Allegorical Historical Illustrations

Dramatic illustrations of historical scenes and figures, capturing key moments and their significance in a detailed, allegorical style.

David and Nathan, Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801, Design for a print., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801, paper, pen, brush, h 149 mm × w 88 mm

Judgment of Solomon; The first legal flight of Salomon .. King Solomon points out, from his throne, on a kneeling woman with a baby, while a bee is about to share the child in two. Solomon had given the execution order after two women came to him who both claimed the motherhood of a child. When the executioner raised his sword, the real mother wanted to give up the child, so that Solomon knew who the real mother was.

Quintus Fabius Maximus for the Council in Carthago; The Roman envoys in the council in Carthago.The novel General Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator (The Doubt) Shows The Board in Carthage Between War or Peace. Hey shows The Folds in His Gown.

Portrait of Jan Wagenaar with allegorical figures; Title page for: J. Wagenaar, Patriotic History, 1790. History writes surrounded by truth, freedom and minerva. Behind them a column with the portrait of the writer Jan Wagenaar.

Emperor Augustus speaks to the courtiers. .

Dom Juan, ou Le Festin de Pierre Le Festin de Pierre. Molière, 1622-1673. Prints. 1734. Rare Book Division. French drama, Plays, Molière, 1622-1673. Dom Juan

Maria Theresia, Roman-German Empress Hourdung for Empress Maria Theresia; Portrait medallion Maria Theresias with widow's veil, surrounded by allegorical figures.Chapper engraving / etching by Johann Veit Kaperz after paintings by Franz Anton Maulbert in the Austrian Gallery Belvedere in Vienna (around 1769). FrontSpit of the fifth band of "Supplementum Codicis AustriaCI

David and Nathan, Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801, Design for a print., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801, paper, pen, brush, h 149 mm × w 88 mm

Achilles Bidding Farewell to the Daughters of Lycodemus. Artist: Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537-45); After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Mount (octagon): 9 3/4 in. × 9 5/8 in. (24.8 × 24.5 cm)Sheet (trimmed/circle): 8 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (22.7 × 23.5 cm). Date: 1540-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print, Adoration of the Kings; After Lodovico Carracci (Italian, 1555 - 1619); Italy; etching on paper; 40.5 × 30.8 cm (15 15/16 × 12 1/8 in.); 1896-31-68

. Lucius Papirius cursor, seated on a throne, shows the young Fabius Maximus grace, as his father and the entire Roman people to be grace. Fabius Maximus had attacked the Samnites without the permission of Papirius and would be punished for this. Presentation in the council chamber of the Court of Justice of Holland, Zeeland and West Friesland in the Binnenhof in The Hague.

Saint Paul preaching in Athens. Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510-1563 Venice). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (31.5 x 21.5 cm). Date: ca. 1548-53. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Old man in conversation with a prince, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ruler, sovereign. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Carlo Maratta, The Visitation The Visitation

Jocasta begs at Polynes, L. Duval, After Jean Guillaume Moitte, After Pierre Prud'hon, 1801 print Paris paper etching / engraving literary characters and objects. Jocasta, mother of Oedipus

Simson and Delila; While they, in the sleep, Haren lover doing the seven shavings have cut out etc .. Simson's hairs are cut by a filtine while he lies to sleep in Delila's lap. Soldiers are ready in the doorway to capture Simson after his hair will have disappeared with his hair.

Personifications of Groningen and Ommelanden give each other a hand, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1793 print The personifications of Groningen and Ommelanden shake hands with each other. In the background, possibly the Martini tower and another church tower. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'. personification of a city, town-patron(ess) Groningen. Omelanden

Murder on Julius Caesar, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1801 print Julius Caesar is murdered by Marcus Brutus and other political opponents during a senate meeting. Amsterdam paper etching death of Caesar, i.e. the murder of Caesar: he is slain in the Senate at the foot of Pompey's statue, exclaiming 'et tu Brute'

Two representations of one plate. Above: the personification of the French Reformed Church, the Huguenots, is attacked by a wild man with a scourge. This takes place under approval by personifications of French royalty (Gallia) and the French Catholic Church. Below is a narrow depiction of the persecution and expulsion of the Huguenots., Gallia and the French Catholic Church behold the Reformed Church being scourged Title page for: E. Benoist, Historie der gereformeerde churches van Vrankryk, 1696, print maker: Adriaen Haelwegh, (mentioned on object), print maker: Jan Luyken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1696, paper, engraving, etching, h 292 mm × w 183 mm

