Dramatic Historical Narratives

Engravings showcasing dynamic scenes from history and literature, with elaborate figures and expressive gestures, capturing pivotal moments in storytelling.

Etching by Franz Riepenhausen illustrating a scene from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, produced between 1810 and 1820, emphasizing Francis's religious actions within a historical narrative.

Etching by Charles Nicolas Cochin père from 1708-1754 depicting Basilius before Prefect Modestus, showing figures, gestures, drapery, and detailed composition.

Copper engraving print by Robert Willemsz. de Beaudoux from 1590-1624 depicting Esther before King Ahasverus, showing figures, gestures, and narrative composition.

Léandre attacks his servant Scapin. .

Copper engraving by Theodor Galle depicting the god of the Tiber with Vestal Tuccia, and Cornelia with her servants performing handicrafts, created in 1595.

Uncle gives up a mystery, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1776 print Numbered at the top right: 171 S. paper etching guessing games (children). uncles, aunts (third degree family relationships)

Etching by Franz Riepenhausen illustrating a scene from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, produced between 1810 and 1820, emphasizing Francis's religious actions within a historical narrative.

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, Untitled: Skirmish for a Lady. Engraving.

Copper engraving and etching by François Chauveau illustrating Bruno of Cologne with three angels and distributing property with his companions, created circa 1676.

Klärchen dries the clothes from Karl, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1778 print Scene based on the poem 'Die Quelle der Bekanntschaft'. While cleaning up a flowered bouquet, Klärchen throws the water out of the window without looking. The water affects Karl who is called up by Klärchen's mother. Karl and Klärchen fall in love while drying his clothing. Numbered at the top right: 178. paper etching Literature. drying, being dried. mother and daughter(s) (family group)

Etching by Pieter Tanjé depicting a couple accompanied by musicians, produced between 1726 and 1761.

Three figures walk on the street, one man reads a letter, Auguste Numans (attributed to), 1833 - 1880 print paper etching temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism. street. letter, envelope

Man gives talents to his servants, Harmen Jansz Muller, after Gerard van Groeningen, 1585 print A man at a table gives his money in possession of three servants before traveling. He gives five talent to the first. The other two wait behind him. A secretary signs up the amounts. In the background the man leaves his carriage. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 25. This print is part of an album. paper engraving the lord distributing talents or pounds among his servants

Falling dancing couple. .

Mephisto receives the student, Anonymous, Eugène Delacroix, 1828 print Paris paper (scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder depicting David performing penance as Nathan predicts the death of David's son, created in 1586.

Die Apostel werden von Christo auszgesandt, und komen wider zu rug. Küsel, Melchior I (1626-1683), graphic artist, Baur, Johann Wilhelm (1607-1642), graphic artist

Combustion of the post of the Neder-Rhijn on scaffold for town hall in Arnhem on April 22, 1786, 1786 print Public execution by burning by a executioner of a copy of the Patriotic magazine De Post van den Neder-Rhijn, on a scaffold for the old town hall of Arnhem, April 22, 1786. Action by opponents of the magazine in which the release of the murder accused Corporal from Douglas was convicted. paper etching law and jurisprudence (+ place of execution). burning of books Arnhem

Design for the title print of a book with minel songs, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (attributed to), 1639 drawing In the foreground on the left a group of men; On the right a group of women. In the middle, in the background a sitting woman and a winged Cupido. Amsterdam paper pen / brush

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello 1844 France. Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper . Théodore Chassériau

Catalogue raisonne et figure de ses tableaux, La Galerie Électorale de Düsseldorf, Pigage, Nicolas de, 1723-1796, Red crayon, or pen, ink and watercolor, 1770-1778

Print published by Alexander Voet the Elder titled 'Touch', produced between 1660 and 1675.

