Historic Battle Engravings

A selection of engravings depicting historical battles and military events, focusing on interactions between Roman and Dutch soldiers, along with dramatic scenes like executions and triumphs.

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian Oft Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Civilis prevents a fight between the Dutch and German soldiers, 69-70, Civilis intervenes and prevents the Dutch and German soldiers from coming to blows. Print number 22 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Without text on the back., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 167 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian Oft Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Civilis prevents a fight between the Dutch and German soldiers, 69-70, Civilis intervenes and prevents the Dutch and German soldiers from coming to blows. Print number 22 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Without text on the back., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 167 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

The Hangman. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Donato Mascagni.

The Triumph of Fame on Chastity. 1500 - 1550. Pencz, Georg, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The Infantes Offer to Accompany Ruy Velazquez in His Campaign Against the Moors. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, 1612. Prints; etchings. Etching

The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from The Triumphs of Petrarch Georg Pencz German. The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from The Triumphs of Petrarch. The Triumph of Petrarch. Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500-1550 Leipzig). Engraving; third state of four (Landau). Prints

February: A tournament (fishing), Antonio Tempesta, 1599 print Imagination of human activity in the month of February. View of a square where festivities and a tournament take place. In the middle of the symbol for the constellation fishing. Italian fresh and title in the lower margin. paper etching the twelve months represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape; so-called 'labours of the months'. tournament. joust, tilt, with barrier. festivities. Pisces (zodiacal sign of February)

Stoning of Nabot, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1561 print Nabot is stoned for the ports of the city. He kneels on the floor and young men throw stones on his back. Two men with a new basket with stones come to the right. The city gate shows how Nabot is captured. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Naboth is stoned to death

The Triumph of Fame, plate three from the Triumphs of Petrarch. Georg Pencz; German, c. 1500-1550. Date: 1534-1544. Dimensions: 139 x 209 mm (image/plate/sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

In the foreground the Sunnemite woman on a donkey departs in the direction of Elisha. In the background she begs the prophet for help. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on Elisha and the Sunnemite woman, Sunnemite woman on the way to Elisha The story of Elisha and the Sunnemite woman , print maker: Hans Collaert (I), Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), print maker: Antwerp, Antwerp, publisher: Amsterdam, 1643, paper, engraving, h 206 mm × w 282 mm

An ambush against Giovanni de 'Medici Vijdeld, Hendrick Goltzius, after Jan van der Straet, 1583 print In the foreground a rider fight, in the background the siege of a castle. Two lines of Latin under the performance. This print is part of a 22-part series of prints of the history of Giovanni de 'Medici, called' Dalle Bande Nere '. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving surprise attack (from ambush)

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7) February 1725-26 William Hogarth British. Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7) 401171

David with Goliath's Head before Saul. Dated: c.1556. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Maerten van Heemskerck.

TRIOMFTOCHT van Julius Caesar, Andrea Andreani, After Bernardo Malpizzi, After Andrea Mantegna, 1599 print print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Mantuaafter painting by: Mantua paper triumph of Caesar. armour

Two dancers; Two pantalones. Two dancing figures from the Italian Commedia Dell'Arte. In the background an open space in a village, where beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen are looking at the dancers.

Envoys from Cologne bring civilis gifts, 69-70, 1612 print Envoys from Cologne bring civilis gifts. Print number 21 in the series of prints about the Batavian rebellion: Batavorum Cum Romanis Bellum / à Corn. Tacito Lib. IV & V.: Hist. Olim Descriptum, Figuris Nunc Aeneis Expressum, Auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = the Batavian or old Hollandtsche Warhe Teghen de Romeynen. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the back of text in Latin. Italy paper etching extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME). extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME) Netherlands

The women of Weinsberg carry out their men on the back of the city. The emperor (Roman king Koenraad III) has taken the city of Winbergen (Weinsberg), December 21, 1140. The city dwellers are requested to leave the city and be allowed to take what they can wear. The women of Winbergen choose to carry out their men on the back so that they don't get into captivity. Page from a book with text on the verso.

