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Woodcut of the crowned Virgin holding the infant Christ, surrounded by clouds and angels, with a kneeling donor at right.

Madonna and Child

Hans Baldung Grien, 1515/1517

Etching of a seated man being consecrated by mitred bishops beneath a dove, with candlebearers and a kneeling priest.

The Consecration of a Bishop

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Pieter Claesz Soutman

Watercolor stage set design with painted panels, textured fabrics, hand fans, a screen with figures, and a blue and white vas

Stage Set Consisting Of Painted Panels, Fabrics, And Fans

Robert Caney, 1870/1890

Loose watercolor sketch of Venetian domes and palace facades rising above blue lagoon water under a hazy tan sky.

The Salute and the Palazzo Ducale from the Bacino di San Marco

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Engraving of the Holy Family with a lamb-carrying boy and two angels, one playing a harp, dated 1605.

The Holy Family and Two Angels

after Bartholomaeus Spranger Lucas Kilian, 1605

A Bald Man in Profile (The Artist's Father?)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Charcoal drawing of a shepherd with a flock of sheep and a dog crossing a flat field under a dark, cloudy sky.

Shepherd Returning with His Flock

Jean-François Millet, c. 1860

Hand-colored print of a paneled dining room with ornate ceiling, three figures at a round table, and dogs on a red carpet.

The Dining Room, Levens, Westmorland

Joseph Nash, 1849

Brown wash drawing of a grotto with arched openings revealing trees and ruined walls beyond, by Francis Place.

A Grotto (The Stables of the Villa Maecenas, Tivoli?)

Francis Place, c. 1700

Engraving of a man and a woman taking tea in a salon while a second woman stands nearby, with curtains and framed pictures.

Le matin

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of elderly figures spinning and seated in a courtyard, while a young couple flirts under trees; French verse below.

La vieillesse

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Engraving of a young milkmaid in a bonnet leaning on a dark horse, holding a jug, within an oval frame.

La laitiere

Jean Charles Levasseur after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1783

Engraving of a bedchamber with a seated woman, a servant pouring tea, and a gentleman in a wig entering from the right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.3

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraving of an allegorical lottery scene with a central pedestal, large drawing wheels, draped curtains and crowded figures.

The Lottery

William Hogarth, 1721

Hand-coloured print of a knife grinder at his wheel sharpening a blade for two women in bonnets on a London street.

Knives, Scissors and Razors to Grind

Giovanni Vendramini after Francis Wheatley, published 1795

Hogarth etching of a chaotic theatre rehearsal with actors at a table, hanging ropes, a fallen chair and a fiddler above.

A Just View of the British Stage

William Hogarth, 1724

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a lace ruff, framed by an ornate cartouche with a small battle scene below.

Louise de Coligny

Jacob Houbraken

Dark woodcut print of swirling waves and figures, with pale lines and red accents, inscribed L'Univers est créé.

The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé)

Paul Gauguin, c. 1894

Engraving of a nude woman tied to a column as a crowd in period dress gathers, one man raising a stone to throw.

The Two Elders Stoned by the People

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1555

Engraving of nude Hercules strangling a lion beside a tree, with a club on the ground and a small figure in the background.

Hercules Slaying the Lion of Nemea

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Vertical engraved ornament with scrolling foliage, grotesque masks, and a putto riding a sphinx-like creature below.

Ornament with a Child on the Back of a Sphinx

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1535

Color woodcut of waves breaking on a shore, with a dark boat and figures at left under a cloudy sky.

Unfurled Waves, Flood of September 1901 (Les lames deferlent,maree de Septembre 1901)

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1901

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner rising above a cave, an angel, sleeping soldiers below, and women in veils at rig

The Resurrection

Philip Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, possibly c. 1570

Engraving of four nude female figures in arched niches with feathered staffs, accompanied by small children and fruit.

Les divers pourtraicts et figures IV

Master AD, c. 1600

Engraving of four nude figures with putti in arched niches, flanked by fluted columns and foliage.

Les divers pourtraicts et figures V

Master AD, c. 1600

Engraved portrait of an older man in a pleated cap and ruff, holding a scroll, with a Latin inscription below.

Man Holding Scroll

Hieronymus Wierix, 1579

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a ruff collar and pearl necklaces, with a French verse caption below.

Catherine de Bourbon

Léonard Gaultier

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy in a ruff collar and feathered cap, with an inscribed border naming Henry de Bourbon.

Henry II de Bourbon, Prince de Conde

Léonard Gaultier, 1604

Oval mezzotint portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl earrings, leaning on draped fabric, labeled Eleanor Gwyn.

Eleanor Gwyn, Mistress of Charles II

Valentine Green after Sir Peter Lely, published 1777

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a large ruff collar, with a Latin inscription above and French verse below.

Henry IV of France

Matthis Quad after Theodor de Bry