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6,941 works

Hand-colored plate of two kingfisher birds perched on branches, one teal and white, one rust-red and blue, numbered 14.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 14

Unknown artist, 1832

Engraved oval portrait of a man in 18th-century dress with powdered wig, signed John Creeger in script below.

John Creeger [?]

Unknown artist, Date unknown

Wartime recruitment poster showing a soldier with a long-handled tool, a night forestry scene, and the 242nd Canadian Forestr

Construction men, bushmen, sawmill men & chauffeurs wanted. Join the 242nd Canadian Forestry [section of text cut awa…

Unknown artist, 1915

Hand-coloured plate of three numbered butterflies with yellow and brown wings, from an 1846 Nepal insect study.

Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal - Plate 5

Unknown artist, 1846

Japanese woodblock print of thirteen haloed Buddhist figures in tiers among swirling clouds, with a patterned border.

The Thirteen Buddhas

Unknown artist, 16th century

Ink drawing of two Japanese women in patterned kimono embracing, one leaning against the other, on pale paper.

A sheet from a shunga album

Unknown artist, 1679

Decorated Initial with Grotesque in Profile from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, early 15th century

Japanese print showing a steam train, horse tram, rickshaw, bicycle, fire engine and handcart with people in kimono.

Melange of vehicles

Unknown artist, 1870

Two goats beside a flowering branch in an arched frame, with Arabic calligraphy above and below on an Iranian manuscript page

Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Unknown artist, c.1300

Elaborate Neapolitan nativity crèche with angels, shepherds, livestock, and townspeople among ruined arches.

Crèche

Unknown artist, 1725-75, with later additions

Painting of a deity embracing a devotee on a flowering hillside with cows, devotees, and yellow-roofed buildings below.

Pratham Milan, Shrinathji revealing himself to Vallabhacharya on Mount Govardhan

Unknown artist, Early 19th century

Hand-coloured woodcut of a haloed saint seated with open books, flanked by kneeling monks, with a dove above.

Saint Bridget

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Playing Cards

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Woodcut-style print of a bearded Christ figure with halo and rays, raising one hand and holding a cross-topped staff.

Christ

Woodcut-style print of Saint Matthias, a bearded apostle with a halo, leaning on a tall staff in a draped robe.

Saint Matthias

Print of bearded Saint Paul with halo, holding a sword and wearing a draped robe, labeled S PAULVS APOSTOLVS below.

Saint Paul

Saint Philip

Woodcut-style print of standing Saint Bartholomew with halo, holding a quill, draped robe and bare feet, with inscription bel

Saint Bartholomew

Woodcut print of Saint Andrew the Apostle, haloed and barefoot, carrying a diagonal X-shaped cross over his shoulder.

Saint Andrew

Woodcut of Saint Thaddeus holding a halberd, wearing a haloed head and flowing robe, labeled S. Thadeus Apostolus.

Saint Jude (Thaddeus)

Print of Saint James the Elder, a bearded apostle with halo holding a staff, in a flowing cloak, with Latin inscription below

Saint James the Elder

Engraved figure of Saint John with halo, holding a chalice and open book, with an eagle at his feet.

Saint John

Woodcut of Saint Simon, a haloed bearded apostle in draped robes holding a saw, with inscription below.

Saint Simon

Engraved print of Saint Thomas the Apostle, a bearded haloed man in flowing robes holding a staff, with inscription below.

Saint Thomas

Woodcut print of Saint Peter standing barefoot with a halo, holding keys, inscribed S. PETRVS APOSTOLVS.

Saint Peter

Engraved print of Saint Matthew, a bearded apostle with a halo, standing in a draped robe, labeled in Latin below.

Saint Matthew

Hand-colored historical print with oval portrait of William Penn, surrounding scenes of his life, a treaty scene, and text pa

William Penn's History

Hand-colored print of a large tree bearing labeled fruit of virtues, with a farmhouse, church, and family below.

Tree of Temperance

Unknown artist, 1848

Pen and wash sketch of three standing women with faint architectural and figure studies around them on aged paper.

Copy After a Historical Painting from the Circle of Paolo Veronese [recto]

Unknown artist, 16th century

King Ferdinand of Austria

Unknown artist, 1547

Medieval manuscript spread with gold historiated initial showing two robed figures beside columns of Latin text.

Joshua before the Lord

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Medieval manuscript page with gold illuminated initial showing Moses with crowned men, beside two columns of black Latin text

Moses Counting the Children of Israel

Unknown artist, c. 1270