Seated Figures and Caricatures

Etchings of whimsical seated figures and humorous character studies, showcasing intricate detailing and expressive poses in early modern art.

Young soldier, seen from behind with his left hand resting on a spear, Soldier The small figures , print maker: Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, Utrecht, after 1635 - 1669, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm

Deux Personnages Assis (Two Seated Figures), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Deux Personnages Assis (Two Seated Figures), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

I had a good turn. (IT)

Jacques Callot, Peasant Defecating, c 1622 Peasant Defecating

The toothester.

Rhine, Rembrandt van, Man with barrel organ, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 50 mm, width 48 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1633 - 1637, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Crippled beggar; Clein Pietie; Genre scenes. A crippled man is based on his stool and begging with his hat. In the background a fence and a tree. The print is part of a series of 32 prints with genre scenes.

A seated old woman, hands and a basket under her foreleg. In the background a man., Seated old woman, print maker: J. Moxser, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1791, paper, engraving, h 95 mm × w 86 mm

Smoking farmer by the fire, David Teniers (II), Anonymous, Anonymous, 1626 - 1740.

Sebastian Vrancx, Three Revelers and a Gardner Three Revelers and a Gardner

Young soldier, seen from behind with his left hand resting on a spear, Soldier The small figures , print maker: Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, Utrecht, after 1635 - 1669, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm

A hawker with a hawker's tray full of rodents. Etching by Jan van der Vliet, c. 1632.

A man, two women and a man with a spade. Draughtsman: Herman Saftleven. Dating: 1619 - 1685. Measurements: h 141 mm × w 90 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Mother with child, two men and a market woman, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing Standing mother with child, leaning man with a stick, standing man and sitting market woman. paper. ink pen / brush mother and baby or young child. sitting figure - AA - female human figure. standing figure

Jacques Callot, The Lute Player, c 1622 The Lute Player

Reverse Copy of Le Paysan Portant sa Pelle sur L'Épaule (The Peasant Carrying his Shovel over his Shoulder), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Paysan Portant sa Pelle sur L'Épaule (The Peasant Carrying his Shovel over his Shoulder), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Beggar Woman Playing the Violin. Dated: 1632. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Johannes van Vliet.

The Birds Eating the Seeds of the Sower, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... 1517 Hans Schäufelein German. The Birds Eating the Seeds of the Sower, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... 669894

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

A seated drumsid.

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The whims, the dancers at the lute. Thirty-fourth number of the suite of 50 pieces engraved in Florence" (Lieure 247, Meaume 836). Etching. 1617. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99607-10 Etching, engraving

A young merchant with a basket of cookies, with three children, Young merchant with three children, draughtsman: Marcellus Laroon (II), 1770, paper, pen, h 283 mm × w 212 mm

Susanna and the Elders. Two old men approached the biblical heroine Susanna with a dishonourable proposition while she was bathing. They threatened to accuse her of adultery if she refused to do what they wanted. In this drawing, she turns away from them in embarrassment. The elders hand on her shoulder and the admonishing finger he raises speak volumes.

Peasant Couple Dancing 1514 Albrecht Dürer German. Peasant Couple Dancing 391212

A Peasant Removing his Shoes. Jacques Callot (France, Nancy, 1592-1635). France, 1617. Prints; etchings. Etching

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer from 1514 depicting a figure playing bagpipes, sheet partially cut.

Soldier looking at the floor, Salvator Rosa, c. 1656 - c. 1657 print A soldier, his gaze on the ground and his right hand in the side. In his left hand he carries a stick over his shoulder. Italy paper etching / drypoint the soldier; the soldier's life. walking-stick, staff

Dancing Suppose, the man wears a hat with a long spring, Cornelis Bos, after Anonymous, 1546 - 1548 print Print from a series of 12 prints with dancing couples in the open air. Neurenberg (possibly) paper engraving dancing at wedding feast - DD - out of doors

Figurine: Three Soldiers. Salvator Rosa (Italy, Naples, 1615-1673). Italy, circa 1656-1657. Prints; etchings. Etching with drypoint

La Paysanne Tournée a Droite et Tenant un Panier (The Peasant Woman Turned to the Right and Holding a Basket), from Varie Figure (Various Figures), plate 6 ca. 1620 Jacques Callot French. La Paysanne Tournée a Droite et Tenant un Panier (The Peasant Woman Turned to the Right and Holding a Basket), from Varie Figure (Various Figures), plate 6. Varie Figure. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). ca. 1620. Etching; third state of four (Lieure). Prints

Five people, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing paper. chalk brush sitting figure. sitting figure - AA - female human figure. standing figure

Grotesque figure with drailer; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Groteske figure, seen on the right, with a humpback back, a drailer closed, a hat with two springs on the head. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.

