Dramatic Historical Illustrations

Engravings and prints illustrating significant historical events and narratives, often with emotional and moral undertones.

En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charon's ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charon's ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

F.J. de Goya y Lucientes,'Bien tirada esta', from 'Los Caprichos' series

Netherlands, Leyden, Lucas van, Small series Women's tricks, Samson and Delilah, Delilah cuts the hair of the sleeping Samson., print, prints, height 243 mm, width 172 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1494-06 - 1533-08, print maker, printmaker, 1515 - 1519, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

Historia de España. Conquista de Alhama, Andalucía, en 1481, ante Muley Hacem. Grabado de 1872.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Stefano del Cacco9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, sculpture, painting, frescoes, reliquary objects, high reliefs, iconostasis (15th century). Minor church found in vicinity of Piazza Argentina. Small basilica of early middle ages, enclosed by Baroque palaces. basilica of early middle ages, enclosed by Baroque palaces. Oratorium, small museum with Roman and early medieval sculpture of 9th century basilica is found. Photos show restoration process of retrieved statues from copper iconostasis which was stolen about 40 years ago and rediscovered in the early 1960's. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance a

Italy, Parmigianino, Zanetti, Anton Maria I, Entombment of Christ, Christ is laid in his grave., print, prints, height 189 mm, width 117 mm, Italian, 1680 - 1757, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, second quarter 18th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut, Work conception, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los caprichos" (aguafuerte). Plancha 80ª: Ya es hora. Primera edición. Madrid, 1799.

Umbria Perugia Spoleto S. Maria Assunta, Cathedral5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views: facade (12th century) with details of the rose window, blind gallery, classicizing architectural sculpture, portal with jambs of inhabited vinescroll, campanile with reused relief fragments (7th-8th centuries), and painting of Christ Blessing flanked by St. John and Virgin Mary (1207). Interior views: pavement in geometric patterns; apse frescoes by Fra Fillipo Lippi (1469) with scenes from the Nativity; fresco of the Pieta by Pinturicchio in the Cappella Eroli (1497); frescoes in the Cappella del'Assunta of Saints Jerome, Michael and Lucy, and ceiling frescoes of Noah, Adam and Melchisedek; paintings, cruicifixes, marbles busts of the Cardinal Eroli and Lippi in the Cappella delle Reliquie; marble statues of Kings David and Solomon in the baroque Cappella della SS. Icone; 14th and 15th century frescoes and a baroque frieze in the Cappella S. Anna; and perhaps a marble statue by Bernini in the wo

'And still they don't go!', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

SEBASTIAN CABOT BEFORE HENRY VII.

Illustration to accompany the poem 'The Satrap' by Robert Browning (1812-1889) an English romantic poet. Dated 19th Century

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (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.

Prometheus. Ancient Greek figure who defied the Gods by giving fire to humanity. For this he was punished by being bound to a rock. An eagle was sent every day to eat his liver, which grew back dur

Francisco de Goya, A caza de dientes (Out Hunting for Teeth), Spanish, 1746 - 1828, published 1799, etching, burnished aquatint, and burin

Romeo and Juliet: Act IV, Scene III (A Monument Belonging to the Capulets), Print made by Peter Simon, 1750-1810, after James Northcote, 1746-1831, British, 1791, Stipple engraving, etching, and aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 20 1/8 × 29 3/8 inches (51.1 × 74.6 cm), Plate: 19 3/8 × 25 inches (49.2 × 63.5 cm), and Image: 17 3/8 × 23 1/4 inches (44.1 × 59.1 cm), armor, death, friar, lantern, literary theme, Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, shovel

Childebert I c.498 to 588 at the Murder of his Brothers' Heirs from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Henry IV and Court.

Illustration titled 'The Prisoner of Chillon'. The illustration depicts the Prisoner holding the body of his last younger brother in his arm. Dated 19th Century

Suicide of Marcus Junius Brutus by falling on his sword after his defeat in the second Battle of Philippi, October 23, 42 BC. After a 19th century work by Bartolomeo Pinelli.

Beowulf, now an old man with only half the strength he had when he killed Grendel, dies after a fatal encounter with the fire dragon.

