Historic Engravings

Engravings illustrating significant historical moments, including battles and allegorical figures, depicting intense action and detailed craftsmanship.

17th century allegorical illustration depicting natives and produce of the Americas. 1673

Telemaco protected by Minerva fights and defeats Hipias. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Franc

17th century allegorical illustration depicting natives and produce of the Americas. 1673

History of Spain. Battle of River Salado (30 october 1340). Engraving, 19th century.

Notorious duelists De Bouteville and the Count of Chapelle are beheaded at Paris, 1627, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 109 mm × w 153 mm

The head of Eustace le Moine carried on a pole following the Battle of Sandwich in 1217

The scrapping of the Waardgelders in Utrecht, 1618. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1780 - 1795. Measurements: h 82 mm × w 56 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)07. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u

Louvre museum, Bonaparte s expedition to Egypt, ceiling painting, vintage engraving. Louvre museum, Bonaparte s expedition to Egypt, ceiling painting, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660130

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Don Quixote. 1863. Illustration of chapter 27, second part. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

The murder of Brunhilda, c. 543-613, a Queen of Austrasia

Illustration No. 8 (from 12) to the history of Brandenburg, posted in: Historically genealogical calender on 1793. With the Approval of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin (Publyhed by H. Siwicke). (Copy) Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801), Monogramista i.e. (XVIII/XIX)

Agnieszka Rosembark from Zosimów surrenders the native castle to Prokop Wielkie, the Hussite chief according to the painting of Wilhelm Beckmann. Shape out of Kłosów 1882 (1) 200 201 Brend'amour, Franz Robert Richard (1831 1915), Beckmann, Wilhelm (1852 1942)

Interior of a third-class train carriage. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

'The Rout at Eroor', c1891. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York

The Murder of Cenulph (Cynewulf), King of Wessex, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme44. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Sardinia. Sardinian weddings. Engraving by Chaillot. Lemaitre direxit. History of Malta and Gozo, by Frederic Lacroix. Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

The head of Feraud at the tribunal, 20 May 1795. Jean Feraud 1764-1795. Member of the National Convention who tried to resist the rioting mob on 1 Prairial and was killed by them. He is sometimes referred to as the last victim of the Terror.Engraved by Jonnard after Vinchon.From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Death of Wat Tyler, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Henry Hudson (c1550-1611) English navigator, being set adrift with his son and seven others by mutinous crew. Never seen again. Wood engraving c1880

Maximilian I (22 March 1459 - 12 January 1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky. He had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his father's reign, from c. 1483. He expanded the influence of the House of Habsburg through war and his marriage in 1477 to Mary of Burgundy, the heiress to the Duchy of Burgundy, but he also lost the Austrian territories in today's Switzerland to the Swiss Confederacy.

The Three Gypsies, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

Kaiser, Johann Wilhelm (I), Netherlands, Meeting of Claudius Civilis and Cerialis, Civilis and Cerialis negotiate on the demolished bridge, 69-70, Civilis and Cerialis negotiate and make peace on the demolished bridge., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 160 mm, width 204 mm, Dutch, 1813-01-05 - 1900-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1838 - 1840, second quarter 19th century, paper, steel engraving, Work conception, after own design by

GRABADO-MERCADO DE ESCLAVOS NEGROS-TRANSPORTE EN LA BODEGA DE UN BARCO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Colonialism, 17th century. Barter. Brandenburguer traders in Africa. not far away from Gross Fredericksburg, The Brandenburger Gold Coast. Drawing by Rutger von Langerfeldt. Engraving.

Painting depicting the death of Alexander III of Macedon, (356-323 BC) commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a King of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty, an ancient Greek royal house, at Babylon

Germanic visionary obstructing the way of Roman commander Nero Claudius Drusus, 38 BC- 9 BC, he is forcing his way into Germany and she is trying to warn him, historical illustration, about 1886

Ariadne and Bacchus fresco, in Proculus house, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, Europe. Old XIX century engraved from Pompeii and Pompeiians by Marco Monnier, Le Tour du Monde 1864

Perseus, 212 BC 166 BC last king of the Antigonid dynasty that ruled the successor state in Macedonia, here in Thessaly, Greece, The History of Ancien...

Walter "Wat" Tyler leader of the 1381 Peasant' Revolt in England. Killed by officers to king Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London, 15 june 1381. Engraving. Color, 19th century.

fine arts, Dore, Gustave (1832 - 1883), illustration, Maccabean revolt, Battle of Beth-zechariah, Eleazar Maccabeus sacrifying himself by killing the leading elephant of the Seleucids, wood engraving, Paris, France, 1865, private collection,

Having felled the giant Goliath with a sling-stone, he cuts off his head with his own sword

Francia. Juana de Arco (1412-1431) entrando en Orleans el 18 de mayo de 1429. Grabado de 1853. Juana de Arco (1421-1431.

Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). French writer, lawyer and politician. Arrest of Robespierre and his followers gathered at the Hotel-de-Ville in Paris on 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794). Engraving by J. Ladmiral. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Erecting the standard of the Young Pretender, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Unknown

THE SEVENTH COMPARTMENT OF THE WELLINGTON SHIELD. The Wellington shield 1820, Thomas Stothard, 1755 - 1834, engravings. The silver shield itself was made by Benjamin Smith. The shield commemorate the victories of the Duke of Wellington.

Arent van Benschop and Jan van Renesse drown in the Lek, 1304. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1785 - 1787. Measurements: h 149 mm × w 90 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Kleineh, Oscar, Crusade-themed() copy, 1866, drawing, 41.4 cm x 54 cm

Sublevación de los ilergetas acaudillados por Indíbil y Mandonio contra la opresión romana. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).

The Large Village Fair Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660-1704). The Large Village Fair, 1685. Etching on laid paper, 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (31.8 x 40 cm) in frame. European Art 1685

'Stand Coachman, or The Haughty Lady Well Fitted', 1750. Artist: Unknown

The Large Village Fair Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660-1704). The Large Village Fair, 1685. Etching on laid paper, 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (31.8 x 40 cm) in frame. European Art 1685

Lazio Roma Rome S. Gregorio Magno30. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, mosaics. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, painting, frescoes, stucco Object Notes: Completely renovated/restored in 16th and 17th centuries in Baroque style, church (on Monte Celio) contains hardly any indication of paleo-Christian/medieval style of its origins. 173 prints are accounted for and filed; 182 + 83 negatives are accounted for and filed--leaving 117 negatives unaccounted for. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site comp

Don Quixote, Sancho and the princess Dorotea. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

The caption for this engraving is: Louis XIII at the armory. The work was titled: Royal armory... fact and practical instruction by Antoine Pluvinel, his principal squire... all serious and represented engraved figures, by the Dutch publisher Crispian de Pas in 1624. N.B. The original print bears the names of various actors in this scene. The principal ones are: The king, the fifth character from left to right; Effiat, the premier; the count of Soissons, on horse; and Pluvinel standing to the right of the horse.

Fall of Braddock, drawn by P. Philippoteaux, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Das Turnier des Matthias Curvinus, woodcut from the yearbook Moderne Kunst in Meisterholzschnitten, Modern Art in Master Woodcuts, 1900

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together:/Youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care. Illustration of 1868-1858 by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897) for the poem by William Shakespeare first published in the anthology 'The Passionate Pilgrim' published in 1599. Chromolithograph.

Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus. Columbus and his brothers Diego and Bartholomew are sent to Spain after being arrested in the island La Espanola by the spanish governor of the Indies Francisco de Boadilla, 1500. Engraving, 1807. Colored.

'The Destruction of Kieff', c19th century. Artist: Unknown

Painting depicting a slave resting by the feet of a Roman Officer

ATILA REY DE LOS HUNOS (432-453). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Bruining, Tieleman Cato, Netherlands, Nunnink, Albertus Anthonius, born 70 Jr AD, Claudius Civilis and Cerealis, Civilis and Cerialis negotiating on the broken bridge, 69-70, Civilis and Cerialis negotiating and make peace on the broken bridge. In the foreground Civilis with outstretched hand., print, engraving, historical print, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 262 mm, width 365 mm, Dutch, 1816-06-07 - 1895-02-17, print maker, engraving maker, 1853 - 1855, third quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique), 1801-03-20 - 1877-12-07, intermediary draughtsman

Johann David Schubert's 1795-96 drawing 'I Caught You Once!' is executed in black ink with gray brush and spring, depicting a dynamic scene.

Death of Ivan Susanin by Pyotr Ivanovich Razumikhin, Copper engraving, 1812-1848, Russia, St. Petersburg, A. Pushkin Memorial Museum,

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Genoese explorer, discovering America - 12 May 1492. From engraving by Theodore de Bry 1590.

Resurrection of censorship Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803-1847). Press cartoon. "Resurrection of censorship". Board published in "caricature" of 5 January board published in "caricature" of 5 January 1831 1832. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.

Creso, rey de Lidia, derrotado por Ciro II el Grande (600-528 a.c), rey de Persia, condenado a muerte en la hoguera. Grabado de 1866.

THE WANDERING HEIR, 1872 engraving

'Emigrants Crossing the Plains', c1869, (1874). 'Pioneers' in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874

The meeting of Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire. 1880 - 1891. Realism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Russian Museum.

