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Etched ceiling design with geometric coffered panels, a star-shaped central motif, and a small scene of figures before a burn

Ceiling Design, plate 39 from "Curieuses recherches de plusieurs beaus morceaus d'ornemens antiques et modernes..."

Jacques LePautre, 1645

Etched ornamental ceiling design with octagonal coffered panel, central rosette, two putti, and scrollwork borders.

Ceiling Design, plate 40 from "Curieuses recherches de plusieurs beaus morceaus d'ornemens antiques et modernes..."

Jacques LePautre, 1645

Watercolor of a vaulted stone prison courtyard with a chained man seated in the foreground beside a column.

Man Seated in Prison

Victor-Jean Nicolle, 1781

Engraved portrait of Johan Willem Friso in an oval frame, with a child figure, a naval battle vignette and a plinth inscripti

Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Pieter Tanjé, 1751

Engraved portrait of a woman in a pearl headdress and full sleeves beside a Black page in a striped garment, with Latin text

Laura Dianti with a Black Page

Aegidius Sadeler, 1600-1627

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark gown holding a small book, with the name Arentyn inscribed below.

Portrait of Pietro Aretino

the Younger Cornelis Van Dalen, ca. 1655-60

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a long curled wig and velvet coat, resting his hand on a carved lion head.

Martin Vanden Bogaert, called Desjardins

Gerard Edelinck, 1698

Sepia engraving of a bearded painter with palette and brushes, beside a cherub holding a dog's chain and a bow.

Guercino Self-Portrait

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1790-99

Torn printed trade advertisement for Cermenati & Bernarda, Boston looking-glass and picture frame makers, on a blue mount.

Printed Advertisement

Cermenati & Bernarda, 1805-8

Etched plate of three vertical ornamental panels with acanthus scrolls, classical medallions, busts, and garlands.

Panels of Ornament, nos. IIII-VI, plate 2 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, May 1, 1777

Etched plate of three neoclassical ornamental panels with scrolls, laurel swags, ribbon bows and a central rosette.

Panels of Ornament, nos. VII-VIIII, plate 4 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, May 1, 1777

Engraved plate of neoclassical ornamental panels with urns, scrolling foliage, birds, a fountain, and medallion portraits.

Panels of Ornament, nos. XLII-XLVI, plate 14 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, May 30, 1778

Engraved plate of numbered decorative ornament friezes with scrolls, Greek key, garlands and festoons.

Ornament Designs, nos. CLVI to CLXXV, plate 33 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 1, 1781

Engraved ornament plate with a central urn held by swan handles, surrounded by panels of candelabra, trophies and classical f

Panels of Ornament, nos. CLXXXVI-CXCII, plate 36 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 29, 1782

Engraved plate of neoclassical urns, ewer, pedestals and ornaments with garlands and masks, numbered 38.

Vases and Ornament Designs, nos. 200-208, plate 38 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 29, 1791

Engraved plate of neoclassical vases, urns, pitchers and ornamental friezes with figure numbers and a scale bar.

Vases and Ornament Designs, nos. 200-208, plate 38 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 29, 1782

Engraved plate of ornamental designs with a central serpent-entwined tripod stand, griffins, urns, and foliage panels.

Tripod and Panels of Ornament, nos. CCIV-CCXVII, plate 39 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 29, 1782

Engraved neoclassical wall elevation with paired doors, a cherub medallion, a console table with urns, and ornamental friezes

Interior Ornamented Wall with Doors, nos. 228-239, plate 42 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 17, 1791

Engraved neoclassical wall design with paneled doors, a central cherub medallion, a console table with urns, and numbered orn

Interior Ornamented Wall with Doors, nos. 228-239, plate 42 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 17, 1782

Engraved plate of neoclassical urns, garlands, and oval ornamental panels with a central covered urn held by female figures.

Vases and Vessels, nos. 248-254, plate 44 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 17, 1782

Engraved plate of neoclassical vases, urns and ornamental medallions by Pergolesi, numbered 44, dated 1791.

Vases and Vessels, nos. 248-254, plate 44 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 17, 1791

Hand-coloured engraving of a neoclassical interior wall with pier-glasses, windows, pink drapery and gilded console tables.

Interior Ornamented Wall with Windows and Pier-Glasses, nos. 267-273, plate 47 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 27, 1784

Engraved plate of twenty decorative ornament panels with scrolls, garlands and foliage, numbered CCLXXIV to CCXCIII, by Pergo

Panels of Ornament, nos. CCLXXIV-CCXCIII, plate 48 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 27, 1784

Engraved neoclassical ceiling ornament plate with octagonal central medallion, garlands, scrollwork and paired griffins.

Ceiling Ornament, nos. CCCXXII-CCCXXVI, plate 50 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, February 27, 1791

Hand-coloured print of a neoclassical interior wall with a central fireplace, green doors, gilded panels and urns.

Interior Ornamented Wall with Doors and Fireplace, nos. 344-350, plate 52 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, March 20, 1785

Engraved plate of candelabra, vases, brackets and acanthus ornament, numbered 358 to 369, with scale bar at bottom.

Candelabra, Vessels and Ornament, nos. 358-369, plate 54 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, March 20, 1792

Engraved plate of neoclassical candelabra, urns, brackets and acanthus ornament, numbered 54.

Candelabra, Vessels and Ornament, nos. 358-369, plate 54 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, March 20, 1785

Portrait of the Duke of Northumberland, Vase and Ornamental Frame, no. CCCLXXI, plate 56 from "Designs for Various Or…

Michelangelo Pergolesi, July 26, 1792

Engraved plate of acanthus leaf scrolls surrounded by a bird, moths, a dragonfly and a squirrel, from Designs for Various Orn

Acanthus Leaves, Birds and Insects, no. CCCLXXII, plate 57 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, April 1, 1792

Engraved plate with twelve ornamental border panels of scrolls, garlands, rosettes and Greek key patterns, numbered 58.

Panels of Ornament, nos. CCCLXXIII-CCLXXXIV, plate 58 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, April 29, 1791