Narrative Engravings and Letterpress

Prints illustrating biblical or mythological narratives, often accompanied by decorative elements and featuring intricate details in composition.

Printing brand for the Officina Plantiniana, Anonymous, After Cornelis Galle (I), After Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print Printing brand for the Plantijn-Moretus printing company in Antwerp. In the middle a hand with a passer, a reference to the sign of the printing company "The Golden Passer". On a spell band the motto of Christoffel Plantijn: Labore et Constantia. Antwerp paper engraving compasses. device (trade-mark of printer or publisher)

Estranding, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers

Fabel Van Mercury en de Houthakker, Virgil, 1566 print Nuremberg paper (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Two dancing farmers, Franz Isaac Brun, c. 1559 - c. 1596 print paper engraving farmers. dancing

Creation of Eva, Fall and expulsion from Paradise, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving Eve is fashioned from Adam's rib. Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her). Eve offers the fruit to Adam. an angel chases Adam and Eve out of paradise with a (flaming) sword

Letter C in a frame with a performance of the spies Joshua and Kaleb who return from Eskol with a large TROS grapes, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper letterpress printing fancy letters. the spies take away some of the fruits of Canaan and return, usually carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole

February, anonymous, after Virgil, 1524 - 1612 print Numbered in the middle: 2. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching February and its 'labours'. Pisces (zodiacal sign of February)

Letter I in a frame with a performance by Adam and Eva surrounded by animals in paradise, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper letterpress printing fancy letters. Adam and Eve in paradise (before the Fall)

Winter triumph, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chariot, triumphal car. winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year). (story of) Aeolus, guardian of the winds; 'Eolo' (Ripa). (story of) Saturn (Cronus). (story of) Janus

Moon Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene). chariot, triumphal car. moon as celestial body. clouds

Ornament with whistling putto, 1727 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. transverse flute

Bust in the oval of George III of England, Anonymous, 1760 - 1820 drawing paper. ink pen

BRAARING DAR with a jug, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). court jester, court fool

Naked man with a fee in a niche, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude. parts of church interior: niche

Twee Vignetten puts Drie Putti, Jacques -Philippe le Bas, After Hubert François Gravelot, 1717 - 1783 print print maker: Parisafter drawing by: France paper etching cartoons. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Army of Sanherib, king of Assyria, is by an angel, Anonymous, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper at night, an angel of the Lord decimates the Assyrian camp: 185.000 soldiers are killed

Dancing Farmers: March and April, Hans Sebald Beham, 1546 - 1547 print Numbered: 2, 3 and 4. paper engraving one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple. farmers. seasons of the year represented by concepts other than personifications, human activities, landscapes, or still lifes of flowers and/or fruits (e.g. biblical scenes)

Cupidos to play an urn in a landscape, Sigmund Ferdinand Ritter von Perger, 1788 - 1841 drawing Possible design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Urn. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Mars with a ram and scorpion (signs of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 3. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Mars (Ares). Mars (planet). Aries (zodical sign of March). Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October)

November, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Two women are processing the harvest next to a number of hay bales. At the top left a archer. Netherlands paper letterpress printing November and its 'labours' (+ with Sagittarius (November)). harvest

Vignette with naked boy and girl who points to a animal skull on a stick, Noël Le Mire, after Hubert François Gravelot, 1760 print France paper etching boy (child between toddler and youth). girl (child between toddler and youth). skull as danger signal

Portret van René François de Beauvau, Charles Nicolas Cochin (i), after Georg Friedrich Schmidt, after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1738 Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching

Rest during the hunt, Ercole Bazicaluva (Circle of), c. 1620 print A group of two women and six young men, sitting on the floor together with a dog. paper etching dog. hunters resting during the hunt

Cartouche with coat of arms on which three dolphins, 1608 Cartouche with coat of arms on which three dolphins (possibly from Joannes Delphinus to whom the card was dedicated). In the middle of a cherub. It is a fragment of a map of Bologna and Vicenza. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Cartouche with coat of arms on which three dolphins (possibly from Joannes Delphinus to whom the card was dedicated). In the middle of a cherub. It is a fragment of a map of Bologna and Vicenza. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

Vignette with woman in a forest, in the background Romulus and Remus, Jean -Baptiste Louis Massard, after Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen, 1782 - 1812 print paper etching / letterpress printing Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'

