The series comprises prints that illustrate court celebrations, notably pageants, tournaments, horse ballets, and fireworks
held in honor of royal births, marriages, entries, and state visits. Festivals that are represented include the
Guerra d'amore and the
Guerra di bellezza at the Medici court in Florence, the
Combat à la barrière at the court of Lorraine in Nancy, and the tournament known as
La contesa dell'aria e dell'acqva in Vienna. Etchers and engravers include Ambrogio Brambilla, Jacques Callot, Stefano della
Bella, and Teresa del Pò. Scenographers and designers include Giulio Parigi, Agniolo Ricci, Ferdinando Tacca, Alessandro Carducci,
and Antonio Gherardi. The series is organized alphabetically by cities, and within each city per date. For sets designed as
part of court celebrations, see Series I. For festivals that feature
commedia dell'arte performances or representations of carnival celebrations, see Series IV.
Antwerp
Box
Folder
6*
1
[Festivities in honor of the entry into Antwerp of Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon]
Plantin, Christophe, publisher
[1582]
1 print : etching. Im. 36.5 x 48.6; Sh. 38.4 x 49.9
Plate XXI from
La ioyevse & magnifique entrée de Monseigneur Françoys, fils de France, et frere vnicqve dv Roy, par la grace de Dieu, Dvc
de Brabant, d'Anjou, Alençon, Berri, en sa tres-renommée ville d'Anvers (A Anvers : De l'imprimerie de Christophle Plantin, 1582) showing a feast on the Great Market before the city hall in honor
of the entry into Antwerp on Feb. 19, 1582, of Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, the brother of King Henry III of France.
The plate, although not signed, has been attributed to the printmaker Abraham de Bruyn and the drawing to Crispin van den
Broeck. Hans Vredeman de Vries was commissioned to design the triumphal arches and floats.
Ref.: Voet, Leon.
The Plantin press (1555-1589), no. 1211.; Landwehr, John.
Splendid ceremonies, no. 38
Bologna
Box
Folder
6*
2
[Festa della Porchetta in Bologna]
[ca. 1724]
1 print : etching. Im. 36.5 x 48.6; Sh. 38.4 x 49.9
A representation of the temporary architectural structures erected for the festa della Porchetta in Bologna in 1724. The scene
is enclosed within a frame displaying the insignia of the Gonfaloniere and eight Anziani.
Ref.:
Barocco romano e barocco italiano, p. 171, ill. 18;
Magnifico apparato, p. 152
Dresden
See: Box 2*, folder 13; Box 3*, folder 10.
Florence
Box
Folder
6*
3
[Naval battle in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence]
Scarabelli, Orazio, etcher
[1592]
1 print : etching. Sh. 24 x 35.8; Mt. 26.7 x 39.8
A representation of the mock naval battle performed on May 11, 1589 in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence in celebration
of the wedding of Ferdinando I de' Medici to Christine of Lorraine.
Ref.: Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 13, p. 26-27
6*
4
[Les chars et les personnages]
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Parigi, Giulio, designer
[1615, i.e. 1616]
1 print : etching. Im. 22.3 x 30; Sh. 24.3 x 35
A representation of the chariots and characters in costume for the horse ballet and tournament
Guerra d'amore or the
War of love performed in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, on Feb. 12, 1616 [1615 in
stile fiorentino] and dedicated to Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria.
Title from: Lieure.
Ref.: Lieure 169; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 47, p. 97-101
6*
5
[Les chars et les personnages]
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Parigi, Giulio, designer
[1615, i.e. 1616]
1 print : etching. Im. 22.6 x 30.4
A representation of the chariots and characters in costume for the horse ballet and tournament
Guerra d'amore or the
War of Love performed in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, on Feb. 12, 1616 [1615 in
stile fiorentino] and dedicated to Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria.
Title from: Lieure.
