Allegorical Prints

Intricate allegorical representations often depicting trade and industry, featuring personifications and symbolic elements, rich in detail.

Roman fragments with bust of scipio, Georg Christoph Eimmart (II), in Or Before 1675 print A collection of ramstevens, weapons with a bust of scipio on a pedestal in the middle. To the left of a harness, on the right is a vase. Up above F numbered. paper etching (story of) P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

Allegorical representation on the trade in woven fabrics, Abraham Zeeman, 1737 print Allegorical representation on the trade in woven substances. Minerva, as patroness of spinning and weaving, is flanked by justice with scales and caution with mirror. Mercury, the god of trade is coming to fly and Fortuna sprinkles her riches from a cloud. In the background, a counter is purchased and goods are supplied by ships. Around the show a gate with the personification of shipping and top right the Stedemag van Amsterdam. At the bottom of current gods. Print for the trade of Jan van Oosterwyk. Amsterdam paper etching Minerva as patroness. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron. trade-company. merchant shipping, shipping trade

Karl I. Alexander, Duke of Württemberg.

Four figures around a framework on which a coat of arms, a face of the city of Dordrecht and figures in the water. Two angels with banderoles in which the title. In a cartouche the name of the bookseller.

The city Dole hands over Philip IV a wreath; Title page for: J. Boyvin, Le Siege de la Ville de Dole, Antwerp: 1638 .. The personification of the city Dole, a kneeling woman with the city weapa, hand over Philip IV a wreath of ears of corn. Philip IV receives the wreath, he sits on a throne with a command stove in his hand. Behind the city Dole is a young man who symbolizes the recovery of the city after siege. Under the arm of the house Habsburg and on the right the motto of the city of Dole: Iustitia et Armis.

Roman fragments with bust of scipio, Georg Christoph Eimmart (II), in Or Before 1675 print A collection of ramstevens, weapons with a bust of scipio on a pedestal in the middle. To the left of a harness, on the right is a vase. Up above F numbered. paper etching (story of) P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

Allegory at the marriage, Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, after Simon Fokke, 1745 - 1800 print Allegory at the marriage, placed in an elegant cartouche that is made up of flowers, plants and architectural fragments. Central in the show a man and woman are connected and acclaimed by an angel by an angel by two putti. Their hands touch each other above a burning sacrifice. The couple is assisted by allegorical figures and putti with flowerguirlandes. In the distance there is a classic building where Putti with a horn of abundance and the eternity symbol, the snake that bites in its own tail, flying around. On the right, Juno is pulled into the air by peacocks in her car. At the bottom of the cartouche, Amor with arrow and arch is on a shell, left and right above, two putti hold a cartouche. Amsterdam paper etching 'Castit marriage', 'Marital faith', 'Marriage' (Ripa). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger after Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Doctor, 1651 Doctor

Bible Figures reveal the portrait of Moses, Gilliam van der Gouwen, Wilhelmus Goeree (I), 1690.

Emanuel, Infant from Portugal.

The duke and death; Dance dance. A woman comes with her child begging at De Hertog. De Hertog rejects her; Death with flower wreath on his head is standing next to him. Tenth print from a series of death dance expressions; With a picture frame with Minerva and Hercules.

Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria.

Allegory of the Christian Faith. On the right is the personification of the Faith. In her left hand she holds a scripture and a cross and in her right hand a chalice. Above her the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Behind her an altar with a representation of the Last Supper. Above the altar, the nude personification of the Catechism (with host) teaches the two divine virtues Hope (with anchor) and Love (with flame). Behind her is another figure with a scripture on his lap. Above, three angels hold up the title, Allegory of the Christian Faith Title page for: Osterwald, Johann Friedrich. Katechismus or onderwyzinge in den christelyke godservice, 1728 or 1732., print maker: anonymous, Adriaan van der Burg, (mentioned on object), publisher: Marten Schagen, (mentioned on object), print maker: Low Countries, Dordrecht, publisher: Amsterdam, 1728 - 1732, paper, etching, h 136 mm × w 83 mm

Allegory of justice, Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1627 print Title page with justice on a piercing stable. At her feet attributes that symbolize worldly power. Above her head, in a vault, the personifications of strength and caution. A soldier left and right. For the Pieth stable a lion at a banderole entitled in Latin. Paris paper engraving frontispiece. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