Allegorical Print of the Duke of Alva and the Prince of Orange, 1568 - 1573 print Allegorical comparison between Orange and Alva. On the right Willem van Oranje accompanied by the personifications honor, wealth of the country (slants in front) and the rest of the conscience (Rest of the Conscience). Alva on the left between Double and envy (Nydicheyt). He is naked and fascinated by the Dutch Virgin (Die Nacie van Nederlant). At his feet the people (poor ghemeynte) as a poor beggar. War scenes in the background. In the air fame (fama) with trumpets. In the caption 4 verses of 4 lines in Dutch (incomplete). Low Countries paper engraving Honour, Glory; 'Amplitude of the glory', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de Prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatã della Gloria' (Ripa). Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulence', 'Richezza' (Ripa). Counsel; 'Council' (Ripa). Falsehood. Envy; 'Envy' (Ripa) ~ Personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Poor. Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa)

Ruy Velazquez again injures Gonzalo Gomez, who beats the prince and calls the sons of Lara to weapon; Historia Septem Infantium de Lara / Historia de los Siete Infantes de Lara; The seven infants of Lara. Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin.

Southern Netherlands, unknown, Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, The Batavian wars against the Romans, New attack on the fort, verso - stamped, The Dutch troops undertake a new attack on the Roman fort (Castra Vetera). They fire at it with bows and arrows and make use of a movable wooden tower. The Romans fight back successfully. Caption in Dutch and Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 165 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1611 - 1612, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1556 - 1629-05-06, after a design by, granter of privilege

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Leiden, Aa, Pieter van der (I), Wassenaar, Nicolaas Jansz. van, Tempesta, Antonio, Northern Netherlands, Boel, Cornelis, The life of the emperor Charles V. in very beautiful, engraved on the drawings of the famous A. Tempeste, by two of the most successful masters J. de Gein & C. Boel. A Leide, Chez Pierre van der Aa, Avec Privilège, Scenes from the life of Charles V, Triumphal chariot of Charles V and Ferdinand, after the liberation of Vienna from the Turks, ca. 1532, no. 7, Procession with Charles V and his brother Ferdinand I seated in a triumphal chariot drawn by horses. Preceded by soldiers with standards and booty and horn blowers. Behind the triumphal chariot torch bearers. Right and in the background bound prisoners, ca. 1532. With four-line caption in Latin., print, image, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 325 mm, width 436 mm, height 460 mm, width 570 mm, 1580, print maker, printmaker, 1614 - 1614, first quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th ce

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin depicting the Justice of Trajan, created in 1533, illustrating a historical and legal scene.

Plate 2: The Romans Taking Old Dutch Men as Hostages and Seducing Young Ones, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome); After Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556-1629 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 3/16 in. (16.4 × 20.8 cm). Date: 1611. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mechelen, Hogenberg, Nicolaas, Procession of Charles V with the Pope in Bologna after his coronation as emperor, 1530, Various nobles, plate 18, plate 18. Procession of Charles V with Pope Clement VII in Bologna after his coronation as emperor, 24 February 1530., print, news print, propaganda print, album sheet, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 330 mm, width 300 mm, 1500 - 1539-09-23, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1536, second quarter 16th century, 17th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)

. Neptunus helps the Greeks, which are on the winning hand. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Disastrous consequences of the action trade, 1720; The Spirit of the Orange Heeraklite Schryend about the Lagh fabric of Demokriet; The large scene of foolishness (extra pieces). Several men commit suicide after having lost everything in the action trade, others have become crazy or commit a robbery. In the foreground the crying heraclitus, in the background the carriage of the Rijkaard. In the caption the declaration of the figures 1-9. The print belongs to the group of prprans added to the scene of scene of foolishness with cartrents at the 1820 wind trade.

Antonio Tempesta, Pharaoh's Army Drowns in the Red Sea, 1613 Pharaoh's Army Drowns in the Red Sea

The king as a strongest in the world; Scenes from the Apocryte Bible book 3 Esdras. Different people take their treasures to the king who is on his throne. Two men wear large vases with coins, another man brings a bale of expensive fabrics. A new palace is being built in the background and an army travels. Presentation from the book 3 Ezra 3-4.