Ref.: Lieure 169; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 47, p. 97-101
6*
6
Uno de gl'abbattimenti della guerra d amore festa del serenissimo gran duca di Toscana
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Parigi, Giulio, designer
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, publisher
[Rome] : Gio: Jacomo Rossi formis Romæ alla Pace all insegna di Parigi
[16--]
1 print : etching. Im. 21.3 x 29.7; Pl. 22.4 x 29.8; Sh. 27.5 x 36
A representation of the mock battle performed as part of the tournament
Guerra d'amore or
War of love in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, on Feb. 12, 1616 [1615 in
stile fiorentino].
State 3 (cf. Lieure)
Ref.: Lieure 171; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 47, p. 97-101
6*
7
[Guerra di bellezza]
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Parigi, Giulio, designer
[ca. 1616]
5 prints : etching. Im. 21.5 x 30; Sh. 22.6 x 30.1
Complete suite of prints depicting the horse ballet
Guerra di bellezza or
War of beauty performed in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, on the evening of Oct. 16, 1616 in honor of the visit of Federico
Ubaldo della Rovere, Prince of Urbino, who was betrothed to Claudia de' Medici.
Ref.: Lieure 178-182; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 48-51, p. 103-109
6*
8
Carro di Teti fatto in Firenze …
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Parigi, Giulio, designer
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, publisher
[Rome] : Gio Iacomo Rossi formis Rome alla Pace all insegna di Parigi
[16--]
1 print : etching, engraving. Im. 15 x 22.8; Sh.15.8 x 23.5
A representation of the float of Thetis designed for the horse ballet
Guerra di bellezza or the
War of beauty performed in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, on the evening of Oct. 16, 1616, in honor of the visit of Federico
Ubaldo della Rovere, Prince of Urbino.
State 2 (cf. Lieure)
Ref.: Lieure 179; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 50, p. 103-109
6*
9
Battaglia del re Tessi e del re Tinta festa rapresentata in Firenze nel fiume dArno il di XXV di luglio. 1.6.1.9.
Collignon, François, etcher
[16--]
1 print : etching. Sh. 21 x 29; Mt. 25 x 34.7
Copy of Jacques Callot's etching
L'éventail depicting the mock naval battle between the weavers and dyers held on the Arno river in Florence on the evening of July 25,
1619. The print is trimmed in a fan-like shape and glued to a mount.
Copy of the type 3 (cf. Lieure).
Ref.: Lieure 302; Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 63
6*
10
Figure della festa a cavallo, rappresentata nel teatro del ser.mo granduca di Toscana il di. 15, luglio 1637
Della Bella, Stefano, etcher
Ricci, Agniolo, choreographer; draftsman
Gamberai, Felice, engineer
[ca. 1637]
1 print : etching. Im. 32.4 x 43.9
A representation of the horse ballet performed in the amphitheater of the Boboli gardens, Florence, on the evening of July
15, 1637 in celebration of the wedding of Ferdinand II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Vittoria della Rovere.
Inscribed: Agno.l Ricci in. del ballo ; Felice Ganb.rai ing.re ; Ste. de.lla Be.lla del. e f.
Ref.: Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 86, p.179
6*
11
Naue del Colonbo gia trasformata da Nettunno in orca marina, et ora da Proteo ritornata nella prima sua forma con l'ordina.za
de caualieri che deuano sopra essa andar al conquisto del Oriente per l'august.ma casa d'Austria
Della Bella, Stefano, etcher
Parigi, Alfonso, choreographer
[ca. 1652]
1 print : etching. Pl. 23.7 x 29.7; Sh. 32.7 x 40.6
A representation of the horse ballet ordered by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando II in honor of the visit of Anna de'
Medici, Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Sigmund Franz of Austria. The ballet was performed in the amphitheater of the Boboli
gardens, Florence, on the evening of April 28, 1652.
Ref.: Blumenthal, A.
Theater art of the Medici, no. 88, p.185
6*
12
[Il mondo festeggiante]
Della Bella, Stefano, etcher
Tacca, Ferdinando, architect
Carducci, Alessandro, choreographer
[ca. 1661]
3 prints : etching. Sh. 29 x 44
Complete suite of prints depicting the horse ballet
Il mondo festeggiante performed in the amphitheater of the Boboli gardens, Florence, on July 1, 1661 in celebration of the
wedding of Prince Cosimo III to Princess Margherita Luisa of Orléans.
