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Merrymakers at Shrovetide, Frans Hals Dutch, Oil on canvas
Merrymakers at Shrovetide
Frans Hals
ca. 1616–17
The Festival of Fools, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of three
The Festival of Fools
Multiple artists/makers
after 1570
Festival of Fools, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of three
Festival of Fools
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter van der Heyden
Publisher Aux Quatre Vents
after 1570
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7), William Hogarth British, Etching and engraving; third state of three
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7)
William Hogarth
Author Illustrates Samuel Butler
1725–68
Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras), William Hogarth British, Etching and engraving
Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)
After William Hogarth
Publisher Henry Overton and J. Hoole
Author Illustrates Samuel Butler
1725–30 (?)
Lent and Carnival, Frans Hogenberg Netherlandish, Etching
Lent and Carnival
After Frans Hogenberg
Hieronymus Cock
1558
Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 11), William Hogarth British, Engraving; fourth state of four
Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 11)
William Hogarth
Author Illustrates Samuel Butler
1725–68
Hunt The Slippers, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Hunt The Slippers
Thomas Rowlandson
1802
Broadside with 48 scenes relating to carnival in Barcelona, Antonio Bosch Spanish, Wood engraving
Broadside with 48 scenes relating to carnival in Barcelona
Publisher Antonio Bosch
Printer Narciso Ramirez
ca. 1860–70
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7), William Hogarth British, Engraving; second state of three
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7)
Multiple artists/makers
February 1725–26
Masquerading, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Masquerading
Thomas Rowlandson
[August 30, 1811], reprinted
The Yule Log in India — Bringing in the Ice, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number, Charles Roberts British, Color wood engraving
The Yule Log in India — Bringing in the Ice, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number
Engraver Charles Roberts
After Adrien Emmanuel Marie
December 2, 1889
The Kermis at Hoboken, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of four
The Kermis at Hoboken
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Frans Hogenberg
ca. 1559
A Plan for General Reform, Respectfully submitted to the attention of Members of Parliament, During the Summer Reccess, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
A Plan for General Reform, Respectfully submitted to the attention of Members of Parliament, During the Summer Reccess
Thomas Rowlandson
After George Murgatroyd Woodward
Publisher Thomas Tegg
August 29, 1809
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9), William Hogarth British, Etching and engraving
Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)
William Hogarth
Author Illustrates Samuel Butler
1721–26
A Grinning Match, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
A Grinning Match
Etcher Thomas Rowlandson
After Henry William Bunbury
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London
February 1, 1803
The Peasant Wedding Dance, Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of three
The Peasant Wedding Dance
Pieter van der Heyden
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Publisher Published by Hieronymus Cock
after 1570
A Masked Ball in Bohemia, Andreas Altomonte Austrian, Oil on canvas
A Masked Ball in Bohemia
Attributed to Andreas Altomonte
ca. 1748
Hunting the Slipper, from "The Vicar of Wakefield", Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Hunting the Slipper, from "The Vicar of Wakefield"
Multiple artists/makers
May 1, 1817
Rural Sports, Smock Racing, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Rural Sports, Smock Racing
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
[October 1, 1811], reprint
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
October 30, 1811
Two sheets (printed as one) with verses in Valencian for masquerades, Julian Mariana Spanish, Wood engraving and letterpress
Two sheets (printed as one) with verses in Valencian for masquerades
Publisher Julian Mariana
ca. 1860–70
Frontispiece for Les Oeuvres de Scarron, Stefano della Bella Italian, Etching, state iii
Frontispiece for Les Oeuvres de Scarron
Etched by Stefano della Bella
Publisher Published by Toussaint Quinet
1649
Wild Irish, or Paddy from Cork with his Coat Buttoned Behind, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Wild Irish, or Paddy from Cork with his Coat Buttoned Behind
Thomas Rowlandson
After George Murgatroyd Woodward
Publisher Thomas Tegg
1818
Peasants Dancing and Feasting, David Teniers the Younger Flemish, Oil on canvas
Peasants Dancing and Feasting
David Teniers the Younger
ca. 1660
The Dance of the World, Pieter Baltens Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of two
The Dance of the World
Attributed to Pieter Baltens
mid-16th century
Plate 6 from "Los Caprichos": Nobody knows himself (Nadie se conoce), Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish, Etching, burnished aquatint
Plate 6 from "Los Caprichos": Nobody knows himself (Nadie se conoce)
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1799
English Exhibitions in Paris or French People Astonished at Our Improvement in the Breed of Fat Cattle, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
English Exhibitions in Paris or French People Astonished at Our Improvement in the Breed of Fat Cattle
Thomas Rowlandson
1812
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
October 30, 1811
The Death of Maitre Andre, Claude Gillot French, Etching, second state
The Death of Maitre Andre
Claude Gillot
Engraved by Jacques Gabriel Huquier
n.d.
Masquerade, Thomas Rowlandson British, Etching
Masquerade
After Thomas Rowlandson
[August 30, 1811], copy after
The White King's Skill in Conducting Masquerades, from "Der Weisskunig", Hans Burgkmair German, Woodcut; proof (Hollstein)
The White King's Skill in Conducting Masquerades, from "Der Weisskunig"
Hans Burgkmair
Engraver Jost de Negker
Author Marx Treitz-Sauerwein von Ehrentreitz
1514–16
The Egg-Dance, Anonymous, Netherlandish, late 16th century Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of two
The Egg-Dance
Anonymous, Netherlandish, late 16th century
After Maerten de Vos
Publisher Johannes Baptista Vrints
late 16th Century
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, Juan Llorens Spanish, Woodcut
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets
Publisher Possibly Juan Llorens
ca. 1850–70
The Great Exhibition "Wot is to Be", Probable Results of The Industry of All Nations in The Year '51, Showing What is to be Exhibited, Who is To Exhibit, in Short How Its All Going to Be Done, George Augustus Sala British, Wood engraving
The Great Exhibition "Wot is to Be", Probable Results of The Industry of All Nations in The Year '51, Showing What is to be Exhibited, Who is To Exhibit, in Short How Its All Going to Be Done
Author George Augustus Sala
Publisher Committee of the Society for Keeping Things in Their Places
1850
Morris Dancers, Daniel Hopfer German, Etching; fourth state of four
Morris Dancers
Daniel Hopfer
After Anonymous, Italian, 15th to 16th century
late 15th–early 16th century
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Rural Sports or Game at Quoits
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
October 30, 1811
Illustration from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint, Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut
Illustration from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint
Albrecht Dürer
n.d.
The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish, Woodcut
The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1566
24 male dwarfs representing the trades and character types, Ildefonso Mompié Spanish, Woodcut
24 male dwarfs representing the trades and character types
Publisher Ildefonso Mompié
ca. 1820–40
The Carnival of Venice, from "Thesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae", vol. IX, Pieter van der Aa Dutch, Engraving
The Carnival of Venice, from "Thesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae", vol. IX
Publisher Pieter van der Aa
1722
The Dirty Bride or the Marriage of Mopsus and Nisa, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of four
The Dirty Bride or the Marriage of Mopsus and Nisa
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter van der Heyden
Publisher Hieronymus Cock
1570

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