Historical Artistic Prints

A variety of antique prints showcasing scenes of social gatherings, events, and seasonal activities, rich with detail and historical significance.

December, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Two men save a figure who has dropped through the ice. A bridge in the background. In the middle of a Capricorn. paper December and its 'labours' (+ with Capricorn (December)). accident on snow or ice. bridge in city across river, canal, etc.

Vase van Rolwerk, 1580 - 1589 Vase of rolling work. It concerns the upper half of a cartouche, part of a map of Burgundy. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Vase of rolling work. It concerns the upper half of a cartouche, part of a map of Burgundy. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

Drinking company, Jacques Dassonville, 1629 - 1670 print France paper etching / engraving private festivities, merry company. drinking. beer, ale

December, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Two men save a figure who has dropped through the ice. A bridge in the background. In the middle of a Capricorn. paper December and its 'labours' (+ with Capricorn (December)). accident on snow or ice. bridge in city across river, canal, etc.

AANBIDDING DOOR HORDERS, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Melancholisch temperament, anonymous, after Jost Amman, 1549 - 1591 print Germany paper etching melancholic temperament

Defining a line, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing line (~ planimetry, geometry)

Coligny says goodbye to Jacqueline de Montbel, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching weeping. departure ~ travelling

Kneeling man with a ball, a bowl and a jug, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper adult man (+ kneeling). container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

FAAM Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Fama as Roman personification. river. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Henry Glareanus in the Kleding Van Een Zot, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (2), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). historical persons. court jester, court fool

Mercury, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 6. Nuremberg paper etching (story of) Mercury (Hermes). Mercury (planet). clouds

November, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Pork herd shakes acorns from a tree for his herd. At the top of the constellation archer. France paper engraving November and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Sagittarius (zodiacal sign of November)

Cephalus en Procris, etienne delaune, 1528 - 1583 print paper engraving CEPHALUS and Procris

Schikgodinnen, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 27. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Fates, spare (Moir)

Figures in a kitchen in which a pig is boned, Theodorus Henricus Kerstel, 1869 - 1936 print paper kitchen. cutting meat. pig

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

Wapentrofee, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Weapon trophy with shield, helmet, sword and other weapon. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing 'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons

H. Benedetta, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Benedetta is kneeling and blindfolded on the floor. She is beheaded by a man with a sword. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Vignette with cupido with torch that lights up the blindfold of a sitting man, Noël Le Mire, 1759 print France paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). torch. blindfold

Coligny's beheaded body is watched by his children, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching headless body of a beheaded person. hanging figure (by the arms, legs, etc.)

Landscape with well and farm, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1722 - 1774 print Germany (possibly) paper etching / drypoint farm or solitary house in landscape. utilitarian, public pump or water fountain. wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket

Alkyone overlooks the sea, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 35. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Alcyone (Pleiad) (+ variant)

March, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A man sitting under a tree in a rain shower. At the top left a ram. paper March and its 'labours' (+ with Aries (March)). rain

Dick Monnik, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing monk(s), friar(s). fat (human type). Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa)

Fried husband listening to the singing of the Koekoek, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing adultery. Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). other birds: cuckoo

The Flood, Orazio Borianni, After Rafaël, 1615 print The flood floods the country. People and animals are swallowed up by the water. People try to escape the rising water. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching the Flood and destruction of mankind ~ story of Noah (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17)

Hero in Leander, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 36. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (story of) Hero and Leander

Apelles describes Venus Anadyomene, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing (story of) Apelles, the painter

Val van Phaëton, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print paper engraving Phaethon. fall of Phaethon; he is struck by a thunderbolt of Jupiter

Other names of Lines, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing line (~ planimetry, geometry). circle (~ planimetry, geometry)

Vignette with the coat of arms of the city of Haarlem, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print The coat of arms of the city of Haarlem with a tree and two lions. paper vignette. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Haarlem

Letter J, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter J against a background with braid and women's busts. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Minerva sat at Juno who takes the arrows of Amor, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print Minerva sits on the left and looks over her shoulder. Central is Juno who takes the arrows of Amor. Under a four -line verse in Italian. The show is caught in a decorative frame with putti and masks. Italy paper etching / engraving (story of) Juno (Hera). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Coat of arms with broken crowns and a torn banner of the Rijnbond, Hermanus Fock, 1813 print Cartoon on the defeat of the French troops in the Battle of Leipzig. Crowns are dressed by mice. A torn banner of the Rhine association is next to a dead bird and a bag of coins. With text: people learn with damage and shame. Amsterdam paper etching armorial bearing, heraldry

Vignette with the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print The coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam with a crown, two lions and three andreas crosses. paper vignette. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Amsterdam

Caricatures, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1775 print Six men, a fat woman and a dog. paper etching caricatures (human types). fat (human type)

