1780 Collection (#9)

Portrait Philips van Montmorency Philip Mommeranci
Portrait of Philips van Montmorency Philip of Mommeranci (title on object), Bust to the right of Philips van Montmorency, Count van Hoorne, in an oval

Portrait Johann Gottlieb Heineccius Joan Gotl
Portrait of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius Joan. Gotl. Heineccivs (title on object), Portrait of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius in an oval with border in Latin

Portrait Jan Jacob Hartsinck charter chartermaster
Portrait of Jan Jacob Hartsinck, charter and chartermaster of the Admiralty of Amsterdam, in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name and information in three lines in Dutch

Portrait Andries de Graeff Amsterdam mayor council
Portrait of Andries de Graeff, Portrait of the Amsterdam mayor and council of the city of Andries the Graeff in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name

Portrait Cornelis de Graeff Amsterdam mayor council
Portrait of Cornelis de Graeff, Portrait of the Amsterdam mayor and council of the city Cornelis de Graeff in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name

Diogenes portrait AndrA -Hercule de Fleury kneeling Diogenes
Diogenes with a portrait of Andre-Hercule de Fleury, A kneeling Diogenes, with a lantern in his hand and a barrel in the background

Grieving minerva putti tomb Jacob Houbraken mentioned
Grieving minerva and putti at a tomb, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1708 - 1780, paper, etching, h 100 mm × w 145 mm

Allegorical elephant Tomus Sixtus title object
Allegorical show with an elephant Tomus Sixtus (title on object), Landscape with four putti, who are involved in catching birds and fish, around an allegorical female figure with a spear at a cannon

Tartuffe hypocritical impostor Interieur lady
Tartuffe or the hypocritical impostor, Interieur with a lady, Elmire and a gentleman, Tartuffe. In the background is a second man, Orgon, under a table

stepmother title object dining room figures table
The stepmother (title on object), A dining room with figures around a table. On the right a richly dressed woman and child. Opposite them three soberly dressed gentlemen. A man serves them

Portrait unknown man trireme galley mourning
Portrait of an unknown man, trireme, galley, mourning the dead, specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva, Minerva as patroness, Jacob Houbraken, Amsterdam, 1708 - 1780, paper, etching

Hopman Ulrich cheated miserliness bribery guard
Hopman Ulrich or the cheated miserliness: the bribery, A guard with a sword asks a young man (Godefroy), who secretly visits his beloved (Sybille) at night for money

Mary cloud Madonna i e Christ-child air clouds
Mary on a cloud, Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds, Christiaan van Houten (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1780, paper, engraving, h 262 mm × w 211 mm

Portrait Govert van Slingelandt oval portrait rests
Portrait of Govert van Slingelandt, Portrait of Govert van Slingelandt in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name and information in three lines in Dutch

Portrait Herman Schijn Hermannus Schyn title
Portrait of Herman Schijn Hermannus Schyn (title on object), Bust by Herman Schijn in an oval medallion with an inscription in Dutch. At the top are birth and death data in Dutch

Portrait Schlieffen Schlieffii title object Knee piece
Portrait of Schlieffen Schlieffii (title on object), Knee piece by Schlieffen, leaning with his right hand on a table next to him. On the table two books and a pocket watch

Portrait Nicols Struyck Half-length portrait
Portrait of Nicols Struyck, Half-length portrait of Nicols Struyck at the age of 52 in an architectural oval, his left hand with a rolled-up drawing in it protruding over the edge

Portrait Martin Luther Bust left oval portrait rests
Portrait of Martin Luther, Bust to the left of Martin Luther in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with an empty field in front of his name

Portrait Herman Schijn Bust oval Jacob Houbraken
Portrait of Herman Schijn, Bust of Herman Schijn in an oval. Herman Schijn, Jacob Houbraken, Amsterdam, 1727 - 1780, paper, engraving, h 174 mm × w 132 mm

