Rocaille Ornamental Designs

A collection of intricate rocaille art featuring putti, floral motifs, and decorative elements in monochrome tones, showcasing historical ornamental styles.

A hunting trophy with a gun, a hunting horn, a bag, a bottle and a basket with birds and a rabbit, Hunting Trophy 6th suite de Troph, print maker: Etienne Claude Voysard, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Pierre Ranson, (mentioned on object), publisher: Esnauts & Rapilly, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1778, paper, etching, h 281 mm × w 220 mm

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 19 1/4 x 24 inches (48.9 x 61.0 cm). Date: ca. 1730 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Table XXII (knight helmets and coronets) for the Norbert Eugeniusz Malinowskis publication “Heraldry, i.e. the study of coats of arms containing a lecture on the theory of world heraldry collected from the best sources [!, the theory of Polish heraldry,5. Weinhold J., Kochański i Marszycki (Warszawa ; zakład litograficzny ; fl. 183.), lithography atelier

Copper engraving by Jacob de Gheyn II depicting Dearstoms, created in 1621, illustrating human figures and early 17th-century European artistic composition.

William Blake, 1757-1827, British, Illustrations of the Book of Job in twenty-one plates. Folio of engravings with covers.

Copper engraving from the Meister der Berliner Passion series, depicting a swan, a stork, and a bouquet, created between 1450 and 1470.

Air, from The Four Elements 1738-49 Pierre Alexandre Aveline French. Air, from The Four Elements. The Four Elements. Pierre Alexandre Aveline (French, Paris 1702-1760 Paris). 1738-49. Etching and engraving. Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695-1772 Paris)

Koning Latinus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a king, turned to the right. He has a government apple and a scepter in his hands. The performance is part of the Surprise Italian Kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as King Latinus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. the story of Aeneas' wanderings to Italy (Virgil, Aeneid)

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably the Muses, Pietro Antonio Novelli, Italian, 1728 - 1804, Graphite, pen and ink on paper, At left is a woman playing a viola, at right another with a lute. In between are visible the heads of two more persons. A flying putto strews flowers. Framing ink line., Venice, Italy, 1750-1790, Drawing, Drawing

Imperial and Royal Court / Badinguet and Guillaume and Cie.

Design for a ceiling painting with face in the sky where Aurora dispels darkness. Design for a ceiling painting with face in the sky where aurora, followed by the solar car, dispels darkness.

Three putti with cardinal hat and band, Claude Mellan, 1639 - 1643 print print maker: Franceprinter: Paris paper engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Insignia of Cardinal, E.G. Hat, Mantle

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 2: St. Michaelskapelle, Kiedrich

Eleven motifs from Acanthus leaves. The leaves wrote to which example the drawing is made.

Etching. Figural letter. Capital S., Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Etching, Shown against the prow of a Roman warship., Italy, ca. 1770, ephemera, Print, Print

Six trophies with various attributes including baskets, a rake, a hat, a staff, a cage, a horn of plenty with thyrsus, weapons and armor, a watering can, a sickle, a book and a fan, Trophies with agricultural objects and horn of plenty T Cahier De Troph, print maker: anonymous, intermediary draughtsman: Pierre Ranson, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Martin Will, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Paris, publisher: Augsburg, 1746 - 1806, paper, etching, h 289 mm × w 203 mm

Store of new French and English modes, July 20, 1787, 25th notebook, 2nd year, 1787 magazine 25th notebook, July 20, 1787, (second year). UIT HOT MODTIJDSCHRIFT NOTE MODE MODE BOTHERS, BARIJS, BRAUJS, November 20, 1786 - December 21, 1789. paper engraving fashion plates

Marie Louis Sue, Lighting Fixtures and Silk Hangings, etching and aquatint on paper.

Various Designs for Rocaille Ornaments, Plate 2 from: 'Fortsezung von unterschielichen Auszierungen zu allerleij nüzlich anzuwenden' Printed ca. 1750-56 Jeremias Wachsmuth Ornament print with designs for rocaille ornaments for various applications, the top two designs include some branches with foliage. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.. Various Designs for Rocaille Ornaments, Plate 2 from: 'Fortsezung von unterschielichen Auszierungen zu allerleij nüzlich anzuwenden'. Printed ca. 1750-56. Etching. Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg)

Subscription Ticket: Three Characters and Four Caricaturas, William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, 1743, Etching, Sheet: 9 3/8 x 8 15/16in. (23.8 x 22.7cm)

Caltnadel print by Meister von 1515 depicting a decorative band with a statue of Pan, created in the first third of the 16th century.

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 1: Dom, Lübeck

Arabic with birds, torch and fountain, Jean Baptiste Fay, 1784 - 1796 print Four vertical panels with arabesks and a bird (presumably a peacock), arrows, arrow sleeve, a torch, a mask, a fountain, dods and feathers. Paris paper etching / engraving ornament ~ arabesque. birds. torch. ornamental fountain

Behemoth and Leviathan. Dated: 1825. Medium: engraving on India paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Blake.

A late 15th-century copper engraving by Martin Schongauer depicting the eagle of John, showing animal figure, wings, posture, and symbolic attributes.