Trophee médallique et impérial (Medal and Imperial Trophy), Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618-1682, Engraving Support: off-white paper, France, France, 1661, ornament, print, print

Allegorical monument to the death of Pieter Paulus on 17 March 1796. He was the first president of the First National Assembly, opened at The Hague on March 1, 1796. Monument surrounded by mourning allegorical figures, front left the Hope. Zinne print on the death of Pieter Paulus, 1796, print maker: Sophia Wilhelmina Evans, (mentioned on object), Rotterdam, 1797, paper, h 381 mm × w 270 mm

War armed with Fakkel en Zwaard, Jan Luyken, 1688 print Open doors behind which a wild warman (the war) with torch and sword stands. Surrounded by twelve smaller scenes of war actions from the years 1678-1687, with captions. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)

Portrait of an unknown man. An obelisk with a portrait of an unknown man in harness. Probably a member of the Danish () Gender Scheell / Skeltus. Under the portrait the initials ox. Two angels fly above the obelisk and hold a coat of arms. Mars and Minerva are next to the obelisk. Eight coats of arms on either side of the obelisk. The print has a Latin caption.

Allegory on marriage. Allegory marriage, placed in a graceful cartouche that is made up of flowers, plants and architectural fragments. Conent in the show becomes a man and woman by an angel in the real connected and raised by two putti. Their hands hit each other above a burning sacrifice. The couple is assisted by allegorical figures and putti with flour glulants. In the distance there is a classic building where putti with a cornucopia and the eternity symbol, the hose that bites in its own tail. On the right, JUNO is continued by peacocks in the air in her car. At the bottom of the cartouche is amorous with arrow and bow on a shell, left and top right hold two putti a cartouche.

Christoph Bockstorfer, The Death of Virginia, c 1525 The Death of Virginia

A vulture eating the innards of Titius, Cupid above two women to the left, set within and elaborate frame, from 'Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno' 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. A vulture eating the innards of Titius, Cupid above two women to the left, set within and elaborate frame, from 'Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno' 392831

Haarlem, Casteleyn, erfgenamen van Pieter, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Title page for the Hollandsche Mercurius about the year 1676, Northern Netherlands, Title page for the Hollandsche Mercurius about the year 1676. Mercury fights as a Roman soldier against Violence and War. In the middle a mourning Dutch Maiden next to an exhausted cow and an empty cornucopia., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 159 mm, width 128 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1677 - 1677, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

A view of the city of Utrecht with the silhouette of the Dom tower in an architectural frame with the goddess Minerva and three personifications of virtues: temperance, justice and prudence The frame is topped by a circular shield with the motto of the University of Utrecht between two angels blowing trumpets, View of Utrecht in frame with goddess Minerva and virtues, print maker: François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Broedelet, (mentioned on object), print maker: Leiden, publisher: Utrecht, 1681 - 1746, paper, etching, h 229 mm × w 165 mm

Personified VOC receives gifts, Jan Caspar Philips, 1730 print Imagination of an Asian landscape with the Personified VOC in the foreground, crowned and with scepter in hand. She receives gifts from the local population. On the right in the foreground two putti at a map of a part of Southeast Asia. In a framework the title in Dutch. paper etching / engraving landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes. bringing gifts; exchanging gifts. maps, atlases. landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes - KK - ideal landscapes. Indonesia

Minerva en kind bij vrouw met kaarten van Italië en portret van Johann Hübner; Titelpagina voor: Johann Hübner, Atlas Methodicus, 1719.Minerva with helmet and lance is seen on the back with a child next to a sitting woman. The seated woman points to a map of italy. On the left she holds her hand on a second map of Italy. At the top a putto with a portrait of Johann Hübner.

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger after Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Bride, 1651 Bride

William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Frontispiece and its Explanation (no.1). Engraving on wove paper mounted on laid paper.

Allegorical figures at a grave monument; Title page for: R. van Leuve, Mengelwerken, 1723. Allegorical figures in a grave monument decorated with death heads. For the monument, faith with a cross in the arms. A second veiled woman has a scepter stuck above which the alloying eye. Mercury as God of Trade is at the Arm of Amsterdam and looks at a mourning veiled woman. Venus is in the air on a shell. PRENT In the mid top labeled: I. part.

