poet Plautus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Harnessed arm with sword / woman with three palm branches, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. A sword persisted above a harnessed arm. The sword leans with its handle on a book. Under a woman with three palm branches and a half moon between the weaponry. These are the foreignovers of Emperor Frederik III and his wife Eleonora Helena van Portugal. paper engraving / letterpress printing hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. (military) equipment and supply. standing figure - AA - female human figure. arms

Married noble lady from Naples in Summer clothing, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Napolitan lady with rosary in hand (according to Vecellio common in Napolitan women) paper Napolitan lady with rosary in hand (according to Vecellio common in Napolitan women) paper

Noble lady from Rome, ca. 1300, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Roman noble lady in a silk embroidered undercarred over which a cloak that has been overlooked. According to Vecellio's text, this clothing was worn everywhere in Italy, except in Rome. In ornament. paper Roman noble lady in a silk embroidered undercarred over which a cloak that has been overlooked. According to Vecellio's text, this clothing was worn everywhere in Italy, except in Rome. In ornament. paper

Crowned coat of arms flanked by hunting dogs, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1719 print A crowned coat of arms flanked by hunting dogs. A hunting party in the background. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). hunting, chase

Nobile Matrona, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Hunters Catch Lions, Antonio Tempesta, 1602 print Landscape with hunters who catch lions with the help of burning torches and nets. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: RomeItaly paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). lion hunt

Antica of France, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 French woman in the clothing of "formerly times", a large rosary ("" Cavalier ") in hand, made of bone paper French woman in the clothing of "formerly times", a large rosary ("" Cavalier ") in hand, made of bone paper

Woman in armor with spear and coat of arms, Anonymous, 1497 print Italy paper female sex; woman. casting weapons: spear. protective weapons: shield

Secular voter, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Conscious companions, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Johannes de Boper, as a child, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print The young John the Baptist sits on a stone. He holds a small bowl in his hand. The lamb is behind him. paper etching John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff - early life of male saint

Fable of De Vlieg and De Mulezel, Simon Fokke, 1769 print A man on a cart gives the prestressed mule with his whip. This illustration is made by the Aesopian fables of the Latin poet Phaedrus. Amsterdam paper etching fables

Jupiter a semlele, Marc Christoph steerner, 1686 - 1704 print Augsburg paper etching Jupiter wooing Semele

True image of Mr. Quinquempoix, 1720, 1720 Ware image of Mr. Quinquempoix. John Law portrait medallion as Mr Quinquempoix above a brewing kettle in which coins are transformed into shares. Witch boiler with devils, owls etc. Above the portrait the fool with a crown of peacock springs and holly leaves. Above a banderole with: or shit or king. This plate printed within a larger plate with title and verses in Dutch on either side. Print in the bound fourth edition (304 B 12) of the great scene of foolishness with cartoons on the wind trade or action trade of 1720. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Southern Netherlands paper etching / engraving Ware image of Mr. Quinquempoix. John Law portrait medallion as Mr Quinquempoix above a brewing kettle in which coins are transformed into shares. Witch boiler with devils, owls etc. Above the portrait the fool with a crown of peacock springs and holly leaves. Above a banderole with: or shit or king. This plate printed within a larger pla

Roffredus Van Benevento, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a monk. He has his hand by his head and his hat falls off. The text identifies the man as Roffredus of Benevento. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Raymundus van Peñafort, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a monk. Originally he had a crook in his hands. The text identifies the man as Raymundus of Peñafort. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing monk(s), friar(s)

Isaak and Rebekka spy on Abimelech, Etienne Delaune, 1569 print Abimelech Isaac and Rebekka spies in the foreground. In the background, Philistines fill the Putten that Abraham had dug. France paper engraving King Abimelech, looking down from his window, sees Isaac and Rebekah making love

September, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A man stands on a ladder against a tree. He fills baskets with fruits from the tree with two women and another man. In the middle of a scale. paper letterpress printing September and its 'labours' (+ with Libra (September)). fruit harvest

Fotomontage with politician Adolphe Thiers between various performances, Anonymous, c. 1870 - 1877 visit card. Photograph. Photo montage France paper. cardboard albumen print adult man. dream France

Francesco Petrarca, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a man with folded hat. The text identifies the man as Francesco Petrarca. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Expulsion from paradise, 1523 Adam and Eva are driven out of paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. Print is part of a book. Amsterdam paper Adam and Eva are driven out of paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. Print is part of a book. Amsterdam paper

Albrecht van Babenberg, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a man, turned to the left and with a sword in the hands. The coats of arms have a black climbing lion with a diagonal line. The performance is part of the family tree of Emperor Henry II The Holy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the person as Graaf Albrecht van Babenberg, grandson of Otto I van Saksen. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing armorial bearing, heraldry

Landscape with travelers, Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, c. 1736 print Paris paper etching 'en route', traveller under way. (traveller) resting in the open air

Of the Giomentu Anthaha, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Ruggiero saves Bradamante from the sea monster, Louis Wilhelm Chodowiecki, After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 - 1772 print Numbered in the bottom left: 4. paper etching Ruggiero. (scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso. Bradamante. monsters of the sea

Peasant, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Citella Fersese, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Mirror image and other rug; attitude paper Mirror image and other rug; attitude paper

Vignette with putto between watering can, flower pots and rake, 1700 - 1800 print paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. vignette. gardening-tools. garden vase. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Keizer Marcianus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, facing left. The man has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. The performance is part of the Success Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as emperor Marcianus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. emperor

Standing bearer with Basel banner, Virgilius Solis, After Urs Graf, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Basel-Stadt (canton)

Three men with a boy in a hollow tree trunk, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1663 print There are three men in the forest. In front of them is a boy with raised arms in a hollow tree trunk. Under a cartouche with the title. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching title-page. forest, wood. trees (+ stem, trunk). adult man. boy (child between toddler and youth)

Romulus and Remus fight with a lion, 1572 - 1573 Romulus and Remus, who were raised by the Shepherd Faustulus and his wife Acca Larentia, in fight with a lion. In the background a wide landscape with a hunting scene. The print is part of an album. Italy paper etching Romulus and Remus, who were raised by the Shepherd Faustulus and his wife Acca Larentia, in fight with a lion. In the background a wide landscape with a hunting scene. The print is part of an album. Italy paper etching

Landscape with pyramid / floating eagle above Regalia, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with a pyramid on which the text: Animae Aeternae. Flying under an eagle in a cloud above a sword, scepter, crown and rich apple. They are the foreignovers of Emperor Maximilian II. paper engraving / letterpress printing predatory birds: eagle. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral). pyramid ~ stereometry

Engraver, anonymous, 1800 - 1899 print Sitting at a table is a engraver at work. In the background a student, probably busy making a painting that stands on a donkey in front of him. Round show in a frame. paper etching printing press

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