Dramatic Etchings and Illustrations

Moody etchings and illustrations depicting dramatic scenes such as fires and mythical visions, capturing romanticism and literary themes in art.

L'incendie (1st plate) , Fires, Victims, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)
L'incendie (1st plate) , Fires, Victims, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)
243 assets in this story
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Neanderthal Man. William Henry Jackson (American, 1843 - 1942)
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Fokke, Simon, Amsterdam, Battle in a Valley, verso - stamped, Soldiers fighting on horseback and on foot at a tent camp. On the right, the army commander with helmet and trumpet in his hand is illuminated by a beam of light from heaven. In the clouds, a veiled woman with a burning sword reflects the light to the earth with her shield. Above her flies a putto with palm branch and laurel wreath., print, prints, height 149 mm, width 93 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1748 - 1748, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by
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Traveler with two donkeys in a cave, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, after Johann Georg Wagner, 1750 - 1811 print Text in German in the lower margin. Print is part of an album. Dresden paper etching rock-formations. 'en route', traveller under way. ass, donkey
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Allegory on the Armistice of October 18, 1794, Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1794 - 1796 print The Dutch Lion shows a shield with the date of the truce. Behind him banners and war tools and a hat on a staff. Netherlands paper etching peace negotiations
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Death of Gérard de Nerval.
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Depicts Cadmus killing the kite in a 1615 copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius, showing the hero, bird, and surrounding landscape.
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H. Christoffel, Anonymous, After Wallerant Vaillant, After Cornelis van Poelenburch, After Adam Elsheimer, 1658 - 1727 print The Holy Christoffel waded on the light of the moon through a river with the Christ child on his shoulders. paper the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ. moonlight
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. Cartoon on the Hertog van Brunswijk, with arrow and bow shooting on the sun, ca. 1784.
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THE THRESHOLD OF PURGATORY, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Purgatorio or Purgatory by Dante. romanticism, colour, color engraving.
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Christmas-Gathering Evergreens, from Harpers Weekly, December 25, 1858. Artist: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910
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Stanis Aw Bagie watercolor reproduction () from 1903;Bagieński, Stanisław (1876-1948), Bagieński, Stanisław (1876-1948)-reproduction, Biesiada Literacka (Warsaw-magazine-1876-1917)-Schinc, Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846-1916), Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846-1916 ) - literary work, Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846-1916). In the field of glory, illustrations for literary works, painting, Polish painting, Poland (culture), press clippings
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Le criard' by Félix Hilaire Buhot, created between 1874 and 1879. The work is an etching with gouache and is noted with a standard reference number
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Perseus en Andromeda, Anonymous, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance of Perseus that comes to fly on Pegasus to save the challenging Andromeda from a sea monster. (possibly) paper etching Perseus and Andromeda
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The 'Virgin's tree.' This tree was presented to the Empress Eugénie by the Khedive at the time of the inauguration of the Suez Canal. The garden in which it stands is watered by means of a double sakîyeh supplied from a reservoir fed by springs., 1881 - 1884., New York. Publisher, D. Appleton., 17.5 x 16.5 cm
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El Tiger course El Tigre Corso in Su Ultimo Ataque ". Water-strong anonymous color after Thomas Rowlandson.
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LUMBERING, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING
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Scene im Schwartzwalde. A scene in the black forest.. Kirner, Johann Baptist, 1806-1866. Prints. 1837 - 1842. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Painting , Germany , Munich, Lithography, German, Drums, Pitchforks, Travelers
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The Rising Moon, or An English Pastoral. Dated: 1857. Dimensions: plate: 17.8 x 25.2 cm (7 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 29 x 40.4 cm (11 7/16 x 15 7/8 in.) overall: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Samuel Palmer.
