etching on laid paper | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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An unadorned hexagonal vase is covered by a turtle which forms the lid, handle, and spout. Its tail curves down forming the handle, spout pours from its mouth, and the cover is formed by its shell with legs protruding beneath.

Print, Vase, plate 18 of "Suite de Vases", 1764
etching on laid paper.
1962-208-14

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Landscape with a winding wooden Bridge, 1546

Print, Landscape with a winding wooden Bridge, 1546
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein.
1957-30-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Lanscape depicting riverside town, with stone or brick buildings. At left, a barren tree rises from foreground out of frame, at left a turreted building stands before craggy mountains.

Print, River Landscape with Two Buildings Connected by a Bridge, 1525
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein.
1957-30-10

This object was made by Augustin Hirschvogel.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Plate from Jamnitzer's compendium of perspectival geometry, Perspectiva Corporum Regularium (Perspective of the Regular Bodies) showing two polyhedral variants. The book is based on the five Platonic solids or "regular bodies."

Print, Plate O, F.IIII, Rhombentrikontaeder und Ikosaeder (Rhombic...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-192-3-37

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Landscape with a Cottage and a Large Tree, 1641

Print, Landscape with a Cottage and a Large Tree, 1641
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1954-89-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Jacob is seated, left, before the open door of his house. He holds up his hands in grief at seeing the cloak of his son, brought to him by two other sons. One of them points towards the distance with his left hand.

Print, Joseph's Coat Brought to Jacob, ca. 1633
etching on laid paper.
1952-159-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A bust-length self-portrait of the artist, facing the viewer. The figure is turned slightly toward the left. He wears a cap, a cloack with a fur collar, and holds, in his visible right hand, an upraised sabre. A portion of the upper section of the sabre blade is cut off by the framing line.

Print, Rembrandt with raised sabre, 1634
etching on laid paper.
1952-156-38

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Within a low archway, Mordecai, on horseback, is surrounded by a large group of people. In the foreground, left, a turbaned figure moves forward, gesturing to the viewer.

Print, Triumph of Mordecai, ca. 1640
etching on laid paper.
1952-156-37

This object was made by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Interior of dungeon. The decapitated and fettered body of St. John lies in foreground. The executioner stands behind him, sheathing his sword.

Print, The Beheading of John the Baptist, ca. 1631
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-5-12

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

An archway in the foreground; SS. Peter and John stand above the figure of the crippled man, left foreground. Groups of figures to the left and right in the background.

Print, Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple, 1659
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-5-11

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook, 1658
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-5-10

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Interior of a temple. Christ, in center foreground, lifts his lash toward a group of men seated at left. A table with money on it is overturned. Man is dragged by ox at right. Figures in background.

Print, Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1635
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-5-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, La Noblesse, 1622–1623

Print, La Noblesse, 1622–1623
etching on laid paper.
1950-47-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A forest scene with a group of figures standing around a large white horse with wings. A figure, at left, lifts the horse's hind leg to secure a horseshoe.

Print, Pegasus, ca. 1935
etching on laid paper.
1950-132-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A figure of a bagpiper embraces a young girl. He is standing at right against a tree. From the sash at her waist hangs a satchel.

Print, The Bagpiper, 1520
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-131-18

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

At upper left a winged angel stands on a cloud in a glory of light in which many winged cherubim fly about. The light is reflected at lower right, showing a group of frightened shepherds and their flock. The distance, left, and trees are seen in shadows of night.

Print, Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1634
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-131-146

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Oval composition. The bust length portrait of a man, turned toward the right. He wears a plumed hat.

Print, Rembrandt with Plumed Hat and Lowered Sabre, 1634
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1950-131-145

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, The Card Player, 1641

Print, The Card Player, 1641
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1949-29-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Portrait of Anslo, Mennonite preacher, seated at a table on which are several large books. He holds a writing instrument and a book, positioned upright, in his right hand.

