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Hand-coloured print of villagers dancing and listening to a harpist in front of a rustic barn with trees.

Scenes from common life

Josef Lanzedelly, 1800

Engraving of a Roman triumphal procession with a chariot, soldiers, crowds, classical temples and winged figures in the sky.

Triumph of Constantine after his victory over Maxentius on October 29 of the year 312 AD

Nicolas Henri Tardieu, 1749

Engraved 1751 view of Chelsea Royal Hospital and Ranelagh Rotunda across the river, with rowing boats in the foreground.

A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea & the Rotunda in Ranelaigh Gardens = Vüe de l'Hopital royal des Invalides à C…

Thomas Bowles, 1751

Hand-colored print of a market street scene with a stout man in a blue coat, fruit vendors, boys, and scattered apples.

The Spiritual Breakfast

Josef Lanzedelly, 1800

Engraving of Windsor Castle across the Thames with boats, swans, and figures fishing on the bank in the foreground.

A View of the Royal Palace of Windsor = Vüe du Palais royal de Windsor : á vingt un miles de Londrés

Nathaniel Parr, 1751

Hand-coloured print of a crowd watching a pink hot air balloon rise over the courtyard of Versailles palace in 1783.

Aerostatic experiment made at Versailles on 19 Sept. 1783 [...] = Attempt made at Versailles on 19 Sept. 1783 [...]

Balthasar Friedrich Leizel, 1783

Engraved print of a formal garden with a central fountain, hedge maze walls, domed pavilions, obelisks and strolling figures.

Second Pleasure Basin of the Labyrinth

Karl Remshard, 1735

Engraved river landscape with seven mountain peaks on the horizon, sailing boats on the water and large clouds overhead.

The Seven Mountains Coming from Bonn = View of the Seven Mountains Coming from Bonn

Hendrik de Leth, 1767

Engraved village scene of a fortune teller reading a woman's palm beside a large tree, with a dog and cottage.

David Teniers has his wife's fortune told

Benedikt Winkler, 1797

Engraved print of a haloed figure reaching toward a girl on a canopied bed while mourners and a kneeling man look on.

[Resurrection of Jairus's daughter]

C. W Griessmann, 1785

Engraving of a draped woman and turbaned men on a hill, with a distant castle and river landscape under cloudy skies.

The Slave at Auction

Pierre François Basan, 1797

Etching of a gnarled tree with exposed roots and leafy branches, with the inscription Daniel Düringer and No. 1 below.

[First plate of an unidentified landscape series]

Daniel Düringer, 1755

Engraving of an ornate ceremonial barge with canopies, cherubs and attendants during a 1716 Venetian regatta procession.

On the occasion of the solemn and famous regatta celebrated in Venice on the 27th of May 1716 in honor of His Most Se…

Andrea Zucchi, 1716

Engraved street scene of marching guards and a drummer amid a crowd, with townhouses and onlookers at the windows.

A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland, in the Year 1745

Luke Sullivan, 1750

Engraved architectural plate showing an ornate iron gate with herm pillars, plus plans and an elevation of a menagerie buildi

Trumeaux with double herms, between which are iron grilles which are the enclosure of the menagerie on the palace sid…

Nikolaus Mettel, 1736

Engraved forest scene with a seated couple, a standing man, a deer and a pond beneath large trees.

[Fête champêtre]

Elvine Claris, 1800

Engraving of a Mass ceremony under an arch, with clergy at a raised altar and kneeling congregation on both sides.

[Mass of Bolsena]

Rafaello Morghen, 1778

Engraving of peasants harvesting grain in a field, gathering sheaves into tall stooks, with two children at lower right.

[The Peasant of Pavlov in the Palatinate of Vilna 1767]

Carlo Antonini, 1795

Hand-colored engraved 1711 view of Cracau in Pohlen with a city skyline, river, and foreground horsemen and figures.

Krakow in Poland

Johann Christoph Dehne, 1711

Engraved floor plan of a royal sepulchre with a central dome, circular chapels, colonnades and staircases, with script title

Iconography of the royal tomb

Giuseppe Vasi, 1739

Engraved architectural drawing of a domed chapel showing a cross section with an altar and a facade elevation.

Profile by C.D. = Profile through C.D. ; Facade towards the altar = Facade towards the choir altar

Alexander Glässer, 1756

Etching of a winter scene: a woman on a sled pulled by a fur-coated figure, turbaned onlookers, and a snowy village with chur

Complacency: in Russia it is among the people a general joy the return of the snow [...]

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1764

Engraving of a crowd and carriages on a road below a wooded hill with buildings, titled Les dames de la Halle, 1791.

