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Etching of two cows on a path beside a ruined stone tower, with trees on the left and a distant wall.

The Keep

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Engraving of a turbaned, bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe gesturing toward a figure with a sword in a candlelit interior.

Plate XXII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha

Daniel Berger, 1780

Etching of two men dueling with swords in a forest, with a German caption below the scene.

Plate 2 for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1784

Woodblock print of a bearded tengu figure seated among rocks and trees with a mountain landscape behind.

Sōjōbō: King of the Tengu

Katsukawa Shuntei, 1819

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairdo holding a chrysanthemum fan, a small bird on her finger.

Suzume of Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of two armored samurai under cherry blossoms on a green hillside with a wooden fence.

Yoshiie composing poetry at the barrier Nakoso

Utagawa Kunisada, 1843

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono reeling silk thread at a wooden frame, with hanging skeins and a brazier.

Pulling silk thread

Utagawa Yoshifuji

Woodblock print of travelers and a child crossing an arched wooden bridge at dusk, with kites and mountains behind.

Kakegawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Etching of a seated sorceress in ruins with companions of Ulysses transformed into sheep, a stag, a dog and a peacock.

Circe with the companions of Ulysses changed into animals

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650-51

Watercolor and ink drawing of a Gothic church interior with a stone pulpit, arches, and kneeling worshippers.

Interior of the Church of St. Jacques, Louvain

Genaro Pérez Villaamil, 1807-54

Etching of an imaginary prison with a drawbridge, arched bridges, figures on walkways, and a winch under a vaulted ceiling.

The Drawbridge, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749-50

Engraving of a seated figure by a fire beneath a tree, with kneeling and reclining figures and flowering plants around them.

Sloth, from "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Grey drawing of haloed Saint Matthew seated in an architectural niche with a book, accompanied by a winged angel.

Saint Matthew Seated in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister with robed figures, cypresses under a crescent moon, and a blue painted nativity pa

Christian Inspiration

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883-86

Drawing of a robed saint on a cloud above plague victims, with an angel and cherubs in the sky within an ornate frame.

Saint Rosalia Interceding for Victims of the Plague in Palestrina

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude putti dancing across a shaded landscape with clouds.

Three Dancing Putti

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Engraving of Noah praying at a flaming altar while men sacrifice a ram and lead cows and a camel nearby.

Noah's Sacrifice; Noah at right with his hands clapsed in prayer before a fire upon an altar, two men sacrificing a r…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with cypresses, a crowned monogram on a tiered pedestal, and decorative rosettes and gl

Coronation of the Czar Alexander I, Moscow, September 1801

Lieutenant-Captain Cheleyev, 1801

Engraving of a haloed angel with feathered wings holding a lily, standing within a striped frame.

The Angel Gabriel standing, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-27

Sepia wash drawing of a seated man and a standing woman in a hilly landscape with a distant spire and birds.

Man and woman in a landscape (Faust and Marguerite)

Richard Parkes Bonington, ca. 1826-27

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate rococo palazzo interior with arched niches, draped curtains, and large mirrors.

Design for a Stage Set: Interior of a Palazzo Decorated with Large Mirrors and Console Tables

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and wash design of a church dome with columns, rococo cartouches, floral garlands and a radiant cherub.

Design for Part of a Church Ceiling with a Dome

Faustino Trebbi, 1735-1817

Ink and wash drawing of a stage set with high vaulted arches, stone columns, and a staircase rising at right.

Design for a Stage Set: A Dungeon with High Vaults and a Staircase at Right

Domenico Fossati, 1743-84

Ink and grey wash drawing of a receding palace interior with arched colonnades, draped curtains and a staircase.

Perspectival Sketch for a Palace Interior

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Watercolor of a grassy coastal headland overlooking the sea, with a distant island on the horizon at right.

On the North Coast of Devon, Lundy Island in the Distance

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1835

Watercolor view of London from Greenwich with domed buildings, river ships, and onlookers with map boards in the foreground.

View of London from Greenwich

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1825

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a cottage, and two small figures walking on a winding road.

Hilly Landscape with Two Figures on a Road

William Taverner, mid-18th century

Engraved chimneypiece design in Egyptian style with hieroglyphs, sphinx heads, winged disc and a fire in the hearth.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini (...) (Different Ways of ornamenting ch…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Architectural section drawing of a theatre interior showing stage, tiered balconies, ornate decoration, and roof structure in

Longitudinal Section of a Theatre

Nicolas Marie Potain, 18th century

Etching of a huge wheel and stone blocks inside a vaulted imaginary prison, with tiny figures dwarfed by the architecture.

The Giant Wheel, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749-50

Engraving of ancient bronze lamps on chains beside a large urn decorated with cameo medallions of heads and masks.

Various Lamps and a vase encusted with cameos, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamen…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1778

Woodcut of a skeleton grabbing a merchant clutching money bags, with ship masts and rigging behind them.

The Merchant, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538