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Engravings and prints depicting historical events like funerals and public spectacles, capturing social interactions and settings.

Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, Bogerts, Cornelis, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Funeral of the French marquis de Maillebois in Maastricht, 1791, verso - stamped, 17 December 1791. Funeral procession with a procession of carriages accompanied by pages on foot with torches., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 155 mm, width 112 mm, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1791 - 1795, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1745 - 1817-02-03, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman
Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, Bogerts, Cornelis, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Funeral of the French marquis de Maillebois in Maastricht, 1791, verso - stamped, 17 December 1791. Funeral procession with a procession of carriages accompanied by pages on foot with torches., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 155 mm, width 112 mm, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1791 - 1795, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1745 - 1817-02-03, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, intermediary draughtsman
140 assets in this story
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Amsterdam, Wendel en Zoon, J., Netherlands, Asch-Karmans New Year's Wish 1842, New Year's wish from the Amsterdam ash cart men for the year 1842, verso - stamped, New Year's wish on behalf of the ash cart men (cart man or garbage man) in Amsterdam for the year 1842. View of a street in Amsterdam where a man carries ash buckets to the cart while another man collects money from the house. At the bottom a poem in two columns. On behalf of Jan de Jong, the ash cart man of district no. 18., print, picture, New Year's wish, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 341 mm, width 210 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1842, paper, papier, letterpress printing, woodcut, Dutch, printer, drukker
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Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower, 1482. Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower of Barneveld, July 16, 1482.
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Charles Meryon (French, 1821 - 1868). Pirouette Street, near the Markets, Paris (La Rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris), 1860. Etching. Fifth of six states.
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Soylen face; 'T Huys Zuylen. Lock soylen face.
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The Outdoor Market, from Village Festivals. After a design by Étienne Jeaurat (1699-1789); Woven at the workshop of Léonard Roby (active c. 1750-1789); France, Aubusson. Date: 1765-1799. Dimensions: 571.5 × 292.9 cm (224 7/8 × 115 3/8 in.). Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Redding by Count Johan Maurits after the accident on the bridge of Franeker, 1665, 1720 - 1730 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 Franeker
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East Indian house in Amsterdam; The East Indian house in Amsterdam .. Fragment from a map of Amsterdam, with the East Indian house in Amsterdam. On the left a man who holds the coat of arms of Amsterdam and on the right two men with a sheet of paper, on which a inscription.
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Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Netherlands, The Miracle of Amsterdam (copy), 1345, A blind man is healed by the host, 9, A blind man with a dog on a leash is led to the church where the host is kept and will be healed there. Print no. 9 from the series of 16 representations of The Miracle of Amsterdam, based on the events of March 15, 1345. Copies based on the Bolswert series. Below the representation in the plate engraved a six-line verse in Latin, below that a six-line verse in letterpress in Dutch., print, prent, historieprent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 118 mm, width 83 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1639 - 1699, second quarter 17th century, tweede kwart 17e eeuw, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25
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Jean Duplessis Bertaux, Street Scene, 1798 1806 Street Scene
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Plate 12 for 'Moral and Satiric Content'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1778. Prints; etchings. Etching, laid down
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Francesco Petrarca writes in his house, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing writing accessories. writer, poet, author (+ artist at work)
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Times of the Day Evening From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833
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Decapitation of Nicolas Gosson in Atrecht, 1578, Jacobus Buys, 1785 - 1787 drawing Decapitation of the counselor Nicolas Gosson in Atrecht, for sympathy with the Malcontents, 26 October 1578. Gosson kneels on the scaffold on a square. 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 Arras
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Schutsluis at Amsterdam. Two men are opening a locking lock. The coat of arms of Amsterdam depends on the quay wall.
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Warsaw Targ behind the Żelazna Gate in Warsaw Sale of Pots Perle, Edmund (1854 1935), Piastuszkiewicz, Kazimierz (1856 1899)
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Interior of a Port 1833 Eugène Isabey French Ship moored inside a port on left of composition with figures and homes on right; first state, with publication detail.This print is part of a series of lithographs by Eugène Isabey printed by Charles Motte and published by McLean in a book entitled 'Six Marines dessinés sur Pierre' (Six Marinescapes drawn on stone) which featured studies of shipping and coast towns.. Interior of a Port 688162
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Inside View of the Poultry Compter, John Thomas Smith, 1766-1833, British, after John Thomas Smith, 1766-1833, British, 1811, Etching
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Au coq des bruyeres. Dated: 1888. Dimensions: image: 30.9 x 45.3 cm (12 3/16 x 17 13/16 in.) sheet: 38.9 x 53 cm (15 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.). Medium: wood engraving on tissue paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Auguste Lepère after Daniel Vierge.
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Fountain on the grand march_ in Tours, France. engraving 1855
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View of the Oudezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam and a painting sale, 1773, Simon Fokke, 1774 print View in the courtyard of the Oudezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam where a painting sale takes place. It is probably the public sale or auction of the painting collection of Leiden mayor Johan van der Markt Aegidsz, who died in 1772. on August 25, 1773. Amsterdam paper etching art sale, auction Oudezijds Heerenlogement
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A Wedding Feast in the Courtyard of a Village Inn. Jan van Kessel (1641-1680). Oil on copper, 16.5 x 22.5cm.
