Theatrical Set Designs

Elaborate stage designs showcasing grand halls, dramatic arches, and intricate sculptures, depicting scenes from theatrical productions.

Fontana e Prospetto Sopra Il Viale de Cipressi, Le fontane di Roma nelle piazze e luoghi publici della città: con li loro prospetti, come sono al presente, Falda, Giovanni Battista, 1640-1678, Engraving, 1691, plate 3, part 2, entitled, Le Fontane delle Ville di Frascati nel Tusculano con li Loro Prospetti.

Giuseppe Vasi, after Tommaso Catrani, after Paolo Posi, The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1764 A Capitol Building, 1764 The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1764: A Capitol Building

Theatrical scene in a great hall with a vaulted ceiling and a central sculpture; two figures converse in the background while a third stands alone in the foreground ca. 1687-1717 Giacomo-Maria Giovannini Theatrical scene, possibly after set designs by Ludovico Burnacini.. Theatrical scene in a great hall with a vaulted ceiling and a central sculpture; two figures converse in the background while a third stands alone in the foreground. Giacomo-Maria Giovannini (Italian, Bologna 1667-1717 Parma). ca. 1687-1717. Etching

Fontana e Prospetto Sopra Il Viale de Cipressi, Le fontane di Roma nelle piazze e luoghi publici della città: con li loro prospetti, come sono al presente, Falda, Giovanni Battista, 1640-1678, Engraving, 1691, plate 3, part 2, entitled, Le Fontane delle Ville di Frascati nel Tusculano con li Loro Prospetti.

Gallery with Corinthian columns, c. 1700 - c. 1800 print Both left and right in front is a statue with a trophy of musical instruments above it. France (possibly) paper etching

Arsenal of Mars; a group of soldiers standing across from a group of women in an arsenal; ships off in the distance; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro' 1668 Mathäus Küsel One of the twenty-three stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Pomo D'Oro, Festa Teatrale Rappresentata in Vienna Per L'Augustissime Nozze Delle Sacre Cesaree E Reali Maestà Di Leopoldo E Margherita', an opera celebrating the wedding of Emperor Leopold I and Margarita Teresa of Spain in 1666. Composed by Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra, it was first performed in July 1668 at the Theater auf der Cortinaalso designed by Burnacini.. Arsenal of Mars; a group of soldiers standing across from a group of women in an arsenal; ships off in the distance; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'. Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621-1682). 1668. Etching

Theater for the fireworks in The Hague for the Peace of Aachen, 1749, Jan Caspar Philips, After Franciscus Schluymer, After L.S. De Creuznach, 1749 print The large theater founded in the Hofvijver in The Hague in honor of the Peace of Aachen closed in 1748, for the illumination and fireworks on 11 and 13 June 1749. At the bottom a large cartouche with the assignment to Prince William IV, left the weapons of the Prince and of England, on the right a monogram of the letters W and A, from Willem and Anna. print maker: Northern Netherlandsafter drawing by: The Hague paper etching / engraving bonfire, fire-works (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities) Hofvijver

Triomfoog at the place, 1691; First species at the location / Arc de Triomphe sur la place. The triomfort at the site, founded by the city council for the arrival of Stadholder-King Willem III in The Hague, 5 February 1691. The bow is decorated with historical shows. On top of a rider statue of Willem III.

Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi, The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1771 A Pleasure Palace Dedicated to Bacchus, 1771 The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1771: A Pleasure Palace Dedicated to Bacchus

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Fountain and Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli 1575 Etienne DuPérac French This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bou

