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Engraved bust-length portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a cross and lace collar, in an octagonal frame.

Knight of Malta (self-portrait?), a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Ludovico Leoni, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a mustached man in a lace collar and cross emblem, inside an octagonal frame, 1625.

Giovanni Baglione, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Etching of a chaotic crowd with a fallen figure in the foreground and a horse at right, set against a dark background.

General Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Etched bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cross insignia, inside a twelve-sided frame.

Christoforo Roncalli, called Pomerancio, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Giuseppe Cesare, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1621

Engraving of Psyche flying with an urn while two winged putti support her above a landscape with ruins and a town.

Psyche Carrying Waters of the Styx (from the Farnesina frescoes)

Marcantonio Raimondi

Title page of a 1634 Florentine funeral oration, with an engraved Medici coat of arms beneath a crown and printed text.

Medici coat of arms in bottom center, title page 2 from "In Morte del Serenissimo Principe Francesco di Toscana, Oraz…

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of a triton and mermaid holding up a shell cartouche inscribed with a title, amid sea waves and creatures.

Frieze with a Triton and Mermaid holding up a Shell, title page from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

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

Etched frieze with two putti holding a crown over a letter L, flanked by scrolling foliage and reclining figures.

Design for a Frieze with Two Putti holding a crown over the letter 'L' (for Louis XIV?), plate 3 from "Decorative fri…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

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

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

Etched frieze with a leopard among acanthus scrolls, a grape basket at left and a grotesque mask at right.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Leopard in the Center, plate 10 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

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 horizontal frieze of acanthus scrolls with embracing figures and a reclining cherub in a central medallion.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls with the Theme of Love, plate 7 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orna…

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

Etching of two tritons with fish tails wrestling sea creatures among waves, in a horizontal decorative frieze.

Two Tritons wrestling with other Sea Creatures, plate 13 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e…

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

Etching of three putti holding a garland while two leopards leap over it, a decorative frieze design.

Design for a Frieze with Three Putti holding a Garland and Two Leopards jumping over it, plate 16 from "Decorative fr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

An eagle walking towards the right, a bust of a woman to right turned in profile towards the left, plate 1 from "Frie…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with a bearded grotesque head, ram skull, and winged chimera among scrolling foliage and a laurel wreath.

Three fragments of friezes; on top, a grotesque head of a man, a skull of a ram at bottom left and a chimera at botto…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze of two infants with scrolled legs in water, a dolphin at right, and small grotesque heads below.

Two infants standing in the water at center with their legs as scrollwork, below three small sketches of heads, plate…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornament plate with five grotesque heads, bearded faces and curling foliage scrollwork in a decorative frieze.

Five grotesque heads, plate 4 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with scrolling foliage, a bearded grotesque face, a lion head, a ram skull, and a second grotesque face.

Two friezes; at top, a grotesque head of an old man to left, a lion head to right, at bottom, a ram skull to left, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with a triton and siren embracing among scrolls and reeds, a swan at right, and an old man's grotesque head bel

A triton and a siren fighting at center, their legs as scrollwork, a swan to right, the grotesque head of an old man…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornamental frieze with an eagle, a lion head in a scroll, and grotesque masks among acanthus foliage.

Two friezes; at top, an eagle and the head of a lion, at bottom, a lion head and two grotesque heads of men, plate 7…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornamental plate with four grotesque heads framed by curling scrollwork and foliage.

Four grotesque heads with scrollwork, plate 8 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etching of seven ornamental vases with flower arrangements, the central one decorated with a Medusa face.

Seven vases, the vase in the middle decorated with the face of Medusa, Plate 1 from "Collection of Various Vases" (Ra…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of seven ornamental vases with flowers, the central vase held up by three infants holding ewers.

Seven vases, the vase in the middle formed by three infants, each holding an ewer, plate 3 from "Collection of Variou…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of eight ornate vases with flowers, a central basin held by putti, and decorative urns on a plain background.

Eight vases, the largest one in the middle with three sculptures in the round of two nymphs and a triton, plate 2 fro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of six ornamental vases with flower arrangements, putti and satyrs, plus two small vase sketches at the edges.

Six vases, and two sketches of vases on the extremities, plate 5 from "Collection of Various Vases" (Raccolta di Vasi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of eight ornate vases with flower arrangements, the largest central vase flanked by two sculpted figures.

Eight vases, the largest one in center with sculptures of a nymph and a faun, plate 4 from "Collection of Various Vas…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of eight ornamental vases, with a central urn supported by two laurel-wreathed skulls and figural reliefs.

Eight vases, a clepsydra in center decorated with two skulls with laurel wreaths, plate 6 from "Collection of Various…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etched vertical ornament with a deer head, antlers, a bow and arrow, oak leaves, and two wild boar heads at the base.