Ref.:
Il luogo teatrale a Firenze, p. 154-157
London
Box
Folder
7*
1
Here rests what was mortal of S.r Rob.t Clayton …
Kirkall, Elisha, etcher
[ca. 1707]
1 print : etching. Im. 31.4 x 21.7; Sh. 32 x 22
Funeral monument for Sir Robert Clayton (1629-1707), a merchant and Member of Parliament. Standing effigies of the deceased
and of his wife Dame Martha Clayton (d. 1705) adorn the monument.
Inscribed in lower margin: J. Wrigglesworth delin. / E. Kirkall Sculp.
7*
2
A view of the rotundo house & gardens at Ranelagh, with an exact representation of the jubilee ball as it appeared May 24th.
1759 being the birth day of His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales
Sayer, Robert, publisher
[London] : Printed for Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, London
[ca. 1759]
1 print : etching, hand col. Im. 23.5 x 39; Pl. 26.3 x 40.5; Sh. 34.4 x 51
A representation of the masked ball in front of the rotunda and gardens at Ranelagh in celebration of the birthday of George,
Prince of Wales, May 24, 1759.
7*
3
A view of the canal, Chinese building, rotundo, &c. in Ranelagh gardens, with the masquerade - Vüe du canal, du bâtiment chinois,
de la rotunda, &c. des jardins de Ranelagh un jour de masquarade
Grignion, Charles, etcher
Sayer, Robert, publisher
[London] : Printed for & sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Back opposite Fetter Lanne Fleet Street
[17--]
1 print : etching. Pl. 26.5 x 40.5; Sh. 34.7 x 49.8
Masked figures are shown strolling along the canal, with a view of the rotunda and the Ranelagh gardens in the background.
Inscribed in the lower margin: Canalet delin.t ; C. Grignion sculp. ; Publish'd According to Act of Parliament. Numbered in
brown ink in lower right corner: 444.
Ref.: Bruand, H.
Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, t. 11, p. 17, no. 46
Nancy
Box
Folder
7*
4
[Combat à la barrière]
Callot, Jacques, etcher; designer
Deruet, Claude, designer
[1627]
7 prints : etching. Pl. 15.2 x 24; Sh. 15.7 x 24.4; Mt. 23.4 x 32.2
The prints depict the tournament performed in Nancy on Feb. 16, 1627, at the court of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. Impressions
of the etchings were issued in: Henry Humbert's
Combat a la barriere … (A Nancy : Par Sebastien Philippe, 1627, pl. [2-8]). The prints are glued on mounts bearing stamp (Ville de Genève Cabinet
des Estampes) and have embossed seal in lower center of image.
Ref.: Lieure 576-583;
Jacques Callot : 1592-1635 : Musée historique lorrain, Nancy, 13 juin-14 septembre 1992, p. 334-343
7*
5
Entrée de Son Altesse a pied
Callot, Jacques, etcher
Deruet, Claude, designer
[1627]
1 print : etching. Im. 15 x 23.9; Mt. 15.5 x 24.3
The print depicts the tournament performed in Nancy on Feb. 16, 1627, at the court of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. Impressions
of the etching were issued in: Henry Humbert's
Combat a la barriere … (A Nancy : Par Sebastien Philippe, 1627, pl. [9]).
Ref.: Lieure 583;
Jacques Callot : 1592-1635 : Musée historique lorrain, Nancy, 13 juin-14 septembre 1992, p. 334-343
7*
6
[Arc de triomphe à la gloire de Charles V]
Jacquart, Claude, etcher
Demangeot, Sébastien, etcher
1734
1 print : etching. Im. 45.5 x 34.4; Sh. 45.7 x 35.5
A representation of the triumphal arch designed in Nancy in honor of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643-1690), in commemoration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Turkish siege of Vienna (1683). Inscription on arch: Carolus V. Lot … dux. Inscribed
on stone in lower right corner: Jacquart et Mangeot / fec. 1734.