Augsburg, Nilson, Johann Esaias, Les Charmes du Portrait, Die Wirkung der Mahlerei, Charme van het portret, verso - stamped, The upper half of a sheet with two scenes. A man shows a woman her miniature portrait. The representation is in a round frame surrounded by rocaille ornaments, a painter with his model and a painting putto., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 162 mm, width 185 mm, German, 1721-11-02 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1788, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The holy apologist Justin the Philosopher is handed a scroll by an angel. Justinus stands on a pedestal where his beheading is depicted on the front. Print marked top center: II. Part Pag: 179., Saint Justin the Philosopher, apologist Justin the Martyr, at Rome, with six others beheaded, and beheaded ., print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), print maker: Zacharias Chatelain (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Goeree, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, engraving, h 275 mm × w 170 mm

Sheet with five biblical scenes, Theodoor Koning, Jacobus van Meurs, Kuijper & van Vliet

Triumph of the passibility (Patientia), Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1610 - 1676 print In the foreground the triumphal wagon of passibility (patientia), drawn by hope (spes) and desire (desiderium). Patientia sits on a square stone on the car. In her left hand a burning heart on an anvil that is pounded by three hammers. In her right hand a banner with a rose between thorns. Next to her is the Lamb as a sign of passionity. The chained Fortuna is carried behind the triumphal wagon. She wears the razor (sharpness) and the broken wheel as attributes (her powers are broken). In the background a ship in a storm. The print has a Latin text of six lines on a separate piece of paper and is part of an eight -part series about the triumph of the passion'sness. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving / etching Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, I.E. Two or More Personifications Involution in An Action). Triumphs (

Illustration at Canto V of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata', Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print Ornamental decorative frame with a surface with eight Italian verses at the top. At the bottom of a performance at Canto V of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'. Armida between ten knights on horseback. A tent camp in the background. Italy paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata. knight. militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc.. ornaments ~ art. ornament ~ cartouche

This Aenas afoelice Ambassador to Frederick V. antipapa 3. Raimondo Faucis. Hic Aenas AFEELIC V. Antipapa legatus ad Federicum III. Gravure repordaisant salvolomini develvilines. he--strong, 1770-171. Paris, Mus�e de la Viege.

Matthias I., Roman-German Kaiser Stecher: Sadeler, Egidius ()

Title page for: Huwlycans singing to the union by the Lord Jan Walraven, recommends (...) by Zyne Keurvorderyke Glopigheit of Brunswyk and Lunenburg. With Mrs. Margareta trip. Amsterdam, 108. The wedding couple stands for a platform with Venus, Amor, Juno and Minerva. Hercules rejected the evil guests. An angel blows on a trumpet. On either side of a large staircase are two vases with the monograms of bride and groom. Putti floating above the vases that hold the family arms of the two.

Germany, Passion scenes in frames with animals, Passion scene in frame with birds and bats, At the top two bats are flying., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 65 mm, width 81 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, paper, papier, etching, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Antwerp, Rubens, Peter Paul, Ertinger, Franz, History of Achilles, Achilles taught by Chiron, verso - stamped, Achilles sits on the back of the centaur Chiron. In the background dogs under a tree from which hangs a lyre. In the foreground a Caryatid and Atalant and shot game., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 322 mm, width 260 mm, 1640, print maker, prentmaker, 1679 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

In the, Michiel Le Blon, 1615 print Oval with image of a dance class. The edge is decorated with tendrils, musical instruments and birds. At the top a coat of arms with the image of a deer. The print is possible in one of the music books by Nicolas Vallet. paper engraving / etching dancing. education. musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Titelpagina van Daniel Hcinsius, the forest-leader and elsewhere in Netherlands or a Belgium in the year 1629 History, 1631, 1631 Allegorical title page of Daniel Heinsius, Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis Atque Alibi in Belgio Auto Belgio in 1629 Gestarum Historia, the report of the siege and conquest of Den Bosch by the State army under Frederik Hendrik, between 1 May and 17 September 1629. Two standing personifications, on the left the Stedensmaag van den Bosch, on the right the Stedensmaag van Wesel with the loss of freedom with hat. At the top a representation of ships off a coast, probably the conquest of the silver fleet, at the bottom of the coat of arms of Frederik Hendrik between two emblems. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper engraving The Bosch. Wesel Allegorical title page of Daniel Heinsius, Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis Atque Alibi in Belgio Auto Belgio in 1629 Gestarum Historia, the report of the siege and conquest of Den Bosch by the State army under Frederik Hendr

