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24,211 works

Drawing of Mars in a chariot pulled by horses through clouds, with winged figures and reclining attendants around the edges.

Ceiling Design with Mars Driving His Chariot

Lattanzio Gambara, 1565/69

Grey wash drawing of rocky wilderness with monks in robes giving water to a woman and child beside a stream.

Two Monks giving Water to a Woman and Child in the Wilderness

Carlo Labruzzi, n.d.

Etching of a river bridge with rowing boats in the foreground, a church tower and riverside houses on the right.

Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1878/79

Pen drawing of children crowding a kitchen table and oven, one in a chef's hat, with a steaming bowl and open oven door.

Too Many Cooks

Katherine May Roberts, 1900/13

Pen drawing of a girl at a table watching a woman in a long skirt carry a teacup in a cottage dining room.

A Country Mouse

Katherine May Roberts, n.d.

Three men in bathing attire converse in a bathhouse while swimmers move in a pool behind them, in a black and white lithograp

“- Baron, I have the honor of introducing you to Mr. Mérouel, one of our biggest bankers… - Baron, I have the honor o…

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Lithograph of a hunter with rifle glancing back, followed by a dog and a fox across a snowy field.

"- I wonder why this beast is following me all the time... I'll happily be paying 6 sous to jump on a bus," plate 1 f…

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Lithograph caricature of a spectacled man in a high-collared coat, with a hand-colored hat and scrolls emblem below.

DUP..., plate 171 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Honoré Daumier, 1832

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman holding a flowering branch and red fan beside a seated man with a sword.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Seijuro (right) and Onatsu (left), in the Elop…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo holding a round fan, wearing a dotted patterned kimono.

Woman Holding a Round Fan

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock triptych of women in kimono on a veranda with lanterns, a shamisen, and boats on water beyond.

The Four Seasons in the South (Minami Shiki): Summer Scene

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on river pleasure boats at dusk, with a crescent moon and riverbank buildings.

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788/90

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a river with bush clover.

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu T…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Pen drawing of a rider thrown near a broken fence while a man in a top hat on horseback watches hounds pursue across a field.

Hunting Scene: Horse and Thrown Rider

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Pen and ink drawing of a horseback rider in a top hat facing a wooden gate where two children lean over the rail.

The Barrier is Closed

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki performers in patterned robes with fans beside a pine tree, with text below.

The Saruwaka Dance

Torii Kiyonaga, 1804

Woodblock kabuki playbill with four costumed performers, including a monkey figure and a samurai, above columns of Japanese t

Program of the ten day performance celebrating the succession of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII

Torii Kiyomine, 1851

Japanese woodblock announcement with four kabuki actors in colored robes, a family crest, and vertical text beside pine and b

Announcement of the ten day performance celebrating the succession of Ichimura Uzaemon XIII

Torii Kiyomine, 1851

Japanese woodblock print of six kabuki actor bust portraits inside folding fan shapes, with pink fans between them.

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top…

Katsukawa Shunsei, c. 1788

Woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a fan, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy and clouds.

The Poetess Ukon, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in patterned kimono beside a calligraphy poem panel over waves and clouds.

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Grey-toned watercolor of a woman in a white gown and feathered hat entering a room where three men stand near a desk.

She Came In...Her Hands Full of the Violets Stuart Loved

Gertrude A. Steel, 19th century

Woman in a patterned kimono with long black hair beside a panel of Japanese calligraphy on a cloud-patterned background.

The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615-1868), 1801

Monochrome print of a grassy meadow with dark trees under a cloudy sky, with a bird flying at upper left.

Under the Hill

Joseph Pennell, 1881

Japanese woodblock print of a temple with a pagoda, pine trees and green hills in a circular vignette with calligraphy.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi

Utagawa Toyohiro, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women with an umbrella and a figure in straw raincoat crossing a snowy bridge beside pines.

Travelers in Snow

Katsukawa Shunsen, early 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in blue kimono before a night view of a bridge, river boats and rooftops.

Evening Amusements at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku yoasobi no zu)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1859

Woodblock print of an Edo street with dark wooden buildings, walking figures, grazing sheep and a lantern at right.

The New Mint in Shiba (Shiba shin zeniza no zu), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Japanese woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono with a kneeling man beside her, rain falling outside.

The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series "Tokiwazu Hakkei"

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-1780s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, wearing wooden geta sandals.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

Ippitsusai Bunchō, late 18th century