1659 Collection (page 2)

Democritus laughs Greek philosopher Democritus
Democritus laughs, The Greek philosopher Democritus is sitting in his office near a globe and smiling, (story of) Democritus, the philosopher, globe, laughing, Jan van der Bruggen (attributed to)

Italianising landscape man dog shepherd horse Small landscapes
Italianising landscape with man, dog, shepherd and horse Small landscapes (series title), horse, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc

Two sheep sheep Karel du Jardin Netherlands 1652
Two sheep, sheep, Karel du Jardin, Netherlands, 1652 - 1659, paper, etching, h 74 mm × w 98 mm

Italianising landscape goats river Small landscapes
Italianising landscape with goats by a river Small landscapes (series title), river bank, Karel du Jardin, Netherlands, 1652 - 1659, paper, etching, h 47 mm × w 57 mm

Italian landscape shepherd dog Small landscapes
Italian landscape with shepherd and dog Small landscapes (series title), (high) hill, Karel du Jardin, Netherlands, 1652 - 1659, paper, etching, h 47 mm × w 58 mm

Male female child male sex man Karel du Jardin
Male, female and child, male sex, man, Karel du Jardin (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1652 - 1659, paper, etching, h 61 mm × w 53 mm

Repairs large sailing ship Amsterdam warship
Repairs to a large sailing ship, A large sailing ship, an Amsterdam warship, lying in a wharf. Repairs are being carried out on the hull, dry dock, floating dock, sailing ship, sailing boat

Landscape tree exposed roots low hill country
Landscape with a tree with exposed roots, low hill country, trees, Karel du Jardin (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1659, paper, etching, h 139 mm × w 179 mm

Standing lying bull Cattle series title bull
Standing and lying bull Cattle (series title), bull, Adriaen van de Velde, Northern Netherlands, 1659 - 1709, paper, etching, h 114 mm × w 131 mm

Pub scene man lighting pipe card game inn players lights
Pub scene with man lighting pipe, During a card game in an inn, one of the players lights his pipe. In the background a group of men and an owl on a stick

Roman warrior front battlefield Title page Caius Velleius Paterculus cum Selectis
Roman warrior in front of a battlefield Title page for Caius Velleius Paterculus cum Selectis Variorum Notis, 1659, A Roman warrior

Lazio Roma Rome Campagnano di Roma S. Giovanni
Lazio Roma Campagnano di Roma S. Giovanni, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Post-medieval Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, painting. the church of S

Branch cassava Manihot esculenta rustic sphinx
Branch of a cassava (Manihot esculenta) with rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica), larva and pupa of tetrio sphinx (Pseudosphinx tetrio) and garden tree-boa (Corallus enhydris)

Branch pomegranate tree blue morpho butterfly
Branch of a pomegranate tree with blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) and larva of banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata), Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen

Belly-ache bush Jatropha gossypifolia metamorphosis
Belly-ache bush (Jatropha gossypifolia) with metamorphosis of a giant sphinx moth (Cocytius antaeus), Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaemsche

Parrot flower Heliconia psittacorum leaves sweet potato
Parrot flower (Heliconia psittacorum) and leaves of sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatus) with member of the mesquite bug (Pachylis pharanois) and larvae of an unidentified species of Eucleidae

Branch genip tree Genipa americana South American
Branch of a genip tree (Genipa americana) with South American palm weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum), unknown hairy larva (species of Megalopygidae), and bee (Eulema cingulata)

Thistle- plant Solanum stramoniifolium moth Automeris species
Thistle-like plant (Solanum stramoniifolium) with moth of the Automeris species, Molippa nibasa moth, and unidentified larva

Branch pomegranate tree Punica granatum blue morpho
Branch of a pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) with blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) and larva of banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata)

Pomelo shaddock Citrus maxima metamorphosis moth
Pomelo or shaddock (Citrus maxima) with metamorphosis of moth (Urania leilus), Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaemsche insecten, Merian

Moonflower Ipomoea alba Passalus interruptus
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) with Passalus interruptus beetle and jewel beettle (Euchroma gigantea), Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaemsche insecten

Musaceae plant Heliconia acuminata metamorphosis
Musaceae plant (Heliconia acuminata) with metamorphosis of southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), unidentified moth, and flying wasp

Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes giant water
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) with giant water bugs (Lethocerus grandis), veined tree-frog (Phrynohyas venulosa), tadpoles, and eggs

Cardinal guard flower Pachystachys coccinea owl butterfly
Cardinals guard flower (Pachystachys coccinea) with owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) and unidentified larva, Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der

Iris Appearing Turnus Study Helmet recto Alternative design
Iris Appearing to Turnus; Study of a Helmet (recto); Alternative design for the recto composition (verso); Pier Francesco Mola (Italian)

Charles de Saint-Albin Archbishop Cambrai Hyacinthe Rigaud
Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai; Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743); France; 1723; Oil on canvas; 146.1 × 113 cm (57 1, 2 × 44 1, 2 in.)

Perseus Confronting Phineus Head Medusa Sebastiano Ricci
Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa; Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659 - 1734); about 1705 - 1710; Oil on canvas; 64.1 × 77.2 cm (25 1, 4 × 30 3, 8 in.)

Diana Dog Sebastiano Ricci Italian 1659 1734
Diana and Her Dog; Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659 - 1734); 1717 - 1720; Oil on canvas; 74 × 55.6 cm (29 1, 8 × 21 7, 8 in.)

