War and Historical Events

Engravings depicting significant historical moments, including battles and sieges. The scenes are filled with soldiers, dramatic landscapes, and intricate architectural details, conveying tension and

The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria. As far as is known the first lighthouse ever built. It was commissioned by the first Hellenistic king of Egypt Ptolemy II. The tower was built between 297 and 283 B.C. and served for nearly 1,500 years for successively the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. It stood on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean, just outside the port of Alexandria, Egypt. In the foreground right Ptolemy II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Knidos. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the eight wonders of the world, Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos The eight wonders of the world (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572, paper, engraving, h 214 mm × w 266 mm

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 10: Dutch and Foreign Events, 1587-1612, Surrender of Wachtendonk to Mansfelt, 1588, 20 December 1588. Episode from the Cologne War. With a caption of 8 lines in German and 3 lines in French. Numbered lower left: 254. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 223 mm, width 278 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1591, paper, etching, etchings

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 7: Dutch Events, 1576-1577, Murder on the Market in Maastricht, 1576, Murder and plundering by Spanish and German soldiers on the Market in Maastricht, October 20, 1576. Fighting and massacres on the market in front of the town hall. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered bottom left: 110. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album sheet, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 206 mm, width 279 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1579, paper, etching, etchings

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, Siege of Mantua, 1629-1630, recto bottom right within the plate border - written, Siege of Mantua by the imperial army, 1629-1630. View of the city from the besiegers' army lamp. Without caption. Bottom right with pen numbered: 427. The print is part of an album., print, picture, news print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, 427 427, height 240 mm, width 320 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1632, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

Hogenberg, Frans, Northern Netherlands, Arrival of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp, 1582, Arrival of Anjou in Antwerp, 19 February 1582. He is greeted by William of Orange, on a podium he receives the cloak and hat of the Duke of Brabant, in the foreground the procession enters the city. With a 4-line caption in Latin. Numbered 131. Printed on the back with text in Latin., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 134 mm, width 158 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1613 - 1615, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590

The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria. As far as is known the first lighthouse ever built. It was commissioned by the first Hellenistic king of Egypt Ptolemy II. The tower was built between 297 and 283 B.C. and served for nearly 1,500 years for successively the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. It stood on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean, just outside the port of Alexandria, Egypt. In the foreground right Ptolemy II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Knidos. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the eight wonders of the world, Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos The eight wonders of the world (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572, paper, engraving, h 214 mm × w 266 mm

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, Margaret of Parma led out by Alva, 1568, Margaret of Parma led out by Alva Brussels, August 30, 1568. A procession with Alva and the governor leaves the city, in the background the walled city. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 54. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, news print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 212 mm, width 285 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1572, paper, etching, etchings

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, Margaret of Parma led out by Alva, 1568, Margaret of Parma led out by Alva Brussels, 30 August 1568. Procession with Alva and the governor leaves the city, the walled city in the background. With 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 10., print, picture, news print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 210 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1570, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings

Plate 6: Romans Defeated Near the Rhine, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm Societas) 1611 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 6: Romans Defeated Near the Rhine, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm Societas). Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1611. Etching, first state of two, issue 1 (Bartsch). Prints

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Flight into Egypt, verso top center - written, The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt. Mary sits on a donkey with the Christ Child in her arms. Joseph accompanies them. The ox is also present. In the background a ruin and the Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, NK-2-11, height 208 mm, width 361 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1547 - 1551, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1498 - 1574, Work conception

Winter landscape with winter scenes. December is the month of slaughter. Central to the scene is the slaughter of pigs, after which the animals are smoked and salted. In the background the cattle are being slaughtered. In the top center, the constellation of Capricorn. In this series of the twelve months, each month is depicted with its typical human activities, its climatic features and its constellation., December The twelve months (series title), print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), print maker: Hans Bol, (rejected attribution), Antwerp, (possibly), 1545 - 1608, paper, etching, w 166 mm × h 120 mm

Carroussel in Florence with Hercules; Carroussel in honor of the marriage of Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans; Il Mondo Festeggiante. A big hercules character who wears a big globe on his shoulders in the amphitheater in the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Around men in costumes on foot and on horseback.

