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24,211 works

Lithograph of a top-hatted gentleman speaking to a shirtless worker with a shovel, while a young girl with a basket stands ne

The Youngest Daughter

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, January 1894

Etching of a peasant family at a table in a rustic kitchen, with a satyr and goat standing at right.

Satyr in a Peasant's House, in the Style of Jordaens

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1739

Ink sketch of seated women and children with a crowd and horse carts in the background, by Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen.

Evacuees from Verdun, plate thirty from Actualités

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, published May 1916

Lithograph of refugees in hats and shawls with a suitcase, turning toward a cloaked figure reaching out to them, 1915.

Refugees from the Meuse

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1915

Striped tabby cat with yellow eyes lying on a pink cushion against a grey background, in a 1909 print by Steinlen.

Winter: Cat on a Cushion

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1909

Lithograph of a striped tabby cat lying on a wooden railing before a background of leafy foliage in brown tones.

Summer: Cat on a Balustrade

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1909

Print of grieving women in black shawls crowding a brick wall, one holding an infant at the center.

The Widows of Courrières

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1909

Etching of a forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, tall trees, and a small figure beside the rock.

Simplicius in the Solitude of the Forest, plate ten from Intermezzos

Max Klinger, 1881

Pencil and watercolor sketch of shrubs and trees on a rocky outcrop under a dark cloud sky.

Shrubs and Trees in Rocky Landscape

John Ruskin, c. 1845

Pen and brown wash study of a haloed monk reaching toward a child held by women, with robed onlookers and a seated nude figur

Study for Miracle of Saint Bernardino of Siena

Ventura Salimbeni, c. 1602

Pencil sketch of a man in a cap leaning over a workbench, planing a wooden plank, with handwritten notes in the margin.

The Planer

Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont, n.d.

Engraving of a bicorne-hatted officer facing soldiers beside a tent in a military camp, with French caption below.

After Lodi, he is named corporal upon returning to camp

Quartley, published 1839

Woodblock print of a scowling muscular warrior holding a long staff over his shoulder, with patterned robe and inscribed cart

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Printed lottery game sheet with a grid of black-and-white illustrated cards showing animals, objects and figures on tan paper

Lottery Game

José Guadalupe Posada, 1880-1913

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man with a white ruff collar, inscribed with the name Abraham Bloemaert and 1648.

Abraham Bloemaert

Nicolas Jansz. Visscher, 1648

Black-and-white print of a crucified Christ between candlesticks and flower arrangements, with a caption naming the Lord of t

True Portrait of Our Lord of the Hospital

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Engraved print of a church interior with columns, arches, a central altar shrine, and worshippers gathered on the stairs.

Interior of the Collegiate Church of Guadalupe

José Guadalupe Posada, 1898

Woodcut broadside of a woman by a barred window with an owl, skull, chains, and a corpse on a bed, above Spanish text.

Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison

José Guadalupe Posada, 1891

Green broadside print of skeletons as market vendors and customers, with Spanish verse text below.

Calaveras in Abundance at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in this whole capital

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Woodcut broadside showing a deathbed scene above a block of printed Spanish text announcing a death in 1895.

Sensitive Death

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a flood with floating bodies, uprooted trees, a pig and debris, above columns of Spanish text.

Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1905

Posada broadside of an old man in spectacles holding a skull above a pile of skulls, with verse columns and a Grim Reaper fig

Don Pepito Contemplates those present, calaveras of friends and family

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Printed circus board game with central tent illustration and twelve numbered panels of horses, acrobats and a juggler.

Circus Game

Manuel Manilla, n.d.

Pink broadside with black woodcut of dancing skeletons in dresses and hats beside cemetery crosses, above rows of satirical v

The Lovely Garbanzo-Sellers as Calaveras

José Guadalupe Posada, 1880-1913

Printed broadside of skeleton market vendors selling food, with Spanish verses and a decorative border.

A Humorous Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter with keys and halo on clouds, sunbeams falling on two pilgrims walking a path below.

Prayer Dedicated to the Shadow of Saint Peter

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Engraved broadsheet of skeletal artisans at work in red and black, with columns of Spanish verse below.

Calaveras of Artisans

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut print of skeletons in a noisy gathering with columns of Spanish verse below, titled Revumbio de Calaveras.

A Noisy Gathering of Calaveras

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut of a blindfolded man falling as five soldiers fire rifles, with an officer with a sabre at right.

Details of the Latest Execution

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Mexican broadside with skeleton figures in dress dancing above and beside columns of Spanish verse.

Calavera Pachuqueña

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.