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Etching of a town square with soldiers, a crowd, and a wooden execution frame, with houses and a church spire behind.

The Strappado, plate ten from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of many hanged figures from a tree, with soldiers, a ladder, a drum and a military camp in the background.

The Hanging, plate eleven from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of soldiers firing a volley at executed figures on the ground, with a bound man at a post and a fortified town behind

The Firing Squad, plate twelve from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of soldiers and a crowd around a burning stake, with a church and village set ablaze in the background.

The Stake, plate thirteen from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of a public execution on a scaffold with a breaking wheel, watched by crowds and soldiers with pikes before a walled

The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of peasants attacking soldiers in a forest clearing, with corpses on the ground and a village church in the distance.

The Peasants Avenge Themselves, plate seventeen from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Etching of a ruler on a throne distributing rewards to soldiers in an arched hall with banners and a crowd.

Distribution of Rewards, plate eighteen from The Large Miseries of War

Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, lace collar and dark coat, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Guillaume de Brisacier

Antoine Masson, 1664

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig and white collar, framed by ribbons, flowers and a coat of arms.

Olivier Le Fèvre d'Ormesson

Antoine Masson, 1665

Engraved portrait of a man in armor with a lace collar, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet, within an ornate frame.

François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort

Robert Nanteuil, c. 1648

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and lace collar, with an inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Le Maréchal de la Meilleraye

Robert Nanteuil, 1662

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, framed by a laurel wreath and a crowned coat of arms.

Marie Jeanne Baptiste, Duchess de Savoye

Robert Nanteuil, 1678

Engraved oval portrait of Cardinal Mazarin in clerical dress, with ribbon frame and coat of arms below.

Cardinal Mazarin

Robert Nanteuil, c. 1655

Engraved oval portrait of a man in clerical robes and a star order cross, with stars and Latin inscriptions in the border.

Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont

Robert Nanteuil, 1665

Engraved bust portrait of a clergyman in an oak wreath frame with a coat of arms below, dated 1656.

Francois Servien

Robert Nanteuil, 1656

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns and halo facing a woman in a white headdress who raises her hands, 1519.

Christ Crowned with Thorns Speaking to His Mother

Sebald Beham, 1519

Woodcut of Saint Jerome kneeling in a cave before a crucifix and candle, with a lion beside him and a rocky cliff above.

Saint Jerome in Penitence, in a Cave

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1500/38

Engraving of a seated woman in an ornate headdress holding a nude infant who embraces her, with a curtain behind.

The Virgin with Child and Vase

Barthel Beham, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded father clasping hands with his departing son beside castle walls, with a servant in a doorway and tree

The Departure of the Prodigal Son, plate one from The History of the Prodigal Son

Sebald Beham, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Paul falling in the road as a figure in clouds reaches down, with armored soldiers and a walled town.

The Conversion of St. Paul

Georg Pencz, 1543

Engraving of a woman lifting her skirts by a stream while a mounted rider and spearmen watch beside a tree.

The Queen of Sheba Avoiding the Wooden Bridge

Georg Pencz, c. 1532

Engraving of Cupid on a horse-drawn chariot leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop castle.

The Triumph of Love, plate one from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of a woman in a chariot drawn by unicorns, approaching a columned temple with attendants and palm fronds.

The Triumph of Chastity, plate two from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of winged Fame blowing trumpets above a procession of elephants and soldiers past classical ruins.

The Triumph of Fame, plate three from the Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of a winged old figure on crutches riding a cart pulled by running people, with an hourglass and stag heads.

The Triumph of Time, plate four from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of skeletal Death on a bull-drawn chariot trampling fallen figures, with a burning city and crowds in the backgroun

The Triumph of Death, plate five from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of a haloed figure with a staff above a lion and ox, surrounded by seated figures, angels and skeletons.

The Triumph of Eternity, plate six from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Engraving of an elderly bearded man pointing as angelic children float near a kneeling man and a woman in a doorway.

God Commanding Noah to Build the Ark

Marco Dente da Ravenna, 1520

Engraving of men under a tree exchanging coins, with a camel and spear-carrying travelers behind them.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Georg Pencz, 1546

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat pointing at a wall map while a child in a bonnet looks up at it.

Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I'll do for your education... if you still don't…

Honoré Daumier, 1842