Sadeler, Johann (I), Bol, Hans, Keulen, The four seasons, Autumn, verso - stamped, Autumn. The male personification of the season of autumn with a wreath of leaves on his head, a horn of plenty in his hand, sitting in a landscape, next to him a man with grapes. In the background the harvest. On the left the hay is brought in, on the right the wine harvest. The sky shows the constellations: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. In the caption a verse of 4 lines in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 220 mm, width 293 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1534 - 1593-11-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Tournament on the Grote Markt in Brussels, 1569, 1569 - 1570 print Tournament on the Grote Markt in Brussels, 1569. Knights in armor fight each other with Lans and Zwaard, from the right some dressed figures come on the square. With caption of 8 lines in German. Numbered: 16. Cologne paper etching tournament Large market

Tortorel, Jacques, Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Castelnau comes to Amboise, 1560, Michel de Castelnau discovers the Amboise plot, 13-15 March 1560. With 8-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 20. The print is part of an album., print, prent, historieprent, albumblad, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 208 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1571, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception

France, Tortorel, Jacques, Der anschlage zu Amboise hinder kommen und emdecket den 13. 14. und 15. Mertzens 1570, Ontdekking van het plot van Amboise, 1560, 13-15 March 1560 (the year on the print is incorrectly indicated as 1570). Groups of horsemen in the woods outside the town of Amboise on the Loire. In the caption the legend AL in German. Unnumbered., print, pictorial print, historical print, prints, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 374 mm, width 488 mm, French, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1570, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Haarlem, Glorification of the Teutonic Order, in particular of the Alden Biesen Commandery Biesen, View of Bekkevoort Castle, View of Bekkevoort Castle near Diest. At the top of the image a banderole with Latin text and a coat of arms. This print is part of an extensive image, composed of 20 separate plates, of the history and works of the Teutonic Order (middle) surrounded by images of the Alden Biesen land commandery (bottom) and the associated commanderies (left and right)., print, prints, height 167 mm, width 246 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1700, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

Switzerland, Geneva, View of the city by Capranica, engraving

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot, Fireworks on the Arno, Florence, 1621 Fireworks on the Arno, Florence

Perrissin, Jean, Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Attack on Bourges by the Huguenots thwarted, 1569, 21 December 1569. View of the city where the attack of the Protestant troops is repelled. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 70. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 208 mm, width 281 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1571, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1538 - 1611

Face on the sulfur resources of Pozzuoli; Spectatoribvs Philip Gallevs. Forum Vulcani Vocauit Antiquas, Socum in Agro Putolano. The sulfur sources at the Pozzuoli volcano. Travelers come to see the works. Artists outline the work. Some workers are discharged who have become unwell because of the vapors. In the background De Havenplaats Pozzuoli. The print has a Latin overscription.

Galle, Philips, Northern Netherlands, Goltzius, Hendrick, The triumphal chariot of War, Allegory of the causes and consequences of war. The personification of War (Bellum) rides on a triumphal chariot drawn by four horses, at the front a procession of personifications of various elements that precede the outbreak of war. From above the mountains comes a procession with heroes and famous military leaders from the Old Testament. On the left the land and the sea ravaged by war. In the clouds the personification Victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. In the cartouche at the top left is a paper with a Bible text pasted., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 197 mm, width 361 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, print maker, prentmaker, 1578 - 1578, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publish

Padtbrugge, Herman, Northern Netherlands, Raid on Chatham, 1667, The Raid on Chatham and the destruction of the English fleet on 20 June 1667 by the Dutch fleet under De Ruyter. On the right a group of officers at a burning building., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller Historical Plates, height 175 mm, width 282 mm, 1656 - 1687-06-07, print maker, printmaker, 1674 - 1676, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design of

Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, The siege and relief of Leyden: 1574, Siege and relief of Leiden, 1574, 1574. Map of Leiden and surroundings in bird's-eye view, in the foreground battles between the Geuzen and the Spanish soldiers. Above the title in clouds an allegorical battle is fought by personifications of Freedom, Holland, Leiden, Orange and the True Faith. On either side examples of the paper emergency money put into circulation during the siege., print, engraving, historical print, prints, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 418 mm, width 485 mm, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1687 - 1691, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, engraving (printing process)

France, Type de la Religion, The ship of the militant Catholic Church, The ship of the militant Catholic Church. Sailing ship representing the Roman Church manned by all kinds of officials and parts of the Catholic Church. The pope sits in a sloop behind the ship together with the worldly followers of the church. The ship is threatened from boats manned by heretics, unbelievers, apostates and sins. On the left the destination of the voyage: the harbor of salvation, heaven. In the air the dove of the Holy Spirit propels the ship. With many inscriptions in the representation in French and legend AE in the caption. According to the caption to a painting in a Jesuit church in Billom in the Auvergne, 1762. Allegorical cartoon on the reformation, theme from ca. 1560., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 307 mm, width 542 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1763 - 1763, third quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

