Historical Illustrations

A collection of intricate historical prints depicting various scenes, such as battles, folklore, and cultural narratives, with a focus on detailed artistry and narrative elements.

Fritz Reuter (1810) (1874) Low German writer and poet, Hanne Nuete un de luette Pudel, A bird, and man story, Platt, Low German, Low German, dialect, language, poet, poem, literary figure, graphic, humour, satire, night, lightning, bird fly, fright, fear, a man, walk, oak, Hanne Nuete 11, North Germany, 19th century, historical illustration 1868

Print, L'Amerique; France

Puss in Boots, screaming at the lake, drowning man, Help! The Marquis of Carabas is drowning, illustration from Perrault's Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Dore

Blackstone Canal, linking Worcester, Mass, and Providence Rhode Island. Horse-drawn barge carrying cotton goods. Woodcut, Boston, 1833.

Fritz Reuter (1810) (1874) Low German writer and poet, Hanne Nuete un de luette Pudel, A bird, and man story, Platt, Low German, Low German, dialect, language, poet, poem, literary figure, graphic, humour, satire, night, lightning, bird fly, fright, fear, a man, walk, oak, Hanne Nuete 11, North Germany, 19th century, historical illustration 1868

Otto von Wittelsbach, Otto I. the Redhead, 1117 - 1183, in the Veronese Hermitage, a bottleneck through which the Adige flows / Otto von Wittelsbach, Otto I. der Rotkopf, 1117 - 1183, in der Veroneser Klause, ein von der Etsch durchströmter Engpass, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Cain's fratricide, First Book of Genesis, Chapter 4, Verses 3-16, Cain and Abel, Sin, God, Land of Nod, Old Testament, Bible, Darkness, Field, Historical Illustration 1890

Narcissus Nicaise perilous adventures in the Congo. From a quantum leap he fell to the man, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Dramas of India. The trunk of a palm tree, a human creature was attached, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Don Quixote

Bad conscience 2. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1919. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Watteau paper

Forces under Alaric I (c.370-410) king of the Visigoths from 395, sacking Rome 410. From 'Alaric ou Rome Vaincue', 1654. Poem dedicated to Christina of Sweden. Engraving

Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ 1513 Albrecht Altdorfer German. Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ 429071

The Ugliness of the Body, from Hans Weiditz Petarka's Book of Happiness, 1532, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Woodcut engraving depicting charcoal burning: on the right of the picture the man is holding up a pyramid of sticks to be covered with bracken and earth, and then slowly burned (left).

The Miner: In background man is working at rockface, while another wheels trolley out of mine. Woodcut by Jost Amman. 16th century

Electricity, L'Electricity (La Grands Esclave) by Albert Robida, (1848-1926), Chicago, Newberry Library

Burning of Huss, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

According Marillier, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Pan playing his pipes, Illustration for Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem A Musical Instrument, London, 1862, Lord Frederic Leighton, (1830-1896/British), Wood engraving

Historical scene from the U.S. history of the 17th century, the sinking of the Squirrell, 1583, with Sir Humphrey Gilbert, circa 1537-1583, an English adventurer, military leader and parliamentarian, founder of the first English colony in North America

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Paul Riault (19th century), engraver. "A seduction." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101783-29 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

THE SPIRIT OF FILIPPO ARGENTI, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Inferno by Dante. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Desperate nightmarish creature. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Van Gelder paper

Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God put Adam into a deep sleep and created Eve from Adam's rib. From "Liber Chronicarum Mundi" (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel 1493, Woodcut

The Tour de France a small Parisian, He firmly establishes the first fork of the tree, vintage engraving. The Tour de France a small Parisian, He firmly establishes the first fork of the tree, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659904

Basan, Henry Louis, Rijn, Rembrandt van, Watelet, Claude Henri, The flight into Egypt: small plate, The flight into Egypt: small, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 90 mm, width 63 mm, French, 1718-08-28 - 1786-01-12, print maker, printmaker, 1819 - 1819, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after design by, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, after print by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Sir Lancelot hits bottom of iron basin at foot of tree on which hung shields of brother knights, imprisoned by Sir Turquaine.

Illustration with Baron Munchhausen by Gustave Dore, Woodcut, 1862, 1832-1883, Private Collection

Two young women and two children shelter in a tumble-down cottage. Etching.