Portrait Clemens Streso Half-length portrait
Portrait of Clemens Streso, Half-length portrait to the left of Clemens Streso in an oval medallion, with laurel branches at the bottom and with border lettering in Dutch

Portrait Lodewijk Ernst duke Brunswijk-WolfenbAOEttel Lodewyk
Portrait of Lodewijk Ernst, duke of Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel Lodewyk, duke of Brunswyk Wolffenbuttel (title on object), Portrait to the left of Lodewijk Ernst

Portrait Jan Six Bust oval held Minerva right
Portrait of Jan Six, Bust of Jan Six in an oval, held by Minerva. On the right a putto, stroking the heads of the two dogs

Jewels diamonds OrfAšvre Jouallier Metteur Oeuvre
Jewels with diamonds Orfevre Jouallier, Metteur and Oeuvre, Brillans (title on object), Ten jewels with diamonds, numbered 1 to 10. Pl. IV

De Bewening Rembrandt 1738 painting National
De Bewening after Rembrandt, 1738. (painting National. Gallery, London), lamentation about the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns), John Baptist Jackson

Portrait Aegidius van den Bempden Bust oval medallion
Portrait of Aegidius van den Bempden, Bust of Aegidius van den Bempden in an oval medallion with his weapon on top. Around the elaborate portrait in the oval

Pheasant couple bamboo rising sun Isoda KAśrynsai
Pheasant couple with bamboo and the rising sun, Isoda Koryusai (mentioned on object), Japan, 1770 - 1780, paper, colour woodcut, h 244 mm × w 189 mm

Kamuro arresting passerby Jongeman tries keep
Kamuro arresting a passerby, Jongeman tries to keep a kamuro (youngest help from a courtesan) away, while a courtesan, with one foot on the windowsill, watches

Young man woman bridge Kameido shrine Young man helping
Young man and woman on the bridge at the Kameido shrine, Young man helping the girl up the steep red bridge at the Kameido shrine, under blooming blue rain, above which a cloud pattern

Eagle pine branch rain Isoda KAśrynsai mentioned
Eagle on pine branch in rain, Isoda Koryusai (mentioned on object), 1770 - 1780, paper, colour woodcut, h 252 mm × w 183 mm

Courtesan crane turtle pine shore birds wading birds
Courtesan, crane and turtle at pine, shore birds and wading birds: crane, tortoises, turtles, Isoda Koryusai (mentioned on object), Japan, 1770 - 1780, paper, colour woodcut, h 693 mm × w 122 mm

Woman snow black coat snowy umbrella right shoulder
Woman in the snow, Woman in black coat and snowy umbrella over right shoulder, snowy blossom branches in the background. Isoda Koryusai (mentioned on object), 1770 - 1780, paper, colour woodcut

Young man girl looking fireflies Young man sitting
Young man and girl looking at fireflies, Young man sitting on a bench, looking up at fireflies, while a girl comes running with a fan in his right hand, a river in the background

Thunderbirds Raicho title object Two mythological thunderbirds
Thunderbirds Raicho (title on object), Two mythological thunderbirds on a pine branch, in the background a river, a poem in the cloud pattern at the top of the print

Three women visit Jizo shrine Eight views Kinryuzan
Three women visit a Jizo shrine Eight views of the Kinryuzan in Asakusa (series title) Asakusa Kinryuzan hakkyo (series title on object), Two women looking at a kneeling woman, in prayer

Ochiyo Hanbei take off Ochiya husband Hanbei
Ochiyo and Hanbei take off, Ochiya and her husband Hanbei, looking up at a cuckoo, under an umbrella, elopement, running away, Torii Kiyonaga (mentioned on object), 1780 - 1784, paper

Bird singing tree Bird house bamboo mountain
Bird singing in tree, Bird in tree, near a house among bamboo, behind which mountain and rising sun, against black background, birds, Chokoku (mentioned on object), Japan, 1780 - 1790, paper

Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV Iwai Hanshiro IV
Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yoemon and Kasane, Yoemon with sickle in right hand, pushing his wife Kasane to the ground to kill her, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Iwai Hanshiro IV