States of Holland and West Friesland, Maerschen, Cornelis van der, Tangena, Johannes (17th century), Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, The siege and relief of Leyden: 1574, Siege and relief of Leiden, 1574, 1574. Map of Leiden and surroundings in bird's-eye view, in the foreground battles between the Geuzen and the Spanish soldiers. Above the title in clouds an allegorical battle is fought by personifications of Freedom, Holland, Leiden, Orange and the true Faith. On either side examples of the paper emergency money put into circulation during the siege. A verse of 3 times 2 lines in Dutch is pasted under the plate. This print comes with a separate text sheet., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 425 mm, width 465 mm, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1687 - 1691, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publication

Fishing with trawl, Philips Galle, After Jan van der Straet, 1578 print Fish is caught in a river by means of a trawl. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 43-part series about hunting. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving fresh-water fishery (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

Parma and the papal envoy in Gnadental, 1586, 1613 - 1615 print The Duke of Parma is praised by the papal envoy for his merits, scene in a church in Gnadental near Neuss, August 1, 1586. Episode from the Cologne War. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 187. Printed on the back with text in Latin. Northern Netherlands paper etching Gnadental

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 8: Dutch Events, 1577-1583, Own description of the Hispanigscher expedition vor dem hause Kerpen, Chieftain Biel hanged in Kerpen, 1579, Siege of Kerpen near Gullik by the troops of Farnese, January 15, 1579. After the capture of the city, the leader of the defenders Biel is hanged together with others. In front of the shelling of the castle, on the bridge to the castle hangs the body of Biel. With a 16-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 158. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 215 mm, width 277 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1585, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "La Grande Passion, Portement de Croix: sixth issue of a sequence of 7 pieces" (Lieure 286, Meaume 17). Etching. 1619-1624. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99589-12 Etching, engraving

The sulphur springs at the volcano of Pozzuoli. Travelers come to view the works. Artists outline the works. Some workers are taken away who have become unwell because of the fumes. In the background, the port of Pozzuoli. The print is inscribed in Latin, View of the sulphur springs at Pozzuoli Spectatoribvs Philip Gallevs. Forum Vulcani vocauit antiquitas, socum in agro Puteolano , print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), print maker: Philips Galle, (rejected attribution), Jan van der Straet, (mentioned on object), print maker: Antwerp, print maker: Antwerp, Florence, publisher: Antwerp, 1587, paper, etching, h 222 mm × w 300 mm

Der Weisskunig: Der Weisskunig (The White King): The Siege of Padua, 1512-1515. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473-1531). Woodcut;

View of Temesvár, Gaspar Bouttats, 1686 print View of the city of Temesvár. In the foreground, outside the city walls, an Ottoman army unit. A cartouche with the name of the city above the cityscape. The print has a Dutch caption with references to buildings on the print. Antwerp paper etching prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Timisoara

Ledesma, Don Juan de, Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Expugnacion De Mastric, Capture of Maastricht by the Duke of Parma, 1579, Capture of Maastricht by the army of the Duke of Parma, 29 June 1579. Farnese is carried into the city sitting on a chair under a parasol. At the bottom center a cartouche with the title and the legend AS in Spanish., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 271 mm, width 344 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, prentmaker, 1670 - 1699, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Spaans

Walls of Babylon, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572 print The walls of Babylon, built in circles. At the rear left a large building with tower. In the foreground Queen Semiramis as an Amazon on horseback. Armed with arrow and bow, she is in a fight with a lion. In the background the hanging gardens of Babylon: a botanical and architectural work of art. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: HaarlemHaarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving hanging gardens of Semiramis at Babylon (Wonder of the World). Semiramis on the lion-hunt, sometimes with her husband Ninus Babylon

Sadeler, Marcus, Stevens, Pieter (II), Pieter (I), Wenen, Aegidius, De twaalf maanden, Maivs, Mei, Vienna, verso lower left - stamped, Mei is de maand van de liefde. In the foreground on the right a musical company in an arbour with caryatids. The harp and lute are played, accompanied by songs from songbooks. In the centre foreground an elegantly dressed couple, seen from the front. In the background on the left a company at a table in a French garden. In the background a castle. Hills in the distance. In the sky the constellation Gemini. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, height 212 mm, width 285 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1607 - 1607, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1540 - 1620, after a design by, 1567 - 1624, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1614-04-11 - 1650, publisher