Vignette with drawing and painting utensils, Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1782 - 1824 print Two putti are displayed for a basement or base without a inscription. The left putto holds a drawing and drawing utensils and the right putto is in a painted cloth with a palette and brushes in the hand. There are different drawing and painting supplies between them. North Netherlands paper etching painting ~ applied arts (+ materials ~ arts). drawing-instruments. base (~ column, pillar)

Mars controls a woman with torch, Bénédict Alphonse Nicolet, 1753 - 1806 print paper etching / letterpress printing (story of) Mars (Ares)

Old man with skull, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1809 - 1837 print The man has a beard and a bald head. He looks at the bottom right. He has a skull in his left hand. Possibly the saint Hieronymus. Haarlem paper old man. (human) skull. specific aspects ~ St. Jerome - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

Design for a corner of a list, anonymous, c. 1735 - c. 1750 drawing France graphite (mineral). ink brush

Catharina takes care of one of the girls at the court, 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. adolescent, young woman, maiden

Fabel Van De Virgil, 1566 print Nuremberg paper conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. city-view in general; 'veduta'

Fries met Zes Bustes in Lauwerkransen, Virgil, 1541 print Busts of three men and three women, and Profil and in two to each other. Nuremberg paper engraving chest, bust. head-gear. helmet

Eva offers Adam the forbidden fruit, Giovanni Lanfranco, After Rafaël, 1607 print Adam is sitting on the floor and Eva is at the tree of good and evil in which the snake is. Eva gives a fruit to Adam. paper etching Eve offers the fruit to Adam

Liefde (Charity), Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Letter O: David with Harp in the front a procession, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing David's triumph, but David without the head of Goliath. initial

Valerius Maximus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man, turned to the right. The man has his hat with his left hand. The text identifies him as the writer Valerius Maximus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Beggar seated warming his hands at a chafing dish, François Vivares, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1719 - 1780 print paper etching Begin

Weapon template with rider who says goodbye to his wife, 1596 print paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. parting, leave-taking (of lovers)

Alexander Suwarow sits by the fire, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print With design for the caption in German and French. Berlin paper. pencil etching / writing (processes) History. (military) camp with tents. camp-fire; watch-fire

Old man with a beard and a stick, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Netherlands paper .

Medallion with double portrait of Karel IV, king of Spain, and consort, Raphael Morghen, after Stefano Tofanelli, c. 1788 - c. 1789 print A base with a Madaillon with a double portrait of Charles IV, King of Spain, and his consort. Around the medallion the personifications of justice (Justitia), Faith (Fides) and Love (Caritas). Italy paper engraving / etching historical persons. ornament ~ medallion. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Rabbit Yacht, Anonymous, After Hans Bol, 1631 print On the banks of a river, a few hunters hunt with their dogs on rabbits. On the left, a hunter stops his gun. Other hunters are falling. A smoking tower in the distance. There are a church on the other riverbank. print maker: Low Countriesprint maker: Rotterdamafter design by: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting. river

Putto shoots cannonballs, Anonymous, After Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1705 print print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Antwerp paper engraving / etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Fireams: Cannon

Hermann caught Julchen with the prince, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print With caption and page reference in German. Berlin paper etching interrupted meeting, lovers caught by surprise

Photo production of a print with Ludwig van Beethoven sleeping on his piano by Aimé de Lemud, H, After Aimé de Lemud, 1870 - 1900 Photograph. visit card cardboard. photographic support albumen print historical persons. portrait of composer

Allegory: A faltering lady at the Spiegel, Sigmund Ferdinand Ritter von Perger, 1788 - 1841 drawing Possible design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush mirror

Psyche falls in love with Cupido, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 24. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25)

Man with lance in a landscape, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print Numbered: 16. paper engraving helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance. sports, games and physical performances

Farmer and farmer's wife between agricultural equipment and horse and cow as a frame of cartouche with Vers, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), After Abraham Bloemaert, After Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1620 print Title print for a series of 26 landscapes to Abraham Bloemaert. The cartouche with the title is surrounded by agricultural equipment, a shepherd and a shepherdin and a horse and a cow. Amsterdam paper etching farmers. agricultural implements. horse. cow. agriculture, cattle-breeding, horticulture, flowerculture, etc.

