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Engraved bust portrait of a man in ornate military uniform with epaulettes and medals, captioned Alexander II.

[Portret Aleksandra II, cesarza Rosji]

Paul Neti, 1800

Engraved interior with a seated woman, a servant girl holding a candle, and a mirror, with French verse below.

The Beauties of Every Floor

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded monk holding a book beside a cross, with a Polish inscription below.

Venerable servant of God Father Rafał Chyliński, Franciscan fell asleep in the Lord [...]

Secondo Bianchi, 1778

Engraving of a mounted knight in a plumed hat speaking to a kneeling woman, with armored attendants and donkeys on a road.

[Meeting with Dulcinea, illustration to "Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes]

Daniel Berger, 1781

Etching of a couple embracing near an arched building as a woman in a bonnet waves from a garden, with a tree and distant tow

The happy rescue

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1797

Engraved print of a mounted gendarme in a tricorn hat on a rearing horse, with a tower and sky behind him.

Gendarmerie [...]

A. J. Defehrt, 1756

Silhouette portrait of a man in uniform with sash and star, inside a red engraved ornamental border with allegorical figure.

Friedrich Ludw. Karl Prince of Prussia; born the 5 November 1773

W.H. Mewes, 1790

Engraving of villagers gathered on a road as two men in period coats shake hands, with thatched cottages and trees behind.

[Illustration for the work "The Fishermen" by Johannes Ewald]

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1784

Engraved portrait of a bewigged clergyman in a rococo frame, with German inscription below.

Johan Martin Chladenius, Doctor of Holy Scripture, and Professor at Erlangen

Johann Christoph Sysang, 1749

Faded 1733 print of a man in military dress within an oval frame, with lettering below and a library stamp.

Lebrecht Gottfried Janus, General by the Muscovite Cavalry

Martin Bernigeroth, 1733

Engraved allegory: Minerva beside a bust crowned with laurel by a winged figure, with a seated writer and classical ruins beh

Virtue fosters [she crowns] herself Minerva

Carlo Antonini, 1770

Engraved architectural elevation of two stacked portals with rusticated walls, arches, pediment and helmeted trophies.

[Two portals decorated with panoplies]

Aniello Cataneo, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and lace bodice, with a printed caption naming Françoise Marie de Bourbon.

Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Orleans, wife of the Duke of Orleans, Regent of the Kingdom

Martin Bernigeroth, 1733

Engraving of two gentlemen in 18th-century dress before a tree and classical ruins, one holding a portfolio.

The two brothers

Samuel Gottlob Kuetner, 1789

Hand-coloured print of a brown and white cow with a bell on a grassy slope beside a wooden fence.

Cow = The Cow

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-colored engraving of a sheep beside a wooden fence with trees, labeled Ovis, Das Schaf, La Brebis.

Sheep = The Sheep

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1767

Etching of a seated boy wearing a feathered cap, drawn in loose hatched lines within a triangular plate.

[Boy in a cap with a feather]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1774

Hand-coloured engraved pilaster design with classical figures, medallions, grotesque panels and a fruit garland, numbered IV.

[Raphael's Loggie] : [pilaster]. Num. IV

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1772

Hand-coloured print of a tall decorative pilaster with classical figures, grisaille reliefs, putti and gilded ornament.

[Raphael's Loggie] : [pilaster]. [N. 11]

Giovanni Volpato, 1776

[Bust of an old Jew]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1784

Hand-coloured print of a decorative arch with a chariot scene, columns, a fruit garland and a Latin inscription below.

[Raphael's Loggie, archivolt and lunette] : Having subdued Syria, David took golden weapons, and brought them down to…

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1776

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded ruler with sceptre and orb, above a French caption tablet and crossed weapons.

[Alexis, Tsar of Russia]

Jean Louis Charles Pauquet, 1800

Etching of the Virgin Mary rising on clouds with a halo, surrounded by cherubs and angels above a stone pedestal.

[Assumption of the Virgin Mary]

Carlo Maratti, 1713

Engraving of a skeletal mounted general with plumed helmet and sword, accompanied by a cloaked skeleton and skeletal horse.

The General

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1791

Engraving of a harlequin figure in a patterned costume and mask, hand to face in a weeping pose, with trees behind.

[Weeping Harlequin, from the cycle "Les Comédiens Italiens"]

François Joullain, 1734

Engraving of a white stag with unusual antlers standing in a forest clearing with trees and foliage.

