Historical Letterpress Prints

Artistic prints featuring musical themes and letters, encapsulating creativity through various historical techniques and narratives.

Vignette with grieving figures, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print In the middle a man's bust on a console. Mourning figures on either side. paper etching mourning dress. scallop, shell ~ ornament

Musicerend Paar, Virgil, c. 1545 print Numbered in the top left: 10. Nuremberg paper etching clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm - CC - out of doors. notation of music - CC - out of doors. vocal music, singing

Letter W: The story of Wilhelm Tell, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing initial. William Tell

Herfst, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

Vignette with grieving figures, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print In the middle a man's bust on a console. Mourning figures on either side. paper etching mourning dress. scallop, shell ~ ornament

Letter E in a frame with a representation of the punishment of the children who spot Elisa, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters. two bears come out of the woods and tear the children who were mocking Elisha to pieces

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1790 print Berlin paper etching the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass. (traveller) resting in the open air

Holy Nicolaas of Myra plays on a Lier, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens. attributes of Apollo: lyre

Fire, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print Jupiter, seated on a cloud above a landscape with castle. paper engraving the four elements, and ether, the fifth element. fire (one of the four elements). (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)

Personifications of love, lust and chastity, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching

FEBRUARI, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Man sitting in front of a fireplace with two servants, one with a bunch of wood on his shoulder. Fish at the top of the constellation. France paper engraving February and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Pisces (zodiacal sign of February)

Sitting lion on a box / globe with tiara, anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs a lion sits on a box with the papal weapon. Under a globe. This is cleaved through a triple cross staff and a crook. A tiara floats above the globe. These are the currents of Pope Pius VI and Urbanus VII. paper engraving / letterpress printing beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty). insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara. earth, world as celestial body

Orpheus en Eurydice, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Orpheus and Eurydice

H. Maria, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Maria is beheaded by a soldier with a sword. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Letter P in a frame with a performance by Paul that is blinded by the appearance of Christ en route to Damascus, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper letterpress printing fancy letters. on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light

Thisbe flight to the lioness at the Bron, Anonymous, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1612 print Nuremberg paper Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Standing bearer with Virgilius Solis banner, after Urs Graf, 1524 - 1562 print paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Zurich (canton)

Putti who crowned the weapons of France and Navarra, Anonymous, Claude Mellan, in or after 1639 print France paper engraving / letterpress printing cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. armorial bearing, heraldry

Michele Bonelli in conversation with Hendrik IV of Navarra about his marriage, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1798 print Berlin paper etching ring. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Coat of arms, Anonymous, Anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper armorial bearing, heraldry

Eight dancing putti with exotic plants and animals, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. dancing. parts of church interior: niche

Hunters and Ladies keep an eye on a bird trap, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print From behind trees and bushes, hunters and ladies keep an eye on a bird trap. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Gramsalbus Geselt de Dwerg, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1793 print Berlin paper etching Literature. little people. instruments of torture, execution or punishment: scourge. monk(s), friar(s)

Mask with Lauwerkrans, François Chauueau, 1626 - 1676 print Male mask with laurel wreath and a cylindrical element on the right. And profil to the left. Paris paper etching mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Putti with coat of arms, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 A coat of arms with a putto on the left with the papal keys and tiara and on the right a putto with a cross staff and a pigeon with a branch. Left in the background a church building. Design for a print. paper. ink. chalk. pencil pen / brush armorial bearing, heraldry. armorial bearing, heraldry

Baptism of Christ, Orazio Borianni, After Rafaël, 1615 print Christ is baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordaan River. Behind John kneeling and floating angels. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

Frisian with eight busts of women, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Eight busts of women, and profil and directed towards each other in a two. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust - AA - female human figure. adult woman. hairdress - AA - ~ women. head-gear

Statue of two lower legs / statue of Hercules, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with a statue of two lower legs. Under a statue of Hercules with club. It concerns the foreignovers of Emperor Frederik de Schone. paper engraving / letterpress printing monument, statue. (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

Busts of two men with feathered hats on horseback, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1657 print (possibly) paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. horse. adult man. head-gear: hat (+ feathers used for clothes)

Portret Van Filips 2, Koning Van Spanje, Virgil, 1549 print Nuremberg paper engraving historical persons. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Three children with Trophy, Hans Holbein (II), 1547 print A child carries a captured armor like a trophy on a stick. Another child wears a shield and another attribute. A third child is sitting on the floor. paper child. children behaving like adults. trophy ~ battle, war. dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings

Beary Face With Animals, Anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print On the face of a bearded man is a basket filled with fruits. Two animals left and right. paper engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Keizer Nero in Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid and two vases. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Begging guardian chased an old beggar, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1800 print Berlin paper etching beggar. arrest (of criminal)

