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24,198 works

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a turban with a skeleton perched behind him, with lines of text below.

Richard II, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

John Hamilton Mortimer, May 20, 1775 (originally published), published 1809

Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

John Hamilton Mortimer, May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Bardolph

John Hamilton Mortimer, May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Oval print of a wide-eyed man in a feathered headdress with wheat ears, holding a wheat sheaf, titled Edgar.

Edgar

John Hamilton Mortimer, May 20, 1775; published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Caliban, a grotesque figure with feathered neck, clawed hands and a quotation below.

Caliban

John Hamilton Mortimer, May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Beatrice

John Hamilton Mortimer, March 15, 1776 (originally published); published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a turban and armor, head bowed with a tear, with verse text below.

York, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

John Hamilton Mortimer, originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Falstaff, a bearded balding man in a ruff collar raising a tankard, with a quotation below.

Falstaff

John Hamilton Mortimer, originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Oval engraved portrait of Shylock, a bearded man in a cap and buttoned coat gesturing with a stern look.

Shylock

John Hamilton Mortimer, originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Cassandra with wide eyes and raised hand, wearing a white headband and draped garment.

Cassandra, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

John Hamilton Mortimer, originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Etching of two soldiers and two women near a stone bench, with a horse and trees in the background.

Two Soldiers and Two Women, from Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740/50

The Leper ("Lazarus Klep")

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629

Pen and ink drawing of a spiny-leaved Acanthus spinosus plant with a tall flower spike growing from an urn.

Acanthus Spinosus, Presentation Drawings

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1877

Etching of a hooded monk kneeling among tall reeds in a cornfield, with a barrel at left and small figures in the distance.

The Monk in the Cornfield

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1646

Etching of a boy playing a flute beside a seated woman making a flower garland, with sheep, an owl, and a tree.

The Flute Player

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642

Hand-colored 1817 print of a ballroom with dancing couples, musicians in a balcony, and framed vignettes of dancing animals.

La Belle Assemblée

George Cruikshank, published August 31, 1817

Engraving of Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent, an apple exchanged, and an angel expelling them in the background.

Adam and Eve (The Fall of Man)

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1514

Etching of the ruined interior of the Colosseum with arches, tall overgrown piers and small figures among the stones.

Interior view of the Colosseum, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766, published 1807-35

Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with figures and goats in the foreground and ruins beyond.

View of the Arch of Constantine, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1771, published 1800-07

Engraving of a mounted spearman above a group of men carrying a body, with dogs and a torch-bearer, in an arched frame.

Hagen Leaves Siegfried's Body to be Carried Home from the Forest

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, n.d.

Etching of a bearded seated man resting his hands on a table beside a pitcher and ashtray, with shelves behind him.

Portrait of Eduardo Zamaçois, Spanish Painter

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig, lace cravat and dark coat with a cross insignia, dated 1694.

Pierre Simon, Engraver

Gerard Edelinck, 1694

Etching of an ancient stone wall and sewer arch on a river, with rowing boats, a sailing ship, and a domed building above.

View of the ancient structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido, and like others, built by Marcus Agri…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776, published 1800-07

Etching of the round Tomb of Caecilia Metella with ruined battlements, an arch, goats and small figures in the foreground.

Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1762, published 1800-07

Print of Roman soldiers, trumpeters and standard bearers in a triumphal procession, with banners showing battles and besieged

Triumph of Caesar

Andrea Andreani, 1599

Engraved portrait of Antoine Vitré, a man in a dark cloak and skullcap with printer's type and a scroll on a table.

Antoine Vitré

Jean Morin, 1640/50

Engraving of Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and a flying spirit Ariel in a rocky landscape from Shakespeare's Tempest.

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel

Jean Pierre Simon, 1797

Engraving of Titania embracing Bottom with an ass's head, surrounded by fairies in a dark forest, from Midsummer Night's Drea

Titania and Bottom with the Ass's Head

Jean Pierre Simon, 1796

Engraving of Titania embracing Bottom with a donkey head while fairies and Oberon gather in a dark forest.

Titania's Awakening

Thomas Ryder, 1803

Engraving of Macbeth and Banquo reacting to three hooded witches appearing in clouds above a dark landscape.

The Witches Appear to Macbeth and Banquo

James Caldwall, 1798