[The ladies of the Hall leaving to go fetch the king at Versailles on October 5, 1789

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Etching of a stone fountain with an urn, poplar trees, shepherds with sheep, and a colonnaded building on a hill.

View of the Łazienki fountain

Anna Potocka, 1795

Pen and ink sketch of turbaned figures around a nude central man beside classical columns, with a torch-bearer at lower left.

[Ecce Homo]

Richard Earlom, 1787

Engraving of cavalry and infantry clashing with muskets and sabres in smoke before a columned neoclassical building.

[Action between Royal - Allemand and a detachment of the French Guards, opposite the depot. July 12, 1789

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraved portrait of a man reclining on a chaise longue beside drapery, a table with an open book, and a landscape view.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

William Sharp, 1800

Hand-coloured print of a crowded theatre gallery with spectators in top hats and bonnets leaning over a curved railing.

Of the Intermezzo

Josef Lanzedelly, 1800

Engraved panorama of soldiers and horsemen struggling on the Champs-Élysées under a cloudy sky, with trees and a cannon.

[Mr. La Fayette fait dédesarmer aux Champs Elisées deux cent soldats, le 12 Janvier 1790

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraved religious print of a monk with a staff beside a candlelit cave, with two smaller scenes of monks at a sickbed below.

[Spiridion i Nikodem Pieczarscy w kuchni, ilustracja do "Pateryku Pieczerskiego"]

Leontij Tarasowicz, 1702

Etching of a row of figures in cloaks and hats, including a woman in a long gown and a pointing man, on a pale ground.

[Diverses suites de figures, livre 1]. 2

Sébastien Le Clerc, 1703

Engraving of a crowd looting a walled arsenal complex with cannons, pikes and ladders under a cloudy sky.

[Pillage de l`Arsenal de Lyon, le 7 Février 1790

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraved comic scene of commedia dell'arte figures in an arched interior, with a seated man attended by a woman and a harlequ

[Ilustracja do „Livre de Scenes Comiques”]

Gabriel Huquier, 1729

Engraved rococo cartouche with empty central field, draped banners, tassels, a helmet and military trophies above.

[Wzór kartusza z panopliami]

Pietro Peiroleri, 1766

Engraved ceiling design with a central mythological scene of clouds and figures, flanked by ornate scrollwork panels with put

[Wzór plafonu ze sceną mitologiczną]

Daniël Marot, 1752

Engraving of a coastal scene with a horseman, seated figures, a cliff, and a sailing ship in the bay under clouds.

L'Après Dinée

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1742

Hand-coloured print of an old bearded man with a basket and a woman in a white hooded cloak on a cobbled street.

Der Breslauische Fetzpopel nebst dem Bruder Alex

Friedrich Gottlob Endler, 1800

Etching of a robed figure healing a crowd of sick and disabled people beneath a stone arch, with camels and onlookers.

[Chrystus uzdrawiający chorych]

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1763

Engraved architectural elevation of a royal sepulchre with domes, columns, statues and a sectional view below.

Scenographia regii sepulchri

Giuseppe Vasi, 1739

Line engraving of the Annunciation: a winged angel with a lily branch kneels before a seated woman in a curtained interior.

[Zwiastowanie]

Thérèse Eléonore Lingée, 1800

Engraving of a crowded ballroom with dancers, surrounded by numbered panels of facial expressions and decorative line studies

Analysis of Beauty. Plate II

William Hogarth, 1753

Hand-colored engraving of sailing warships and smoke over a bay, 1782 view of Gibraltar.

Prospect der IV Blate von Gibraltar : vierte Vorstellung, wie den 13. Oct. Ao 1782 die combinirte spanisch und franzö…

Benedikt Winkler, 1782

Etching of the Königstein fortress on a rocky hill, with shepherds, goats and cattle in the foreground and a tree at left.

[Twierdza Königstein]

Bernardo Bellotto, 1756

Engraving of a mythological scene: a woman with a wreath leans over a bound, reclining muscular man beside a tree and figures

Quadro di Giovambattista Langetti cavato dalla Galleria Reale di Dresda [...] = Tableau de Jean Baptiste Langetti [...]

Lorenzo Zucchi, 1757

Engraving of a violent street massacre in a town square with soldiers on horseback, a crowd, a church and fallen bodies.

[Massacre des patriotes de Montauban, le 10 Mai 1790

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraved 18th-century street scene with a crowd, a hanging election sign, a tavern table, and figures on a balcony.

[An Election, canvassing for votes]

Charles Grignion, 1757

Etching of a snowy winter landscape with a farmhouse, bare trees, and a traveler carrying a bundle on a path.

[Pejzaż]. 9

Daniel Düringer, 1755

Engraving of small figures in period costume, including a woman with a fan, a cane-carrying man, and a porter with a bundle.

