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Photo, Print, DrawingIllustrissimo viro Domino D. Joanni Baptistæ Colbert 1 print : engraving. | Print showing Jean Baptiste Colbert, head-and-shoulders portrait in medallion hanging on an obelisk, supported by two women in allegorical scene with turtle, rooster, hourglass, dog, and putti, with men working in courtyard in the background.- Contributor: Nanteuil, Robert
- Date: 1650-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingEtat abregé de la maison du grand seigneur, de ses revenus et le gouvernement civil, militaire et ecclesiastiques de cet empire 1 print : etching and engraving. | Print shows bird's-eye view of Constantinople (after Merian, showing men with camels in the lower right foreground), view of the Sultan's palace, and a view of the Ayasofya Müzesi; includes extensive text about the administration of the government of the Sultan and of the religious orders in Turkey.- Contributor: Merian, Matthaeus
- Date: 1650-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingLa lanterne magique 1 print on laid paper : etching ; 31 x 22.5 cm (plate), 40.4 x 29.3 cm (sheet) | Print shows several women and children viewing a magic lantern, which is a large box set on a stand and manipulated by a man standing on the right. The children appear spellbound by the glow.- Date: 1650-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[The procuress] 1 print : engraving ; plate 39.5 x 50.1cm, on sheet 41.5 x 52.5 cm. | Print shows a woman presenting a young woman to an elderly man in his bedchamber.- Date: 1650-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingConstantinopolitanæ urbis effigies ad vivum expressa, Constantinopolis 1 print : etching. | Print shows bird's-eye view of Constantinople with prominent features identified by number, also shows two men walking with dogs in the lower right foreground; includes eight lines of verse in Latin, Dutch, and French, and a legend of corresponding numbers.- Contributor: Merian, Matthaeus - Hoeye, Rombout Van Den
- Date: 1650-01-01
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CollectionPopular Graphic Arts About 15,000 historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes,…- Date: 1700
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