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Engraving of St. Anthony the Hermit with a halo, staff and bell, beside a crucifix in a rocky landscape, dated 1521.

St. Anthony the Hermit

Sebald Beham, 1521

Lithograph of a seated shoemaker in a cap at a cluttered table, with a standing woman behind him in a workshop interior.

The Shoemaker

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Etching of five ornamental vases, several filled with flowers, with scrollwork, handles and masks, from a 1646 vase series.

Plate One from Raccolta di Vasi diversi di Stef. de la Bella Fiorentino

Johanna Sibylla Kraus, 1646

Profile Study of Man's Head

Sebald Beham, 1542

Etching of a dim kitchen with a woman silhouetted by a bright window, plates on shelves, and a stone floor.

The Kitchen

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a large leaning tree by a river, cattle wading, a fisherman on the trunk, and a rowboat with two figures.

Clump of Trees near the Water

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Woodblock print of travelers in a palanquin and with a pack horse in morning mist, beside a torii gate and pines.

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Etching of a seated young woman with curly hair, lace collar and shawl, with loose hatched lines, by Whistler.

Fumette

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a watermill with a turning waterwheel, rushing weir water, a thatched cottage, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Watermill

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1782

Engraved landscape with a shepherd and sheep, trees, a pond, a distant village spire, and a dramatic cloudy sky.

Landscape with Sheep, from The Small Landscapes

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, c. 1638

Etching of an elderly woman in a white bonnet seated at work in a dim, cluttered room seen through a doorway.

The Old Woman with Rags

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a public scribe at a wooden booth with a standing boy, a seated woman knitting, a child and dogs in a dim street.

The Public Scribe

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1790

Etching of a fashionable man seen from behind, leaning on a cane, with small figures strolling in a garden landscape.

Man with a Cane, seen from behind, from The Garden of French Nobility

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Study

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Etching of a riverside customs house with arches, boats loaded with barrels, figures on the bank, and a distant church spire.

Old Customs House, Rome

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Sepia woodcut of Moses seated beside the tables of the law, leaning on a staff before a gnarled tree.

Moses with the Tables of the Law

Ludwig Büsinck, n.d.

Etching of a quiet Venetian canal with moored gondolas, old palazzi, a leafy tree, and figures on the quay.

Quiet Canal

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling in a rocky cave with a crucifix, a lion behind him, and a skull at lower right.

Saint Jerome in Penitence

Agostino Carracci, n.d.

Haloed monk in black habit seated in a gilded initial O, presenting books to monks on either side, with blue and green foliag

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1394/95

Etching of a doorway with a standing figure leaning in the frame and a seated figure at left, beneath a building facade.

The Pierrot

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Engraved bust portrait of a smiling man in a long curled wig and dark coat, with French verse below.

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau Despréaux

the elder François Chereau, 1710

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet holding a book, with ruffled white cuffs.

Portrait of the Poet Pietro Aretino, from Cabinet Reynst; Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus pictarum Caela…

II Cornelis van Dalen, 1655-1660

Etching of a woman in a long dress walking toward a half-timbered manor house framed by bare winter trees.

Speke Hall: The Avenue

James McNeill Whistler, 1870-1878

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in lace collar, armor and embroidered sash, with Latin border text.

Henry Matthias, Count of Thurn and Taxis

Willem Jacobsz. Delff, 1625

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a pleated ruff collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Gerard van Schoonhoven

William Jacobsz. Delff, 1628

Etching of a dark archway framed by leafy vines, with a mother and child at left and seated figures at a table at right.

The Traghetto, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Etching of a baptism scene with a kneeling man, a bearded preacher, a camel, spear-bearing attendants, and a parasol under tr

Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1740

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair in a riveted breastplate, set in an ornate cartouche with armor and a helmet.

Portrait of Jean-Victor, Baron de Besenval

Claude Drevet, n.d.

Misty etching of a sailing ship on a lagoon with a silhouetted Venetian skyline, domes and a bell tower, in soft brown tones.

Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the "First Venice Set")

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Etching of an interior with an elderly practitioner treating a seated woman's leg in a wooden tub while a man stands behind.

The Cupper (Cupper)

Cornelis Dusart, 1695