Two wild boar heads below, a deer head above, a bow and arrow in center, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of a hunting trophy with two boar heads above, two deer heads below, a spear, ribbons and a conch shell.

A hunting trophy, two wild boar heads above, two deer heads below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grotte…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

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 winged skeleton beating a drum above an owl and a hanging bell within scrolled ornamental foliage.

Death beating a drum above, an owl and a bell attached to a ribbon below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Engraved certificate with a theatrical mask, palette, laurel branch and drapery, plus script entitling the bearer to a Garric

Mask and Palette

Richard Livesay, 1781

Etching of a boy holding a young leopard beside a reclining leopard, framed by a tall scrolling acanthus ornament.

A young boy holding a young leopard in his arms, the mother leopard laying below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Orn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of two winged putti blowing bubbles above a scrolled ornament, with a bat and foliage garlands below.

Two putti above, their legs ending in scrollwork, a bat below,, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of three winged sphinx-like figures climbing among scrolls and vine branches in a vertical grotesque ornament panel.

Three sphinxes climbing a vine, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

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 ornamental panel with two eagles, leopard heads and curling foliage beneath a circular title cartouche.

Two eagles with wings spread, below two leopard heads attached to tree trunks that form three circles, from "Ornament…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etching of three goats climbing a leafy vine twisting in an S shape, with berries and foliage, by Stefano della Bella.

Three goats climbing a vine in the shape of a backwards 'S', from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-56

Etched ornamental panel with two camel heads whose bodies merge into acanthus scrollwork, with fruit swags below.

Two camels, their bodies turning into decorative leaves and scrollwork, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o G…

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

Engraved half-length portrait of Martin Folkes in a curled wig, gesturing with one hand before a stone column.

Martin Folkes

William Hogarth, 1742

Engraving of a funeral with a shrouded body on a table, an open grave, gravediggers with shovels, and mourners in a rocky lan

The Funeral of Chrystom and Marcella Vindicating Herself (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etching of a mounted knight with a lance freeing chained men as a fallen figure lies on the ground beside him.

Don Quixote Releases the Galley Slaves (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etching of a funeral with a corpse beside an open grave, a woman in a gown, digging men, and a crowd of mourners.

The Funeral of Chrystom & Marcella vindicating herself (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etching of an innkeeper's wife and daughter tending a bruised man by candlelight in a tavern, with an owl overhead.

The Innkeeper's Wife & Daughter taking Care of ye Don after being beaten & bruised (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etching of a knight with lance on horseback confronting a fallen barber beside a donkey, with a rider and trees behind.

The Adventure of Mambrino's Helmet (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etching of two gesturing men in a rocky landscape, with a goatherd holding a staff and a man leaning on a goat.

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Engraving of two disguised figures in an interior with a stag's head, shelf of pewter, and laughing seated man at right.

The Curate and Barber Disguising Themselves to Convey Don Quixote Home (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Etched interior with two disguised figures in a doorway, a woman adjusting a garment, antlers and a shelf of pottery on the w

The Curate and the Barber Disguising Themselves to convey Don Quixote Home (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Engraving by William Hogarth showing paintings flying and tumbling through a street among rooftops and a weathervane.

The Battle of the Pictures

William Hogarth, 1745

Etching of turbaned horsemen and a figure with a raised sword facing a charging bull, with a fallen rider and horse in the fo

Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this ar…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Engraved print of an Ionic column capital with spiral volutes, egg-and-dart molding, fluted shaft, and measurement marks.

Ionic Capital

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Etching of a mounted rider with a lance attacking a charging bull on open ground, with another horseman behind.

Plate 1 from "La Tauromaquia": The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the open country

Francisco Goya, 1816

Engraved print of an Ionic column base on a plinth, with acanthus leaf carving, fluted molding and measurement labels.

Ionic Base

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Etching of two men in period dress thrusting lances at a charging bull on an open field under a cloudy sky.

Plate 2 from "La Tauromaquia": Another way of hunting on foot

Francisco Goya, 1816

Engraved study of a Corinthian column base with layered moldings and acanthus carving on a square plinth, with measurement la

Corinthian Base

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Etching of a bull charging a cape-wielding man in an arena, with another figure standing and one seated with raised arms.

Plate 4 from "La Tauromaquia": They play another with the cape in an enclosure

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bullfighter with a cape facing a bull in an arena, with figures in cloaks and spectators behind a wooden barrier

Plate 7 from "La Tauromaquia": Origin of the harpoon or banderillas

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of Venus seated by a tree blindfolding a standing Cupid, with a bow and arrow on the ground beside them.

Venus tying a blindfold over Cupid's eyes, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of a bull goring a man in a bullring while another figure waves a cloak to distract it.

