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Unknown Artists

6,941 works

Brown wash drawing of a crowned female saint beside a tall cross, with cherub heads and clouds in an arched frame.

Saint Helena and the True Cross

Unknown artist, 1580/90

Engraving of a reclining woman on a canopy bed with attendants and a small dog among scattered coins on the floor.

Le petit chien

Engraving of two young men and a woman in a classical columned interior with a draped curtain and a cupid statue.

Les deux amis

Engraving of two young men in period dress by a classical doorway with steps, a tree, and a stone pedestal.

Alix malade

Engraving of a studio scene: a seated woman paints at an easel while a man guides her hand, beside a classical statue.

Imitation d'anacreon: Le portrait d'iris

Engraving of a bearded man seated by a draped bed tending a winged nude child, in a classical interior with columns and lamp.

Autre imitation: L'amour mouille

Woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ child, crowned by two angels, with stars, radiating flames and a plant at the base.

The Virgin Crowned by Two Angels

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Engraving of armored soldiers and draped figures in a bare, rocky landscape, with a central woman in flowing robes.

The Death of Virginia

Unknown artist, c. 1500/1510

Woodcut with a zodiac wheel around a castle town, a woman pouring water at left and an armored knight at right.

Mars and Venus

Brown wash drawing of a tiered fountain with sculpted figures, a column, a building and distant hills.

The Fountain

Unknown artist, 18th century

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a young child in a frilled bonnet looking upward, with white highlights on the face and collar.

Head of a Child

Unknown artist, 1720/1740

A Young Man

Unknown artist, 16th century

Woodcut of Christ with a haloed head beside a woman drawing water from a well, with a castle in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Sepia drawing of a older man with side whiskers, bow tie and dark jacket, facing forward against a hatched background.

Noah C. McFarland

Unknown artist, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of the Reverend William Hooper in a hat and clerical bands, bust length, on aged paper.

William Hooper

Unknown artist, 1820

Half-length 1850 drawing of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, facing the viewer against a brown background.

James Ewell Heath

Unknown artist, 1850

Half-length drawing of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat against a brown background.

James Whitcomb

Unknown artist, 1810

Bust-length drawing of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, shaded in charcoal on tan paper.

George C. Whiting

Unknown artist, 1850

Herman Binger

Unknown artist, 1840

Dion Boucicault

Unknown artist, 1860

Engraved allegory of an emperor and pope on a fortified ship with a comet, banners, shields and Latin inscriptions.

Allegory of the Emperor and the Pope

Unknown artist, c. 1495

Josiah Meigs

Unknown artist, 1800

Caricature drawing of a standing man with a curled mustache, fur-trimmed grey coat and walking cane, in watercolor.

Edward Askew Sothern

Unknown artist, 1880

Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and cravat, captioned "Ja.s Madison", on a book page.

James Madison

Unknown artist, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a brown coat and white collar, captioned Benjamin Harrison.

Benjamin Harrison

Unknown artist, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and dark coat, labeled John Brown, in a gold-bordered mat.

John Brown

Unknown artist, 1850

Medieval manuscript page with Latin chant text, square notation on red staff lines, and a blue decorated initial S.

The Triumph of the Church

Unknown artist, second half 13th century

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned BEAUREGARD, in a gold-bordered card.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Unknown artist, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, labeled Ben McCulloch.

Benjamin McCulloch

Unknown artist, 1850

Engraved portrait of elderly Abigail Goodwin in a ruffled white cap and shawl, smiling, with caption below.

Abigail Goodwin

Unknown artist, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a man with swept-back white hair, dark striped coat and white collar, labeled John Needles.

John Needles, Earnest in the Cause

Unknown artist, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of seated Christ in Majesty within a mandorla, with an angel and eagle above and a floral border.

Christ in Majesty [recto]

Unknown artist, early 12th century