Cartoon depicting Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer. Dated 19th Century

Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Inca empire. Pizarro encourages his companions for the conquest of Peru, 1527. Engraving by Rico after a painting by Angel Lizcano (1846-1929). Detail. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861. Artist: Gustave Doré

At Glencoe, the Macdonalds are treacherously massacred Date: 13 February 1692

Discovery of the Island of St. Domingo, Insula Hispana, after facsimile of 1498, symbols, ship, sails, oars, indigenous people, colonialists, colonialism, conquest, Atlantic Ocean, Hispaniola Island, Santo Domingo, Caribbean Sea, historical map

Two thousand miles across South America, He lived as a man of stone in the rain, vintage engraving. Two thousand miles across South America, He lived as a man of stone in the rain, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659782

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Adrien Lavieille (1818-1862), engraver. "Yes or no Illustration for Honoré de Balzac," Les Contes Drolatiques ", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855". Woodcut. Paris, Balzac house. 101788-26 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Woodcut engraving depicting the figure of the Antichrist as conceived by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. Dated 15th century

Elijah in the cave, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), Amsterdam, 1704, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 114 mm × w 159 mm

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Lazarus in Abraham's bosom and the rich man in hell, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 131 mm, width 68 mm, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, after print by, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, print maker, printmaker

The Devil carousing. Date: First published: 1532-64

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Grounding of the raft, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

Les Treimardeurs Camille Jacob Pissarro (Saint Thomas, (former Danish West Indies), 1830-1903, Paris, France). Les Treimardeurs, 1896. Lithograph on zinc on Ingres pink paper affixed to wove paper, 9 3/4 x 11 11/16 in. (24.8 x 29.7 cm). European Art 1896

War Chief, Sun Arrow Julius Rolshoven (American, 1858-1930). , n.d. Goache on paper, Overall box: 93 1/2 x 75 1/2 in. (237.5 x 191.8 cm). American Art n.d.

The sick prince. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 888. George,IV,King of Great Britain,1762-1830. , Sick persons,1780-1790. , Deathbeds,1780-1790. , Politics & government,England,1780-1790. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.

Engraving depicting an scene from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr's poem 'The Comet'. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) an American physician, poet and polymath. Dated 19th Century

Illustration to Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', William Williams (England, active 1763 - 1800)

The vanity of human glory. A design for the monument of General Wolfe. British Cartoon Prints Collection , This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Cartoon commenting on the pollution of the Thames in London. Illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914) an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist. Dated 19th century

The Chinchillas. Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spain, Fuendetodos, 1746-1828). Spain, 1799. Prints; etchings. Etching, burnished aquatint and burin

Blocksberg gang. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1922. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut on Japan paper

'The Deluge', 1866. Artist: Gustave Doré

The dramas of India. This should be enough to raft two people, vintage engraving. The dramas of India. This should be enough to raft two people, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656814

Swing. unknown c. 1760-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 4'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Robert Z. Hawkins, 8/12/1941; returned 11/8/1949. In landscape with trees & wild plants, a girl in swing being pulled by 2 boys Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75455-i Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (with variations): GCPA 0243110-0243111, 0243113-0243114, 0184439

Richard de Pontoise (ca. 1170-1179). Legend of the infant Richard of Pontoise crucified by Jews. Engraving after "Liber Chronicarum Mundi", with drawings by Pierre Wolgmuth. Nuremberg, 1493. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-ge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

An Adventure of Baron Munchausen, printmaking Mr Schroedter, vintage engraving. An Adventure of Baron Munchausen, printmaking Mr Schroedter, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678302

Doge of Venice in Council of Ten. Republic of the Venice, Italy. Drawing by J. Villegas. La Ilustración Artística, 1885, Spain.

The Tom Thumb, child-eater, bogeyman, ogre, monster, big man with a knife, wife is terrified, illustration from Perrault's Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Dore

Lazio Frosinone Alatri S. Francesco0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: late 13th c. architecture. 13th century with a facade articulated by a gothic-arched doorway and a rose window. Post-medieval: Sculpture, fresco, painting, stucco decoration, redecorated in the 18th century, 14th, 15th c. frescoes 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.

Chief Gaberi Tree Attack, Chad. Central Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Journey from Borno to Baguirmi 1872 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Mrs Rowlandson and the Indians, 1676 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

The telegraph cable linking France and Britain as seen in a John Leech cartoon from 'Punch' magazine 1850

Rizpah prevents wild beasts from desecrating bodies of her dead sons. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The lantern, relit, vintage engraved illustration.