Alvar Sanchez, Nephew of Doña Lambra, Insults Gonzalo Gomez and is Slain by Him. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, 1612. Prints; etchings. Etching

Attack on a Roman Fortress at Night. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, publshed 1612. Prints; etchings. Etching

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Sheet 2: a Triumphal Chariot, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar 1599 Andrea Andreani Italian. Sheet 2: a Triumphal Chariot, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar. Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559-1629). 1599. Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in gray-green ink. Prints

Porsenna belongs that Clolelia has escaped; Rex prosenna cloelia; Stories from early Roman history. Porsenna gets the message that Cloelia and the other daughters from Roman patrician families have escaped their hostage. In the distance, Cloelia swims on horseback with the other women's tiber.

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Southern Netherlands, unknown, Antwerp, Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, The Batavian wars against the Romans, The Roman commander Cerialis and his army attack the Treviri at Trier, The Roman commander Cerialis and his army attack the Treviri at Trier. Caption in Dutch and Latin., print, prints, height 165 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1611 - 1612, paper, papier, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Giovanni De 'Medici brings the Swiss troops to withdraw; History of Giovanni de 'Medici (called' Dalle Bande Nere '). Giovanni The 'Medici on horseback in discussion with the captain of the Swiss troops. In the background you can see how the latter retreat. Under the show two Latin lines. This print is part of a 22-part set of pictures of the history of Giovanni de 'Medici, called' Dalle Bande Nere '.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Columbus lands on Guanahani Island, verso lower left - stamped, Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives on Guanahani Island. He is welcomed by the locals. In the background, a cross is erected in the name of the Crown of Castile. In the margin a two-line caption in French., print, book illustration, prints, height 142 mm, width 87 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1732 - 1732, second quarter 18th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, after own design by

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for the Decameron by Boccaccio, history XLII. Pietro Boccamasso and his mistress Angelina are attacked by highwaymen., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 75 mm, width 80 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1697, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Tower van Babel, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569 print The tower of Babel is being built. Left front a column on which is a smoking sacrificial scale. In the middle of the image of a lion and two architers with a soldier. On the right is an oven in which the stones are baked in front of the tower. Lightning destroys the spire. Haarlem paper engraving the building of the Tower of Babel; Nimrod may be present, supervising or assisting the construction. fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure

Ferdinando I de 'Medici lets the port of Livorno reinforced, Jacques Callot, After Matteo Rosselli, 1614 - 1620 print Ferdinando I de 'Medici sits on the right in a chair under a parasol and points to a port, where workers are busy building a tower -like structure. An engineer presents Ferdinando a model of the structure. Under the show an empty margin. This print is part of a series of 16 prints (plus 2 unfinished prints) of the life of Ferdinando I de 'Medici, intended as a supplement to an existing series of illustrations of the history of the doctors. Florence paper engraving harbour. bastion, bulwark. building activities Livorno

Cloelia crosses the Tiber on horseback, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, after Jan van der Straet, 1573 print Cloelia escapes with a friend to Rome by crossing the Tiber on horseback. Her other girlfriends stand on the bank and watch. Romulus and Remus are suckled by a wolfin on the right in the foreground. In addition, there is a naked acclaimed man with the horn of abundance in his arm. In the margin under the show is a text in Latin, numbered at the bottom right: 3. The print is part of a series of prints that depict events from Roman history. paper engraving (Story of) cloelia. (Story of) Romulus and Remus. 'cornucopia', horn of plenty

Clolelia crosses the tiber on horseback; Performances from Roman history. Clolelia escapes with a girlfriend to Rome by crossing the tiber on horseback. Her other girlfriends are on the shore and watch. Right in the foreground, Romulus and Remus are seen by a Wolfin. In addition, a naked learied man with the cornucopia is in his arm. In the margin below the show, a text is listed in Latin, lower right: 3. The print is part of a series of prints that depict events from Roman history.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Wierix, Johannes, History of the Maccabees, Death of Timothy, Chereas and Apollophanes, The army of Judas Maccabee storms the walls of the castle. They set fire to the towers. Timothy and his brothers Chereas and Apollophanes are killed. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Macc. 10. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 204 mm, width 288 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1576, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. Dated: probably c. 1576/1580. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Léonard Gaultier.

