Engraved Decorative Art

Intricate engravings illustrating historical scenes and ornamental designs, showcasing craftsmanship from various time periods and artistic styles.

Two standard -bearers and a weapon with a black eagle, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 on it print paper letterpress printing standard-bearer, flag-bearer. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

Establishment of the Copper Snake in a roll work Framing, Virgilius Solis, 1568 print Nuremberg paper engraving scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9). a serpent of brass is made and is set on a pole

Brutaalheid, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1784 print Numbered at the top right: 4. paper etching Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities

Two standard -bearers and a weapon with a black eagle, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 on it print paper letterpress printing standard-bearer, flag-bearer. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid and flower vases. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

H. Rufina EN H. Second, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Rufina and H. Seconda are beheaded by soldiers with an ax and a sword. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

PYRAMUS en Thisbe Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Were Christian, dressed in rags, hand out alms to beggars, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing giving alms or other charity, e.g.: handing out food

Fries met personificaties van acht deugden, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the Four Cardinal Virtues. the Three Theological Virtues. Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa)

October, EIENNTN DELAVES, 1568 print Figures in a barrel with grapes. At the top of the constellation Libra. France paper engraving October and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Libra (zodiacal sign of September)

Finite and infinite lines, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing Line (~ planimetry, geometry). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

July, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 7. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching July and its 'labours'. Leo (zodiacal sign of July)

Letter D, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter D against a background with braid and a winged figure. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

H. Lucilla in H. Flora, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Lucilla and H. Flora are both beheaded by a man with a sword. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr. violent death by beheading

Naked man with a fee in a niche, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude. parts of church interior: niche

Waarheid en Last, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa). city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Juli, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Landscape with two mowing men with scythe. At the top of the constellation Leeuw. France paper engraving July and its 'labours'. Leo (zodiacal sign of July)

Mars, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Mars (Ares). Mars (planet). chariot, triumphal car. clouds

Martyrdom of Saint Laurentius, in a frame with David and Goliath and Jael and Sisera, Anonymous, Anonymous, 1510 - 1550 print paper martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Laurence. David with Goliath's head. Jael kills the sleeping Sisera by hitting the nail through his temples

Bosviolen, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924 print paper flowers: violet

Standing bearer with Virgilius Solis banner, after Urs Graf, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Zug

Letter L, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter L against a background with smoking vessels and angels. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Two looking heads, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1722 - 1774 print Germany (possibly) paper etching looking downwards. female persons from classical history (+ head, bust, etc.)

Portret Van Horatius, Bernard Picart, 1708 print Medallion with the portrait of the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus. Bacchus and poetry laurel and toast to him. Pan points to the glass of wine in the hand of Apollo. In the foreground Venus and Amor, accompanied by two pigeons. paper engraving / etching portrait of a writer. (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Diana and a nymph in a boat, pulled on by Putti, Pierre Brebiette, 1608 - 1650 print paper etching (story of) Diana (Artemis). types of nymphs. Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. boat propelled by man or animal

Piping man with turban sitting on a rococo ornament, Johann Esaias Nilson, 1731 - 1788 print paper engraving / etching pipe ~ tobacco

Head of an older man with beard, Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, c. 1736 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching head (human). old man. beard

Ornament with fluctuating putto between hybrid animals, 1727 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Ornament ~ Hybrid Animals

Ex Libris van György Seiler, Unknown, c. 1900 - c. 1950 print In a rocaille framing, a man is reading in eighteenth-century clothing. paper printing reading

Ornament with Schelp, Anonymous, After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print An ornament with a shell, leaf motifs and ribbons. paper etching / letterpress printing ornaments ~ art. scallop, shell ~ ornament

Study of three heads, one with helmet, Michał Płoński, 1802 print paper etching ship bound for the harbour. adult man

H. Bibiana in H. Demetria, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Bibiana and H. Demetria are being tortured. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid, a flower basket and birds. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Fight of the Horatii and Curatii, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1682 print Publius Horace, the last of the three Horatii, fights against the last of the Curatii. The bodies of their four family members lie around them. The audience watches. Above theater curtains. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching title-page. the soldier; the soldier's life (+ during the battle). theatre, theatrical performance. aggressive relationships of Horatius Cocles

Ex Libris of Herman Karel Westendorp, Betsy Westendorp -Osieck, 1900 - 1941 Ex Libris by lawyer and collector Herman Karel Westendorp, with a bird, a banderole with motto '. der. deed.' and the famous standard work of R.L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery & Porcelain. paper etching / drypoint ex-libris. book. birds