The Crouching Peasant. Jacques Callot (France, Nancy, 1592-1635). France, circa 1622. Prints; etchings. Etching

Leiden, Vliet, Jan Georg van, Standing figures, small size, Shouting peddler, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 63 mm, width 50 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1610 - 1668, print maker, printmaker, 1632 - 1632, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Carracci, Annibale, France, Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, Cabinet du Roy, Man embracing a man hanged from a tree branch, verso - stamped, Numbered top right: 144., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 285 mm, width 204 mm, 1692 - 1765-09-05, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1765, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, intermediary draughtsman

The Beggars: Beggar Leaning on a Stick, c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635). Etching; paper: 15.4 x 10.4 cm (6 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.); plate: 13.7 x 8.7 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.).

A black ink and chalk drawing by Tobias Stimmer depicting crossbow stagings, with figures kneeling on a beam, emphasizing posture, gesture, and compositional arrangement.

Man with page; Capricci di Varie Figure Di Jacopo Callot; Various figures and performances. On the left a Lord with a hat in the left hand, walking to the left. Behind him, right on the print, a little boy, also with a hat in the left hand. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title and dedication sheet) with various topics (O.A. men and women in different attitudes, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been meant as drawing examples.

Woodcut by Jan Swart van Groningen depicting three archers on horseback in formation, showing figures, horses, weapons, and landscape, created in 1526.

Wandelend boerenpaar.The woman wears a hood over her clothes. This print is part of an album.

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), and Kakschervalver, 1635

He Has Been Decorated ("Y esta' Condecorado!") 1807-45 Leonardo Alenza y Nieto Spanish. He Has Been Decorated ("Y esta' Condecorado!") 334951

The Peasant Couple at Market. Albrecht Dürer (Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528). Germany, 1512. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Two standing men in conversation, 1650 - 1655 Zwolle paper. ink brush Zwolle paper. ink brush

May, anonymous, 1600 - 1699, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, brush, h 138 mm × w 95 mm

Hearing, Pieter Jansz Quast, 1638 print A man and a woman sit by a crackling fire while on the left a dog is barking to a man in a doorway. The print is part of a series of six prints with the five senses. The Hague paper etching / engraving hearing, listening (one of the five senses). dog (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.). camp-fire; watch-fire

Woman with bowl and man with basket, from behind, Harmen ter Borch, c. 1650, Study sheet showing a woman carrying a bowl and a man with a basket on his arm., draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1650, paper, h 100 mm × w 158 mm

Two standing and four sitting men, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing paper. chalk brush sitting figure. standing figure

Elia's servant sees a small rain cloud.

Woman frying pancakes. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), graphic artist

Standing farmer, to the left. Artist: Salomon Savery. Artist: Pieter Jansz. Quast. Draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II). Dating: Dec-1632. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 152 mm × w 100 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The bagpipe player, Albrecht Dürer, 1514 print A man plays bagpipes, leaning against a tree. Nuremberg paper engraving bagpipe, musette. one person playing wind instrument

God appears to Abraham, draughtsman: Ferdinand Bol, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (rejected attribution), 1640 - 1649, paper, pen, h 145 mm × w 159 mm

The Pancake Woman 1635 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. The Pancake Woman 391618

Italy, Bazicaluva, Ercole, Hunting scenes, Rest during the hunt, verso - stamped, A group of two women and six young men, sitting on the ground together with a dog., print, prints, height 68 mm, width 90 mm, Italian, 1605 - 1666, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1620, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

Pole Holding a Hatchet with His Left Hand. Medium: etching on laid paper restrike. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: STEFANO DELLA BELLA.

