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6,941 works

Hand-coloured plate of a dark sea otter on a rocky shore with shells, plus two skull views at left.

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XLIX

Unknown artist, 1827

Black and white plate of numbered butterflies and moths in rows, with species captions printed beneath the figures.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XVIII

Unknown artist, 1914

Plate of nine labelled line drawings of Vertigo snail shells with shaded apertures, arranged in a grid on cream paper.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate X

Unknown artist, 1880

Hand-coloured 1789 entomology plate Tab XXXVI showing moths, flies and small insects labelled fig. 1 to fig. 17.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXXVI

Unknown artist, 1789

Coloured plate of several scorpionfish and lionfish with spiny fins, plus a detached fin study, from an 1862 ichthyological a

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXIII

Unknown artist, 1862

Engraved plate of beetles with enlarged anatomical details of mouthparts, legs and antennae, labeled A to H.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 39

Unknown artist, 1874

Hand-coloured plate of three fish: a slender filefish, a spotted triggerfish, and a mottled spiny species with filaments.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXII

Unknown artist, 1877

Hand-coloured 1777 plate showing six numbered butterflies in orange, brown, grey and speckled patterns on cream paper.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate CXXXVIIII

Unknown artist, 1777

Engraved plate IX showing numbered freshwater bivalve shells in varied sizes, with two large specimens labelled in inches.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate IX

Unknown artist, 1896

Scientific plate of stag beetles in dorsal views with labeled enlarged details of mandibles, legs and antennae on cream paper

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XII

Unknown artist, 1864

Hand-colored plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with a caption key listing species names.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate XI

Unknown artist, 1857

Coloured plate of two Voluta pacifica sea shells, one showing the open aperture and one the mottled outer surface.

Exotic conchology - Plate 43

Unknown artist, 1841

Coloured plate of four Platycephalus flathead fish in side view with line drawings of their flattened heads from above.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXVIII

Unknown artist, 1862

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXXIV

Unknown artist, 1877

Plate of hand-coloured land and freshwater shells, numbered 135 to 152, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate XII

Unknown artist, 1857

Hand-coloured plate of two Strombus melanastomus sea shells, one upright and one reclining, with a species caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 47

Unknown artist, 1841

Medieval illuminated manuscript leaf with four framed scenes of figures, including an angel, under Gothic arches.

Scenes from the Miracles of St. Peter, from a Bible Historiale or Pictorial New Testament

Unknown artist, c. 1350

Manuscript miniature of a haloed saint kneeling at an altar as armed men approach, framed by a gold and floral border.

The Murder of Thomas Becket, page one, from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, 1430/40

Four haloed saints, two of them bishops with mitres and a crosier, painted within a decorative illuminated letter E.

Two Saints and Two Bishops in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 1335/1400

Painted sheet with Lady Justice holding sword and scales above a blue heraldic shield flanked by two lions, in ornate border.

Figure of Justice and Shield with Lions Rampant

Unknown artist, n.d.

Woodcut vignette of the Nativity of Mary, with attendants washing an infant in an interior, framed by floral scrollwork.

[Zastawka z przedstawieniem narodzin Marii]

Unknown artist, 1720

Hand-colored woodcut of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two saints, one a bishop, one crowned in red robes.

The Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints Corbinian and Sigismund

Unknown artist, 1492

Pen and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with three crosses, soldiers with spears in the foreground, and a distant city.

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1520

Pencil and wash sketch of white cliffs and a bay, with a cable rising to a clifftop telegraph house and tents.

The Laying of the Atlantic Cable at Foilhommerum Bay, Ireland

Unknown artist, 1865

Print with a standing horse above a circular portrait of a man in armor and ruff, with ink sketches below.

Sketches of a Horse and a Nobleman

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate chalice with a cross, surrounded by cherubs on clouds and radiating light rays.

Glorification of the Host

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Figure Costumed as Hercules

Unknown artist, c. 1539

Brown wash drawing of a bearded prophet and a sibyl beside putti within an ornate classical architectural frame.

Prophet and Sybil

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing putti, one holding an aloft bow, the other frontal with wings.

Two Standing Putti [recto]

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head tilted downward, with shoulder-length hair and lowered eyes on toned paper.

Head of a Young Man [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Chalk study on blue paper of two male heads and a small red chalk putto rising between them.

Study of Heads [recto]

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman and a standing man with a staff beside a well under trees.

Pastoral Scene