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Engraving of Jupiter embracing Cupid, seated above two eagles on clouds, in a round frame.

Jupiter, seated above two eagles and embracing Cupid, a round composition from a series of mythological scenes after…

Cherubino Alberti, ca. 1590

Engraving of foolish figures under a tree with an owl and a monkey, with Latin verses printed in two columns below.

The Wisdom of Fools, from "Six Proverbs"

Jacob de Gheyn II

Engraved ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls and a central urn held by two putti, dated ca. 1777.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center

Le Roy, ca. 1777

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 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, 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Etched title page with a coat of arms held by two lions, cherubs holding drapery, and the inscription Livre d'Oyseaux.

Title Page from "Livre d'Oyseaux" (Book of Birds)

Albert Flamen, 1655-60

Two circular etched compositions with framed vignettes of elephants, lions, monkeys, birds and hunters in landscapes.

Designs for Plates Taken from Oudry's Illustrations to La Fontaine's Fables

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, after 1755

Ink and grey wash drawing of an angel blowing a trumpet above a crowd of figures with raised arms.

The Last Trumpet (recto); Two studies of a right eye, a profile of an open-mouthed young man, the head of an eagle, a…

William Blake, 1780-85

Engraving of a seated nobleman watching caged songbirds as an old bird seller reaches toward cages, with German and Latin ver

Von allerhandt Freudenvöglen, figure 66 from "Glück und Unglück Spiegel"

Balthasar Schwan, 1652

Etching of a woodland with large trees, a hunter and dog, a marsh with herons, and a distant tower under clouds.

Woodland scene with marshy banks, from "Six Landscapes in Tyrol"

Roelant Savery, ca. 1600

Engraved ornamental design with a central grotesque mask, two fauns, an eagle, urns and drapery, dated 1549.

Ornamental Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns below

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1549

Engraving of a nude man lying on rocks beneath a storm cloud, with a winged rider on an eagle above and a landscape with brid

Locrian Ajax (Ajax Locrien), from "Les Images ou Tableaux de platte peinture des deux Philostrates Sophistes grecs..."

Thomas de Leu, 1614-15

Vertical engraved ornament print with a chinoiserie pagoda, rococo scrollwork, seated figures, birds, and swans within a rule

Kiosk Chinois, from Premier cayer de panneaux, frises et sujets arabesques

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1788

Engraved architectural plate showing a paneled door and chimney with garland and eagle ornament from the Versailles Billiards

Door and Chimney of the Billiards room at Versailles, plate I from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved bird's eye view of the Anet château, showing its formal gardens, courtyards, gatehouse and walls.

Birds Eye View of the Chateau and Grounds of Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Hand-colored 1881 fashion print of two women on a mountain path, one in a crimson gown, one in a plaid hunting costume.

A Lady in a Hunting Costume with a Lady in Walking Costume on a Mountain Path from La Mode Illustrée

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, 1881

Engraving of a female allegory of Astronomy with a globe and instruments, framed by ornamental scrolls, birds, and a cartouch

Astronomy (Astronomie)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of an allegorical figure of Arithmetic with an hourglass, books and scrollwork, flanked by two seated men.

Arithmetic (Arithmetique)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved ornament with a winged female figure centred between owls, griffins, rabbits and scrolling foliage.

Bellone

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of three men beside a horse, with a bird perched on a raised bare branch in a sketchy landscape.

Three Men standing beside a Horse, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1740

Pen drawing of a frontispiece with an Italian text cartouche, putti, an owl and birds, dated 1653.

Frontispiece with Putti and Animals

Valerio Spada, 1653