Fontenelle, Bernard de Entwerfer: Picart, BernardSecher: Bernigeroth, Johann Benedictstecher: Bernigeroth, Johann MartinFaktischer ETTEHUNTSORT: Leipzig

Arms of the Ludovisi Family Surrounded by Four Allegorical Figures. Artist: After Grégoire Huret (French, Lyon 1606-1670 Paris); Jean Couvay (French, Arles ca. 1605-1663 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (14 × 17.6 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fargue, Paulus Constantijn la, Visser, Jan Gerritsz., Amsterdam, Allegorical representation at two royal weddings, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation at the weddings of Willem I Frederik, the later king of the Netherlands with Wilhelmina of Prussia, depicted in the medallions at the top left, and on that of Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, princess of Orange-Nassau with Karel George August erfprins van Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, whose portraits are depicted at the top right. An allegorical female figure on a pedestal is having two hearts tied around the neck of a female figure with a halo on her chest, with a putto with two burning torches next to her. On the left a female figure with a flame on her head and a horn of plenty crowning her. Above them an angel with a trumpet and a laurel wreath. On the left a female figure with the book with the seven seals and a shield with an image of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. On her head a rooster, as a sign of vigilance. In the backgro

May, Etienne Delaune, before 1566 print Garden with musician. The scene is framed by an ornamental list of musical instruments, fruits, flowers and at the top of the constellation twins. France paper engraving May and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Gemini (zodiacal sign of May). making music; musician with instrument. musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Pfedelbach, Friedrich Kraft.

The Steps of Age (Trap des Ouderdoms). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Frans Diamaer.

Allegory on the province of Utrecht; Title page for: Thomas Salmon and Jan Wagenaar, nowadays of the United Netherlands, eleventh part, 1758; Title page for: Thomas Salmon, contemporary history, or present state of all peoples, xxide part, 1758.the Personification of the Province of Utrecht is tried with crown, scepter, associated coat or arms, a bible and the freedom hat shot. In Addition to Her, a bishop, a spiritual, a knight and a putto with coats or arms. On the right is the City Surgay of Utrecht with Weapons of the Cities of Utrecht, Amersfoort, Rhenen and Montfoort. She is sitting on a flowing jug as a symbol of the rhine. In The Background A Face Of The City Of Utrecht.

Mannerist style chapel, statuary group with Jesus and the Apostles in the Garden of Gethsemane, engraving from Architectura, Von Ausstheilungs-Symmetry and Proportion der Funff Seulen (Architecture, distribution, symmetry and proportion of the columns), Plate 88, by Wendel Dietterlin, 1655, Nuremberg.

Graftombe of Hugo de Groot, died in 1645; Graftombe van Hugo de Groot, at the costs of the family founded in the choor of the new church in Delft. Monument to Hugo de Groot in the new church of Delft. In a niche on a piedeastal, a grieving putto with a delighted torch and the coat of arms of Hugo de Groot is in hand. Next to him an urn, the portrait of the big and books. Monument founded by the family of the deceased in 1781.

Expulsion from paradise. Adam and Eve are driven out of paradise. Third print from a series of people from killing expressions; With a picture frame with father time and eternity.

Glorification of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin Published 1502-1511 Germany. Woodcut in black on tan laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Wife and man with torch, Jan Gerritsz Swelinck, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1627 print A man ignites a torch at the fire of a burning fireplace. A sitting woman with a book looks. On the table behind her lies a lute. In the four corners of vignettes with images of an old man (below) and a nobleman and woman (above). Under the print in book printing verse in Latin and French, above the title of the emblem. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Rotterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing torch. book - MM - book open. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. open hearth, fire-place

Elisabeth Henriette, Princess of Hessen-Kassel.

Triumphar from Emperor Maximilian I (first sheet), 1519; Copies to Dürers Triomfvag for Emperor Maximiliaan I, published in Antwerp in 1545 by the widow of Cornelis Liefrinck; Triumphalis His Currus Ad Honorem Invictiss. AC Gloriosiss. Principis D. Maximiliani Caesis Semper Augusti (...) per Albertum Durer Delineatus. The Great Triomfvag in honor of Emperor Maximiliaan I at his death on January 12, 1519. First sheet with the left part of the triumphar with emperor Maximilian that is crowned by Victoria. The car accompanied by female personifications of all sorts of virtues. Copy to the original of Albrecht Dürer from 1522.

