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Engraved plate of flintlock gun parts, ornamental scrollwork, and fittings, with a small hunter and dragon motif.

Designs for Firearms Ornament and Fittings

Claude Simonin, 1700

Engraved plate of six ornamental key bows and keyhole escutcheons with floral and wreath motifs, captioned Anneaux de Clefs.

Anneaux de Clefs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved plate of two candlestick designs, one with carved masks and garlands, the other with crossed ribbon ornament.

Bougeoires

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraved plate of two neoclassical armchairs with carved ornament and fluted legs, titled Fauteuil Antique avec Ornement.

Fauteuil Antique avec Ornement

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved elevation of an ornate wrought iron gate with flanking railings, stone piers, and a carved shield crest above.

Gate Design

Caillouet, 1770

Etching of two rococo cartouches showing children playing on a swing and seesaw, and a game with a dog, with French titles.

La Balançoire / le Jeu du Coupe-Tête

Jacques Bacheley, 1740

Etched frieze designs with scrolling foliage, reclining figures, fruit garlands and a classical bust in a medallion.

Two Frieze Designs

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved plan and elevation of a marble sideboard with bronze ornaments, shown in an arched interior niche with sconces.

Plan et Elévation d’un Buffet de marbre avec ornements de bronze et dont le Tableau et plafond sont peints à Paris ch…

Pierre Cottart, 1710

Engraved architectural plate showing an Attic column base and a Corinthian impost and archivolt with module scale bars.

Base Attique. Imposte et Archivolte Corinthien

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etching of two French alcove designs with ornate panels, draped fabric, and classically dressed figures in conversation.

Two Designs for French Alcove

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved plate of a rococo mirror frame with scrolling ornament, flanked by smaller cartouche and paneling designs.

Frame, Cartouche, and Paneling Designs

Jean-Baptiste Girard, 1750

Engraved design sheet of ornate gun parts with floral scrollwork, a helmeted head, a medallion portrait, and a tent scene.

Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament

François Marcou, 1650

Engraved plate showing two balcony balustrade designs, one with interlocking oval rings and one with scrolling ornament.

Two Balcony Balustrade Designs

Caillouet, 1770

Etched print of three vertical trophies with Bacchic attributes like wine cups, grapes, staves, and garlands.

Trophies with Attributes of Bacchus

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved design of an ornate rococo-style sofa with carved scrolled frame, oval medallion, and cabriole legs on a book page.

Design for a Sofa

Engraved rococo interior elevation with chimneypiece, mantel clocks, mirrors, garlands and statues on pedestals.

Elevation of an Interior with Chimneypiece

Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, 1750

Engraved print with six oval views of French hospices, a chapel, and a columned portico, with captions below each.

Vignettes of French Buildings

Antoine Joseph Gaitte, 1700

Engraved architectural plan and section of a house with an English garden, courtyard, and surrounding trees near Beauvais.

Plan general et coupe d’une Maison construite dans l’Enclos du Couvent des Carmelites près Beauvais par Mr. Belanger…

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved architectural elevation of a bedroom fireplace wall with an alcove bed, ornate paneling, and cherubs above the chimn

Nouveau dessein du côte de la cheminée d’une chambre a coucher dont le lit est en niche du dessein du Sr. Blondel

Jacques-François Blondel, 1720

Engraved architectural plate with elevations, a courtyard plan, and a dairy section of a country house at Neuilly.

Petite Maison d’agrement, située à Neuilly, joignant au Jardin pittoresque planté en 1791, par Belanger, Artiste Arch…

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved sheet of ornamental designs including jewelry pendants, a mirror, clasps, and a decorated book cover with scrollwork

Designs for Jewelry, Clasps, Fans, Mirror, and Bookbinding

Friedrich Jacob Morison, 1700

Engraved elevation of a salon garden wall with three arched windows, pilasters and garland reliefs, with a scale bar below.

Elévation d'un Sallon du côté du Jardin

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Etching of Roman-style ruins with a shepherd, goats, and a group of women with a parasol walking along a path.

The Lady with the Parasol

Herman van Swanevelt, 1650

Etching of a calm Amsterdam harbor with sailboats, rowboats, and spired buildings along the waterfront under a dusky sky.

View of Amsterdam

Léopold Flameng, 1860

Engraved architectural design showing a cornice with egg-and-dart moldings and a frieze of laurel wreaths and rosettes.

Design for a Cornice

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of a group of robed men with raised arms and kneeling figures, arranged in a dynamic religious scene.

Group of Apostles

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1840

Engraved page with three numbered classical vase and ewer designs in framed panels, each with relief decoration.

Three Vase Designs

Charles Normand, 1780

Engraved plate of two ornamental door knockers with scrolls and garlands, flanked by two round rosette escutcheons.

Heurtoirs à Boucles

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved print of ornamental designs for gun parts with scrolls, putti, eagles and medallion portraits, dated 1660.

Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament

Le Thuraine Thobie Tourneur, 1660

Engraved plate of four ornamental fish knives with decorated blades showing sea creatures, serpents and a figure riding a dra

Couteaux a Poisson

Henri Sallembier, 1800