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Engraved plate of three ornate wrought iron balcony railing designs with scrolls and foliage, with a feet scale bar.

Nouveaux Desseins de Balcons

Pierre-Edmé Babel

Engraved architectural section of a theatre showing tiered boxes, a proscenium with columns, and a balcony, in green-gray ink

Section of the House and Proscenium

Saverio Avesani, 1710

Engraved rococo garden ornament design with scrolling forms, a reclining figure with a sun medallion, and trees behind.

Fantastical Garden Ornament Design

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Portrait of Joseph Zola (1739-1806)

Faustino Anderloni, 1800

Engraved design of a symmetrical wrought iron railing panel with scrolls, fleur-de-lis finials and acanthus leaves.

Panel of a Wrought Iron Railing

Pierre Guillebaud, 1610

Engraved plate of a rococo table centerpiece with candlesticks above a bowl with scrolled feet and putti, from Meissonnier's

Neuvième Livre des Oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier, Surtout de Table/Cuvette de Roy [Ninth Series of Designs from the wor…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etching of two figures in Asian robes playing a gong, bells, and stringed instruments among plants.

L'Ouye (Hearing) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

François Boucher, 1720

Engraving of a plumed helmeted leader and a seated bearded man at a pedestal with an open book, surrounded by soldiers and cr

Alexander and the Book of Homer

Etienne Delaune, 1560

Elevation and Plan of a Carriage Entrance

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved frieze of hunters on horseback and foot attacking lions, an elephant, hounds and winged creatures beneath a tree.

Wild Animal Hunt (frieze)

Etienne Delaune, 1570

Engraved plate of a decorated parade chamber with canopied bed, tapestries, columns and lettered architectural key below.

Decoration d'une chamber de parade vüe du côté du Lit, plate 82 in De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance, et de…

Jacques-François Blondel, 1730

Engraved rococo ornament plate with a crested bird, kneeling figures, scrollwork cartouches and an umbrella-holding figure.

Ornament Design with Figures and Birds

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Etching of two robed men at a temple gate, with a kneeling beggar at their feet and a crowd on steps beyond.

Peter and John at the Gate of the Temple

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Etched rococo design page with scrolling ornamental borders, a small cartouche, and two landscape vignettes with trees.

Design for Ceiling Ornament

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved ornamental cartouche surrounded by flames, dragons and tools, with an empty central panel on a cream page.

Cartouche Decorated with Elements of Fire

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved elevation of ornate iron gates with a central fountain of a sea god and rococo crowned cartouche, Place Royale Nancy

Dessein des grandes Grilles posées sur la Place Royale de Nancy en 1755 par ordre de S.M. le Roy de Pologne

Jean Lamour, 1760

Engraved ornamental plate with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, winged female figures and a cherub, on a page of an album.

Plate 6, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Portrait of Bernard Knipperdolling, A Chief of the Anabaptists of Münster

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Engraved ornamental plate with acanthus scrolls, a central nude figure, and a grotesque creature among the foliage.

Plate 3, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Pencil and wash arabesque garden scene with a staircase, thatched pavilion, two figures, and stylized foliage in blue and red

Nouvelle suite de cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, no.1

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central rider on a winged horse, surrounded by scrolls, putti, griffins and foliage.

Plate 21, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraved plate of three ornate wrought-iron staircase balusters with scrolling foliate panels and lettered component keys.

Rampes d'Escaliers a Grands Paneaux, avec Pilastres, et Console

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of three ornamental friezes with acanthus scrolls, palmettes, garlands, cherub medallions and an urn.

Three Friezes, plate 4 fr

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Etching of Christ bound before a seated judge under a draped canopy, with soldiers and a crowd around the platform.

Christ Before Pilate: The Large Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a rococo cartouche with a seated man smoking a pipe, a standing figure with a fan, and flags and a trident.

Design for a Cartouche Representing the Country of China

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Etching of an allegorical scene with a seated plumed man, a herm bust, a trumpeting cherub, a lamb and a rabbit.

The Genius of Castiglione

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Engraved ornamental plate with a central archer figure in a cartouche, surrounded by scrolls, masks and animals.

Plate 29, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Sepia engraving of a rococo scrolling ornament with curling acanthus leaves and foliage on a ruled background.

Plate 11 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Title page with an oval wreath of colored fronds and flowers around French script, numbered No. 3.

Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs Idéales" No. 3

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Engraved dedication page with a laurel-crowned bust, winged genius, putti, and inscription cartouche over books and a cannon.

Dedication Page to Charles III of Spain and the Two Sicilies, frontispiece for Paolantonio Paoli, Rovine della città…

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Etching of a robed man gazing up at a stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers, in a rocky landscape with a horse.

Saint Eustace

Elisabetta Sirani, 1650

Engraved rococo design of a trumeau mirror above a commode in paneled wall, with ornate scrolled frames and a scale bar.

