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Engraved plate of an ornate covered ciborium with a cross finial, putti on the stem, and rococo scrollwork on the base.

Ciboire (Ciborium), plate 80, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Hand-colored plate of stylized flowers and fern-like foliage in pink, teal, orange and blue on a cream page.

Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs idéales, a l'usage des déssinateurs et des Peintres

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Engraved plate of rococo ornamental designs with scrollwork, shells, floral garlands and a vase motif, numbered 37.

Designs for the Border of the Biblical Chronology for the King , 3rd Plate, pl. 37 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Hand-colored design of an ornate double goblet with blue scrollwork, gilded bands, and grotesque masks on pale paper.

Double Goblet, from the series Allerley Gebuntznierte Fisirungen

Bernhard Zan, 1580

Engraved plate of a rococo cabinet corner with ornate scrollwork, a window onto trees, and a painted panel of winged figures

Vue de l'angle du même Cabinet; Vue de l'angle du même cabinet, montrant à gauche une grande fenêtre et à droite le t…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of cherubs playing with a trumpet and drum under a tree, framed by a carved pediment with a medallion portrait.

Jeux d'Enfants

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Engraved rococo cartouche design with scrolls, smoke, flames, a dragon and shells around an empty central oval.

Design for Cartouche: Allegory of Fire

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo covered oil pot and a two-branch candlestick with snuffer and tray.

Pot a Oil., Terrine, 5th Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of cadets and officers around a map table in a striped military tent, with a cannon and a coat of arms above.

Le Corps des Cadets

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Etching of Leda seated nude beside a swan by a pond, framed by a draped curtain and trees, with Latin and German captions.

Leda and the Swan

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1740

Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraved design of two ornate knives with carved handles, one with a bearded head and figures, the other with an eagle on top

Two Knives

Flemish Aegidius Sadeler II, 1640

Engraved rococo design of a wall niche with a fountain, sculpted figure, and ornamental panelling, with a title inscription a

Design for Wall Niche with a Fountain

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo candlestick with scrolling stem and floral ornament, with a garden pavilion engraving below.

Chandelier, 5th Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etching of an allegory of painting: a woman paints at an easel while cherubs, a lute player and a sculpted figure surround he

Allegory of Painting

Thomas Christian Winck, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo interior with an ornate mirror, fireplace, cherubs and painted side panels.

Cabinet de Mr. le Comte Bielenski (sic), Grand Maréchal de la Couronne de Pologne executé en 1734; Chiminée avec glac…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche design with scrolls, a standing dog, a resting sheep, a hat, a flute and foliage on a page.

Design for a Cartouche with Pastoral Motifs

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Hand-colored engraving of a decorative letter F monogram with a floral garland, leopard-spotted ribbon, and a feathered crown

Decorative Monogram Design: Letter F

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with three kings bearing gifts beneath a star, with attendants and a horse.

The Adoration of the Magi

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Etching of a couple embracing in a room, the man's shadow cast on the wall beside them, with a lit candle on a table.

Dibutades Tracing Her Lover's Shadow

Franz Ignaz Oefele, 1700

Engraved plate of numbered rococo cartouche and frame designs with a scale grid at top center.

Les Plans

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved rococo ornamental border plate with scrollwork, floral garlands and paired year numerals in cartouches.

Designs for the Border of the Biblical Chronology for the King , 2nd Plate, pl. 36 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo fireplace design with an ornate mirror, flanking mirror panels A and B, candelabra and a scale bar in feet.

Chiminée decorée de glaces (Fireplace Decorated with Mirrors), in Livre de décoration de lambris (Book of Panelling D…

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1690

Proofs for four plates of "Alfabeto in Sogno" [Dream Alphabet]: Letter I

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1680

Engraved sheet with a grid of fifteen ornate two-letter monograms surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves, each with a letter

Engraving: Monograms of Two Letters

Nicolas Langlois, 1770

Title page with handwritten text inside an oval garland of colored flowers, leaves and vines, marked number 1 at bottom.

TItle page for "Nouvelle Cahiers de fleurs idéales"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Mezzotint of an infant in a lace bonnet seated on a velvet cushion, with a laurel wreath and crown on the wall behind.

Portrait of James Stuart, The Prince of Great Britain &c

John Smith, 1690

Engraved rococo design for a mirror and chimney piece with scrollwork, a central mask, foliage, and candle sconces.

Design for Upper Part of a Mirror and Chimney Piece

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pen drawing with green wash of an ornamental letter G with a mermaid holding a trumpet, plus putti heads and a rooster.

Proofs for four plates of "Alfabeto in Sogno" [Dream Alphabet]: Letter G

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1680

Engraving of the Entombment: mourners lower Christ's body into a tomb, with three crosses and a city on the hill behind.

The Entombment

Diana Mantuana, 1590