1654 Collection (#2)

Two dogs Dogs series title Two dogs tied together
Two dogs Dogs (series title), Two dogs tied together in a landscape. Second print of a series of eight prints with representations of dogs

Mountain landscape walker donkey Landscapes series title
Mountain landscape with walker and donkey Landscapes (series title), mountains, ass, donkey, waterfall, Jacob Lutma (mentioned on object), 1634 - 1654, paper, etching, h 139 mm × w 120 mm

Two mules standing lying donkey landscape rigged
Two mules, A standing and a lying donkey in a landscape, both rigged. This print is part of a ten-part series about various animals

Christ cross St. Cecilia Sancta Cecilia title
Christ on the cross and St. Cecilia Sancta Cecilia (title on object), Christ on the cross with Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist

Mary Christ child half moon St. Bernards Bernard
Mary with Christ child on a half moon and St. Bernard (...) Mary / S. Bernard (title on object), Mary with Christ child on a half moon

Mountain landscape two resting farmers stream Landscapes
Mountain landscape with two resting farmers near a stream Landscapes (series title), mountains, resting - BB - out of doors, farmers, Jacob Lutma, 1634 - 1654, paper, etching, h 154 mm × w 125 mm

Horse standing landscape Various animals series title
Horse standing in a landscape Various animals (series title), In a landscape stands a horse with four black dots on its butt. A hill can be seen in the background

Grazing horse Various animals series title horse stands grazing
Grazing horse Various animals (series title), A horse stands grazing in a meadow in a landscape. This print is part of a ten-part series about various animals, horse, meadow, pasture

Three pigs stable Various animals series title
Three pigs near a stable Various animals (series title), Two pigs are shown in front of a stable that has a pig, one of which stands and one is. A farmhouse can be seen in the background

Standing horse Various animals series title landscape stands
Standing horse Various animals (series title), In a landscape stands a horse, seen aside. The contours of a city are visible in the background

Harnessed horse Various animals series title
Harnessed horse Various animals (series title), Landscape with a harnessed horse next to a cart with two wheels. This print is part of a ten-part series about various animals, horse, two-wheeled

Two cows landscape Various animals series title
Two cows in a landscape Various animals (series title), Landscape with a lying and a standing cow, seen from the side and from behind. Mountains and houses can be seen in the background

Dogs bones Various animals series title landscape
Dogs with bones Various animals (series title), In a landscape there are four dogs with some bones and a skull. One of the dogs defended his bone against another dog

View Rome two river gods Views Paris series title
View of Rome with two river gods Views of Paris and Rome (series title), Two river gods sit on either side of the Tiber. Romulus and Remus can be seen with the wolf on the left

Whistle-playing shepherd spider star Nicolaes Pietersz
Whistle-playing shepherd and spider star, Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1652 and/or 1654 - 1662, paper, etching, h 262 mm × w 209 mm

Isaack Luttichuys Portrait Abraham de Riemer
Isaack Luttichuys, Portrait of Abraham de Riemer (1628-1683), portrait painting footage linen oil paint, Standing rectangular portrait of man representing Abraham de Riemer father of Maria de Riemer

Isaack Luttichuys Portrait Johanna de Lange 1635-1673
Isaack Luttichuys, Portrait of Johanna de Lange (1635-1673), portrait painting visual material linen oil paint, Standing rectangular portrait of woman representing Johanna de Lange married in 1654 to

Farmyard Men Repairing Wheel Pieter Molijn Dutch
A Farmyard with Men Repairing a Wheel; Pieter Molijn (Dutch, 1595 - 1661); The Netherlands; 1654; Black chalk, gray wash, watermark of a posthorn in a shield; 14.6 x 20.2 cm (5 3, 4 x 7 15, 16 in.)

Horse Stable Gerard ter Borch Dutch 1617 1681
Horse Stable; Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617 - 1681); about 1654; Oil on panel; 45.4 × 53.5 cm (17 7, 8 × 21 1, 16 in.)

Head Woman Michael Sweerts Flemish 1618 1664
Head of a Woman; Michael Sweerts (Flemish, 1618 - 1664); about 1654; Oil on panel; 50.6 × 37.5 cm (19 15, 16 × 14 3, 4 in.)

Street Scene Jacobus Vrel Dutch active 1654 1662
Street Scene; Jacobus Vrel (Dutch, active 1654 - 1662); about 1654 - 1662; Oil on panel; 41.3 x 34 cm (16 1, 4 x 13 3, 8 in.)

Portrait Young Woman Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy
Portrait of a Young Woman; Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (Dutch, 1590, 1591 - 1654, 1656); 1632; Oil on panel; 118.7 × 91.1 cm (46 3, 4 × 35 7, 8 in.)

Landscape Holy Family Rest Flight Egypt Alessandro Algardi
Landscape with the Holy Family (Rest on the Flight into Egypt); Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598 - 1654), and Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian)

Venus Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid Alessandro Algardi
Venus in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid; Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598 - 1654); about 1645; Black chalk, partially pricked for transfer; 30.3 x 44.8 cm (11 15, 16 x 17 5, 8 in.)