Amsterdam, Langeveld, Dirk Meland, Netherlands, Meer, Noach van der (II), Monument for the Popular Festival in Memory of the Alliance between the French and Batavian Republics celebrated on 19 June 1795, Monument for the Alliance Festival in Amsterdam, 1795, verso - stamped, Monument in the form of a temple on which are depicted all the decorations erected at the Alliance Festival in Amsterdam on 19 June 1795. In the center a view of the popular festival celebrated on the Dam in front of the Town Hall. The print is accompanied by a prospectus., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 520 mm, width 497 mm, 1741-04-16 - 1822-02-20, print maker, printmaker, 1795 - 1795, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Fireworks at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 1713, 1713 print Scaffolding with fireworks commissioned by the States General on the Hofvijver in The Hague at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 14 June 1713. In the upper writing descriptions of the fireworks in Dutch and French. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching festivities (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities). bonfire, fire-works Hofvijver

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Merlen, Jacques van, France, Lepautre, Jean, Garden pavilions, grottoes and fountains, Garden wall with niches, In the middle is a pavilion with a fountain of stones on which Polyphemus sits, playing on a flute. From a series of 12 sheets, second edition., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 154 mm, width 210 mm, Work conception, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after a design by, 1667 - 1667, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlandish, 1616-12-15 - 1682-06, publisher, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Court scene in rocaille frame. Figures wearing oriental clothing in a gallery. Publisher's number 116. Gallery in rocaille cartouche Tone decors , print maker: Emanuel Eichel, (possibly), Franz Xaver Habermann, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Georg Hertel (I), (mentioned on object), Augsburg, 1750, paper, etching, engraving, h 202 mm × w 296 mm

Netherlands, Marot, Daniël (I), Painted wall decorations for rooms and staircases, Trompe-l'oeil decoration for a staircase, The walls are connected by Ionic pilasters and columns. These support an architrave on which an octagonal balustrade rests. Opposite copy after a print from the series Nouveaux Liure de Pintures de Salles et d'Escalliers. One of 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 263 mm, width 184 mm, Work conception, 1663 - 1752-06-04, after a design by, 1703 - 1800, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, third quarter 18th century, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Fourth act of 'Mirame' with four actors, Stefano della Bella, after Gian Maria Mariani, 1641 print View of a stage where the fourth deed from 'Mirame' is performed with four actors. The decor is a garden with sculptures by the sea. The frame around the stage has the shape of a Roman triumph arch. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching actor (on the stage). set, scenery ~ stage

A Temple Dedicated to Peace, for the "Chinea" Festival. Dated: 1773. Dimensions: plate: 38.3 x 51.4 cm (15 1/16 x 20 1/4 in.) sheet: 44 x 59.8 cm (17 5/16 x 23 9/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giuseppe Vasi after Giuseppe Palazzi (designer) and Paolo Posi (architect).

Netherlands, Marot, Daniël (I), Nouveaux siure de Bersseaux. Et Trilliages. Cabinet, Arch of trellis and garden pavilion in Rosendael, Under the arch on the right is a garden bench in the form of a fountain, crowned with a bust. On the garden pavilion on the left is the coat of arms of England., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 187 mm, width 270 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1702 - 1702, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1663 - 1752-06-04, after a design by

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Nero (above) and a View of the Ruins (below). Artist: Jan Goeree (Dutch, Middelburg 1670-1731 Amsterdam). Dimensions: 13 1/16 x 8 in. (33.2 x 20.3 cm). Date: before 1704. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Adoration of the Magi Artist's working dates 1622-1686 France. Etching on paper . Henri Mauperché

La Cêne (The Last Supper), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion) 1624-25 Jacques Callot French. La Cêne (The Last Supper), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion). La Petite Passion. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1624-25. Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Prints

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King. Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1688-1754); after Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger (French, 1715-1790). Date: 1746. Dimensions: . Etching and engraving on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Charles Nicolas Cochin, I.

