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Blank reverse of an 18th-century print sheet with a violet National Library stamp and handwritten inventory number J.G.30.705

La diseuse de bonne avanture : en Russie il y a une grande quantité de ces sortes de gens originaires de Boheme ils e…

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1764

Back of a paper sheet with faint offset marks, a blue Biblioteka Narodowa stamp, and inventory number J.G.30.638.

Le cardinal de Bernis

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Empress Catherine in crown and ermine robe, with imperial eagle cartouche below.

Catharina Alexewna Imperatrix totius Russiae

Christian Albert Wortmann, 1760

Engraved design for a pendulum clock case with urn finial, scrolling brackets, a dragon, and a circular central panel.

[Projekt konsoli zegara wahadłowego]

Gabriel Huquier, 1737

Hand-colored engraving of two anteaters foraging for ants beside a tree trunk, with German and French captions.

Tamandua = Ameisen Schlucker

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-colored engraving of a wolverine on a snowy ledge and a raccoon among evergreen shrubs and bare trees.

Gulo, Raton animal Americanum = Vielfrass, Raton

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-colored engraving of a small monkey on a rock and a striped-tailed lemur among trees and yellow flowers.

Cebus capite vulpino = Füchsel Männchen

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-colored engraving of a striped kudu antelope with spiral horns standing near trees, captioned Cuttu, 1767.

Cuttu = Africanisches Elend-Thier

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-colored engraving of a reclining grey and white ox beside a wooden fence and tree, labeled Bos, Ochs, Boeuf.

Bos = Ochs

Martin Elias Ridinger, 1767

Hand-coloured print of a decorative pilaster with grotesque ornament, nude figures, medallions and a fruit garland on blue.

[Loggie Rafaela] : [pilaster]. Num. X

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1772

Hand-coloured print of an ornate pilaster with putti, classical figures, stags, a harbor view and a fruit garland.

[Loggie Rafaela] : [pilaster]. Num. VI

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1772

Back of a paper sheet with faint oval portrait impressions, a plate mark, and water stains along the left edge.

[Portrety Ryszarda z Kornwalii i Alfonsa X Mądrego] : [Inc.:] Richard de Cornouailles [...]

Nicolas Bonnart, 1718

Engraving of elderly figures around a campfire in a forest, with gnarled trees and French verse below.

La vieillesse

François Joullain, 1725

Engraved portrait of a bishop in clerical robes within a Rococo frame, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Andreas Stanislaus Kostka, Graf in Zaluskie Zaluski Bischoff zu Cracau, und Herzog in Severien

Johann Christoph Sysang, 1758

Engraving of a nighttime scene with torch bearers, a kneeling man and a woman in a white gown beside an ivy-covered house.

[Ilustracja do "Barbier de Seville" Pierre'a Augustina de Beaumarchais'a, akt V scena XIX]

Louis Monziès, 1881

Blank reverse side of an aged paper sheet with a small violet stamp and handwritten inventory number near the bottom.

[Portret Izabeli Elżbiety Lubomirskiej] [Inc.] Son Coeur est bon, son ame est belle [...]

A Dłuski, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in armour and lace collar, with a battle scene and smoke behind him.

Casimir, Roy de Poloigne Ce Prince [...]

Balthazar Moncornet, 1647

[Popiersie starca]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1774

[Głowa starca piszącego]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1781

Pen drawing of men singing a glee around a table with a songbook, candles and glasses, a standing figure smoking a pipe behin

A Glee

G. S, 1751

Engraving of a cloaked man carrying a younger figure on his back along a path, with a dog and a bare tree beside them.

[Ilustracja do "Voyages d'Antenor en Grèce et en Asie (...), frontyspis] Tome 2 [Inc.:] Je me déterminat à l'emporter…

Alexandre Tardieu, 1799

Back of a paper sheet with faint gray ink offset, handwritten shelfmarks, and a purple National Library stamp in the center.

[Livre de gaînes dans le goût antique]. 4

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1767

Back of a blank sheet of paper with a round library stamp and handwritten shelf numbers near the center.

[Świecznik z motywem główek dziewczęcych]. No 2

Claude-Dominique Vinsac, 1800

Engraving of a shepherd playing a flute beside sheep, a goat and a cow, with a ruined tower on a cliff above.

[Pasterz grający na trąbce]

John Ingram, 1741

Back of a pale grey sheet with a small violet library stamp at centre and faint printed border impressions.

Adam Ionathan Felsecker

Johann Friedrich Schmidt, 1742

Black and white print of a ceremonial hall with a crowd, a raised dais, a raised sword, and a prone figure in the foreground.

Marino Faliero

Léopold Flameng, 1910

Blank cream verso of a print sheet with a small blue library stamp and handwritten call numbers near the centre.

[Portret Charles'a Méryona]

Félix Bracquemond, 1883

[Portret cesarza Józefa II]

Karl Robert Schindelmeyer, 1800

Engraved portrait of a woman in a lace-trimmed gown and pearl necklace, hands resting on a jewelled box.

[Portret królowej Anglii Henrietty Marii]

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1888

Engraved elevation and ground plan of the Pisa Baptistery, showing tiered arcades, gables and a statue atop the dome.

Orthographia baptisterij basilicae pisanae et eiusdem ichnographia

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, 1705

Engraving of mourners around an armored figure on a bier, with a robed figure standing on a hill above.

[Don Kichot i Sancho Pansa uczestniczą w pogrzebie]

Daniel Berger, 1779

Engraved allegorical print with a seated helmeted woman, oval portrait medallion, winged putti, books and flowers.

[Kompozycja alegoryczna]

Nikolaus Mettel, 1772

Back of a tan paper sheet with a blue BN library stamp, pencil shelfmarks and a price note at the bottom.