Minerva views Wapschild, Jean Baptiste Perroneau, 1725 - 1783 print paper engraving / etching Minerva as patroness. armorial bearing, heraldry

Harlay of Champvallon, François de.

The non and death; Dance dance. A non kneel for an altar and a man next to her plays on the lute. Death goes out a candle on the altar. Sixteenth print from a series of death dance expressions; With a picture frame with democritus and heraclitus.

Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1 February 1725-26 William Hogarth British. Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1 392593

February: Lenting evening, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1588 print The month of February: interior with masked figures and a dice around a table that celebrate fasting evening. At the top right the sign of the zodiac that belongs to the month of February: fishing. The print has a frame with a border script in Latin that refers to partying in the cold month of February. Antwerp paper engraving February and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi gras' ~ non-liturgical celebrations of carnival

An emperor leans on a cartouche bearing the title in Latin. In the background, a wedding is being performed. At top, a servant offering a bowl to the emperor and his wife. In the background a soldier stabbing himself with his sword. At the bottom in a cartouche an imprint in Latin, An Emperor in a Room Title page for: C. Forstner, C. Cornelii Taciti, nota politica, Que sunt Continuatio, 1652, print maker: Reinier van Persijn, (mentioned on object), publisher: Franciscus Moyaerd, (mentioned on object), print maker: Gouda, publisher: Leiden, 1652, paper, engraving, h 115 mm × w 64 mm

Excavating the strongholds by the Antwerpen, 1577; Medallions with the conquest of the Citadel of Antwerp in 1577. Daughter the strongholds by the Antwerpen, August 23, 1577. Procession of residents of Antwerp armed with spades and baskets on the way to the citadel. In the background demolishing and excavating the fortress. Presentation in a round medallion with ornamental allegorical frame with the sitting female Personifications of Vlijt (Diligentia) and Freedom (Libertas). At the bottom of a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 rules each in French and Dutch.

Albrecht I, German king.

Copper engraving and etching by Aegidius Sadeler the Younger created in 1613 depicting Emperor Matthias I in portrait format, showing facial features, attire, and upper-body pose.

PAHOOUS an Apollo, Phillos Galle (Attributed to workshop), After Towards the Vos, 1542 - 1603 print In an oval list an image: Apollo is in a throne in the clouds. Around him the four seasons. His son, Phaëthon, kneels for him and asks if he can drive in the solar car. Under the clouds, Phaëthon is in debate with Ephus for a temple. EPHUS does not believe that he is the son of Apollo. A Latin text in the oval list. The print is part of a series that depicts the story of Phaëthon. Antwerp paper engraving Phaethon asks Apollo (Sol) for the chariot of the sun. Phaethon is taunted with not having a father, by Epaphus, son of Io and Jupiter

A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler 1580-1600 Theodor de Bry Netherlandish Framed in an oval at center, a man, at left, and woman, at right, shake hands, while a putto pours water over their hands and into a basin decorated with a grotesque mask. The oval is surrounded by symmetrical ornamental design with a pair of birds at the upper left and upper right. At the left and right edge, segmented ovals with the artist's signature. Associated with the series, Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, consisting of four plates.. A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler 424104

Franz II., Roman-German Emperor.

Cartouche with allegory on the history of the Romans, Jan Caspar Philips, 1747 print A priest stands with a burning sacrifice column. In the foreground putti with paintings on which the bridge over the Danube and the column of Antoninus Pius. In the background Christians who are killed. The show is caught in a cartouche with medallions in which the portraits and names of Roman emperors. paper engraving / etching sacrifice ~ Roman religion. persecution of believers Rome

Emblem with Hope, Tribulation, Envy, and Tolerance. Dated: 1529. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master IB.

Enrique the second

. A woman with laurel wreath sits on a couch next to Minerva statue bust. She holds the hand of death. There are worldly resources to her feet. Right reveals a putto with a whip symbols of the church, hidden under a blanket. Behind the putto a wall with the title of the book work and a wall painting of Hercules on the crossroads. In the air in the air part of the Zodiac.

Pencz, Georg, Germany, Monogrammist IB (16th century), Emblem with Hope, Adversity, Envy and Tolerance, verso lower left - stamped, A cartouche hanging from a column, showing the personifications of Spes (hope), Tribulatio (adversity), Invidia (envy) and Tolerantia (tolerance). They forge a heart while it is raining., print, prent, prints, height 146 mm, width 83 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1529 - 1529, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), German, 1500 - 1550-10-11

Paczinsky of Tenczin, Bernarda.

