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Red-toned engraved plate of two decorative friezes with scrolling acanthus, flowers, garlands and a small figural medallion.

Plate 8 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved title page with the Madonna and Child, two bishops, angels, a central inscription and a ducal coat of arms below.

Frontispiece: Relatione di Alfonso Isachi intorno l'origine, solennita`, traslatione, et miracoli della Madonna di Re…

Giovanni Luigi Valesio, 1610

Engraved plate of a rococo table centerpiece with candelabra and fruit dishes, above a covered tureen with scrolling ornament

Dixieme livre des oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier, Surtout de Table/Terrine [Tenth Series of Designs from the work of J.A…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved design of a rococo fireplace with an overmantel mythological scene and flanking panels labeled A and B.

Cheminée en Attique

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved design of a rococo teapot on an ornate scrolled stand with four cups and saucers below.

Cabares

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved plate of symmetrical scrollwork and grotesque masks framing a central keyhole escutcheon, numbered 10 in the top rig

Plate 10, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraved plate of rococo bronze door fittings and keyhole escutcheons with scrolling ornament and lettered reference marks.

Divers desseins d'ornemens de Bronze, à l'usage de la ferrure pour les apartemens

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche design with an empty shield, papal tiara, crossed scythes and scrollwork, dated 1740.

Design for Cartouche Evoking Death

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolling foliage, shells, and a crocodile with a figure at the top, on a numbered page.

Design for a Cartouche Representing the Continent of Africa

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved title page with sea monsters carrying putti, Neptune with a trident, and a Latin inscription panel in scrollwork.

Title Page

Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder, 1580

Engraved plate of a rococo alcove bed with draped curtains and cherubs, flanked by paneling labeled A and B.

Autre Lit a niche aux cotés du quell sont deux Panneaux A. et B. décorées différement, plate 74 in Livre Nouveau ou R…

Jacques-François Blondel, 1760

Engraving of Venus or Galatea raising a billowing cloth, carried by dolphins with cupids around her.

Venus (or Galatea) and Cupids Supported by Dolphins

Agostino Carracci, 1590

Engraved plate of a rococo salon wall elevation with ornate scrollwork paneling, cartouches, and arched doorways.

Vüe de Même (Czartoryski) Sallon du Costé des Glacés (Design for the Salon Czartoryski), plate 85, in Oeuvres de Just…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate showing a covered tureen with figural lid and handles, with an enlarged handle detail above, from Percier's 18

Pot-à-Oille (Design for a Tureen with Handle for the Empress Josephine), plate 46, in Recueil de decorations intérieu…

Charles Percier, 1810

Engraved ornamental panel with a crowned woman's head, two peacocks, putti, and an octagonal landscape vignette in the center

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by the Crowned Head of a Woman and Two Peacocks, plate 6 from the Livre de Diverses Grote…

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraved plate of interlacing acanthus scrollwork with a central putto figure, numbered 14, in a bound book.

Plate 14, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraved rococo design for a pier glass with ornate scrolled frame, console table, candle sconces and flanking decorative pan

Plate 3, Developement d'un Trumeau de glace fait pour le Portugal (Design for a Pier Glass with Varation for Portugal…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo interior wall panels with a mirror, shell console, glazed door showing a garden, and putti.

Vue des trumeaux du même Cabinet; Vue des trumeaux du même Cabinet, 3rd Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo fountain design with a seated river god, cherubs, cascading water, classical arch and obelisk among trees.

Design for Fountain with a River God

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

The Hermit

Jan Lievens, 1640

Engraved ornamental plate with a central figure riding a camel, framed by grotesque scrolls, birds, urns and winged figures.

Plate 27, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraved portrait of a seated man with long hair and lace collar, framed by ornate scrollwork, cherubs and classical figures.

Portrait of Hugues Brisville, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Black and white ornamental design of swirling scrolls and leafy tendrils filling a horizontal rectangle, finely hatched.

Querfüllung auf hellem Grund (Horizontal Ornament)

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Engraved ornamental plate with a central architectural niche, seated figures, eagles, sphinxes and dense scrolling grotesque

Plate, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraving of a rearing horse with a braided tail against a distant landscape of hills and buildings, labelled Danus.

A Danish Horse, from the fourth set of "Equile Joannis Austriaci"

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Engraved plate of ornate wrought-iron grilles, column capitals, and friezes with scrollwork and urn finials.

Designs for Decorative Ironwork, Plate 88 from Divers dessins de balcons a plusieurs usages (Variety of Balcony Designs)

Claude René Gabriel Poulleau, 1770

Engraved ornamental frieze plate with scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers, an urn, and a trophy of arms in two bands.

Plate 14 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraving of the nude god Mercury with winged helmet and caduceus in a medallion surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and cher

Mercury, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a winged female figure at center, scrollwork, birds, and animals framing it.

Plate 19, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraving of the Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist beneath a palm tree, with a landscape behind.

Madonna of the Palm Tree

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Engraved title plate with scrolling foliage, a lidded urn, winged creatures and a central inscription naming Wendel Dietterli

Title plate, from Die Folge der phantastichen Scmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Engraved grotesque ornament with putti, winged manticores, an urn, goats and a bearded mask among acanthus scrolls.

Grotesque with Putti and Manticore

Master of the Die, 1530

Engraved octagonal ornament plate with symmetrical scrolling foliage, grotesque masks, and birds, numbered 2 at upper left.