The Hare Hunters 1566 Netherlands. This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s ìHe who chases two hares catches neitherî and ìA hare yourself, you hunt for prey.î In compositional terms, the proverb served Pieter Bruegel the Elder as more of a pretext for the sweeping landscape scene that occupies most of the printed field.Bruegelís inf luence on the early development of the landscape genre cannot be overestimated. He created important landscape drawings, but his impact spread even more forcefully through the medium of printmaking. This is the only etching he is believed to have executed himself.. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Pieter Bruegel, the elder

River Valley with a Traveling Couple. Artist: Anonymous, Netherlandish, late 16th century. Dimensions: plate: 6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (15.6 x 20.5 cm)sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 1/16 in. (18.6 x 25.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: series of varied landscapes. Date: ca. 1570. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Winter, from The Four Seasons 1570 Flanders. Engraving with etching in black on ivory laid paper . Pieter van der Heyden

Spring (Ver) from The Seasons 1570 Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish. Spring (Ver) from The Seasons 338706

In a river fish are caught by means of a dragnet. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 43-part series on hunting, Fishing with trawl Hunting scenes (series title) In quibus omne genus venationis, aucupij, piscatusque (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Jan van der Straet, publisher: Philips Galle, print maker: Antwerp, Florence, publisher: Antwerp, 1578, paper, engraving, h 214 mm × w 288 mm

Lodewijk XIV and Philip V celebrate Vastenavond with the Dutch and English, 1710, 1710 print Lodewijk XIV and Philip V celebrate Vastenavond with the Dutch and English, 1710. Old woodcut of a farming dance with a festive meal and fights, known as the Nezendans. Left and under the show verses in Dutch. Part of a group of individual cartoons on Louis XIV during the Spanish Succession War, ca. 1701-1713. Germany paper letterpress printing drunken brawl (usually peasants fighting in an inn). dancing around the maypole

Entry of the Prince of Orange in Antwerp, 1577, 1577 - 1579 print Entry of the Prince of Orange in Antwerp, September 18, 1577. Stoet with the Prince of Orange in an open car through the roop type / redpoort into the city. With caption of 18 lines in German. Numbered: 7. Cologne paper etching Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance' Rodepoort

Hanns Lautensack, View of Nuremberg from the West (center section), 1552 View of Nuremberg from the West center section

Construction of the tower of Babel; History of the tower of Babel; Historia Turris Babijlonicae (...); Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. The tower of Babel is being built. In the foreground men who chop stones and trench in baskets. Right makes a man, perhaps Nimrod, a pointing gesture. Links Construction work: Stones are minced meat and transported with donkeys, ovens are fired. Under the show a text in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, Siege of the Papenmuts fort, 1622, recto bottom right within the plate margin - written, Siege and conquest of the Papenmuts fort (Pfaffenmutsz) in the Rhine between the villages of Bergheim and Rheindorf by the Spanish army under Hendrik van den Bergh, January 3, 1623. At the bottom left the Dutch troops leave in boats. With a 16-line caption in German, above a legend AK. At the bottom right numbered in pen: 412. The print is part of an album., print, prent, nieuwsprent, albumblad, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, 412, height 248 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, prentmaker, 1623 - 1625, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Ice Entertainment, 1714, 1714 print Ice Entertain, procession of sledes with guests on the ice, 1714. Part of a group of twelve illustrations of the festivities organized in Utrecht in 1714 by the Portuguese count Joao Gomes da Silva Conde de Tarouca in honor of the birth of two Portuguese Prince of Koning Johan V. Northern Netherlands paper etching sledge, sleigh (winter sports). public festivities at birth of royal persons Utrecht

Reproductie van een wandtapijt over de Spaanse Armada (21 juli).English and Spanish fleet in the canal under the coast of Cornwall and Devon with the coat of arms of the English Queen Elizabeth I. The show (numbered III) is caught in an ornament edge with eight portraits of commanders of the English fleet. In the middle above the portrait of Charles Howard, Lord High Admiral and Charging Commander of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada. Up and down between the portraits shipbags with spears and banners and flanked by Putti. They blow on a bazing or shell, drumming, writing etc. Left and right are four putti with a triumph or memorial column. Two putti decorate the column with garlands. A third putti writes the events on one in book; The fourth has a sword and ouroboros in hand. The Ouroboros is a snake that bites in its own tail and is therefore a symbol of eternity. Furthermore, two eagles with lightning bolts, the four winds and two lions with column or trident and a coat of

Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, Northern Netherlands, Philippe, David, Arrival of King Charles II of England in Delft, 1660, verso under - stamped, Arrival of the English King Charles II from Breda in Delft, 25 May 1660. Episode during his tour through and departure from the Netherlands. A large company welcomes the king who has arrived in Delft by boat on the quay. In the air putti with the coats of arms of the Republic, the English king and Holland. With a banderole without text. Marked at the top: Pag. 30., print, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 309 mm, width 401 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1660 - 1660, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1589 - 1662-11-12

Entry of Henri III, King of France and Poland, into Venice 1574 Domenico Zenoi The French king Henris entry into Venice on July 18, 1574, marked the beginning of ten days of festivities. This print gives some idea of the elaborate water spectacle staged to greet him. The ship that carried the king is shown in the center of the fleet. It was one of forty such vessels, each of which is identified on the print according to the guild that sponsored it. Later in the celebrations there were sea races and a tableau of "sea gods" came to play music to Henri. This etching was made the year of the event. A much more ambitious print of the same subject made years later in 1591 (see 2015.53).. Entry of Henri III, King of France and Poland, into Venice. Domenico Zenoi (Italian, active Venice and Padua, 1559-74). 1574. Etching

Reimerswaal in current and earlier times, 1634, Jan Luyken, 1696 print Leaf with two performances of the Zeeland historical place Reimerswaal on Zuid-Beveland. Above a performance of the city as it was in 1634, under a fantasy reconstruction of the former grandeur of the city, with a deployment card. Numbered at the top right: p. 270. Print Maker: Amsterdampublisher: Middelburg Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, etc. Reimerswaal

Ledesma, Don Juan de, Northern Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Prise de Mastricht, Capture of Maastricht by the Duke of Parma, 1579, Capture of Maastricht by the army of the Duke of Parma, 29 June 1579. Farnese is shown sitting on a chair under a parasol carried into town. At the bottom center a cartouche with the title and the legend AS in French., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 271 mm, width 345 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, prentmaker, 1670 - 1699, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Spaans

Koninklijk hof in Mongolië; Mongols Hof en Hofpracht / Cour et Pompe Royale du Grand Mogol; Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales et autres lieux.The Royal Court in Mongolia. In the foreground watches on horseback and camels and elephants with a throne on their backs. The king's throne is under a canopy. On the right a fight and walking park. With a legend in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album.

Arrival of the Duke of Anjou in Antwerp, 1582, 1582 - c. 1585 print Arrival of Anjou in Antwerp, February 19, 1582. He is greeted by Willem van Oranje, on a stage he gets the cloak and hat of the Duke of Brabant, in the foreground the procession pulls into the city. With caption of 8 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Nummered in the bottom left: 176. The print is part of an album. Cologne paper etching Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance' Antwerp

View of a shipyard, Jacques Rigaud, 1720 - 1754 print Paris paper etching / engraving shipyard, shipdock

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Bol, Hans, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Noe, History of Noah, Animals leave the ark and Noah thanks God, Noah and his family bring a sacrifice to God. God the Father appears on a cloud. On the right the ark, from which the animals go ashore over a gangway. Drowned people and animals lie on the ground. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 8 in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 235 mm, width 320 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1579 - 1579, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, graferen (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1534 - 1593-11-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 9: Dutch and German Events, 1583-1587, Spaniards in the Bommelerwaard, 1585, Stranded Spaniards in the Bommelerwaard, December 22, 1585 (incorrectly dated 1586 on the print). View from the city walls of 's-Hertogenbosch of the flooded Bommelerwaard where the Spanish soldiers were stranded. The rescue of these soldiers by the Count of Mansfeld has also become known as 'the miracle of Empel'. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 93., print, picture, news print, album page, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 210 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1587, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings

Alexandria lighthouse; Pharos; Of the seven wonders of the world; The eight world wonders; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria. Insofarly known the first lighthouse ever built. This was commissioned by the first Hellenistic king of Egypt Ptolemae II. The tower became between 297 and 283 BC. Built and has done almost 1500 years for successively the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. He stood on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean, just outside the port of the Egyptian Alexandria. In the foreground right Ptolemae II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Knidos. Under the show a verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Hogenberg, Frans, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Frisius, Simon, Bestraffing van Zichem, 1578, Northern Netherlands, Conquest and punishment of the town of Zichem by the troops of the Duke of Parma, 21 February 1578. Outside the city gate a large number of citizens are killed and their bodies thrown into the river. In the distance the city of Diest. With a 4-line caption in Latin. Numbered: 95. Printed on the back with text in Latin., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 134 mm, width 159 mm, 1575 - 1628, print maker, prentmaker, 1613 - 1615, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590

