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Engraved ornamental cartouche surrounded by flames, dragons and tools, with an empty central panel on a cream page.

Cartouche Decorated with Elements of Fire

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved elevation of ornate iron gates with a central fountain of a sea god and rococo crowned cartouche, Place Royale Nancy

Dessein des grandes Grilles posées sur la Place Royale de Nancy en 1755 par ordre de S.M. le Roy de Pologne

Jean Lamour, 1760

Engraved ornamental plate with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, winged female figures and a cherub, on a page of an album.

Plate 6, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Portrait of Bernard Knipperdolling, A Chief of the Anabaptists of Münster

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Engraved ornamental plate with acanthus scrolls, a central nude figure, and a grotesque creature among the foliage.

Plate 3, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Pencil and wash arabesque garden scene with a staircase, thatched pavilion, two figures, and stylized foliage in blue and red

Nouvelle suite de cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, no.1

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central rider on a winged horse, surrounded by scrolls, putti, griffins and foliage.

Plate 21, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraved plate of three ornate wrought-iron staircase balusters with scrolling foliate panels and lettered component keys.

Rampes d'Escaliers a Grands Paneaux, avec Pilastres, et Console

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of three ornamental friezes with acanthus scrolls, palmettes, garlands, cherub medallions and an urn.

Three Friezes, plate 4 fr

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Etching of Christ bound before a seated judge under a draped canopy, with soldiers and a crowd around the platform.

Christ Before Pilate: The Large Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a rococo cartouche with a seated man smoking a pipe, a standing figure with a fan, and flags and a trident.

Design for a Cartouche Representing the Country of China

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Etching of an allegorical scene with a seated plumed man, a herm bust, a trumpeting cherub, a lamb and a rabbit.

The Genius of Castiglione

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Engraved ornamental plate with a central archer figure in a cartouche, surrounded by scrolls, masks and animals.

Plate 29, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Sepia engraving of a rococo scrolling ornament with curling acanthus leaves and foliage on a ruled background.

Plate 11 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Title page with an oval wreath of colored fronds and flowers around French script, numbered No. 3.

Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs Idéales" No. 3

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Engraved dedication page with a laurel-crowned bust, winged genius, putti, and inscription cartouche over books and a cannon.

Dedication Page to Charles III of Spain and the Two Sicilies, frontispiece for Paolantonio Paoli, Rovine della città…

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Etching of a robed man gazing up at a stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers, in a rocky landscape with a horse.

Saint Eustace

Elisabetta Sirani, 1650

Engraved rococo design of a trumeau mirror above a commode in paneled wall, with ornate scrolled frames and a scale bar.

Trumeau de Glace

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved frieze with a boar hunt and centaurs above, and hunters among swirling acanthus scrolls below.

Designs for Friezes

Jean Le Pautre, 1640

Engraved plate of ornamental scrollwork with a female figure, acanthus leaves, and rosettes, numbered 12, on a cream page.

Plate 12, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Etching of figures on ladders lowering Christ's body from a cross beneath shafts of light, with mourners gathered below.

The Descent from the Cross

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a water mill with waterwheels, millers at work, horses carrying grain sacks, and a river landscape with boats.

A water mill

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraved rococo fountain design with a trident-holding figure, cascading water, and a classical palace with colonnade in the

Design for Fountain with an Anchor

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Rococo title page with ornate scrollwork, putti and garlands framing text naming François de Cuvilliés père et fils.

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo snuff box and cane handle designs with pastoral scenes, plus round watch case designs below.

Differents desseins de Tabatières, et pomme de canne, cinquième planche [Different Designs for Snuff Boxes and a Cane…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of two draped figures in a garden beside a stone niche with an urn and cherub, framed by trees.

Design with Two Figures in a Garden

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Engraved plate 15 showing wrought iron railing designs and acanthus scroll ornaments, printed page on cream paper.

Plate 15, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraving of seated Japanese deity Amida above rococo scrollwork, with a robed man reaching toward waves and clouds.

Amida Divinité Japonaise qui préside à la Navigation, Et maniere dont on se noye à son honneur

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking soldiers and onlookers in front of an arched doorway.

Crowning of Thorns, illustration from "The Passion"

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1500

Engraved plate of Christ on the cross within an ornate rococo frame, with putti and clouds around the figure.

Christ on the Cross, plate 118, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740