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Engraving of two horned satyrs beside a tree and globe, with grapevines and a child gathering grapes in the foreground.

Satyrs

before 1645

Engraving of a winged angel and a kneeling helmeted soldier inscribing stone tablets before a mountain with falling flames.

An Angel and a Soldier Inscribe Stone Slabs

Engraved tail-piece with a woman's head crowned by fruit and foliage, flanked by scrolls and two dolphins tied with a ribbon.

Tail-piece: Woman's Head (Cul-de-lampe: Buste de femme)

Engraving of a nude female figure holding a torch while standing on a pedestal, with clouds in the background.

Feminine Figure

Engraving of Minerva in a helmet teaching a young boy in a fleur-de-lis robe beside an inscribed plinth and olive tree.

Minerva Instructs the Dauphin

1640

Engraving of two winged angels on clouds holding a palm wreath with the inscription Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Two Angels Seated on Clouds

Engraving of two winged cherubs supporting a shield with a chevron and crown, with flower garland and tassels below.

Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu

before 1642

Engraved tail-piece with two winged women flanking a cartouche where a winged figure blows a trumpet beside a fleur-de-lis sh

Tail-piece: Two Winged Women Hold a Cartel Decorated by Fame

Engraved horizontal headband with a central basket of fruit, acanthus scrolls, fruit garlands and two female figures at the e

Headband: Basket of Fruit

Engraving of a winged angel standing on clouds, holding a long banderole stretched across its outspread arms.

Angel with a Banderole

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a crowned interlaced monogram, laurel wreath, scrolls, and grotesque faces on cream paper.

Monogram Crowned

Engraved trophy with a central monogram, plumed helmet, shields with lion and rooster, books, laurel and a trident.

Trophy with Monogram Containing the Letters of LEONARDOS

1651

Engraved title page of a devotional book: a kneeling woman looks up at three angels descending through rays of light.

Title page for François de Sales, Introduction à la vie dévote

1641

Engraving of a young man with a cross seated on fur beside a lamb, with fig leaves, branches, and a stream in a wooded landsc

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

1629

Engraving of three nude women holding a circular wreath and an inscribed draped cloth against a cloudy sky.

The Three Graces

1659

Engraved title page showing two bearded hermits seated in a rocky desert with the words Les vies des SS. pères des déserts.

Title page: Arnaud d'Andilly, Les Vies des saints pères des déserts

1647

Engraving of a kneeling cardinal offering a book to the Virgin and Child on clouds, with cherubs above.

Cardinal Richelieu, Kneeling, Presents His Book to the Virgin and Child

ca. 1646

Etching of a peasant woman with a basket beside a cow, a resting calf, a rooster on a fence and a stone trough.

Country Scene with a Peasant, Cow and Calf

Engraving of a storm-tossed sea around a rock bearing a book and Latin inscription, with two figures on shore and lightning a

Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allégorie contre l'hérésy pélagienne et armoires)

17th century

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman gazing at a sunburst, with a cornucopia, books, armor, and figures in a landscape.

Allegory of France with the Arms of Richelieu (Allégorie sur la Paix)

Engraving of allegorical women in drapery before a classical arcaded building with statues and a balustrade.

Allegory in Honor of the Roman College Founded by the Borghese Family

1615-88

Engraving of two nude male figures, Hercules and Atlas, supporting a large celestial globe marked with constellations above t

Hercules Assisting Atlas

Engraving of Minerva seated with a blank shield, flanked by figures of Peace holding an olive branch and Justice holding scal

Minerva Flanked by Peace and Justice (Armoiries de Gallard et de Mesmes)

Engraving of a veiled female figure leaning on a cross, with a chalice, tiara and keys beside her.

Personification of Faith

1642

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and buttoned bodice, with Latin inscription around the fra

Maddalena Corvina

1636

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with a flower in her hair, drop earrings, and lettered border, by Claude Mellan.

Virginia da Vezzo, Wife of Simon Vouet

1626

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and braided dress, inscribed Anna Maria Vaiani.

Anna Maria Vaiani

1624-36

Engraving of a kneeling veiled woman in a religious habit on clouds, holding a crucifix, with a radiant sun above.

Sainte Jeanne Frémiot de Chantal

after 1641

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace on a pedestal, labelled Madame Henriette Anne.

Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with pearl necklace and upswept curled hair, with Latin inscription banner below.

Portrait of Agathe de Châtillon

Engraving of the full moon showing craters and dark plains rendered in fine parallel hatched lines on a dark background.

Full Moon

1635

Engraving of a young man strangling a lion on rocky ground, with a billowing cloak and grazing sheep in the background.

David Strangling the Lion

1631

Engraving of seated Minerva in a plumed helmet holding a spear, with a shield, books, a sphere and instruments beside her.