Allegorical women's figure, in triumphar.

Brown feder drawing by Moritz von Schwind from 1823 depicting six emblems including an altar, showing symbolic objects, figures, and composition.

John Ruskin, 1819-1900, British, Study of an Oak Leaf, undated. Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite heightened with gouache and gum; verso: graphite on medium, smooth, white wove paper.

Design for the Timpaan at the front of the Amsterdam city hall.design for the sculpture group in the Timpaan at the front of the Amsterdam City Hall.

Sewing Bird. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 24.4 cm (12 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 30" high; 9" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward A. Darby.

Deeds of Jupiter, for a Ceiling, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and ink, brush and wash over traces of graphite on laid paper, Infant Jupiter cared for by nymphs Adrastea and Ida, in Cretan woods. One quiets an eagle, other raises hind part of goat, Amalthea. Bucolic characters assist nymphs while Bacchic characters in rear. Caption written in graphite above: nas cita di Giove. Bottom: Leda leaves stream, looking at swan who flies away. Dragon lies in right middle plane, inscription: Leda. Pen sketch for forepart of goat. Top, in opposite direction: Jupiter, as Satyr, uncovers sleeping Antiope; inscription: Antiope. At left: Europa carried away by bull, accompanied by eagle. Bull and woman kiss each other; inscription: Europa. Beside are pen sketches. At left, head of the bull, at right, forepart of bull. At right: Danae seated upon bed receives the gold rain. Eagle shown at left; inscription: Danae., Italy, 1812, figures, Drawing, Drawing

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Characters and Caricatures: subscription ticket for 'Marriage à la Mode', William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, 1743, Etching on laid paper, Sheet: 11 1/8 x 9 1/2in. (28.3 x 24.1cm)

Six trophies, Theodoor Koning, After J.S. Creutz, 1782 print Leaf with six trophies with allegorical objects, hanging in the right chamber of the new court in Westzaan. Above freedom, punishment and religion and under law, union and wisdom. The print is part of a series with ten images from the court in Westzaan. Amsterdam paper etching instruments of torture, execution or punishment (with NAME). Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. symbols and allegories of jurisprudence. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). concord, 'Concordia' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul. Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) Westzaan

Pietro Fancelli, Studies of Aurora and Apollo, 1794 Studies of Aurora and Apollo

Two Irissen or Lissen, Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1617 print Print is part of a book. paper engraving flowers

Depicts a bird labeled Nun by Meister E.S., created as a copper engraving in the second third of the 15th century, showing figure, form, and engraving technique.

Pablo Picasso: Sklenice citronové vody. (Fot. Kahnweiler, Paříž.). Periodicals. 1911 - 1913. General Research Division. Modernism (Art), Czech literature , 20th century, Art, Arts , Czechoslovakia

France, Laboureur, Jean Emile, Les fraises, Still life with strawberries and jug, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 200 mm, width 160 mm, French, 1877-08-16 - 1943-06-16, print maker, printmaker, 1924 - 1924, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), drypoint, dry needle

Panel with Nymph, Jean Lepautre, After 1634 - Before 1667 print In the middle, a nymph holds up a leaf vank from which a horn of abundance sprouts. From series of 6 magazines, second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Neo-classical vases in a landscape, Jean Charles Delafosse, 1761 Paris paper. ink. gum (material) pen / brush

Two vertical compartments with armor and weapons, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1572 print Two vertical compartments with trophies of a harness, helmet, lances and spears and pistols. From series, consisting of a title page and 16 magazines. paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. weapons. armour

Joseph Sudek, Platter, c 1937 Platter

Suggestions for the Decoration of a Door and Window Frame, Plate 1 from 'Auzierungen zu Thüren u. Fenster sehr nutzlich zu gebrauchen.' Printed ca. 1750-56 Johann Sebastian Müller Ornament print with two designs for the decorations of frames: on the left the top of a doorframe; on the right the bottom of a suspended window or mirror frame. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.. Suggestions for the Decoration of a Door and Window Frame, Plate 1 from 'Auzierungen zu Thüren u. Fenster sehr nutzlich zu gebrauchen.'. After Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712-1771). Printed ca. 1750-56. Etching. Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg)

Roy, ray, plants and pheasant F�lix Bracquemond (1833-1914). "Coq, ray, plants and pheasant". Etching. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

The man with the money bag and his flatters, Johannes Wierix, after Pieter Bruegel (I), 1566 - 1570 print A man drops coins from his pocket with money. His flatters crawl into his hole. In the edge script an explanation of the show and to the saying 'someone in the hole or ass crawl' in Dutch. Antwerp paper engraving proverbs, sayings, etc.. purse, money-bag. crawling, going on all fours

Catalogue raisonne et figure de ses tableaux, La Galerie Électorale de Düsseldorf, Pigage, Nicolas de, 1723-1796, Red crayon, or pen, ink and watercolor, 1770-1778

Flower exhibition in the k, Gartenbau-Gesellschaft, On the flower exhibition in the K, Gartenbau-Gesellschaft, Personified plants, etc, as Ignaz Kuranda etc, cartoon sequence from Der Floh , Karl Klic -, caricaturist

Knight on horseback, MCCCC. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Armor, Knights, Saddles, Cavalry horses, Daggers & swords , 1400-1499

Électeurs, dans mes bras! (Emile Olivieri) , Lawyers, Politicians, Ollivier, Emile, 1825-1913. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Womens hat designs by milliner Marcelle Demay. Modeles de Marcelle Demay. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by B. Berty from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes, Aux Bureaux du Journal des Dames, Paris, 1913.