The new day

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los desastres de la guerra" (aguafuerte). Plancha 59ª: De qué sirve una taza. Lámina publicada por la Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. Primera edición. Madrid, 1863.

Richard Duke of Normandy imprisoned in Cardiff Castle by his brother William circa AD1106

Forces under Alaric I (c370-410) king of the Visigoths from 395, sacking Rome 410. From 'Alaric or Rome Vaincue', 1654. Poem dedicated to Christina of Sweden. Engraving

Matrimonial nightmare', 1819-1823 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 7 of 'Proverbs', published in 1864. 'Proverbs' is an album of twenty-two prints which is the last major series of prints by Francisco Goya.

A gift for the master', 1799 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 47 of 'Los Caprichos'. Los Caprichos are a set of 80 prints in aquatint and etching created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1797 and 1798, and published as an album in 1799.

A stage of the poem of the Nibelungen by Cornelius, See the instructions on Cornelius, vintage engraving. A stage of the poem of the Nibelungen by Cornelius, See the instructions on Cornelius, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659995

Toussaint L'Ouverture meurt dans la prison... Toussaint L'Ouverture died in prison, 1803

Depicts a philosopher seated, created as a Clair-Obscur woodcut on two plates by Antonio da Trento around 1525-1527.

The Kroumirs. They had cut her nose and ears, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

A man in armor and a woman with a burning oil lamp near two sleeping children. Scene from Shakespeare's Richard II. Bottom right: bl. 7. Man in armor and woman with lamp near two sleeping children, print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1821, paper, etching, engraving, h 99 mm × w 71 mm

Prussian Homage. The event took place on 10 April 1525 when Albert I (1490-1568) received, as a vassal, the duchy of Prussia as a fief of King Sigismund I of Poland (1467-1548), in the capacity of lord. Engraving by J. Severini, after a painting by the Polish artist Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Detail. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration). Supplement to issue I. January, 1884. Author: José Severini (1838-1882). Spanish xylograph.

Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Collegiate complex (S. Bernardino, Church. S. Bernardino, Cloister)88. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, paintings, frescoes. Views of the cloister from several vantage points and detailed views of the columns and capitals. Views of exterior and interior, with extensive coverage of mausoleum by Silvestro dell'Aquila. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Augusto Guglielmi (Lithographer) (After Juanes, Juan de (Vicente Juan Masip)); José de Madrazo y Agudo (Director); Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid (Printer) / 'The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen'. 1832 - 1837. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Pen lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper; 1832 - 1837. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Pen lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Prospero, holding his daughter Miranda, regards Caliban, a savage, deformed, sub-human creature, whom he has enslaved. Illustration by John Gilbert (1817-1897) for 'The Tempest' for edition of Shakespeare's Works published 1856-1858. Play first performed c1611. Engraving.

THE STYGIAN LAKE IN THE FIFTH CIRCLE OF HELL, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for The Divine Comedy, Divina Commedia, by Dante Alighieri. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving.

Prison of the Count of Castile ,Fernando González or Fernán González (c. 910-970). Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852. Author: Coderch. Spanish artist,19th century.

Boccaccio's Decameron - Garden Scene from the Introduction, 1859. Pen and ink on paper. Artist: Sir Edward John Poynter (d. 1919)

Ink and chalk drawing by Johann Nepomuk Ender depicting Orestes killing Clytemnestra, with lavated ink effects.

The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1882.

King Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16) New Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Gustave Doré; Jacob Keeping Laban's Flock; Black and White Engraving

LA JUSTICIA PROTEGE LA VIDA Y EL HUERFANO. Author: GABRIËL METSU (1629-1667). Location: MUSEO DE LA HAYA. LA HAYA. HOLANDA.

CREACION DEL FIRMAMENTO. Grabado de 1889. Álbum de Historia Sagrada (La Santa Biblia en imágenes). Dibujo de Julio Schnorr de Carolsfeld.

This life is a dream and death an awakening, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853.