Theatre performance in the new Amsterdamse Schouwburg with the scenery Het Gothisch Paleis, with a scene from Jacob Simonszoon de Ryk. In the caption a six-line verse. Part of the series of fourteen stage sets of the new Amsterdam Theatre, 1787-1794. Theatre with stage set: The Gothic Palace The Gothic Palace Stage sets of the new Amsterdam Theatre, 1787-1794 , print maker: Izaak Jansz. de Wit, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Bulthuis, (mentioned on object), print maker: Pieter Hendrik Jonxis, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1787, paper, etching, h 330 mm × w 415 mm

Part of the gallery around the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square, Dancker Danckerts (Possible), After Jacob Vennekool, After Jacob van Campen, After Artus Quellinus (I), 1661 - 1706 print Part of the gallery around the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. View from the eastern gallery to the corner of the northern gallery with the statue of Saturn. Walking and talking figures in the gallery. Under the title a bowl: 20 feet maet. At the bottom right marked: W. The title has been handed over by hand and translated into handwritten French text. Amsterdam paper. pencil. ink etching / engraving / pen townhall. interior ~ representation of a building. (story of) Saturn (Cronus) City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Print made by Jacob Bonneau, 1741-1786, British, One of six perspective designs for the Concave Mirror and engraved mirrors in Vauxhall Gardens, 1751. Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

. Theater performance in the new Amsterdam Schouwburg with the Coulis Decor the dungeon, with scene from Gabriela van Mergij. The decor printed from a separate plate within a renovated passe-partout with the room, side logs, pillars with statues and the facade of the stage. Part of the series of fourteen stage decorors of the new Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1787-1794.

Alcove; Alcofen a la romaine. On the cornice there is a cartouche with awarded French royal coat of arms. The king is surrounded by Hovelingen in front of the four-poster bed. Second print from second edition.

Neptunusfontein, Sieuwert van der Meulen, 1707 print A fountain of Neptunus on his car surrounded by water -breathing tritons. A few figures in the garden. The show is framed by columns. In the middle of a monogram with the letter M. on the windowsill a carpet and a peacock. Netherlands paper etching French or architectonic garden; formal garden. (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Fountain with high pedestal; Fountains or water savers in Italian style. At the top Stands the image of a Roman General, in the middle, weapon trophies hang in the middle and there are female figures underneath.

A triumphal arch in the Hague in honour of King William III, containing paintings of his deeds. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1691.

Title print with personifications of the arts, lit by light that reflects on the coats of arms of the king and Cardinal Mazarin, Israel Silvestre, 1654 Paris paper etching / engraving Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ personification). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) Paris

Perspective Sketch for a Palace Interior. 18th century Giuseppe Galli Bibiena Italian. Perspective Sketch for a Palace Interior. 348609

Twee poorten.Two gates up each other; for the upper two putti one with memorial tensation; For the bottom a reading putto. Top left: P. 1701.

Schouwburg with theater decor: the common neighborhood, Jan Punt, After Paulus van Liender, after Hendrik de Leth, 1760 - 1765 print Theater performance in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the scenesendecor the common neighborhood with scene out: the Brechje in love. The decor printed of a separate plate within a passe-partout with the room, side slices, orchestra bin and the facade of the stage with columns, garlands and chandeliers. The title and a four -line fresh also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve theater sets. paper etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. stage design Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Farnese Palace Interior. Artist: Anonymous. Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39 x 49.5 cm)mount: 20 15/16 x 26 3/8 in. (53.2 x 67 cm). Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512-1577 Rome). Series/Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Date: 1560.This print comes from the museum's copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the t

Trap des age, 1787 - 1822 print A staircase of the old age: a woman's staircase. On the steps of the stairs, in the form of a bridge, are women between the ages of 0 and 100. Under the bridge a representation of the Last Judgment. Left front a putto and front right. Numbered at the top right: N. 29. paper letterpress printing the ages of man represented by a staircase. Last Judgement. human life divided into stages

Baron George Anson(1697-1762), also known as Admiral Lord George Anson, naval commander who circumnavigated the world between 1740 - 1744. Pictured here attending King George II, with an account of his world voyage.

Miguel de Sorellò after Francisco Preciado de la Vega (designer), The Kingdom of Naples, for the Chinea Festival, 1746 The Kingdom of Naples, for the Chinea Festival

Depicts the triumphal arch of the Duke of Parma during the procession to San Giovanni in Laterano by Pope Clemens XI in Rome on April 10, 1701, created as an etching on paper.