Amsterdam, Swelinck, Jan Gerritsz, Iving, The twelve months, June, verso middle - stamped, In a landscape in which farmers are making hay, Christ points out to his bystanders a resting man. Beehives and a dovecote are standing at a farm. In the sky, the symbol for the constellation Cancer. Below the print, four lines of verse in French with a reference to Luke 12. On either side of the text a printer's mark., print, prent, prints, height 139 mm, width 91 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1601, print maker, printmaker, 1624 - 1645, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpress

. May is the month of love. Legally a musician company in a gazebo with Karyatides. The harp and lute are played, singing from songbooks. Center in front of an elegantly dressed couple, seen from the front. On the second plan on the left a group at the table in a French garden. A castle in the background. Hills in it. In the sky the zodiac sign of twins. The print has a Latin caption.

Face of castle gemert; Glorification of the German order, in particular from the Land Commandery Alden Biesen. View of castle Gemert to Gemert (near Den Bosch). At the top of the show a banderole with Latin text and a weapon. This print is part of a major representation, composed of 20 separate plates, of the history and works of the German Order (center) surrounded by representations of the Land Commandery Alden Biesen (below) and the associated commanders (left and right) .

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian Oft Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Civilus uses movable wooden bridges in the attack on a fortress, 69-70, Civilus uses movable wooden bridges in the attack on a fortress. Print number 10 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Without text on the back., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 167 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

geography/travel Switzerland Schaffhausen view engraving by Martin Engelbrecht (1684 - 1756) river Rhine bridge coat of arms 18th century,

Print listed at the top left: 227.

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "Le Parterre de Nancy or Jardin de Nancy" (Lieure 566, Meaume 622). Etching. 1625. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99600-6 Etching, engraving

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 7: Dutch Events, 1576-1577, Spanish Fury: bombardment of the city, 1576, Spanish Fury at Antwerp, 4-7 November 1576. Cannons fire on the city and citizens flee while Spanish soldiers enter the city to enter. With a 10-line caption in German. Numbered: 112. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 210 mm, width 276 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1579, paper, etching, etchings

Map with the relief of Leiden, 1574, 1623 - 1625 print Map with the deprivation of Leiden, 3 October 1574. At the top right Rotterdam, Schiedam and Delft, Left Leiden, at the bottom of The Hague. At the bottom right the Hollandse Leeuw with drawn sword and the city coat of arms of Leiden. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions. raising the siege with outside assistance, relief Leiden

View of Brussels (middle part), Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, After Nicolaas van der Horst, 1640 print Middle part of a view of Brussels in a bird's eye view, consisting of three parts. Brussels paper etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). Justitia (justice) as Roman personification. trees: oak (+ heraldic plants). armour (+ weapons). hoofed animals: deer Brussels

Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Italian poet. The Frenzy of Orlando. First Chant. Engraving depicting all the characters of the poem, by Girolamo Porro. Printed in Venice, 1583.

Marie Antoinette - k�nigin von Frankreich (...) (Types) (

War triumphy. Allegory on the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of the war (Bellum) drives on a victory drawn by four horses, at the front a procession of personifications of things that precede the outbreak of the war. From top of the mountains a procession with heroes and famous army leaders from the Old Testament comes. On the left the land and the sea were plagued by war. In the clouds Victory Personal (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. In the cartouche at the top left a Latin text.

Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Tasks of the three estates, Labour as the task of the third estate, In the foreground farmers are working in the fields and in the fields. They are sowing, reaping, ploughing and digging. In the background construction and harvesting are taking place. These farmers represent the largest part of the population, the Third Estate. They had to work in order to feed the rest of the population. Below the image is an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 204 mm, width 249 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1570, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer

Face on old water; Cities and branches in the Republic of the Netherlands; Thooneel of the cities of the Sterckten van 't Verenight Nederland with d'Aeng-brightened plaster. View of the city of Oudewater. In the foreground, outside the city walls, a manhunt is underway. A walker follows the road along the ice towards the city. Above the cityscape a cartouche with the name of the city and the coat of arms. The print has a Dutch and French caption.

