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Ornament & Design

5,941 works

Engraved circular print of Passion instruments forming an IHS monogram around a cross, with angels in the corners and Latin t

Ornament: Monogram voor Christus 'IHS' , opgebouwd uit de passiewerktuigen

Michael Snijders, 1608

Engraved monogram of Mary formed from Marian symbols such as a tower, fountain, crown of stars and crescent moon, with radiat

Ornament: Monogram van Maria: MRA opgebouwd uit Mariasymbolen

Michael Snijders, 1608

Engraved allegorical title cartouche with women, putti, a map of Achaia, a volcano and warriors in a Baroque frame.

Cartouche met allegorische voorstelling met Geschiedenis en Griekse staten

Jan Caspar Philips, 1741

Engraved title page with an ornamental cartouche, a cardinal's coat of arms, fruit swags and the text Septem Psalmi Davidici.

Cartouche met titel

Hieronymus Wierix, 1608

Engraved horizontal frieze with clasped hands over an anchor, a dove, flanking cherubs, and scrollwork ornament.

Frieze of Ornament with Clasped Hands and Anchor

Abraham Bosse, 1625-76

Watercolor design of a tall trumpet vase covered with green leaves, brown branches and small yellow blossoms.

Design for the Decoration of a Porcelain Vase

Anatole-Alexis Fournier, 1907

Engraved ornament with acanthus scrolls, a shell, and a female face in a central cartouche, signed B. Picart 1720.

Ornament met vrouwgezicht en schelp

Bernard Picart, 1720

Engraved ornament with a central female face surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves and a hanging pendant, by Bernard Picart

Ornament met vrouwengezicht

Bernard Picart, 1720

Engraved ornament with two winged dragons facing a central urn, scrolling acanthus foliage below, signed B. Picart 1723.

Ornament met draken

Bernard Picart, 1723

Pencil design sketch of ornamental floral borders with vines, leaves and a row of stylized lettering.

Ontwerp voor kalender van 1901: ornamentale randwerk

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Engraved ornamental panel with central palmette, scrolling acanthus leaves, dragon heads and horns of plenty.

Ornament with a Palmette

Sebald Beham, n.d.

Red-toned drawing of a bearded armed man with a spear before an arch, with grotesque masks and hunting scenes above.

A Swiss Guard before an Ornamental Arch (recto)

Abraham Bickhart, 1568

Three vertical decorative panels with light foliage, flowers and urn vases on dark ground, etched ornament print.

Ornament for Dagger Sheath

Etched ornamental design of a coffered ceiling with grid of square panels filled with floral and scroll motifs.

Ornamental Design for Coffered Ceiling

Pencil and watercolor design for a ceiling border with a painted balustrade, scrolls, and clusters of roses.

Partial design for a ceiling to be painted with a trompe l'oeil iron railing and roses

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of an oval ceiling with clouds, a flying brown eagle, and a heraldic shield with laurel and flowers below.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds and a soaring eagle

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil and watercolor ceiling design with putti, garlands, and pink swags framing an empty central field.

Design for a ceiling painted with putti, garlands, and swags

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Oval design study of painted clouds in pale green, blue and ochre washes on tan paper, with handwritten notes.

Oval design for a ceiling painted with clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Oval ceiling design in pale blue and pink washes showing putti floating among clouds with drapery and a flower garland.

Oval design for a ceiling painted with putti in clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Design for a ceiling with putti floating among clouds and garlands of roses, framed by a floral border.

Design for a ceiling painted with putti in clouds with roses

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a circular ceiling with a painted sky, gilded struts, floral garlands and birds, within grey coffered pa

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds and trellis work

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving with ornamental panels, a standing female huntress with a dog, and two oval hunting scenes of a boar and a stag.

Ornamenten en vrouwelijke jager

Melchior Rein, 1714

Pencil design drawing of a ceiling with trellis work, a rosette, and a trompe l'oeil balustrade with urns.

Design for a ceiling decorated with trellis work and a trompe l'oeil balustrade

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for an octagonal ceiling with a blue sky, a lattice trellis, pink roses and gilded scrollwork corners.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds, trellises, and roses

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and watercolor design of a wall with lattice panels, climbing vines, bamboo framing, and a parquet base.

Design for the treatment of a wall with a pattern of lattices, vines, and bamboo

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a ceiling with putti among clouds and garlands above a trompe l'oeil awning and balustrade.

Design for a ceiling painted with a trompe l'oeil awning and putti in clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Fan-shaped ceiling design with green trompe l'oeil ironwork, flowering pink vines, birds and a cloudy sky in watercolor.

Design for one section of a ceiling painted in trompe l'oeil iron work with flowering vines and birds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraved ornament print of a garden vase with a bearded mascaron mask above it, on a book page.

Ornament met tuinvaas en mascaron

François Joullain

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a grotesque mask and a phoenix with spread wings, surrounded by scrolls and foliage.

Ornament met mascaron en feniks

François Joullain

Engraved ornamental panel with a central female mascaron, scrolling acanthus leaves, drapery and hanging floral garlands.

Ornament met mascaron en bloemguirlandes

François Joullain