Minerva

Engraving of French royal arms with fleurs-de-lis, two putti, and two seated allegorical women holding a book and a laurel br

The Arms of France Accompanied by Personifications of Law and Good Faith

1664

Engraving of winged Fame flying with a trumpet and a shield bearing a crown and the letter L, with a Latin inscription below.

Fame Bearing a Shield with the Initial of Louis XIV (La Renommée volant)

Engraved title page with two draped allegorical women, winged putti, a papal tiara and coat of arms, and a Latin title on a p

Title Page: Philomathi Musae Juveniles

1655

Engraving of a kneeling monk gazing up at the Virgin and Child seated on clouds, with cherubs around them.

Saint Bernard Kneeling before the Virgin and Child

1640

Engraved oval portrait of Ludovica Maria Gonzaga with curled hair, pearl necklace and inscribed border, with crowned monogram

Ludovica Maria Gonzaga, Queen of Poland

1645

Engraving of a storm-battered rock in churning sea with lightning, two figures on the shore, and a coat of arms on the rock.

Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allégorie contre l'hérésie pélagienne et armoiries de la duchesse d'Aiguillon)

Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu seated at a desk writing, with cherubs holding laurel and a harbor view.

Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu

1651

Engraving of a reclining nude woman with three children, one holding grapes, beneath draped fabric, with small sketches in th

Allegorical Subject: Nude Woman, Three Children and a Mousetrap (La Sourcière)

Engraved headband with three putti, a cardinal's hat, tassels, and a banderole reading POUR LE GRAND ARMAND.

Headband: Two Infants with a Cardinal's Hat, a Third with a Banderole

Engraved ornamental frieze with a central ram's head, drapery swags, rosettes and a fruit garland along the top edge.

Headband with Ram's Head

Engraved horizontal band with two cherubs holding a crown over a shield with fleur-de-lis, flanked by birds and scrolls.

Headband: Two Infants with the Arms of France and Navarre

Engraved self portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and lace collar, set against a cross-hatched background.

Claude Mellan: Self Portrait

1635

Engraved title page of Code Louis XIV showing a seated king in a fleur-de-lis robe with a lion, scales, and an open book.

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV

1667

Engraved frontispiece by Claude Mellan showing a winged angel writing Greek text on a cross, with cherubs holding a ribbon ab

Frontispiece for New Testament in Greek

1642

Engraved title page showing a bearded man with a harp beside a crowned figure, with arches and a Latin inscription below.

David: Title Page for Talon, L'Histoire sainte, III

1645

Engraved title page frame with a winged cherub head, scrolled ornament, floral garlands and an empty central panel.

Title Page: Bentivoglio, Della Guerra di Fiandra

1632

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with an inscription panel below.

Henriette-Marie de Buade-Frontenac

1641

Engraving of a man and a draped woman with a mask, a laurel-wreath-bearing cherub above, and laurel branches.

Frontispiece: Horace, Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera

1642

Engraved frontispiece with a draped man holding a book, a winged youth with a lyre, and a putto lifting a laurel wreath.

Frontispiece: Virgil, Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera

1641

Engraved title page with a winged cherub above an oval laurel garland with ribbons and tassels, centre left blank.

Title Page: Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, L'Office de la Vierge Marie

1645

Engraving of Christ's face wearing a crown of thorns, rendered in fine curving lines with long hair and beard.

Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth

1649

Engraving of Saint Catherine kneeling by a spiked wheel as an angel with a palm and sword hovers above in clouds.

Martyrdom of St. Catherine

1625

Engraving of a bearded saint reclining with a cross on his chest beside stone steps, with onlookers and a distant procession.

St. Alexis

1649

Engraving of the bust of adult Christ with long hair and beard, gazing upward, one finger raised, with radiating halo lines.

Bust of the Adult Christ

1652

Engraving of a veiled woman seated on steps reaching toward a kneeling man, with children and a cross beside them.

Allegory on Charity (?)

Engraving of a burial procession on rocky ground, with resurrected figures emerging from tombs and crosses on a hill under a

Burial Procession of Christ

1678

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk in a cloak, gazing upward with an arm raised, beside a tree and stone pedestal.

St. Ignatius in Ecstasy

Engraving of a veiled Virgin holding a child with a scepter, as a crowned boy and a woman kneel before her beneath a dove.

Anne of Austria with the Young Louis XIV and Monsieur before the Virgin and Child (Anne d'Autriche déposant le régenc…

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, wrists bound, looking up as soldiers and angels surround him in clouds.

Christ Taken by Soldiers (La Montée au Calvaire)

1659

Engraving of a hooded monk kneeling on clouds, gazing up at a radiant sun with arms outstretched.

St. Benedict in Ecstasy

Engraving of a seated nude bearded man lifting a cloth overhead, with small figures behind him and the inscription PER SE RES

The Resurrection

1683

Engraving of a kneeling hooded monk gazing upward in a rocky cave with skulls, a dog, and a cross nearby.