[Diverses suites de figures, livre 1]. 3

Sébastien Le Clerc, 1703

Engraved river landscape with cattle wading, a castle on the far bank, trees, and a rider on horseback.

Vue de l'Adige

François Nicolas Barthélemy Dequevauviller, 1779

Engraving of a Roman ruin with an arched gateway, travelers with mules on a path, and hills in the distance.

III.e ruine romaine

Robert Daudet, 1768

Engraved plate showing an iron fence between stone pillars above, and chain-linked bollard posts below, with scale bars.

[Dwa żelazne ogrodzenia]

J. C Leonhardt, 1799

Engraved view of Fort Tantumquerri from the south with a river, trees, and an inset ground plan in a scroll cartouche.

Veduta a mezzodi del Forte di Tantumquerri da Smith

Francesco Sesoni, 1800

Engraved view of Westminster Bridge over the Thames with many boats, a large flagged barge, and a city skyline under clouds.

The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge [...]

Richard Parr, 1747

Engraved 1754 plan of Wilton estate and park with vignette views of bridge, house, gateway and arcade.

Plan du Chateau, Jardin et Parc de Wilton la Terre du Comte de Pembroke situeé dans la Comté de Wilts à 75 Miles de L…

Engraved panoramic view of the Riesengebirge mountains with a town and church in the foreground and numbered landmarks.

Das Hoch-Reichs-Græffl. Schaafgottsch. Riesen-Gebürge, vom Warmen-Bade anzüsehen

Gottfried Böhmer, 1732

Engraved print of an elaborate tiered garden fountain with sculpted figures, animals, water spouts and columns.

[Zweÿter Königle. Lust Bronnen]

Johann Daniel Herz, 1716

Etched Italianate landscape with a stone bridge, cattle, figures by a river, hilltop buildings and mountains beyond.

[Pejzaż włoski]

Davide Antonio Fossati, 1780

Engraving of Raphael's School of Athens with robed philosophers gathered in a vaulted classical hall with statues.

[Szkoła Ateńska]

Giovanni Volpato, 1784

Etching of a dense forest with a twisted tree trunk, overhanging branches, and a small pond in the foreground.

[Pejzaż]

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1793

Engraving of Moses striking a rock as people gather and kneel below, with tents and mountains in the distance.

[Moyse frappant le rocher]

Étienne Charpentier, 1792

Baroque engraved dedication print with Virgin Mary in clouds, saints, cherubs and a central inscription cartouche.

[Rycina okolicznościowa zakonu kapucynów z podziękowaniami za dobroczynność i z zapewnieniem modlitw]

Johann Baptist Klauber, 1774

Engraved 1751 view of the Foundling Hospital in London, with carriages, pedestrians and grazing cattle in front of the buildi

A View of the Foundling Hospital = Vüe d'hospital des enfans trouvè

Nathaniel Parr, 1751

Etching of satyrs in a forest, with a stage performance on the left and a seated teacher among pupils on the right.

[Vie des Satyres, l'Education]

Claude Gillot, 1721

Engraved landscape of a ruined castle tower above trees, with a river, hills, and a figure with a cow in the foreground.

View of Okehampton Castle

Samuel Middiman, 1787

Engraved 1749 view of Paris showing Notre Dame, the Seine with boats, a stone bridge, and carriages and people on a cobbled q

A View of Paris from the Church of Nostre Dame to the Pont de la Tournelle [...] = Vüe de Paris depuis Nostre Dame ju…

Nathaniel Parr, 1749

Engraving of a bear in a cravat drinking ale beside a pug dog, with books, a pipe and an oval frame behind them.

[The Bruiser, C. Churchill]

William Hogarth, 1763

Engraving of Mount Vesuvius erupting over a bay, with fishermen, barrels and a sailboat in the foreground.

[Histoire Naturelle, Volcans, Vue Généralle du Vesuve, en 1757]

Robert Bénard, 1768

Hand-coloured print of a procession of horsemen and carriages in a city square with an obelisk and fountain.

Urbem ingreditur anno 1680. die 4. Augusti Dux Radziwil Legatus Joannis III. Sobieski Poloniae Regis [...]

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1800

Etched plate of fifteen decorative ornament designs with musical instruments, arrows, shells, cherubs and scrollwork.

[Wzornik ornamentów]

Gabriel Huquier, 1732

Engraving of a knight with a horse, a centaur, a fallen woman and a man carrying a child in a forest clearing.

[Ilustracja do utworu "Idris" Christopha Martina Wielanda]

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1789

Engraving of an armored leader on horseback greeting a veiled woman and kneeling women and children beside a pile of weapons.

