Historical Engravings

Engravings depicting mythological and historical narratives, often featuring key figures and allegorical scenes in detailed compositions and classic styles.

Philopoemon, general of the Achaean League, is captured by the Messenians : knowing he would prefer death to dishonour, they offer him poison, which he drinks. Date: 182 BCE

La ville de Cochin, Map of the city of Kochi, recto - stamped, The title in French on a loosely cut out piece of paper, pasted under the print., map, book illustration, prints, pictures, topography, height 97 mm, width 238 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1783 - 1783, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Napoleon the Great, King Italy, contemporary copper engraving, Emperor of France

Lord George Gordon Byron (1788-1824). Poeta romántico británico. Murió en Grecia víctima de la fiebre reumática. Grabado de 1866.

The main group Moise saves water, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.

Marriage of Jason and Creusa. Troy, Jean François de (French, 1679-1752) (author of design & cartoon creator) painter Chevillon (French, act. 1740-1760) (author of design, borders) painter Cozette, Pierre-François (French, b.1714-d.1801) (workshop) weaver Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop) weaver c. 1751-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: United States, Connecticut, Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, accno. 1946.148. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, center: JASON / INFIDELE A MÉDÉE / ÉPOUSE CRÉUSE / FILLE DU ROI DE CORINTHE In large hall surrounded by figures (BRD) picture-frame border, fleur-de-lys in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by winged & empty coat of arms; (LWR BRD) centered by inscribed cartouche Panel no. 5. There are 7 panels in this series; this set contains panel nos. 2, 3, 5 & 6. Fenaille, Gobelins 4 (1903-1923), 99-135 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 179

Philopoemon, general of the Achaean League, is captured by the Messenians : knowing he would prefer death to dishonour, they offer him poison, which he drinks. Date: 182 BCE

SCULPTURE FOR THE OFFICES OF THE LANCASHIRE LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT MANCHESTER, UK, 1867

Pharaoh Cleopatra VII born 69 BC, died 12 August 30 BC, ruled Egypt as the last queen of the Macedonian-Greek dynasty of the Ptolemies from 51 BC to 30 BC, Cleopatra's death by the bite of the serpent, Painting by Raphael Sadeler, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Pompeii wall paintings shows four female musicians, one of whom is tuning two stringed instruments to sound in unison.

Cleopatra VII Philopator (69-30 BC). Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra testing poisons on condemned prisoners. Engraving after a painting of A. Cabanel in The History of Nations.

Aspasia and Pericles, Athens, ancient Greece, portrait, love, feeling, friendship, admiration, life companions, important woman, year 445 B.Cht. History, historical illustration 1894

The officer apologized to Philople (your Paye L'Intérêt de MA Muvaise Mine). On the right kneel Philople, busy with wood heels. On the left is the officer who had invited him before meals and spent himself. Between them in the shocked woman of the officer who did not recognize the guest, and because of his simple appearance, had asked for wood. Extremely left and right two women busy preparing the meal. Under the image the title, and in the blue frame in French the explanation of the show.

"David Showing The Head Of Goliath To Saul" (RA Gold Medal Painting), by Miss Louisa Starr, 1868. 'Our readers are probably aware that, besides the annual prizes of the Royal Academy for drawings and models from the life, copies of antique works, and studies in perspective, every alternate year the Council of the Royal Academy offer a handsome gold medal, and a premium of £60, for each of the best original works in painting and sculpture, in illustration of subjects given out some months before the distribution; and also a gold medal for the best architectural design, and a trav

Rotterdam, Hofhout en Zoon, Johannes, Northern Netherlands, Title page for: Kornelis de Vogel, Catechism of the Stadtholdership, 1786, verso - stamped, Title page for the Orange-minded work: Catechism of the Stadtholdership, 1786. Prince William V stands in the radiant sunlight before a temple with seven pillars. As protector of the State Building of the Dutch Commonwealth, the hereditary stadtholdership in the person of the stadtholder defends the country against the attacks of Envy, Deceit, Violence and Lust for Power. Freedom and Religion reside in the temple. In the caption a verse of seven lines. The print is accompanied by a message from the publisher with an explanation of the plate., print, title page, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 207 mm, width 140 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1785 - 1786, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Ilustración de August von Kreling de Fausto de Goethe.

