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24,212 works

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on choppy water, one standing in a pink checked kimono, two seated with ro

Fishing Excursion

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799

Line drawing of a woman and children on a veranda, with a figure sweeping a landscape and geese flying overhead.

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doj…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Etching of soldiers attacking fleeing crowds before a grand palace facade, with an obelisk and city in the distance.

The Massacre of the Innocents (Second plate)

Jacques Callot, 1622

Japanese paper stencil with a dense repeating pattern of mallow leaves cut out of dark brown paper.

Stencil with Design of Mallows

Unknown artist, Late 19th century

Engraved title page with an oval cartouche reading XX STUCK ZUM, flanked by female figures, insects and serpents.

Title page, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601

Engraved ornamental plate showing a goldsmith hammering at an anvil beside a woman, framed by scrolling grotesque decoration.

Plate 1, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Pencil studies of male figures on aged paper: two standing men at top and a seated draped figure below.

Studies of Male Figures

Giovanni Paolo Panini, n.d.

Woodcut of a nude woman lounging on a bed among patterned blankets and cushions, in stark black and white.

Laziness

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1896

Black and white woodcut of men in top hats pushing a cart past a crowd of onlookers in long coats.

The Coffin Bearers

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1892

Black and white print of a dark figure creeping toward a bed in a bedroom while a hand with a dagger rises above it.

Murderer

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1893

Black-and-white woodcut of uniformed soldiers marching in column while a lone rifle-bearing soldier stands in the foreground.

At the Age of Twenty...

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1894

Black and white woodcut of swans flying in alarm past a large figure and onlookers in the upper left.

The Alarm

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1895

Etching of two beggars fighting, one raising a staff while a dog bites at his leg.

Two Beggars Fighting

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining female nude with one arm raised, resting on a couch.

Female Nude Reclining with Arm Raised

attributed to Aert de Gelder, c. 1665

Pencil sketch of a mounted warrior with a lance beside a horse, and two standing women drawn in loose overlapping lines.

Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1852

Engraving of a young man lying on a grave beside a wreathed cross, with a butterfly and clouds in the sky.

Young Man Lying on a Grave

Caspar David Friedrich, 1803-04

Etching of a shepherd with cattle drinking at a pool beneath a large tree, with rolling hills in the background.

The Herd at the Watering Place

Claude Lorrain, 1635

Martin Luther

I Daniel Hopfer, 1523

Engraving of Saint Paul seated under an arched canopy with a book, surrounded by onlookers between columns.

Saint Paul Enthroned Under a Baldachin

I Daniel Hopfer, n.d.

Two black-and-white ornamental panels with interlacing scrollwork, leaves and rosettes on a cream sheet.

Ornamental Panels

Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch, n.d.

Etching of a crowded market with cattle, pigs, and people in period dress under large trees, with a town at left.

Earth, plate one from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Engraving of travelers, horses, a carriage, falcons and dogs on a country road beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

Air, plate two from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Engraving of fishermen sorting fish on a beach beside barrels, ropes, a ruined brick tower, and a moored boat.

Water, plate three from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Woodcut portrait of a man in a broad cap and fur-trimmed coat, glancing sideways, with a book and leafy border.

Caspar Hedio

Hans Baldung Grien, 1543

Etching of classical Roman ruins with Corinthian columns, a crumbling arch, a bare tree, and a distant city skyline.

Landscape with Ruins

Bernardo Bellotto, about 1740

Etching of St. Anthony of Padua holding the Christ Child, surrounded by cherubs and angels in clouds.

St. Anthony of Padua

Simone Cantarini, n.d.

Hand-colored engraving of a stone slab inscribed Picturesque Views of American Scenery 1820, framed by trees above a river.

Title Page , Vignette, and plate one of the first number of Picturesque Views of American Scenery

John Hill, 1819/21

Etching of a laden donkey, pots and bread in the foreground, a shepherd under a tree, sheep and a hazy landscape beyond.

The Overloaded Donkey

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, n.d.

Etching of a dense forest with a family fishing at a pond's edge beneath tall trees.

Fishing Family at the Edge of a Stream

Charles-André Malardot, 1860

Etching of an angel descending toward a seated hermit beside a staff in a rocky desert landscape.

Hermit Saint in the Desert

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1752/56