Trumeau de Glace

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved frieze with a boar hunt and centaurs above, and hunters among swirling acanthus scrolls below.

Designs for Friezes

Jean Le Pautre, 1640

Engraved plate of ornamental scrollwork with a female figure, acanthus leaves, and rosettes, numbered 12, on a cream page.

Plate 12, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Etching of figures on ladders lowering Christ's body from a cross beneath shafts of light, with mourners gathered below.

The Descent from the Cross

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a water mill with waterwheels, millers at work, horses carrying grain sacks, and a river landscape with boats.

A water mill

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraved rococo fountain design with a trident-holding figure, cascading water, and a classical palace with colonnade in the

Design for Fountain with an Anchor

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Rococo title page with ornate scrollwork, putti and garlands framing text naming François de Cuvilliés père et fils.

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo snuff box and cane handle designs with pastoral scenes, plus round watch case designs below.

Differents desseins de Tabatières, et pomme de canne, cinquième planche [Different Designs for Snuff Boxes and a Cane…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of two draped figures in a garden beside a stone niche with an urn and cherub, framed by trees.

Design with Two Figures in a Garden

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Engraved plate 15 showing wrought iron railing designs and acanthus scroll ornaments, printed page on cream paper.

Plate 15, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraving of seated Japanese deity Amida above rococo scrollwork, with a robed man reaching toward waves and clouds.

Amida Divinité Japonaise qui préside à la Navigation, Et maniere dont on se noye à son honneur

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking soldiers and onlookers in front of an arched doorway.

Crowning of Thorns, illustration from "The Passion"

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1500

Engraved plate of Christ on the cross within an ornate rococo frame, with putti and clouds around the figure.

Christ on the Cross, plate 118, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a central armored Mars figure, grotesque masks, putti, horsemen, and dense scrollwork.

Ornament Panel with Mars

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500

Engraved design plate of ornate scissors and a cane handle above a rococo garden sleigh, from Meissonnier's Oeuvre.

Ciseaux et Pomme de canne [Design for Scissors and Cane Handle, 3rd Plate], pl. 44 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved strapwork ornament with a central mythological roundel, swans, a satyr, serpents, and grotesque figures.

Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene

Flemish Pieter van der Heyden, 1560

Engraved decorative frieze in red ink with scrolling foliage, putti, a lyre and a central title band.

Title Page from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved ornamental panel with a female head, scrolling foliage, putti, and an oval landscape with classical ruins.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, plate 11 from the Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head…

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraving of a bound, crowned figure presented before soldiers and a crowd beside a classical colonnade and balcony.

Ecce Homo

Cornelis Cort, 1570

Etching of a crowded tavern where a violinist plays while men drink and gather around a bench with a dog.

Violinist Seated in the Inn

Netherlandish Cornelis Dusart, 1680

Engraved plate of rococo wrought-iron balcony and grille designs with scrollwork, flanked by decorative urns on pedestals.

Diverses Pieces d'Ouvrages de Serrurerie

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etched page with two rococo cartouches framing a village with a thatched barn, and a stone arched bridge over a river.

Design for Two Cartouches

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etching of Christ crucified between two thieves, with a crowd of mourners and onlookers below in an oval frame.

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Circular engraved design with a bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, surrounded by ornate allegorical figures and foliag

Design for a Tazza with a Portrait of William of Orange as Commander of Wisdom

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap, looking down at his hands holding a rolled white cloth.

Raccolta di teste

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770

Etching of a seated man reading beside a table with a skull, open book, and crucifixion triptych, with a window at right.

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Engraved rococo design plate with cartouches, wall brackets, candle arms and small putti scenes, titled Desseins de Cartouche

Desseins de Cartouches et D'Agraffes

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of four rococo ornamental clasp designs with scrolled and shell-like forms on a bound book page.

Desseins D'Agraffes

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of ornamental locksmith designs with scrollwork, a keyhole escutcheon, a rosette and a wrought-iron balustrade

Plate 5, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Etching of the Virgin and Child seated with angels, putti and God the Father in clouds above, beside a stone sarcophagus.

Virgin and Child with God the Father and Angels

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Engraved design plate of a rococo silver centerpiece and two tureens with putti, scrollwork and candle branches.

Projet de Sculpture en Argent d'un Grand Surtout de Table et les Deux Terrines...Executée pour Millord Kinston (sic)…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved ornamental plate with a central horned grotesque mask, scrolling foliage and hybrid creatures, numbered 4.

Plate 4, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Engraved plate of Rococo ironwork designs, including stair railings, scroll grilles, and four balusters.

Designs for Decorative Ironwork, Plate 95 from Divers dessins de balcons a plusieurs usages (Variety of Balcony Designs)

Claude René Gabriel Poulleau, 1770