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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

Engraved plate of three ornate keyhole escutcheons with scrolling foliage, and cherub figures on the right design.

Plate 4, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

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 plate of a symmetrical ornamental bouquet with scrolling foliage, flowers, and grotesque masks at the base.

Plate 1, from Die Folge der phantastichen Scmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

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

Pale speckled paper with a small brown-ink monogram near the lower center.

The Virgin Sitting by a Wall

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

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

Etching of Neptune with trident and sea horses, with a figure on a chariot, winged birds and cherubs in clouds above.

Quos Ego (Whom I)

Simone Cantarini

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

Circular black field with white interlace knotwork and central medallion, framed by four black foliate corner ornaments.

The Third Knot (Interlace Pattern with White Medallion)

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

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

Engraved grotesque plate with a cherub driving a chariot in the center, surrounded by animals, griffins, centaurs and scrolli

Plate 20, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

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

Engraved plate of eight rococo balcony railing designs with ornate scrolls and foliage, with a scale bar in feet below.

Diferents Desseins de Moitie de Balcons

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraving of an armored knight on horseback passing Death with an hourglass and a horned devil, with a dog and castle behind.

Knight, Death, and the Devil

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved ornamental plate with a centaur wrestling an eagle in a central oval, framed by grotesque scrollwork and figures.

Plate 26, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraved plate of rococo snuff box designs and gold sword guard ornaments by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, numbered page 50.

Differents Desseins de Tabatières, deuxième planche [Different Designs for Snuff Boxes, second plate], pl. 50 in Oeuv…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche design with an empty oval, a helmeted figure with spear, globe, scrolls and laurel.

Design for a Cartouche Representing the Liberal Arts

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Etching of a boy standing before a seated bearded elder, with turbaned onlookers and a reader in an arched interior.

Joseph Telling his Dreams

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630