Abraham buys the field of Efron, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Gerard Hoet (I), 1728 print Abraham buys the field of Efron for four hundred Sjekel silver (Gen. 23:16). Abraham weighs the silver. In the background the cave in which Abraham wants to bury his wife. The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch caption. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper engraving / etching Abraham weighs out four hundred pieces of silver

King Ahasuerus touches Esther, who is kneeling before him, with his scepter. Depiction of the Bible text Esther 15:12., Esther before King Ahasuerus, print maker: Jacob de Wit, after: Peter Paul Rubens, Amsterdam, 1705 - 1754, paper, etching, h 336 mm × w 401 mm

Venice, Senate of Venice, Wagner, Joseph, Italy, Amigoni, Jacopo, Bartolozzi, Francesco, Esther before King Ahasuerus, verso - stamped, Before a palace, King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) extends his scepter to the beautiful Esther, as a sign that he is willing to receive her. Esther succumbs to a faint and is caught by two ladies. Italian verse in bottom margin. Numbered lower left: No. 13-3. Numbered lower right: AI No. 3., print, prints, height 589 mm, width 400 mm, Italian, 1727-09-25 - 1815-03-07, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1780, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), German, 1706 - 1780, 1685 - 1752, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever van privilege

The mother, wife and son of the Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt beped Maurits to grace, 1623; The mother, wife and son of Mr. Van Groeneveld begeeken Prince Maurits to grace. In an interior, the mother, woman, woman and son of Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt kneel at the feet of the prince and begged Maurits to grace for Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, one of the orders to death, March 1623.

The birth of Pyrrhus, his mother Deidamia () recovers in bed while servants wash and tend him. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1797, after A. Carracci.

A brown and gray ink drawing by Peter Candid depicting Susanna with two older men, executed on brownish paper.

Hercules in Ophal, Giles Sadeler (2), after Bartholomew Spranger, 1580 - 1629 print Hercules spins yarn with the spinning skirt. He is wearing a dress. The Lydian queen Omphale sits next to him. She wears Hercules' lion skin and holds his club. Amor flies above them and covers herself with a cloth. paper engraving Hercules in love with Omphale; the hero is set to spin wool or to do other women's work among the servants, while Omphale wears his lion's skin and wields his club and bow

Amsterdam, Schenk, Leonard, Lairesse, Gerard de, unknown, Glauber, Johannes, Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations, Washing of the feet of a man, verso under - stamped, A man has his feet washed by a servant. In the bed behind him a naked woman, who is accompanied by another servant. Possibly a wedding scene. The print is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical representations., print, prints, height 280 mm, width 380 mm, 1646 - 1726, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1726, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1696-02-26 - 1767-06-11, publisher

Soutman, Pieter Claesz., Rubens, Peter Paul, Sompel, Pieter van, Meal at Emmaus, verso lower left - stamped, Christ at a table with two disciples. He is recognized by the fact that he is breaking the bread: the disciples jump up from their chairs. On the table is a plate of asparagus. A woman hands a glass of wine, a boy a bowl of bread. On the ground lies a dog with a bone. Below the print lines of poetry in Latin., print, prints, height 362 mm, width 327 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1600 - 1643, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1601 - 1657-08-16, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Title page for G. Bidloo, Anatomia HVMani Corporis. Amsterdam, 1685, Abraham BLOTELING (Attributed to), After Anonymous, 1685 print The personification of the anatomy is on a pedestal with a knife in her hands and a book on her lap. An angel blows on a trumpet behind her. Three naked children play with a skull and anatomy prints for the pedestal. Father Time slides the curtain aside and makes the look at anatomy only visible. He holds an hourglass in his hand. paper engraving Father Time, man with wings and scythe. 'Chirurgia'

Exposing Cleombrutus by Leonidas II; Leonidas .. King Leonidas II expresses the exile of Cleombrotus II, which listens countersunk in mind. His wife Cheilonis, also the daughter of Leonidas II, begged her father earlier to not kill Cleombrotus II and save them. A group of soldiers is watching.

Saffira punished with death; Paintings and sculptures in Rome. Saffira drops dead for the feet of Petrus. In the background you can see her husband Ananias - who died just before her - is carried away. This print is part of (the second state of) a series of 29 performances of paintings and sculptures in churches in Rome, numbered 1-16 and 1-13. (The first state of this series, in which the prints are unnumbered, also includes a title print).

