Historical Scenes in Print

Dramatic prints depicting significant events and characters from history, illustrated with intricate details and narrative elements.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Jugement de Pluton, sur les Dialogues des Morts, Judgment of Pluto, verso lower right - stamped, Pluto, the god of the underworld, sits on his throne to judge the souls of the dead. A procession of deceased historical figures - including Erasmus - has gathered before him. In the background Tartarus, the part of the underworld where the damned are punished. In the margin a two-line caption in French., print, book illustration, prints, height 77 mm, width 132 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1727 - 1727, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Jugement de Pluton, sur les Dialogues des Morts, Judgment of Pluto, verso lower right - stamped, Pluto, the god of the underworld, sits on his throne to judge the souls of the dead. A procession of deceased historical figures - including Erasmus - has gathered before him. In the background Tartarus, the part of the underworld where the damned are punished. In the margin a two-line caption in French., print, book illustration, prints, height 77 mm, width 132 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1727 - 1727, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by