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24,156 works

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and a sculpted niche of the Forum of Nerva, with a street scene of riders and pedestrian

View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770

Etching of brick ruins of the Forum of Nerva in Rome with columns, a bell tower, an arch, and small figures in the street.

View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1757

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome showing tiered arches and columns, with small figures and trees in the foreground.

View of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with three arches, carved reliefs, and small figures among ruins.

View of the Arch of Septimius Severus, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1772, published 1800-07

Etching of ruined circular Roman tomb with inscribed wall beside a road with travelers and pack animals under a cloudy sky.

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Ti…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760/69, published 1800-07

Oval red chalk drawing of Roman ruins with ivy-covered arches and a seated artist sketching in the foreground.

An Artist Seated in the Ruins of the Colosseum

Hubert Robert, c. 1759

Etching of the interior of St. Peter's Basilica, showing the baldacchino, the dome, and small figures on the marble floor.

Interior view of the Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, near the Tribune, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1773

Etching of arched ruins of the Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, with a small figure walking on a path below.

Remains of the Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763, published 1800-07

Etching of Ripa Grande port in Rome with moored ships, masts, dockworkers and tall buildings along the river.

View of the Port of Ripa Grande, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Campo Vaccino in Rome with ancient columns, cattle at a fountain, an ox cart, and the Colosseum in the distanc

View of the Campo Vaccino, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1772

Etching of a Rouen street with a seated dog, a tree and lamppost, pedestrians in dark coats, and ship masts behind.

Promenade à Rouen: Cours Boieldieu

Camille Pissarro, 1884/96, printed 1896

Etching of Corinthian ruins of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli with figures, cattle, trees and a bell tower.

Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, published 1800-07

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome with ancient reliefs, a large tree, small figures in the street, and ruins.

View of the Arch of Titus, from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a ruined brick Roman temple with columns and ivy-covered walls, small figures and trees in the foreground.

View of the Temple of the Camenae, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1773

Japanese woodblock print of a horse beside a reclining man among flowering grasses, with mountains and calligraphy above.

Sojo Henjo, from the series "One Hundred Satirical Poems (Kyoka neboke hyakushu)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Etching of a woman in a patterned dress and hat holding an umbrella, set against dark crosshatched night background.

Strolling Woman with Umbrella

Jean-Louis Forain, n.d.

Lithograph of a woman in a dark shawl beside a curtained bed, with a nightstand, lamp and slippers on the floor.

Breakfast (vertical plate)

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1895

Lithograph of two women in a sketched interior, one seated in an armchair and one leaning forward beside a curtain.

Instructions for the Day

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1900

Lithograph of two men standing in a dim interior under a hanging lamp, with seated figures in shadow at left.

Cleared Out

Jean-Louis Forain, July 1914

Loose lithograph of a seated man at a dining table with a standing woman raising her arm beside him.

Private Dining Room Scene (horizontal plate)

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1905

Hand-coloured caricature of a bishop with a crozier driving off dancing women in flower garlands at an opera, 1807.

Durham Mustard Too Powerfull for Italian Capers

Isaac Cruikshank, 1807

Hand-colored lithograph of a crowd rioting before a columned building, with smoke from volleys and fallen figures in the stre

Great Riot at the Astor Place

Nathaniel Currier, n.d.

Lithograph of a woman playing piano as a man leans close behind her, with a seated figure in the shadowy background.

“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll'…

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Hand-colored caricature of a man playing piano while a maid in red and white stands beside him, head tilted back, singing.

The disadvantage of having servants who have previously served at Mr. Duprez', plate 65 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a top-hatted man drinking beer at a café while a singer performs before seated women.

At the Champs-Elysées. It has never been quite clear whether the music makes the beer go down, or the beer that makes…

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Hand-colored caricature of a grimacing man in a red chair beside a concert audience, with a woman singing at a wooden stand.

A Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis Musicaux

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph: a singing woman in a long dress ignores a child tangled under an overturned chair beside a table.

- Taken by her operetta part, Madame de St. Chalumeau is shouting so loud that she does not notice the bellowing of h…

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Hand-colored caricature of a man reading music while a woman plays a harp in a decorated room with cats on the floor.

Harmony Before Matrimony (recto); Clearing the Five Bar Gate (verso)

James Gillray, published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a domestic interior: a woman at piano, a man reading a newspaper, and a woman with a baby at the d

Matrimonial Harmonics (Recto)

James Gillray, published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored print of two rival suitors in uniform courting women in a Regency room, with a small dog and fireplace.

The Rivals

Thomas Rowlandson, published July 14, 1812