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Gérard de Lairesse

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Engraved portrait of a armored man in an oval medallion, with an allegorical female figure in a plumed helmet beside him.

Portret van Juan Domingo Méndez de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba

1667

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowers and playful winged putti in a mythological scene.

Mythological Subject

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanalian scene with a nude nymph, pouring attendants, playful putti, grapes and a classic

Bacchanalian Scene with Nymphs and Putti

n.d.

Engraved allegory with a seated woman on a bed, an armoured man, a winged angel above, a lion, and soldiers in classical sett

Allegorie op het herstel van het ‘ware geloof’ in Engeland

1688

Engraved allegory by Gerard de Lairesse, 1688: seated woman, armored man, lion, winged figure, coats of arms and classical co

Allegorie op het herstel van de ware godsdienst in Engeland met de komst van de prins van Oranje, 1688

1688

Grey wash drawing of a priest in a mitre circumcising an infant at an altar, with a kneeling child, a praying woman and onloo

The Circumcision

mid-17th-early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a crowd beneath classical columns, with flames above their heads and seated women in the foreground.

The Pentecost

n.d.

Engraving of a classical interior where a turbaned man in robes faces kneeling brothers, with columns, a bust and two dogs.

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Engraving of a lion hunt with horsemen, camels, a wagon, and dead lions beneath palm trees, with a Latin inscription below.

Semiramis on the Lion Hunt

Etching of Adam and Eve, nude, beside a tree with a serpent coiled in its branches, in a wooded landscape.

De Zondeval

1665

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve in a leafy paradise landscape, with a dog at right and mountains in the distance.

Adam en Eva in het paradijs

1665

Etching of Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise by an angel with a flaming sword, a serpent coiled nearby, in leafy foliage.

Expulsion from Paradise

1665

Etching of a kneeling figure at a stone altar beside a tree, with smoke rising and a shepherd and sheep in the background.

Offer van Kaïn en Abel

1665

Etching of a man with a raised tool beside a fallen body, a barking dog, a fire and a large tree.

Kaïn vlucht na de moord op Abel

1665

Etching of Cain striking down Abel in a wooded landscape with a rocky hill, a fire, and a stone wall.

Kaïn doodt Abel

1665

Engraving of a grieving man in a toga turning from a severed head presented by a kneeling servant, beside columns and a shore

Caesar weigert het hoofd van Pompeius

1670

Engraving of a classical interior where a turbaned figure reveals himself to kneeling men, with columns, arches and dogs.

Joseph Revealing Himself to his Brothers

1668

Etching of a king on a throne with lions, receiving a kneeling woman beneath draped curtains, attendants behind them.

Salomon ontvangt de koningin van Sheba

1670

Etching of two women in headscarves greeting by a stone wall, with an arched building and urns behind them.

Visitatie

1668

Etching of a youth gesturing to a seated woman reading, with a bearded man, an older woman, columns and a draped curtain.

De jeugdige Jezus met Jozef, Maria en Anna

1680

Engraving of the anointing of Solomon: a crowned king, trumpeters, soldiers and onlookers before a tall obelisk and classical

De zalving van Salomo

1668

Engraving of a bacchanal in a garden with nude revelers, reclining woman, cherubs, draped cloth and a bust on a pedestal.

Klein bacchanaal

1685

Engraving of nymphs resting after a hunt beside trees and hunting dogs, with classical ruins in the background.

Nimfen rusten na de jacht

1685

Engraving of nude and draped female dancers in a garden with a stone pedestal, urns, and trees, by Gerard de Lairesse, 1685.

Dansende nimfen

1685

Engraving of nymphs freeing a satyr bound to a tree, with classical ruins and scattered bows in a wooded setting.

Sater door nimfen aan een boom vastgebonden

1685

Engraving of nymphs startled by satyrs near a tree and classical ruins, with a sleeping figure at lower left.

Nimfen door saters overvallen

1685

Engraving of an executioner beheading a kneeling man while a seated Roman emperor watches from a niche with soldiers nearby.

Onthoofding van twee koningen in opdracht van een Romeins keizer

1670

Engraved print of a crowded formal banquet in a decorated hall, with guests at long tables and printed Dutch text below.

Feestmaal door Willem III op 1 maart 1672 gegeven ter ere van zijn benoeming tot kapitein-generaal

1672

Drawing of Bacchus with vine crown and jug beside an urn, with putti and a seated woman among grapevines and a tree.

Arcadian Scene with Bacchus

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of winged putti in clouds around a shield with a crowned eagle, one blowing a trumpet.

Putti and Coat of Arms

n.d.

Sketches of Five Busts

n.d.

Engraved print of a grid of heraldic coats of arms framed by allegorical figures, putti and a seated central personification.

De 64 geslachtswapens van prins Willem III in een allegorische omlijsting, 1672

1672

Engraved title page with a bust portrait, allegorical figures, putti and a flying winged figure, dated 1671.

Titelpagina voor: Jan de Bisschop, Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum, 1671

1671

Etching of a bearded figure leaning over a sleeping nude woman under drapery, with a bowl and basket beside them.

Jupiter en Antiope

1675

Etching of a seated nude woman beside a sleeping child under a tree in a rocky wooded landscape.

Venus en de slapende Amor

1675

Etching of Venus seated in a forge with Cupid holding her quiver, while blacksmiths hammer at an anvil in the background.

Venus vult de pijlenkoker van Amor

1675

Etching of nude Venus on a rose-garlanded chariot through clouds, with a flying cupid and two birds.