Copper engraving by Harmen Jansz. Muller, 1569-1585, depicting the biblical story of Dinah and Shechem with human figures in a narrative composition.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

The Roaming Musician. Artist: Henri-Charles-Antoine Baron (French, Besançon 1816-1885 Geneva). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 9/16 × 12 3/8 in. (44.6 × 31.5 cm)Image: 10 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (26.8 × 18.5 cm). Printer: Bertauts. Series/Portfolio: Les Artistes Anciens et Modernes. Date: 1853. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Reapicity slave brought to the king; Parable of the marriarity slave; Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti (...). The marriarized servant stands in an open room for the throne of the king and must account for his behavior. His debts had lost him by the king, but then he had put another slave in prison, because it in turn was guilty of him. The king is evil because the slave has not shown as he has shown pity. On the table cash books and an ink set. In the foreground a dog. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 18. The chapter number is incorrectly mentioned: 3 instead of 18.

Design for the Letter M of a Pictoral Alphabet: Molière, Victor Vincent Adam, 1801-1866, Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper, Letter above, flanked by intertwining rinceau. Molière is seen asking the advice of his maid servant who holds a broom., France, ca. 1830, Drawing, Drawing

Writer; Title page for: Nicolas Amelot de la Houssaie, Tacite, 1716. In a study, a writer may be a writer, possibly Amelot de la Houssaie, behind a desk and writes in a book. On the left the wolvin with Romulus and Remus. On the right a table with books, crowns and a scepter. Bye and two river gods and a winged woman with two dogs.

Securities trader gather with the help of Fortuna wealth, Claude Gillot, 1720 print paper etching / engraving Fortuna as Roman personification. stock exchange, stock-market

PANURGE AMOUREX DE LA "HAULTE DAME", LIVRE II, CH. XXI; Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914), Salmon, Alfred (1825-Ca 1894), Lemerre, Alphonse (1838-1912); 1882 (1882-00-00-1882-00-00);PANURGE (lit.), Rabelais, François (1493 -1553), Rabelais, François (1493 -1553)-iconography, Rabelais, François (1493 -1553). Garganta et pantagruel, French (culture), illustrations, literature, literary characters, purchase (provenance)

Night event at the door of the house. Dying Valentine; Ruscheweyh, Ferdinand (1785-1846), Cornelius, Peter von (1783-1867), Wenner, Johann Friedrich (1772-1835); 1816 (matrix) (1816-00-00-1816-00-00);Faust, literary figure, Goethe, Faust, Karnicki Justinian, collection, Małgorzata, Faust, literary figure, Germany, country, romanticism, home, buildings, illustration, literature, night, nocturnes, death

A rake's progress, plate 5 , Rake's progress, Marriage, Churches, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Rake's progress. Holt Collection

Copper engraving by René Boyvin, 1550-1600, depicting Socrates and Xanthippe, showing figures, gestures, and classical setting.

Ester for ahasveros; History of ester; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. Ester kneels for King Ahasveros. The king points his scepter to her as a sign of affection. Ester calls on the king to come to the banished party together with Haman. On the right in the background the continuation of the story. The king is reading out of the chronicles of the empire in the evening. It states that Mordecai has a stop to the life of the king. The king asks Haman, who stands at the bed, how someone who has saved the king's life must be honored. In the background you can see how mordecai in the king's rug and on the king's horse, while Haman turns him around. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in EST. 5-6. This print is part of an album.

Etching by Johannes Glauber from 1661-1726 depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Kings, showing human figures, gestures, gifts, and architectural elements.

Title print with Prince Willem I van Oranje who leads the Dutch virgin to a throne; Tytel plate. Willem the first. Title Print with Prince Willem I van Oranje who leads the Dutch Virgin to the throne that is awarded a weapon of the seven provinces. In addition to the throne, the personification of abundance with a cornucopia is.

Mentor shows idenous regulations for the arts and the police in Salento, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, After Charles Monnet, 1785 print Idomenus and mentor, standing in front of a table and easel with painting, watching floor plans. The whole is framed by a decorative frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered at the top right: No. Ii. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). Telemachus starts out with Mentor, in search of his father. (story of) Telemachus. ornament ~ festoon, garland

Print, Family Scene: Feeding a Baby; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703-1770); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on laid paper

Camille points her uncle the door to let Sir Robert be in the delusion that she comes from good houses, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1787 print Berlin paper etching Literature. open door. interior of the house. taking leave (+ variant)

Family Nathanker put out of the house, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1773 print The family of Sebaldus Nathanker is put out of the official residence. In the doorway are Wilhelmine, Sebaldus Vrouw, and their daughter Mariane with the child Charlotte on her arm. Behind them is Truffelius, Sebaldus successor. The family is met by a group of soldiers. Numbered at the top right: 50.s. paper etching Literature. expulsion, banishment (of old government). private soldier. suspension, expulsion (from a society)

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Tanjé depicting Lucius Papirius giving command to Fabius Maximus, created in 1737, showing historical Roman figures and military context.

