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Chalk and white heightening drawing of a man bending forward with one arm extended, on a tan paper ground.

A Man Bending Over

Hans Thoma, 1886

Brown wash drawing of two nude men, one kneeling on a rock pointing upward, with faint sketched figures above.

The Baptism of Christ

Palma il Giovane

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with cherubs above three saints on the ground.

Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints John the Baptist, Stephen, and Lawrence

Palma il Giovane, 1620

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate palace facade with columns, carved scrollwork, and small figures at the base.

Two Kings and a Woman Leaving an Elaborate Palace

Jan Gossaert, 1503

Brown wash drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and sheep across a stream under a cloudy sky.

Herdsmen Driving Cattle across a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 1760

Pencil sketches on tan paper of domed churches over a hillside, a tree, and stone arches with steps.

Studies of the Colosseum and Monte Pincio (verso)

Julius Jacob the Elder, 1851

Brown wash drawing of an eagle with spread wings carrying a young figure upward through clouds.

The Rape of Ganymede

Niccolò dell'Abbate, 1545

Brown ink and wash drawing of a flaying scene beneath a tree, with a nude figure, a standing man and onlookers.

The Flaying of Marsyas

Paolo Farinati, 1570

Grey-toned drawing of Niagara Falls with white cascades, rising mist, wooded banks and a broad river in the foreground.

Niagara Falls

Régis François Gignoux

Engraved landscape of three travelers beside a large tree, with a river, cattle, a hilltop castle and a setting sun.

Euntes in Emaus (The Pilgrims to Emmaus)

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1555

Etched print of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourners and soldiers in the foreground and a town in the distance.

The Crucifixion

Wenceslaus Hollar

Engraving of Jupiter in plumed helmet and armor with cloak, holding a vessel beside a pedestal, an eagle at his feet.

Jupiter

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

Sepia print of The Entombment: men lower a shrouded body while mourners gather beneath trees, with a town on a hill behind.

The Entombment

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Engraving of a muscular nude man twisting with raised arms and draped cloth, with grass and a distant town at lower right.

The Crucified Man

Melchior Lorck, 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman tenderly holding a child, with dark foliage behind them.

The Holy Family

Abraham Bloemaert

Engraved double portrait of a man and a woman in period dress, framed by ornamental scrollwork and inscriptions.

Leopold I and Eleanor of Austria

Johann Michael Püchler

Engraving of Venus and Mars embracing on a bed while Vulcan hammers at a forge in the foreground.

Venus and Mars Embracing with Vulcan at his Forge

Enea Vico, 1543

Engraving of Christ and two companions walking with staffs on a hilly road, the central figure haloed, dated 1571.

Christ and His Disciples on the Way to Emmaus

Philips Galle, 1571

Etching of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree with arrows, an angel offering a wreath above, and a distant town.

Saint Sebastian

Willem Panneels

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed cape, with an inscription panel below.

Erard de la Marck

Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen, 1550

Engraving of a crowned king at a feast with attendants, and priests sacrificing animals at a temple altar above.

Josiah Celebrating Passover

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569

Sepia lithograph of Queen Victoria receiving a kneeling figure in an ornate hall, with numbered key of courtiers below.

Crimean War: key to the painting of the reception of "Crimean Heroes" by Queen Victoria. Coloured lithograph after J.…

Sepia portrait drawing of a man with light swept-back hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Lithograph (?) by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Hand-colored Victorian group portrait of a seated woman, a standing man, and several children in a paneled room.

Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children. Baxterprint by W. Dickes, 185-

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor, framed by putti, an eagle, and a shield, with Latin inscription below.

Ferdinandus I, Caroli V Frater, Natus VI Id. Mart. Ciciciii, Hungar. Ac Bohemiae, Solymanno Denique Vienna Depulso, e…

Pieter van Sompel, 1644

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff, framed by cherubs, armor and a coat of arms.

Ferdinandus I, Ferdinandi I Nepos. Natus VII Id. Ivl. Ciciclxxviii, Religionis Avitae Instaurator, Bohemiae Rex et Hu…

Pieter van Sompel, 1644

Engraved page with several vignettes of a ceremonial procession, carriages, guards and formally dressed courtiers on grand st

Werbung im Namen König Alfons I. (sic!) von Spanien um die Erzherzogin Christine am Kaiserhofe zu Wien. 1. Auffahrt d…

Vinzenz Katzler, 1879

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in laurel wreath and armor, framed by eagles, cherubs and a Latin inscription.

Carolus V, Grandson of Maximilian I, Son of Philip I King of Spain. Born at the beginning of 1500, Begins to Rule the…

Pieter van Sompel, 1644

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned man in ornate armor, framed by putti, helmets and a Latin inscription cartouche.

"Maximilianus I., Friderici IV Fil. Natus XII April. Ciccccclix, Maria Belgii Herede Ducta, Rom. Rex, Patre Vita Func…

Pieter van Sompel, 1644

Engraved portrait of Ida Gräfin Hahn-Hahn in headscarf and lace veil, under the Illustrirte Frauen-Zeitung masthead, 1880.

Ida. Gräfin Hahn-Hahn

August Schubert, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and ruff collar, surrounded by putti and an ornate cartouche.

Maximilianus II., Ferdinandi I Fil. Natus Kal. Sextil. Cicicxxvii, Bohemorum, Deinde Roman. Nec Non Hungarorum Rex, S…

Pieter van Sompel, 1644

Engraved page with multiple vignettes of Weinsberg: a town view, Kerner house, monument, ruined towers and a portrait medalli

Weinsberg. Thurm und Frauenweg auf der Weibertreu. (...) Das Kernerhaus. Das Kernerdenkmal. Justinus Kerner. Der Gesi…