Battle of Marciano, 1583 print The battle at Marciano in 1554. The army of De 'Medici led by Gian Giacomo De'Medici opposite the French army of Pietro Strozzi. In the background the city of Marciano. In the foreground a river god with a cornucopia. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the family history of the genus De 'Medici. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty Marciano della Chiana

Decapitation of Paulus, Jan Luyken, 1685 print Amsterdam paper etching the beheading of Paul; maybe three fountains spring from his head

The Peasant Kermis (Kermis on theMarketplace). Engraver: Gillis van Breen, Netherlandish, active 1597-1602 After: Karel van Mander I, Dutch, 1548-1606

Peleus and Thetis, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print The Zeenimf Thetis tries to escape Peleus by taking on different forms. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Thetis, asleep on the shore, is assailed by Peleus; she tries to elude him by assuming different shapes

Disastrous consequences of the action trade, 1720, 1720 print The disastrous consequences of the action trade. Several men commit suicide after having lost everything in the action trade, others have gone crazy or commit a robbery. In the foreground the crying Heraclitus, in the background the carriage of the Rijkaard ranging on the wide road. In the caption the statement of the figures 1-9. Belongs to the group of additional prints added to the scene of foolishness series with cartoons on the wind trade or action trade of 1720. Northern Netherlands paper etching suicide out of despair. non-aggressive activities of Heraclitus

Port with merchants and sailing ships Italian ports (series title) Aliqui Portus (series title), Harbor with a group of foreign merchants on the left in the foreground and a man moving a barrel on the right. On the right in the background, merchants are loading a sailing ship. Fifth print from a series of twelve with Italian ports., Harbor (four persons or more, traffic and transport), Johannes Gronsveld, Amsterdam, 1679 - 1728, paper, engraving, h 156 mm × w 242 mm

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Bruegel, Pieter (I), Heyden, Pieter van der, Mopso Nisa datur, quid non speremus amantes, Dirty Bride or the Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa, verso - stamped, Mopsus, the groom with feathers on his hat, picks up his slovenly bride Nisa while dancing at a shabby tent. A small boy walks next to the tent with a money box in his hand. On the right a musician with a basket as a hat on his head, who makes music with a knife and a coal shovel. In the background a castle with a moat between the trees. Below the image a caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 223 mm, width 289 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1540 - 1582, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1570, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1525 - 1569-09-05, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Cygnus fights with the Trojans against the Greeks, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print Cygnus, son of Neptunus, fights with the Trojans against the Greeks. Achilles conquered Cygnus after a long fight. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Cygnus, son of Neptune, changed into a swan: when Achilles arrives in Trojan country he strangles Cycnus, son of Neptune; Cycnus is changed into a swan by his father (Ovid, Metamorphoses XII 144) (+ variant)

Northern Netherlands, Similarities between the destruction during the old and new reformation, Similarities between the destruction during the old and new reformation. In a dialogue between a Catholic and a Reformed minister, a comparison is made between the destruction of the apostolic church in ancient Rome and the destruction during the current reformation with the iconoclasm of 1566. Images are pulled from the churches and destroyed, Catholics are persecuted, tortured and murdered. On the left the old time and on the right the new events. In the representation a text scroll with the dialogue in 22 lines in Dutch and the reference to page 173. With a caption of 2 lines in Dutch. Cartoon on the Reformation, theme from ca. 1560., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 275 mm, width 355 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1625 - 1674, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