Caricature of a standard -bearing man, François Collignon, after Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1687 print print maker: Franceafter design by: Italypublisher: Paris paper etching caricatures (human types). banner, standard (as symbol of the state, etc.). adult man

A Young Peasant Holding a Jar. Sebald Beham (German, 1500 - 1550)

France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Caprice, Various representations, Two standing men talking to a crouching man, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 54 mm, width 84 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, An Old Man with a Cape and a Rustic with a Backpack, 1750s An Old Man with a Cape and a Rustic with a Backpack

July; Twelve months. Harvesting of hay. Design for a print.

Woman sitting on a pillow, from behind. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch. Dating: c. 1650. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 90 mm × w 71 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Seated Trumpetter, Jan Martszen de Jonge (attributed to), after Jan Martszen de Jonge, 1620 - 1623 drawing paper. chalk military music. the soldier; the soldier's life. one person with musical instrument, not playing. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

Man sits in the kitchen on a reversed washbasin and eats, Jean Covitré, c. 1750 - in or before 1765 print Rotterdam paper etching kitchen. eating

Jacques Callot, Man Preparing to Draw His Sword, c 1622 Man Preparing to Draw His Sword

Farmers, from Das Bossenbüchlein ca. 1582 Mathais Beitler German A male farmer at right greets a female famer, who carries a full basket at left. From a set of 12 plates of vessel designs.. Farmers, from Das Bossenbüchlein 423422

Death bears a child, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print Death like a skeleton with a baby in his arms. In the background a second skeleton and a cityscape. paper etching Death as skeleton. meeting between the (three) living and the (three) dead

Couple shaking hands and a turned away man, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1654, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1654, paper, h 105 mm × w 144 mm

Woman gets on a donkey, Jan Baptist de Wael, 1642 - 1669

Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements" 1640-60 Giulio Carpioni Italian. Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she turns her head toward Cupid, who stretches his body away from her, from "The Elements". "The Elements". Giulio Carpioni (Italian, Venice 1613-1678 Venice). 1640-60. Etching. Prints

Design for illustration stage group: two standing figures and a sitting figure. Draughtsman: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue. Dating: 1739 - 1782. Measurements: h 82 mm × w 72 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Rhine, Rembrandt van, The blind violinist, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, RHL 1631, center lower, height 78 mm, width 53 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1631 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Le jouer de vielle The Hurdy-Gurdy Player. 1616 - 1622. Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Ste. Dule, vierge (St. Dula, Virgin), March 25th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. Ste. Dule, vierge (St. Dula, Virgin), March 25th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Two naked boys carrying a third who supports a tray with three goblets, after Reni ca. 1600-1640 Anonymous, 17th century Copy distinguished by 'GR' inscribed in the plate at lower left.. Two naked boys carrying a third who supports a tray with three goblets, after Reni 396933

Dwarf with two daggers; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Dwarf, more or less on the left, with a humpback back, a hat with two springs on the head, in the right hand and a dagger in the left. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.

De Jonge Visser, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bloemaert (II), After Abraham Bloemaert, 1625 - 1718 print A young man stands next to a basket and jug on the edge of a lake and bends a little forward over a fishing line. On the right is a tree under which there is a trap. The fisherman has thrown out his rod, but does not know what he is doing. Fish was a widespread symbol of amorous activity, based on the notion of the unreliable bait. De Fuik presents the trap of love. Amsterdam paper engraving pastorals, Arcadian scenes. angling

Seated boy with arms raised. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1600 - c. 1699. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 182 mm × w 249 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Peasant Holding Fish Net. Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.2 x 16 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

I only used my soap and can not whiten you. (IT)

Sower and servants sleep while Satan sows weeds, Johan Barra, After Abraham Bloemaert, 1591 - 1634 print A sower or farmer is sleeping with his servants after their work in the field. As they rest, Satan sows weeds between the grain. Under the performance is a Latin quote from the Bible text Mattheus 13: 24-30. paper engraving sleeping on the ground. while the sower and his servants slept, his enemy (the Devil) sowed tares among the wheat

Caricature of macaroni fashions of the late 18th century, man in high wig looking at a reflection in a mirror, while a fawning barber trims a wig. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) from Human Passions Delineated, John Haywood, Manchester, 1773.

