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Hand-colored engraving of a guillotine execution in a city square, with soldiers, cavalry, a carriage and a crowd.

Execution of King Louis X

Paul-André Basset, 1800

Engraved ornamental design page with an urn, a central cartouche with two figures and candelabra, and a bull's head panel.

Page Four from "Toisieme Livre Contenant Des Frises ou Paneaux en Longueur Inventés Par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved allegory of a woman with an infant on a chariot drawn by lions, surrounded by cherubs and classical columns.

The Triumph of Chastity

Adrien Lommelin, 1650

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark skull cap and white clerical garment, with a dedication and coat of arms below.

Portrait of Robert Kerr, First Earl of Ancram

Isaac Herbert, 1790

Engraving of Job reclining nude while winged demons attack him and his wife stands beside him in a ruined landscape.

Job Tormented by the Demons and His Wife

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1630

Engraved ornamental cartouche framing a pastoral landscape with a hunter, two dogs, trees and a building on a hill.

print - Daniel Rabel, 1630

Daniel Rabel, 1630

Engraving of the Holy Family in a Gothic hall with an ornate fountain, angels and putti around the basin.

The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1520

Engraved ornamental design with a lute player under a parasol, two dancers, putti and scrolling floral motifs around a title

Title plate of "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Ecrans, et autres Ornemens"

Alexis Loir, 1670

Engraved portrait of a seated man with dividers over perforated cards in a workshop filled with tools.

Portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834)

V. Vebert, 1850

Etching of three soldiers and a boy with a flag in a rocky landscape, with a sword and helmet in the foreground.

Three Soldiers and a Boy, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Woodcut of Saint John in a cauldron over fire, watched by a seated ruler and crowd beneath a canopy with a city behind.

The Martyrdom of Saint John, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, 1400

Woodcut of Christ gesturing to kneeling and standing women under a wooden shelter, with a walled town and bare tree behind.

Christ Taking Leave of his Mother, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Dark tonal nocturne of a riverside city at dusk, with glowing lamps along the embankment and silhouetted buildings under mist

Mist of the Thames

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a fortress tower with masted ships and rowboats in a harbor under a cloudy sky, by Thomas Moran.

The Castle of San Juan d' Ulloa, Vera Cruz, Mexico

Thomas Moran, 1880

Etching of seated Hercules with a club and lion skin, with small putti at his feet on a stone pedestal.

Hercules, plate one from Twelve Etchings by Chifflart

François-Nicolas Chifflart, 1860

Engraved design for a choir screen with cherubs, a cross, an urn, garlands, and a bust in a draped frame.

Design for a Choir Screen

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Etching of a seated woman with two children, a donkey, sheep, an owl on a wall, and a dog in a rural landscape.

Woman with Two Children and a Donkey, plate 21 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of Christ falling under the cross for the third time, with soldiers, a crowd, and a ship mast in the background.

Via crucis - Station IX, He Falls Beneath the Cross the Third Time

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1740

Engraved tailpiece of a hand gripping a drawn sword, with dense hatched shading behind the arm and sleeve.

Arm with a Drawn Sword, Tailpiece for Franx Kugler's "Geschichte Friedrichs des Grossen, Leipzig, 1840-1842

Hieronymus Heinrich Jakob Ritschl von Hartenbach, 1840

Hand-colored peep-show print of Amsterdam's skyline seen across harbor water, with ships, rowboats and flags in the foregroun

Peep-show, Vue Generale de la Ville d'Amsterdan du Côté de Tye (A General View of the City of Amsterdam from the Tye)

Thomas Bowles, 1750

Etched ceiling design with a blank central cartouche, scrolling ornament, grotesque figures and putti in corner panels.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling, No. 9 from "Plafons a la Moderne"

Nicolas Pierre Loir, 1650

Stipple engraving of a bewigged man in a fur-trimmed robe and lace cravat, captioned John Second Lord Belhaven.

Portrait of John Hamilton, Second Early of Belhaven

W. Bautree, 1790

Etching of Veronica kneeling to wipe the face of Christ carrying the cross, with a soldier and onlookers beside a city skylin

Via crucis - Station VI, Saint Veronica Wipes His Face

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Etching of a shoreline with a tree branch arching over rocks, a fisherman at the water's edge, and a distant sailboat.

A Villefranche-sur-Mer (Environs de Carqueiranne)

Adolphe Appian, 1880

Engraved rococo ornamental plate with a cherub, a griffin, a carved head, books and a quill on a scrolled pedestal.

Page Six from "Premier Livre De Differents morceaux A l'Usage de tous ceux qui s'appliquent aux beuax Arts Inventé Pa…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved landscape of a ruined round stone tower on a rocky hill, with a large tree and walking figures in the foreground.

The Sham Castle, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, near Cassel, Germany

Friedrich Schroeder, 1790

Etching of a formal French garden with a rectangular basin, potted plants, clipped hedges, tall trees and small figures.

The Basin

Flemish Abraham Genoels, 1680

Etching of a river landscape with resting sheep, poplar trees, a distant village and a cloudy sky.

On the Test

Francis Seymour Haden, 1850

Etching of a river harbor with a city skyline, a suspension bridge, ships and industrial piers under a hazy sky.

Sunset from Williamsburg Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraved elevation of a rococo fireplace wall with a central mantel, figural panels, ornamental cartouches, and paneled doors

Decoration of the Fireplace Wall in Entrance Hall of Hotel Roquelaure

Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, 1710