Fantastic Hunting Scenes

Historical prints illustrating mythical hunts, featuring figures in dramatic poses and nature elements, rich in detail and interwoven with symbolic representations.

January, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A woman sitting behind a spinning wheel next to a man by a fireplace. In the middle of a Waterman. paper January and its 'labours' (+ with Aquarius (January)). spinning-wheel. open hearth, fire-place

Atalanta and Melager kill the Zwijn, Anonymous, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1612 print Nuremberg paper Atalanta and Mealer Hunting

Fabel van de musicerende Visser, Virgil, 1566 print Nuremberg paper fisherman. wind instruments - CC - out of doors

Letter H: Children operate on his head, Anonymous, Jan Stefan van Calcar (Possible), 1543 print paper physiology and anatomy. letters, alphabet, script

Ela, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a government apple and a scepter in his hands. The performance is part of the succession of the Kings of Israel in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Ela. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Vignette with two putti that wear a wolf, Noël Le Mire, 1760 print France paper etching beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

January, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A woman sitting behind a spinning wheel next to a man by a fireplace. In the middle of a Waterman. paper January and its 'labours' (+ with Aquarius (January)). spinning-wheel. open hearth, fire-place

Female naked figure in niche with different types of plants and fruit, antoine jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude. parts of church interior: niche

Last Judgment, Cornelis Bos (attributed to), Virgilius Solis (Rejected Attribution), 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving Last Judgement

Hendrik IV is killed at a nocturnal raid, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching bedroom. surprise attack (stratagem). execution ~ military disciplinary punishment Paris

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

Two dancing farmers, a tree stump on the right, Franz Isaac Brun, c. 1559 - c. 1596 print paper engraving farmers. dancing

Vogeljacht, Anonymous, After Hans Bol, 1596 - 1652 print paper etching bird hunting. empty bird cage. resting - BB - out of doors

Letter O: Children receive the severed head of a man at the scaffold, Anonymous, Jan Stefan van Calcar (Possible), 1543 print paper physiology and anatomy. letters, alphabet, script

Landscape with two figures in a boat for a farm, Hendrik Jozef Franciscus van der Poorten, 1799 - 1874 drawing Design for a print. paper. pencil. chalk farm or solitary house in landscape. farm or solitary house in landscape

Landscape with rocking block next to path and mountain in the distance, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1722 - 1774 print Germany (possibly) paper etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. road, path. boulder, stone. mountains

Mei, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A couple in love with a fountain. At the top left a twin. paper May and its 'labours' (+ with Gemini (May)). couple of lovers

March, Anonymous, 1524 - 1612 print Numbered in the top left: 3. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching March and its 'labours'. Aries (zodical sign of March)

Dansend Paar, Virgil, c. 1545 print Numbered in the top left: 6. Nuremberg paper etching group dancing among upper classes

Hunting attributes of Esau, Anonymous, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Hunting trophy with arrow tubes, a slot and shot game. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing hunting trophies

Rich dressed courtier, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing dandy, beau

Kop van Man with Beard, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Germany paper etching adult man

H. restored, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Restituta is tortured in three different ways. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Koning Apis, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, his head turned to the right. He has a government apple and a scepter in his hands. The show is part of a series of kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies him as King Apis, son of Aigialeus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Death with an hourglass, a scythe, a kick and a coffin, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper Death as skeleton (+ Death with scythe). hourglass. coffin

Standing bearer with banner of Sankt Gallen, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. the monk and hermit Gall(us); possible attributes: bear Sankt Gallen (canton)

Frisian with six busts with headwear, Virgilius Solis, After Heinrich Vogtherr (I), 1538 - 1562 print Busts of three men and three women, and Profil and in two to each other. Print Maker: Nurembergfter Print by: Strasbourg (France) paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear. helmet

January, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A group of eating and drinking figures at a table. In the background a man with a pot hanging above the fire. At the bottom right a Waterman. paper letterpress printing January and its 'labours' (+ with Aquarius (January)). eating and drinking

Pastoral scene with find of antique inscription, Giovanni Cattini (attributed to), 1735 - 1800 print Three shepherds and two shepherdesses discover a marble block with an antique inscription in a landscape. Italy paper engraving pastorals, Arcadian scenes. inscription. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.