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Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi, The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1760 The Temple of Neptune, 1760 The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1760: The Temple of Neptune

Schouwburg with theater decor: Zonnehof, Jan Punt (attributed to), after Hendrik de Leth, 1760 - 1765 print Theater performance in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the scene of Zonnehof with scene from: the century of the Amsteldam Schouwburg. The decor printed of a separate plate within a passe-partout with the room, side slices, orchestra bin and the facade of the stage with columns, garlands and chandeliers. The title and a four -line fresh also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve theater sets. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. stage design Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Antwerpen, Galle, Theodoor, Vredeman de Vries, Hans, Doetechum, Johannes of Lucas van, Variae Architecturae formae, Oval architectonic perspective views for intarsia, View of a gate with vaults, Antwerp, partly covered with beams. In the foreground a balustrade. In the corners leaf ornament. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 215 mm, width 164 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1562, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Zuid-Nederlands, 1527 - 1607, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1571 - 1633, publisher

The tomb of King Henry IV (1366-1413) of England and his Queen, Joan of Navarre, in Canterbury Cathedral.

Schouwburg with theater decor: the common neighborhood, Jan Punt, After Paulus van Liender, after Hendrik de Leth, 1760 - 1765 print Theater performance in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the scenesendecor the common neighborhood with scene out: the Brechje in love. The decor printed of a separate plate within a passe-partout with the room, side slices, orchestra bin and the facade of the stage with columns, garlands and chandeliers. The title and a four -line fresh also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of 12 theater sets. paper etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. stage design Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Schouwburg with a stage decor: the communal neighborhood; The communal neighborhood; Theater decors of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, ca. 1760. Theater performance in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the Coulis Decoration The communal neighborhood with scene from: the loving brech. The decor printed from a separate plate within a passe-partout with the hall, side logs, orchestra and the facade of the stage with columns, garlands and chandeliers. The title and a four-line verse also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve stage decorors.

Fontana di Mercurio nel Giardino del Gran Duca di Toscana (...), from 'La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici (...)', part 3, 'Le Fontane ne' Palazzi di Roma' (plate 9) 1691 or after Giovanni Francesco Venturini The various Roman villas of the important papal families, including the Villa Borghese, Villa Medici, and Villa Doria Pamphilj, were filled with an impressive array of antique artifacts and statues, both originals and copies after the antique. Venturini's print of the rear facade of the Villa Medici, remodeled in 1576-86 by Bartolomeo Ammanati, illustrates how loggia and garden are used as an open-air museum. Fully decorated with antique plaques, statues, and fountains, it included the classical-inspired fountain with Giambologna's elegant statue of Mercury (1564), a copy of which still graces the loggia today. These sculptures formed part of a group of no less than 170 pieces acquired in the late sixteenth century by Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici from various notabl

Netherlands, Marot, Daniël (I), Nouveaux siure de Bersseaux. Et Trilliages. Cabinet, Title page: Nouveaux siure de Bersseaux. Et Trilliages. Cabinet, Trellis pavilion with linked Tuscan pilasters on both sides. Counter-sided copy after a sheet from the series Nouveaux Liure de Bersseaux et Trilliages published by Daniel Marot., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 186 mm, width 271 mm, Work conception, 1663 - 1752-06-04, after a design by, 1702 - 1800, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, third quarter 18th century, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Arnold von Westerhout, Flemish (1651-1725), Il Greco in Troia: Plate 1, etching and engraving on laid paper restrike

Prison Scene Artist's working dates 1737-1762 Italy. Pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper . Vincenzo dal Re

Cascade en Water Theater in De Tuinen Van de Villa Torlonia te Frascati; Water theater and waterfall prospectus of Villa Ludovisia (...); Fountains of the Villas of Frascati; Fonteinen Van Frascati. De Prent Maakt Deel Uit Van Een Album.