Naples
Box
Folder
7*
7
[Festival apparatus]
Pò, Teresa del, etcher
[ca. 1683-ca. 1687]
1 print : etching. Im. 18.7 x 49.5; Pl. 37.8 x 50; Sh. 42.5 x 53.3
A representation of a festival decoration designed for Gaspar Guzmán y Haro, viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples (1683-1687).
Long inscription in the lower part of the image. Title from: Bellini.
Ref.: Bellini, P., Wallace, R. W.
Italian masters of the seventeenth century, 44 [XX/pt. 2] of
The illustrated Bartsch, p. 329
Paris
Box
Folder
7*
8
Le tournoy où le roy Henry II. fut blessé à mort le dernier de iuin 1559.
Perrissin, Jean, etcher
1570
1 print : etching, letterpress. Pl. 31.3 x 49.6; Sh. 36.7 x 49.9
Plate [3] from
Premier volume, contenant Qvarante tableavx ov histoires diuerses qui sont memorables touchant les guerres, massacres, & troubles
aduenus en France en ces dernieres annees … depicting the tournament at which King Henry II of France was fatally wounded on June 30, 1559. The tournament was held as
part of the festivities celebrating the weddings in Paris of his daughter Elisabeth de Valois to Felipe II, King of Spain,
and his sister Marguerite de Valois to Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. Inscribed: PERRISSIM FECIT 1570. Woodcut caption
in the lower margin: LeRoy Henry ayant fait paix auecle Roy d'Espagne, celebrant / …
State 1 (cf. Adhémar)
Ref.: Robert-Dusménil, A.
Le peintre-graveur, t. 6, p. 49-50, no. 3; Adhémar, J.
Inventaire du fonds français, t. 2, p. 39, no. 3
7*
9
[Float at a festivity in honor of the birth of Louis, Duke of Burgundy]
[1682]
1 print : etching, letterpress. Pl. 31.3 x 49.6; Sh. 36.7 x 49.9
Plate from:
Mercure galant, Nov. 1682, facing p. 284. The location of the festivity has not been identified; celebrations in honor of the Duke of Burgundy
were held at Chambord, Fontainebleau, Versailles, and various cities in France.
Ref.:
Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIIe siècle. Antoine Lepautre, Jacques Lepautre, t. 11, no. 46
Rome
Box
Folder
7*
10
Castello S. Angelo con la girandola
Brambilla, Ambrogio, etcher
[Rome] : Claudij Duchetti formis
1579
1 print : etching. Pl. 50 x 38; Sh. 50.5 x 38.9
A view of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome with a fireworks display. Inscription in the lower margin: Segno d'allegrezza qual si
fa in Roma … Inscribed in lower right corner: Io: Ambr. Bram. inuen: fe. / 1579.
Ref.:
Fochi d'allegrezza, no. 74, fig. 74
See also: Series VII. Oversize materials, FF. 14-16**
Venice
See also: Series VII. Oversize materials, FF. 17**
Vienna
Box
Folder
7*
11
[La contesa dell'aria e dell'acqva ]
Ossenbeeck, Jan van, etcher
Hoy, Nikolaus van, draftsman
Pasetti, Carlo, designer
Carducci, Alessandro, choreographer
[1667]
23 prints : etching. Sh. 28.5 x 42.3 or smaller
Plates from Francesco Barra's
La contesa dell'aria e dell'acqva … ([Vienna] : Appresso Matteo Cosmerovio …, 1667) depicting the horse ballet and tournament performed in Vienna on Jan. 24,
1667 in celebration of the wedding of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor to Margarita Teresa, Spanish Infanta. Eight plates numbered
1 to 8 (Sh. 17.5 x 19.7 or smaller) illustrate the tournament or carrousel and include a title leaf with inscription: Parte
delle Figure dei Caroselli … 13 plates (Sh. 27.1 x 17.8), also numbered (Prima - Dodecima, last plate unnumbered), illustrate
the horse ballet and include a title leaf with inscription: Parte delle Figure del Balletto …Watermarks: cross with letters
IHS; shield [?]