Jupiter and Juno in embrace, Jean François Bosio, 1774 - 1827 drawing paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush Jupiter and Juno as lovers

Minerva and the Arms of François Sublet de Noyers Painted by the Genius of Painting. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 2 13/16 × 6 7/16 in. (7.2 × 16.3 cm). Date: mid to late 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Vatican City, Papal Court, Italy, Maratti, Carlo, Rome, Ferroni, Girolamo, Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, verso - stamped, Potiphar's wife, sitting on her bed, clutches the cloak of Joseph as he runs away., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 330 mm, width 239 mm, Italian, 1687 - 1740, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1750, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1625-05-15 - 1713-12-15, after a design by, granter of privilege

In a dark bedroom is Aristodemus prince of Cuma in bed while he is betrayed by his companion Xenocrite, she has a torch in her hand, the two soldiers carrying knives in hand, print maker: Arnold Houbraken (mentioned on object), Dating 1681 - 1683 and/or 1699

Aanbidding Door de Harders, François Chauveau, After Laurent de la Hire, 1623 - 1664 print print maker: Franceafter painting by: Francepublisher: ParisParisFrance paper etching / counterproof adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Feder and chalk drawing by Francesco Primaticcio depicting Omphale placing robes on Hercules, showing figures, drapery, and posture around 1535.

Saints, Raphael.

The scene from Hamlet by William Shakespeare '(together with a fragment of the text of art in German). Monogramista M.W.

Philokles kneels before Idomeneus on the right side on a portico. Several figures stand around them. The scene is framed by an ornamental frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered upper right: No. III. Philokles is received amicably by Idomeneus, print maker: Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, (mentioned on object), Charles Monnet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre Didot, print maker: France, France, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, 1785, paper, etching, engraving, h 316 mm × w 244 mm

Queen Semiramis Falck, Jeremias (Ca 1610 1677), Guercino, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591 1666)

Socrates dictates his will. In a stone vault, Socrates, in the middle of a group of students, save on a sofa, the poor spread the poison cup in the left hand. One of his students writes his words.

Aeneas and the Sibyl of Cumae, Aeneas visits, accompanied by his friend Achates, the Sibyl of Cumae to ask her once more the face of to see his father. In the background, seven bulls and sheep are sacrificed on behalf of the Sibille so that she can start her predictions., The arrival at Cumae and the visit to the underworld (Virgil, Aeneid VI), Jacob Folkema, 1703 - 1767, paper, etching, h 99 mm × w 140 mm

Ancients studying anatomy: an older man points to a male corpse on the floor, while other men observe and discuss. Etching by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1779.

Allegorical Scene in Artist's Studio. After Carlo Maratti; Italian, 1625-1713. Date: 1644-1750. Dimensions: 401 x 315 mm. Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), with traces of graphite, on tan laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The suicide of Seneca and his wife ..

Man with a writing tablet and two children, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 62. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group). writing tablets

Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn, Flemish, 1571-1656, After: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617, The Resurrection (PassionSeries), Engraving, 19.9 × 13.7 cm (7 13/16 × 5 3/8in.), Made in Flanders, Flemish, 16th-17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1788. Martin Johann Schmidt (Austrian, 1718-1801). Brush and gray ink and gray wash with black chalk;

Domenichino, Rome, Frey, Jacob (der Ältere), Esther before Ahasverus, recto - handwritten, With caption in Latin., print, prints, verso - stamped, Esther. V., height 377 mm, width 307 mm, 1681 - 1752-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1718 - 1719, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1581-10-21 - 1641-04-06

Mentor, seated on a portico, hands Telemachus, standing to his right, a sword. The scene is framed by an ornamental frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered upper right: No. I. Mentor urges Telemachus to fight the Daunii, print maker: Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Charles Monnet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre Didot, print maker: France, intermediary draughtsman: France, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, 1785, paper, etching, engraving, h 315 mm × w 242 mm

Job on the manure heap. .