Balthasar Moncornet after Remigio Cantagallina, Asterione Argonote condoti da Giove Fulmina Asterione Argonote condoti da Giove Fulmina

December: Dorps scene with inn (Capricorn); Dicembre; The twelve months (part 1). Imagination of human activity in the month of December. View of a village square with butchers, an inn and a cattle market. In the middle above the symbol for the Stone Boil zodiac sign. Italian fresh and title in undermarge.

Taking the city of Nyborg by Michiel de Ruyter, 1659; Prise de la Ville de Nybourg Par Le Vice Admiral de Ruiter, et la Défaite des Suédois Par les Danois, LE 25th. 9Bre 1659.inname from the city of Nyborg by Michiel de Ruyter and the beating of the Swedish army through the Danes, 25 November 1659. Presentation on a cloth crazed by two putti from the part of the island of funen and plan of the city with harbor, The Dutch fleet in the foreground. On the left the legend A-F and 1-6, on the right the continuation of 7-18 in French.

Events in the Netherlands from 1673 - 1674 I. Sorious (Dutch, 1655-1676). Events in the Netherlands from 1673 - 1674, 17th century. Etching on paper, sheet: 17 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (45.1 x 56.5 cm). European Art 17th century

. Print rights labeled: F: 344.

Siege of a city / deathbed of Pope Alexander VII, 1667 / Battle of five Zeeland hijackers against eight Portuguese warships off the coast of Brazil, 1657 / Catharina van Orliens, which was broken in The Hague by Johan Diederik de Mortaigne, is brought to Kuilenburg by carriage, 1664, Jan Luyken, 1698 print Uncuted leaf with four prints. Amsterdam paper etching siege. deathbed. battle (+ naval force). man abducting woman. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Brazil

Seville: general view, with people and oxen in the foreground Date: circa 1700

Ages of man: first stage, childhood from birth to the age of sixteen and the classical orders of architecture: composite. Engraving by Johan Wierix, 1577, after Jan Vredeman de Vries.

Swanenburgh, Willem van, Lamsweerde, Steven van, Northern Netherlands, Decker, Coenraet, Vredenburg Castle in Utrecht, Vredenburg Castle in Utrecht in development, before 1577, View of Vredenburg Castle in Utrecht in development, before the siege and the razing in 1577. In the caption the legend 1-8 in Dutch., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 279 mm, width 344 mm, Netherlands, 1650 - 1685-03-02, print maker, printmaker, 1701 - 1703, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, Dutch, 1620 - 1686-11-27, after a print by, 1611 - 1674-07-20

Vatican City, Clement VIII, Rome, Alberti, Gasparo, Tempesta, Antonio, Triumph of a Roman Emperor (left part), verso - stamped, A triumphal procession of a Roman emperor. The procession moves from bottom right, under two triumphal arches, to a temple top left. The procession consists of soldiers, prisoners, elephants, wagons full of war booty and the emperor. Bottom left a representation of the emperor dividing the war booty. At the bottom right a representation of a sacrificial scene and an explanatory list with numbers., print, prints, height 480 mm, width 374 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1603 - 1603, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1536 - 1605, granter van privilege

LLAMAS FROM PERU ("CARNEROS DEL PERU QUE DICEN LLAMAS MUY PROVECHOSOS Y SU NATURALEZA") - ENGRAVING BY BOUTTATS IN 16TH CENTURY. Author: HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS ANTONIO. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Cartoon on the attempts of Paltsgraaf Wolfgang Willem and Leopold to get Gulik in their power, 1610; Type Aenigmatus Temporis. Cartoon at Palatensgraaf Wolfgang Willem and Archduke Leopold V and their attempts to conquer Gulik and obtain support from the Jesuits and the Pope in the Gulik-Kleefse issue, 1610. Allegorical performance made up of many small scenes around Wolfgang Willem and Leopold. Centrally a man with a Roman spiritual with a well. On the right a wall between which contains: the English king Jacobus I, Prince Maurits and the French king Henry IV. At the bottom right The Dutch lion in the Dutch garden. Left Front the gunpowder dire (1605). At the back of the geese (geuzen) who want to go to church. With inscriptions in Latin and a few in Dutch. Taked down the print a text sheet with three columns text in German with an explanation of the X-cc numbers in the performance.

