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Etching of a lion, owls, vultures and a monkey above a barn scene with a cow, calf, milkmaid and children.

Plate 31 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Etched plate of studies of a dog, elephants, a wolf, a rooster and hen, plus a donkey and two horses below.

Plate 32 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Etched plate with an angel above resting shepherds and sheep, a donkey and dogs in a row, and two reclining goats.

Plate 33 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Etched plate of animal studies: a pelican, turkey, pig, elephants, sheep and cattle, with putti friezes.

Plate 34 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Etching of multiple cattle heads, a donkey, calves and a goat in fine hatched lines on cream paper.

Plate 35 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Etching of a woman herding cattle and sheep past a ruined stone arch, with a child, birds and a trough in the foreground.

Plate 36 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1796-99

Engraved frontispiece with a wreath of flowers and leaves framing a script title for a floral bouquet collection.

Frontispiece for Receuil de Differents Bouquets de fleurs

Pierre Charles Canot, published July 4, 1760

Engraved bouquet of peonies and buds with feathery leaves on a cream deckled-edge sheet.

Bouquet with Peonies, from Recueil de differents bouquets de fleurs

Pierre Charles Canot, published July 4, 1760

Monochrome engraving of a bouquet with poppies and anemones bound at the stems, with leaves spreading across the page.

Bouquet with Poppies, from Recueil de differents bouquets de fleurs

Christopher Norton, published July 4, 1760

Etching of two anthropomorphic butterflies performing on a stage under a floral arch, with a cartouche reading Theatre Italie

Les Papillons en scene ou Theatre Italien (Butterflies on Stage or Italian Theater, from Essai de Papiloneries Humain…

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756/60

Engraved print of cherubs playing with flower garlands in a garden with a fountain, trellis and flying putto.

Le Printemps (Spring, plate one from Le Quatre Saisons)

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Engraving of putti harvesting in a rural landscape with a sickle, sheaf of wheat, urn, tree and thatched hut.

L'Ete (Summer, plate two from Le Quatre Saisons)

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Engraving of putti harvesting grapes, one riding a goat beneath a tree, with a barrel and basket of fruit beside them.

L'Automne (Autumn, plate three from Le Quatre Saisons)

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Sepia print of two women in an interior, one smelling a flower sprig while the other tends a smoking burner.

Sense of Smell

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1774

Sepia drawing of two fishermen by a moored boat with a sail, a large tree, a wooden hut and a stone tower.

Les Pecheurs (The Fishermen)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1771

Engraved print of two winged putti in a garden, one raising a bird and the other leaning on a wicker cage.

Two Putti with a Bird

François Boucher, n.d.

Etching of an encampment in a city square with soldiers, a smoking fire, and figures among buildings and a distant church spi

The Encampment

Joseph François Parrocel, c. 1675

Etching of a thatched cottage, a leaning tree, and village houses with a seated figure in the foreground.

The Village

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1778

Etching of a serious young boy seated beside a skull, quill pen and inkwell on a table, within an arched frame.

The Little Philosopher

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1778

Black-and-white print of a woodland path with large trees and a horse-drawn coach traveling toward a bright clearing.

Woodland Path with a Coach

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1857

Etched landscape of rocky cliffs, dense trees and a stream, with two small robed figures near boulders at lower left.

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1799

Etching of a large rhubarb-like plant with ruffled leaves rising above smaller ground plants and a shrub at left.

Vegetable Sheet

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1800/28

Etching of a nude youth playing pipes seated among dense grasses and broad leaves in a woodland setting.

Youth Playing Pipes of Pan

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1800

Etching of ruined aqueduct arches below a hilltop town in Rome, with figures, ox carts and trees in the foreground.

Aqueduct Below the Monastery of St. Bonaventura in Rome, plate ten from Die Römische Ansichten

Joseph Anton Koch, 1810

Engraving of a shepherd boy with a staff and dog beside a flock of sheep on a path, with trees and a farmhouse behind.

Arcadian Shepherd Boy and His Flock of Sheep

Heinrich Reinhold, 1810

Black-and-white engraving of a wooded mountain landscape with a waterfall, footbridge, rocky cliffs and a large tree.

Wooded Mountain Landscape with a Small Waterfall and Pathway

Franz Joseph Leopold, 1805

Etching of a forest path with a large oak, a fallen tree trunk, and two figures carrying bundles at the lower left.

The Fallen Tree Trunk

Martin von Molitor, n.d.

Etching of two horses drinking at a rocky pool beneath a tall cliff with a cave opening and pine trees.

A Hermit Leading his Horse to Water

Moritz von Schwind, 1840

Engraving of a bearded saint with halo holding a cross and book beside a rock, drawn in fine hatched lines on pale paper.

Saint Philip Neri with Cross and Book

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826

Etching of a hooded figure kneeling in prayer beside a wooden cross and a stone pedestal, with heavy draped robes.

Kneeling Pilgrim with Cross and Book

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826