Interior of the Vatican Library, Francesco Barbazza, After Francesco Pannini, 1767 print paper etching public library Vatican Apostolic Library

Decoration in the house of Captain P. Clockener in Amsterdam, 1766. Decoration installed in the home of Captain Pieter Clocker on the Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam. Representation of the stadholder sitting on a throne in the temple of wisdom. On the occasion of the majority of Prince Willem v on March 8, 1766. Numbered at the top: XI.

Begrafenis Van Francesco II de 'Medici, Stefano Della Bella, After Alfonso Paris (the young), 1620 - 1664 print The funeral of Francesco II de 'Medici in the San Lorenzo in Florence. On the ceiling a large coat of arms the family de 'Medici. Along the ship, several decorated skeletons have been placed against pillars for decoration. Italy paper etching funerary ceremonial. public funeral Sint-Lower Basilica

An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Architectural drawing by Antonio Galli Bibiena showing palace architecture with a double statue in a niche, crowned by a portrait medallion and coat of arms, executed in brush, feather, and gray-laved technique.

Loggetta del Sansovino on San Marco Square in Venice; Scenes from the Venetian life; Habiti d'Huomeni e Donne Venetiane Con La Processione della Ser.ma Signoria et Altri Particoli Cioè Trionfi Feste et Cerimony Publiche Della Nobilissima Città di Venetia. The Loggetta del Sansovino with figures from the Dell'Arte Commedia in the foreground. Two-part Italian text in undermarge. The print is part of an album.

Design for a Bedroom, Hotel de Mailly-Nesle, Paris, Pen and black ink, brush and wash, over black chalk on paper, lined with two sheets of heavy paper and framed with blue paper colored black and strips of gold paper, Design for a bedroom. Only the main wall is depicted. Three steps lead up to an alcove, the center of which is occupied by a bed. The bed is framed by a drapery, pulled back by two female statues. Unevenly spaced columns support the front entablature. Four candelabra stand between the columns. The candelabra are composed of a warrior and a girl supporting trays with candlesticks. The wall behind is richly ornamented with reliefs. Two main relief panels show two figures leaning against large oval medallions. At the top, is a part of a curved ceiling, showing two captives and trophies of weapons, two girls beside an escutcheon, a segment of a painting, the sky, and putti. At the far left is shown a small fragment of the elevation of the alcove niche and a part of a wing of

Turin from the Portico of the Superga Church, James Mitan, 1776-1822, British, after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, British, 1820, Etching and engraving on medium, smooth, cream, wove paper, with cream, chine colle, Sheet: 10 × 14 3/8 inches (25.4 × 36.5 cm), Plate: 9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm), Chine collé: 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches (21.6 × 29.2 cm), and Image: 5 3/4 × 8 7/8 inches (14.6 × 22.5 cm), architectural subject, balcony, child, cityscape, clouds, columns, dog, mountains, pedestals, portico, religious and mythological subject, river, women

The Seraglio. 1723. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Stage design for the Amsterdam City Theatre, The Courtroom, stage decor, draughtsman: Georges François Blondel, 1763, paper, pen, brush, h 340 mm × w 520 mm

View into the Treves Room where a meeting of the States General is taking place, ca. 1730. On the walls paintings with portraits of the princes of Orange from William I to William III and various allegorical representations. In the caption the legend A-L. Treves Room with meeting of the States General, ca. 1730 Treves Room of Her Highness the States General of the United Netherlands , print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Mattheus Terwesten, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: The Hague, intermediary draughtsman: The Hague, publisher: Delft, publisher: Amsterdam, 1730 - 1736, paper, etching, engraving, h 383 mm × w 698 mm

Scaffolding for the fireworks set off at the elevation of Willem V to Knight of St. Joris, 1754, 1754 print Stellage for the fireworks set off at the tournament field at the Sint-Jorisdoel in The Hague on the occasion of the elevation of Prince Willem V to Knight in the Knighthood of Saint Joris, March 21, 1754. Central to the scaffolding a performance of Saint Joris who beats the dragon, pots with orange branches left and right. On the leaf under the plate a description of the scaffolding in Dutch and French. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing bonfire, fire-works (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities). knighthood order The Hague