[Św. Franciszek Ksawery

Johann Baptist Klauber, 1770

Engraving of a bowing man kissing a fashionable woman's hand while two men watch in an interior, dated 1779.

[Les gens du bel air]

Daniel Berger, 1779

Etching of a grotesque ogre in a wide hat reaching toward a flock of goats and sheep, with French verse caption below.

[Ilustracja do "Orlanda szalonego" Lodovica Ariosta]

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1771

Small paper sheet with a faint oval stamp in a scalloped border and handwritten inventory numbers below.

[Portret młodego szlachcica]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1779

Engraving of a skeleton grasping the arm of a startled nobleman in a room with tall windows and a coat of arms.

Der Ahnenstolze

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1791

Etching of two men embracing on a tree-lined path while a third man stands at left, with a bench nearby.

Die Freundschaft = Amitié. 2

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1793

Back of an 1794 print sheet with a bookseller label and library stamp, foxed and stained paper.

[Psyche im Hayne zu Delphi] : [ilustracja do utworu Christopha Martina Wielanda]

Christian Gottlieb Geyser, 1794

Back of an aged paper print with handwritten shelfmark and a blue library stamp reading BN near the centre.

Jean Richepin

Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, 1891

Engraved portrait of a woman in an oval frame, with putti, classical figures and a coat of arms below.

Catharina Alexiewna Russorum Imperatrix

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1762

Blank cream paper reverse of a sheet with a small blue library stamp and handwritten number near the edges.

Stanislao Augusto Poloniae Regi : Sceptra dedere duces meritis tu praemia laude exsuperas Tito rege ovat. Offerebat h…

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1765

Engraved plate of four vertical panels with ornamental arabesques, floral garlands, urns, birds and ribbons.

IX.e cahier d'arabesques et bordures

Jean-Baptiste Fay, 1782

Engraved print of a naval battle with tall sailing ships before a fortified coastal city, framed by an ornate cartouche with

Sardinien eine große Insul ū. Königreich auf dem Mittelländischen Meer wurde bey glükliche Progressen der Hohen Allür…

Johann August Corvinus, 1715

A. Świętochowski

Ignacy Łopieński, 1900

Back of a paper print with a faint ghost image, a library stamp and handwritten catalogue numbers in the centre.

[Portret Apellesa z Kolofonu]

Johann Jakob Sandrart, 1698

Engraved portrait of a man in armor and ermine mantle holding a baton, with a battle scene and castle behind him.

Friedrich August Graf von Rutowskÿ [...]

Johann Christoph Sysang, 1758

Reverse of an aged paper sheet with a round Biblioteka Narodowa library stamp and handwritten catalogue numbers.

[Paweł I cesarz Rosji, portret]

Alexandre Tardieu, 1800

Engraving of Jupiter and Io: a reclining nude woman among clouds, a cupid and an eagle above, mythological scene.

Jupiter et Io

Géraud Vidal, 1801

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with a white ruff collar, surrounded by a Latin inscription.

Pl. Reverendus Excellentiss. Dn. Christophorus Sigismundus Donauerus Eccles. Evang. Ratisponæ Pastor ac Superint. Con…

Jakob von Sandrart, 1654

Etching of a church scene with an angel above a raised chalice, a priest, kneeling worshippers and an altar with candles.

Jesus présent dans l'Eucharistie

Charles Albert Waltner, 1900

Back of a pale paper sheet with faint oval impression and handwritten catalogue numbers at lower center.

[Rozmarzona]

Henri Toussaint, 1911

Engraving of a bear lying in a rocky cave, head lowered among mossy ground, with layered stone behind it.

Der Baehr im Lager an den Bratzen saugent

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1767

Engraving of a man holding a pot of carnations, with a companion behind him smelling a flower.

[L'Odorat]

Henri-Felix Vion, 1891

Engraved bookplate with laurel and feather vignette above French inscription naming Countess Constance Rzewuska's library.

De la Bibliothecque de Madame la Comtesse Constance Rzewuska nee Princesse Lubomirska

Konstancja Rzewuska, 1782

Engraving of an armed crowd storming an ornate throne room under a canopy with a royal coat of arms, figures raising arms and

Le peuple aux Tuileries (29 Juillet 1830.)

E Lechard, 1830

Back of a pale blue mounted sheet with a cream inscription strip reading Cascata in Villa Mecenate a Tivoli and a library sta

Cascata in Villa Mecenate a Tivoli

J Mérigot, 1800

Etching of a standing figure in a tall cap and ragged cloak inside an arched frame, by Norblin de la Gourdaine.

[Pastuszek]

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1777

Etching of a crowded old-town market square with striped stall awnings, townhouses and vendors with baskets.

[Targ na Rynku Starego Miasta]

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1929

Etching of a crowded market square with stalls, baskets and townspeople, with church towers rising above tiled rooftops.

[Targ na Szerokim Dunaju]

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1929

Engraved title page showing a narrow rock gorge with horsemen and robed figures approaching the entrance to Petra.

Entrance to Petra - Edom

Edward Francis Finden, 1835

Back of a tan paper sheet with a round Biblioteka Narodowa stamp at center and handwritten number E.1556 at lower left.

TCS

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1943

Back of an aged, torn printed sheet with faint bleed-through text, a round library stamp, and handwritten inventory numbers.

Jan Taborsky Knihpisarz, Zprawce Ozloye Prazskeho, Weku Sweho Leta LXXo IT

Johann Berka, 1788

Etching of an ornate baroque portal with a bishop statue, and an elderly man in a long coat beside it.

[Na Skałce

Ludwik Misky, 1936