Ruth kneels for Boaz, Philips Galle, After Adriaan de Weerdt, c. 1557 - c. 1591 print Boaz speaks with Ruth, who has picked up in his field. Ruth kneels for him with a bundle of Aren under his arm. Boaz points to his field and says that she can continue to collect ears. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Ruth 2. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Boaz speaks to Ruth; Ruth usually bowing down, or kneeling before him

History and the Dutch Virgin, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1786 print History writes in a book while she looks at the playing Dutch virgin with freedom hats. On the right the weapon of the Netherlands, a caduceus, a trident and horn of abundance. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc.. 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty Netherlands

bekend, Dyck, Anthony van, Antwerp, Pontius, Paulus, B. Herman Joseph, kneeling before Mary with two angels, Vision of St. Hermann Joseph (version a), unknown, The Virgin Mary appears to St. Hermann Joseph of Steinfeld. She is flanked by two angels. In the foreground the saint's biretta and his attribute the rose. In the margin a five-line caption in Latin., print, prints, height 331 mm, width 261 mm, South Netherlandish, 1603 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1658, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden's 'Joseph Escapes Potiphar's Woman' (1512) is a copper engraving showing Joseph fleeing from Potiphar's wife, highlighting movement, gesture, and interaction within a domestic interior.

Germanicus being crowned in front of an army tent. In the background a city on fire, Germanicus, pl. III Illustrations for L.W. van Merkens Germanicus , print maker: Antonio Capellan, (mentioned on object), Jean Grandjean, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1745 - 1788, paper, etching, engraving, h 190 mm × w 141 mm

Allegorical performance with fame, eternity and writing art; Title page for: David Fransz. Van Hoogstraten and Matthaeus Brouërius van Nidek, Great General Historic, Geopgraphic, Genealogical, words book, 1725. Faam is in the foreground and signs a card. She looks at a medallion chain with portraits of princes. In one hand, eternity bears a medallet chain with portraits and in the other hand the sign of infinity, the Halaboros snake. On the left is writing art. She writes everything in a book on which the title of the book work. Around them various figures in history, such as popes and kings. In the background the winged time with a zeis.

Ecce Homo, plate eight from The Passion of Christ 1597 Netherlands. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius

The death of Ananias, surrounded by Apostles. Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Ugo da Carpi (Italian, Carpi ca. 1480-1532 Bologna). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (23.5 × 37.2 cm). Date: 1518. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Geldleer donates lagging warriors grace; Ground principle of Roman politics. Two reports of warriors receive grace from a Roman general. They are bending they are hand in which he holds a scepter. This print illustrates the first part of the principle of Roman politics included by Vergilius: "Parcere sub-forming, Sed Debellare Superbos" (Vergilius, Aeneïs 6.853). According to this principle, the subjects would be spared, but they were persisting stubbornly were destroyed. Pendant of a print over the second part of this rule.

Geta or Antoninus. Scene from Roman History: A man kills a soldier with his sword in a temple. Design for a book illustration.

Darius family for Alexander; Scenes from Roman history. Darius has been kneeling for Alexander the Great. His wife and daughter are behind Darius. Darius asks Alexander to release his family. The servants and soldiers of Alexander are present as spectators.

Drawing by Heinrich Friedrich Füger depicting the death of Caesar, executed with feder and black brush over black chalk with white highlights on blue paper in 1810.

The Hearing of Qadi 1746-47 Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune French. The Hearing of Qadi 394257

Dood van Septimius Severus, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1807 print Septimius Severus dies a natural death at the age of 65. On his deathbed he still gives advice to his two sons. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) the emperor Septimius Severus - death of person from classical history

Borchers, Albrecht, Monogrammist FCvL, Wagenaar, Pieter (II), Noordelijke Nederlanden, Brouwer, Cornelis, Allegory of the covenant of the Netherlands with America, 1782, Northern Netherlands, verso - stamped, Allegory of the recognition of John Adams as official representative of the United States in the Netherlands, 7 October 1782. Statue of America with a feather headdress on her head and a liberty cap in her hand, she tramples Albion while France (Bourbon) crushes the English crown. America stands on a pedestal decorated with the arms of Amsterdam, France and the flag of the United States. On the right a Dutchman (probably Pieter Johan van Berckel) offers her a document marked: Preparatoirlijk Plan. On the pedestal a four-line verse., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 231 mm, width 148 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1735 - 1803-03-31, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1747 - 1808, intermediary draughtsma

Joseph Wagner (publisher) after Giuseppe Zocchi, Jephthah and His Daughter, c 1745 Jephthah and His Daughter