This white fir stag with shown rare growth of antlers [...]

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1763

Engraved print of a haloed robed figure facing a kneeling bearded man with a staff, framed by classical columns and an arch.

[Saint Paul?]

Stefano Mulinari, 1800

Engraving of a helmeted warrior and seated woman with satyrs hauling a beam under trees, with French verse below.

Manhood

François Joullain, 1725

Engraving of a bird catcher leading a horse loaded with cages and an owl, with dogs on a forest path.

Bird catcher on the bird-trap pulling with his equipment = Birdcatcher on the bird-catching ground pulling the nets

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1780

Engraving of two Corsican hunters in plumed caps, one holding a staff and one holding a musket, on rocky ground.

[Hunters of the Island of Corsica]

Sébastien Leroy, 1800

Etching of a man in a cloak peering into a cage in a vaulted cell, with a kneeling figure and a seated woman on a stone floor

Jacques of Armagnac Duke of Nemours in prison = Jacques d'Armagnac de Nemours en prison. 10

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1793

Small etching of a bearded man in a turban with a feather plume, turned to the left, with a stern expression.

[Bust of a distinguished nobleman]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1787

Engraved print of a robed man in a cap meditating on a tree-lined garden path, with German caption below.

[Illustration to "Berliner Genealogischer Kalender auf das Jahr 1789"]

Johann Friedrich August Clar, 1788

Etching of Ariadne kneeling on a rocky shore, reaching toward a distant sailing ship on rough sea.

[Illustration to "Theseus" by Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker] : [Incipit:] Theseus leaves Ariadne on the island of Naxos. 4

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1794

Stanislaus Augustus King of Poland

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1771

Engraving of women shelling peas at a city market stall under an awning, with a child and dog in the foreground.

May : the female pea-shellers

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1782

Etching of a standing man by a cave with a seated figure inside, a horse among trees at right, and a German caption below.

[Virgil's Aeneid travestied by Blumauer] : What both lovers did in the cave [...]. 9

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1789

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf giving alms to two ragged boys, one leaning on a staff, with a small child beside her.

[Caritas]

Giuseppe Sforza Perini, 1776

Hand-colored engraving of a brown hare sitting among flowers, grass and leafy shrubs, with Latin and German titles above and

Lepus campestris = Common field hare

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767

Etching of a stout man raising his hands while a uniformed officer in a tall hat grips his shoulder before a fence and bare t

[Anecdotes from the life of Frederick II]. Anecd. XI, Here I am

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1788

Engraved 18th-century interior scene with elegantly dressed figures conversing near tall windows and an ornate mirror.

[Illustration for "The History of Sir Charles Grandison in a Series of Letters Published from the Originals by the Ed…

Johann Michael Stock, 1770

Engraved print of a priest in lace-trimmed surplice and cassock holding a biretta, standing on a grassy hillside.

[Priest of the Island of Corsica]

Sébastien Leroy, 1800

Etching of a seated woman and a gesturing standing man beside a desk, with a window and bookshelves in a room.

[Illustration for the comedy "Liebe nach der Mode" by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner] : [Incipit:] Really, Mama was rig…

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1784

Oval lithographic portrait of a uniformed officer with epaulettes and medals, with a Polish caption below the image.

Jakób Redel general of Polish Troops commander of foot artillery

Ignacy Gepner, 1800

Lithographic portrait of bearded bishop in tall black klobuk and medals, set among clouds, with Latin title below.

Stephanus Romanowski D. Gr. Episcopus Volhyniensis Żitomiriensis [...]

Jan Nepomucen Żyliński, 1800

Engraved print of a family reunion in an interior, a man embracing a woman while children look on, with a French caption.

[Illustration for the work "Fables and Tales" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1779

Printed grid of forty-nine labeled heraldic shields with animals, crosses, arrows and crescents, titled Herby Podskarbich.

[Herby Podskarbich Wielkich Koronnych i Wo Xa Litewskiego]

Franciszek Jabłoński, 1800

Lithograph portrait of Christian Gryphius, a man with long curled wig, white collar and dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

Christian Gryphius

J. B Steinmetz, 1800

Etching of elegantly dressed people gathered in a wooded park, with a seated man reading a book beside children.

