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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 cartouche with a pastoral scene of a flute player, seated figures, a tree, and ruins.

Design for a Cartouche with Vignette

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

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 elevation of a paneled double door with a pediment, carved capitals, a threshold plan and a scale bar.

Design for a Door

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

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 plate showing plans, elevations and sections of two garden pavilions at Chantilly, with gothic arches.

Plans Coupes Elévations et detail des deux Chaumières au cidevant jardin de Chantilly/ par le Roy, Architect

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 allegory of painting and sculpture with palette, brushes, bust, putto, and a tablet inscribed La Peinture et la Scul

La Peinture et la Sculpture

Clément Pierre Marillier, 1780

Engraved plate of a Gothic window with swagged tasseled curtains, pointed arch, and foliate pilasters, with a feet scale bar.

Croisée Gothique Drapée

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved plate of an ornate cupboard door flanked by pilasters with relief putti, with a scale bar and floor plan below.

Decoration d'une Porte à placards, traittée dans le même gout que la precedente

Jean Mariette, 1680

Engraved plate of Corinthian entablature sections with cornice, impost and archivolt profiles and a module scale bar.

Developpement de l'Entablement Corinthien avec Corniche, Imposte, Archivolte à l'usage des Portes et Fenêtres

Flemish Jean-François de Neufforge, 1760

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 portrait of Galileo Galilei, bearded man in dark dress and white collar, with dedication inscription below.

Portrait of Galileo Galilei (1562-1642)

Galgano Cipriani, 1800

Engraved plate with four rococo wrought iron designs: two balconies, a small balcony and a stair railing, with dense scrollwo

Four Designs for Decorative Ironwork

Jean Lamour, 1750

Engraved ornamental design with a central cartouche, scrolls, and foliate motifs for a headboard or backpiece.

Headboard and Backpiece Designs

Nicolas Guérard, 1710

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 print of a woman with downcast eyes holding a curved sword, with Latin verse inscribed below.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Claude Mellan, 1620

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

Red-toned print of a daybed alcove with swagged drapery, floral garlands, tassels, cushions and two cherubs.

Model de Lit de Repos pour Boudoir ou Alcove

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1780

Engraved grotesque panel with winged putti, grape vines, a central urn, female term figures and acanthus scrolls.

Grotesque with Putti and Grape Vines

Master of the Die, 1530

Etching of two chinoiserie figures on a seesaw above a rock, with foliage, tassels and a hanging canopy.

Plate 3, "Cahier de Blançoires Chinoises"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Engraved title page with an ornamental fountain, mascaron and sea creatures in a circular frame above a lettered cartouche.

Title Page

Edmé Bouchardon, 1730

Engraved plate of fourteen numbered tin objects, including ornate crosses, lidded vessels, lamps and a scrolled crozier.

Potier d’Étain Bimblotier

J.R. Lucotte, 1760

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 rococo frame design with empty oval center, floral garlands, scrolls and fruit with garden tools below.

Frame or Cartouche Design

Pierre Ranson, 1770

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

Engraved plate showing two ornate rococo altar candlesticks with scrolled feet, numbered 25.

Chandeliers d'autel

Pierre Germain, 1740