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Johann Esaias Nilson

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Engraved print of a memorial monument with a bust, draped inscription cloth, two allegorical female figures, and a relief sce

Portret van Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

1769

Engraved oval portrait of a man in uniform with sash and star, framed by Rococo ornament, allegorical figures and a coat of a

Portret van George III, koning van Groot-Brittanië en Hannover

1753

Engraved portrait of George II in an oval frame with allegorical figures, a lion, coat of arms, and ships below.

Portret van George II, koning van Groot-Brittannië

1731

Engraved portrait of Maximilian Hell in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures, with books and an observatory scene be

Portret van Maximilian Hell

1731

Engraved oval portrait of Pope Clement XIV in papal robes, framed by cherubs, a globe, and a coat of arms.

Portret van Clemens XIV

1769

Engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame with allegorical figures, a coat of arms and an inscription cartouche below.

Portret van Johann Friedrich von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

1767

Engraved portrait of a clergyman in an oval frame with a coat of arms, allegorical figure with torch, and baroque ornament.

Portret van Johann Friedrich Carl von Ostein, keurvorst en aartsbisschop van Mainz

1731

Engraved portrait of a woman in an oval frame with Rococo ornament, coat of arms, and two allegorical torch-bearing figures.

Portret van Maria Josepha van Beieren

1765

Engraved portrait of a young man in armour within an oval rococo frame, flanked by allegorical figures and a globe.

Portret van Jozef II, Rooms-Duits keizer

1746

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor within an ornate Baroque frame with putti and the Portuguese coat of arms.

Portret van Jozef I, koning van Portugal

1731

Engraved portrait of Giovanni Battista Serbelloni in an oval frame, flanked by military trophies and a coat of arms.

Portret van Giovanni Battista Serbelloni

1761

Engraved portrait of a robed churchman in an oval frame, with heraldic shield, lion, and allegorical figure below.

Portret van Johann Philipp von Walderdorff

1731

Pen and wash drawing of a smiling fisherman with a pole, net and basket, framed by rococo scrollwork with fish and a heron.

Caricatures of a Fish and a Bird Peddler in Ornamental Frames

1735-88

Engraved title page with costumed figures before an ivy-covered house, a fountain, and a decorative cartouche with text below

Atalanta (...)

1731

Engraved rococo design for a pendulum clock with putti, ornamental scrollwork, flowers and a clock dial with Roman numerals.

Pendule met putti

1731

Engraved rococo mirror design with ornate scrolled frame, putti, candle sconces, and a seated man and two women before it.

Spiegel met man en vrouw

1731

Engraving of a rococo salon doorway with cherubs above, where a man with a letter and cane meets a woman in a gown.

Rocaille deur met vrouw en bode

1731

Engraving titled La Terre showing a rococo cartouche, a hunting scene with a dead deer and dogs, and a forest landscape.

Aarde

1731

Watercolor rococo ornament with a calla lily, sunflower, butterflies, dragonflies and a robber fly on a tan ground.

Rocaille-Ornament mit einer Kalla und anderen Blumen, Schmetterlingen wie Perlmutterfalter, Pfauenauge und Segelfalte…

1746

Ink and wash drawing of a bridegroom and five women holding lamps before a palace, framed by an ornate arch with Latin text.

Der Bräutigam und die fünf klugen Jungfrauen

1757

Grey wash drawing of a bridegroom at a doorway greeting women with lamps, framed by a rococo border with Latin text.

Der Bräutigam und die fünf törichten Jungfrauen

1757

Grey wash drawing of a noblewoman in a landscape receiving garlands from a shepherdess, with onlookers under a large tree.

Eine vornehme Dame mit ihrem Gefolge empfängt eine Gruppe von Schäferinnen, von denen eine ihr Kränze anbietet

Drawing of a woman in an oval frame flanked by cherubs, flower garlands, urns and winged figures holding a globe.

Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame

late 18th century

Ornamental title page with looping pen-flourish border and centred Latin inscription naming Johannes Esaias Nilson, 1733.

Ornamental title page

1733

Watercolor of a rocky spring with sheep grazing beneath trees bearing heraldic shields, under a radiant eye above.

Felsenquelle unter einer Baumgruppe

Watercolor of a three-masted ship on water in an oval frame, with stars and sun emblems above and ornate scrolled border.

In einem Oval ein Schiff

Watercolor allegory of a pyramid with coats of arms, cherubs holding a crown, and an altar with a tree and hearts.

Allegorische Darstellung, Pyramide mit einem Altar

Watercolor of a sunflower under a sunburst with rows of flaming hearts, an all-seeing eye, and a decorative flourished border

Sonnenblume mit Goldaufschrift

Watercolor of a young man with a pruning knife beside a grapevine, under a rainbow with heraldic medallions.

Knabe mit einem Rebmesser vor einem Weinstock

Watercolor drawing of a boy under palm trees holding a shield with German text, with coats of arms and books around him.

Knabe mit einem Schild unter Palmen

Engraved oval portrait of a man in uniform and tricorn hat, framed by a rococo cartouche with allegorical figures and cherubs

Portret van Ferdinand van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel

1752

Engraved portrait of a woman in an oval rococo frame, flanked by allegorical figures, a palace and an inscription below.

Portret van Elisabeth Christine van Brunswijk-Bevern

1740