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Black engraved ornament design with a central cup-like motif, flanking tapered panels, and scrollwork, mounted on a book page

Ornament Designs

Pierre Gandin, 1600

Engraved plate showing a hanging lamp with ram's heads, a mustard pot, and a double salt cellar with an urn and garlands.

Mustard Pot, Lantern, Salt Cellar

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Etching of a haloed preacher on a stone platform addressing a crowd, with a seated beggar and kneeling women in the foregroun

Christ Preaching ("La Petite Tomb")

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraved title page with a Tuscan-order classical doorway and a plaque reading Plusieurs Portails et Portes by Taraval.

Title Page

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1770

Red chalk study sheet showing an infant's head, outstretched arm and hand, leg, and two feet rendered in hatched shading.

Studies of a Child’s Head, Feet, and Arm

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, 1770

Black and white etching of a flower spray with two moths, buds, seed pods and leaves on a pale page.

Spray of Flowers

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1760

Engraved plate design of a round dish with fan-shaped bands of stars, rosettes, birds, fish, and foliage.

Plats Rond

Henri Sallembier, 1800

Engraved plate of four square ornamental panels with classical medallions and two decorative urns between them.

Soffits and Vases, Plate 6 from "Cahier de Trophées, Soffites et Vases," Parte IX, Cahier I

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etching of two monkeys in clothing hunting a bird with poles on a rocky bank beside a stream.

Les fins Chasseurs

Christophe Huet, 1740

Engraved trophy of wheat, flowers, fruit, grapes, tools and a hanging wooden bucket on crossed poles.

Trophy Design

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Red-brown print of a ruined arched aqueduct with goats, herders and a dog resting in the foreground.

Goatherds in Landscape with Ruins

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Ornamental Vase Design

Jacques-Philippe de Beauvais, 1760

Engraved plate of four ornamental roundels with classical emblems and two decorative vases between them, on a cream page.

Soffit and Vase Designs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Wood engraving of women and children at St. Barnabas House, New York, with a doorway panel reading Peace be to this House.

New York Charities - St. Barnabas House, 304 Mulberry Street

Bross, 1870

Engraved plate of six ornamental monograms formed from letters wrapped in flower garlands, ribbons, and chains.

Decorative Monogram Designs

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Etching of two goats perched among curling vines, leaves and berries, forming a vertical grotesque ornament border.

Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610

Engraved plate of two ornate sideboard designs with cabinets, shelves of tableware, and a cherub fountain.

Buffet avec armoire et tiroir pour serrer la vaiselle; Buffet de menuiserie peinte en marbre

Jean Mariette, 1710

Engraved architectural elevation of a two-story building facade with central pediment and garland reliefs, with a scale bar b

Elevation d'un Bàtiment de 14 toises de face

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraved plate with two elevations of a Chinese pavilion, floor plans, a Chinese bridge elevation and a section drawing.

Pavillon Chinois construit au ci-devant Jardin d’Armainvilliers

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved plate of an ornate wrought iron gate flanked by two decorative scrolled panels with putti and eagles.

Ironwork Designs

Jean Tijou, 1690

Engraved plate showing two ornate candelabra designs with garland details and plan views below, with a scale bar.

Two Candelabra Designs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etched ornamental arabesque design with a flower basket, two birds, two female figures flanking an urn, and a seated figure i

Arabesque Design

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraving of an imperial column bed with draped canopy, tassels, and floral finials on a printed page.

Lit a l’Impériale a Colonne

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraved print of three craftsmen working in a gunmaker's workshop beneath ornate scrollwork, with French inscriptions and ve

Gunmakers Workshop with Names of Parisian Gunmakers

Le Thuraine Thobie Tourneur, 1660

Engraved cartouche with chinoiserie figures, flowers, an urn, and a child on a pillar in a garden setting.

Cartouche with Chinoiserie Motifs

William Elliott, 1740

Circular engraving of Pomona holding a fruit basket while a putto picks cherries from a tree above her.

Pomona

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Engraved print of an empty oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork and flower sprays, signed Borch Inv. and Marcel Sculp.

Cartouche Design

Borch, 1720

Engraved plate showing a bell and two ornate rococo silver trays with scrolling leaf decoration and cruet bottles.

Cuvettes et Sonnettes pour les Burettes

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved plate of two neoclassical pedestal designs with flaming burners, garlands, rosettes and fluted legs.

Burner Designs for Pedestals

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved rococo ornament plate with a winged dragon-like creature, scrolling acanthus leaves, and a branch of foliage.

Plate 6, from "Divers Ornemens"

Gabriel Huquier, 1730

Hatched drawing of a curly-haired young man resting his head on his hand, eyes downcast, leaning on draped cloth.

A Young Man in Meditation

Giovanni Vitalba, 1780

Engraved rococo design of a rising fleuron with curling acanthus leaves and bell-shaped petals on a scrolled base.

Fleuron rampant

Jacques Valentin Fontaine, 1740

Engraved plate of a Polish-style canopy bed with a domed iron canopy, turned legs and dimension lines in pieds.

Lit à la Polonoise préparé de Menuiserie

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved plate of six trophy designs combining torches, a lyre, swords, wheat, and flower garlands.