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Raise the troops of Ferdinando I the 'Medici; Life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici. A rider points ahead, where the troops of Ferdinando I the 'Medici march. On the right beside him a sergeant with a halberd, left next to him a drummer. Under the show a blank margin. This print is part of a series of 16 prints (plus 2 unfinished prints) of the life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici, intended as a supplement to an already existing series of illustrations of the history of the Medicis.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Parable of the Talents, Servant with the Five Talents Trades, recto lower left - handwritten, The servant, who has received five talents from his master, trades in the port of a city. Amidst packages and barrels on the quay, he gives money to a merchant. At the bottom in the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin., print, prent, prints, verso - stamped, 2, height 204 mm, width 291 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1572, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for the Decameron by Boccaccio, history LXXXI. Rinucio and Alexander in a dark cemetery. Their mistress Francoise watches the scene from a window., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 73 mm, width 80 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1697, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Italy, Raphael, Saracens arrive at Ostia, verso sheet - stamped, The fleet of the Saracens arrives at the port city of Ostia, where the Saracens are captured by the Christians. On the left, the prisoners are brought before Pope Leo IV., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 376 mm, width 515 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1514 - 1514, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Stirling Maxwell, William, Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Great Britain, Waterston, Sons, & Stewart, G., Reproductions of the medallions with the conquest of the citadel of Antwerp in 1577, Reproduction of the print on which Bourse, Liedekercke and Roeck confirm their oath, 1577, 2 August 1577. The three gentlemen surrounded by soldiers take an oath. In the clouds an angel with a laurel wreath and a palm branch. Representation in a round medallion with ornamental allegorical frame with the seated female personifications of Truth (Veritas) and Concordia (Concordia) at the top. At the bottom a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 lines each in French and Dutch., print, picture, historical object representation, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 383 mm, width 284 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1877 - 1877, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, photolithography, Work conception, after a print by, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Engli

Haarlem Burgerij asks Willem van Oranje for help, 1578 - 1580 print Allegorical performance in which the bourgeoisie of Haarlem begs the Prince of Orange for help, ca. 1577-1579. The prince is approached by the personifications of Haarlem bourgeoisie kneeled on the basis of disaster (Calamitas). Upstairs to right high need, desirable desire, public interest (tgemelandt), board (officium) and piety (Pietas). In the show a banderole and cartouches with text as speech bubbles spoken by the characters. In the text of Haarlem's bourgeoisie, reference is made to "a further flying burnt int leste", that is the big fire of 1576. paper engraving Piety, 'duty', 'fear of God' ~ the three theological virtues. 'Piety'; "Pieta '(Ripa). Calamity, distress; 'Blast', 'disastrous misery' (Ripa)

Attack of the troops of Ferdinando I the 'Medici on the North African city of Bone (Annaba); Life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici. The leader of the troops of Ferdinando I de 'Medici, links in the foreground, points to a city wall with his capendant staff, which is stormed by his men. Under the show a blank margin. This print is part of a series of 16 prints (plus 2 unfinished prints) of the life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici, intended as a supplement to an already existing series of illustrations of the history of the Medicis.

Encounter of Two Generals Before Cleves, from Der Weisskunig printed 18th century Hans Burgkmair German Der Weisskunig (the white king) is a loosely biographical account of the life of Emperor Maximilian I. The text, composed by Maximilian's secretary Marx Treitz-Sauerwein, is accompanied by illustrations by Burgkmair, Leonhard Beck, Hans Schäufelein, and Hans Springinklee, with the proofs completed between 1514 and 1516. However, they remained unpublished until the blocks were rediscovered in 1775, at which point they were published as a book by Hoffstätter in Vienna. The first edition was published again in 1799 by S. Edward in London with the French title, "Tableaux des principaux evénemens de la vie et du regne de l'empereur Maximilien I." It includes 236 woodcut illustrations.. Encounter of Two Generals Before Cleves, from Der Weisskunig 431182

Pride goeth before a fall 1531 Christoph Bockstorffer. Pride goeth before a fall. Christoph Bockstorffer (German, Memmingen ca. 1480-ca. 1553 Colmar). 1531. Etching; second state of two (Hollstein). David Funck (German, active Nuremberg, 1682-1709). Prints

Cloelia and the Etruscan king Porsenna. 1500 - 1550. Pencz, Georg, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1512 depicting the martyrdom of Saint Andrew, showing figure, gesture, instruments, and composition.

The Israelites rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Antonio Tempesta, 1613 print The Israelites rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Steenhouwers, Smeden, Masons and others at work. Title and caption in Latin in the lower margin. print maker: Italypublisher: RomeRomeItalyItaly paper etching Jerusalem's walls are repaired and towers built on it

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Burning the dead; Speculum Aeneidis Virgilianae. Aeneas let the body and weapons burn from Mezentius, as a sacrifice to Mars. Lagging women watch. On the right in the background, the body of Pallas is brought to his father Evander. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

