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Etching of a seated philosopher resting his head in meditation among skulls, bones, a large tree, an owl and classical ruins.

Democritus in Meditation

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Etching of the infant Christ embracing a cross with the Virgin, angels and cherubs, under a tree in clouds.

The Infant Christ Embracing the Cross (The Dream of Joseph)

Pietro Testa, 1635/1637

Etched landscape with large trees, a rocky bank, and two travelers with a donkey on a path beside distant hills.

The Little Angels on the Hill

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of two nymphs and a satyr beside a large vat, a goat and grapes, with a stone pillar and trees behind.

Two Nymphs and a Satyr before a Large Vat

Herman van Swanevelt

Engraving of armored horsemen with plumed helmets, javelins and bows riding in procession across the sheet.

Riders Carrying Bows and Javelins

Antonio Fantuzzi after Giulio Romano, probably 1542

Engraved print of a kneeling bearded man in papal robes with hands clasped, a tiara beside him, inscribed Sixtus V.

Pope Sixtus V

after Giuseppe Cesari Prospero Bresciano, 1589

Engraving of two men with a goat beside tree trunks, with a walled city, tower, and bridge in the background.

Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid

Herman Jansz Muller after Maerten van Heemskerck, c. 1566

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a long skirt standing and reading an open book, seen from behind on tan paper.

Woman Reading

Chiaroscuro woodcut of a seated woman reading a large book while a child holds a torch beside her.

Sibyl Reading

Unknown artist, 16th century

Reddish-brown print of men lowering Christ's body from a cross while mourning figures kneel below on a hillside.

The Descent from the Cross

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael

Sepia drawing of King Solomon on a throne under a canopy, with two women before him, a soldier with a sword, and a child at t

The Judgment of Solomon

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel and Cornelis Brouwer, after Jan de Bisschop, 1782

Brown and red print of a smiling boy in a wide-brimmed hat leaning on a lower door within a stone archway.

Boy Leaning over a Lower Door

after Samuel van Hoogstraten Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1763, published 1765

Sepia print of a cavalier, a seated woman drinking from a glass, and a young page holding a palette in an interior.

Cavalier and Lady with a Page

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel and Cornelis Brouwer, after Gerard ter Borch the Younger, 1779, published 1781

Sepia etching of a dense forest with gnarled oak trees, tangled branches and ferns on the ground.

En Foret a Breau

Adolphe André Wacquez, 1860

Sheet of figure studies in grey wash, ink, and red chalk showing a seated woman with children and several mother and infant s

Studies: Major Thomas Biddle and Thomas Wilcocks Sully

Thomas Sully, 1820

Sepia drawing of ruined Doric temple columns on a rocky hillside, with a smaller temple and distant sea below.

Temples of Juno, Lucina, and Concordia - Agrigentum, Sicily

Thomas Cole, 1842

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat raising a flail in a barn, with a dog and another worker nearby.

Man Flailing

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1850s

Charcoal drawing of two oxen pulling a dump cart over rocky ground with workmen pushing it.

Oxen and Dump Cart

Edwin Forbes, 1860s or 1870s

Drawing of a rushing stream over rocks with a waterfall down a mountain cliff and trees on the right.

Mountain Landscape, Stream and Waterfall

William Hart, 1860

Pencil drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, shrubs and a shallow stream on tan paper.

Landscape, Early Spring

John Henry Hill, 1857

Ink sketch on blue paper of a church interior with a carved relief of two seated figures, columns, and ornate arches.

Trinity Church, Boston (nave) - Mural Study

John La Farge, 1876

Brown chalk and wash drawing of a bearded man in period dress leaning on a tall staff, turned to the left.

Figure Costume Study for Columbus Mural, Washington, D.C.

John Vanderlyn, in or after 1837

Pencil sketch of a city street between tall buildings with rooftops and a distant harbor view under a pale sky.

The Battery, New York

Stanford White, c. 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, with painter's tools arranged below.

François Boucher

after Alexandre Roslin Manuel Salvador Carmona, 1761

Long engraved royal family tree with oval portraits of English monarchs, crowned coats of arms and vine scrollwork.

Family Tree with Portraits of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Elizabeth, James, and Charles

Engraving of a giant fish swallowing smaller fish, with fishermen in a rowboat and a walled city in the background.

The Big Fish Eat the Little Fish

Hendrik Hondius after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (after Hieronymus Bosch?, c. 1619

Engraving of Christ with a halo walking with two travelling companions carrying staffs on a road through hills, dated 1571.

Christ and His Disciples on the Way to Emmaus

Philip Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1571

Engraving of a seated woman with a branch, a horned satyr playing pipes, a satyr child, and a leopard in a wooded landscape.

Satyr Family

Benedetto Montagna, c. 1512/1520

Pencil sketch of a muscular bearded giant with curly hair leaning on a column, drawn on tan paper.

The Giants

John Flaxman, c. 1793

Engraving of putti hammering an anvil among ruined arches, with a dragon and sleeping figures in the foreground and a distant

Fate of an Evil Tongue

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1507

Engraving of Saturn, a bearded nude man holding a child and a staff, within an ornate oval frame with a goat and tools.

Saturn

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, 1597

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