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Etching of mourners lowering a body into a stone tomb in a cave, with a kneeling man in the foreground.

The Entombment, plate fourteen from Stations of the Cross

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1748, published 1749

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono at a red railing, with a river and hills behind her.

Saishin, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Suik…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30

Engraved ornamental panel with central palmette, scrolling acanthus leaves, dragon heads and horns of plenty.

Ornament with a Palmette

Sebald Beham, n.d.

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in patterned armor holding an axe, with calligraphy panels beside him.

Metal: Li Kui (Kin, Riki), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned white kimono with a floating paper, framed by an ornamental border

Ono no Komachi, from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fujin awase)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Etched dedication page with italic Italian text inside an ornate Rococo frame of scrollwork, garlands and a cameo.

Dedication to Giovanni Bottari, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etched plate of Latin inscriptions in a decorative foliage frame, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748.

Transcription of various ancient Latin inscriptions, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etched page with Latin inscriptions in an ornate scrolled cartouche and an index of plates listing Roman monuments.

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of Roman temple ruins with tall Corinthian columns, a broken entablature, and small figures among fallen stones.

Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer]. 1. Temple of Concord, plate 7 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches a…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch overgrown with ivy, with an inscribed tablet and small figures on the road.

Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome, plate 8 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the Temple of Janus in Rome, with arched openings, overgrown ruins and a smaller carved arch on the left.

Temple of Janus, plate 11 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with tiered arcades, trees at the edges, and the Arch of Constantine at right.

Flavian ampitheater, called the Colosseum. 1. Arch of Constantine. 2. Palatine Hill, plate 12 from Some Views of Triu…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, with the Temple of Concord columns at left and a bell tower behind.

Arch of Septimius Severus. 1. Temple of Concord. 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill, plate 13 from Some Views of Triump…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etched title page with baroque cartouche and inscription by Piranesi, with drapery, garlands and a ruined arch at left.

Title Page: Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect. Part Two, fro…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of a stone Roman bridge with five arches over a river, figures and boats below, a distant town beyond.

The Bridge at Rimini built by the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius, plate 16 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and ot…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the ruined Corinthian temple at Pola, Istria, with small figures among stones and cypress trees.

Temple of Pola in Istria, plate 21 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of a ruined classical temple rear facade with a pediment, overgrown trees, and small figures in the foreground.

Rear View of the Temple of Pola in Istria. 1. Rear view of another temple, plate 22 from Some Views of Triumphal Arch…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the Pola amphitheater rising over a waterfront with sailboats and figures in the foreground.

Ampitheater of Pola in Istria near the sea, plate 23 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of the ruined Arch of Galienus in Rome with small figures and a church facade beside it.

Arch of Galienus. I. Facade of the Church of S. Vito, plate 29 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Lithograph of a captain shouting through a speaking trumpet at a crewman in a boat, with a billowing sail and a shoreline tow

A Boat-Manoeuvre. The Captain yelling in his trumpet: “- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready!..... Clew…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Engraved frieze of a battle with rearing horses, archers, spearmen and fallen soldiers across a narrow horizontal panel.

Battle of Horsemen and Foot Soldiers, from Combats and Triumphs

Etienne Delaune, c. 1560/73

Watercolor of a woman in black and a small girl in white leaning at a balcony railing over a distant domed city.

On the Balcony

Berthe Morisot, 1871/72

Pencil drawing of a medallion portrait surrounded by putti holding a trumpet, laurel, and book, dated 1774.

A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1774

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elegant couple in 18th-century dress with a kneeling figure and classical statues behind.

The Promenade on the Boulevard

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1760

Engraved ornamental design for a goblet with a central face in a beaded headdress, surrounded by scrolls and flowers.

Plate 2, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etched ornamental design for a goblet with cherub heads, scrollwork, and acanthus leaves, numbered 3.

Plate 3, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etched goblet design with scrollwork, human heads, and a river town scene in an oval cartouche, numbered 4.

Plate 4, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Engraved design for a footed goblet with scrolling ornament, a mask, and a reclining child in the bowl panel.

Plate 5, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Engraved design for a goblet with scrolling ornament, a reclining figure with a child, and cherub heads on the stem.

Plate 6, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Black and white engraved ornamental design for a goblet, with a central female mask, scrollwork, and floral motifs.

Plate 7, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604