Print, Portrait of Cornelis C. Anslo, 1641
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
1949-29-12

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Frontispiece, "Histoire Metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne", 1691

Print, Frontispiece, "Histoire Metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande...
etching on laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler.
1949-152-443

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Christ, seated left, at a well among the ruins. Woman stands, holding the well rope in her right hand. A group of men are coming up the hill to the right.

Print, Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins, 1634
etching on laid paper.
1949-100-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Woman Reading, 1634
etching on laid paper.
1949-100-5

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Self-portrait of the artist. Bust, looking at spectator over left shoulder. He wears a scarf and dark cap. The face is almost completely in shadow.

Print, Rembrandt in Cap and Scarf, 1633
etching on laid paper.
1949-100-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A winged cupid, his quiver of arrows at his left side, reclines on a couch. His bow at left. After a painting in the Thyssen collection, signed and dated "Rembrandt 1634.) Neither painting nor print are presently given to Rembrandt.

Print, Cupid Resting, after a painting formerly attributed to Rembrandt, ca....
etching on laid paper.
1949-100-15

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

De Couvonge, dressed as Minos and De Chalabre, dressed as Rhadamantes stand on a float in the shape of a cave drawn by a dragon, headed right. Before them is Cerberus, surrounded by demons who dance and play music

Print, Entrée de Monsieur De Couvonge et Monsieur De Chalabre, illustration...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.
1946-36-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Entrée de Son Altesse Representant le Soleil, 1627

Print, Entrée de Son Altesse Representant le Soleil, 1627
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.
1946-36-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A festival procession, with musicians on a carriage in the shape of a phoenix at left, and Henri do Lorraine, dressed as Pyrande, with eight soldiers, riding a salamander led by Cupid riding a swan. Below are carriages symbolising Perserverance led by Time, Constancy led by a dragon, and Faithfulness led by dogs

Print, The Entry of Henri de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, from Le Combat à la...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.
1946-36-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four floats, two figures on horseback and six standing figures, all illustration of elements involved in the festivities given by Cosimo II in Florence in 1616. Above left, float representing Asia, drawn by two dromedaries. Above right, float representing Africa, drawn by two elephants. At center left, float carrying Mars and Venus and drawn by six horses. At center right, float carrying the Queen of India, with Aurora standing behind the effigy of the Queen and throwing flowers at her. Below, from left to right: two men in classical armour and on horseback (Kings Gradameto and Indamore), an 'African' soldier, wearing a striped tunic, an 'Indian' soldier, half-naked, with bow and quiver, a giant, draped with beast's skin and leaning on a club, a female figure holding a sceptre, and an 'Asian' soldier, with shield and striped tunic.

Print, Chariots and Allegories, Illustration to 'Guerra d'Amore, festa del...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.
1946-36-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle. A winged bull is on top of the cover.

Print, Covered goblet with a winged ball on the top, ca. 1520-1525
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1945-6-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

At top, center, Ganymede rides an eagle under a bucranium. At left, a woman kneels before a figure; at right, a satyr kneels to another figure. At bottom, a tri-partite dado.

Print, Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1945-6-4-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Grotesque panel. In center, Mercury stands on a Pegasus.

Print, Plate 21, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques),...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Grotesque panel. In center, a putto with a whip is pulled in a chariot by four horses. On either side, an eagle on a platform below crossed arrows in a wreath. At left, an elephant with a castle on its back. At right, a camel with a tower. Below, centaurs, dogs and trophies.

Print, Plate 20, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques),...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Grotesque panel. In center, a winged figure stands on a skull and hourglass, blowing two trumpets. She is flanked by two chariots pulled by birds.

Print, Plate 19, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques),...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

At center, two bearded men with standards shape hands. On either side, a casket below a canopy, and a smoking brazier.

Print, Plate 18, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques),...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Grotesque panel with a representation of Marcus Curtius leaping into the a gulf. On either side, a military trophy.

Print, Plate 17, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques),...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-5

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.