Image of the theater with Syn Ornaments and Constigh Vuurwerck, founded by the Order of her Ed. Great Mog: Enden The Heeren States of / Hollant and West Vriesland etc.etc.etc. In 's Gravenhage in the Vyver set off on the 14 Juny 1713. For the occasion of the Vreede with syn alderchristelyck = / sten majesteyt Louis de XIIII. Coning from Vrankryk etc.etc.etc. to Uytrecht, on the 11th April, there be bothered.

. View in the orange room of the Palace House ten Bosch in The Hague. The central representation of Stadholder Frederik Hendrik in his triumphar pulled by four white horses and crowned by victory and abundance, completed in 1652. Links Two visitors.

Illumination and decoration in the courtyard of the French Embassy in Solothurn, Christian von Mechel, after Lorenz Ludwig Midart, 1779 print print maker: Bazelafter drawing by: Solothurn paper etching armorial bearing, heraldry. ambassador. artificial light. bonfire, fire-works (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities) Solothurn

Interior view of the ancient Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S Urbano, two miles from Rome, from Views of Rome Made 1767 Italy. Etching on heavy ivory laid paper . Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Design for Trompe l'Oeil Cupola Made 1600-1699 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper . Style of Andrea Pozzo

View of the Garden of the Rubenshuis, Antwerp. Artist: Engraved by Jacobus Harrewijn (Dutch, 1660-after 1732); After J. van Croes. Dimensions: plate: 11 5/16 x 14 1/16 in. (28.7 x 35.7 cm). Date: 1675-1732. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Graftombe of Willem I, Prince of Orange, 1623. Tomb or Praal Graf of Willem I in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, completed in 1623. Seen from the front with the image of the sitting prince. With visitors around the fence.

Veduta interna dellantico Tempio di Bacco (Interior view of the ancient Temple of Bacchus), from Vedute di Roma. Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778

View of the Column of Marcus Aurelius. Artist: Jan Goeree (Dutch, Middelburg 1670-1731 Amsterdam). Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 8 7/16 in. (33.3 x 21.4 cm). Date: before 1704. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

. In the foreground the temple with the Trojan cult image of Minerva (palladium). In the background a face on the city. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The show is decorated with an ornamental edge.

Giuseppe Vasi, after Giuseppe Palazzi, after Paolo Posi, The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1767 A Triumphal Arch with the Farnese Hercules, 1767 The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1767: A Triumphal Arch with the Farnese Hercules

Plundering of the Remonstrant meeting place at Amsterdam, 2 February 1617, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784, Design for a print., draughtsman: Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784, paper, pen, brush, h 92 mm × w 52 mm

Drawing, Stage Design, Inside of Apses; Probably Pio Panfili (Italian, 1723 - 1812); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash on paper

Fireworks at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 1713, Daniël Stopendaal, After Hendrik Pola, After Daniël Marot (I), 1713 print Scaffolding with fireworks commissioned by the States-General on the Hofvijver in The Hague at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 14 June 1713. In the pond a temple was established with a painting on which peace and abundance thrones on the clouds and Mercury brings a good tidings. At the bottom of the title and legend 1-19 in Dutch and French. print maker: Amsterdamafter drawing by: The Hagueafter design by: The Haguepublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving festivities (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities). bonfire, fire-works Hofvijver

Rolling cartouche with child in front of fireplace; Image of D'Esvere Der Societeit IESV for Ooghen Ghestelt by the Duyts-Dutch province of Selver Societeyt .. from series of 38 cartouches, decorated with masks, garlands of fruit and flowers, shells and animals.

