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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

Engraved title page with three putti among metalworking tools, candlesticks, and vases beside a chimney and foliage.

Title Page

Clément Pierre Marillier, 1760

Woodblock print of boats crowded on a river with streamer-hung poles in the foreground and a distant mountain under blue sky.

Miyato River by Great Bank of Asakusa River, No 68 from One Hundred Views of Edo (Asakusa-gawa Okawa-bata, Miyato-gawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1790

Bergère à Joue

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etching of peasants drinking and smoking under a vine trellis, a woman pouring a drink beside a child at a doorway.

The Big Boom (Peasants Under a Vine-Trellis)

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1650

Woodcut of crucified Christ surrounded by saints, angels, and rose garlands, with figures rising from flames below.

The Great Rosary

Erhard Schön, 1510

Engraved elevation of a Doric-order building with five arched doorways, tall windows, balustrade, and a side section at right

Façade d'un Bâtiment suivant l'ordonnance Dorique élevé sur un soubassement

Flemish Jean-François de Neufforge, 1760

Engraved page with two ornamental panels of flower garlands, scrolls, and ribbon bows, one with a flower urn and one with a m

Decorative Panel Designs

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraved ornament design with a central male bust roundel flanked by lions and cherubs, above a laurel wreath with a small he

Two Ornament Designs with Roundels

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Engraved rococo design for a mantel clock case with putti, a shell canopy, lion figures and an empty central cartouche.

Mantel Clock Case Design

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1730

Hand-coloured print of a blue fluted stove column with pink relief bands, an urn on top, and a marble pedestal in an arched n

POELE formant colonne tronquée, cannelée, à bandeaux, orné de bas-reliefs et surmonté d’un vase antique

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1780