Victory Sit on War Trophies, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print France paper engraving Battle. Trophy ~ Battle, War. 'Victoria'; 'Vittoria', 'Naval victory', 'Victory of antiqui' (Ripa). Victory

Apollo playing on Lier and Man Laareed by Minerva, Jan Lamsvelt, 1703 print Apollo playing on his winch is on top of a wall with arched arch. In the foreground, a man is lauded on the right by Minerva and is on the left a sater with globe and pan flute. In the background Pegasus on Mount Parnassus. paper etching / engraving Apollo playing the lyre, apollo citaroedus. (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athen). Crowning with Laurel. Satyr(s) (in general)

Twee double fool, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). court jester, court fool. dice-games

Ariadne, Nicholas solo, 1552 - 1584 print paper engraving (story of) Ariadne

Landscape with rider and beggar, Hendrik Jozef Franciscus van der Poorten, 1799 - 1874 print paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. beggar. road, path

Vaandeldragar Met Vaandel Van Uri, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Uri

Ornament print with birds, c. 1600 Ornament print with birds. In the middle a female personification of the feeling (touch) with a picking bird (from a series with the five senses). paper engraving ornament derived from animal forms. birds. feeling (one of the five senses)

Wise old man with a young nar, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print The old man could be Hans Holbein the old one. paper etching / letterpress printing old man. Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). court jester, court fool

Savior fleet is waved; Illustration for national history. Presentation from national history. A crowd of people waves a sailing fleet.

Fries met bloemenmand, Sébastien Leclerc (I), after Claude Deruet, in or before 1664 print A Frisian with a flower basket flanked by fruity women. paper etching ornaments ~ art. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Maaltijd van Herod, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving Salome is given the head of John the Baptist by the executioner. Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish. the head of John the Baptist brought to or lying on the banqueting table

Child with veil at open grave, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, after Hubert François GRAVELOT, 1757 print Nude child with veil is bent over an open grave, in which another child is located. paper etching / engraving veil. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. grave, tomb

Portret van Alessandro Marcello, anonymous, 1700 - 1750 print Portrait in medallion on a pedestal with Latin inscription. Two globes on the pedestal next to the portrait. Above the portrait an angel who blows the praise. The medallion is located in a library, with various musical instruments, measuring instruments and artist supplies around the pedestal. paper etching / engraving historical persons. ornament ~ medallion. musical instruments; group of musical instruments. angels. study; 'studiolo'; library. globe. palette. portrait of composer

Harnessed arm with morning star and olive branch / anchor with dolphin, anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a harnessed arm with a morning star and olive branch. A dolphin wriggles around an anchor. These are the foreignovers of Emperor Rudolf I and Adolf van Nassau. paper engraving / letterpress printing weapons. swimming mammals: dolphin. parts of ship's exterior: anchor. postures and gestures of arms and hands

Hunters catch small birds in the tall grass, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape with hunters who catch small birds in the tall grass with the help of nets and cages. In the foreground a man and two women with the caught birds. 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

Portret van Charles Augustin Sainte -Beuve, Anonymous, 1845 - 1858 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. France paper writer, poet, author France

Rock of a mountain sawn up / sword with winding snake, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. A piece of rock is cut off from a mountain upstairs. On top is a cross with rose. Under a sword with a snake around it. The snake has a laurel wreath in its mouth. These are the foreignovers of Charles II and Robert I van Naples. paper engraving / letterpress printing mountains. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. snakes. garland, wreath

Parmenides, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with pointed hat, turned to the right. He has his left hand above his eyes. The text identifies him as the Greek philosopher Parmenides. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Brooch and two cufflinks, Anonymous, c. 1580 - c. 1700 print Designs for goldsmiths consisting of a brooch with masks and quoted tifles, and left and right above a cuff node. paper etching ornaments ~ art. foliage ~ ornament. brooch, agraffe, clasp

Kneeld man for a woman, Anonymous, Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1525 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing confessional ~ part of the confession

Fries met bloemenmand, Sébastien Leclerc (I), after Claude Deruet, in or before 1664 print A Frisian with a flower basket flanked by women wearing fruit. paper etching ornaments ~ art. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

H. Agrippina, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Agrippina is stretched with the help of a machine and beaten with branches. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Farmer's wife on a donkey and a farmer's wife, Stefano della Bella, 1632 - 1664 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching ass, donkey. farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife. mother and baby or young child

Two musician angels with Luit and Lier, Giovanni Cattini (attributed to), 1735 - 1800 print Italy paper engraving angels. angels singing, making music. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. lyre, cithara, psaltery

Minerva with palm branch / ship enters a castle gate, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs is Minerva with palm branch between weaponry. Under sailing a ship through the gate into a castle. These may be the currency of Karel and Jean I de Bourbon. paper engraving / letterpress printing (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). castle. ships (in general)

. Woman with scepter and crown sitting in landscape. Next to her is a coat of arms. Italian letterpress is on the verso.