'Aurora (Dawn)', 1613-1614 (1870). Artist: Perrichon

Reinhold Gottlieb August Theodor Begas (15 July 1831 - 3 August 1911), German sculptor of the Berlin School, here at work on the Schiller statue, 1871, historical, reproduction of a model with a scene from the 19th century.

The caption on the 1904 image reads: The Sword Dance after a painting by Gerome. Jean-LéonGérôme(1824 - 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.

Mentor and Telemachus arrive in Salento when Idomeneo was preparing a sacrifice to Jupiter for the success of the war. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Francois de Salygnac 1767

Péricles - Perikles - Perikles , Forts & fortifications, Archaeological sites, Greek temples, Audiences, Statesmen, Parthenon Athens, Greece, Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Louis III 863 to 882 and Carloman 865 to 884 crowned together in 879 from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

The caption on the 1904 image reads: The Sword Dance after a painting by Gerome. Jean-LeonGerome(1824 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.

Mädchen mit Musikinstrumenten in Tanger, Marokko, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

'Caitline at Bay', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Aristotle and his Pupil Alexander, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

The Death of Archimedes, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.

History. The Normans. The Duchy of Normandy. Norman king and queen and noble norman. Engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: Johan George Heck.

The Rostra, a large platform in the city of Rome that stood during the Republican and, Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century...

Umbria Perugia Perugia Convent S. Pietro0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Interior views with emphasis on paintings and sculpture; extensive views of illuminated manuscripts (negatives not printed). General Notes: There are no prints assigned H-#s 43-57. 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.

Wm. Hole's paintings, O.T., Old Testament 1925, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Lange, Johannes Philippus, King embraces a young woman, verso - stamped, A king embraces a young woman in front of his palace. Behind the woman a wounded man covers his eyes and has placed his other hand against his chest. With bystanders., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 115 mm, width 113 mm, Dutch, 1810-09-24 - 1849-10-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1820 - 1849, paper, papier, steel engraving, staalgrafie

The Judgment on the Gabbatha (Le jugement sur le Gabatha) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Judgment on the Gabbatha (Le jugement sur le Gabatha), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 5/16 x 8 1/16 in. (13.5 x 20.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) queen of Egypt, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, dissolving pearls in wine. Illustration by Frederick Augustus Sandys (1832-1904) for Algernon Charles Swinburne's (1837-1909) poem published in 'The Cornhill Magazine' London 1866.

Theseus recognized by his father Aegeus. Theseus, mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. Aegeus also spelled Aegeas, in Greek mythology one of the kings of Athens. From Cassell's Universal Histo

Athenische Jungfrauen vom Ostfries des Parthenon, Tempel für die Stadtgöttin Pallas Athena Parthenos auf der Athener Akropolis, Griechenland, Historis...

Roman Empire. Philosopher, women and prefect. Engraving. Iconographic Encyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Later colouration. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

Etruscans. From left to right: 8- Etruscan armour, 9 and 10: chiton, 11- Etruscan armour. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" by César Cantú. Volume II, 1881.

Phidias (490-425 BC). Sculptor of Ancient Greece. Phidias showing the frieze of the Parthenon to his friends. Engraving by J. Cooper after a painting of 1868 by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Tamar tearing her clothes and putting ashes on her head, telling her brother Absalom how her half-brother Amnon had raped her. Copperplate engraving by Hermann Muller after Marten van Heemskerk (1498-1574). Dated 19th Century

Fool s Gold, vintage engraving. Fool s Gold, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673224

The ride of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, historical engraving, 1883

Ulysses recounts his life in Alkinoos, after a painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783) (22 July 1853), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Viriato or Viriathus (d. 139 BC). Leader of the Lusitanian tribe that fought against the expansion of the Roman Empire in Hispania. Drawing by the author, Ramón Padró. Decorative paintings in the assembly hall of the Palace of the Provincial Deputation of Zamora. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

This image shows an ancient Greek bridal couple. This illustration dates to 1882.