Triumph Marine Venus Sebastiano Ricci Italian
Triumph of the Marine Venus; Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659 - 1734); about 1713; Oil on canvas; 160 x 210.8 cm (63 x 83 in.)

Landscape Classical Ruins Figures Marco Ricci
Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures; Marco Ricci (Italian, 1676 - 1730), and Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659 - 1734); about 1725 - 1730; Oil on canvas; 123.2 × 161.3 cm (48 1, 2 × 63 1)

Portrait Louis XIV Hyacinthe Rigaud French 1659
Portrait of Louis XIV; After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743); after 1701; Oil on canvas; 289.6 × 159.1 cm (114 × 62 5, 8 in.)

Portrait Man Hyacinthe Rigaud French 1659 1743
Portrait of a Man; Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743); about 1710 - 1720; Black chalk, brush with gray wash, heightened with white and gray gouache

Peter John Healing Cripple Gate Temple 1659 Rembrandt van Rijn
Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple, 1659. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 18.9 x 22.3 cm (7 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.); platemark

Mountain Village Embraced Summer 1659 Wang Shimin
Mountain Village Embraced by the Summer, 1659. Wang Shimin (Chinese, 1592-1680). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 156.2 x 73 cm (61 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.)

The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), c. 1659, by Willem van de Ve
Willem van de Velde I1611-1693). Dutch painter. The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), c.1659. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The actions of the Grand Cond鬠siege of Dunkirk
The actions of the Grand Cond鬠 siege of Dunkirk and Furnes, 1646. Painting by Sauveur Le Conte (h.1659-1694). Gallery of Battles. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly

SHOEMAKER, 17th CENTURY. Woodcut from the 1659 English edition of Comenius Orbis
SHOEMAKER, 17th CENTURY. Woodcut from the 1659 English edition of Comenius " Orbis sensualium pictus."

HERMETIC TREE OF KNOWLEDGE. Discussion between the sage and the scholar under the Hermetic Tree of Knowledge. Woodcut from Basile Valentins L Azoth des Philosophes, Paris, France, 1659

VERMEER: THE CONCERT. Painting by Johannes Vermeer, c1658-60

ATLAS HOLDING UP HEAVENS. Atlas, the titan condemned by Zeus to uphold the heavens on his shoulders: french woodcut, 1659

History of Photography. Camera obscure. Engraving. Colored
History of Photography. Camera obscure. Magia Naturalis Sive de Miraculis Rerum Naturalium (1558) by Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615). Engraving. Edition of 1659. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona

The Jonquera, Catalonia. French engraving. 17th century. Col
The Jonquera, Catalonia. Panorama with the Llobregat river. In the background, the Pyrenees with Panisars crossing, the Pertus and Belgarde Castle

Spain. Cap de Quiers (Cadaques). City panorama. French engraving. 17th century. Made A?a?A?a?during the negotiations of Treaty of the Pyrenees, 1659

Governors of the Wine Merchants Guild, ca. 1659, by Ferdinan
Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Dutch painter. Governors of the Wine Merchants Guild. Ca.1659. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Spain. Catalonia. Girona. Plan of the city. 17th century
Spain. Catalonia. Girona. Plan of the city with walls and the river Ter. French engraving, made A?a?A?a?during the negotiations of the spanish-french Treaty of the Pyrenees, 1659

Sarah Gilly
SARAH GILLY Daughter of Matthew Gilly of Tottenham, but if she has any other claims on our notice, they have not come to our notice... Date: ? - 1659

Simon Dach, Writer
SIMON DACH Prussian writer. Date: 1605 - 1659

Samuel Dale, Medical
SAMUEL DALE Medical practitioner at Braintree, Essex where he wrote his Pharmacologia. Date: 1659 - 1739

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In the year 1659, a tapestry of history unfolded, weaving together various events and individuals that shaped the world. Purcell Sonatas Frontis set the melodic backdrop for this transformative era. Meanwhile, John Churchill, later known as the illustrious 1st Duke of Marlborough, was born during this time - a man destined to leave an indelible mark on military strategy. Amidst the chaos of war, two battles captured attention: The Battle of Dunkirk and The Battle of Livorno. Willem van de Velde I immortalized these clashes through his masterful brushstrokes. These vivid depictions transport us back to witness the bravery and sacrifice displayed by soldiers on both sides. The actions of Grand Condé during the siege of Dunkirk further exemplify valor in times of conflict. His strategic maneuvers showcased his prowess as a military leader and left an enduring legacy. However, not all struggles were fought with swords and cannons; some took shape within political realms. The Rebellion of the Earls Northumberland and Westmoreland serves as a stark reminder that power struggles can manifest in unexpected ways. Artistic expression flourished amidst tumultuous times as well. A Safavid dynasty lacquer bookcover adorned with vibrant colors depicted a parrot perched gracefully upon an apple blossom branch - a testament to beauty amid chaos. A historic meeting between Kings Philip IV and Louis XIV took place on Pheasant Island - an encounter laden with diplomatic significance that would shape future alliances and rivalries across Europe. Tragedy struck when Dara Shukoh's head was presented to Aurangzeb in 1659 - marking not only personal loss but also highlighting religious tensions prevalent during this period. Portraits from this era provide glimpses into lives lived centuries ago; one such portrait captures Lord Hebdon's enigmatic presence while leaving much untold about his story. Finally, peace emerged from the ashes of conflict with the signing of the Peace of Pyrenees.