Medieval Illustrations and Scenes

Vibrant historical illustrations depicting action and drama from medieval narratives, with a focus on clothing and contextual details.

The French hero Roland is knighted by the Sire de Longueval Date: circa 800

John Oxenham.. Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers) (1882-1945). Illustrations. 1920. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Action & adventure dramas, Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875. Westward ho!, Windows, Taverns (Inns), Bartenders, English , Clothing & dress , 1500-1599, Men , Clothing & dress , England , 1500-1599

The expulsion of sorgheel; The story of sorgheel. Sorgheaded, dressed in meager clothes, is driven out of the tavern by poverty, a woman who hits him with a tongs on his head. Pover bites him in his shoulder (a literal imagination of corrosive poverty). Weldde and Ghemack ran down the back and walk out for him. Print five out of six series. Ornamental picture frame around the representation of sorgheel. Two elementary poems in Dutch.

The French hero Roland is knighted by the Sire de Longueval Date: circa 800

Picture series Conquest of Mexico, reception after the return of Cortez, in Toledo, Spain, 1528 / Bildserie Eroberung von Mexiko, Empfang nach der Rückkehr von Cortez, in Toledo, Spanien, 1528, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Picture series in Rome in the Middle Ages, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ca 1900, in the public domain, exact date unkn...

España. Siglo XIX. Dibujo satírico alusivo a la política española. Este cuarto no se alquila. La república impide el paso a los germanos. Interior de la revista La madeja política, editado en Barcelona, junio de 1874.

The peace of Europe is assured. by Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist. Published 1893. Alexander III, labelled 'Russia', looking at Wilhelm II, labelled 'Germany', who returns the glare, as they walk along a pathway away from a statue of 'Peace', Alexander III is accompanied by Sadi Carnot labelled 'France' who is shaking his fist at Umberto I, labelled 'Italy', who in turn shakes his fist, Franz Joseph I, labelled 'Austria', accompanies Wilhelm II

Serie Berühmte Tragödien, Philipp II., von Victor Alfieri, Akt V., letzte Szene, Dolch oder Gift - nun wähle / Series Famous Tragedies, Philip II, by Victor Alfieri, Act V., Last Scene, Dagger or Poison - Now Choose, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), unaffected altars, church facility, sculptures and ornaments (0-0): Kreuzweg III (for church in Berlin-Lankwitz) (Atelier Ferdinand Busch). Pencil watercolor, whipped white, gold heighted on paper, on cardboard, 22.5 x 18.5 cm (including scan edges) Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946): Unzugeordnete Altäre, Kircheneinrichtung, Skulpturen und Ornamente

Seigneur & chatelaine - XVe siecle , Adults, Daggers & swords, Flowers, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Series Opera Theatre Old Berlin, Märkisches Ringelstechen, Elector Johann Georg celebrates the christening of his firstborn in Berlin in 1590, digital...

Series of German stage poets, Schiller, the Robbers, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknown

A masquerade: two men in masks pretend to play musical instruments for a young woman who is wearing a veil. Engraving after Jacques de Gheyn II.

Color print by an anonymous artist depicting the recovery of King Gambrinus, created around 1900. The image shows a legendary figure associated with beer and brewing traditions.

The living and the dead from The Triumph of Death. Saint Macarius reads a scroll and shows three decomposing bodies in open coffins to a group of young men and women hunting. Le Triomphe de la Mort. Fresco by Buonamico Buffalmacco in the cloisters of Camposanto, Pisa, 14th century. Chromolithograph by Franz Kellerhoven from Paul Lacroixs La Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a lEpoque de la Renaissance, Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Paris, 1873.

Hier wird dem Breutgam zwar die Braut doch nit bis in das Beth verthraut, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, Etching, stencil, hand colored with ink and gold, on board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, The horse-drawn wagon takes part in a Bavarian Peasant wedding procession, illustrating the saying inscribed below the image: Here the bride trusts the groom, but not yet as far as to the bridal chamber. 1 boxed deck of playing cards (79 prints): etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.

At Day's end, Vigils walked Christmas home, and the shortest Day left in a black fog., Walter Crane - Beauty & the Beast

The Grand Coronation Procession of Napoleon the 1st Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame by Gillray, James (1757-1815)/ Private Collection/ 1805/ England/ Etching, watercolour/ Caricature/ 24x78,7/ History

L'Estampe Moderne: Un Marché en Zélande, 1898. Fernand Piet (French, 1869-1942). Color lithograph; sheet: 40.2 x 30.4 cm (15 13/16 x 11 15/16 in.); image: 33 x 25.2 cm (13 x 9 15/16 in.).

Picture series Italian Masks, Pulcinelluzza / Bildserie Italienische Masken, Pulcinelluzza, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Serie Märchen Dornröschen, die Hochzeit / Series fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, the wedding, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Hab.t de la Corse from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 1700-1799 Anonymous, French, 18th century. Hab.t de la Corse from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 415970

Scene with devil by unknown artist, Copper engraving, watercolour, circa 1680, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian National Library, 28x33

Archers - XVe siecle , Men, Armor, Bows Archery, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Valentine 1874 Anonymous. Valentine. Anonymous. 1874. White card, chromolithography

Joan of Arc at the feet of Charles VII, c1429, (late 19th century). Joan of Arc (1412-1431) kneels before Charles (1403-1461), the king of France. Card from a series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle.