Portrait of Maria Magdalena Kress von Kessenstein with allegory on her death, 1764 - 1787 print paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. armorial bearing, heraldry. apotheosis of a ruler - BB - female ruler

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Decorations by Lebrun and Mignard at the Palace of Versailles, Engraving on paper, before 1901, Print, Print

The Madonna of the family Cuccina

Physics in society Felix Meritis, 1789. Allegory of physics practiced in society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. Personification of physics sitting next to a table on which an electrical machine is. On the ground a globe, books about anatomy and other physical instruments. On the wall a bust of Christian Huygens and medallion portraits of Newton and Descartes. On the occasion of the initiation of the 'spectacle for the Department of Physics' on November 20, 1789.

Life class , Artists' models, Classrooms, Art education, Drawing. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Twee scènes uit Gellert's fables and stories, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1775 print On the left an innkeeper who hired a poet to chase away a spirit. On the right the history of Rhijnsolt and Lucia. The grieving Lucia tells Hertog Karl what Rhijnsolt has done her husband and her. Numbered: 1 and 12. paper etching Literature. spirit, ghost. hotel, hostelry, inn. mourning dress

Royal Prussian family, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1796 print Berlin paper etching Literature. family, relationship, descent. family of the sovereign. chest, bust

Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas Delaunay around 1788 depicting a scene with an abbot speaking, showing figures and interior details.

Company with horse, dog and cat in a village, Louis Michel Halbou, after Sigmund Freudenberger, 1781 - 1782 print Man with cat under the arm and horse on reins is approached by two noblemen with a dog. Bern paper etching horse. cat. dog

Aritmetica, Jacques -Antoine Friquet de Vauroze, After Sébastien Bourdon, 1663 - 1738 print Papyrius, sitting on a writing table on the Campo Marzio, with goose feather and book, surrounded by three Romans. Back right two riders. print maker: Franceafter design by: Parispublisher: FranceFrance paper engraving / etching Arithmetic '(~ quadrivious); "Aritmetic '(Ripa)

Jozef fled Potifars Woman and Joseph accused by Potifars wife; Joseph Dudiphar / La Chasteté's WYF de Josephjoseph Word by Potiphars Wyf Valschelyk accuses / Joseph FAUSSIENT BATTERY PAR LA FEMME DE POTIPHAR.TWO BIBLICAL PERFORACES from GEN. 39. Numbered at the bottom right: 19.

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Copper engraving by Philippe Thomassin from 1580-1622 depicting the martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist, showing detailed figures and religious symbolism.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting a figure referred to as 'The Stepmother', created between 1757 and 1764, showing human features, attire, and composition.

Cartoon with the devil on the papal throne, 1731, 1731 print Cartoon with the devil sitting on the papal throne, around him cardinals who plan all kinds of plans, including the Bul Unigenitus and the persecutions in Savoye, 1731. On the magazine below the record of the figures 1-14 in French. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized

Two performances from the life of Thoseus, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1794 print Left: The kidnapping of Helena. Right: Kimon carries the bones of Thoseus Athens. With caption in German and top left numbered: 5.6. In the margin, different heads and figures are etched in a sketchy way. Berlin paper etching (story of) Theseus. Theseus and Pirithous abducting Helen. Cimon, the Athenian, brings Theseus' bones back to his city

Handelsetiket van Leidse Lakenkoopmen, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Two cloth merchants are next to Balen Textile. Behind them is a foreign trader with turban and camel. On the right the weapon of Leiden is hanging. On the left a bust of Jakobus the superior in a niche. In the background ships at sea and Mercury with Caduceus. paper etching / engraving textile industry and clothing industry. trade-company. (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Leiden

Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort depicting the Holy Family with a cat, created in 1577. The artwork shows Mary, Joseph, infant Jesus, and a domestic cat in a detailed interior scene.

