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Engraved plate showing two cylindrical rococo etui designs with domed lids, scrollwork and floral ornament, numbered 3.

Etuis Designs

Pierre Moreau, 1770

Engraved page with six ornamental letter designs, each framing cherubs, figures, urns and garden scenes in rococo style.

Designs for the Letters S, T, U, V

Jean Baptiste Piauger, 1760

Engraved architectural floor plan of the Hôtel d'Argouge with a central courtyard, staircases, and a scale bar, on a book pag

Print - Jean Marot

Hand-colored print of a trophy of musical instruments tied with purple ribbon, surrounded by sprigs of leaves and red berries

Print - Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Engraved design for a dining room buffet with rococo mirror frame, console table, and marble fountain beside a paneled wall.

Print - Nicolas Pineau, 1720

Nicolas Pineau, 1720

Engraved plate of four furniture designs: a fire screen, a side-view armchair, an upholstered armchair, and a pivot screen.

Print - Aubert Henri Joseph Parent

Aubert Henri Joseph Parent

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, rolling hills, and two figures resting beside a grazing animal in the foregrou

Print - Anthonie Waterloo, 1610

Anthonie Waterloo, 1610

Print - Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace and paneled wall with ornament, below a scene of carpenters working in an interior.

Print - Jacques-François Blondel

Jacques-François Blondel

Engraved ornamental print with a central cartouche, scrolls, floral motifs and pendant drops, signed Hans Collaert.

Print - Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder

Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder

Engraved architectural plate with elevation, sections and floor plan of a riding school with an oval arena and stables.

Print - Jean-Charles Krafft, 1800

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1800

Engraved ornamental plate with two birds on floral garlands above a flower basket suspended between scrolled brackets.

Print - Pierre Ranson

Engraved French title page with a draped curtain, putti, a winged figure and classical columns framing the book's title text.

Print - Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1760

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1760

Engraved ornamental design with a central oval medallion of mythological figures, surrounded by garlands, shells, and masks.

Print - Jean Le Pautre

Engraved title page with a cornucopia, flowers, a beehive and bees above clouds, with French lettering below.

Title Page

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved floral tailpiece of a bouquet of roses and poppies tied with a ribbon, with trailing sprigs below.

Floral Tailpiece

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved page with two floral tailpiece ornaments: a fruit and blossom sprig above and a rose garland below, in a bound book.

Two Tailpieces or Fleurons

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace with ornate paneling, putti, and candelabra, plus plan drawings below.

Plate 2, "Decoration de cheminée pour un grand Apartement"

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Etched rococo cartouche with a blank center, scrolls and shells, framed by columns, a statue and flowering urns.

Cartouche decoré

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo arch and fountain design with a statue of Diana, cherubs, an eagle, and garden trees behind.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Diana

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Etched print of an ornate rocaille arch framing a statue of Venus, with cherubs, garlands and a fountain beside it.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Venus and Amor

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo fountain design with a scrolled arch, three figures on a basin, cascading water, staircase and sculpted urn.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Three Graces

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with an empty central panel, a tall fountain with a reclining figure, putti, and garden urns.

Cartouche representant fontaine et jardinages

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche surrounded by fountains, cascading water, a pouring putto and scrolling ornament.

Cartouche representant des sujets d'eau

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraving of an empty rococo cartouche below a pyramid fountain with cherubs, a garden urn and a statue.

Cartouche decoré d'une fontaine en piramide

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with trophies and a pyramid, with a seated winged figure playing a trumpet beside it.

Cartouche avec des trophées et piramide

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved vertical ornamental panel with putti, scrolling foliage, an urn marked Amour, and draped figures on clouds.

Panel Design

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Engraved plate of a covered urn with a standing robed figure, draped side figures and ring handles, on a book page.

Vase Design

Charles Dupuis, 1750

Engraved vertical title page with an oval cartouche, scrolling foliage, putti and birds, for a book of arabesques.

Title Page

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Engraving of a tavern scene with a seated man flanked by two women and two uniformed soldiers beside a draped curtain.

Le Double Engagement

Claude Louis Desrais, 1770

Engraving of a tavern scene with a couple embracing, a sleeping drunk man, and a man pouring wine beside a table of bottles.

La Triple Y Vresse

Claude Louis Desrais, 1770

Engraved medallion of Hercules and a kneeling woman before a royal portrait on an altar, with classical temple behind.

Médallion Pour L’année Jubilaire, Ou Cinquantième du Règne de Louis XV

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved page of eight heraldic coats of arms with crowns and leafy mantling, each labeled with a French name plate.

