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More antique prints of realistic, imagined, or romanticized scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, and street scenes can be found here. 

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Mythology, "Lucerna in forma Hercules e due tripodes" Copper engraving by Ribiczka after Leopold August Friese (1793-1842). Published in Prague 1822.

Mythology, "Lucerna in forma Hercules e due tripodes"

$100.00 $60.00

No title. Naked male Trumpet god, Notos, appearing in a cloud above a landscape and, hanging from trumpet, a flag with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Navarra. Coat of arms of Navarra with crown and, what is called in heraldic language, the Navarra chain. Seems to represent the winds N, NE, E, SE, S, SO, O and NO starting at the top and going clockwise. An eagle and the head of a lioness??? hiding in the arrangement of flowers. Sud Auster was the name of the south wind in Roman times Notos is the god

Ancient World, Genre, Masterprint, Coats of arms, Kingdom of Navarra

$280.00 $196.00

"The Young Cavalier" "Painted by William Salter. Engraved by John Cochran," A child with traditional Scottish dress sits on a well-cared for Shetland pony. Very fine steel engraving published 1846 by George Virtue in London. Original antique print

Animals, Horses, Genre

$45.00 $27.00

"A Roman Lady at her Toilette. Fourth Century" Photogravure after the painting by Amos Cassioli (1832-1891) Roman Lady has her hair done in a very elegant home setting. Published in London, ca. 1890 Original antique print

Ancient World, Genre, Roman Lady at her Toilette

$60.00 $36.00

"Im Toilettenzimmer einer Pompejanerin" Wood engraving published ca 1875. Made after the drawing of an oil painting by H. Philippi in Duesseldorf. Captivating scene in a house in Pompeii. Below the image and on the reverse side is interesting text about life and the decoration of the home in Pompeii. Original antique print

Genre, Ancient World, Pompeii, Toilet Room

$45.00 $27.00

"Dutch Winter Scene Hollaendische Winter Landschaft" Steel etching by A.H. Payne after Isaac v. Ostade, ca 1850. Original antique print

Landscapes, Genre, Dutch, Holland, Winter Scene

$45.00 $27.00

"Hac Hiemis facies. Aqua nunc constricta: Voluptas Hic aliqua est. Melius nil habet orbis Aqua" Copper etching by Hendrik de Hondt, the older (1573-1649) - Engraver, artist and publisher Lower left corner monograms: S.C.M pictor and PS invent Lower right corner: Cum privill. Ord. ten. fodder. Inf. germ. prov. Translation: Here we see the face of winter. The water is now frozen. Da gibt es Vergnügen. Gut, sass es Wasser gibt. (Very superficially translated) Latanized the Hondius family was an important

Genre, Masterprint, Winter, Winter Scene, Hendrik de Hondt

$900.00 $630.00

"Condimenta Parat" Condimentum in translation from Latin: Spices Parat: procure Copper etching by Johanna Sibylla Kuesel (1650-1717). She was a niece to Maria Sibylla Merian. After getting married to Johann Ulrich Krauss, she changed her signature to "Kraussin". It was the time when European ships returned from Asia loaded with never before known and very much appreciated spices. A going saying was, that pepper and gold were of same value. Here we are looking at a harbor city with arriving sailships.

Masterprint, Genre, Spices, Salt, Kraussin

$140.00 $98.00

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Copper etching by Marten de Vos (1532-1603) After the drawing by Crispijn (also Crispin) van de Passe (1564-1637) Saturnus swinging a scythe on his chariot pulled by two mythical creatures (winged dragons) through the clouds. Below emblematically depicted men working in a lead mine, a war ship, cannibals having dinner, witches and many other hard to explain hints. In the upper corners we have astrological images of Capricorn (left) and Aquarius (right)

Profession, Genre, Ancient World, Saturnus, dragons, lead mine, Marten de Vos

$650.00 $455.00

"Model of an Ancient Zuni City of New Mexico in the Smithsonian Institution" Wood engraving ca 1885. On the Reverse side is text about the Smithsonian Museum. Original antique print

USA, New Mexico, Smithsonian Institution, Zuni City model

$40.00 $24.00

No Title Slave is chained at the foot by a slave dealer and followed by another with a whip. In the background are ships waiting. Copper engraving ca 1780. The left and lower margins have been added. Minor signs of age and use. Original antique print Kolonialgeschichte, Sklavenhandel, Sklaven

Slavery, Colonial History

$80.00 $48.00

"Der Untergang von Pompeii" (downfall of Pompeii) Wood engraving after a painting by Karl Pawlowitsch Bruellow (1799-1852) painted ca 1830. The painting is in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. This print was printed ca 1900. On the reverse side is German text about volcanos.

Ancient World, Genre, Downfall of Pompeii

$50.00 $30.00

"Freemason's Hall" "Dinner of the Royal Humane Society with the Procession of the Persons saved during the Year from Drowning" Steel engraving by H. Melville after T. H. Shepard ca 1850.

Genre, Freemason's Hall, Royal Humane Society

$65.00 $39.00

"Trasteverini giocando all Ruzzica" Hand colored copper etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835). Published in "Raccolta di motivi pittoreschi". Rome, 1809 The name of this game is actually "Ruzzola" or "Ruzzolone". Discs made of wood are rolled similar to road bowling.

Genre, City Views, Italy, Rome, Trastevere, Games, Ruzzola, Ruzzolone, wooden discs

$170.00 $102.00

Theater - Make-up Artist - Actress No title. Theatre actress Lithograph by Ferdinand Piloty (1786-1844) After Pietro Count Rotari (1707-1762) An actress just before her stage entry being made up by a make-up artist.

Genre, Professions, Theatre, actress, make up artist

$420.00 $252.00

"Tricktrack" Anonymous copper engraving ca 1780., games, trick track, backgammon

Games, Genre, Tricktrack, Backgammon

$50.00 $30.00

"Die Hexe von Endor" (Endor: A fictional place) Wood engraving by Kunz Meyer Published in "Moderne Kunst", a German periodical

Genre, witches, Endor

$50.00 $30.00

"Hexenverbrennung" (Witchburning) Wood engraving after the artist Ferdinand Leeke in Munich ca 1895. Published in a German periodical. Ca. 1880

Genre, witches, witchburning, Hexenverbrennung

$60.00 $36.00