Personification of the earth with four putti as the four elements, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching earth (one of the four elements). year divided into four seasons. vegetables

Don Diego from Castile and his wife, 1641 Two performances on an album magazine. Left Don Diego from Castile scratching on his head. A sword in his right hand. On the right his wife with another man. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Two performances on an album magazine. Left Don Diego from Castile scratching on his head. A sword in his right hand. On the right his wife with another man. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing

Structure of a perpendicular line with a face on a house on a hill, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. low hill country. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage. adult man

Man is grabbed by his throat while a household goods are loaded on a cart, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing deprivation of air, choking. Menace, Intimidation; 'Minaccie' (Ripa). burglar, housebreaker. furniture and household effects

Braid work with flower in Central, Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print Three pass with a flower in the middle between batter work, which runs into stylized leaves. paper etching interlace ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Man and a woman on horseback and the constellation twins, anonymous, anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)

Spanish Nobile, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Cosimo Rosselli, Mr. G. T. Clough, London, 2387. Studies of man.. Illustrations, Prints. 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , Tuscany (Italy), Painters , Florence (Italy), Drawing, Men, Drapery in art

Zuil met anker / cornucopia met palmtak, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs is a column in the middle of a landscape. A rope with an anchor at the end. Under a field with a palm branch to which a horn of abundance is tied. On the left a church tower. paper engraving / letterpress printing column, pillar ~ architecture. parts of ship's exterior: anchor. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Ridder te paard in wapenuitrusting, anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) (rejected attribution), after Sébastien Leclerc (I), in or after 1647 - in or after 1714 print France paper etching / engraving riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. armour

Three torture techniques, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Beulen cuts out a man's tongue, scour a caught and stabs another tied man with a knife. Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing violent death by tearing out of tongue. torture. violent death by pricking

Vogel drops its feathers / hunting horn with star, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs a bird drops its feathers at the sun. Below that a hunting horn with a star at the mouthpiece. paper engraving / letterpress printing birds. hunting horn. sun represented as face, wheel, etc.

Palatine woman, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Letter U, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Let you against a background with braid and masks. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Title print with two musicians, Stefano della Bella, 1632 - 1664 print Playing a man on a barrel organ and a boy playing on a triangle. People dance in a circle in the background. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching musician. musician - CC - out of doors. group dancing. ring and square dancing (children's games)

Venus with a scale and bull (signs of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the top left: 5. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). Venus (planet). Libra (zodiacal sign of September). Taurus (zodiacal sign of April)

Catharina the Great Dressed as Lieutenant, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print With design for the caption in German and French. Berlin paper. pencil etching / writing (processes) History. woman dressed as man, travesty. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Three cartouches with a landscape, soldier and foliage, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. helmet. ornament derived from plant forms. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Bride of Saxony, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Diana, Nicholas Solo, 1552 - 1584 print paper engraving (story of) Diana (Artemis)

Northern Christian woman, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Woman on Ski'sw, Kinderne in a basket on the back. paper Woman on Ski'sw, Kinderne in a basket on the back. paper

Potemkin Kust de Hand van Catharina, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print With design for the caption in German and French. Berlin paper. pencil etching / writing (processes) History. court ceremonial, court etiquette. kissing the hand (lovers)

Mayor Joost Buyck van Amsterdam takes Philip II the oath, 1549, Barent de Bakker, after Hermanus Petrus Schouten, 1780 - 1782 print Mayor Joost Buyck of Amsterdam takes Philip II the oath as Count of Holland, 1549. Interior with the king standing in front of a table behind which the mayor has been sitting. Northern Netherlands paper etching swearing an oath (with two fingers raised) Amsterdam

View of the village of Bainville, Israel Silvestre, 1631 - 1661 print France paper etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Nancy

Three Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1860 - 1869 drawing Three heads. Signed on a piece of a printed matter with year 186 ... paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Ornament met bladranken, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Hunters set up a big fall, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape with hunters who have large nets tense to catch birds. In the foreground left and right hunters resting with their wives. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Portret Van Karel V, Anonymous, 1712 print Medallion with portrait of Charles V on a pedestal in the form of a tower with tilting and with flags and a harness with a double eagle coat of arms. Behind it a niche with hanging coats of arms. paper engraving historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life). pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)

Image of Johannes de Baptist with lamb and book, Lucas Cranach (I), 1509 - 1549 print Fragment of a book illustration of a statue of Johannes the Baptist with lamb and book. Wittenberg paper the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll

Portrait of Man in Harness with hat, Anonymous, François Chauueau (Possible), 1623 - 1676 print France paper etching armour. adult man. historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life)

Boemo Plebejo, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

First principles of drawing: legs and feet, 1787 - 1833 print Two performances on an album magazine with drawing examples of legs and feet. Numbered in the bottom right: 1 and 2. The print is part of an album. paper etching parts of the human body (skeleton excepted). legs. foot

Woman with four children, Giovanni Cattini, After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1735 - 1800 print A woman sits on the floor with her four small children. Italy paper engraving mother-love

Satyrkop, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Germany paper etching satyr(s) (in general)

Woman with arrow and coat of arms, anonymous, 1497 print Italy paper female sex; woman. archer's weapons: arrow. protective weapons: shield

Portrait of an unknown man with allegorical show, Johann Georg Penzel, 1769 - 1809 print paper etching / engraving historical persons. symbolic triumphs of individual persons

Vignette with harmony, Jan Punt, 1744 print The personalized harmony is on a cloud and plays on a winch. The show is caught in an ornamental frame that is decorated with musical instruments and sheet music. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Harmony, Regularity. lyre, cithara, psaltery. musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Letter H in an ornamented frame, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters

Noah builds the Ark, Orazio Borianni, After Rafaël, 1615 print Noah and his three sons build the ark. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching the building of the ark, and the embarkation (Genesis 7:5-9)

Bohemian nobleman, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

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

Four putti around a cartouche, Anonymous, After Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1705 print On the left draws a putto with his left hand, while with his right hand he grabs a coin from a bag. The angel or winged putto behind him may hold an incense vessel on a stick. The right putti have a writing spring and a lute in their hands. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Antwerp paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. writing tools. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo

Photo production of Le Contrat Rompu, Anonymous, After Maguin, 1870 - 1900 Photograph. visit card cardboard. photographic support albumen print painting, drawing and the graphic arts. interior of the house. adult man. adult woman

Arthur Middleton.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787

Nobile di Verona, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Portrait of a man, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing Signed and cut out of a man's silhouette. paper. ink pen / brush / snipping caricatures (human types)

Putto Met Een Ouroborus, Giovanni Cattini (attribute to), 1735 - 1800 print Italy paper engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Serpent Ouroboros

Wapentuig, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Shield, helmet, sword and other weaponry. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. 'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons

Vase with putti, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 An ornamented vase with a frieze of dancing putti. paper. ink pen / brush jar ~ ornament. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Dongzella noble Fuor of the house, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

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

Northern Huomini traveling, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Decorated letter E with three playing putti, anonymous, anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper initial

Frontispice pour Oeuvres nouvelles de Champfleury.. Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877). 1859. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Champfleury, 1821-1889

Kop, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing Cup. Signed on a part of an envelope or letter addressed to J. Taventrate. paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Mars with a ram and scorpion (signs of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Mars (Ares). Mars (planet). Aries (zodical sign of March). Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October). Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster

Letter A in a frame with a performance by Abraham that sacrifices a ram instead of Isaac, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper letterpress printing fancy letters. a ram caught in a thicket is sacrificed instead of Isaac

German nobleman and a woman from Amsterdam, 1641 Two performances on an album magazine. On the left the fictional portrait of a German nobleman with a golden chain in his hands. A kissing couple in the background. On the right a woman for a rack with stone jugs and boxes with the labels: Aloes, Scamone and Bisan. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Two performances on an album magazine. On the left the fictional portrait of a German nobleman with a golden chain in his hands. A kissing couple in the background. On the right a woman for a rack with stone jugs and boxes with the labels: Aloes, Scamone and Bisan. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing

Three figures at a table, Charles Emile Jacque, 1844 print France paper etching / drypoint / engraving drinking. table. historical persons - BB - woman

Allegorical show with father Time and History, Pieter van den Berge, 1702 print Father Time with hourglass points the personification of history with a book on a reinforced city in the distance. paper etching 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Father Time, man with wings and scythe Vronen

Two men in the construction of a city, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Romulus lays the foundation of Rome. building-site

Three Hebrews are burned in an oven, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper after the furnace has been heated seven times more, the three Hebrews are bound and thrown into the fire; their executioners are burnt by the flames

Young beggar standing in front of a man in a window, Charles Emile Jacque, 1844 print paper etching beggar. open window

Miniature portrait of Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of France, Anonymous, 1851 - c. 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album. paper albumen print queen, empress, etc. (wife of a ruler)

April, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A figure in a boat sailing along a city. At the top left an animal (rabbit). paper April and its 'labours' (+ with Taurus (April)). rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. city-view in general; 'veduta'

Bridge of the adultery, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching adulterer. Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa). bridge. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

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