Shoemaker in workshop and spinning wife, Johannes Christiaan Bendorp, after David Ryckaert (III), After Adriaen Brouwer, 1805 print paper etching / engraving shoe-maker, cobbler. spinning (manufacture of yarn). playing-cards

Ludwik and the Hungarian king and Poland; Styfi, Jan (1839-1921), Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), Lewental, Samuel (Warsaw; Drukarnia; 1866-1890); 1876 (1876-00-00-1876-00-00);

Leopold II., Roman-German Emperor.

Covenant of nobles, 1566. Covenant of nobles, 1566. Two nobles of the order of the golden fleece give each other hand, a document is drawn up in the background.

History of Don Quixote According to Charles Antoine Coypel, departure from Sancho for the island of Barataria (twenty-third issue of a suite of 31 pieces) Jakob van der Schley (1715-1779). History of Don Quixote According to Charles Antoine Coypel, departure from Sancho for the island of Barataria (twenty-third issue of a suite of 31 pieces). Burin, 1746. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Small Palace.

Old man on deathbed, Ignace -Joseph de Claussin (attributed to), after Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1805 - 1844 print France paper etching / engraving deathbed. weeping

Three men in conversation with each other in a courtyard, Barthélémy Joseph Fulcran Roger, after Jean Michel Moreau, 1811 - 1813 print paper. etching / engraving theatre, theatrical performance. adult man (+ three persons)

Two performances from the stories of Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print Different figures are etched in the margin in a sketchy way. Berlin paper etching Literature. (lovers) embracing each other, 'symplegma'. bedroom. weeping. Consolation

Marchand de lunettes ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Woman with a young child in a four -poster bed surrounded by visitors, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1782 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving infant, baby. four poster bed. visiting; receiving guests; elegant company

The interior of the revolutionary committee. / Last stage (IT)

Copper engraving by Adriaen Collaert depicting January with the sign of Aquarius and February with the zodiac sign Pisces, created between 1586 and 1676, illustrating early modern European art and zodiac symbolism.

Copper engraving and etching by Claude Lucas between 1705 and 1765 depicting a group of prelates standing before a ruler in a formal audience scene.

L'Escalier d'or; Jasi Ski, Feliks Stanis , Arthur Tooth & Sons (London, Paris, New York; Publisher; Fl. 1868-1901); 1894 (1894-00-00-1894-00-00);Studziński, Franciszek (1895-1967), Studziński, Franciszek (1895-1967)-collection, purchase (provenance)

Etching and copper engraving by Jean Pelletier illustrating the integration of poetry and music, showing figures and symbolic elements, created in 1752.

Start of the revolution in Amsterdam, 1787..

Cecilia is asked for her love life by Mr. Briggs, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1787 print Berlin paper etching Literature. interior of the house. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands

Two performances from human value and happiness of Lindemann, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching garden. brothers or sisters (second degree family relationships). visiting; receiving guests; elegant company

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet depicting a young maid surprised in a wine cellar, created between 1740 and 1797, showing human figure and interior scene in 18th-century style.

Bookstore, c. 1700 - c. 1799 print Interior of a bookstore with a customer who pays off and three people at a writing table in front of the window. Below that two putti with a treasure chest and a horn of abundance. paper etching / engraving book-shop, bookseller. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Figure photography:Karnicki, Justinian (1806-1876), Karnicki, Justinian (1806-1876)-collections, Noah (Bible), Raimondi, Marcantonio (Ca 1470/1482-Ca 1527/1534)-reproduction, Smolikowski, Seweryn (1850-1920) - collection, gift (provenance), photography of a work of art (artist), collections, biblical scenes, religious art

Conversing company, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1809 - 1837 print Two men and a woman stand and sit at the table. A bowl of fruit on the table. Behind them, between pillars with Corinthian capitals, hangs an oval painting with a man's portrait. Above that a painting with a lying figure. A curtain hangs on the right in the room. A vault is visible on the left behind the company. Haarlem paper conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. living-room, parlour, sitting-room. fruits. vault ~ architecture. Corinthian order ~ architecture

