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6,941 works

Engraving of a carriage leaving Buckingham Palace through an arch, with mounted guards and a cheering crowd.

Her Majesty Leaving Buckingham Palace, June 28, 1838 [left half]

Unknown artist, 19th century

Illuminated initial A showing the Virgin Mary ascending between two angels while apostles kneel around an open tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 15th century

Engraved view of Queen Victoria's coronation in a Gothic church, with courtiers and crowded galleries.

Crowning of Queen Victoria, June 28, 1838 [right half]

Unknown artist, 19th century

Engraved print of the ruined Gothic Holyrood Abbey with a large tracery window, two figures and a dog on grass.

Holyrood Abbey

Unknown artist, 19th century

Medieval prayerbook page with a decorated gold and blue initial G, blackletter text and leafy floral borders.

Illuminated Initial "G" from a Prayerbook

Unknown artist, 15th century

Illuminated initial E showing three haloed women in a landscape with gold sunburst sky, framed by green foliage and gilt deco

The Three Marys at the Tomb in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1470/80

Engraved portrait of a curly-haired young man in a dark coat, surrounded by cupids, a flower garland and a harp.

Portrait of a Young Gentleman Surrounded by Cupids; Lord Byron?

Unknown artist, 19th century

Illuminated initial P with a haloed friar in grey habit holding a crucifix, surrounded by gold and blue foliate border.

Saint Francis in a Historiated Initial "P"

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Engraving of an angel in clouds announcing to shepherds, with goats, sheep, a dog and rays of light.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Unknown artist, after 1611

Illuminated manuscript page with a painted saint in a gold initial, square chant notation and a floral border.

Saint Peter in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, 15th century

Illuminated choirbook page with square musical notes, a historiated initial D showing Christ and a Pharisee, and ornate flora

Page from a Choirbook with Christ and a Pharisee in a Historiated Initial “D”

Unknown artist, 1430/90

Bust of an Old Woman Turned in Profile to the Right

Pen drawing of a veiled woman in a chariot drawn by peacocks, a rainbow behind her and a nude youth standing at right.

Juno in a Chariot Pulled by Peacocks

Circular print of a haloed Christ with prophets and saints beneath a radiant sunburst, framed by leafy borders and inscriptio

Triumphant Christ with Prophets and Saints

Fragment of worn paper with a grey repeating pattern of four-petaled flowers inside a diagonal diamond lattice.

Sheet with Flower and Diamond Pattern

Fragment of a German playing card with acorn motifs, crowned lions, and a seated figure in a grid of compartments.

Playing Card

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with the Virgin and infant Christ, a bearded man, and an angel above.

Holy Family

Unknown artist, 17th century

Four haloed saints stand inside a large pink and gold historiated initial with a city and blue sky behind them.

Four Saints in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choirbook or Antiphonal

Unknown artist, 1460/80

Pastel portrait of a young man in a blue coat and white cravat, holding a wooden folding rule against a brown background.

Young Man with Folding Rule

Unknown artist, c. 1815

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, holding a music sheet.

George Edward Blake

Unknown artist, c. 1808

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a pink dress holding a baby in a white bonnet, with an older child looking up beside her

Anna Margaret Blake and Her Two Children

Unknown artist, c. 1808

Manuscript leaf with two columns of black and red Latin text and blue and red decorated initials with penwork.

Illuminated Manuscript Leaf

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Black chalk drawing on gray paper of three draped men beside a tree and an arched stone structure.

Figures (Christ Calling One of the Apostles?)

Unknown artist, 17th century

Pale drawing of white chalk cliffs along a shore with small figures on the sand and a distant sail on the sea.

Scene on the South Coast of England

Unknown artist, 19th century

Illuminated initial showing a kneeling robed saint with raised hands as two men raise stones in a green landscape.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen in a Historiated Initial "A" or "C" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Illuminated initial G showing attendants bathing an infant beside a haloed woman in a red-draped bed, with a gold and pink bo

The Birth of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "G" from an Antiphonal

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Medieval Bible page with gold and blue foliate border and a small illuminated initial showing a man and woman joining hands.

The Marriage of Hosea and Gomer in a Historiated Initial "V" from a Bible

Unknown artist, 1345/48

Pen drawing of winged warriors battling in the sky above a castle town, with a king and retinue and ladies below.

A King and His Retinue Confronting Ladies under a Celestial Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Mughal painting of two dogs by a river, one with meat, beside a bridge and a terraced stone city with palm trees.

The Greedy Dog

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), late 16th century

Indian miniature of a ruler on a throne watching dancers in a walled garden with palace pavilions and a night sky.

Ruler Entertained by Dancers in a Paradise Garden

Unknown artist, Late 18th century

Illuminated manuscript page of Pentecost with the Virgin and apostles under golden haloes, framed by ornate foliage border.

The Pentecost, from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Illuminated Book of Hours page with blue initial, Latin text, floral borders, and small knight and bird creatures.

Text Leaf from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, c. 1430