Venus vliegt naar de Olympus

1675

Engraving of Bacchus with vine-leaf wreath beside a woman pouring wine for a child, with a classical column and urn behind.

Bacchus

1675

Etching of a helmeted warrior beside a veiled older woman holding a laurel branch, with a rocky landscape behind.

Aeneas en de Sibille van Cumae

1670

Engraving of a nude bacchante pouring wine among playful putti, with grapes, a thyrsus and a garden arbor.

Bacchante omringd door kinderen

1670

Engraving of a seated, bare-chested youthful male figure with a halo, raising one arm, against cross-hatched shading.

Apollo

1670

Kop van Minerva

1670

Etching of two quarrelling couples in a town street with a tree, brick buildings and ship masts behind them.

Twee echtparen maken ruzie

1668

Etching of two figures laughing at a kneeling young man on a terrace, with city buildings behind and a Latin and Dutch captio

Twee figuren lachen een jongeman uit

1668

Etching of a winged Cupid dragged toward a tomb by a woman while a fury with a torch hovers above.

Woede en Wanhoop trekken Amor richting het graf

1668

Etching of armed men and a woman before a ruined stone city gate, with statues and a Dutch verse inscription below.

Beraadslaging tussen Aeneas en zijn volgelingen onderbroken

1668

Etching of Queen Dido's death on a funeral pyre, attendants gathered around her, sunburst clouds above, Dutch verse below.

Dood van Dido

1668

Etching of a seated woman on a terrace before classical architecture, with a collapsed city and small figures behind her.

Anna verraadt haar liefde voor Serestus

1668

Brown wash drawing of an allegorical title page design with a seated writer, a helmeted figure with spear, a winged putto and

Design for Title page: Clio Taking Dictation from Minerva

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling man, a bearded standing man, and a seated woman holding fruit before classical column

Allegory of Fecundity (?)

mid-17th-early 18th century

Etching of a winged woman blowing a trumpet from a tree above a river, with a ruined town in the background.

Faam blaast de bazuin

1670

Engraved allegory with a winged Fame blowing a trumpet over a globe, Mercury with a caduceus, a weaver, and putti.

Mercurius en de Weefkunst

1675

Etching of a seated woman with a caduceus, winged Mercury above, cherubs, a globe, and a harbour with sailing ships.

Mercurius aanschouwt de Handel en Scheepvaart

1670

Etching of a helmeted warrior walking beside a veiled older woman holding a leafy branch near a stone pillar.

Aeneas and the Sibyl

c. 1670

Engraving of allegorical figures with flower baskets and a wreath among clouds, titled Lente, after Gerard de Lairesse, 1675.

Lente

1675

Engraved allegory of a double-headed eagle with a heraldic shield and crown, a rooster below, and Latin inscriptions on banne

Allegorie op de Vrede van Crépy, 1544

1675

Engraved allegory with winged trumpeters, medallion portraits, and figures gathered around a table on an ornate classical sta

Allegorie op de Vrede van Westminster

1674

Etched ornamental medallion with an empty round center, surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves on a hatched background.

Ornamenteel medaillon

1651

Engraving of a commander pardoning a kneeling captive beside discarded armor, with palm trees and Roman soldiers behind.

Parcere Subiectis (The Magnanimous Treatment of Prisoners)

c. 1670

Etched title page with a statue holding a globe, allegorical women and cherubs around a cartouche reading KONST-BOECK.

Geografia omringd door de Zeventien Provinciën

1668

Engraved title page with seated muse holding a lyre and book, surrounded by cherubs and a torch-bearing putto beneath a scrol

Euterpe, muze van de muziek en lyriek

1683

Engraved title page with a winged old man, classical statues, busts and a column, with Dutch and Latin inscriptions above.

Voorzichtigheid weerhoudt de Tijd ervan antieke beelden te vernietigen

1670

Engraving of Atlas holding up a globe, with a trumpeting winged figure, a seated man with trident, women with a compass, and

Atlas draagt de wereld op zijn schouders

1668

Etching of a classical allegory with Minerva, nude figures, a musician with lyre, trees and architecture.

Minerva beschermt de onschuld tegen de verleiding

1600

Etching of an empty oval cartouche surrounded by allegorical figures, a laurel-crowned woman, satyrs and putti, with classica

Cartouche omgeven door allegorische figuren

1670

Engraving of Minerva with a Medusa shield, a seated allegorical woman with a palette, satyrs and a winged figure above.

Minerva beschermt de Schilderkunst

1675

Engraving of a coat of arms on an urn surrounded by allegorical figures, columns and drapery, by Gerard de Lairesse, 1675.

Wapen van de familie Geelvinck omgeven door allegorische figuren

1675

Engraving of two robed bearded men before a colonnaded building, with angels and the Ark of the Covenant in the clouds above.

Christus en Mozes

1675

Engraved title page with a bust on a pedestal, allegorical women, a winged figure above and putti drawing below.

Borstbeeld van Jan de Bisschop geflankeerd door allegorische figuren

1670

Etching of two men flanking a stone archway with cannons and a barrel above, columns on each side.

Twee figuren voor een poort

1675

Etching of an ornate flower urn on a pedestal flanked by two draped allegorical women, with a crosshatched background.

Bloemenvaas geflankeerd door twee allegorische figuren

1675

Etching of a winged figure with an hourglass kneeling before a seated weaver, watched by a standing woman near a loom.

De Tijd knielt voor een handwerkster bij een weefgetouw

1675

Engraving of Venus and Cupid seated in a forge with blacksmiths working at an anvil and weapons scattered nearby.

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

1700