Print, Scenes of Parisian Life; France; engraving on paper; 40.1 × 11.5 cm (15 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Admission to the convent; Redlich, Henryk (1838-1884), Maszyński, Julian (1847-1901), Impimerie Eudes (Paris; Printing Plant; 1879-1897), Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1882 (1882-00-00-1882-00-00);

Etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann from 1780 depicting Elizabeth Grey with Edward IV and Eleanora with Edward I, showing historical figures and period clothing in multi-colored etching.

Mentor shows idenous regulations for trade, the arts and the police in Salento, Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1755 print Paris paper etching (FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). (story of) Telemachus

The people in the throne room of the Tuileries, on February , Unknown

Oppius is worn by his son from Rome, Reinier Vinkeles (I), after Jacobus Buys, 1781 print Oppius is worn by his son from Rome. At the top right: II.D.PL.IV. bottom right: page 390. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving carrying a person on one's back Rome

Collection of the Utrecht Pander, 1786, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1786 - 1795 print The imprisonment of the Utrecht Pander J. Valburg in the house of Burgemeester Haantjes in Wijk bij Duurstede, 29 May 1786. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving arrest (of criminal) Utrecht. Wijk bij Duurstede

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Allegory in the position of William III as Savior of the Fatherland, 1672, 1688 - 1690 Allegory in the position of William III as savior of the homeland. The Dutch Virgin sick in bed. At the foot end the Dutch Lion is in a painting with the portrait of Willem III. On the left the praying personification religion. The visiting doctor is probably Constantijn Huygens. Marked at the top right: p. 75. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching Netherlands Allegory in the position of William III as savior of the homeland. The Dutch Virgin sick in bed. At the foot end the Dutch Lion is in a painting with the portrait of Willem III. On the left the praying personification religion. The visiting doctor is probably Constantijn Huygens. Marked at the top right: p. 75. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching Netherlands

Germanicus, pl. III, Antonio Capellan, After Jean Grandjean, 1745 - print Germanicus is crowned for an army tent. A city on fire in the background. Italy paper engraving / etching (story of) Germanicus Netherlands

Morning; Payne, Albert Henry (1812-1902), Hogarth, William (1697-1764), Payne, Albert Henry (Leipzig, Dresden; Publisher; 1838-1920); 1851 (1851-00-00-1851-00-00);

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Tanjé, 1757-1761, showing a scene with the innkeeper or tavern woman in Puiterveen, depicting her attire, posture, and surrounding interior.

Parable of the rich fool, Hans Collaert (I) (Possibly), after Ambrosius Francken (I), 1585 print A rich man has even larger barns built for his riches and his grain. He is sitting at the table among his money. There is a Stokbeurs in the open chest. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luc. 12:16 And to the continuation of the story: The rich man will die at night. Under the Latin text a handwritten French caption. Antwerp paper engraving the rich fool, whose death comes when he has saved all his money to build new barns (Luke 12:16-21). purse, money-bag

Relief with two prisoners kneeling for emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback; Roman sculpted reliefs; Icone et segment (...). Relief with two prisoners kneeling for emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback. They ask him for forgiveness. There are soldiers around the emperor. Text in Latin in undermarge. Print is part of an album.

Copper engraving and etching by Pierre Chenu depicting the triumph of a prelate, showing figures, gestures, attire, ceremonial objects, and architectural setting, 18th century.

Copper engraving and etching by Joseph de Longueil, 1780, depicting 'The models', showing figures, posture, and composition in detailed artwork.

Coat of arms, c. 1655 - c. 1678 print Passionate copy to the coat of arms of Mattheus van Beeck. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Christ Before Caiaphas, plate four from The Passion of Christ 1597 Netherlands. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius

Admission to the convent; Redlich, Henryk (1838-1884), Maszyński, Julian (1847-1901), Impimerie Eudes (Paris; Printing Plant; 1879-1897), Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1882 (1882-00-00-1882-00-00);

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