Entry of King William III, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1691, Jan Luyken, Carel Allard, 1691

Amsterdam, Visscher, Nicolaes (I), Schellinks, Willem, Noordelijke Nederlanden, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Illustratieh van de Stadt en revier van Rochester, Chetham etc., Het Eylandt Shepey en 't Fort Shirenasse, Tocht naar Chatham en de verkoning van het eiland Sheppey, 1667, Northern Netherlands, Plate with two representations. Above a landscape representation of the Tocht naar Chatham and the destruction of the English fleet on 20 June 1667 by the Dutch fleet under De Ruyter. Below a representation of the conquest of the island of Sheppey with the fort and magazine at Sheerness by the troops of Colonel Dolman. In the caption the legends for both plates 1-42 and ao in Dutch., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 408 mm, width 515 mm, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1667 - 1667, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, 1627 - 1678-10-12, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1618-01-25 - 167

Flemish Rebellion, plate 7 from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch Made 1515-1517 Germany. Woodcut in black ink on cream laid paper . Wolf Traut

Jungfraw Wagts Mit Mir Im Schlitten: Sled tour:; Pugillus facetarium iconographicarum ... Strasbourg 1608. A young woman is sitting in a sled that is drawn by a beautifully uptime horse. The coachman is behind her and the horse with his whip the sled rides over a city square. For the sled is an amor that directs its arrow. Text in the margin: 'Jungfraw Wagts Mit Mir Im Schlitten / Ich wants to enter Fahren in Der Mitten. / Mit Euch Fahr Ich Unassay / Weil Ichs KL wagt '. Amor with arrow and caption refer to the attitude of the lady compared to her sexual relationships. (Not numbered). Print from: Pugillis Facetarium .... Strasburg.

Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, Calvinist uprising in Antwerp suppressed, 1567, Mayor Anton van Straelen, Hoogstraten and William of Orange quell Calvinist uprising on the Meir in Antwerp, March 14, 1567. With 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 5., print, picture, news print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 210 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1570, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings

Perrissin, Jean, Keulen, Hogenberg, Frans, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Raid on a Monastery at Nîmes by the Huguenots, 1567, Raid on Nîmes by the Huguenots, 1 October 1567. Massacre in the courtyard of a monastery, corpses are thrown into the well. With 8-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 50. The print is part of an album., print, picture, history print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 206 mm, width 279 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1571, paper, papier, etching, etchings, French, 1538 - 1611

Bottom right a putto with the coat of arms of Ormea Top left the coat of arms of the Duke of Savoy, Map of Ormea Ormea lat Ulmeta , print maker: anonymous, publisher: Johannes Willemszoon Blaeu, (rejected attribution), publisher: erven Johannes Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1682, paper, engraving, h 447 mm × w 537 mm

View of Nuremberg, to the west, center plate. Artist: Hanns Lautensack (German, Bamberg () ca. 1520-1564/66 Vienna). Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/16 x 21 1/16 in. (31 x 53.5 cm). Date: 1552. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hanns Lautensack.

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - LANDSHUT (ALEMANIA) - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Fourth Millenium, Anonymous, 1667 - 1672 print Fourth millenium presented as a dragon: the events of ASA to Julius Caesar. Part of a Prentalbum composed of 21 prints from the world history of Johannes Buno of 1672. paper etching / engraving Old Testament. dragon

Archduke Matthias departs from the Netherlands, 1581, 1581 - 1583 print The departure of Archduke Matthias from the Netherlands, October 29, 1581. Matthias says goodbye on the quay of Antwerp at a ready -to -stand ship with banners. With caption of 10 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Numbered: 44. Cologne paper etching Antwerp

Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Conquest of San Salvador in Brazil by Admiral Jacob Willekes, 1624, The conquest of San Salvador in Brazil by Admiral Jacob Willekes for the WIC, May 10, 1624. View of the city and forts at the entrance to the bay from which the Dutch fleet is fired upon. Bottom left an inset with a map of the larger area., print, picture, news print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 204 mm, width 374 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1624 - 1699, 17th century, 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19

Artist: Louis Crepy, French b. about 1680, Quebec (ca.1650), Engraving, platemark: 17.9 × 22.1 cm (7 1/16 × 8 11/16in.), French, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Murder during the Bartholomeünacht, 1572, 1572 - 1573 print Murder of the Huguenots during the Bartholomeünacht from 23 to 24 August 1572. With the murder of Admiraal Gaspard de Coligny. With caption of 14 lines in German. Numbered: 33. Blad from an album that has been taken apart. Nummered at the top right (in pen): 81. Cologne paper etching massacre ~ war Paris

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