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23,908 works

Etching of three men in caps in a dim interior, two seated in conversation and one standing beside a stool.

The Menu

Théodule Augustin Ribot, c. 1870

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned three-quarters, with curled hair and a long braid over her shoulder.

Woman's Head (recto); Sketch of Arm and Hand (verso)

Follower of Paolo Veronese

Etching of travelers disembarking under umbrellas beside a mast and flag, with birds in a stormy sky.

Disembarkation in England

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Torn brown drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints above a muscular male figure gesturing at a stone ledge.

Virgin and Child with Saints (recto); Study of Arm (verso)

Attributed to Bartomomeo Ramemghi, the elder, 1560/80

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a green floral kimono with a young attendant in red against a yellow background.

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase)"

Eishosai Choki, c. 1793/97

Red chalk sketch of a mitred bishop with crozier above kneeling figures and a pedestal, within faint architectural framing.

Miracle of Bishop Saint

Attributed to Pietro Santi, n.d.

Etched frontispiece with Latin title text framed by scrolling foliage, garlands and classical ornament, by Piranesi, 1748.

Frontispiece, from Roman Antiquities, Part I

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Pencil drawing of a ceremony in a classical church interior with robed priests, kneeling figure, soldiers and cherubs.

Ceremony in Church

Marie-Felice Subleyras-Tibaldi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of nude and draped dancers in a wooded clearing, with a seated piper at left and urns in the foregro

Bacchanale

Attributed to Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Etched title page of Vedute showing a ruined arch with an inscription cartouche, figures on steps, and water in the foregroun

Title Page, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair in a white cloak, one hand on his chest, with an open book beside him.

Jan Lievens

Lucas Vorsterman, 1630/45

Engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in jeweled gown and ruff, with phoenix, columns and Latin inscriptions.

Queen Elizabeth I

George Vertue, 1732

Etching of an elderly man sleeping with head tilted, curly hair and wrinkled face rendered in fine hatched lines.

Head of an Old Man Sleeping

Thomas Worlidge, c. 1765

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and dark cloak, labeled Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Thomas Worlidge, 1757

Japanese surimono print of a woman drawing water from a well with a long pole, beside calligraphy columns.

Surimono for the New Year

Ônishi Chinnen, Possibly 1836

Woodblock print of several river trout swimming diagonally through blue water, with black calligraphy at upper left.

River trout

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/44

Woodblock print of a fierce warrior in a dragon-patterned robe raising a sword overhead against a black background.

Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Su…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with raised arm, beside sketches of hands on yellowed paper.

Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1851

Monochrome drawing of winged female figures in clouds above a kneeling robed figure beside dark foliage.

Religions and Religion

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1888

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve seated beneath a serpent-entwined tree, with figures expelled and a city in the distance.

Adam and Eve and the Expulsion from Paradise

Cornelis Cort, 1564

Etching of a reclining woman in drapery on the left and two men with a barrel beside a wall and trees at right.

Rinaldo Leaving Armida

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, c. 1753

Pen and ink drawing of a large clump of trees and grasses in the foreground, with a village and church spire in the distance.

Clump of Trees with a Village in the Distance

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1861

Etched portrait of a child's head turned three-quarters left, hair tied with a ribbon, drawn in loose lines on cream paper.

Claude Renoir Turned Three-Quarters to the Left

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1908

Watercolor of two fighting roosters on a sandy beach, one standing and one fallen, with the sea behind them.

The Cock Fight

Winslow Homer, 1885

Ink and wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse, holding a decorated spear, by Frederic Remington.

"As They Threw their Animals Back upon their Haunches," illustration for An Arabian Day and Night, in Harper's New Mo…

Frederic Remington, n.d.

Woodblock print of travelers at a dock with moored boats, pine trees, and hills along a coastline under a pale sky.

Miya, Kuwana, Yokkaichi, and Ishiyakushi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido,…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of snowfall at a temple in Asakusa, with a pagoda, snowy trees, figures with umbrellas and a blue pond.

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Line drawing of two kabuki actors in costume, one holding a staff and one holding a fan, with crane-patterned robes.

Ichikawa Ebizô V as Togashi Saemon and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Musashibô Benkei in Kanjinchô (The Subscription List)…

Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada, About 1852

Woodblock print of a robed priest at a boat's prow calming large blue waves while frightened passengers cling to the vessel.

Casting a Mantra on the Waves at Kakuta on His Exile to Sado Island (Sashu rukei Kakuta nami daimoku), from the serie…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35

Two women in kimono on a grassy bank watch a red sunrise over a calm sea with boats and a distant mountain.

Sunrise on New Year's Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capita…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33