[Illustration for "Pocketbook and Almanac for Sociable Amusement by W. G. Becker for 1796"]

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1795

Engraved equestrian portrait of a man on a dark horse, with a second rider, a tree, and a river city behind.

Augustus III Rex Poloniarum Elector Saxoniae etc. etc

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1732

Engraved oval portrait of a man in period dress, framed by flowers and laurel, above a still life of music, globe and book.

Michel Comte Wielhorski [...]

Charles François Adrien Macret, 1774

Engraving of an allegorical woman raising a liberty cap over a fallen lion, broken crown and swords, with sunrise behind.

Die neue Französische Constitution

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1791

Etching of a hunter in a tree shooting at a lynx attacking a wild boar in a dense forest.

Anno 1718. Ist diser grosse Luchs da er ein Haupt Schwein angefallen [...]

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1745

Etching of satyr-like figures and children beneath a large tree in a forest, with French verse caption below.

L'adolescence

François Joullain, 1725

Engraving of a helmeted allegorical figure with spear and outstretched arms above men in varied dress, titled Toleranz.

Toleranz

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1791

Etched portrait of a man with an open mouth and wide eyes, shown within an octagonal frame.

[Studium krzyczącego I]

Heinrich Nether, 1778

[Szlachcic w szubie]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1779

Engraved frontispiece showing a bearded man lifting a veil from a seated woman beside a gesturing young man in a classical ro

[Ilustracja do "Voyages d'Antenor en Grèce et en Asie (...), frontyspis] Tome 3 [Inc.:] Antiphon me présente à sa fem…

Jean Louis Delignon, 1799

Sepia engraving of a neoclassical candlestick with ram-head ornaments on a fluted column and a lit candle on top.

[Świecznik z motywem głowy barana]. No 1

Claude-Dominique Vinsac, 1800

[Mężczyzna w białym kitlu]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1779

[Projekt sarkofagu z urną na kolumnie]

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1755

[Popiersie starca]

Franz Xaver Jungwierth, 1790

Small circular vignette print of a mustached man in a cap, mounted on a pale sheet labeled S 66.

[Tzw. portret króla Jana III Sobieskiego]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1774

Engraving of a warrior standing over a fallen man beside kneeling captives, with a rocky cliff and fortress behind.

[Mort de cinq rois]

Th. F Viguet, 1798

Engraving of men returning to a tent camp, one carrying a large bunch of grapes and another a basket of fruit.

[Retour des envoyés]

Rémi Delvaux, 1789

Engraving of a street chestnut seller under a canopy with customers in period dress and a city backdrop, labelled Novembre.

Novembre : marrons bouillis ils brulent la poche

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1782

Engraving of a man and woman playing chess by a window while a child sits watching, captioned Education.

[Education]

Daniel Berger, 1779

Etching of a uniformed rider on a white horse in a rocky landscape, with a French verse caption below.

L'on prodigue aveuglement..

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, with script caption Zeltner below.

Zeltner przyiaciel Tadeu. Kościuszki

Michał Stachowicz, 1800

Engraved frontispiece with oval scenes of figures in interiors around a title, above a waterfall and mountain landscape.

[Frontispis do I tomu "Nowej Heloizy" Jeana Jacquesa Rousseau]

Johann Joseph Hubert, 1788

Etching of a man entering an enemy camp tent while a seated armored leader sits inside and a banner-bearing soldier stands ou

Alfred der Grosse im feindlichen Lager = Le grand Alfrèd dans le camp ennemi. 3

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1793

Engraved print with three oval portraits of Jacques I, Charles I, and Cromwell, stacked vertically on a page.

[Portrety Jakuba I, Karola I i Olivera Cromwella]

John Adam, 1794

Etched print of a standing shepherd in a shaggy cloak and tall hat, holding a long staff, inside an arched border.

[Pastuch z kijem]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1778

Engraving of a man carrying a young woman over his shoulder on a path, with a horse and a standing woman in a wooded landscap

[Ilustracja do "Johan Bunkels Leben, Bemerkungen un Meinungen" Thomasa Amory'ego]. 9, Bunkel uwalnia dwie szlachetnie…

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1778

George III : König v. Engelland, und Kuhrfürst zu Hannover, geb. den 4. Juny 1738

W.H. Mewes, 1790

Engraving of a towering bearded giant in a turban confronting a small knight with a sword in a candlelit hall with onlookers.