The Two Lovers, 16th Century, Woodcut

Coloured illustration depicting a medieval scene of a troubadour playing his lyre to a young couple.

Thus I lay and thus I wielded my blade, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Falstaff, Henry IV, (1893)

Liebig Picture Series From Venice, At the Cistern, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban, French military engineer, 1898. Artist: Gilbert

España. Castilla. Tipos populares del siglo XVIII. Vendedora ambulante de cebollas.

Woodcut print depicting Nicholas Blunt (alias Nicholas Gennings) as an upright man with his counterfeit crank.

The result of numerous visits. A couple with seven (screaming) children. Manneken Pis (Dutch for 'little pee man'), also known in French as the 'petit Julien', is a very famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. This fold-out postcard album contains humorous sketches relating to the statue and individuals reactions on viewing it! circa 1920

Historia general del Piru.

Erema, Foma i Paramoshka.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Kleidung, Mode in Italien, frühe Renaissance 1425-1480, Herolde und Könige, von links, vier Herolde, dann ein vornehmer Mann, ein Jüngling in einer ku...

Historia de Catalunya. Sitio de Barcelona por los ejércitos del moro Almanzor (939-1002) y derrota del conde Borrell II (927-992) en el año 985. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

This chromolithograph shows the French king Louis XIII at age 16, when he took control of the country as king. He is the figure in the yellowish outfit, with a plumed hat, at the top of the stairs. Louis had ascended the throne as a minor, in 1610, and so his mother, Marie de' Medici, ruled as regent. He turned 13 in 1614, but Marie continued as regent and ruler til 1617, when Louis at age 16, with his supporters, overthrew his mother and her supporters. This lithograph is by Crispin de Pas, a well-known Dutch publisher and engraver who died in 1637.

Illustration by alphonse Mucha for the book 'Clio' (1900); by French author, Anatole France. Anatole France (1844 - 1924); was a French poet, journalist, and novelist.

Historia de Catalunya. Intento de asesinato del rey Fernando II de Aragón (1452-1516), llamado el Católico que tuvo lugar en Barcelona, Principado de Catalunya, el 7 de diciembre de 1492. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

The Austrians surrended Lvov to the Russians... (Poster), Mayakovsky, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930)

The donkey, which carries reliquity; La Fontaine Fabel; Imagerie Artistique / Série 8. Leaf with a large show from Jean de la Fontaine Fabel, from the donkey that wears relics. A donkey runs with relics through the street, spectators kneel. At the top right a text block with fresh rules. Numbered top left: Série 8. - No. 8.

Smoke Gail & Ax's Little Joker tobacco. , Men, Angels, Bears, Tobacco products, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Coloured illustration depicting a scene from a fairy tale with a princess and a knight. Illustrated by Georges Lepape (1887-1971), French poster artist, illustrator and fashion designer

The figures pictured here are Franks from the years A.D. 700 to 800. They are, from left to right: a man of rank, a princess, and a woman of rank. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, exact date unknownSeries of famous Italian town halls, Italy, Rome, Campidoglio, 1253, Brancaleone dAndalo, Roman senator, announces that the strongholds of the barons in the city are to be destroyed, exact date unknown, Europe

Picture series Alibaba, 1883, Paris, the robber seeks shelter with Ali Baba, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Series Christopher Columbus, Triumphant Entry into Barcelona, 15 April 1493, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Allegory of Europe, from playing cards "Jeu d'Or" 1700-1799 Anonymous, French, 18th century. Allegory of Europe, from playing cards "Jeu d'Or". Anonymous, French, 18th century. 1700-1799. Etching and hand coloring (watercolor)

Picture series musical instruments, mandolin from Italy / Bilderserie Musikinstrumente, Mandoline aus Italien, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Series of famous Italian town halls, Italy, Florence, Palazzo vecchio, 1494, Pier Capponi tears up the treaty to Carl VIII of France, Historic, digita...

Albrecht Altdorfers drawing in dark brown ink, brush, watercolor, and gold on parchment depicts Emperor Maximilian Is triumphal procession during the conquest of part of Lower Austria and the Hungarian war.

Who weighs more'. Cartoon on the Prussian three class franchise system (Dreiklassenwahlrecht) introduced in 1849 for election to the Lower House of the Prussian state parliament. Men over 24 were eligible to vote and were divided into three classes acco

Two ladies by Faustin.

Giuseppe garibaldi

Punch in prison Date: 1828

Serie Musikinstrument, Mandoline, italienischer Edelmann spielt Liebeslieder auf der Mandoline / Series musical instrument, mandolin, italian nobleman playing love songs on mandolin, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei, genaues Datum unbekannt.