Three women boy lanterns open window four lanterns
Three women and a boy among lanterns, Through an open window with four lanterns, a view of a room with two women, standing, talking to a seated third woman, in the background a boy

Noh play Shojo Shojo title object Eight images
The Noh play Shojo Shojo (title on object) Eight images of Noh plays (series title) Utai hakkei (series title on object), Five children, making music and dancing, in a garden near a huge sake barrel

step-nut title object dining room figures table
The step-nut (title on object), A dining room with figures around a table. On the right a richly dressed woman and child. Opposite them three soberly dressed gentlemen. A man serves them

Self-portrait Jabes Heenck Bust left painter Jabes Heenck
Self-portrait of Jabes Heenck, Bust to the left of the painter Jabes Heenck. In the upper left corner in mirror writing: aetatits 19, youth, adolescent, Jabes Heenck

Portrait Johannes Eusebius Feet Half-length portrait
Portrait of Johannes Eusebius Feet, Half-length portrait to the left in an oval by Johannes Eusebius Feet in an oval medallion resting on a pedestal

Portrait Cardinal FrantiAaek Herzan von Harras
Portrait of Cardinal František Herzan von Harras, historical persons, cardinal, František Herzan von Harras, Domenico Cunego (mentioned on object), 1780, paper, etching, h 278 mm × w 190 mm

Portrait Joost Sijbrandtsz Buyck Amsterdam Mayor
Portrait of Joost Sijbrandtsz. Buyck, Portrait of the Amsterdam Mayor and Council of the City of Joost Sijbrandtsz. Buyck in an oval

Portrait Nicolaes Tulp Amsterdam Mayor Council
Portrait of Nicolaes Tulp, Portrait of the Amsterdam Mayor and Council of the City of Nicolaes Tulp in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name and information in two lines in Dutch

Portrait Bruno van der Dussen mayor pensioner
Portrait of Bruno van der Dussen, mayor and pensioner of Gouda, in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with his name and information in four lines in Dutch, historical persons

Portrait Hendrick Dircksz Spiegel Amsterdam mayor
Portrait of Hendrick Dircksz. Spiegel, Portrait of the Amsterdam mayor and council of the city of Hendrick Dircksz. Mirror in an oval

Tartuffe hypocrite deceiver Interieur lady Elmire
Tartuffe or the hypocrite deceiver, Interieur with a lady, Elmire and a gentleman, Tartuffe. In the background is a second man, Orgon, under a table

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"1780: A Year of Turmoil and Triumphs" In the year 1780, amidst a backdrop of political upheaval and military confrontations, significant events unfolded that shaped history. The satirical works of Gillray provided biting commentary on the Anglo-French relations, while the delicate beauty of the Cornflower or bluet (Centaurea cyanus) bloomed in fields across Europe. Meanwhile, Karl Von Clausewitz laid the groundwork for modern warfare with his influential writings. EVRV2A-00048 became an iconic symbol representing technological advancements during this era. On battlefields afar, the British Square formation faced its greatest test at Pollilur as Marion and his men embarked on daring river crossings to harass their British adversaries in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. William Tylee Ranney's steel engraving immortalized this pivotal moment in history. TIPU SULTAN (1749?-1799), a formidable ruler known for his resistance against colonial powers, left an indelible mark on India's struggle for independence. James Gillray's depiction showcased how even "The state tinkers" could not contain Tipu Sultan's spirit. Amidst these tumultuous times, Grande Chartreuse stood as a testament to spiritual devotion and contemplation. In Salisbury, Wiltshire, Sir William Blackstone penned legal principles that would shape jurisprudence for centuries to come. Finally, Elizabeth Fry (Bibby s) emerged as a compassionate force advocating prison reform and championing humanitarian causes during this transformative period. Thus, 1780 encapsulated a year filled with both chaos and progress—a tapestry woven with artistic satire by Gillray alongside brave acts of defiance by historical figures who dared to challenge oppressive forces.