Plate 2, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Hand-colored engraving of an asymmetrical rococo cartouche framed by rock, roots, leaves and small red flowers.

Design for Asymmetrical Cartouche

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved rococo design of a waterfall, classical columns, an urn and rocaille scrollwork framing a landscape with animals.

Rocaille (rococo design), in Nouveaux morceaux pour des paravents (New concepts for screens)

François Boucher, 1730

Engraved rococo wainscoting design with a double door, landscape panels with figures, and a cherub scene above.

Design for Wainscoting with a Double Door

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Circular rococo cartouche of scrolls and foliage framing classical columns, a fountain and trees in a garden scene.

Ornament

Matthias Lock, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche design with scrollwork, grapevines, a lion mask, bottles, fruit and a hanging hare.

Design for a Cartouche

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved plate of an ornate rococo candlestick with scrolled shaft and floral base, plus a small garden scene below.

Design for a Candlestick, plate 75, from Cinquième Livre d'Ornemens, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of two horses, labeled Romanus and Equus Matronalis, before a distant walled city with a bridge.

A Roman Horse, from the first set of "Equile Joannis Austriaci"

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Engraved plate of two rococo pier glass frames with scrolling ornament, birds and a small figure, by Thomas Chippendale.

Pier Glass Frame

Thomas Chippendale, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche design with scrolled borders set against a rocky grotto and waterfalls, on a book page.

Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Continent of Asia

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Etched fan leaf design with cherubs, lions, a flower urn, and scrolling ornament in a semicircular frame.

Fan leaves, Second half of the set "Desseins d'Eventails et Ecrans

Nicolas Pierre Loir

Engraved rococo design of a five-branch candelabra with candles, a cherub and scrolling foliage, above a decorative title car

Projet de grand Chandelier à branche pour le Roy., Chandelier à cinq branches avec un dragon, 2nd Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo shell-shaped salt dish designs above an ornate nef with sea creature figures.

Differents Desseins de Sallieres [Various Designs for Salt Dishes], pl. 63 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of a standing woman in flowing drapery with a river, bridge, and hilltop castles in the landscape behind her.

Debora

Netherlandish Jacob Matham, 1580

Engraved design of an ornate footed ewer with a looping handle, satyr figures, a child and a lion mask on its body.

Ewer with Handle

Flemish Cornelis Floris II, 1540

Engraved ornamental plate with grotesque scrollwork, armored figures, sphinxes, and a horseback rider in clouds at center.

Plate 17, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraving of bearded Silenus riding a donkey with a satyr holding a cup, a dog, and putti in a landscape.

Silenus Riding on an Ass

Giulio Bonasone, 1550

Hand-colored ornamental botanical design of purple and red fern fronds, green sprigs and berry clusters on a pale ground.

Ornamental Design with Triangular Purple and Red leaves, from Nouvelle suite de cahiers de flerurs naturelle a l'usag…

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Engraved ornamental plate with winged griffins, an urn, nude figures, scrollwork and a small cityscape medallion at top.

Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful Style of Painting)

Luca Bertelli, 1560

Engraved rococo design for a pendulum clock on a panel, with a winged female figure, cherub and scrolling ornament.

Projet d'une grande Pendule placée sur un paneau (Design for a Pendulum Clock Placed on a Panel), plate 97, in Oeuvre…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rinceaux ornament with a putto among acanthus scrolls, rosettes, a ribbon bow, and musical instruments below.

Rinceaux Design with Putto, plate 3, from A New Book of Ornaments Useful to all Artists

Simon Gribelin II, 1700

Title page with a heart-shaped garland of colored flowers and ferns framing handwritten French text, by Jean-Baptiste Pilleme

Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs iéales"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Engraved rococo design of an ornate silver candelabrum with scrolling foliage, with a smaller landscape cartouche panel below

Dousieme livre des oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier/Livre de Chandeliers de Sculpture en Argent

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of a nude male figure with a spear beside a tree in an oval, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and putti.

Paris, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Engraved plate showing two rococo candelabra with tulip-shaped candle cups on branch-like stems wrapped in flowers.

Girandolle à branche de porcelaine garnie d'or (Girandolle with Porcelain Branches Covered in Gold), plate 69, from O…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of Saint Anne holding the Christ Child with the Virgin Mary in an interior with a balustrade, tree, and birds.

St. Anne, the Virgin and the Christ Child

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Engraved rococo design of a covered tureen with shell body, acanthus scrolls, and foliage finial, numbered 78.

Pot à Oille

Jacques III Roëttiers, 1740

Etched bust portrait of a man with curled hair, mustache, lace collar and draped cloak, with a caption below.

Portrait of Justus Sustermans, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Etched ornamental plate with two ram heads, acanthus scrolls, ribbons and hanging fruit garlands, symmetrical grotesque desig

Plate, from Ornamenti o Grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610

Engraved plate of an ornate symmetrical pendant design with scrolling foliage, flowers and beads on a light background.

Design for a Pendant, plate XXI, from the series Tabulae Gemmiferae XXIV

Peter Symony, 1620

Circular engraved design with a jester's head at center, surrounded by scrollwork, dragons, a peacock and mythical figures.

Design for an Engraved Tazza with the Head of a Jester and a Satyr, representing Pride and Folly

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Engraved pastoral landscape with an arched bridge over a river, grazing sheep, draped figures, and distant mountains.

Jacob and Laban (Il Ponti)

William Woollett, 1780