Bust Maria Cerri Capranica Attributed Alessandro Algardi
Bust of Maria Cerri Capranica; Attributed to Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598 - 1654); Italy; about 1640; Marble; 90 × 61.3 × 29.2 cm, 114.76 kg (35 7, 16 × 24 1, 8 × 11 1, 2 in)

Copy Student Table Candelight 1654 Rembrandt van Rijn
Copy of Student at a Table by Candelight, 1654. Copy after Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching; sheet: 15.3 x 13.8 cm (6 x 5 7/16 in.); platemark: 14.6 x 13.2 cm (5 3/4 x 5 3/16 in.)

Kiss Peace Justice 1654 Gerard de Lairesse Flemish
The Kiss of Peace and Justice, after 1654. Gerard de Lairesse (Flemish, 1641-1711), after Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606-1656)

Christina of Sweden (1626-1689). Christina of Sweden on horseback. 1653-1654. Portrait by Sebastien Bourdon. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

John Selden
JOHN SELDEN Jurist, antiquary, orientalist and statesman, known as the Learned. Date: 1584 - 1654

Jacques Lemercier
JACQUES LEMERCIER French architect and sculptor from Pontoise, who worked principally at Versailles and the Louvre, Paris : he also did church doors. Date: 1585 - 1654

Nilometer in Egypt, 17th-century artwork C016 / 8926
Nilometer in Egypt. 17th-century artwork titled Nilometrium, showing a nilometer as used in Ancient Egypt. The central column is labelled in cubits to show the height of the water during the annual

Sheng Tsu, Emperor of China
Sheng Tsu, also known as K Ang Hsi, Emperor of China

Boris Golitsyn
BORIS ALEKSEYEVICH GOLITSYN (variously spelt Galitsin &c) Russian nobleman, statesman serving Peter the Great, promoted to boyar. Date: 1654 - 1713

Pieter Francois
PIETER (Pierre) FRANCOIS (Franchoys) Flemish artist from Malines Date: 1606 - 1654

Anne Dacier - 2
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Anne Dacier - 3
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being only a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Anne Dacier - 4
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being only a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Jean-Louis De Balzac
JEAN LOUIS DE BALZAC French writer, a founding member of the Academie Francaise, considered a master of the classic French prose style. Date: 1594 - 1654

John Bernardi
Major JOHN BERNARDI Soldier, imprisoned on grounds of conspiring as a Jacobite against William III, but he is generally supposed to have been innocent of the charge. Date: 1654 - 1736

Alathea Countess Arundel
A fine engraving of the most illustrious and most excellent Lady ALATHEA (Talbot) countess of ARUNDEL & SURREY, wife of Thomas, second earl : first countesse of England Date: ? - 1654

Alexander Ross
ALEXANDER ROSS schoolmaster, chaplain to Charles I Date: 1591 - 1654

Anne Dacier (Rogier)
ANNE DACIER (nee Lefebre) French Greek scholar and translator Date: 1654 - 1720

French Theatre / Dorette
Dorette A character from La Belle Plaideuse by Bois-Robert. Date: 1654

John Richardson, Bishop
JOHN RICHARDSON Bishop of Armagh, Ireland Date: 1580 - 1654

Offspring Blackall
OFFSPRING BLACKALL Bishop of Exeter controversialist Date: 1654 - 1716

Moliere / L amoureux
LE DEPIT AMOUREUX Gros-Rene Date: 1654

Adrian Beverland
ADRIAN BEVERLAND Dutch jurist and philologist Date: 1654 - 1712

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Step back in time to the year 1654, a period filled with rich history and captivating artistry. Carel Fabritius, a renowned Dutch painter, created his masterpiece "The Goldfinch" around this time. This exquisite painting captures the delicate beauty of nature and showcases Fabritius' exceptional talent. Meanwhile, in Culpeper House London, alchemy was at its peak. The engraving from Stephan Michelspacher's Alchemia depicts the mystical Mountain of the Adepts, believed to hold the secret to creating the Philosopher's Stone - a substance capable of transforming base metals into gold. In Russia, Peter I began his reign as Tsar during this eventful year. His leadership would shape the destiny of an empire for years to come. Traveling across Europe, we arrive at Launois-sur-Vence in Ardennes, France. Here lies a charming coaching inn adorned with sundials that marked each passing moment under the warm sun. The stagecoach relief on display tells tales of adventurous journeys taken by weary travelers seeking refuge within these walls. Inside this coaching inn's great hall stands witness to countless stories shared over hearty meals and lively conversations. Its grandeur reflects an era when carriages lined up outside while guests reveled inside its welcoming embrace. Beyond these walls lie stables where horses were cared for with utmost dedication – their hooves echoing through time as they carried passengers towards new horizons. Art also thrived during 1654; Juan Carreno de Miranda painted "Penitent Magdalene, " capturing raw emotion and spiritual introspection within brushstrokes that still resonate today. As we bid farewell to this remarkable year, let us remember how it intertwined artistry and exploration – forever etching its mark on history's canvas.