Two men in 16th-century gestation, draughtsman: Pieter Cornelisz. Verbeeck, (possibly), draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, pen, h 143 mm × w 112 mm

The Running Man, from The Caprices. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1617-1627. Dimensions: 56 × 85 mm (image/sheet, cut within plate mark). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Copper engraving depicting a peasant woman carrying a jug on her back, created by Cornelis Massys around 1550, showing posture, attire, and daily activity.

Turbaned Soldier on Horseback 1624-1634 Holland. Etching on paper . Rembrandt van Rijn

Reverse Copy of Les Deux Personnages Assis (The Two Seated People), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Les Deux Personnages Assis (The Two Seated People), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

17th century Dutch itinerant rat-catcher with tray of poison, trap on a long pole, poison, bag and dagger. From a series of beggars after Rembrandt, 1632. Copperplate engraving by David Deuchar after an original by Jan van Vliet from A Collection of Etchings after the most Eminent Masters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, Edinburgh, 1803.

Dwarf with sword, in attacking attitude; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Dwarf, seen on the right, a weak hat with bontrand on the head, the right hand to the sheath of his sword, the left hand at the hilt. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.

Liereman with dog, Jan Matham (attributed to), after Jan Matham, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1628 - 1648 print A man with a swivel and pots on his back, with a dog. In the background a village and two conversing figures in a field. Haarlem paper engraving / etching dog. hurdy-gurdy - CC - out of doors. hurdy-gurdy player - CC - out of doors

The Violin Player, from The Caprices Made 1617-1627 France. Etching on ivory laid paper . Jacques Callot

Dancing man with a woman, anonymous, after Adriaen van Ostade, 1700 - 1730 print France paper etching one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Dune landscape with a man with three baskets Verscheyden Beaches and water views gedaen by Jan Percelles (series title), print maker: Gillis van Scheyndel (I), print maker: Jan Porcellis, (rejected attribution), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Porcellis, Noord-Nederland, 1645, paper, etching, h 73 mm × w 92 mm

Paris, Firens, Pierre, Bolten, Arent van, Grotesque figures surrounded by a frame line, Woman and male monster with jug and cup, In the middle are a woman and a male monster with a jug and a cup. Monster animals are sitting on masks on either side. No. 1 from a series of 7 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 145 mm, width 200 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1604 - 1616, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1573 - 1633, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, French, 1580 - 1638-12-24, publisher

Study after Caravaggio's 'The Cardsharps' with color notes 1600-1700 Anonymous, Italian This powerfully rendered scene of Cardsharps by a game table is based on a composition by Caravaggio of the same subject (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth), painted about 1595-1600, but is not an exact reprise of the painting. The sheet includes at upper right a separate, summary sketch of the head of the same young man, who sits by the table at right in the more fully developed main scene. The drawings on the sheet are done with an unusually expressive handling of the pen and very bold chiaroscuro, qualities that indicate that this was from a sheepish copyist of Caravaggio. The sheet is inscribed at bottom right in pen and the similar color ink as the drawing, "calzoni rossi con striscie gialle" (red pantaloons with yellow stripes). The figures are annotated with letters (clockwise from left), "n," "b," "n," "v," "b," "g." "r" ?. These are color notes (nero, bianco, nero, verde, bianco, grigio, ros

Family with child in trolley. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: Hendrik Nieuwenhuysen. Dating: 1766. Measurements: h 133 mm × w 167 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two standing pairs. Draughtsman: Herman Saftleven. Dating: 1619 - 1685. Measurements: h 97 mm × w 150 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study sheet with a few female semi -figures, 1617 - 1619 drawing Zwolle paper. watercolor (paint). ink. chalk brush

This 1524 copper engraving by Barthel Beham depicts a dancing pair of farmers, showing figure movement, attire, and rural activity in early 16th-century Germany.

Two Dwarfs Playing Dice, a Dog at Left (recto), Study of a Leg (verso). Artist: attributed to Faustino Bocchi (Italian, Brescia 1659-1741 Brescia). Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 10 13/16in. (17.9 x 27.5cm). Date: 1659-1742. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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