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24,211 works

Black and white woodcut of a funeral with gravediggers at an open grave, mourners in dark clothing, and tall cypress trees.

The Funeral

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1891

Lithograph of a painter from behind, palette in hand, painting an exaggerated self-portrait in a cluttered studio.

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

Honoré Daumier, published March 29, 1849

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men and bonnet-wearing women gathered near musicians on a platform, with two men in a tense

“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at…

Honoré Daumier, published October 28, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men talking at a café counter while a waiter with glasses watches them.

“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens

Honoré Daumier, published June 4, 1842

Lithograph of two men dining on oysters at a table with wine, by Honoré Daumier, 1845.

The Return of the Oyster Season. “- I could eat twelve dozens of them… just imagine that there are people who don't l…

Honoré Daumier, published March 31, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men conversing on a city street, by Honoré Daumier, 1841.

Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens

Honoré Daumier, published May 29, 1841

Beatrice d'Este

Ethel Gabain, 1883

Engraving of Christ kneeling with raised arms before an angel holding a cross, while disciples sleep in the foreground.

Agony in the Garden, from the Engraved Passion

After Albrecht Dürer, after 1508

Lithograph of a woman treating a seated man's head while his reflection in an oval mirror looks on, with caption text below.

An Exaggerated Rejuvenation. “Just two or three sessions with me, Monsieur, and anyone who still claims to find a gre…

Honoré Daumier, published March 27, 1845

Lithograph of a schoolmaster with folded arms facing boys in top hats trying on a new uniform, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

The pupils of the Institute Pascareau are trying their new school uniform which makes them look a little like the gre…

Honoré Daumier, published May 16, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a heavyset seated Roman in a toga beside a standing soldier, with shop signs and caption below.

Marius At Carthage. Soldier, say to the senate that in my noble poverty I have taken for a chair a ruin And if I were…

Honoré Daumier, published November 13, 1842

Daumier lithograph of Diogenes holding a cup before Alcibiades in a garland, with a crowd and barrel behind them.

Diogenes and Alcibiades at the Odeon. “- Ah... it's modern....what a man!,” plate 121 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, published January 23, 1846

“Thy hand cometh to slay Britannicus, thy brother. I foresee thy blows will soon hit thy mother,” plate 7 from Physio…

Honoré Daumier, published April 6, 1841

Lithograph of a father in a top hat carrying a child, with a woman in a shawl walking beside him on a cobbled street.

“- Yes alright, but the poor boy's belly is hurting,” plate 13 from Les Papas

Honoré Daumier, published June 30, 1847

Lithograph of a seated man holding a child on his lap, with a woman behind them, in a caricature style.

“My sister was saying yesterday, she thinks you are just too ugly!,” plate 37 from Croquis D 'expressions

Honoré Daumier, published November 22, 1838

Lithograph of three figures in Chinese dress arguing, one holding a newspaper, with French caption text below.

Chinese Talking Politics. Thanks to antiquity and the stability of the Constitution of China, this country is extreme…

Honoré Daumier, published December 18, 1844

Engraved portrait of an older man in a wide fur hat holding a carnation, with a twisted rope necklace and cross pendant.

The Man with the Pink

Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, 1869

Caricature lithograph of a plumed armored ruler beside a draped woman and a kneeling painter holding a palette.

Apelles and Campaste. Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love Alexander gave him Campeste and above the first a…

Honoré Daumier, published November 30, 1842

Daumier lithograph of men in black suits carrying a tip box in a mock funeral procession, with a cane-holding onlooker at rig

The Waiter in Black Suits. Funeral of the tip box, plate 2 from Croquis Parisiens

Honoré Daumier, published April 27, 1855

Lithograph of figures battling heavy rain at night while fireworks glow faintly in the sky above them.

The Evening of the National Holiday. It never fails... you go out to see the fireworks, and all you get is waterworks…

Honoré Daumier, published August 21, 1844

Daumier lithograph of two men talking at a desk with a ledger, stacked goods and shutters behind them.

“- Yes, my dear Badoulard... I will open a department store even more philanthropic and greater than anything that ex…

Honoré Daumier, published February 26, 1845

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark hooded monastic habit with a cord and cross pendant.

Dom Prosper Guéranger, Abbot of Solesmes

Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, 1878

Engraved oval portrait of Pope Leo XIII in white papal dress, with coat of arms and pedestal inscription below.

Pope Leo XIII

Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, 1880

Engraved portrait of an older clergyman in a skullcap and ornate cassock, shown head and shoulders against a shaded backgroun

Monsignor Pie, Bishop of Poitiers

Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, 1879

Ink and watercolor sketch of Victorian-era figures in crinolines and top hats strolling in a park.

Hyde Park

Attributed to Constantin Guys, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a gnarled tree trunk with drooping leaves above a steep, rocky hillside in blue-gray washes.

Spanish Chestnut

John Ruskin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a thistle with a spiky flower head and thorny stems on pale paper, dated 1882.

St. Cergues

John Ruskin, 1882

Engraved-style print of a steep mountain gorge with cliffs, rushing water in the foreground, and distant peaks.

Sand Mountain Scene

John Ruskin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a rushing torrent through a steep rocky gorge with distant mountain peaks under a pale sky.

Torrent in Tyrol

John Ruskin, n.d.

Watercolor study of a peacock feather with a blue and red eye-spot at top, signed J. Ruskin, Brantwood, 1877.

Peacock Feather

John Ruskin, 1877