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Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude woman beside a seated man, with a curtain and winged figures in the background.

An Erotic Fantasy

Henry Fuseli, 1790/92

Portrait of a young man in a white wig and blue embroidered coat with lace jabot, turned toward the viewer.

James Milliken Jr.

Jean-Étienne Liotard, c. 1761

Engraved portrait of a man's head with closed eyes wrapped in a cloth, with French inscriptions, after Marat's death.

Marat, As He Was At The Moment Of His Death

Jacques-Louis Copia, 1794

Engraving of the dead Christ held by Mary and mourning angels, with putti holding a crown of thorns and spear above.

Pietà with Angels (Descent from the Cross)

Lucas Kilian, 1608

Engraving of Christ with a halo joining the hands of a man in a cape and a flower-crowned woman holding a palm.

Marriage for Spiritual Love, from Three Kinds of Marriages

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Engraving of a couple in period dress joined by a winged Cupid who holds their hands, with a landscape behind them.

Marriage for Worldly Love, from Three Kinds of Marriages

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Engraving of a wealthy woman in ruff and jewels beside an old man and a horned devil holding a purse, with Latin text below.

Marriage for Wealth, from Three Kinds of Marriages

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Etching of a huntress in a flowing tunic holding a large dog by its collar beside a tall tree in a wooded landscape.

Nymph Holding a Large Dog by the Collar, known as The Beautiful Huntress

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1656

Hand-colored stipple print of a woman in a fur-trimmed cloak and white gown against a wooded landscape with cloudy sky.

Miss Farren

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1792

Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of the Virgin and Christ child with young Saint John the Baptist holding a cross, with radiating li

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Andrea Andreani, 1591

Engraving of a young couple walking past a tree, with a skeleton hiding behind the trunk in a landscape.

Young Couple Threatened by Death (The Promenade)

Albrecht Dürer, about 1498

Etched landscape with a hilltop fortress, a walled town along a riverbank, and bare trees framing the scene.

Landscape with a Fortress on a Hill

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Black-and-white print of a village with a stone church, arched bridge, tall trees, and a cart on a path.

Landscape with a Church and Covered Bridge

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545

Engraved horizontal ornament of scrolling foliage with medallions of crowned kings, a harpist and the Virgin and Child.

Ornament with the Tree of Jesse

Israhel van Meckenem, 1480-90

Etching of gondolas and gondoliers on a Venetian lagoon under a stormy sky, with a distant city skyline.

Laguna Veneta

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of a riverside quay with a wooden crane, a bridge with lamp posts, and old buildings with steep roofs.

Danube

Otto H. Bacher, 1879

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a city street scene behind him and Latin text in the border.

Portrait of Albert Fransz. Schatter

Hendrick Goltzius, 1581

Ink and wash drawing of a nude helmeted hero with a sword beside kneeling figures and ghostly shades in a cave.

Odysseus, at the Doors of Hades, Meets the Shades of Tiresias and Anticlea

Johann Heinrich Lips, 1785

Ink and grey wash drawing of two nude men carrying a reclining body on a bier before draped cloth.

A Hero Born on a Bier, from The Master of Giants Portfolio

Prince Hoare, 1779

Grey wash drawing of four robed biblical figures, including a child holding an elderly bearded man's hand, beside a woman in

Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli

John Flaxman, c. 1783

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing man gesturing to two seated men beside tall stone pillars.

Joseph Interpreting the Prisoners' Dreams

Govert Flinck, c. 1638

Engraved title page with putti, a skull, draped curtains and a heart-shaped Latin inscription panel around a grotesque mask.

Title page, from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraved print of a woman in a ruff collar within an oval frame, surrounded by putti and ornament, with a Latin inscription b

Superbia, plate 1 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Avaritia, plate 2 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraving of a woman's bust in an oval frame with putti and a Latin inscription reading Luxuria.

Luxuria, plate 3 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraving of an elderly veiled woman biting an apple with a serpent coiled around her, framed by putti and strapwork.

Invidia, plate 4 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraving of a haloed figure holding a goblet, framed by four drinking putti in an ornate cartouche border.

Gula, plate 5 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraved oval portrait of a wild-eyed man with a dagger, framed by putti and scrollwork, labeled IRA.

Ira, plate 6 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraving of a sleeping woman resting her head on her hand, framed by an oval medallion and four sleeping putti.

Acedia, plate 7 from The Seven Vices

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598

Engraved title page with a central Latin text cartouche surrounded by winged cherubs holding a cross, scales, and sword.

Title page, from The Seven Virtues

Hieronymus Wierix, c. 1598