Selling Persian carpets in Le Printemps, French department store Date: 1907

Russians at Nagasaki ca. 1830 Unidentified artist Russian officer Nikolay Rezanov (1764-1807) stands in the port of Nagasaki. He faces a soldier at left, and his attendant, at right, holds a Russian flag. A yellow cartouche at upper left reads Illustration of Russians who arrived at Nagasaki in the ninth month of the first year of the Bunka era [1804.”. Russians at Nagasaki. Unidentified artist Japanese, 19th century. Japan. ca. 1830. Woodblock print (kappazuri); ink and stencil-printed color on paper; vertical aiban. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

'Guy Fawkes and the Conspirators', (c1872). Creator: Unknown.

Photos Series The discovery of the sea route to India, departure of Vasco da Gama with three ships and a small boat provisions of Lisbon on March 25, 1497 / Bilderserie Die Entdeckung des Seewegs nach Indien, Abfahrt von Vasco da Gama mit drei Schiffen und einem kleinen Proviantschiff von Lissabon am 25. März 1497, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Picture series about the glutton Gargantua, the pot is empty, even more I would eat, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Slavnyi vitez' bova korolevich. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Historia de Catalunya. Resistencia de Puigcerdà durante el sitio de las tropas francesas mandadas por el duque de Noailles en 1678. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Vienna, Prater, Entrance , Brothers Kohn KG B, Producer, after, Karl Feedtag -, Drawer

Serie Aus Japan, Damengesellschaft auf einem Sommerausflug, im Hintergrund der Berg Fuji / Series From Japan, society of ladies on a summer trip, Mount Fuji in the background, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei, genaues Datum unbekannt.

Europe. Renaissance era. 16th century. Peasant couple embracing. Engraving by Jost Amman, 1599. Later colouration.

'UNITED SERVICE'

Picture series The Trojan War, Paris abducts Helen, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknown

REPRESENTACION DE MALAGA - LA RECONQUISTA DE MALAGA - MOSAICO DE LA PLAZA DE ESPAÑA DE SEVILLA - SIGLO XX. Location: España Square. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

The Pilgrims set out Date: First published: circa 1387

Daniel O'Connell plays chess with Lord Melbourne while Britannia watches. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.

Photos Series monuments of ancient Rome, Italy, Pyramid of Cestius, Cestius Pyramid / Bilderserie Baudenkmäler des alten Rom, Italien, Pyramide des Cestius, Cestius-Pyramide, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Colored woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting Nicostrata, showing figure, gestures, clothing, and mythological or royal context.

Schultz's Vaterland Seife. Schultz's Vaterland Seife

Serie Christoph Kolumbus, Landung in der neuen Welt, 12. Oktober 1492 / Christopher Columbus series, Landing in the New World, October 12, 1492, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Russian Poster and Graphic design, Color lithograph, 1884, Russia, Moscow, Russian Master State History Museum, 54x72

Collector's picture series The Carnival of Rome, Throwing Flowers, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Valentine 1880 Anonymous. Valentine. Anonymous. 1880. White card, chromolithography, gold lithography, cameo embossing

Serie Götter des Altertums, Griechenland, Zeuss, religöse Tänze zu Ehren des Zeus / Ancient gods series, Greece, Zeuss, religious dances in honor of Zeus, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Adrià Gual / Dibujo. Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.

Federico I de Hohenstaufen (1122-1190), llamado Barbarroja por el color de su barba, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico.

Tiles at El Madrono Tapas bar. Madrid, Spain

Ayer's Ague Cure. Ayer's Ague Cure

Series Der Argonautzug, Jason plows with the angry bulls, Series The Argonauts, Jason plows with the angry bulls, Argonauts saga is a thematic complex of Greek mythology and deals with the journey of Jason and his companions to Colchis in the Caucasus, the search for the Golden Fleece and its theft, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Francois I creates knight at Bayard, 1515, 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection.

République Française (Ti)

Serie Götter des Altertums, Skyndinavien, Wotan, Opfer des Königs vor dem Kriegszug / Ancient gods series, Skyndinavia, Wotan, sacrifice of the king before the war campaign, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Sage by Hans HeilingSage of Hans Heiling at Karlovy Vary

Man in Shackles.

Adrià Gual / Figurín para teatro. Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.

Carnival delights, Modern Art in Master Woodcuts, yearbook from 1900

Feast 1904, by Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918), Russian, Georgian primitivist painter, who posthumously rose to prominence.

Fishwife selling smoked herrings, from Les Cris de Paris, Cries of Paris, coloured woodcut, c.1515, reign of Francois I

Serie Sport, Schlittschuhlaufen auf dem Eis / Series sports, skating on the ice, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei, genaues Datum unbekannt.

Serie Berühmte Bildhauer, Christian Rauch und Andreas Schlüter, digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Liebig Sammelbildes von ca 1900

Bilderserie berühmte Maler, Rembrandt van Ryn und Franz Hals, Holland, Liebigbild, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19....

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