Design for an ornament with foliage and fruits, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

Vignette with Cupido and Putto leaning against a urn, Noël Le Mire, 1760 print France paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

View of the Great Fountain at the Villa d'Este, Israel Silvestre, 1646 print Paris paper etching French or architectonic garden; formal garden. ornamental fountain Villa d'E This

Erasmus steps, while turning around to a beautiful woman, in a basket with eggs, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). lovers; courting, flirting

Ornament met Portret van Virgil in Medaillon, Anonymous, Anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper historical persons. anthropomorphic ornament

Saturn with a Capricorn and Waterman (signs of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered below: I. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Saturn (Cronus). Saturn (planet). Aquarius (zodiacal sign of January). Capricorn (zodiacal sign of December). agriculture

Trompetters, Marius Bauer, 1897 print Three trumpeters on horseback. paper etching horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba - CC - out of doors. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Fighting man and wife, Guercino (attributed to), 1601 - 1666 print A woman with a dagger grabs a man with his hair. A dog bites the woman's robe. Italy paper etching fighting. quarrel, argument

Nadab, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, turned to the left. He has a government apple and a scepter in his hands. The performance is part of the succession of the Kings of Israel in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Nadab, successor to JeroBeam. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king. persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Historically costumed procession in Amsterdam at the 25-year anniversary of King William III in 1874 (plate 3), 1874 print Plate no. 3 with the part of the parade with figures from the time of Prince Frederik Hendrik. Part of a series of 24 plates of the costumed historical and allegorical parade held in Amsterdam on 12 May 1874, as part of the festivities during the celebration of the 25-year anniversary of King William III. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdamprinter: Amsterdam paper public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities). costumes used in pageants Amsterdam

Ridder te paard in wapenuitrusting, anonymous, after Sébastien Leclerc (I), in or after 1647 - in or after 1714 print France paper etching / engraving riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. armour

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

Number 47, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1904 drawing paper. India ink (ink). pencil. deck paint pen / brush

Vignette of publishing company L.J. Veen, Anonymous, in or after c. 1915 drawing Rectangle with a sower in a field. Frame of curly lines and at the bottom of the motto 'Labor Integer Vincit' and the founding year of the publishing house. paper. ink. pencil pen sowing. ornament ~ round and curved forms

Astrologie, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching 'Astrology' (Ripa)

Vignette with the coat of arms of the Alewijn family, Jan Wandelaar, 1710 - 1759 print The coat of arms of the Alewijn family is flanked by the personification of the VOC (left) and justice (right). North Netherlands paper etching armorial bearing, heraldry. merman - AA - mermaid, siren. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

De Tomb van de Cincii te Rome, Jacques Androuet, 1584 print The print is part of an album. print maker: Franceprinter: ParisFrance paper etching grave, tomb Rome

Two Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Head of an unknown man, Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern, 1787 - 1844 print paper etching adult man

Standing figure with a hat and a jug, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper standing figure. head-gear. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Isolated piece from a circle with a man in a city at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. adult man. city-view in general; 'veduta'

Vignette with hunters, Nicolas Cochin, 1620 - 1686 print France paper etching landscapes. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt')

Study of a woman, seen on the back, Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, 1853 drawing paper. pencil

Kop, Johannes Taventrate, 1870 drawing Karikatural head, drawn on the downside of the calling card of: 'Fred.k Bos'. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Miners, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving mining

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

. The two main characters can be identified using two inscriptions: Achilles and Hector.

Taddeo Alderotti, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He has a hood on his head. The text identifies him as Taddeo Alderotti. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Ornament, Julie de Graag, 1887 - 1924 print A symmetrical ornament with plant and animal motifs. paper ornaments ~ art

Portrait of Jan Brueghel (II), 1791 - 1800 print Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painter

Two hands with a horn of abundance / crowned splendor with lans, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two hands in the clouds hold a horn of abundance. Under crowned beautiful helmet with lance. These are the foreignovers of Karel IV and Philip VI of France. paper engraving / letterpress printing 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. postures and gestures of arms and hands. helmet. helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Letter E in a frame with the horn of abundance, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Six men's heads with wigs and hats, Bernard Picart, 1704 print Paris paper etching head (human). wig. head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes)

Sappho, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a woman, aimed forward. The text identifies her as the Greek poet Sappho. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing female persons from classical history

Letter A, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Netherlands paper fancy letters

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

Letter G in an ornamented frame, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters

Haas, Johannes Taventrate, 1870 drawing Haas, running to the left, drawn on the reverse the calling card of: 'P. from Adrighem, and wife '. ink pen rodents: hare

Man is robbed of his money, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing robbery. theft

Letter M in Mercurius, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Germany paper etching (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Riders in Conversation, Georg Philipp Rugendas (i), 1676 - 1742 print paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. landscape with ruins

Sallust, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He wears a hood on his head and has a book in his hands. The text identifies him as the Roman historian Sallustius. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author. reading

Relief with sea creatures and sea gods, François Perrier, 1645 print Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. Print is part of an album. paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. other Nereids (or sea-nymphs). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. swimming mammals: dolphin

Standing man with backpack and a sword, Hans Sebald Beham (Possible), 1510 - 1550 drawing paper. ink pen standing figure

David en Goliath, anonymous, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

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