Beheaded of Saint Hermenegild (564-586). Engraving by Coderch in Christian Year, 1852.

Karl IV Enters Avignon, Anonymous

1861 Sculpture Show, Virgil statue by Thomas, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

Roman Empire. Rome. 'Baths of Caracalla'. Engraving by Vela after a painting by the Spanish painter Virgilio Mattoni (1842-1923). La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Historic print, woodcut, 1766, Leipzig city theatre by Adam Friedrich Oeser, 1717, Leipzig, a German painter, sculptor and book illustrator, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Samuel Woodforde, 1763-1817, British, A Bard and a Shepherd, undated. Watercolor over graphite, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

The Death of Servius Tullius, the legendary sixth king of Rome, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

1861 Sculpture Show, Virgil statue by Thomas, vintage engraving. 1861 Sculpture Show, Virgil statue by Thomas, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678101

The Hours 1900. After: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Publisher: Berlin Photographic Company

Man in classical clothing gets a harp from a putto.

Ancient Rome. Flamen and his assistants. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

Jupiter and Callisto. Artist: After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris); Pierre Milan (French, active 1537-40). Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. (18 x 28.4 cm). Date: 1537-40. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Pierre Milan. after Francesco Primaticcio.

'Let us speak about another thing!', 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer

Bronze Age, detail from the Four Ages of Man cycle of frescoes, 1637- 1640, by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669). Stove Room, Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence. Italy, 17th century.

Brigands exercising archery by Adrien Guignet, vintage engraving. Brigands exercising archery by Adrien Guignet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678492

Delilah cutting Samson's hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. Artist: William Marshall Craig

The caption for this 1899 illustration reads: Scipios Dream. TheDream of Scipio(Latin:Somnium Scipionis), written byCicero, is the sixth book ofDe re publica, which describes a fictionaldream visionof theRomangeneralScipio Aemilianus, set two years before he oversaw thedestructionofCarthagein 146 BC.

Paris & Helen Reconciled byVenus. Lithographer: Louis Emmanuel Soulange-Teissier, French, 1814-1898 After: Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, French, 1758 -1823Printer: Lemercier & Cie, Paris, founded 1828

The Furies depart from Athens watched by Athena, Zeus and Orestes.

Ancient Greece. Interior of a Greek dwelling. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Later colouration. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

The Vase of Myrrh and Gall (Le vase de myrrhe et de fiel) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Vase of Myrrh and Gall (Le vase de myrrhe et de fiel), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 3/16 x 7 7/16 in. (15.7 x 18.9 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Painting depicting Urraca of Zamora (1033-1101) a Leónese Infanta, in Santiago de Compostela. Dated 11th Century

Daniel Interpreting the Writing on the Wall

Ancient Greeks: a woman, girls (perhaps Spartans preparing to exercise), two commoners, two warriors, and a trumpeter.

Roman times. From left to right: 4- tribune costume, 5 and 6- actors. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume II, 1881.

'Paul Before Felix', 18th century.Artist: DB Pyet

Portrait of Cherubini, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

Aztec Empire. Pulque (alcoholic beverage) discovery. Illustration from the 19th c. Litography.

Suffering Job and His Friends by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, engraving, 1794-1872

Fokke, Simon, Amsterdam, Peace with caduceus and olive branch, verso - stamped, On a pedestal stands the laureate personification of Peace with a caduceus and olive branch in her hands. In front of her on the ground lies a bag of money, a painter's palette with brushes, a bundle grain, fruits and sheet music: attributes that point to harmony and prosperity., print, prints, height 165 mm, width 103 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1748 - 1748, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Detail of the illustration in the vignette of a historical stock certificate, design showing the Greek gods Olympia and Hermes sitting with a mechanical adding machine in front of a factory with smoking chimneys, Comptometers Corporation, Illinois, USA, 1960, North America

Marco Polo in front of the Great Khan of the Tartars, ca 1863, by Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878).

This life is a dream and death an awakening, vintage engraving. This life is a dream and death an awakening, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673936

Wounded Aeneas. 2nd half 1st c. Depiction that illustrated the last episode of Virgil's Aeneid. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco. ITALY. CAMPANIA. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. CAMPANIA. NAPLES. Pompeii.

