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13,165 works

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark jacket with hands in pockets, casting a hatched shadow on a wall.

Study No. 2: Mr. Thomas Way

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Pencil-like sketch of bare trees, a park path with walking figures, and a wooden fence and gate in the foreground.

Kensington Gardens

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Sketch of a young girl in a long ruffled dress standing before a dark hatched background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Evelyn

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph study of a standing bearded man in a dark suit, drawn in soft tonal shading on a cream paper background.

Study: Joseph Pennell

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose charcoal-like sketch of a standing man in a long coat and fur hat beside a wall, on beige paper.

The Russian Schube

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Monochrome print of a church tower with arched windows framed by bare trees and an open paved street.

St. Giles-in-the-Fields

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose sketch of a standing woman in a feathered hat and fur boa, drawn in dark strokes on cream paper.

Beatrix Whistler

James McNeill Whistler, 1893 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose charcoal-toned sketch of a woman in a large hat seated beside an older woman in a shawl in an interior.

Mother and Daughter [La Mère Malade]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897

Sketch of a nude woman bending over a vase of flowers, with soft shading and a small animal at the right.

A Nude Model Arranging Flowers

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1892 (printed posthumously 1903)

Loose sketch of a draped model standing from behind beside a sofa, with a headwrap and soft pencil lines on pale paper.

Draped Model, Standing by a Sofa

James McNeill Whistler, 1893 (printed posthumously 1904)

Loose charcoal-style sketch of a woman seen from behind, looking over her shoulder, with hair pinned up and a circular frame.

Portrait Study: Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip

James McNeill Whistler, 1896 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose pencil sketch of a standing young woman in a hat and long coat, with soft shading and minimal outlines.

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Hat [Miss Seaton]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose pencil sketch of a young woman in a dark wrap, face lit at centre, hands at lower right, on cream paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman [Miss Seton]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Pencil sketch of a standing female nude partly draped in fabric, with loose shading on pale paper.

Model Draping

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1889

Sketch of a building facade with an arched upper window, a dark lower window with seated figures, and horses below.

The Forge, Passage du Dragon

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose sketch of a seated man with a mustache and dark jacket, hands in lap, on cream paper.

The Doctor

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Maud, Standing

James McNeill Whistler, 1876-78

Etching of a seated woman in a dark cap with folded hands, shaded with dense cross-hatching, by James McNeill Whistler.

La Rétameuse

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Lithograph of the Speier Cathedral nave with tall columns, vaulted ceilings, and small figures of visitors on the stone floor

Interior of the Cathedral of Speier, plate eleven from Allemagne Monumentale et Pittoresque

Charles-Claude Bachelier, 1844

Sepia lithograph of a Gothic cathedral choir with carved wooden stalls, robed clergy, and a chandelier in the nave.

View of the Choir of the Cathedral of Mainz, plate four from Allemagne Monumentale et Pittoresque

Charles-Claude Bachelier, c. 1848

Bibi Lalouette

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

The Muff

James McNeill Whistler, 1874

Engraving of a reclining nude woman holding a sleeping child, with a stag, deer and pheasant in a wooded landscape.

The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Pencil sketch of a castle on a rocky headland with a flagpole, figures at its base, and waves breaking on the shore.

Holy Island Castle, Durham

Thomas Girtin, n.d.

Etching of a bearded man in a hat carrying a young child in a white dress through a garden with broad-leaved plants.

The Widower

James Tissot, 1877

Mezzotint portrait of Sir Henry Gould in judicial robe and white wig, seated with a quill and documents beside stacked books.

The Honorable Sir Henry Gould

Thomas Hardy, 1794

Lithograph of Nadar leaning from a balloon basket labeled Photographie Nadar, aiming a camera over Paris rooftops.

Nadar Elevating Photography to the Heights of Art, plate 367 from Souvenirs d’artistes

Honoré Daumier, 1862

Engraving of a crowned rider on a white horse with attendants, dogs and tall trees in a rocky landscape.

Abigail Before David

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1507

Botanical plate of moonwort and adder's tongue ferns with fronds, spore spikes and roots arranged in labeled rows.

Nature Print of Moonwort and Adder's Tongue Ferns, plate 51 from The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland

Henry Bradbury, 1855

Ink title page for Goethe's Faust with a central Goethe medallion, skeletons, an owl and an ornate frame.

Portrait Medallion of Goethe, title page from Faust

Achille Devéria, 1828