Trophy Designs

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraving of a formal garden with hedged avenues, lattice screens and small groups of figures in period dress walking.

La Patte d’Oye des Avenües de Chantilly en face du Pavillon de Silvie (Upper Plate)

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Etching of classical gods and a warrior with shield in clouds, a chariot with radiating sun rays, and a reclining figure.

The Gods Representing the Planets

Thomas Christian Winck, 1770

Engraved title page with an ornate oval cartouche, coat of arms, lions, satyr figures and a lion mask above lettered text.

Title page

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair, a white collar and cross pendant, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Cardinal Emmanuel-Théodore de la Tour-d'Auvergne, duc d'Abret (1644-1715)

Antoine Masson, 1660

Engraved plate showing four ornamental rosette designs with stylized leaves and central florets, numbered page 87.

Rosette Designs

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved plate showing four stacked balustrade designs with scrolls, rosettes, interlocking links and geometric lattice patte

Four Balustrade Designs

Jean-Baptiste Fay, 1780

Engraved architectural plate showing front and section views of a window sill with corbels and an air vent, with a scale bar.

Tablette d appui de Croisée avec soupirail

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Etched frieze design with an eagle, putti, a reclining male figure and acanthus scrolls above a band of floral scrollwork.

Two Frieze Designs

Alexis Loir, 1710

Engraved floor plan of the Hostel de la Basignere showing courtyard, rooms, and staircases with a toise scale bar.

Plan de l’Hostel de la Basignere

Jean Marot, 1630

Détails de la Sculpture du Dossier, du Profil, et de la Devanture du Fauteuil A

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved design sheet with an ornamental cross flanked by crescent and pedestal motifs, decorated with fine scrollwork.

Designs for a Cross and Ornament

Pierre Gandin, 1600

Engraved elevation of a rococo interior wall with central fireplace, mirror, paneled doors and carved ornament.

Elevation of Interior Wall Decoration with Fireplace

Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, 1750

Engraved architectural elevation of a Doric carriage gate with pediment, sphinxes, medallion and double doors.

Developpement d'une Porte Cochere de l'ordonnance Dorique

Flemish Jean-François de Neufforge, 1760

Engraved plate of a canopied bed with tasselled drapery, floral garlands and feather plumes, titled Lit à la Duchesse.

Lit à la Duchesse

Pierre Ranson, 1790

Hand-colored print of a couple seated under a tree, framed by an ornate rococo border of red and blue flowers.

Couple Beneath Tree

Martin Engelbrecht, 1680

Etching of the god Pan seated beside a large urn under a tree, with sheep and a distant mountain landscape.

Pan Sitting Opposite a Vase

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Etched print of a watchcase design with a central circular scene of figures and two ornamental decorative strips.

Design for a Watchcase

Jacques Vauquer, 1730

Engraved design of an ornate rococo railing with three fountains, a trident-bearing sea god at center, and a crowned coat of

A Point de Vue for a Park; Three Fountains and a Railing

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved plate of three stacked octagonal dish designs with serpent, dolphin, and reed ornament, titled Plats Octogone.

Plats Octogone

Henri Sallembier, 1800

Engraving of a sea-themed cartouche with a trident, shell, crab, seaweed and waves, numbered 12 in the top corner.

Escutcheon, from "Recueil Nouveau de Differens Cartouche"

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1720

Engraved design of a three-armed candelabra with oak-leaf branches, flanked by two putti on a decorated pedestal.

Girandole (Candelabra) Design

Jean François Forty, 1770

Engraved view of the Seine with the Pont Marie, moored barges, quays with pedestrians and a carriage, and riverside buildings

Le Pont Marie

Gabriel Pérelle, 1700

Engraved rococo design for a clock case with a blank circular medallion, cherubs, scrollwork and a grotesque mask below.

Design for a Cartel Clock Case

Thomas Lainé, 1800

Engraved plate numbered 16 showing a rococo ewer with a scrolling handle, shell-shaped spout and footed base.

Buirre pour les Évèque

Pierre Germain, 1740

Etching of a bearded man with long hair, white collar and dark clothing against a hatched dark background.

Portrait of a Man, from "Etchings of Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum, New York"

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, 1870

Engraved view of the formal cascades at Saint-Cloud with stepped stone staircases, a central fountain, and strolling figures

Veüe et Perspective des Cascades de St. Clou

Israël Silvestre, 1690

Engraved plate of two round breakfast tables with ornamental bases and garland details, labelled Tables à déjeuner, number 88

Tables à déjeuner

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraving of an andiron design with a figure holding a globe, flanked by sphinxes and small ornamental urns.

Design for an Andiron

Jean Cotelle, 1620

Etched page with two rococo cartouches surrounded by putti, foliage, drapery and emblems, numbered 13 in the lower right.

SECOND LIVRE de Fragmens, a l’usage de differens Artistes, DEDIÉ A.M. le Marquis de Voyer d’Argenson

Engraved ornament plate with a black oval cartouche of scrollwork and flowers inside a decorative foliate border, on a page.

Ornament Design

Pierre Gandin, 1600