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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 horses and figures bathing in a river at dusk, with an arched stone bridge in the background.

The Horse Pond at the Pont Marie, plate ten from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of a rainy panoramic view of Paris over the Seine, with bridges, spires, domes and barges on the river.

Paris, Viewed from the Pavillon de Flore, plate eleven 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 the Louvre palace seen across the Seine, with a bridge, small boats, a tree and figures on an embankment.

The Louvre, Viewed from the Pont-Neuf, plate thirteen 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 a Paris street corner with a columned building, a woman in a feathered hat, carriages, and an advertising kiosk.

Corner of the Rue Royale, plate sixteen from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of a busy Paris boulevard with horse carriages, pedestrians in long dresses, grand buildings, and a tall column in th

Place de l'Opéra, plate seventeen from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of a tree-lined Parisian avenue with strollers, horse riders, carriages and seated onlookers beneath large trees.

L'Avenue des Champs-Élysées, plate eighteen from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Etching of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a large tree and crowds of people and carriages on the avenue below.

Retour du Bois, place de l'Etoile, plate nineteen 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

Sepia print of a seated bearded man talking with a standing man in a cap, with two women in aprons in a bright interior.

Scenes from Russian Folk Life

Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovskii, n.d.

Etching of commedia dell'arte figures in a courtyard by a wine barrel, two men wiping their eyes while Harlequin stands at ce

Plate from Livre de Scènes Comiques

Gabriel Huquier, 1729/32

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

Etching of a hunchbacked man in a wide hat gripping a wooden sword, grimacing as he prepares to draw it.

Man Preparing to Draw his Sword, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Cripple with a Cap, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a hunched figure with a cane, wearing a feathered hat and loose cloak, standing on a ground line.

The Uneven One with a Cane, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a hunched beggar with a crutch and wooden leg, wearing a hood and glancing sideways.

The Cripple with a Crutch and a Wooden Leg, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a stout dwarf in a plumed hat raising a cup and holding a jug, standing on a ground line.

The Drinker Seen from the Front, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a small comic figure seen from behind, wearing a hat and cloak and raising a cup to his head.

The Drinker Seen from the Back, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a grotesque duelist in a lunging pose holding two swords, wearing a feathered cap and baggy breeches.

The Duelist with Two Swords, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a man in a wide hat and cloak lunging with a sword and dagger in a fencing stance.

The Duelist with a Sword and a Dagger, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a small potbellied man in a plumed hat and buttoned doublet, holding a sword, standing on a ground line.

The Large Bellied Man Decorated with a Line of Buttons, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a small potbellied man in a tall feathered hat, cape and buttoned coat, holding a sword and walking stick.

The Potbellied Man with a Tall Hat, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of a grotesque masked man with twisted legs, holding a sword, by Jacques Callot, 1616.

The Masked Man with Twisted Legs, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616

The Lute Player, from Varie Figure Gobbi

Jacques Callot, 1616