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13,165 works

Etching of a dark valley with rocky outcrops, a winding path, and a bright break in dramatic clouds at the horizon.

Franchard Valley

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1888, published 1908

Etching of a standing man in a cap and vest holding a walking stick and a sack, drawn in fine black hatching on pale paper.

Snake Hunter

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1908

Pen drawing of a young child in a dark dress seated beside a table with two jars, by Louis Auguste Lepère.

Le Gamin à L'orvet

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1908

Etching of a seated street vendor in a headscarf holding a snake, with a wooden crate beside her.

Serpent Merchant

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1908

Etching of tall forest trees with dappled light and small figures walking on a path below.

Morning, Crossroads of the Forts de Marlotte

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1889, published 1908

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors: one riding a crane, one unrolling a scroll, and a scowling figure in a floral kimo

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Kume no Sennin, Onoe Kikugoro I as Goi-no-suke Takenari, and Otani Hiroji II as Hata…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1754

Brown wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove, an angel, and God with cherubs above.

Baptism of Christ

Bolognese Italian, c. 1560

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with a sword, palm frond, and dragon beneath her.

Study for Saint Margaret

Maerten de Vos, c. 1584-1587

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man raising a torch against swirling dark smoke and clouds.

Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch

William Blake, n.d.

Illuminated choir book page with a blue and red decorated initial I, green oak leaves and acorns, and black gothic text.

Decorated Initial "I" with Acorns and Leaves from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d., probably a modern copy

Gilded illuminated panel of the Trinity enthroned above a crowd of saints, angels, and musicians in a celestial court.

The Trinity and Saints in Paradise, or La Cour Céleste from a volume of "La Cité de Dieu" by St Augustine

Unknown artist, mid-15th century

Etching of a mother clutching two frightened children as a tall hooded bogeyman figure looms in a dark room.

Here Comes the Bogeyman, plate three from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of a figure in a patterned cap and embroidered coat leaning on a cushioned chair, with a Spanish caption below.

Nanny's boy, plate four from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a fur-clad woman with a fan, a man in a tricorn hat, and a hooded older woman beside them.

Two of a Kind, plate five from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of masked figures at a masquerade, with an elderly man in a tricorn hat beside a woman in a gown.

Nobody knows himself, plate six from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a man leaning toward a woman in a dark dress, with a seated veiled woman with a fan behind them.

Even Thus he Cannot Make Her Out, plate seven from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a man carrying a struggling woman over his shoulder, her legs kicking in the air beside a tipped chair.

They Carried Her Off!, plate eight from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of a man clutching his head beside a limp reclining woman before a stone wall, titled Tantalo.

Tantalus, plate 9 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a man embracing a woman beside a stone wall, with a skull and hammer on the ground below.

Love and Death, plate ten from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of three men near a tree trunk, one bending over a bundle with rope, plate 11 from Los Caprichos.

Lads Making Ready, plate eleven from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of a man reaching into a woman's open mouth while she leans back on a stone staircase.

Out Hunting for Teeth, plate twelve from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of an elderly man leaning over a table with a plate, two companions and a standing figure behind him.

They are Hot, plate 13 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of an old man leaning toward a young woman in a pale gown while others watch from behind, from Goya's Los Caprichos.

What a Sacrifice!, plate 14 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of two women seated on chairs, one older leaning toward a younger woman in a dark lace mantilla.

Pretty Teachings, plate 15 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a young woman with a fan beside an older woman in a shawl, with a Spanish caption beneath.

For Heaven's Sake: and it was Her Mother, plate 16 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of a young woman bending over a board while an elderly woman in a headscarf watches beside her.

It is Nicely Stretched, plate 17 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Sepia etching of a grinning old man beside a burning chair in a dim interior, with Spanish caption below.

And his house is on fire, plate 18 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of an old hooded woman beside two younger women, with winged figures and birds flying above a bare tree branch.

All Will Fall, plate 19 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Brown etching of witches with brooms, a bent young woman, two plucked birds on the floor, and a flying bird above.

There They Go Plucked (i.e. fleeced), plate 20 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99

Etching of two seated men plucking feathers from a small bird, with a standing figure behind them in shadow.

How they Pluck Her, plate 21 from Los Caprichos

Francisco Goya, 1797/99