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Brown wash drawing of a waterfall in a wooded landscape, with a mother and child seated on a rock at lower left.

Landscape with Waterfall and a Mother and Child

Johann Peter Beer, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a river flowing past a rocky cliff and tall trees, with a small waterfall and figure in the distance.

At Nunnery in Cumberland

Joseph Farington, August 20, 1786

Sepia etching of a ruined tower on a wooded hill with travelers in the foreground and a distant coast under clouds.

Winchelsea Sussex, part VIII, plate 42 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, April 23, 1812

Sepia engraving of sailing boats in rough waves at a harbour entrance, with a large ship and distant church spires.

Entrance of Calais Harbour, part XI, plate 55 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1816

Engraving of Christ in a central oval among angels, with naked souls emerging from a monstrous mouth amid grotesque demons.

The Descent of Christ Into Limbo

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1551

Sepia engraving of jagged Alpine peaks above a valley, with tall pine trees and rocks in the foreground under dramatic clouds

The Source of the Arvaron in the Valley of Chamouni, Savoy, part XII, plate 60 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1816

Sepia print of a farmyard with a rooster, pigs, chickens, a wooden cart, and two men leaning on a fence.

The Farm-Yard with the Cock (Liber Studiorum, part IV, plate 17)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, March 29, 1809

Engraving of an allegorical figure labeled Spes amid a flood, with people fleeing on rooftops and boats in rough water.

Hope (Spes), from "The Virtues"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1559-60

Sepia print of a river landscape with a stone bridge, large tree, classical ruins, and dancing women on the bank.

Apuleia in Search of Apuleius, unpublished plate from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1813-23

Woodcut of Saint Jerome seated in a study, removing a thorn from a lion's paw beside open books and a window.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, Lyons 1508 (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading in a cave with a lion, crucifix, and distant town and boat, dated 1512.

Saint Jerome in a Cave

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Etching of Saint James Minor holding a carpenter's square, wearing a draped robe, against a crosshatched background.

Saint James Minor, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a city gate past soldiers and a crowd, with a castle on the hill behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Engraving of a bearded man seen from behind, carrying a staff over his shoulder, with a flowing cloak and dense hatching.

Saint James Major

Parmigianino, early 16th century

Etching of Christ at a stone well speaking with a Samaritan woman holding a water jar, with figures and a town behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria: an Arched Print

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Engraving of a sun-god driving a horse chariot through clouds, with a reclining nude couple and a putto below.

An allegory of the rising sun, a naked man wearing a shroud and accompanied Father Time is being drawn by horses

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Venus and Mars on a bed as Apollo's sun chariot rides overhead, with an Italian inscription below.

Venus and Mars discovered by Apollo, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of a standard bearer in ornate costume raising one hand, holding a large flag, with a town in the background.

Standard Bearer with Raised Left Hand

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of a nude woman suspended in air by her raised arms, framed by ornate decoration, cherubs and Italian verse below.

Juno suspended in the air, set within a frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraved bust of the god Jupiter with curly hair and beard, draped in cloth, labeled GIOVE on the base.

Bust of Jupiter

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Etching of playful putti riding and leading a goat among grapes and a fruit basket beneath trees.

The Feast of Bacchus

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1738

Engraved print of Juno with a child gesturing toward a seated Jupiter and eagle, within an ornate decorative frame.

Juno at left asks Jupiter to help the Greeks, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of helmeted Minerva among draped women, a seated figure with a lyre, and a reclining figure on steps.

Minerva and the Arts and Sciences

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Oval engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white cap writing with a quill, with an inscription naming Phillis Wheatley.

Phillis Wheatley

Scipio Moorhead, 1773

Engraving of Cupid in a chariot drawn by unicorns above clustered nude figures in a wooded landscape.

The triumph of love, cupid riding a chariot drawn by unicorn is in the upper right, naked figures fill the composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1545

Etching of Daphne turning into a laurel tree as Apollo, holding a bow, reaches toward her in a grassy landscape.

Apollo at right holding a bow chasing Daphne at the left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

Etching of a boisterous street procession with riders, crowds, a cauldron, and onlookers at windows.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap and coat, labeled Mr Samuel Butler, signed W. Hogarth sculp.

Frontispiece Portrait (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, April 1726

Engraved ornamental vase with satyr handles, a bearded figure medallion, putti holding grape garlands, and a fluted base.

Vase with Two Winged Satyrs

René Boyvin, 17th century

Hand-colored print of a domed lecture hall with a crowd of spectators watching a lecturer at a demonstration table.

Surrey Institution, plate 81 from "Microcosm of London"

Thomas Rowlandson, September 1, 1809

Engraved grotesque ornament with a central bat, hanging lantern, snail, grasshopper and flanking hybrid figures, dated 1550.

Design for a Candelabra Grotesque with a Bat in the Center

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a blank central shield, flanked by dragons, birds and scrolls within an arched niche.

Design for a Cartouche, plate from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598