Six Coats of Arms

Jean-Raymond de Petity, 1760

Engraved oval vignette of a seated allegorical woman gesturing to a round grain market hall, with a putto and sickle beside h

Nouvelles Halles Aux Grains et Farines

Hubert François Gravelot, 1760

Engraved allegorical print with seated figure, standing woman, laurel medallion portrait, cherubs and classical columns.

Tableau Allégorique, pour L’Année Jubilaire du Regne de Louis Le Bien-Aimé

Hubert François Gravelot, 1760

Engraved oval vignette of a columned church facade with a procession of clergy and crowd, framed by foliage and religious emb

Pose de la Première Pierre de la Nouvelle Église de Ste. Geneviève

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved vignette of allegorical Paris and a river god beside an equestrian statue of Louis XV in a city square.

Inauguration de la Statuë de Louis XV

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved oval medallion of a drummer and officers watching soldiers drill before buildings, framed by military trophies.

Établissement de L’école Royale Militaire

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved plate of three coats of arms: Paris's ship shield at top, and two smaller crowned shields with labels below.

Three Coats of Arms

Jean-Raymond de Petity, 1760

Engraved portrait of a woman with a jeweled upswept hairstyle, pleated lace ruff, and pearl necklace, dated 1600.

Portrait of Catherine-Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil (1579-1633)

Flemish Hieronymus Wierix, 1600

Engraving of a kneeling Christ reaching toward an angel with a cross while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Agony in the Garden, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping Christ child, with two angels above and a caption with a coat of arms below

The Madonna With Sleeping Child

Jean-Baptiste Michel, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beneath pink blossoms, one holding a sword, pale blue band below.

Pentaptych: Five girls with theater puppets

Utagawa Kuniyasu, 1800

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds, crowned by two figures, with apostles below beside an open tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Black crayon drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, set among dense dark foliage strokes.

Nude

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraved print of a plumed cavalry standard-bearer on a prancing horse holding a banner, with soldiers behind him.

Suite of Cavalry Officers: Standard-Bearer

Georg Philip Rugendas, 1720

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with a starry crown, standing on a crescent moon and holding the infant Christ amid radiating li

The Virgin with the Starry Crown

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, lace collar and dark cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Lucas Vorsterman I, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Engraved bust portrait of a balding man in a cravat and jacket, with a handwritten signature below, on a foxed sheet.

Portrait of Frèedrich Christoph Perthes

Julius Caesar Thaeter, 1840

Engraved design of a rococo bedchamber paneling with an alcove bed, bust cartouche, door, commode and clock.

Dessin de Lambris d'une chambre a coucher avec lit en niche

Nicolas Pineau, 1720

Engraved vertical ornamental panel titled L'Ete showing urns, cherubs, scrolls, and two nude figures on a book page.

L’Eté

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Title Page from "Second Licre Contenant Differens Desseins de Pendules Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Black and white lithograph of a busy city street with pedestrians, storefronts, a street lamp, and a horse cart.

Lafayette Street

Childe Hassam, 1910

Black and white print of the Virgin and Child surrounded by angels and saints in a columned church interior.

Glorification of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Etching of bearded men in turbans beside a carved stone pedestal with a lion mask, a seated figure in the foreground.

Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of a dense wooded landscape with two figures crossing a wooden bridge beside a rocky ledge and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape, With Two Figures on a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Sketch of a woman in a loose robe reading in a tufted armchair beside a doorway.

Déshabille

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraved portrait of a standing officer in uniform with a sword and cloak, beside a grey horse on a grassy slope.

Portrait of Nathanael Greene

Alonzo Chappel, 1860

Engraved page of three rococo cartouches with putti, mythological figures, and a reclining dog among flowers.

Page Two from "Cinquième Livre Contenant des Cartouches Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravé par Hu…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraving of a bird hunt with two hunters, a woman on horseback, a large tree, and flying birds before a distant castle.

Bird Hunt

Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1730

Etching of a crowded Fifth Avenue at noon with pedestrians, carriages and an omnibus beside tall buildings and a stone column

Fifth Avenue, Noon

Childe Hassam, 1910

Etched portrait of a bearded old man in a plumed cap and fur-collared cloak, with a small face sketched below.

Raccolta di teste

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1780

Engraved architectural plate of an ornate double cupboard door with rococo scrollwork and a scale bar below.

Plate 3, "Decoration d'une Porte double à placards..."

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Engraving of a heavenly council with enthroned figures, cherubs and clouds, with falling figures below a beam of light.

The Council in Heaven; Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost" (After Hogarth)

Jane Ireland, 1780

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a fur-trimmed coat, labeled Marat, on a pale sheet.