St. Bruno

Engraving of a veiled woman mourning over a dead body on a stone slab, with mourners and a rock tomb behind.

Lamentation

1683

Engraving of allegorical figures under oak trees, with a helmeted woman with a spear, a pointing youth, and a rooster in the

Allegory on Good Government in France

1685

Engraving of a hooded, bearded monk kneeling in prayer in a dark rocky cave, with a rope cord and cross.

St. Francis of Assisi

1638

Engraving of the Virgin Mary in a veil, gazing upward with clasped hands, rendered in fine parallel lines.

Bust of the Virgin

1650

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel on clouds offers a lily to the kneeling Virgin, with God and a dove above.

Annunciation

1666

Engraving of a seated nude man and reclining draped woman before classical columns, with battle scenes and a Latin dedication

Theological Thesis of Antoine Talon

1648

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a cross, skeleton, serpent and clouds, with Latin inscriptions.

Adam and Eve at the Foot of the Cross

ca. 1647

Engraving of Mary embracing the infant Christ beside a tree stump, with a radiating halo and a coat of arms in the corner.

Maria met Kind bij een boomstronk

1660

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ on a stone ledge, with a bare tree and distant landscape at left.

Maria en Kind

1659

Engraving of the Holy Family resting: Mary holds the infant Christ, Joseph kneels nearby, and a donkey grazes beside a stone

Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte

1635

Engraving of a veiled woman seated with a child beside a curtain, with a landscape scene and figures in octagonal borders.

Heilige Familie

1650

Engraving of a curly-haired child in a draped garment within an oval halo, with Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Christus als kind

1643

Engraving of bearded Christ with long wavy hair raising a hand in blessing, with Latin inscription below.

Zegenende Christus

1652

Engraving of a reclining bearded saint at the foot of stairs, with onlookers and a procession seen through an arch.

Alexius van Edessa

1649

Engraving of Mary Magdalene reclining in a rocky grotto with a skull, cross, and wreath beside her.

H. Maria Magdalena gelegen in een grot

1624

Engraving of Adam and Eve at the foot of a cross with a skeleton, a serpent, clouds and a Latin scroll.

Adam en Eva aan de voet van het kruis

1608

Engraving of Delilah raising her hand to cut the hair of the sleeping Samson, whose head fills the lower foreground.

Delilah preparing to cut Samson's hair with scissors in her right hand, below her chest are the head and shoulders of…

ca. 1629

Engraving of two laughing satyrs pinning a drawing to a tree, a globe beneath one, with a bearded man and woman watching.

Two satyrs, traditionally known as the 'Mockers,' laughing and using their limbs to pin a drawing to a tree trunk, at…

ca. 1636-45

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in clerical collar and robe, with Latin inscription below, by Claude Mellan.

Portret van Charles Faure

1644

Engraving of a veiled, robed woman beside a plinth holding a palm branch, with a harp resting against the base.

Robed woman standing next to a plinth, her right hand bears a palm branch, a harp rests against the plinth

ca. 1620-88

Engraving of two winged putti holding a cardinal's hat over a heraldic shield with birds, hands and checkerboard fields.

Twee putti met kardinaalshoed boven een wapenschild

1608

Engraving of an armored rider on horseback in a columned rotunda, flanked by statues of Hercules and allegorical figures.

Allegorie ter ere van keizer Ferdinand II van Habsburg

1619

Engraving of a bearded muscular man seated on clouds with raised arm, surrounded by cherub heads.

H. Paulus op wolk omgeven door cherubijnen

1674

Engraved architectural frame with columns, a central oval portrait medallion, allegorical figures and emblem panels.

These over logica en moraal van Michel Sublet de Romilly (bovendeel)

1643

Engraved architectural frame with columns, allegorical women, and a central oval portrait medallion in a laurel wreath.

These over logica en moraal van Michel Sublet de Romilly (onderdeel)

1643

Engraving of a laurel-crowned figure pointing at a tablet while draped women gather around in a curtained interior.

These over filosofie van Guillaume de Longueil (bovendeel)

1646

Engraving of two reclining river gods pouring water from urns, framing a blank cartouche with fruit garlands on each side.

These over filosofie van Guillaume de Longueil (onderdeel)

1646

Engraving of a seated woman and a putto presenting an oval medallion with a bearded man's portrait, with drapery and a column

These over theologie van Antoine Talon (linkerbovendeel)

1648

Engraving of two reclining bearded river gods pouring water from urns beneath columns of printed philosophical theses.

These der filosofie van Guillaume de Longueil (onderste gedeelte)

1646

Engraving of a winged figure playing a long trumpet among clouds beside a classical column and entablature.

These over theologie van Antoine Talon (rechterbovendeel)

1648

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer as an angel with a chalice appears in clouds, while disciples rest nearby.

Christus in de hof van Getsemane

1608