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Engraved plate of a rococo candlestick with twisting scroll-carved shaft, with a smaller floral ornament panel below.

Design for a Candlestick, plate 74, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved vertical ornament panel with mythological scenes, cherubs, griffins, and stags in framed medallions.

Ornament Panel with Orpheus and the Judgment of Paris

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500

Brown monochrome bust portrait of a figure with long dark hair and a white collar, looking to the side.

Portrait of a Woman

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Engraved rococo ornament plate with scrolled cartouches, foliage and floral sprays, plus a title block and caption.

Partie des Ornées de la Carte Chronologique du Roy faite en 1733 [Part of the Ornamentation of the 1733 Chronology (O…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Japanese woodblock print of a large black carp streamer over a city view with Mount Fuji, a bridge and figures on a riverbank

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1850

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

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

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