Portrait of Jean Paul Marat

Jean Paul Marat, 1800

Anne, Princess of Orange

John Faber the younger, 1730

Etching of a standing youth, a seated bearded magus with a monkey, a horned bull, and a stone sarcophagus under a tree.

Standing Youth and Seated Magus with Monkey on Leash, plate 18 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Woodblock print of a woman with a lit taper and a man crouching over a box on a red tray, with a warrior inset.

Catching a mouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Engraved portrait of Henri of Lorraine in a dark doublet and white lace ruff, from Guizot's History of France.

Portrait of Henri, Duke of Lorraine

William Wellstood, 1840

Portrait of Honoré Daumier

Auguste Boulard the younger, 1880

Etched sheet of sketches with a central bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, surrounded by faces, trees and a small boat.

La planche de Tzigane

Félicien Rops, 1880

Hand-colored etching of a curly-haired woman in a blue dress seated at a table beside a potted flowering plant.

Virginia Modeling

Jerome Myers, 1910

Etching of a city skyline with a Gothic tower above rooftops, with steamships and smoking factories on a harbor below.

The West Street Building from the Singer Building

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and white ruff collar, labeled Lord Paisly, against a stippled backgrou

Portrait of Claude Hamilton, Earl of Paisley

Edward Harding, 1800

Engraved design for an ornate tabernacle with angels, cherubs, garlands and a central religious image, inscribed in a cartouc

Design for Tabernacle, from "Tabernacles"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Etching of a brick courtyard with tall old buildings, chimneys, a large tree, and pedestrians in period dress.

Old Court, Lincoln's Inn

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns beside a large cross, surrounded by a crowd, with Italian caption below.

Via crucis - Station X, Jesus Despoiled

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Pencil sketch of a seated nurse in a white veil at a table with a candlestick and statue beside her.

Red Cross Nurse

Childe Hassam, 1910

Etching of a shepherd poling a boat with sheep through a flooded marsh lined with bare willows and poplars.

In the Deluged Marsh - The Shepherd (Au marais inonde - Le berger)

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1910

Engraved design of a draped funerary monument with allegorical figures, flaming urns, and a reclining figure before an inscri

Catafalque

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1780

Etched page of three Rococo cartouches, one showing a reclining lion between lion heads and two with masks and scrollwork.

page Three from "Cinquième Livre Contenant des Cartouches Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravé par…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved page of three rococo ornamental panels: a crowned mask with spears, a winged horse in a cartouche, and a mask with m

Page Two from "Toisieme Livre Contenant Des Frises ou Paneaux en Longueur Inventés Par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du R…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved plate showing shoes, boots, shoemaking lasts and pattern pieces labelled with letters, titled Cordonnier.

Cordonnier, pl. II from "Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers"

Denis Diderot, 1770

Black-and-white print of the Nativity in a ruined stable, with the Virgin kneeling by the infant, angels above and a star.

The Nativity, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved design of a female figure supporting a candlestand on her head, with draped swags, a landscape panel and a lion.

Design for a candlestand

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Portrait of Mauro Tesi in a medallion, surrounded by architectural elements

Count Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1780

Engraved plate of a clock dial with Roman numerals on a table beneath a classical niche and pilasters.

Design For a Clock, pl. XXI from "Recueil d'Ouvrages Curieux de Mathematique et de Mecanique, ou Description du Cabinet"

Gaspard Grollier de Seviere II, 1710

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a wig, holding a charter, beside a globe, with ships visible at sea.

Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751)

William Nutter, 1790

Engraved portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark coat and lace cravat, with mechanical drawings nearby.

Portrait of James Watt

William Nicholson

Engraved ornamental panel with a central landscape medallion, winged figures, garlands, censers and putti in relief.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Medallion with a Sacrifice, plate 5 from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques Peintes da…

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraved print of the Madonna holding the infant Christ with young Saint John beside them in a circular frame.

The Madonna della Sedia

Raphael Morghen, 1800

La Noblesse

Jacques Callot, 1620

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap leaning on a stone balustrade, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Wencelaus Coeberger, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1630

Etching of a bearded man seated on a bed, hand to his head, surrounded by shadowy grotesque figures in darkness.

A nightmare

François Chifflart, 1850

Engraved print of a standing woman in ornate robes before an obelisk and ruins, framed by rococo scrollwork and flowers.

Octavia Empress to Nero, in escutcheon

Étienne Charpentier, 1750

Lithograph of three decorative friezes with acanthus scrolls, a swan, a heron, putti, a medallion bust and a fruit basket.

Three Friezes and Ornamen

Gottfried Engelmann, 1810