Hercules in Antaeus, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print paper engraving the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules

Two performances from human value and happiness of Lindemann, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print With caption and page reference in German. Berlin paper etching visiting; receiving guests; elegant company. family, descendance

Hunters keep an eye on bird traps, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape in which hunters have placed different nets on birds to catch. From behind the trees and bushes on the right they keep an eye on their traps. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Letter F: Felix, Soldiers kill a soldier, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing initial. Felix and Regula, martyrs, city patrons of Zürich, siblings; possible attributes: carrying their head in their hands. fighting. the messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death is put to death by one of David's soldiers

Sisak van Egypt robes treasures from the Temple, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper Shishak loots the temple treasure

Chained tiger with spectators and castle in the background, Daniel Sudermann, after Matthäus Merian (I), 1624 paper etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. castle. beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger. animals tied up

Actaeon, anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (copy after), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193)

Koning Xerxes II, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, looking back. 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 man as Xerxes II. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Boats on channel, c. 1601 - c. 1652 print Thirteenth print from a series of nineteen with faces on the Amsterdam area. In the foreground a heavily loaded boat with household goods, a man and a woman and two skippers. On the quay a market woman with her where and a female customer dressed in a hood. paper etching / engraving moving (house). rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. street-trader (with NAME of trade or profession) - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce. cape (HUIK) (+ women's clothes)

Februari, Denis Boutemie (possibly), 1633 - 1643 print Personification of the month of February. A grotesque figure with a pig's head and a smoking object upside down. In his hands he holds a record with three dice and a bare -picked bird. Paris paper etching February; 'Febraro' (ripe)

Piekdrager, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the soldier; the soldier's life. ranks in the army. helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): pike

Emblem with the sun that pulls clouds out of the sea, anonymous, after 1672 print On either side of the central image, a lion is suppressed by an armed angel. Above the text: 'Evexi sed Discutiam'. paper etching / letterpress printing sun as celestial body. mist, fog. hunter fighting a lion

Apollo sitting on Python, Anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (copy after), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving Apollo shoots Python, the dragon

Great Woman at Urn, Jan Gerard Waldorp, 1758 - 1808 print A grieving woman is naked in a landscape at a burial monument crowned with an urn. Netherlands paper etching urn

Allegorical representation with wife with measuring instruments and angel, Johannes de Broen (I), 1714 print On an elevation is a woman with a passer and wings at the head next to a globe. There are a yardstick and compass at her feet. An angel with a branch and scrolls in hand hands over her coins. There are a rooster and a dog between the two figures. On the right against the elevation is a fascinated figure as a personification of the defeated kingdom of Judea, with her there are a turban and crown. In the background a face on the city of Jaffa aan Zee on which sailing ships sail. The performance is part of a map of Palestine and Israel. paper engraving / etching measuring-instruments. angels. prisoner; in fetters Israel. Palestina. Jaffa

Sledetocht on Ice, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Two sledes with travelers on the ice, pulled through a horse and a reindeer. In the background a man punctures on glissing (skating of leg) paper Two sledes with travelers on the ice, pulled through a horse and a reindeer. In the background a man punctures on glissing (skating of leg) paper

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

Madonna Met Kind, Antonio Da Trento (attributed to), After Parmigianino, c. 1530 - c. 1540 print Madonna with child sitting on a low bank with Renaissance ornaments. paper. ink brush Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length)

Fragment of a collage of cut out prints, stuck on blue paper, various manufacturers, c. 1680 - c. 1720 print. collage Several soldiers, standing and sitting. Fragment of a collage of cut out prints, stuck on blue paper. paper etching / snipping the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service

Hunting bulls in an arena, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Face in an arena where men with spears hunt bulls. 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'). hunt ~ mammals. bull

Title head with a cowshed, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1927 print Three cows and a man on clogs in a stable. Japanese paper (handmade paper) cow. stall, stable

Noah builds the Ark, Giovanni Lanfranco, After Rafaël, 1607 print Noah and his sons build the ark. paper etching the building of the ark, and the embarkation (Genesis 7:5-9)

Two circles with a ruin at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing circle (~ planimetry, geometry). landscape with ruins

Tiara above a rock in the water / obelisk with snake, anonymous, after aegidius sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above, three winds hold a tiara above a rock in the water. Under a landscape with an obelisk around which a snake winds. These are the currents of Pope Innocentius VII and Gregorius XII. paper engraving / letterpress printing diadem, tiara. wind as a human face, blowing with rounded cheeks. rocks. obelisk, needle. snakes

Saturn, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Saturn (Cronus). Saturn (planet). clouds

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

A laundry, Jan Luyken, 1659 - 1712 print paper etching bleaching (laundering)

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

Portret van Juliette Drouet, Anonymous, 1845 - 1853 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. France paper portrait of actor, actress France

