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13,165 works

Brown wash drawing of men talking outside a farmhouse beside a canal, with a dog and a walking figure nearby.

Men Conversing Outside House Beside Canal

After Isaac van Ketweg, after 1758

Engraving of three nude women in a shaded forest, one swinging from a rope between tall trees, with clothing on the grass.

The Mysterious Swing

Géraud Vidal, c.1784

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a rose kimono beside a pine arrangement and lantern, with a fan cartouche.

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in samurai costume holding a sword over his shoulder, with a crest on his robe.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro (?) in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (?), Performed at the Nakamur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Engraving of a young woman in a vineyard pulling away from a man in a hat, with a dedication and verse below.

Little Theresa

Jacques Couché, 1784

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda beneath a moon, with a river and hills beyond a bamboo blind.

Tamashima River in Hizen Province (Tamashimagawa, Hizen), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Fury…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Engraving of a sleeping woman in period dress with a cat on her lap, beside books, a globe and a quill.

La Philosophie Endormie (Philosophy Asleep)

Jacques Aliamet, 1777

Woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair at a mirror beside an attendant, with a winding river and reeds behind them.

Mimosuso River in Ise Province (Mimosusogawa, Ise), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Furyu meis…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Engraving of a couple embracing near an inscribed tablet and cupids beneath trees, in an oval frame.

Le Serment D'Armour (The Sermon of Love)

Jean Mathieu, 1786

Woodblock print of a young woman in a striped kimono working at a loom beside a basket of thread.

Young Woman at a Loom

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woman on a white horse led by an attendant past yellow flowers and mountains, with calligraphy, Japanese woodblock print.

The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Two women beat cloth at a wooden frame by a river, with straw bundles and a thatched hut under a pine tree.

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Toi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of a woman under a pavilion beside plum blossoms, with a river and mountains in the distance.

The Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Engraved interior scene with women, a standing man with a sword, a seated gentleman, a dog, and a chandelier.

The Road to Fortune

Nicolas Joseph Voyez, 1762/1806

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a bucket and a child by a river, with thatched houses and distant mountains.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers in Omi Province (Omi Hagi no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Rekisentei Eiri, c. 1785

Engraving of an 18th-century bedroom with a canopied bed, attendant women, candelabra, and cherubs on the ceiling.

Le Couche de la Mariee (The Marriage Bed)

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1768

Engraved 18th-century interior: a man laces a corset on a woman while another man watches from a desk.

The Test of the Corset

Antoine François Dennel, 1788

Engraving of a lady-in-waiting in a garlanded gown and feathered headdress with a fan, attended by courtiers in an ornate roo

La Dame du Palais de la Reine (The Queen's Lady-in-Waiting, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du D…

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1777

Engraving of a woman in a long gown and a rider on a white horse meeting on a wooded path, with tall trees around them.

La Recontre au bois de Boulogne (Meeting in the Woods of Boulogne, from from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de…

Heinrich Guttenberg, 1777

Engraving of two fashionable women with a parasol, a gentleman, a child and a dog in a tree-lined park.

Renedezvous pour Marly (Rendezvous For Marly, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième si…

Heinrich Guttenberg, c.1777

Woodblock print of two sailing boats on rippling pink-tinged water with green hills on the distant shore.

Miya (Mia), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Engraving of a harp player and seated woman in a salon, with a man by a window and a piano at left.

L'accord Parfait (Perfect Harmony, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Isidor-Stanislas Helman, 1777

Engraving of a family in a garden with a seated mother holding an infant, a woman with a parasol, and a cherub statue.

Les Delices de la Maternite (The Delights of Motherhood, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-…

Isidor-Stanislas Helman, 1777

Engraving of a woman in a ruffled gown and a boy descending stone steps past onlookers and a carriage wheel, 1777.

Les Petits Parains (The Little Godfathers, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Jean Charles Baquoy, 1777

Engraving of a fashionable 18th-century interior with a seated couple, attendants, and ornate paneled walls.

J'en accepte l'heureux Presage (I Accept the Happy Omen, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-…

Philippe Trière, 1777

Engraving of a couple in 18th-century dress ascending a colonnade beside a sedan chair, with a domed building visible through

The Precautions, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1777

Engraving of a woman in a canopy bed with attendants pulling back curtains, with French verse below.

Le Lever (Awakening, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Engraving of a servant with a cup and saucer beside a reclining woman, a canopied bed and dogs in an 18th-century interior.

Le Bain (The Bath, from Le Monument Du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Engraving of a man offering flowers to a woman in a garden with a greyhound, a classical bust and a column behind them.

La Promenade du Soir (The Evening Walk, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

François Robert Ingouf, 1774

Engraving of a man and a woman in 18th-century dress in a room with a door and small dog, with a verse caption below.

La Visite Inattendue (Unexpected Call, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Nicolas Joseph Voyez, 1774