Monument in memory of politician and lawyer Pieter Paulus; P. Paolo opt. The Rep. Merito. Monument in memory of politician, lawyer Pieter Paulus. In the middle of a gallery with niches and columns is a big column with his portrait. Different symbols refer to the Batavian Republic such as a flag and bundle arrows. There are images of the four Cardinal virtues on the monument. Women grieve and putti honor this national hero. The four lines text from A.J. Verbeek under the show praise his deeds.

Initiation of Felix Meritis, 1789. Initiation of the building of the Society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, 1789. Professor Andreas Bonn speaks in the concert hall.

Chamber of the French ambassadors in the house Ter Nieuburch in Rijswijk, 1697; De Kaemer Alwaer The ambassadors of Vrancrijck Vergaederen / La Chambre Ou S'Assemblent Les Ambassadors De France; Series of fifteen prints about the house Ter Nieuburch in Rijswijk and the peace negotiations, 1697; Le Chteau Roial De Ryswick Appelle De Neubourg AVEC Les Differens Apartenens Ou Se Tiennent Les Conference De La Paix Generale / The Koninglyke Castle to Ryswyck, Names Nieuwburg, with all the Selfs rooms and pleasants, in BYSonder, since the conference of the general sweetheart Held, & c .. The Chamber of the French ambassadors in the house ter Nieuburch in Rijswijk. In the caption the two titles in French and Dutch. Part (print 8) of the series of fifteen prints about the house in Nieubch in Rijswijk and the peace negotiations kept there uncontent in the Peace of Rijswijk on September 20, 1697.

Rotterdam, Sallieth, Mathias de, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Les Héros Immortels, Immortal heroes, 1787, Northern Netherlands, verso - stamped, Allegory of the restoration of stadholder William V in 1787. Column of honour with the portraits of William of Orange, Frederik Hendrik and Willem III and above which the portrait of Willem V is now hung. On top of the column Fame blows the trumpet. At the foot of the column Truth has pulled the blindfold from the eyes of the Republic, further Freedom, Wilhelmina of Prussia as Minerva and Father Time. On the left the Dutch Lion tears Discord. In the caption the coats of arms of Orange and Prussia. The print comes with an explanation., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 455 mm, width 313 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1787 - 1787, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Czech, 1749 - 1791-11-29

Inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as the Duke of Brabant in Brussels, 1717; Inauguration de sa Majesté Imp: Le et Catholique Charles VI. Comme Duc de Brabant Faite à Bruxelles Le 11. Octobre 1717. Inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as Duke of Brabant in Brussels, 11 October 1717. Ceremony on a stage with bee arc and columns, founded on the Grote Markt for the town hall. At the top of banners with emblems, at the bottom of weapons and a medal.

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The little passion, the Last Supper: second issue of a suite of 12 pieces" (Lieure 538, Meaume 20). Etching. 1624-1625. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99589-15 Etching, engraving

Scene for a house. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. Dating: 1752 - 1819. Measurements: h 196 mm × w 161 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Paris, Mariette, Pierre (II), France, Lepautre, Jean, Alcoves a la Romaine, Alkoof, On the cornice is a cartouche with a crowned French royal coat of arms. In front of the canopy bed stands the king surrounded by courtiers. Third print from the second edition., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 148 mm, width 214 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1657, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1634 - 1716, publisher

A Masquerade. Date/Period: 1770-80. Drawing. Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, black chalk on white laid paper. Height: 308 mm (12.12 in); Width: 401 mm (15.78 in). Author: JEAN-CHARLES DELAFOSSE.

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena painting showing magnificent port buildings with Dido welcoming Aeneas, including figures, boats, and architectural details, executed with feather and brown-gray lavation.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Circus Flaminius 1553 Nicolas Beatrizet French This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clien

De Hovenier by Love: De Hovenier Kneelt For Two Women, Robbert Muys, 1752 - 1825 print In the avenue of a formal garden, a gardener kneels for two well -to -do women. There is a rake on the floor next to the gardener. The print depicts a theater scene from the gardener by Love, a comedy by Florent Carton Dancourt. Leiden paper etching comedy. French or architectonic garden; formal garden. gardening-tools. kneeling figure