Portrait of Johannes Calvijn, Pierre Woeiriot (II), 1566 print paper engraving historical persons. theologian

Man with a hat with Veer, Anonymous, François Chauueau (Possible), 1623 - 1676 print France paper etching adult man. head-gear: hat

Stones in a landscape, Anthonie Willem Hendrik Nolthenius de Man, 1803 - 1842 print Nijmegen paper etching boulder, stone

Two standing men talk to a squat man, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Woman with hat on, Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel, 1739 - 1804 print paper etching adult woman. head-gear: cap

EVENING EVENING, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print Children go along the doors on three -king evening. A man holds a star -shaped lantern. Netherlands paper etching Epiphany. Twelfth Night, usually falling on the eve of January 6

Lion with a banner / bird of prey near his nest, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a lion with a lance and banner with IHSV (in Hoc Signo Vinces). The lion is on weapon. Under a bird of prey by a nest with branches and stones. paper engraving / letterpress printing beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. weapons. birds

Voorzichtigheid (prudence), Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Prudentia (Prudence) as Roman personification. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

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

Joris and De Dragon in frame of plants, Anonymous, Albrecht Dürer (Possible), 1600 - 1699 print paper etching the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword. dragon

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

La Nourrice. Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (1734-1781), graphic artist

Ornament with Schelp, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. scallop, shell ~ ornament

They did the hand Arielel, Thanardude, 164 -1 print A bagpipe player is on the road with his herd of sheep. His wife and two young children are sitting on a donkey who runs behind the herd. paper etching bagpipe, musette. mother and baby or young child. ass, donkey

Jeant the albret to Hard Doroded, Daniel Nikolaus Choodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching deathbed

Bust of unknown woman, Christina Chalon, 1758 - 1808 print The bust of an old woman. Bust to the left. paper etching morphology of human expression (+ old female (human being))

Photo production of twelve drawings of faces around the Vierwoudstrekenmeer, Anonymous, 1854 - 1885 Photograph. visit card paper. cardboard albumen print painting, drawing and the graphic arts. city-view in general; 'veduta' Vierwoudstrekenmeer

In a haunted house, an old man offers three student drinks, after which a dead falls, Caspar Luyken, 1710 print Nuremberg paper etching violent death by poison in drink. student

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

Floral Vignnet, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 print paper.

Sun, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan. sun as celestial body. clouds

Vulcan en Bacchus, 1731 - 1775 print Two cartouches with busts of gods. Left vulcanus with attributes belonging to forging. Bacchus on the right with thyrsus, grape vines, a barrel and a jug. Publishing number 56. Augsburg paper etching / engraving ornament ~ cartouche. (story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus) - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Bacchus; Bacchus as patron

Neptunus, Anonymous, After Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance of Neptune on his car drawn by hippocampuses. paper etching (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Tenth century, anonymous, 1667 - 1672 print Tenth century presented as a knight: the events of Pope Sergius III as Pope Sylvester II. Part of a Prentalbum composed of 21 prints from the world history of Johannes Buno of 1672. paper etching / engraving knight. armour

Hunting for elephants, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape with hunters with spears on horseback hunting elephants. print maker: Italypublisher: RomeVaticaanstadItaly paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). trunked animals: elephant

Frisian with tritons and nymphs and hippocampuses, Girolamo Mocetto, 1505 - 1507 print Italy paper engraving triton(s). nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)

Weapon template with two helmets and leaf vines, 1596 print paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Procession with a decorated OS, Gerard ter Borch (II), 1634 drawing Zwolle (Possible) paper. ink. chalk

Portret van Adèle Foucher, Anonymous, 1845 - 1853 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. France paper writer, poet, author France

Crystal plain above a landscape / ship and the Pool Star, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with a plateau with crystals and a crown above it. Under a ship at sea. In addition, the pole star. These are the foreignty by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and King Alfons V of Aragon. paper engraving / letterpress printing crystals. ships (in general)

Street in Beiroet, Marius Bauer, 1889 print A walking woman on the street, seen on the back. paper etching street Beiroet

Ixion, Anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (Copy after), 1647 - 1714 print France paper etching / engraving Ixion embraces a cloud (Nephele) in the shape of Juno

Denderah. Grand temple. Motifs employés en diverses parties du temple pour la décoration des socles sur lesquels sont posés les siéges des divinités assises.. Mariette, Auguste, 1821-1881. Prints, Illustrations. 1870. General Research Division. Temple of Hathor (Dandara, Egypt), Architecture , Dandara (Egypt)

The Water Margin: Wang Qing Crossing the River ca. 1610-40 China. The Water Margin: Wang Qing Crossing the River. China. ca. 1610-40. Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Illustrated Books

Battle during a battle, Jacques Courtois le Bourguignon, 1631 - 1675 print paper etching battle

of 2