The Triumph of Pride, from The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs, plate 3. Artist: Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome); After Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498-1574 Haarlem). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/8 in. (22.7 × 29.5 cm). Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510-1570 Antwerp). Series/Portfolio: The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs. Date: 1564. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Paul is bitten by an adder in Malta, Hendrick Goltzius, 1582 print During the sea voyage to Rome, Paulus Schipwracht suffers from Malta. In the foreground, Paul is bitten by an adder when making fire. He throws the beast in the fire unharmed. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series on the subject of the actions of the apostles. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Paul bitten by a viper (when throwing wood on the fire). after the shipwreck Paul and his men are kindly received by the inhabitants of Malta, who make fire

The reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1613 print Achilles has received his new armor and goes to Agamemnon to reconcile with him. Agamemnon gives him Briseis back. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Utrecht paper engraving reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon (Iliad XIX). Briseis is brought back to Achilles

Depiction of a military triumph using gray, gray-brown, and black ink with white highlights, created by Joachim Antonisz Wtewael in 1612.

Allegory on the acquisitions in Brabant.

John II. Kasimir, King of Poland.

Port with merchants and sailing ships; Italian ports; Aliqui Pandus. Port with Left in the foreground A group of foreign merchants and on the right a man who moved a ton. On the right in the background merchants loading a sailing ship. Fifth print from a series of twelve with Italian ports.

Plate 30: Cerialis Driving the Dutch into the Rhine, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians. Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome); After Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556-1629 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (20 x 24 cm)plate: 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 21 cm). Date: 1611. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Beggar family; Eulen mirror. A beggar family, walking on a country road. The man plays the bagpipe. On his back he wears two babies in a basket. There are two more children on the donkey behind him. The woman next to him wears a small child on the shoulder. For the couple a small figure with an owl on his shoulder and a dog. Copy to Lucas van Leyden.

New attack on a Roman fortress, 69-70, 1612 print A new attack on a Roman fortress where a wooden tower is used. Print number 14 in the series of prints about the Batavian rebellion: Batavorum Cum Romanis Bellum / à Corn. Tacito Lib. IV & V.: Hist. Olim Descriptum, Figuris Nunc Aeneis Expressum, Auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = the Batavian or old Hollandtsche Warhe Teghen de Romeynen. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the back of text in Latin. Italy paper etching extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME). extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME). battle, fighting in general Netherlands

Winter; Hyems; Four Seasons. Winter landscape with activities that take place in this season: people skating on the ice, a lady is transported in a sled and children throw snowballs. In the margin under a verse in four Latin lines.

Christoph Bockstorfer, Allegory of Pride Goeth Before Destruction A Gentleman and a Lady on Horseback Allegory of Pride Goeth Before Destruction...: A Gentleman and a Lady on Horseback

Asia, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1586 - 1591 print The female personification of the Asia continent is on a lying camel. She waves incense with a barrel of incense. On the right in the background giraffes, dromedaries, rhinos and elephants. At the back left a battle. The print is part of a four -part series with personifications of the four continents. paper engraving Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). hoofed animals: camel. hoofed animals: dromedary. trunked animals: elephant. hoofed animals: giraffe. hoofed animals: rhinoceros. battle. incense-burner ~ scents, perfumes

The woman controls the world: WA that Landsknecht Sieden und Brassen ...; Pugillus facetarium iconographicarum ... Strasbourg 1608. Legal front tent in which a crippled man. For the tent three women in harness, with weapons. In the background a army camp in which soldiers and priests brasses and play. In the margin at the bottom of four rules German caption: WA that Landsknecht Sieden und Bratten / Die Pfaffen in Weltlichen Sachen Rats / und Die Weiber Haben Das Regiment / Da Nimpt Es Selten Ein Gut Endt. (Not numbered) Print from: Pugillis Facetarium .... Strasburg.

