A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13999009/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseA woman performing chemical experiments with a furnace: representing chemistry. Etching by E-J-N. de Ghendt after C-N.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13971330/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseA man in a Roman helmet (or Minerva) leads two children up a hill towards two temples; representing the learning of words… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14009005/image-cartoon-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseA woman representing pharmacy receives gifts of materia medica from vegetable and mineral sources, and with the aid of a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14020206/image-face-person-medicinesFree Image from public domain licenseA frame decorated with allegorical figures, swags and scrollwork; representing the Musaeum historicum et physicum of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13976931/image-paper-borders-frameFree Image from public domain licenseAllegorische voorstelling met Vrijheid en Geschiedschrijving (1754 - 1809) by Izaak Jansz de Wit and Christiaan van Geelen https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13784720/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseAllegorie op het verbond tussen vorst en volk (1832) by G Havius Zanders, G Havius Zanders and Johann Baptist Hützer https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13765284/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseThree officers in the City of London Corporation holding different types of sticks ("characteresticks"): Lord Mayor Crosby… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13974390/image-paper-cat-cartoonFree Image from public domain licenseSculptuur van Artemis van Efeze in de Capitolijnse Musea te Rome (c. 1857 - c. 1875) by James Anderson and anonymous https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13750983/photo-image-paper-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseA crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14016510/image-paper-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain license"Death and the Cavalier" from an Allegorical Woodcut, in El Caballero Determinado by Nicolaas Henneman https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14321489/image-person-art-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseKing Edward V; above, a harpy holding a crown above his head; below, two lambs. Etching by J. Hulett, 17--, after G. Vertue… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14013200/image-face-person-crownFree Image from public domain licenseBrumide's Allegorical Painting in the Dome of the Capitol. [Washington, D.C.] by Edward and Henry T Anthony and Co https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14286718/photo-image-person-art-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseAllegorische voorstelling van de vier werelddelen (1650 - 1790) by anonymous and Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13768036/image-dog-paper-faceFree Image from public domain licenseIn a rural garden, two boys draw the figure of Nature represented as a woman with six breasts feeding two infants; around… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13987545/image-horse-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain licenseA malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly'… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13973604/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAllegory of surgery. Engraving with etching by B. L. Prevost. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13974686/allegory-surgery-engraving-with-etching-prevostFree Image from public domain licenseA man writing in a book supported by Time, while Mercury is assisted by winged figures in displaying the portraits of French… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14017693/image-person-book-artFree Image from public domain licenseA wealthy bürger refuses charity to an old couple. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004469/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseGoats being milked outside a farm and dogs setting off on a hunt; representing spring. Etching, 17--, after F.G. Bassano the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13989656/image-dog-horse-cartoonFree Image from public domain licenseA woman representing Charity, with three children. Engraving by C. Caukercken after A. Van Dyck, 16--. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13988812/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAn itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the removal of her 'folly' (insanity). Line… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004194/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseA winged woman holding a lyre and a book; representing poetry. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13990730/image-cloud-angel-cartoonFree Image from public domain licenseSaint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): the celebration of her Sacred Heart. Engraving by G. Petrini after J. Olivieri. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14015736/image-heart-angel-personFree Image from public domain licenseThe South Sea Scheme: speculators ruined by the collapse of the South Sea Company. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13987312/image-horse-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain licenseA cherubic Aesculapius fends off death with medicine. Engraving by Le Roy after C-P. Marillier. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14003170/image-paper-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain licenseJohann Adam Christoph von Lebenwaldt. Line engraving by P. Kilian. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13989181/johann-adam-christoph-von-lebenwaldt-line-engraving-kilianFree Image from public domain licenseHenri Duc de Guise has his hand trapped in a split tree trunk when the two parts of the tree are brought together, contrary… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13997728/image-paper-cartoon-handFree Image from public domain licenseThe branches of agriculture and husbandry linked by lines showing their progression; (below) workers scythe wheat. Line… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13999156/image-paper-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain licenseA naked man is standing in front of a sundial holding a torch, he is surrounded by a sickle, a lily and a basket of apples;… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13999717/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseThree gamblers and an old man; representing the vain fight with time. Engraving by J. Hogg after J.H. Mortimer after G.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13989344/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseJames II and Louis XIV and their allies portrayed as inmates of a lunatic asylum. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1688. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14010781/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseCupid presides over a group of naked women who sit separated from groups of yearning men; symbolising the passion of love.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13971020/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAn itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14014651/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseJohann Caspar Lavater: allegorical mourners at his tomb. Etching by J.H. Lips, ca. 1801. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14010621/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAn old man dozing in a chair; representing the eightieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13990656/image-paper-cartoon-plantFree Image from public domain licensePeople rowing on a river overlooked by a large tree; representing May. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14011301/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseTitelpagina voor: Europische Mercurius, 14de stuk, 1ste deel, 1703 (1703) by Pieter Sluyter, Daniel van den Dalen and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13783506/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseA male and female warrior dispute over a child lying prone underneath; representing rhetoric. Etching by C. Schut. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13985644/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseTriomftocht van Christus met figuren uit het Oude en Nieuwe Testament (vierde deel) (1687 - 1694) by Nicolas de Larmessin I… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13786088/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseA barber-surgeon operating on a man's head; representing the sense of touch. Engraving, 16--. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13988250/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAnimals and human figures manifesting life, death and fancy. Etching by R.C. Lucas, 1838. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004424/image-background-dog-paperFree Image from public domain licenseMen stroll amid fields being harvested; representing summer. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14004511/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseA woman with an armillary sphere; representing astrology. Etching by C. Schut. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13997631/woman-with-armillary-sphere-representing-astrology-etching-schutFree Image from public domain licenseTwo winged genii standing outside a veiled arch hold up the dedication to the Roman calendar. Engraving, 1761. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14013317/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseAs the personification of Charity, a woman is holding two children by her side. Engraving by J. Phelps. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13986751/image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseThree leopards, lynxes or some other animal being rewarded by cherubim who bestow garlands on them and shake down fruit from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14021447/image-cartoon-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseMen carry baskets while people sit by a river; representing autumn. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14005306/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseKunsten en Wetenschappen, decoratie op de Noordermarkt, 1795 (1795) by anonymous, Jurriaan Andriessen and Pierre Esaye… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13765769/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain licenseTwee spelende kinderen: Lente en Herfst (1659 - 1677) by Hendrik Bary, Anthony van Dyck, Nicolaes Visscher I and Staten van… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13777485/image-paper-cartoon-faceFree Image from public domain license