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A seated woman personifying history and a man representing time gesturing towards the socle of a pair of columns decorated with portrait ovals; above, Fame holds her trumpet. Engraving by C. Duflos le père, 1725, after J. Desmarets.
Desmarets, Jean, active 1689-1735.Date: 1725Reference: 33125i- Pictures
Britannia, holding the staff and cap of Liberty, addresses Mars and Neptune as representatives of Britons as they cut through a map of North America. Engraving by L. Boitard, 1755.
Boitard, Louis-Pierre, active 1733-1763.Date: August 11 1755Reference: 579975i- Pictures
The personification of the art of painting, supported by Cardinal Girolamo Buonvisi, arrives on a triumphal car at Mount Parnassus where she is greeted by the muses. Etching by P. Testa, ca. 1642.
Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650.Date: 1642Reference: 3162929i- Pictures
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A half-naked youth offers food to a snake coiled round a tree trunk. Engraving by C.-C. Bervic after J.-F.-L. Mérimée, 1798.
Mérimée, J.-F.-L. (Jean-François-Léonor), 1757-1836.Date: Enrégistrée le XIX germinal de l'an VI [8 April 1798]Reference: 563782i- Pictures
A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Reference: 25882i- Pictures
A woman with a lamb; representing gentleness as one of the virtues of Pope Paul V. Engraving after G. Lanfranco, 1623, after G.L. Bernini.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680.Date: [1623]Reference: 2497848i- Pictures
A woman with a viol; representing tranquillity as one of the virtues of Pope Paul V. Engraving by T. Crueger after G. Lanfranco, 1623, after G.L. Bernini.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680.Date: [1623]Reference: 2535393i- Pictures
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Man-midwives attempting to deliver a monstrous woman representing the Dutch National Convention. Etching attributed to James Gillray, 1796, after David Hess.
Hess, David, 1770-1843.Date: [1797?]Reference: 723664i- Pictures
A man tempted by Cupid to rape a sleeping woman renounces the act out of respect. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Date: [1742]Reference: 3046785iPart of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.- Pictures
The statue of the River Nile in the Vatican. Engraving by C. Randon, 16--.
Date: [between 1660 and 1680?]Reference: 2928364i- Pictures
A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 35332i- Pictures
A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
Nessenthaler, Johann David, 1717?-1766.Reference: 26893i- Pictures
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Ages of man: first stage, childhood from birth to the age of sixteen and the classical orders of architecture: composite. Engraving by Johan Wierix, 1577, after Jan Vredeman de Vries.
Vredeman de Vries, Hans, 1527-approximately 1604.Date: 1577Reference: 37525i- Pictures
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Ages of man: fourth stage, from the age of forty eight to sixty four years and the classical orders of architecture: doric. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1577, after J. Vredeman de Vries.
Vredeman de Vries, Hans, 1527-approximately 1604.Date: 1577Reference: 37976i- Pictures
A woman with three children, representing Charity. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin and J. Parker, 1793, after G. Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Date: March 1, 1793Reference: 3006434i- Pictures
Clio writing the history of England. Etching by F.M. La Cave, 1723.
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766.Date: [1724]Reference: 2439099i- Pictures
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Ages of man: second stage, from the ages of sixteen to thirty two, and the classical orders of architecture: corinthian. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1577, after J. Vredeman de Vries.
Vredeman de Vries, Hans, 1527-approximately 1604.Date: 1577Reference: 37974i- Pictures
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A man and woman dance outside a tavern named after George IV, a man plays a pipe and people sit drinking decorously. Etching by T. Lane (?), 1822, after J. Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: March 25 1822Reference: 641890i- Pictures
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Ages of man: fifth stage, from the age of sixty four to eighty and the classical orders of architecture: tuscan. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1577, after J. Vredeman de Vries.
Vredeman de Vries, Hans, 1527-approximately 1604.Date: 1577Reference: 37977i- Pictures
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Ages of man: third stage, from the age of thirty two to forty eight and the classical orders of architecture: ionic. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1577, after J. Vredeman de Vries.
Vredeman de Vries, Hans, 1527-approximately 1604.Date: 1577Reference: 37975i- Pictures
The statue of the River Nile in the Vatican. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1791, after L. Corazzari.
Corazzari, Ludovico.Date: 1791Reference: 31161i- Pictures
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The vivisector asked to choose between head and heart. Photogravure, 1886, after an etching by M.J. Holzapfl after a painting by Gabriel von Max, 1883.
Max, Gabriel Cornelius von, 1840-1915.Date: [1886]Reference: 528621i- Pictures
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A female figure representing science trimming the lamp of life. Engraving by A. R. Freebairn, 1849, after W. Wyon.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Date: 1849Reference: 26215i- Pictures
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Hieronymus Fracastorius (Girolamo Fracastoro) shows the shepherd Syphilus and the hunter Ilceus a statue of Venus to warn them against the danger of infection with syphilis. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I, 1588/1595, after Christoph Schwartz.
Schwarz, Christoph, approximately 1548-1592.Date: [1588/1595]Reference: 524739i- Pictures
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An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire, with optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1737, after J. de La Jouë.
Lajoue, Jacques de, 1686 or 1687-1761Date: [1737]Reference: 15959i