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Woodcut of a clergyman preaching from a pulpit as a skeleton holding an hourglass stands beside him, with a congregation belo

The Clergyman, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Pen and wash drawing of a stone staircase under a stone arch, with a woman in a long dress climbing the steps.

The Curving Stair

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1778-79

Engraving of the Eritrean Sibyl seated with an open book, flanked by putti and architectural arches, after Michelangelo.

The Eritrean Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

Giorgio Ghisi, 1570-75

Engraving of Paris choosing among three goddesses with Mercury between them, cherubs and chariots in the sky above.

The Judgment of Paris; Paris seated on a rock choosing between the goddesses Venus, Juno, and Minerva, the god Mercur…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1555

Etching of a figure with a staff standing on a sea creature atop a pedestal, flanked by two gesturing nude figures.

"La Colere de Neptune," fontaine

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers in a guardroom with a fireplace, a table of card players, and a coat of arms on the wall.

Guardroom Scene

Cornelis Troost, 1744

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame's twin towers behind, and boats and figures b

The Petit Pont, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1850 or later

Engraving of two winged angels flying diagonally, each holding a flaming torch against radiating light lines.

Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying Torches

Battista Franco Veneziano

Woodcut landscape with a seated couple in the foreground, a large tree on the right, and a rocky peak above a village.

Landscape with a woman seated next to a man playing a hurdy-gurdy

Domenico Campagnola, ca. 1540

Etched frontispiece with a kneeling man holding a flowering tree, figures in clouds above, and a coat of arms on a pedestal.

Frontispiece for Il Mercurio, III: Hercules Planting His Club

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Sepia print of a river valley with an arched stone bridge, tall trees framing the view, and figures seated in the foreground.

The Bridge in Middle Distance, part III, plate 13 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia print of water cress gatherers by a stone bridge beside a river under a dramatic storm sky, by J.M.W. Turner.

Water Cress Gatherers, Rails Head Ferry Bridge, Twickenham, part XIII, plate 62 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Engraving of an allegorical woman with a mirror and eagle, with a garden, a healing scene and a city behind her.

Sight (Visus), from "The Five Senses"

Maerten de Vos, n.d.

Sepia print of a wooded landscape with ruined arches, fallen tombs, and figures near a well, by J. M. W. Turner.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria, part XIV, plate 71 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Sepia etching of beached sailing boats, horse carts and figures on a tidal shore with a distant castle under clouds.

Scene on the French Coast (Liber Studiorum, part I, plate 4)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Brown wash drawing of two figures struggling against wind in a churchyard with gravestones, skull and Gothic church behind.

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim in the Churchyard

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1775

Sepia etching of a stormy mountain lake with lightning, sailboats, and figures struggling with a cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun, Swiss (Liber Studiorum, part III, plate 15)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia engraving of a rugged Scottish mountain valley with a stream, boulders, pine trees and dramatic clouds.

Ben Arthur, Scotland (Liber Studiorum, part XIV, plate 69)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Etching of teal ducks resting in a marsh among tall reeds, with birds flying overhead under a hatched sky.

Sarcelles

Félix Bracquemond, 1853

Woodcut of a plumed, armored standard bearer striding forward with a flag, with a castle and hills in the background.

The Standard Bearer

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1515

Collage of ornamental design studies with scrollwork, putti, a crowned female bust, and a lion paw sketch.

Ten designs for the decoration of houses, including at least one for the stairway of the Chateau d'Ognon of M. deMach…

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Etching of a reclining man on a bed attended by physicians and soldiers in a draped tent, with smoke rising from a brazier.

Death of Antiochus After His Fall

Noël Hallé, 1738

Etching of people with umbrellas walking on a wooden pier under a stormy sky with gulls, a mast and a smoking chimney.

A Pier in England (Une Jetée en Angleterre)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Etching of Lot seated drinking with his two daughters in a cave, a city burning in the distance.

Lot and His Daughters

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1748

Woodcut of the Madonna and Child on a grassy bank with an elderly man, a standing woman with fruit, and two infants.

The Madonna on a Grassy Bank

Albrecht Dürer, 1526

Caricature drawing of a large-headed bearded man seated on crates aboard a boat pulled by a mermaid across waves.

Samuel P. Avery Transporting His Treasures Across the Sea

Theodore Wust, ca. 1875-80

Engraving of women dining at a long table in a furnished room with a fireplace, a servant, children and dogs.

Wives at Table During the Absence of their Husbands

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of a crowned man in a fur-trimmed robe holding a scepter and laurel, with a smoky scene and stairs at right.

Périandre

Jean Couvay, ca. 1639-40

Etching of the Virgin kneeling at a lectern with a book, face upturned, as a dove descends with rays of light.

The Annunciation

Parmigianino, early 16th century

Engraving of Pluto driving a chariot with horses into a dark cave, with serpent-wielding figures in the underworld.

Pluto riding a chariot descending into Hell, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a draped female figure standing in a niche, one arm resting on a ledge, holding an object.

A muse standing in a niche, left arm resting in a ledge

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Head of an old man looking down, facing left, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50