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Chairing the Members, Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744-1818, British, after William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Published by Longman, active 1804-1914, British, 1807, Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
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Amsterdam, Wendel en Zoon, J., Asch-Karmans Kermis-Wensch 1835, Fair print of the Amsterdam ash cart men for the year 1835, verso - stamped, Fair print on behalf of the ash cart men (cart man or garbage man) in Amsterdam for the year 1835. View of a street in Amsterdam with a man taking an ash bucket to the cart while another man collects money from the house. At the bottom a poem in two columns. On behalf of Abraham van der Beek, the ash cart man of district no. 30., print, kermisprent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 342 mm, width 212 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1835 - 1835, paper, papier, letterpress printing, boekdruk, houtsnede, Nederlands, printer, drukker
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Untitled from "Receuil de cent sujets...". Dated: 1798-1806. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux.
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Traveling practitioner, Ambrosius Gabler, 1789 - 1834 print Street face with a practitioner who holds a print up with his right hand. In his right hand he carries a stack of prints on a stick and a role is attached to his back. In the background you can see another print trader who has hung his prints against a wall under a shelter. Numbered at the top right: tab. 1. paper etching street-trader. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph. city-view in general; 'veduta' (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Nuremberg
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Fire in the Regulierspoort, 1618-1619, 1722 - 1784 print The big fire in the Oude Regulierspoort and in the adjacent Glashuis or Glasblazerij in Amsterdam, July 31, 1618 or January 28, 1619. Northern Netherlands paper etching on fire, ablaze First regular gate
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Benefit Ticket for Joe Miller 1794-99 Samuel Ireland British Published in Ireland's "Graphic Illustrations of Hogarth" (1794-99). A stage scene with four performers in William Congreve's "The Old Bachelor," showing the scene in Act III where Noll receives a kicking from Sharper. Based on a forgery purporting to be a benefit ticket for Joe Miller for his performance as Sir Joseph Wittol.. Benefit Ticket for Joe Miller 396306
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Marriage balance: couple on a scales, Jan van de Velde (II), After David Vinckboons, 1622 print A man and a woman with possessions and money on a scale, as a symbolic representation of a consideration for a marriage. Older men and women as bystanders. Book illustration from G.A. Bredero, Boertigh, Amoreus, and Aend-like Log-Boeck, 1622. At the top right page number 53. Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing
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Netherlands, By planting the tree of freedom, in honor of the Burgerplyn. Song for all citizens, Tree of freedom on the Koningsplein, 1795, verso - stamped, Dancing around the tree of freedom, erected on 5-6 February 1795 on the Koningsplein, then renamed Burgerplein, in Amsterdam. On the sheet below the plate the text of a song in five verses., print, image, song, prints, images, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 320 mm, width 178 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1795-02 - 1795-03, paper, papier, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, boekdruk
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Cigarreras trabajando en la fábrica de tabacos de Madrid. Grabado de 1853.
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Artist: William Loggan, Dutch, Father HughPeters, possibly1680-1690, Engraving, sheet: 57.47 × 41.91 cm (22 5/8 × 16 1/2in.), Made in The Netherlands, Dutch, 17thcentury(?), Works on Paper -Prints
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Amsterdam, Kok-van Kolm, widow C., Coldewijn, Jacob, Lantern-lighters New Year's wish, New Year's wish from the lamplighters of Amsterdam for the year 1857, verso - stamped, New Year's wish from the Amsterdam lamplighters and fillers for the year 1857. View of a street in Amsterdam where some men are busy filling and lighting the street lamps. Another man is collecting money at a house. With poem in two columns. From the lamplighter: J. Adams., print, picture, New Year's greeting, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 338 mm, width 210 mm, 1796-07-03 - 1855-01-28, print maker, printmaker, 1856 - 1857, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, Dutch, printer
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Statue Diderot on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in front of the rue Saint-Benoit, vintage engraving. Statue Diderot on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in front of the rue Saint-Benoit, vintage engraved illustration. Paris - Auguste VITU 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648619
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The School Walk. Dimensions: overall: 26.8 x 20.8 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor over graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: David Cox.
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Francke, August Hermann.
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KermiSprent of the Amsterdam Karrenman for the year 1755; Karmans Kermis Wesch: dedicated to all levers, merchants, citizens and inhabitants of the city of Amsterdam, in the year 1755.Kermispersprent for the year 1755 by Gerrit van Gelder, De Karrenman (Askarrenman or garbage collector) in the neighborhood 2, dedicated to citizens from Amsterdam. Horse with Askar labeled 2 on the dam in front of the town hall. On the leaf under the show a verse in two columns with a song in the reverb in three columns.
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Explosion of Street Monceau
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Karl Hengls Heuriger, Grinzing, Endstation Linie , Unknown
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Antwerp, Van Kuyck, Frans, The fire in Old Antwerp, Reproduction of a watercolour of the fire in Old Antwerp at the 1894 World Exhibition in Antwerp, by Frans van Kuyck, photomechanical print, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, height 197 mm, width 274 mm, maker, producer, 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05, paper, papier, collotype, colour lithography (process), Work conception, Belgian, 1852-06-09 - 1915-05-31
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A Statute Fair in the days of Henry VIII, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858