The Prisoner of Gisors. Unknown

Death the Strangler, The First Outbreak of Cholera at a Masked Ball in Paris, 1831 1851 Germany. Woodcut on cream wove paper . Alfred Rethel

ESCENA AMOROSA - SELECCIONES DEL RIDER. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

An allegory of the Great Siege of Gibraltar : 'Fame crowning General St George Augustus Eliott with the Wreath of Immortality.' Date: 1782

Scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1856-1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert

Two Male Nudes. Artist: Spanish , probably 18th century. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (32.7 x 22.3 cm). Date: probably 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes being interrogated by James I. and his council in the King's bedchamber, Whitehall - by John Gilbert, 1861. Engraving of a painting. '...so great has been the perversion of circumstances connected with this atrocious design by religious and political party spirit that it is only of late years we have attained to anything approaching a true knowledge of the event. Even now...there is much...which is involved in mystery. It was the policy of James I., and of his Ministers, to represent the Gunpowder Plot as having been encouraged by the Pope and approved of by the

The Visitation (La visitation) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Visitation (La visitation), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (17.5 x 11.7 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Childeric I circa 437 to circa 482 and the Story of the Two Halves of the Gold Coin from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Merson, Luc-Olivier (n.1846-05-21-D.1920-11-14), Le Petit Soulier (Book XI, Chapter I) (Title Faitice), 1888. Maison de Victor Hugo-Hauteville House.

Shakspeare. Romeo and Juliet, act V, scene III , Monuments & memorials, Dead persons, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Characters, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. Thomas Pennant Barton Collection

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century

The Emperor Hadrian inspects Romano-British potteries, during his stay in Britain Date: Circa 122 A.D.

Liebesskizze zu den Positionen der Aretin, 16th century, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880, Love sketch to the positions of the Aretin, 16th century, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880

Banquet of food feast in Ancient Greece. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Merson, Luc-Olivier (n.1846-05-21-D.1920-11-14), "Lascate Ogni Speranza", Illustration for the title thumbnail of Chapter IV of the book Eighth (Faithful title), 1888. Plume and Ink wash with boys of gouache on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550), Madonna and Child under a Canopy, woodcut

Virgil is Dante's guide on a tour of Inferno ; they come across some evildoers punished by being placed up to their necks in ice

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Paul Escaping from Damascus, verso - stamped, Paul is lowered from the wall of Damascus in a basket., print, prent, prints, height 250 mm, width 151 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1511 - 1511, 16th century, 16e eeuw, paper, papier, chiaroscuro-woodcut, Work conception, Italian, 1501 - 1547-10-19

'Waiting to be Won', 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Millet, Jean François, La Veillée, Two women sitting sewing by the light of a lamp, verso middle - stamped, Two women sitting sewing in a dark interior by the dim light of a lamp oil lamp., print, prints, height 151 mm, width 110 mm, 1814-10-04 - 1875-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1856 - 1856, third quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

COLON , CRISTOBAL NAVEGANTE GENOVES . 1451 - 1506 " COLON RECIBIDO POR LOS REYES CATOLICOS EN BARCELONA " GRABADO DE UN CUADRO DE RICARDO ANCKERMANS EN LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA. Author: RICARDO ANCKERMAN (1842-1907).

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid,1900 After: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898) Publisher: Berlin Photographic Company, 19th CenturyPre-Raphaelite, Photographic print, Photogravure, Royal, King

Antwerp, Wtenbrouck, Matheus Moysesz. van, The Hague, Moyses van, Bathsheba receives the invitation from David, verso lower left - stamped, A man leans over a wall to hand over a letter to the naked Bathsheba., print, prints, height 132 mm, width 88 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1600 - 1647, print maker, printmaker, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), brush, Borstel, Publication (Event), Publicatie, - 1660, publisher, uitgever, 1646 - 1660

Basilicata Matera Matera Chiesa del Purgatorio9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Built 1747, architecture, architectural sculpture, painting German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Henry VIII and Catherine Parr, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Island of Cuba, Guanabacoa. Panoramic view of the Escuelas Pias. First Normal School founded in 1857, the oldest Piarist presence in America. Illustration by Nao. Engraving by Bernardo Rico y Ortega (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.