. Allegory on the installation of Prince Willem V as a heritage stage holder at the age of eighteen on March 8, 1766. Central the prince sitting on his throne, on the right, Hercules beats the serpents and left the gathered seven virtues. Above the throne, the fame flies and discloses the father's time seven cherubs with a large laurel wreath, the abundance riches. In the foreground the Dutch lion. In the caption in 4 lines the assignment to the Stadholder.

Franz Farnese, Duke of Parma.

Fall; Dance dance. Adam and Eve with fruits from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Second print from a series of death expressions; With a picture frame with father time and eternity.

The knight and death; Dance dance. A knight in battle with death. Nineteenth print from a series of death expressions; With a picture frame with Minerva and Hercules.

Events from the life of Cain and Abel, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1579 - 1583 print The birth of Cain. In the background the subsequent birth of Abel. Upstairs, three medallions with images from the life of Cain and Abel: left the sacrifice to God, center Cain kills that Abel, on the right Adam and Eva who mourn to Abels dead. The print has a Latin caption in a cartouche. The print is part of a series with scenes from the Bible book Genesis. paper engraving the sacrifice of Cain and Abel: Abel offers a lamb, Cain usually a sheaf of corn. the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon. birth of Cain. birth of Abel

Minerva embraces bust of Laurens Jansz. Coster. Minerva embraces a bust of the Haarlem printer Laurens Jansz. Coster is raised by a bazing angel. Left is a pillow with a weapon. Through the arc shaped view, left and right decorated with medallions, the interior of a printing company. Under the show a four-line caption in Latin.

. Willem van Oranje beats in the role of Sint-Joris on horseback the dragon of the Spanish tyranny and saves the Netherlands in the role of the princess with the Lamb (the Christian church), approx. 1577. Presentation in the form of a sculpture group A pedestal. In the middle of the base an inscription of 9 lines in Dutch. Arrival of weapent trophies, the weapons of Holland and Zeeland, fighting ships in the water and two Christian emblems. On either side the legendas A-Z and A-G in Dutch.

Frontispiece, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence) 1619 Jacques Callot French. Frontispiece, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence). Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1619. Engraving; first state of four (Lieure). Prints

Jean de Thevenot is having a conversation with a Turk while contemplating a globe. In the foreground, a female personification with a mural crown and a river god together hold up a vellum with the title of the book. In the water in front, a sea god blows on a conch shell., Jean de Thevenot in conversation with a Turk Title page for: J. de Thevenot, Memorable and very accurate voyages of the lord de Thevenot dl. 2, 1682, print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Bouman, Amsterdam, 1682, paper, etching, h 193 mm × w 146 mm

Four Saints Adoring Christ Crucified on the Sacred Heart. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 3/16 in. (38 × 28.4 cm). Date: 1505.A new borderline added to the left. Part of the stag's head cut off; the border overlaps the coat of arms. (Hollstein). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Il reale giardino di Boboli nella sua pianta e nelle sue statue page.. Vascellini, Gaetano, 1745-1805. Soldini, Francesco Maria. Prints. 1789. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Sculpture , Italy , Florence

Austrian Virgin with the coats of arms of ten Dutch provinces, Jan Caspar Philips, 1738 print Landscape with the Austrian Virgin. She shows the French Virgin a map with the coats of arms of ten Dutch provinces and a map. In the background a face on Antwerp. In the margin a five -line caption in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ province; provincial). personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. Austria. France. Prussia. Antwerp

. The war between France and Spain, which had lasted 24 years, came to an end in 1659. The defeated Spanish king, Philip IV, was forced to cede large parts of the southern Netherlands to the French king, Louis XIV. Here the figure of France (wearing a cloak decorated with fleurs-de-lis) strips Flanders of her Spanish costume and dresses her in the latest French fashion.

Summer, Jan Pietersz.

Alkoof puts Mercurius in harrow, Jean Lepautre, c. 1662 - c. 1670 print Alcove with mercury and heerse surrounded by putti that scatter flowers. At the bottom are four lines of French text. print maker: Franceafter own design by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching Mercury and Herse, daughter of Cecrops. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Slaves and Asian figures on either side of a cartouche; Havent scenes. The cartouche in the middle contains an assignment in Latin and is decorated with a coat of arms and two winged women's houses. There is a slave on either side of the cartouche. There is an Asian man with a musical instrument behind each of them. The left man plays a trumpet and the judge a drum. Different flags in the background.