Plate 8 from "La Tauromaquia": A Moor caught by the bull in the ring

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of seated nude Venus breaking a bow over her knee while a winged Cupid holds arrows beside her in a wood.

Venus breaking Cupid's bow over her knee, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of an armored figure gripping a bull's horns while a wounded horse stands nearby in an arena.

Plate 9 from "La Tauromaquia": A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a mounted rider with a spear facing a charging bull in an arena, plate 24 of Goya's La Tauromaquia.

Plate 24 of "La Tauromaquia": The same Ceballos mounted on another bull breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of Venus seated beside winged Cupid filing a bow beneath a large tree, with a landscape behind.

Cupid carves a wooden bow with a file, with his back turned toward Venus, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of a lance-wielding horseman facing a charging bull in a bullring, with spectators along the top edge.

Plate 22 from "La Tauromaquia": Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Zaragoza

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of Venus seated under a tree as Cupid draws a bow and arrow beside her, with a landscape behind.

Cupid prepares to shoot an arrow as Venus looks over her right shoulder, from "Sport of Love" (Scherzi d'amore)

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of a bull charging a draped table as a man leaps onto it in a bullring, with spectators watching at right.

Plate 19 of "La Tauromaquia": Another madness of his in the same ring

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, two nymphs on the sides, and a duck at the base, by Stefano della Bella.

A cartouche supported by a duck below and decorated with two nymphs whose arms become tree branches, plate 6 from "No…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of an empty cartouche with drapery, two reclining skeletons on top, and scroll ornament at left.

A cartouche formed by drapery and topped with two skeletons atop an Ionic entablature, plate 10 from "Nouvelles inven…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of an empty oval cartouche flanked by two winged putti on ram-head scrollwork, with tassels hanging below.

A cartouche flanked by two winged infant satyrs riding on the heads of two rams, plate 12 from "Nouvelles inventions…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, flanked by two satyrs, tassels and scrollwork, with a hat and rope at top.

A cartouche flanked by two satyrs, crowned with half a herm and half a cardinal's hat, plate 7 from "Nouvelles invent…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of an oval cartouche made of a tiger skin, held up by two centaurs against a feathered background.

A cartouche formed by a tiger skin and flanked by two centaurs, plate 4 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of an empty cartouche flanked by two dragons whose tails support a crown, with chains hanging below.

A cartouche flanked by dragons, their tails supporting a crown at top, plate 8 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of an empty heart-shaped cartouche flanked by two nude figures climbing through leafy foliage.

A cartouche flanked by Apollo and Pan, plate 5 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of a bull charging at a seated matador on a chair in an arena while spectators watch from the stands.

Plate 18 of "La 'Tauromaquia": The daring of Martincho in the ring at Zaragoza

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of an ornate cartouche with a sundial, a feathered skull at top, and a Latin banner reading Umbrae transitus tempus n

A cartouche with a sundial, a skull with feathers on its head at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesc…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etching of a bull among tossed and fallen donkeys, with men holding long poles at left and right in an arena.

Plate 17 of "La Tauromaquia": The Moors use donkeys as a barrier to defend themselves against the bull whose horns ha…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etched cartouche with a loom, a skull at top and bones at the sides, with a Latin banner reading DUM ADHUC ORDIRER.

A cartouche with a loom, a skull at top, bones to either side, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Me…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with laurel and palm wreath, skull and crossbones at top, and a Latin motto banner.

A cartouche with a wreath of laurel and palms, a skull and crossbones at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etched emblem with a helmeted skull with plumes, a cuirass, shield, crossed swords and the banner FIDUCIA FORTITUDINIS.

A cartouche with armor, a skull with armor and a helmet with feathers at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etching of a man in white grappling with a charging bull in an arena while two cloaked onlookers watch at right.

Plate 16 of "La Tauromaquia": The same man throws a bull in the ring at Madrid

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etched cartouche with a violin in its case, a plumed skull at top, and a Latin scroll inscription below.

A cartouche with a violin coming out of its case, a skull with a helmet with feathers at top, from "Eight Emblems for…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etching of a bullfighter in a cape turning beside a lowered-headed bull in an arena, with spectators sketched above.

Plate 14 from "La Tauromaquia": The very skillful student of Falces, wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the pl…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etched cartouche with a skull and crossbones above, an eagle holding a snake, and a Latin motto banner.

A cartouche with an eagle and a snake, a skull and crossbones at top, wings to either side, from "Eight Emblems for t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Etching of an ornamental cartouche with a windswept tree, a draped skull at top, and bones at the sides, with a Latin scroll.

A cartouche with a tree blowing in the wind, a skull with drapery at top, bones to either side, from "Eight Emblems f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60