Decapitation of John the Baptist, Giuseppe Longhi, After Gerard Dou, After Gerard van Honthorst, 1806 print A executioner is about to cut off the head of John the Baptist with an ax. Johannes is kneeling on the floor and is prayer. Salome is ready with a bowl in the background. Italy paper etching the beheading of John the Baptist

Episode 28: At Logronium Saint Bernardino brings an injured boy back to life; Episode 29: Saint Peter appears to Saint Bernardino on the road to Rome; Episode 30: Saint Bernardino falls ill and dies in 1444, from "The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena" 1610-39 Bernardino Capitelli Each scene of Saint Bernardino's life is numbered with a corresponding description in the lower margin.. Episode 28: At Logronium Saint Bernardino brings an injured boy back to life; Episode 29: Saint Peter appears to Saint Bernardino on the road to Rome; Episode 30: Saint Bernardino falls ill and dies in 1444, from "The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena". "The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena". Bernardino Capitelli (Italian, Siena, 1590-1639). 1610-39. Etching. Prints

Ink and brush drawing by Johann Nepomuk Ender depicting a frenzied Orestes, executed with brown washes and white highlights in 1817.

Jozef explains the dreams of the baker and the Wijnschenker, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined)

Buys, Jacobus, Amsterdam, Bogerts, Cornelis, Geografia on a throne, Geography sits on a throne with a globe and compass in her hands. Around the throne are personifications of the various continents, such as Africa and India. A group of naked children show each other prints of the wonders of the world. The pyramids and the Colossus of Rhodes can be seen. In the background are two active volcanoes. Possibly a title illustration for a book on geography., print, prints, height 115 mm, width 190 mm, 1745 - 1817-02-03, print maker, printmaker, 1760 - 1817, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07

Decapitation of two kings commissioned by a Roman emperor, Gerard de Lairesse, 1670 print From his throne, a Roman emperor instructs a executioner to behead a blindfolded king. The head of the second king is already cut off on the ground. In addition to the emperor, a begging man is stopped by a number of soldiers. This print illustrates the second part of the basic principle of Roman politics included by Vergilius: "Parcere Subiectis, Sed Debellare Superbos" (Vergilius, Aeneis 6.853). According to this principle, the subjects would be saved, but those who persisted were stubbornly destroyed. Pendant of a print about the first part of this rule. paper etching violent death by beheading. emperor

Lucretia recounts to her family and friends her rape by Tarquin, and requests vengeance. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after Andrea Casali.

Thorn crowning. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 200 mm × w 162 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A gray, gray-brown, and black ink drawing with white highlights by Joachim Antonisz Wtewael from 1612 depicting a figure making a vow, showing gestures and drapery.

Minerva, goddess of arts, engraving by Carolus Antonini after a drawing by Franciszek Smuglewicz, from Il Vignola Illustrato, by Giambattista Spampani and Carlo Antonini, printed by Marco Pagliarini, 1770, Rome.

The eighty-year-old Gordian to the Imperity forced ..

Amsterdam, Broedelet, Willem, Luyken, Jan, Aanbidding der herders, verso bottom center - written, print, prent, prints, verso bottom left - stamped, History of our savior Jesus Christ by jeremias Taylor by W. Broedelet v100 18vt to 19, height 272 mm, width 185 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

A pencil study by Heinrich Friedrich Füger of the painting 'Alceste' (Alkeste) using a lead pencil.

Apollo and the invention of music. Apollo stands with a burning torch next to a muse who is enveloped in a garnished dress decorated with musical notes. Her arm is based on a column on which a viola is. The relief of the column shows music playing muses. Left in the background are cyclopen with hammers around an anvil, right is a figure to make music.

Turks conquering the Greek city after 1821 city residents after the city capture the city; Dubouloz, Jean-Auguste (1800-1870); 1. PO. 19th century (1801-00-00-1850-00-00);Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, Turks, cities, French drawings

Miraculous food. .

