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Watercolor perspective of a Gothic Revival stone castle with a tall tower and flag under a moonlit cloudy sky.

Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1855

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree, rolling hills, and a castle on a hill under clouds.

Landscape with a Castle on a Hill

Crescenzio Onofri, 1632-1712

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman by a bed, with a winged cupid, a dog, and a tower in the background.

Ogni cosa vince l'oro

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Grey wash drawing of Christ ascending into cloudy sky while kneeling apostles gaze upward from a hilltop.

The Ascension of Christ

Ventura Salimbeni, 1568-1613

Grey wash drawing of a bearded robed figure preaching to helmeted soldiers beneath trees and clouds.

Saint John the Baptist (?) Preaching to a Group of Soldiers

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 16th century

Engraving of St Jerome kneeling by a crucifix holding a skull, with a lion at left and a ruined city in the distance.

St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-27

Engraving of a woman in a niche holding a bit and bridle, an allegorical figure of Temperance.

Temperance personfied by a woman standing in a niche holding a bit, from "The Virtues"

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1515-25

Grey wash drawing of a small house beside a river, framed by tall trees and reeds under a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with a House beside a River

Lucas van Uden, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a river winding past leaning trees and a wooden gate under a pale sky.

River Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Engraving of a formal ball with dancing couples, musicians, and seated spectators in an ornate interior with tall windows.

The Ball

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1634-35

Brown wash drawing of soldiers tending a wounded comrade on a battlefield, with fallen men and a rifle in the foreground.

The wounded comrade

Nicholas Shiels, 1884-89

Broadside of 48 small woodcut scenes telling the prodigal son story, each with a Spanish caption, on aged paper.

Broadside with 48 scenes relating to the story of the prodigal son

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Engraved portrait of a young boy in a plumed cap and embroidered sleeves holding an orb, with Latin verse below.

Edward VI

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Woodcut of three mounted heroes labeled Hector, Alexander and Julius Caesar, with plumed helmets and decorated horse trapping

Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar, from the Nine Heroes

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520

Engraving of a seated turbaned ruler at a draped table with a kneeling robed figure and a crowd of onlookers in an interior.

Joseph Interpreting Pharoah's Dreams (copy)

Clement de Jonghe, 1640-70

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner rising above a tomb as soldiers react in the foreground.

The Resurrection, from "The Passion of Christ"

Jan Müller, ca. 1615-20

Woodcut of a skeleton leading a bishop with a crozier past sheep, with mountains and a sun behind them.

The Bishop, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a child reaching toward a fire as a skeleton stands behind him, with an hourglass and startled onlookers nearby.

The Child, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Etching of a vaulted chamber with a stone staircase, skeletons, stacked skulls, clay jars, and a despairing man at right.

Prison Scene

Francesco Piranesi, n.d.

Drawing of a wall tomb design with a central urn, two cherubs drawing back drapery, and an inscribed tablet on the base.

Design for a Wall Tomb

Avanzino Nucci, 1590-1610

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, the grieving Virgin, a kneeling Magdalen, and St. John.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin, the Magdalen, and St. John

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s

Etching of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ across her lap, her haloed face turned upward beside him.

Pietà

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of the Church of St. Etienne-du-Mont in Paris with a tall bell tower, rose window, and narrow street scene.

The Church of St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1852

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a resting stag beneath large trees among rocks, with distant hills.

Italian Landscape with Trees, Rocks and a Resting Deer

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1824

Woodcut of the Virgin and infant under trees with Joseph, Saint Jerome, Saint John, a lion, and a town in the distance.

Mary seated beneath trees with baby, flanked by Joseph at left and St. Jerome at right; St. John the Baptist seated i…

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white kimono and torn black cloak, biting an orange cloth beside a wooden signboard.

Morita Kanya VIII as Kawachi Kanja, Disguised as Genkaibo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Engraving of a tiered fountain topped by a statue of Hercules battling a serpent, with water jets and nude figures around the

The Fountain of Hercules in Augsburg, a reduced copy after Muller's engraving

Jan Müller, 1602

Etching of an elderly bald man with a curly beard looking straight ahead, with fine hatched lines shading his face.

Head of Old Man

Stefano Della Bella

Watercolor of a crowded domed hall with dancing guests, potted trees, and a balcony audience beneath a glass ceiling.

Innere Ansicht des Deutschen Volks Winter Gartens. IInterior of the German Winter Garden. 45 Bowery, New York

Fritz Meyer, 1856

Engraving of Christ in an oval halo among angels, with naked souls emerging from a monstrous mouth and grotesque demons aroun

The Descent of Christ Into Limbo

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1561

Watercolor of a horse-drawn carriage on a tree-lined road overlooking a valley with grazing cattle and distant hills.

Sketchbook of a Journey to the Château d'Eu

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1811

Sheet of nineteen ornamental design studies for interior decoration, with a watercolor wall elevation of a painted room at to

Nineteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97