Staten van Holland en West-Friesland, Marot, Daniël (I), Northern Netherlands, Illustration of the Fireworks, ordered in The Hague by their High Mighty Lords, the States General of the United Netherlands, at the celebration of the Peace of France, concluded on 11 April 1713. tot Utrecht, Representation du feu d'artifice fait a la Haye, Fireworks at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 1713, Scaffolding with fireworks set off by order of the States General on the Hofvijver in The Hague at the celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 14 June 1713. In the caption the titles and the legends for fireworks in Dutch and French., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 296 mm, width 407 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1713, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1663 - 1752-06-04, after a design by, granter of privilege

Fountain of the owl in the gardens of the villa d'Este in Tivoli; Teatro e fontana della civetta con diversi giuochi d'Acqua; Le Fontane del Giardino Estense in Tivoli; Fountains in the gardens of Villa d'Este in Tivoli. Fountain of the owl (Fontana della Civetta) where water pressure was used to produce bird sounds. On the fountain and on the surrounding wall are the eagles and lilies of the weapon of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este. Numbered at the bottom right: 18. The print is part of an album.

Representation of the elevated fireworks in front of the City Hall by order of the prevost of the merchants and echevins of the city, from Paris, in rejoicing of the happy birth of Madame La Dauphine, a princess, the 26 August 1750. (IT)

Small landscape with two garden gates behind each other. Draughtsman: Johannes de Bosch. Dating: 1775. Measurements: h 97 mm × w 70 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Marot, Daniël (I), Novae cheminae, Fireplace with mirror, Fireplace with the series title in an oval mirror. In front of it are two vases and an imperial bust. In the fireplace is a firedog with an English coat of arms. On the left is half of a door with a crowned monogram WR. In the middle below N. 14., print, prent, ornamentprent, titelprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 247 mm, width 194 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1703 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1663 - 1752-06-04, after a design by

View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Paola on Monte Aureo, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views). Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720-1778 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 18 13/16 x 27 3/8 in. (47.8 x 69.6 cm)Plate: 15 7/8 x 24 5/16 in. (40.4 x 61.8 cm). Publisher: Bouchard & Gravier (Rome). Series/Portfolio: Vedute di Roma. Date: ca. 1751. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

ESCENARIO DE LA OPERA 'SERVIO TULIO' DE STEFANI. Author: WENING. Location: MUSEO DEL TEATRO. MONTECARLO. Monaco.

Cartoon from Leiden Student Almanac, 1864, 1864 print Cartoon from the student almanac of the University of Leiden of the year 1864. Centrally above a group of music -making monkeys on a stage. Seven scenes from student life around this. At the bottom of a student waiting in the so -called sweat room. print maker: Netherlandsafter design by: Netherlandsprinter: The Hague paper student life. animals acting as human beings Leiden

Workmen building arcades, Pen and bistre and gray wash on paper, Workmen constructing arcades, possibly for a theater set. Workmen on scaffolding around arcades are occupied with masonry, sculpturing and the pulling up of a huge stone with a winch. Domes building in background. Some figures are in Turkish dress., Italy, ca. 1740, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Garden of Honselaarsdijk Palace with fountain; The fountain and the golden images, in the large garden; Hollands Lustpark concluded his Britain Majesteits Hof-Building to Honlaardyk. Baroque garden with images. There is a fountain in the middle of the show. Groups strollen walkers on the avenues. A stone gate in the background. Print is part of an album.

Stage Set for Il Trionfo della Pietà, Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Italian, 1606 - 1680, Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, Italian, 1615 - 1669, Engraving in black ink on paper, Horizontal rectangle. A rocky landscape opens to the sea, with the setting sun. Castles at either side, with figures gesticulating from the ramparts. On a cloud in the center, the figure of 'Plenty.' Banners from the casltes, inscribed: 'PIACE SE LICE' and 'LICE SE PIACE.' Artists' names below., Italy, 1658, theater, Print, Print

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