Sabinus and Epponina condemned by Vespasianus, draughtsman: Jean Michel Moreau, (mentioned on object), 1764 - 1784, paper, pen, brush, h 386 mm × w 600 mm

Feeding the Hungry and Giving Alms ca.1737-42 François Hutin This print is from a series depicting The Seven Mercies made by François Hutin presumably during his stay in Rome, from 1737 to 1742. His facility with the etching needle is evident in the expressive forms of the figures and the mastery of light effects. After his death, his son would claim them as his own work, altering the first initial in the signature from "F" to "C" when he published a collection of his etchings in Dresden in 1763.. Feeding the Hungry and Giving Alms. François Hutin (French, 1686-1758). ca.1737-42. Etching. Prints

Mephisto accuses Gretel in the church Marg: Malheureuse! Ah! Si je pouvais me soustraire aux pensées (...) Faust (series title) Faust, tragédie de M. de Goethe (series title), print maker: Eugène Delacroix, (mentioned on object), printer: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, printer: Goyer & Hermet, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1828, paper, h 485 mm × w 322 mm

Weigel, Christoph, Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Bruiloft te Kana, verso - gestempeld, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 251 mm, width 196 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, prentmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1654-11-09 - 1725-02-05, publisher

Judit in Holofernes, Enea Vico, After Michelangelo, 1546 print Judith and her maid with the head of Holofernes on a scale. On the right is the beheaded Holofernes. On the left a sleeping soldier. paper engraving Holofernes' head is put on a dish, and covered with a cloth

Loosjes, Adriaan Pietersz., Kuyper, Jacques, Amsterdam, Portman, Ludwig Gottlieb, Memorial for the venerable Jan Nieuwenhuijzen founder of the Society for the Public Benefit, Memorial for Jan Nieuwenhuyzen, 1806, verso - stamped, Allegorical memorial for Jan Nieuwenhuyzen, founder of the Society for the Public Benefit, who died on 24 February 1806. Grave monument with bust of the deceased, surrounded by mourning allegorical figures and other persons. On the right the personification of the Society with the shield of the Society. In the background the Dutch Virgin crowns the bust with a wreath of oak leaves. The print is accompanied by a printed statement., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 460 mm, width 326 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1772-06-14 - 1828, print maker, printmaker, 1806 - 1807, paper, papier, stippelets, 1761-06-29 - 1808-06-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, 1761-05-13 - 1818-02-28, publisher

Illustration for Basedow's 'Elementary Work'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1770. Prints; etchings. Etching

Depiction of Achilles' marriage to Polyxena by Pieter Jansz. Quast, drawn in graphite pencil with gray wash on parchment, showing minor abrasions and brown spots, dated 1645.

In the background Bacchus arrives in his chariot drawn by leopards. In his hand he holds his staff, the Thyrsus. Walking in front of him are maenads and satyrs. In the foreground Bacchus stands behind a musician meanade. In front of it the awakening Ariadne seen from behind. Below a line of text in French. Top right: Page. 56, The Arrival of Bacchus, print maker: Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, (mentioned on object), Lebarbier, (mentioned on object), 1766 - 1817, paper, engraving, etching, h 169 mm × w 107 mm

Scene by Nicolaus Knüpfer showing a crowd at a city gate listening to a speaker, executed in brown feder with brown and gray washes, depicting figures, architecture, and urban terrain.

"The Annunciation", Folio from the Bellini Album. Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)W. 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm). Date: ca. 1600.This album incorporates numerous Western prints as well as examples of Ottoman and Safavid painting and calligraphy. The Annunciation by Cornelis Cort on this folio attests to the type of artistic models that would have transmitted Western styles and motifs to Ottoman realms. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ludwig XIII., King of France.

The murder of Mayor Beernt Proys in his bed, in Utrecht, 1425. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1789 - 1791. Measurements: h 150 mm × w 90 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jaeger, Carl, London, Bruckmann, Friedrich, William Tell, Photographic reproduction of a drawing of a death scene from William Tell by Friedrich Schiller, by Carl Jaeger, recto - printed, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, Registered., height 293 mm, width 221 mm, German, 1814 - 1898, photographer, 1870 - 1875, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, 1833-10-17 - 1887-12-05, intermediary draughtsman

Lairesse, Gerard de, Quem Mars nunquam, vicit Vénus, Cleopatra's banquet, verso - stamped, Cleopatra's banquet in a palace interior. On the left, Cleopatra lies at the table with bare breasts, on the right, sits Mark Antony. Various guests and members of the court are standing around the table. Depicted is the moment when Lucius Plancus prevents Cleopatra from taking a second pearl from her earring to dissolve in her wine. As a result, Mark Antony loses the bet on who could throw the most expensive banquet. On the floor in front of the table lies a hunting dog., print, prints, height 358 mm, width 483 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1680, paper, papier, etching, etchings, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Emperor Caligula in a vault by an armed gang robbery and killed.

The Return of Ulysses 1633-1669 Holland. Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper . Theodoor van Thulden

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