[Don Kichot przed olbrzymem, ilustracja do "Don Kichota z Manchy" Miguela de Cervantesa]

Daniel Berger, 1780

Engraving of an Auvergne cheese workshop with workers at a cauldron, plus diagrams of vats, a strainer and a press.

Fromage d'Auvergne

Robert Bénard, 1768

Engraved allegory with figures gathered around a map of Poland, a winged figure with trumpets above, bilingual title below.

La Situation de la Pologne en MDCCLXXIII = Die Lage des Königreichs Pohlen im Iahr 1773

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a crown and lace gown, with an imperial eagle coat of arms below.

Anna Imperatrix totius Rossiae

Christian Albrecht Wortmann, 1736

Engraving of a priest holding a flowering staff before a crowd of robed men and kneeling women on a platform.

[Śmierć Aarona]

Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt, 1789

Engraving of a robed man raising a staff before a bronze serpent on a pedestal, with Israelites reaching and lying on the gro

[Wąż miedziany]

Nicolas de Launay, 1792

Engraved print of four vertical ornamental grotesque panels with foliage, garlands, ribbons and a bird.

[Cztery groteski]

Jean-Baptiste Fay, 1782

Engraving of two mourning women draped over a sarcophagus beneath an obelisk, with smoking urns and classical columns.

[Projekt sarkofagu z obeliskiem i figurami płaczek]

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1755

Engraving of a European officer in uniform facing robed and turbaned figures in a palace, with soldiers behind him.

[Der englische Oberst Caillaud...]

Daniel Berger, 1786

Engraved page with three vignettes: two crowned kings in portraits and two tattooed ancient Britons holding spears and a shie

[Portrety Wilhelma I Zdobywcy i Wilhelma II Rudego oraz wyobrażenie legendarnych mieszkańców Bretanii]

John Adam, 1794

Engraving of a couple in 18th-century dress walking through a forest, with a distant figure among the trees and a caption bel

[Ilustracja do powieści "Cecilia" Fanny Burney] : [Incipit:] Fardeau charmant, ah ne mabandonne jamais. 7

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1787

Etching of a man comforting a woman in an arched room while another man in a tricorn hat covers his face.

[Ilustracja do "Alexis ou Le Deserteur" Michaela-Jeana Sedaine'a]

Daniel Berger, 1774

Etching of a small domed chapel with a cross in a hilly landscape, with figures gathered near its entrance.

[Kaplica postawiona w miejscu wmurowania kamienia węgielnego pod Świątynię Opatrzności Bożej w Ujazdowie]

Zygmunt Vogel, 1792

Engraving of a ploughman driving oxen across a field, with crows in the furrows and a lark in the sky, French verse below.

[Die Monate oder auch Jahreszeiten genannt] 3, [Inc.:] L'allouëtte en enchantant du laboureur l'oreille [...] tu port…

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1777

Engraving of Lord Clive and British officers before a seated Mughal ruler under a canopy, with German caption below.

[Lord Clive, empfäng als Repraesentant der englisch-ostindischen Compagnie...]

Daniel Berger, 1786

Alois. Frider. Bruhl. S.R.I. Comes [...]

Bartolomeo de Folino, 1774

Engraving of figures in a leafy clearing with a bird cage, birds flying overhead, and standing figures in cloaks on the right

[Henryk I Ptasznik przyjmuje wysłanników z obozu pod Frtitzlar, ilustracja z "Deutsche Monatsschrift ..." Januar-Dece…

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1795

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a lace-trimmed gown with a heraldic crest and inscription below.

Maria Amelia Henrici Comitis a Brühl Fillia, Geogii Mniszech Castelani Cracoviensis Conjux

Domenico Cunego, 1785

Engraving of a spherical astrolabe on a Rococo scrolled stand, with Polish labels for the north and south poles.

[Astrolabium sferyczne]

Ignacy de Eggenfelder, 1766

Engraved print of a bishop at an altar threatened by a sword-wielding figure in a church, within a rococo frame.

Rok 1078. Panowanie Bolesława Śmiałego : Śmierć Stego Stanisława Biskupa Krakowskiego, zadana ręką Bolesława Smiałego

Johann Michael Stock, 1750

Hand-colored engraving of four rabbits and hares on a grassy bank beside trees, with German and French captions.

Cuniculus = Kaninichen , Killhase

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767