Round Cartouche With Female Figure, 1595 Round cartouche with female figure. The woman has a head of head, three flowers left and three blades on the right. The Cartouche is the upper part of a square cartouche with bowl on a Holstein map. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Round cartouche with female figure. The woman has a head of head, three flowers left and three blades on the right. The Cartouche is the upper part of a square cartouche with bowl on a Holstein map. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

Woman is shocked when she sees a child falling out of a window, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing mother and baby or young child. spanking, drubbing (of naughty children). falling

Mei, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A man a cow milking. In the background a group of figures in a boat sailing on the water. At the top left a twin. paper letterpress printing May and its 'labours' (+ with Gemini (May)). milking. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Time, anonymous, 1490 - 1537 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing clock

H. Severa, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Severa is flashed by two men. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Letter T: Children give spanking, Caspar Merian, Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing initial. child

Drinking man sitting in front of an inn, Ferdinand de Braekeleer (I), 1844 print paper etching drinking. hotel, hostelry, inn

Vignette with three skulls, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing mask, mascaron ~ ornament. death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

Medallion with Dido in a rolling work frame, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving (story of) Dido. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. ornament derived from plant forms

Circle filling with female figures and braid work, anonymous, After Pierre Bourdon, in or after 1703 print Two women are on either side of an ornament. Around braid and leaf motifs. Paris paper etching sitting figure - AA - female human figure. ornaments ~ art

Postures of archers in different stages of decomposition, antoine jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving decomposition (of dead body). parts of church interior: niche. archer's weapons

Oordeel van Paris, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the Judgement of Paris (without Mercury)

Book incineration, Marco Dente (Possible), 1498 - 1532 print Men are imprisoned by a soldier. A stack of books is burned in the background on the left. Italy paper engraving burning of books

March, 1600 - 1699 print Three men working at an orchard. At the top left a ram. Netherlands paper letterpress printing March and its 'labours' (+ with Aries (March)). orchard

Fotoreproductie van der Fischmarkt, Anonymous, After E. Nicol, 1870 - 1900 Photograph. visit card cardboard. photographic support albumen print painting, drawing and the graphic arts. market

Sun above the sea / bridge in Lauwerkrans, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a sun above the sea. Under a laurel wreath and a bridge. These are the currents of Pope Paul II and Sixtus IV. paper engraving / letterpress printing garland, wreath. bridge. sun represented as face, wheel, etc.

Tree resists the wind / ship at sea, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a tree in the wind. Under a ship at sea. These are the foreignovers of Alfons III and Alfons IV of Portugal paper engraving / letterpress printing trees. winds. ships (in general)

Ornament with a women's face with feathers on her head, Anonymous, After Bernard Picart, 1729 print Amsterdam paper etching ornaments ~ art

Farm Aan A Vaart, Chris van der Windt, 1887 - 1952 print paper etching farm or solitary house in landscape

Vignette with three skulls, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing mask, mascaron ~ ornament. death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

Ornament with mascaron and horns of abundance, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Triomftocht van Bacchus, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus. triumph of Bacchus; 'Carro di Bacco' (Ripa)

Figures at a shopping stall on a market, Henri François Schaefels, 1862 print paper etching shop, store. market

Braid work with cross shape and floral pattern, Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print Braid work that forms continuous cross -shaped patterns. In the middle of it is a cross, formed by volutes, with a round top and bottom. paper etching interlace ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Turkish of degree at home, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 sitting Turk paper sitting Turk paper

Soldier on horseback, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Cup of man with curly hair and beard, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdainaine, 1779 print paper etching beard

Ornament with sacrificial column and can and vase, 1728 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions. ornaments ~ art

Calabrian, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

King Enerystheus, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. The man has a scepter and government apple in his hands. The text identifies him as the legendary King Eurystheus, grandson of Perseus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. male persons from classical history

Oktober, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 10. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching October and its 'labours'. Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October)

Oho in Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Series of figures who depict different activities and emotions, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1533 print paper human types

Sicilian fishermen dive to Koraal, Antonio Tempesta, 1605 print Coastal landscape with Sicilian fishermen, swimming and boats, diving to coral. The divers wear diving goggles. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). pearl fishing, pearl diving; coral fishing. coelenterata: coral

Allegorical representation with crowned man, putti and woman with star crown, anonymous, After Frederik Ottens, 1731 - 1743 print A crowned man with a spring and writing tablet in his hand, tramples figures including a woman with peacock (possibly pride), Midas with donkey ears (greed) and a man with a money pouch. On the man's crown a flame and the all -seeing eye. With him, a putto with sun points on the head towards the sky where a woman with palm branch and star crown sits on clouds. paper etching / engraving crown (symbol of sovereignty). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. sitting figure. trampling, treading, stamping on someone or something

