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  • An allegory of the fine arts and architecture. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1766, after G.B. Cipriani.
  • Reinier de Graaf: allegory of anatomy, engraved titlepage to his Opera omnia. Line engraving by P. Pinchard, 1678.
  • Leprosy: a patient uncured and a patient cured, the latter pointing to an allegory of early treatment. Colour lithograph.
  • Kings examine the skeleton of King Croesus; allegory of vanity in the face of death. Etching by A. Allard.
  • A baroque sculpture forming an allegory of dentifrice at the entrance to an international toothpowder exhibition. Drawing by A. Oberländer, ca. 1900.
  • Cathedral Church of Osnabrück: allegory and calendar. Engraving by J. & J. Klauber, ca. 1764, after J.W. Baumgartner, and letterpress, ca 1799.
  • Cathedral Church of Osnabrück: allegory and calendar. Engraving by J. & J. Klauber, ca. 1764, after J.W. Baumgartner, and letterpress, ca 1799.
  • A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A bath-house containing six men and an onlooker, perhaps an allegory of the four humours and five senses. Photolithograph after A. Dürer, c. 1496.
  • Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.