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13,165 works

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair holding a flaming urn, inscribed Adrienne Le Couvreur, on a stone pedestal

Portrait of Adrienne Le Couvreur

Pierre Imbert Drevet, 1730

Brown wash drawing of a nun in a habit descending stone steps beside an iron railing under an awning.

Nun

Auguste Xavier Le Prince, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair, dark coat and white collar, 1683.

Nathanael Dilgerus

Gerard Edelinck, 1683

Engraved portrait of Moses holding stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, with a staff and rays of light.

Moïse

Gerard Edelinck, 1699

Hand-colored print of a stone arch over a stream beneath wooded cliffs, with a seated figure in blue near the water.

The Cloaca Maxima, plate three from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the Tomb of Nero, a stone monument on a hillside with two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Tomb of Nero, plate 7 from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the brick arches of the Temple of Peace ruins in Rome, with cattle and figures in a grassy field.

The Temple of Peace, plate nine from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the Arch of Titus in Rome, with figures on a cobbled street and a tree at left.

Titus's Arch, plate ten from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a great waterfall cascading between rocky cliffs and trees, with a stream in the foreground.

The Great Cascatella at Tivoli, plate thirteen from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a waterfall cascading down rocky cliffs with rapids and trees in the foreground.

Cascade of Terni, plate fourteen from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a stone city gate with ivy and ruined towers, two figures walking through the arch toward the light.

The Gate of St. Sebastian, plate seventeen from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the Column of Trajan in Rome beside a domed church, with small figures and pale buildings under a cloud

Column of Trajan, plate twenty-one from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a ruined tower above an arched gateway, with a tall pine and two figures on a path.

Tower of Pignattara, plate twenty-two from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the ruined Temple of Minerva Medica with arched openings, a large tree, a cart and figures on a dirt ro

Temple of Minerva Medica, plate twenty-five from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a small temple ruin beside a large tree, with figures on a path and a lake under a cloudy sky.

Temple of Tussis or the God of Coughing, plate twenty-nine from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and it…

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a waterfall cascading past trees toward a ruined colonnade and tower on a hilltop under a cloudy sky.

The Cascatelle and Stables of Mecenas, plate thirty-three from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its…

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the ruined brick Arch of Dolabella with figures on a dirt road beneath a cloudy sky.

The Arch of Dolabella, plate thirty-five from the Ruins from the Rome

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of the Arch of Pantani with a brick ruin, a bell tower, and figures resting on a dirt path.

Arch of Pantani, plate thirty-seven from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Hand-colored print of a waterfall cascading below a stone arch framing a distant hilltop town, with rocky cliffs and trees.

Cascade of Tivoli, plate thirty-nine from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Etching of a Seine riverside scene with a domed church on a hill, a rowboat on the water, and figures on a stone quay.

La Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, rue de l'Estacade, plate four from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Black and white etching of crowded barges along a river quay, with figures working and a bridge and towers in the distance.

Apple Market, Viewed from the Pont Louis-Philippe, plate seven from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of a winged gargoyle on a stone ledge overlooking Paris rooftops, a tower, the Seine, and bats in the sky.

The Vampire of Notre-Dame, plate nine from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of a Paris street by the Seine with a Gothic spire, a stone bridge, pedestrians and riverside buildings.

Le Pont Saint-Michel, plate twelve from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of Paris riverbank with barges, crowds on a quay, and the Eiffel Tower in the distance across the Seine.

The Dawn, plate fourteen from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of an evening Paris boulevard with a crowd, carriage, lit shop fronts, and a church tower among trees.

Boulevard Montmartre, Evening, plate fifteen from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of Paris rooftops with a factory and tall smokestacks releasing smoke under a cloudy sky.

Quartier des Gobelins, plate 20 from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1889, published 1910

Engraving of a crowded London street with a church spire, a well-dressed couple, a beggar on the ground, and a tavern sign.

Noon, Plate Two from The Four Times of Day

William Hogarth, 1738

Engraving of a crowded 18th-century street at evening with an inn sign, women, a child, a dog and a cow.

Evening, Plate Three from The Four Times of Day

Bernard Baron, 1738

Engraved night street scene with a lantern-bearing couple, a fire, an overturned cart, and hanging signs under a moonlit sky.

Night, Plate Four from The Four Times of Day

William Hogarth, 1738

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin crowned by Christ among angels and clouds, with a distant landscape and sailboat below.

The Coronation of the Virgin and The Flight into Egypt

Jan de Bisschop, 1648/71