Triumph car with humility (Humilitas), Cornelis Cort, After Maarten van Heemskerck, in or after 1564 print A woman with a broken heart and a shepherd's staff, the personification of humility, sits on a car drawn by two horses. The car is thought by fear (Metus); Peace (Pax) is sitting on the car next to humility as a young girl. In addition to the car, faith, hope and love (fides, spes, caritas) are running. Print from a series of nine prints with triumphal cars from the Antwerp circumcision commitment of 1561. The personifications on the cars together represent the cycle of human action. Antwerp paper engraving Humility; 'Humiltà' (Ripa) (+ personification). symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). the Three Theological Virtues. Vicissitudes of Life (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Hogenberg, Frans, Northern Netherlands, The procession passes the statue of the giant Antigoon on the Grote Markt, 1582, 1582. Part of the festive entry of the Duke of Anjou into Antwerp on 19 February 1582. With a 4-line caption in Latin. Numbered 132. Printed on the back with text in Latin., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 135 mm, width 174 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1613 - 1615, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590

Thirty -one kings defeated by Joshua, 1639 - 1674 print Joshua is on the left in a landscape and points to the 31 kings on the ground, which he has defeated. At the bottom of the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving the territory of the thirty-one kings is conquered by Joshua and his army (Joshua 12:7-24)

Joseph Sold by His Brothers Made 1546 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Georg Pencz

David, Solomon, Rehoboam, plate one, from The Twelve Kings of Israel 1515-1525 Netherlands. Woodcut in black with touches of pen and brown ink on buff laid paper . Lucas van Leyden

Hizkia closes the sources outside of Jerusalem; History of Hizkia and Sanherib; 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. King Hizkia shows the sources and irrigation channels outside of Jerusalem, so that Sanherib and his army will not have plenty of water at the Siege of Jerusalem. In the background, the walls of Jerusalem are reinforced and provided with towers. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Chron. 32. This print is part of an album.

The throne of the Duke of Alva, 1569 (copy), 1569 - 1574 print Allegory on the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, 1569. On the right Alva on his throne with Granvelle (with bladder ball) and the devil, to the left of his throne are members of the Blood Council. For Alva Kneelen Kneeling the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the right the silent members of the States General. Above, a cardinal is fishing for riches in a blood pond, behind it the beheading of Egmond and Horne and others in Brussels in 1568. In the background scenes of torture and executions. In the performance in -depth in German. With top of 3 lines in German. Germany paper etching

Ahasveros can be advised from Haman, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1564 print Ahasveros asks Haman how he can best honor a national. On the right you can see how Haman Mordekai leads on a king's horse over the marketplace. Haarlem paper engraving King Ahasuerus asks Haman how to honour a man he wishes to reward. Haman's discomfiture: Ahasuerus orders the royal robes and his horse to be bestowed on Mordecai

Nailing to the Cross, from The Fall and Redemption of Man Made 1510-1518 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Altdorfer

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting Trajan administering justice, showing figures, gestures, and composition, dated 1537.

Design for TitlePent for Fondament Stone of the House, Der Broeder-Lyke Love, Jan Luyken, 1684-1686 drawing paper. ink pen / brush farmers. merchant, salesman. scholar, philosopher. carpenter. commercial fishery

Dance on the Village Square. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (26.3 × 34 cm). Publisher: Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590-1666 Paris). Series/Portfolio: Marriage in the Countryside(Le Mariage à la campagne). Date: ca. 1633. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles. Lucas Cranach the Elder; German, 1472-1553. Date: 1492-1553. Dimensions: 161 x 127 mm (image/block/sheet). Woodcut on ivory laid paper with letterpress text on verso. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Solomon Building the Temple, from The Story of Solomon 1554 After Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish. Solomon Building the Temple, from The Story of Solomon 385595

Summer (Aestas) from the series The Seasons. Artist: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525-1569); After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda () ca. 1525-1569 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in. (22.5 x 28.7 cm). Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510-1570 Antwerp). Date: 1570.Conceived of as one of a four-part series on the seasons, this image represents the activities traditionally associated with the summer months: fruit picking for June, hay harvesting for July, and corn harvesting for August. It complements the engraving of Spring (1570), the only other in the series to have been completed after Bruegel's design. Pieter van der Heyden did the engraving after Bruegel's drawing, in which figures were rendered left-handed so as to be right-handed in the reversed print image. Depictions of the seasons were common in Northern European manuscripts, paintings, and prints. Bruegel used his sharp eye for humorous detail and his pitch-p

The Great Tournament: Munich, 1500. Master MZ (German). Engraving;

Civilis Using Movable Wooden Bridges to Attack a Fortress. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, publshed 1612. Prints; etchings. Etching

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