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Pierce Tempest

English printseller

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Images from the collections

Images by Pierce Tempest

31 images from works
  • A heron and ducks by the water's edge. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • A mallard duck. Engraving by J. Kip, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • A sparrow. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • Three ruffs. Etching by F. Place after himself.
  • A cockerel surrounded by sparrows and a hen pecking the ground. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.
  • Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.
  • A shore bird, possibly a pipit. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • An eagle killing a snake with its talons. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.
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Works from the collections

23 works

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    A cockerel with hens and chicks looking for food outside a pig sty. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Date: 1690 | Reference: 42813i
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    A sparrow. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Date: 1690 | Reference: 42824i
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    An owl defending her chicks from an attacking eagle. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Date: 1690 | Reference: 42821i
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    A heron and ducks by the water's edge. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Date: 1690 | Reference: 42818i
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    Joseph Clark, a contortionist. Line engraving by P. Tempest after M. Laroon.

    Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702. | Reference: 228i
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Frequent collaborators

Francis Barlow
Francis Place

Related topics

Birds
Chickens
Raptors
Eagles
Poultry
Chicks

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