Coriolan

Bernhard Rode, 1779

Engraving of Saint Peter's miraculous release from prison, with an angel, barred gate, sleeping guards and a torch-bearing so

[Uwolnienie św. Piotra]

Giovanni Volpato, 1784

Engraved view of Hampton Court Palace across formal gardens, with strollers in period dress and a large tree in the foregroun

A View of the Royal Palace of Hampton Court = Vüe du Palais royal de Hampton Court : à quinze miles de Londres

Nathaniel Parr, 1751

Engraving of the Last Judgment: a central divine figure in clouds, trumpeting angels above, and crowds rising among fallen co

[Sąd Ostateczny]

Bernhard Rode, 1767

Engraving of a standing man with a sabre beside a reclining man in a wooded landscape with a village in the distance.

Kosinski & the King of Poland

James Neagle, 1791

Engraved panoramic view of the walled town of Freiburg im Breisgau with bastions, church spire, hilltop forts and gardens.

Freiburg im Brisgöw

Stridbeck, Johann, jun, 1714

Hand-colored engraving of a palace square with a carriage, horseback rider, soldiers and pedestrians in the foreground.

Vuë du Palais Roiale à Bruxelles

Georg Mathäus Probst, 1800

Engraved view of a palace gallery with statues, columns, strolling figures and attendants unrolling a large tapestry.

Die Galerie des Königlichen Pallasts zu Goblin [...]

Karl Remshard, 1735

Engraved ceiling design with central dome, ornamental scrollwork, classical figures and oval mythological medallions.

[Wzór dekoracji plafonu]

Jean Lemoyne, 1713

Engraved interior of a vaulted cave with stacked stone blocks and two figures pointing toward a bright opening.

[Grota Monte di Cuma]

Filippo Morghen, 1769

Engraved elevation of a domed church with a columned portico, statues and small figures on the grass, dated 1746.

[Kościół św. Jadwigi w Berlinie]

Jean-Laurent Legeay, 1746

Hand-colored print of a wooded valley with oaks, a waterfall, hikers, a village and mountains under a pink sky.

Gegend der Stadt Schmideberg nach Landshut in Schlesien

Daniel Berger, 1791

Engraved rococo cartouche surrounded by barrels, rope, flags and cannonballs, with sailing ships and ruins on a coast.

[Alegoria żeglugi, wzór kartusza]

Dionisio Valesio, 1766

Engraved 1758 plan of the new canals and gardens of the Fountain of Nîmes, with numbered legend and street grid.

Plan des nouveaux canaux et embellissemens de la Fontaine de Nismes

François-Philippe Charpentier, 1758

Engraving of Mirabeau's funeral procession in a Gothic church, with torchbearers, smoke, and a draped catafalque at center.

[Pompe funèbre de Mirabeau le 4 Avril 1791

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Etching of a classical fountain with a lion-head spout, trees, a rider, a seated figure and grazing animals.

Vue de la Fontaine de Monkotow

Anna Potocka, 1795

Engraving of walruses on icy rocks as men in a rowboat fire rifles at them, with ships on the horizon.

Sea horses

Edmund Scott, 1784

Engraved print of a crowded street with soldiers, a cart and old buildings, depicting the Agasse brothers' procession.

[Les freres Agasse aliant au suplice, leurs corps rendus a leur famille [...]

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraved print of a columned hall with a large crowd of figures gathered beneath arches and a decorated ceiling.

[Uroczystości w Dreźnie z okazji zaślubin Fryderyka Augusta z Marią Józefą]. [3]

Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin, 1719

Etching of horses in varied poses on an open plain: standing, rearing, grazing and lying down, numbered 4.

[Diverses suites de figures, livre 2]. 4

Sébastien Le Clerc, 1703

Engraving of an armed crowd and soldiers advancing past a stone wall and old tower toward a low house with dormer windows.

[Besenval conduit dans un vieux Chateau fort, a Brie Comte-Robert, le 10 Aoust 1789

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Etching of a seated man holding a pole topped with a LIBERTY cap, with a quill, inkstand and North Briton paper on a desk.

[John Wilkes]

William Hogarth, 1763

Engraving of Raphael's Parnassus: Apollo playing violin amid the Muses and poets under laurel trees, within a classical arch.

[Parnas]

Giovanni Volpato, 1784

Engraving of windmills on Montmartre hill with a crowd and soldiers hauling cannons and carts up a road.

[Canons de Paris portés à Montmartre, le 15 Juillet 1789

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1791

Engraving of Gin Lane by William Hogarth, 1751, showing a squalid street with a drunken woman, falling infant and ruined buil

[Gin Lane]

William Hogarth, 1751

Etching of a seated man fishing from a dragon-prowed barge as a woman in a gown gestures beside him, with pyramids in the dis

[Marek Antoniusz i Kleopatra]

Bernhard Rode, 1779