Fantastic Architecture, plate 36 (later 44, and 125) from Architectura 1591-1606 Austria. Etching in black ink on cream laid paper . Wendel Dietterlin

Eleonora Magdalena Theresia, Princess of the Palatinate.

Caroso da Sermoneta, Fabrizio.

The Possessed. Dated: probably c. 1620. Dimensions: plate: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Andrea Boscoli.

Raffaele de Turre according to Grasso (Dutuit p. 44, white 261) Cornelis II Blloert, said U Young (1603-1692). Raffaele de Turre according to Grasso (Edituit P. 44, The White, 261). Burin, Curnitely sites. Museums of the city of the city of Paris, small palace.

Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Villamena, Francesco, Allegory of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, verso attachment sheet - stamped, Architectural facade of an arch. Above the opening of the arch sits Roma, the goddess of the city of Rome, with winged Victory (Victoria) in one hand and the coat of arms of Scipione Borghese in the other. On the left and right various allegorical figures. Through the arch a view of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome with the Palazzo Senatorio and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius., print, prints, height 409 mm, width 511 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1624, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1555 - 1630-08-05

Amor attracts an old man's beard, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1714 print Amor attracts an old man's beard. The man points to his desk. A shell at the top of the ornamental list. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). scholar, philosopher

Coat of arms of Albrecht van Austria and Isabella van Spain, 1600 print Coat of arms of Albrecht of Austria and Isabella van Spain with the order chain of the Golden Fleece, flanked by two lions. Above it two angels on either side of an eagle sitting on a crown. paper etching coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty)

unknown, Thelott, Johann Andreas, Augsburg, Sperling, Hieronymus, Allegory of Vienna as an imperial capital and residential city, recto lower left - handwritten in pencil, print, prints, verso - stamped, 90, height 233 mm, width 347 mm, German, 1695 - 1777, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1777, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, 1655-04-10 - 1734, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, granter of privilege

Overvloed aanbeden door de wereld; Schau-Bühnue der Weltgeschichte; Titelpagina voor: Hiob Ludolff, Schau-Bühne der Welt, deel II, 1701.The personification abundance, crowned by an angel with a laurel wreath, is on a pedestal. She has the cornucopia in her hands. The pedestal carries the German title of the book. Above abundance flies fame, blowing on a trumpet. Around her contains various historical characters and personifications, including science (right). There is a prisoner and fallen before the pedestal.

Illustration at Canto XVIII of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata', Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print Ornamental decorative frame with a surface with eight Italian verses at the top. At the bottom of a performance at Canto XVII of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'. Rinaldo stands in the forest for seven nymphs with musical instruments. A battle takes place in the background. Michaël de Archangel and other angels float above the warring armies. Italy paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata. knight. militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc.. ornaments ~ art. ornament ~ cartouche. angels. other types of nymph(s)

Allegory on the trade and the family crest of the doctors, Gerard de Lairesse, 1670 - 1675 print A richly decorated coat of arms has an allegorical female figure with the horn of abundance (prosperity) and the Caduceus (peace) in her hands, at her feet there is a scale (justice). Next to her are two putti with a horn filled with money and an olive branch (symbols of prosperity and peace respectively). Behind the female figure, Mercury, god of trade, is in his hands with a stick fair. On the left is a ship moored and watches a river god. In the air, the physician's family crest adorns fame and two putti blowing through the trumpet. paper etching allegory of trade; 'Commertio della vita humana' (Ripa). armorial bearing, heraldry

Ferdinand II (German emperor), Antwerp, Plantiniana, Officina, Rubens, Peter Paul, Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, Southern Netherlands, Galle, Cornelis (I), Various saints in a landscape, verso - stamped, Various saints and biblical figures are placed in a landscape. Above Elijah and John the Baptist on either side of a cave. Saints Paul and Anthony are seated in the cave. Next to a cloth with the title of the book sit four women, personifications of: Prayer, Conversion, Silence and Self-discipline. Below two female saints. On the left St. Euphrosina and on the right a naked woman with long hair. Possibly this is St. Eugenia or St. Mary of Egypt., print, title page, prints, height 310 mm, width 195 mm, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1628, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1596-05-09 - 1675, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, German, 1578-07-0

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