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Amsterdam, Vlieger, Jan, Doré, Gustave, unknown, Pannemaker, Adolphe François, Pisan, Héliodore Joseph, Bijbelsche kinderprenten, verso - stamped, Sheet with 4 images of stories from the New Testament. The destruction of Jerusalem, John on Patmos, the Last Judgement and four chariots emerge between the copper mountains. A Bible text below each image. Numbered top right: No. 24., print, popular print, popular prints, prints, height 424 mm, width 347 mm, French, 1822-07 - 1890, print maker, printmaker, 1869 - 1908, paper, papier, heliogravure, letterpress printing, 1822-07-30 - 1900-02-09, 1832 - 1883-01-23, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1844-11-10 - 1908-01-14, publisher
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Etching 'Krieg' Opus XIII Blatt 6 by Max Klinger, created around 1910, depicting a war-themed composition with figures and symbolic elements.
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Allegory on the ceasefire of October 18, 1794. The Dutch lion shows a shield with the date of arms exposition. Balances and war tools and a hat on a staff.
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Apotheosis of Monseigneur Le Dauphin (IT)
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Widmungsblatt: An Max Klinger; Greiner, Otto (1869-1916); 1898 (1898-00-00-1898-00-00);
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MacDonald, Alexandre .
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STUCK IN THE SNOW, DRAWN BY C. ROBINSON, 1867
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'Allegorical Depiction of One of the Symbols for Triumphal Arch in St Petersburg'. Russia, St Petersburg, 1742. Dimensions: 29,2x22,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JOHANN STENGLIN.
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View of a Dijk, Jan Luyken, 1711 print Amsterdam paper etching dikes, levee
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A misty landscape. In the foreground two men trying to move forward through the fog., Emblem: fog Two men meet in the dense fog, print maker: Jan Luyken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Luyken, publisher: Christoph Weigel, print maker: Amsterdam, intermediary draughtsman: Amsterdam, publisher: Neurenberg, 1695 - 1705, paper, etching, h 110 mm × w 124 mm
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African hunter. (Title registered (letter))
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Neapolitan Sailor 1826 Louis Léopold Boilly French. Neapolitan Sailor. Collection of Sketches Drawn in Rome by Jules Boilly and Lithographs by His Father(Recueil de Croquis dessinés à Rome par Jules Boilly et lithographiés par son père). Louis Léopold Boilly (French, La Bassée 1761-1845 Paris). 1826. Lithograph. Prints
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Noah sends out a dove from the ark to find dry land after the great flood, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful
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Quelle fichue idée j'ai eue.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs
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ACCIDENTE DE AUTOMOVIL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.
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The Swallows. Dated: c. 1884. Dimensions: plate: 31.8 x 27.3 cm (12 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.) sheet: 42 x 32.9 cm (16 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper printed c. 1900 by David Keppel, under the auspices of the artist. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Félix Bracquemond.
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In Paradise; Holewiński, Jan (1878-1927), Stachiewicz, Piotr (1858-1938); 1891 (1891-00-00-1891-00-00);
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Hans Richter, The conductor Hans Richter as Lohengrin in Richard Wagners opera title page of Der Floh , Carl von Stub -, Caricaturist
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Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The penitents, the death of Saint Madeleine: third issue of a series of 5 pieces" (Lieure 1317, Meaume 150). Etching. Around 1630. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99593-6 Etching, engraving
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Le char d'Apollon, par Sébastien Le Clerc The chariot of Apollo Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714. still image. Art reproductions. 1901-12. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Chariots, Horses, Clouds, Gods, Mythology, Apollo (Greek deity), Sun in art
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A Partridge and Small Game Birds. Artist: Jan Fyt (Flemish, 1611-1661). Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm). Date: 1650s.This small game piece is a mature work by Fyt, whose subtle description of textures--especially in feathers--recalls Dutch still lifes more than works by his Antwerp teacher, Frans Snyders (1579-1657). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Helplessness of badinguet.
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Bengal Tiger. Eugène Delacroix; French, 1798-1863. Date: 1829. Dimensions: 326 × 464 mm (image); 510 × 703 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on buff wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Sarcelles. Artist: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833-1914 Sèvres). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 12 7/8 in. (26.9 × 32.7 cm)Plate: 10 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (26.7 × 32.3 cm). Printer: Auguste Delâtre (French, Paris 1822-1907 Paris). Date: 1853. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Thenot discusses with Colinet; Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet; ILLUSTRATIONS OF IMITATION OF ECLOGUE I. TENOT AND COLINET, with a Hedersstaf, in conversation with each other at a setting sun.