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Etching of a woman in a long dress walking past an ivy-covered arbor and a wooden bench in a garden.

Happy Springtime

John Everett Millais, 1860

Engraved landscape of dense trees framing a pond with a swan and a small church on a hill beyond.

The Large German Landscape

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1841

Etching of a riverside lock with a wooden footbridge, trees, and a seated figure sketching by the gates.

Whistler Sketching at Moulsey Lock

Edwin Edwards, 1861

Etching of a caricatured standing man in a top hat, pince-nez, and long overcoat, signed Carlo Pellegrini.

Portrait of Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 1881

Pen and ink sketch of a moustached man in a bowler hat reclining in a wooden chair, signed Joseph Hayllar, 1874.

Whistler Resting

Joseph Hayllar, 1874

Ink and wash study of arms and legs of a crucified figure on cream paper, by Eugène Delacroix.

Study of Arms and Legs of Christ Crucified

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1850

Four standing female figures in flowing drapery, drawn in brown ink with white highlights on tan paper.

Four Standing Draped Female Figures

Paolo Farinati or his circle, n.d.

Etching of a snowy Paris street in 1879 with carriages, pedestrians, dogs, and a kiosk, framed by smaller vignettes.

Winter in Paris

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Engraved frieze of classical gods and goddesses on clouds, with Cupid and an eagle, after Raphael's History of Psyche.

History of Psyche

François Perrier, 1634/46

Charcoal drawing of a man in a laurel wreath, head resting on his hand, gazing outward against a dark background.

False Glory

Odilon Redon, c. 1885

Etching of a woman holding a child beside a seated man, sheep, wooden beams and cherubs under a tree.

The Flight into Egypt

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1758

Engraving of St Francis confronting a devil over a dead body in a Gothic church, with angels above and clergy watching.

The Struggle Between the Devil and St Francis of Assisi for the Soul of Guido da Montefeltro, plate three from Darste…

Joseph Anton Koch, 1807/08

Engraving of a travelling troupe arriving at an inn, with an ox cart, performers, and a struggle on the ground.

Arrival of the Comedians

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a thatched shed with two seated peasants, a bare tree at left, and a child in a doorway.

A Peasant Seated in a Shed

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1800/09

Etching of a village sweet shop with children at a dark doorway and a window of jars on shelves beside a paneled door.

The Village Sweet Shop

James McNeill Whistler, 1886

Etching of a ruined stone building beside trees, with a figure walking and a man standing by a tower with ladders.

Scene of a Fire

Caspar David Friedrich, 1802

Etching of Roman palace ruins on a wooded hill, with small figures in the foreground and a distant city skyline under clouds.

Ruins of the Palace of the Caesars, plate 18 from Die Römische Ansichten

Joseph Anton Koch, 1810

Peter Josef-Victor de Benseval

Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle, n.d.

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar and dark robe, inside a Latin-inscribed border.

Henri de Pussort

Antoine Masson, 1675

Engraved rococo design showing Apollo seated on clouds with radiating light, framed by scrollwork, urns, and garlands.

Apollo, from Livre de Portieres

Claude Gillot, published 1737

Etching of figures in a tent encampment with seated women, standing men in turbans, and camels under a hatched sky.

Laban Searching for his Household Gods

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1753

Etching of a satyr holding an infant beside a woman raising a vessel, with children and dense ivy foliage around them.

Satyrs Family, from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Pen and ink panoramic drawing of a hilltop castle and town with a coach and travelers on a road in the foreground.

View of The Castello Bracciano, near Rome with Coach and Figures

Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1630s

Hand-colored print of elegant figures dancing and resting in a garden beside a seated statue, with a tambourine player and do

Le Tambourin (The Tambourin)

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, c.1789-1794

Monochrome print of a wounded armored knight supported by a companion beside a grey horse, with onlookers under dark trees.

The Wounded Götz Cared for by the Bohemians

Eugène Delacroix, 1836

Oval colour print of a woman with powdered curled hair and white lace cap against a dark green background.

Mademoiselle Bertin

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a minuet dance at an outdoor fete with musicians, onlookers and a child in the foreground, 1786.

Le Menuet de la mariée (The Minuet of the married)

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1786

Sheet of Sketches

Eugène Delacroix, 1826

Etched title page showing a crowd of figures around a seated woman in a hat, with printed title lettering above and below.

The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a foreground sailboat with dark sail and a distant fleet of ships on calm water at evening.

Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening

James McNeill Whistler, 1887