Designs for a Ewer and a Lidded Vase, Plate 2 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge' Printed ca. 1750-56 Jeremias Wachsmuth Ornament print with designs for ewer and a lidded vases, decorated with rocaille ornaments in high relief. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.. Designs for a Ewer and a Lidded Vase, Plate 2 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge'. After I.S. Hildt (Central European, active Augsburg, ca. 1740-60). Printed ca. 1750-56. Etching. Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg). Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712-1771)

Design elements from the era of King Louis XV, 18th century. 1 after Francois de Cuvillies, 2-7 after Juste-Aurele Meissonnier, 5-8 after Alexis Peyrotte. Chromolithograph designed and lithographed by Ernst Guillot from Elements d'Ornementation du XVIIIe Siecle, Elements of Ornament of the 18th century, Renouard, Paris, 1890.

Cradle crowned with glory, Adrien Louis Marie Cavelier, After Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot, After Pierre Philippe Thomire, After Pierre Prud'Hon, 1811 print Paris paper etching Furniture for Babies. Honour, Glory; 'Amplitude of the glory', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de Prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatã della Gloria' (Ripa). Strength, power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortress of mind and body', 'Fortress of the joint body with the genericity of the soul', 'Fortress & value of the joint body with prudence & virtue of the soul', 'Force' (Ripa). Justice; 'Strength to the justice subject', 'justice', 'Recto justice', 'rigorous justice', 'pity and violence subject to justice' (Ripa)

Small ladies mail 1825 (No. 13/293); Small ladies 'mail, or new newspaper of modes, theater, literature and arts.Prent uit Het modetijdschrift Small ladies' mail (1821-1868).

Design for a ceiling painting with a face along balustrade in the air with birds. Draughtsman: Dionys van Nijmegen. Dating: 1715 - 1798. Measurements: h 415 mm × w 327 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Clock with putto that paints a ladies portrait, A. Galliard, c. 1853 print Paris paper clock. ornament ~ medallion. cupids together with attributes of the arts, sciences, etc.

Une fountaine: Masque, enfants et bassin , Fountains, Masks, Infants, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Woman as a Fountain: Courtyard Sculpture Project. Ilya Kabakov (Russian, born Ukraine, 1933); printed by Dennis Rowan (American, born 1938). Date: 1997-1998. Dimensions: 609 x 453 mm (image); 710 x 546 mm (sheet). Etching and soft ground etching on off-white wove paper. Origin: Russia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Jupiter a dana, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance of golden rain (Jupiter) that falls out of a cloud on the lying Danaë. Text and clover in the lower margin. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching Jupiter wooing Danae; she is usually lying in bed receiving a shower of gold

A design for a sheath of a dagger drawn by Holbein. The figures are a young woman, monk and child, all of whom most unwillingly accompany Death in the dance. The struggling of the female, the reluctance of the monk, and the sorrow of the poor infant, are depicted with equal veracity and spirit. Hand-coloured engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's "The Triumph of Death," based on original drawings by Peter Paul Rubens, 1860.

Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables of the day / 30. / The rosee / m. Vor. Hugo.

Oval frame with shipbuilding objects. .

Four silhouettes hidden in two weapon trophies, 1787, Anonymous, 1787 print Four silhouettes hidden in two weapon trophies, 1787. In the middle at the top of the all -seeing eye. The two silhouettes on the left of the broken yoke and the freedom spear are from Joan Derk van der Capellen to the Pol and Mayor Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, right at the burial monument of the deceased Cornelis Govert Visscher and Isaac van Goudoever. The coats of arms of the four people mentioned are on the ornaments. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father

Hoogmoed, Jacques Callot, 1618 - 1625 print A beautifully dressed lady looks at herself in a mirror. There is a peacock next to her, a devil flies above her. Under the performance the Latin term for the sin that the woman depicts. This print is part of a series of seven prints on which the deadly sins are displayed as allegorical figures. Florence (possibly) paper etching Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Sea fables explained, London, W. Clowes and sons, ltd, 1883 ocean halloween folklore mermaid feejee mermaid monsters are real, An illustration titled 'Sea Fables Explained,' featuring an excerpt from the Saturday Magazine dated June 4, 1836. The text discusses an artificial mermaid described in the magazine, detailing its grotesque appearance and the materials used to create it. It mentions that the mermaid was crafted from the skin of a monkey and fish, aimed to resemble a mythical creature. The passage highlights the fascination with such curiosities during the 19th century and reflects on the eras interest in marine legends and marine life imitations.

PIEL DE ASNO - GRABADO PARA EL CUENTO DE PERRAULT. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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