Het tegenwoordig verward Europa , Politics & government, Commerce, Banks, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783

Historia. Siglo XVI. Las tropas españolas saquean Roma. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Daniel Defoe in the pillory, an English writer, 1660 - 1731, wood engraving, about 1880

Historic steel engraving by Ferdinand Rothbart, 1823 - 1899, a German illustrator, drawing on the walk to the Iron Hammer, a ballad by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Merson, Luc-Olivier (n.1846-05-21-D.1920-11-14), "Impartial glance on the old magistracy", Illustration for the title vignette of chapter I of book sixth (title dummy), 1888. Pen and ink wash with white gouache enhancement on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

'Raising the May-Pole', c1854.Artist: E Goodall

Alexander the Great versus Darius III of Persia during Battle of Issus, Tile Mosaic discovered from the ruins of Pompeii, National Museum of Naples, Strasbourg, 1909

Return to the farm, remember Alsace, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

Historic drawing, 19th century, Indian sedan chair, 17th century

An engraving depicting a curricilo or calesso in Naples. Dated 19th century

Illustration to the story Das Scherenrecht by Otto Sigl / Illustration zu der Erzählung Das Scherenrecht von Otto Sigl, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Pepe Illo haciendo el recorte al toro (Pepe Illo Making the Pass of the 'Recorte'), in or before 1816, Tauromaquia: pl.29 Harris 204-36, etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin first edition impression, Harris 1964, no. 232, State III(1), Francisco Goya (artist) Spanish, 1746 - 1828

29 November 1513, Balboa takes possession of the South Sea in the name of Castile and the kingdom of Leon, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1855.

ROME

0 BC, pyramid in background. Sphinx is creature with lion's body and human heand squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre) is being robbed by figure taking note out the upturned hat. Engraving after William Hogarth (1697-1764)

'Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516', (1936). Creator: Unknown.

Marie Antoinette. Queen of France from 1774 to 1792. presents the Dauphin to the French nobility in 1789. digital reproduction of a historical model

Engraving depicting Assyrians manoeuvring a colossal statue into place by means of levers, ropes and rollers. Dated 19th century

Germany people huguenots going to Berlin to built the Regie etching by Daniel Chodowiecki 1771,

The ancient Romans told how in 507 B.C., just months after they had driven out the Etruscans as rulers and formed the republic, the former king Tarquinius Superbus and his son Sextus (pictured here), aided by the Etruscan chieftain Lars Porsenna, sought to regain Rome. They marched out and were stopped at the Pons Sublicius, the bridge entrance to Rome, by Horatius and two companions while the Romans cut down the bridge. This illustration is from an 1864 copy of Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome. The text here is form Macaulay and reads: He rushed against Horatius/And smote with all his might.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping Queen Victoria, an assassination ?, and a battle in Russia. Coloured lithograph, c.1865?.

DIBUJO-COLON LLEGA A AMERICA-1873. Author: MANUEL CASTELLANO. CRISTOBAL COLON.

Jehoram is Pierced with an Arrow James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York

The riotous mob goes to the headquarters of the mountain. 'Spanish Civil War: Anti-communist/republican drawing by C. Saenz de Tejada

Engraving depicting the fatal wounding of King Henry II of France. Henry II of France (1519-1559) a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France. Dated 16th century

'The Women's Jubilee Offering--Unveiling the Statue of the Late Prince Consort in Windsor Great Park by The Queen', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890.

Engraving by Gustave DorA© (1832-1883)

TIPOS Y COSTUMBRES-MANCO CAPAC Y LA REINA COYA MAMA ANAHUARQUE - INCA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer. Best and CE (19th century), engraver. "The Dangier de mort." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101779-8 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Putting the Stone - An Artist's Ramble in the North of Scotland, Michel Bouquet (Lorient, France, 1807 - 1890) 1849

Garrochista español, tipo popular de Andalucía. Grabado de 1869.

Aus der Zeit der Pfahlbauten, Pfahlbauten, Bodensee, Deutschland, History, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

CAMPAÑA FRANCESA EN ESPAÑA 'LA TOMA DEL TROCADERO' - AÑO 1823. Author: MARTINET / MOREAU.

Paris of Lake Tanganyika, Courage make a gap! I exclaimed, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

GUERRA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA. ESPAÑA 1808-1814. REINADO DE FERNANDO VII. " FIESTA DE TOROS EN ESPAÑA " O " EL MATADOR CORSO EN PELIGRO ". GRABADO COLOREADO ALEGORICO. MUSEO MUNICIPAL. MADRID. TAUROMAQUIA.

Sisebut (c.565-621). King of the Visigoths. Sisebut landing in Tangier. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century. Colored.

Europe. Modern period. Deck of 16th century vessel. Engraving, 19th century.

Thankmar's Tod, Thankmar, ca. 900 or 906, 938, aus der Familie der Liudolfinger, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, Thankmar's death, ca. 900 or 906, from the Liudolfing family, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

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