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Etched procession of plumed horsemen and walking attendants crossing a field, with a distant town and carriage at right.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (Q.X.Y.)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds, a central flower medallion, and scrolling foliage on a light ground.

Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved battle frieze with armored warriors on horseback, shields and spears, and fallen figures on the ground.

Combat Between Greeks and Trojans

Sebald Beham, 1518-30

Etched procession of riders and camels with trumpeters approaching a distant city, with a dedicatory cartouche at left.

Entry of the Polish Ambassador into Rome

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Engraved ornamental frieze with two spread-winged birds, flowers, and scrolling acanthus foliage on a pale sheet.

Plate 7, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Three prints on yellow paper: a soldier carrying a child beside a woman, a seated highlander with a dog, and a rifle-bearing

Soldiers and a Highlander (3 prints of varying size pasted onto a yellow sheet)

Victor Adam, mid-19th century

Etched decorative frieze with two felines holding garlands of foliage and a central shield with five roundels under a crown.

Design for a Frieze with Felines holding up a Garland and the Medici Coat of Arms in the Center, plate 2 from "Decora…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Engraved decorative frieze with scrolling foliage, flowers, grapes, and a central parrot perched among the tendrils.

Plate 8, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Three small lithographs of soldiers and figures pasted on a green mount: an old man with cane, a woman and officer, a mounted

Soldiers (3 prints of varying size pasted onto a green sheet)

Victor Adam, mid-19th century

Etched ornamental frieze with a central lion head, acanthus scrolls, and a lower band of griffins flanking a medallion.

Two Designs for Friezes with Acanthus Scrolls, Each with a Variant, plate 4 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Or…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers and leafy vine border in black line on cream paper.

Plate 9, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Black-ground ornamental panel with scrolling foliage, birds, animals, and a standing man and woman in period dress at lower r

Vertical Panel with a Man and Woman

Hans Janssen, ca. 1631

Etched ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, figures chasing a hare with hounds, and smaller hunting scenes below.

Designs for Three Friezes with Hunting Themes, plate 9 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Pencil sketch of a drunken Silenus riding a donkey, surrounded by satyrs and draped figures in a frieze-like procession.

Drunken Silenus Riding on an Ass

Jacques Sarazin, 17th century

Etched ornamental frieze of putti carrying vines beside three felines among scrolling leaves, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Putti carrying a Vine and Three Felines, plate 11 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze of acanthus scrolls with playing putti, a garland and dogs, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Playing Putti and Dogs, plate 12 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a lion head, an eagle, and two rams with curling horns.

Two Frieze Designs with Acanthus Scrolls combined with a Lion and Eagle on top and Two Rams below, plate 5 from "Deco…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with lions, eagles, helmets and foliage scrolls, plate 6 by Stefano della Bella.

Two Designs for Friezes or Consoles characterized by Armorial Trophies, plate 6 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, a child between two dogs at center, and sea horses above.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Child flanked by Dogs in the Center, plate 8 from "Decorative friezes…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a cherub between lions above, and masks and medallions below.

Design for Two Friezes, the One on Top containing a Zephyr flanked by Lions, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, putti, a lion head in a foliage garland, and small figures below.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Two Small Figural Motifs Below, plate 15 from "Decorative friezes and f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornament of a deer head, two dogs, a quiver of arrows, and Diana with a crescent moon at top, framed by ribbons.

A hunting trophy: a quiver, two arrows, two bows, a deer head, two dogs, two spears, and the head of Diana at top, fr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of a girl lifting a rabbit toward a dog in a scrolling ornamental frame, with a second dog at her feet.

A young girl, seen from behind, lifting a rabbit into the air for a dog above to grasp, another dog at her feet, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etched vertical panel with an empty cartouche, two horse heads at top, and a cuirass with draped tassels below.

Vertical Panel with a Cartouche stacked on top of a Cuirass, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Pen and ink ornament drawing of two horses' heads above an empty cartouche, with armor, shield and drapery below.

Ornament with Armor and Horses' Heads

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Etching of four mounted queens, Didon, Tomyris, Semiramis and Zenobie, each on horseback with captions below.

Didon, Tomyris, Semiramis, and Zenobie, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Four etched panels of queens: two in chariots, two on horseback, one holding a flag, each with French caption text below.

Blanche de Castille, Martesie, Orithie, and Baudour, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a woman on a laden horse with a child, followed by sheep and a cow, with a shepherd driving flock on the left.

Journey of Jacob and Rachel to the land of Canaan, Rachel directs a horse towards the left, various other animals follow

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a battle on an open plain with lance-wielding horsemen, fallen horses in the foreground, and distant mountains.

Battle of the Amalekites (Bataille des Amalecites)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-52

Etching of horsemen in the foreground watching a city attack, with a large smoke cloud rising over the town.

Plate 11: an attack on a city, horsemen in foreground, clouds of smoke and a cityscape in background, from "Troops, c…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640