Female figure, detail from the frescoes by Felice Giani (1758-1823), Palazzo Saffi, Forli, Italy.

Illustration depicting William Tell, a folk hero of Switzerland. Dated 15th Century

The Winter's Tale. Act V. Scene III: A chapel in Paulina's house. Leontes, Polixenes, Florizel, Perdita, Camillo, Paulina, masters and servants. Hermione as a statue. From the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, published at the end of the 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Romanised Briton and a Feryllt, Irish & British Life - Ancient

Woman in Greek garb on the shoreline. She has her hands raised toward a boy. He is swimming in a turbulent sea. Woman on Coast Illustration for Belgian Muses Almanac, 1827, print maker: Is. Jouvenel, (mentioned on object), Eugène Verboeckhoven, (mentioned on object), Ghent, 1827, paper, etching, h 86 mm × w 117 mm

The ostracism of Aristides Raynolt, Antoine Marie, 1874-..... still image. Conjectural works. 1906. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Greece , History , To 499, Greeks , To 499, Agora (Athens, Greece), Aristides, ca. 530-ca. 468 B.C, Exile (Punishment) , Greece , Athens , To 499, Voting, Exiles

Illustration by Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 depicting men and women on a beach by the sea with a changing hut on wheels. Dated 1880

Gaius Gracchus fleeing across a wooden bridge over the Tiber in an attempt to escape the Roman consuls. Gaius Sempronius Gracchus,154-121 BC. Roman Popularis politician in the 2nd century BC. From C

Cayo Fabricio, apodado Luscino. Consul romano en 282 y 278 a.JC. Negociador con el Rey Pirro, de Epiro en el 280 a.JC, se mostró incorruptible e insensible a las amenazas de este rey. Grabado de 1866.

Reliefs on the Voortrekker Monument at Pretoria, South Africa. The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. This massive granite structure is prominently located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk. On 8 July 2011, the Voortrekker Monument was declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.

'Verginius left his beautiful young daughter Verginia in the care of her nurse', c1912, (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath.

Symbolic image for the revolution of 1848, tearing up the constitution, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known, Europe

Perseus and Andromeda, by Unknown artist, 50 - 79, 1st Century, painted plaster, fresco (mural). Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum: inv. 8998. Whole artwork. Wall decoration woman drapery Andromeda Nereid naked man hero Perseus head Gorgon rock

In the 380s B.C., then Gauls entered Rome, the senators refused to flee. Senator Papirius reacted after Gaul touched his beard.

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) American pioneer, hunter, frontiersman, and folk hero. Boone in buckskins, defending his wife and son from a Native American wielding a tomohawk. Hand-coloured lithograph, c1874. USA

Phryne before the Tribunal, Greece, Photogravure Print from the Original 1861 Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Masterpieces of French Art by Louis Viardot, Published by Gravure Goupil et Cie, Paris, 1882, Gebbie & Co., Philadelphia, 1883The Masterpieces of French Art by Louis Viardot, Published by Gravure Goupil et Cie, Paris, 1882, Gebbie & Co., Philadelphia, 1883

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema The Triumph of Titus oil on panel (Emperor Titus returned to Rome triumphantly following his capture of Jerusalem in AD 70

"Amazons", illustration from the yearbook "Modern Art in Master Woodcuts", 1900

Nederlandsche Maatschappij van Schoone Kunsten, Berg, Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den, Netherlands, Mourot, Michel, Claudius Civilis, 69-70, Claudius Civilis calls for war against the Romans in a forest. In his hands a sword and a cap on a lance. Under his feet he tramples a Roman standard., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 420 mm, width 340 mm, 1803-10-11 - 1847-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1840 - 1843, second quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique), Dutch, 1802-11-08 - 1861-07-20, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Friendship of Jonathan & David James Tissot (1836-1902 /French) Jewish Museum, New York

Allegoric scene with ruins, engraving from Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical, 1841, by Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885). Digitally colorized image.

Adam and Eve with their sons, Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness , c1860. Artist: Unknown

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