"Die Uebergabe der Briseis, " woodcut depicting "The Handover of Briseis" from "Moderne Kunst in Meisterholzschnitten" 1903

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Nightly Visitors, at St. Ann's Hill; In Glided Edward's Pale-Eye'd Ghost, and Stood at Carlo's Feet, 1798. Etching and aquatint, hand-colored.

Engraving by Gustave DorA© (1832-1883)

'SAVED FROM THE FLOOD,' BY F.W. TOPHAM, IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS, 1871

The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Inferno (Hell). "Large flakes of fire slowly falling on the sand..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.

A woodcut engraving depicting a man carrying a load of firewood home.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY 'ARMITAGE' PRIZE PICTURES, 'SAMSON BOUND BY THE PHILISTINES'

Matthias slays a profaner at the Temple, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (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.

Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet, from Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil. Artist: William Blake (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: block: 1 15/16 x 3 in. (4.9 x 7.6 cm). Date: 1821. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration depicting a mother losing her infant to death. Illustrated by Henry Courtney Selous (1803-1890) an English painter, illustrator, and lithographer. Dated 19th Century

Netherlands, Dutch Society of Fine Arts, Laar, Jan Hendrik van de, Gretser, Gijsbertus Arnoldus, Herman de Ruyter, Herman de Ruiter about to light a burning fuse in the powder keg, 1570, Herman de Ruiter fights with Spanish soldiers and lights the burning fuse in the powder keg, December 19, 1570., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 493 mm, width 418 mm, 1815 - 1864-02-17, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1841, second quarter 19th century, chine collé, lithography (technique), Dutch, 1807-02-01 - 1874-05-15, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Punchinello in the house of death , Clowns, Picnics, Deathbeds, Punchinello Fictitious character. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Inferno (Hell). "I saw one crucified with three stakes on the ground..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving by Berveiller. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.

King Arthur discovering skeletons of the brothers, by Gustave Dore, from Idylls of the King, (1832-1883)

Esther Before Ahasuerus - 1555 - 59x203 cm - oil on canvas - Italian Renaissance - NP 388. Author: JACOPO COMIN-JACOBO ROBUSTI-TINTORETTO. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. XERXES. AHASUERUS. ESTHER / ESTER.

LA REINA ISABEL LA CATOLICA GUIA A ISABEL II AL TEMPLO DE LA GLORIA - LITOGRAFIA S XIX. Author: VICENTE LOPEZ PORTAÑA. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. ISABEL II REINA DE ESPAÑA (1830-1904). ISABEL LA CATOLICA (1451-1504) ISABEL I DE CASTILL.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme42. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Death of Edward V 1470 - 1483 uncrowned King of England and his brother. Engraved from a painting by J. Northcote R.A. engraved by S. Freeman.

1857 Exhibition of Painting, The Basket of Strawberries overthrown by St. John, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.G.

Escena del libro Don Quichote, de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Alcalá de Henares, 1547-Madrid, 1616). "Conversando con un sacerdote" Editado en Zutphen (Países Bajos), año 1930. Author: Albert Hahn jr.

Europe. Bronce Age warriors. Engraving. 19th century.

Doubts about the tragic death of children of Edward, vintage engraving. Doubts about the tragic death of children of Edward, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660183

PRAXITELES Greek sculptor at work Date: flourished 370-330 BCE

1841 Sculptor Show, Tomb of Gericault, marble, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1841.

Boadicea haranguing the Britons. Also known as Boudica, Boudicca, Boudicea, - 60 AD. Queen of the Iceni tribe of Celtic Britons. She led an uprising against the occupying Romans. From a print by

Homero (siglo VIII ac.), poeta griego ciego y de vida bohemia. El famoso poeta épico griego Homero se dice que floreció alrededor de 700 aC. A él se le atribuyen las épicas griegas La Ilíada y La Odisea. En esta pintura de Homero que data de 1905, la bardo se muestra con una lira sobre un hombro. En la antigüedad, la poesía era oral y los bardos a menudo acompañaban sus recitaciones con melodías tocadas en una lira. Los griegos solían retratar a Homero como ciego. La ceguera era también simbólica de la visión interior y aquí el muchacho joven pudo haber sido significado para actuar como su guía. Grabado de 1880.

Johannes Faust. Etching after Rembrandt, 1651/52.

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