Ornament from Raphaëls Loggia, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Rafaël, 1645 - 1700 print Two dancing female figures for three pilasters. One holds a wreath in her hand. On the right three naked men who wear something. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving dancing. adult woman. man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude

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Design for Hangs van A Sword, Jacob von der Heijden, After 1619 print Mirrored copy of a design for a handle of a sword decorated with a foliage of leaves and flowers. The design is presented as a wooden beam that is sawn by two men. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: saw

Heraclitus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man, turned to the right. The text identifies him as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Turkish when it rains, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Turkish rider in the rain paper Turkish rider in the rain paper

January, 1600 - 1699 print A man walking outside through the snow and two figures warming up inside a fireplace. At the top left two fish. Netherlands paper letterpress printing snow. open hearth, fire-place

Putti who crowned the weapons of France and Navarra, Claude Mellan, 1639 - 1643 print print maker: Franceprinter: Paris paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. armorial bearing, heraldry

Zoutvat, Cornelis Pronk, in or after 1734 - in or before 1736 drawing Design for a salt barrel with Chinese motif; top view. The lid has an elongated, octagonal shape. Within an equally elongated medallion, a woman with upright hair and a yellow vest is depicted who bends a little. The design is part of a series that Pronk made commissioned by the United East India Company for the decoration of porcelain. paper. watercolor (paint). ink pen / brush salt-cellar, salt-shaker

Rest on the flight to Egypt, Simone Cantarini, 1622 - 1648 print The Holy Family rests in a landscape during the flight to Egypt. The Christkind lies with spread arms on their lap near Maria. paper etching / counterproof rest on the flight into Egypt

Edelsmid bouquet in the form of a large sheet, Jacob von der Heijden, after 1619 print Mirrored copy of a large leaf decorated with a goldsmid bouquet in 'Cosses de Pois' style. Stilled insects on both sides. At the bottom two soldiers, one with a lance. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. ornament derived from plant forms. insects. the soldier; the soldier's life. lance, spear (symbol of sovereignty)

Two floating putti with a wreath of leaves, Giovanni Cattini (attributed to), 1735 - 1800 print Italy paper engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Garland, Wreath

Zondvloed, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving the Flood and destruction of mankind ~ story of Noah (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17)

Marskramer in fur mantel shows his, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdainine, 1781 print paper etching pads

Koning Xerxes I, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, turned to the left. He has a scepter in his hands. The show is part of the sequence of Persian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Xerxes I. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Mediocre women, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Fleeing woman behind dog car, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1796 print Berlin paper etching political refugee, 'émigré'. hand-cart

Boys who play white swans, black swans, c. 1656 drawing Boys play the game "London Bridges Falling Down". Zwolle paper. ink. chalk

Koning Sogdianus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, to the right. In his hands he has a scepter and government apple. The performance is part of the sequence of Persian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Sogdian. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Reproduction of a drawing of a fight between the corners and the cod, Anonymous, 1905 - 1906 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. paper collotype battle. nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Hunters keep an eye on their bird traps, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape with two large bird traps. From behind the bushes, hunters keep an eye on the traps. print maker: Italypublisher: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Archytas, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man with hat, turned to the right. The text identifies him as the Greek philosopher Archytas. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Donzella di Nuremberg, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Azzappi, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Xenophon, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a reading man. He is wearing a hood. The text identifies him as the Greek writer and philosopher Xenophon. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. reading

River face with a city wall, Hendrik Spilman, 1742 - 1784 print River face with a city wall under which a man busy with a fish basket. Left in the foreground two men in a rowing boat. Haarlem paper etching river. village-walls. walls ~ fortified city. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Dansend couple, Heinrich Aldegrever, after Hans Schäufelein, 1538 print paper engraving dancing at wedding feast. one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Young woman from the Kingdom Naples, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Young woman from Naples in overdoed with small tow and open decorative sleeves. Highly closed pleated remedy. A strict pearls in the hair; Stokwaaier in hand. paper Young woman from Naples in overdoed with small tow and open decorative sleeves. Highly closed pleated remedy. A strict pearls in the hair; Stokwaaier in hand. paper

In a far -reaching world, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1895 print In the middle a figure with long hair and a beard and three pairs of spread wings. On the right is a woman; On the left a man with a goatee. Both keep their hand stretched in the direction of the winged figure. transparent paper fabulous beings with wings

Keizers Otto II and Otto III, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print Flower skools with two emperors and a empress. They wear crowns and have swords and scepters in their hands. In addition, two coats of arms with a double -headed eagle. The performance is part of the family tree of Emperor Henry II The Holy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the people as Emperor Otto II and his wife. In addition, his son Keizer Otto III. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing emperor

Male and wife, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush

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