Two hands and a begging bag / open pomegranate, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two hands shake hands, surrounded by a begging bag. Under two crossed scepter through a crown above an open pomegranate. These are foreign exchange of Philip II. paper engraving / letterpress printing fruits: pomegranate. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral). gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands. beggars' procession

Company men and women in a peasant stable, Matthias Scheits, 1676 print paper etching farmers

Triumphocht van Autumn, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chariot, triumphal car. autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year). (story of) Ceres (Demeter). 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. (story of) Silenus. (story of) Vertumnus

Venus op Bed, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). attributes of Mars

Juni, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Two shepherds and a shepherd. The shepherdess cuts the wool of a sheep. At the top of the constellation of lobster. France paper engraving June and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Cancer (zodiacal sign of June)

Personification of wealth, 1632 - 1661 print Text in Latin in the lower margin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving Wealth, opulence; 'Option', 'RECEIVED' (RIPA)

Hercules Worstelt Met Antaeus Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules

Vignette with two music -making putti, Jacques -Philippe Le Bas, 1717 - 1783 print Paris paper etching cartoons. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Beered Man with Cap, Carl Ludwig Stieglitz, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1737 - 1787 print print maker: Germanyafter drawing by: Netherlands paper etching head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes). beard. old man

Ornament with women's face, Bernard Picart, 1720 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Beenstudies, Guido Reni (attributed to), 1585 - 1642 drawing paper. chalk legs. legs

Allegorical representation with poetry, ignorance, envy and Muzes, Gerard de Lairesse, 1705 print Behind a coat of arms of Castricum is the personification of poetry. On the right try ignorance and envy with torch and firewood to prevent her from sitting on the throne. Thaleia and Melpomene, the muses of comedy and tragedy, are left. There are two saters in the foreground. Amsterdam paper etching symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'Stupidití overo Stolidití' (Ripa). Invidia (Envy) as Roman personification. single Muses

Line piece with a ruin of a castle at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. landscape with ruins

Three men in conversation, Unknown, 1709 print Three men are talking to each other. In the background, seen by a round arch, a man holds a mask in front of the face of a satap. paper etching conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. satyr(s) (in general)

Catharina De'Medics gets to see the severed head of Coligny, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching head of a beheaded person Paris

Elisabeth van Hungary with coat of arms in Rolwerk Fronting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching St. Elizabeth (one of the nine worthiest women)

Slapende Man, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors

Sol with a lion (sign of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered below: III. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan. sun as celestial body. Leo (zodiacal sign of July)

Saints and putti around a cartouche, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1661 print print maker: Francepublisher: Metz paper etching Female Saint. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. ornament ~ cartouche

April, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Figures working in a fenced garden and on the land. In the middle of a bull. paper letterpress printing April and its 'labours' (+ with Taurus (April)). garden. ploughing. sowing

Columns of Hercules with crown / columns of Hercules with crown and eagle, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above the two columns of Hercules in the sea with a crown above it. Under the two columns of Hercules. One of the columns now stands on land. A crown above that and an eagle. The foreign exchange of Karel V. paper engraving / letterpress printing pillars of Hercules

Ornament with Draken, Bernard Picart, 1723 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. dragon

Falconry, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Hunters hunt in a landscape with the help of falcons on wild birds. print maker: Italypublisher: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Butterfly and flames, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1895 print A butterfly above a water. At the top four flames. Japanese paper (handmade paper) insects: butterfly. Holy Ghost represented as flames

Gekroonde Ouroboros Met ster / Viool, Anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a crowned Ouroboros with an eight -pointed star in the middle. Under a string instrument. These are the foreignovers of Anna Boleyn and Anna van Kleef. paper engraving / letterpress printing serpent Ouroboros. violin, fiddle

Kop, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Justitia tramples Nero, Allaert Claesz. (Possible), 1520 - 1550 print A female personification of Justitia with sword and scales puts her right leg on a lying naked male figure with the inscription next to him: Nero. paper. ink engraving Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph. one Virtue vs. figure representing a Vice. (story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor

Rover kills his co -rovers in front of the entrance of a cave, Jan Luyken, 1698 print Amsterdam paper etching robber. killing ~ aggressive relationships. cave, grotto

November, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Three figures slaughtering a cow. Figures working on the land in the background. At the top right an archer. paper letterpress printing November and its 'labours' (+ with Sagittarius (November)). harvest

Turkish man adores an image, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Asiatic races and peoples: Turks. miscellaneous religions, cults and doctrines

Man raises his hands to heaven for the scaffold, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1798 print Berlin paper etching execution ~ military disciplinary punishment. arm raised upward - AA - both arms or hands. violent death by beheading Paris

Frisian with centaur, two putti and two birds, Giulio Bonasone, After Parmigianino, 1501 - 1580 print A Frisian with a centaur whose tail ends in leaf ornament. There are two putti and two birds at and between the tail. Italy paper etching / engraving foliage ~ ornament. centaurs. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. predatory birds: eagle

Four men and a woman drinking and making music, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching alcoholic drinks. vocal music, singing - CC - out of doors. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo - CC - out of doors. transverse flute - CC - out of doors. notation of music - CC - out of doors

Roof van Proserpina, Marc Christoph Steudner, 1686 - 1704 print Augsburg paper etching the rape of Proserpina (by Pluto in his chariot); possibly with Diana and Minerva trying to rescue her

Wrestling putti with plants and dead animals, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. parts of church interior: niche. wrestling (sport). game, hunted animals

Onmatigheid, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Gluttony, intemperance, 'gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo aviditè', 'voracitè (Ripa) ~ Personification of one of the seven deadly sins

Blackwork Ornament with medallion surrounded by birds, Jacques Hurtu, 1615 - 1620 Blackwork ornament with medallion with four corner pieces. The ornaments are surrounded by different birds. Number 5 from a series of six ornament prints for goldsmiths. paper engraving

Nukey old woman, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing old woman. lovers; courting, flirting. Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa)

CRAANVOOR A WINST / TOE WITH BIRDS, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a crane with a stone in his leg in front of a vine. In addition, a medallion with Januskop. Under a tree populated by birds. paper engraving / letterpress printing Janus' head, two-faced head. Prudentia (Prudence) as Roman personification. shore-birds and wading-birds: crane. birds

Relief with sea creatures and sea gods, François Perrier, 1645 print Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. Print is part of an album. paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. other Nereids (or sea-nymphs). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. swimming mammals: dolphin

Blackwork Ornament in the form of a Beetle, Jean Toutin, 1619 Black work ornament in the form of a beetle. Left and right a small beetle. Among them a lady and gentleman, standing for a playman who plays a wind instrument. Part of a series of ornament prints for goldsmiths and enamelers. paper engraving ornament derived from animal forms. insects: beetle. one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors

Woman with scepter and crown and coat of arms in landscape, Anonymous, 1497 print Woman with scepter and crown sitting in landscape. There is a coat of arms next to her. Italian book pressure is on the Verso. Italy paper female sex; woman. crown (symbol of sovereignty). sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)

Krakeel, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing Three men in conversation about a shot hare. Signed on the back of a part of an envelope addressed to J. Taventrate. paper. ink pen hunter

Caution (Prudentia), Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Jacob Matham, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1600 print paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Janus' head, two-faced head

Construction of a circle in a triangle with a man and a dog at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing circle (~ planimetry, geometry). triangle (~ planimetry, geometry). adult man. dog

Vignet Met Schild DANGU GOLLO MARCHI BIRT by BIRTO BRIAN MARCANIESI, 1730 - 1730 drawing paper. ink pen 'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons. trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament

Landscape with three men in conversation, Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, 1616 - 1680 print A wide river landscape with a settlement on a hill. In the foreground left three men in conversation. Italy paper etching landscapes. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. river. conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

Braid work with flower in Central, Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print Three pass with a flower in the middle, flanked by two volutes that run into leaves. paper etching interlace ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Rider with a woman on the back, Stefano della Bella, 1642 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFranceFrance paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Apostles go away, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Perino del Vaga, After Rafaël, 1645 - 1700 print Closed double doors. On the left there are apostles that run away. Print maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City Figter Design by: Vatican City paper etching / engraving Christ sends apostles out in pairs (Matthew 10:1-16; Mark 6:7-11; Luke 9:1-5)

Man for a crash of prints on a wall, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print paper engraving / snipping print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

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