Paris, Gihaut frères, Villain, Jean-François, Delacroix, Eugène, Hamlet, His appetizing and water-filled clothes engulfed the poor in misery, Death of Ophelia, verso - stamped, Print is part of a cover with fourteen prints., print, prints, height 357 mm, width 548 mm, 1798 - 1863-08-13, print maker, printmaker, 1843 - 1843, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), French, 1790, printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

It collects white or Petun stone, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

According to the drawing Loutherbourg engraved by Patas, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Escena del libro Don Quichote, de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Alcalá de Henares, 1547-Madrid, 1616). "Apariciones fantasmagóricas producto de su imaginación" Editado en Zutphen (Países Bajos), año 1930. Author: Albert Hahn jr.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Tauromaquia" (aguafuerte). Plancha 16ª: El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. Primera edición. Madrid, 1816.

Massacre of Settlers by the Indians”, tribe and location unspecified, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

Young Odysseus fights a wild boar and gets the wound in his thigh.

politics Switzerland dissolution of the Sonderbund by the Swiss Tagsatzung 1846 caricature victory of the radicals in Zurich contemporary drawing,

''The Thirsty Cavalier', after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880

View of the Groote Heicop and the drawbridge in Portengen (municipality of Breukelen-Nijenrode) from the northeast; With a cargo ship with bags.n.b on the right. The place name Portengen was later changed to Portengensebrug; The municipalities of Breukelen-Nijenrode and Breukelen-St. Pieters were merged into the municipality of Breukelen on January 1, 1949.

Bohemians, wizards, jugglers or thieves, gypsies Gays, or to have you come, vintage engraving. Bohemians, wizards, jugglers or thieves, gypsies Gays, or to have you come, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660205

'Nemesis or Good Fortune', c1502 (1956). Artist: Unknown

St Rosalie, Rosalia, by Tedeschi, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Vintage Photograph. Painting of "Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem" by Rembrandt.

A Federalist cartoon attacking President Thomas Jefferson and his Government. President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) an American Founding Father and Third President of the United States. Dated 19th Century

Drawing entitled 'The last struggle of the day' 1892, by Giovanni Segatini (1858-1899) Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. In later life he combined a Divisionism painting style with Symbolist images of nature. He was active in Switzerland for most of his life.

Allegory on the situation of the Kingdom of Poland in 1773. Copper engraving by Johann Esaias Nilson

ESCENA DEL QUIJOTE - SIGLO XX - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: SEGRELLES JOSE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. DON QUIJOTE. SANCHO PANZA. Rocinante. RUCIO.

Flooding during the excavation of the Thames Tunnel, London,1828 (1836). Artist: Unknown

Man from Kaiser Wilhelms Land, today, the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea, in a canoe, 1885 / Mann vom Kaiser Wilhelms Land, heute, der nordöstliche Teil der Insel Neuguinea, im Kanu, 1885, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Legislation on Mount Sinai, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 128 mm, width 71 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Adam and Eve, "The Fall of Man", Engraving by Albrecht Durer, 1510

French Revolution (1789-1799). That will not last forever. Satirical engraving where ironically on the situation of the First and Third States. 18th century.

Illustration depicting a Chinese treadmill for raising water using a pallet chain pump. 1835

Heating of the board, vintage engraving. Heating of the board, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673521

Cartoon depicting the character 'Agriculture' looking to the horizon for good weather. Behind her are representatives of the farmers who had been suffering due to the unseasonable weather. Dated 19th Century

Square of palaver in the woods near Bismarckburg in Adeliland, West Africa, today known as Togo, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888

War - Charles H Cullen, circa 1916

Heating of the board, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Perseus slays Medusa

Colinet Departs in Sorrow: Riven Trunk at Right, from The Pastorals of Virgil. William Blake; English, 1757-1827. Date: 1821. Dimensions: 36 × 74 mm (image/block); 40 × 78 mm (sheet). Wood engraving on off-white wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Fallen Tree ca. 1785 Alexander Cozens British Plate 1 from Cozens's publication, "A New Method of Assisting the Invention in Drawing.". The Fallen Tree. Alexander Cozens (British, Russia 1717-1786 London). ca. 1785. Etching and aquatint, touched in pen and ink. Prints

Knight and Lady, Resting on a Journey, c. 1550, from the Latin Psalterium, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Girl from rich family sitting dreamy in the garden under a rose bush, dreaming of many worshipers men who desire to be with her, woodcut, 1888, Austria, Europe

The Court Jester William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916). , 1880. Etching on tan parchment-like tissue, Plate: 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (16.5 x 10.7 cm). American Art 1880

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