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Engraved plate of stagecoach designs showing a rear view, side elevation with decorative panels, and ornamental details.

Design for a Stagecoach

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved neoclassical design of an alcove with swagged drapery, Ionic columns, urn pedestals and garland panels.

Design of an Alcove

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Hokusai woodblock print of a coastal road with boats on the water, Mount Fuji in the distance, and travelers near a stall.

Takanawar enterance to the Tokaido (Takanawa no chidori)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1840

Engraved ornament panel with acanthus scrolls, cherubs with bow and torch, a hunting scene, and two seated sphinx figures.

Ornament Panel Design

Alexis Loir, 1710

Engraving of a formal Versailles fountain with a tall jet, statues, sculpted lions, and strolling figures among trees.

La Fontaine du Cabinet de Diane à Versailles (Left Plate)

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Engraved design for an ornamental iron balcony with scrollwork, a central eagle, and fluted pilasters on a page.

Design for an Iron Balcony

France Gabriel Bonthomme, 1770

Engraved classical landscape with figures on a riverbank, a columned temple at right, a distant castle, and dramatic clouds.

Phaeton

William Woollett, 1780

Engraved Annunciation scene with an angel approaching a seated woman, putti in clouds, and German and Latin verses below.

Salutatio Angelica

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1700

Engraving of fishermen casting nets from rocks and a rowboat, with sailing ships and a harbor town under a cloudy sky.

Les Jetteurs de Fillets (Casting of Nets)

Anne Philiberte Coulet, 1780

Engraved rococo ornament design with scrollwork, a winged figure, a cherub with a bow, and a mythological relief panel.

Ornament Design

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1710

Engraved print of two hermitage building elevations with domes, above an allegorical sundial scene with clouds and figures.

Two Architectural Elevations of the Hermitage

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1770

Etching of a military trophy with shields, banners, trumpets, helmets and laurel around a central medallion of a chariot with

Trophy of Arms

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved technical plate showing front, side, and detail views of an armchair frame with dimension notes and a scale bar.

Menuiserie de la Bergere A

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etched rococo ornament design with scrollwork, lattice panel and two facing birds, numbered 5 in the upper left.

Detail from a Frame or Molding Design

François Roumier, 1750

Engraved plate of Hotel Torpanne facade sculptures: arched relief panels, an oval medallion, and a frieze with winged figures

Hotel Torpanne: Sculptures de la Facade

A. Lenoir, 1600

Etched fan leaf design with cherubs holding garlands, swans, a classical hunting scene, and a central medallion face.

Fan leaves, first half of the set "Desseins d'Eventails et Ecrans"

Nicolas Pierre Loir

Tonal print of a flat landscape with a lone tree, shallow water, a figure on a path, and light breaking through clouds.

Sunshine After Rain

Louis Marvy, 1840

Engraved page of Rococo ornament designs with scrolls, acanthus leaves, a crown, masks, and a dragon, dated 1730.

Designs for Firearms Ornament

de La Collombe, 1730

Engraved elevation of a paneled room wall with three arched doors and rococo scrollwork above, with a scale bar below.

Print - Jean Mariette, 1720

Jean Mariette, 1720

Engraved architectural design of a fountain with curved colonnades, sweeping stairs, and sculpted figures in a courtyard.

Print - Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved theatre program listing Fontainebleau court performances, framed by allegorical figures, cherubs and a central medal

Program for the Court Performances at the Fontainbleau Theater (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

Louis Simon Lempereur, 1770

Engraved theatre program for Fontainebleau with allegorical figures, putti, garlands and a central medallion portrait.

Program of Fontainbleau Theater, October 13-November 17, 1777 (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

Louis Simon Lempereur, 1770

Engraved rococo scene of a couple dining in an ornate room, with servants, wine bottles, and scrollwork borders.

L'Heure du Midi, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Rococo engraving of a morning bedroom scene with a canopied bed, hunters, women at a table, and a hanging birdcage.

L'Heure du Matin, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Engraved rococo interior with a dancing couple, musicians, and elegant guests gathered under a candlelit chandelier.

Le Temps De La Soirée, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Engraving of a couple strolling in a rococo garden with fountain, cherubs, and a seated reader, captioned Le Temps de L'Après

Le Temps de L'Après-dîné, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Etching of a mythological sea vessel with a dragon prow, armored soldiers, a tree on deck, and a trumpeting escort ship.

Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 1608, plate 5

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with a sea-monster prow, armored warriors, oars, and a seated sea goddess at the stern.

Peleo e Talamone argonauti condotti da Tetide, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate musicians' boat drawn by a sea monster, with Glaucus enthroned and tritons in the waves.

Barca di musici rapra Clauco dio marino e Tritone, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 16…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with sail, armored warriors and a seated figure on a ruin, under dramatic clouds at sea.

Agamennone et Menelao argn. condo da Vulcano, barca del Sig Scipione et Ottaviano Percelaghi, from Vessels of the Arg…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with lyre player, cupid with cup, armed soldiers, grapevines and a peacock on the stern.

Orfeo condotto da Bacco, barca del Sig. Nicolo Berardi, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley ship with rowers, armed soldiers firing muskets through smoke, and flags flying over choppy wat

Capitana dell'armata di Colco fatta dalli Sig. Deputati, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of a sailing ship with rowers beside a rock shaped like a sea monster, with armored men and a seated figure.

Polifemo e Palemonio argonauti condotti da Cerere, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosim…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of a rocky sea with a shell boat, a sea monster carrying a rider, a turtle, and distant galleys.

Scoglio d'Arno con quatro fiumi fatto dal Sig. Filippo Salviati... , from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Ce…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with rowers, armored warriors, a dragon prow, and Apollo in a chariot above the sea.

Idmone e Mopso argon guidati da Apollo, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medic…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with dragon prow, rowers and a figure with staff at the stern, on choppy water.

Anfione argon. condotto da Mercurio, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici i…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with oars, banners, and soldiers on water, a figure on a swan at the stern, and a rearing horse

Castore e Poluce, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 1608, plate 2

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraved elevation of a fireworks design with a central arched monument, obelisk, equestrian statues and garden wall.

Design for fireworks on the water for the marriage of the Dauphin

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1730

Etching of a sea chariot pulled by a horse over clouds, with armored warriors, a sail, and a lightning bolt rising above.

Asterione argon condot da Giove fulmina, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medi…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of soldiers storming a walled city through breaches, with cannon smoke, a ruined tower, and spired town buildings.

A General Assault from Twelve of the Most Remarkable Sieges and Battles in Europe

Carington Bowles, 1770

Engraved view of the National Assembly hall at Versailles, with tiered benches, columns, chandeliers and a crowd of men in pe

The National Assembly at Versailles in 1789

Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, 1790

Engraving of the Fountain of the Animals at Versailles with a central water jet, bronze animal groups and cypress trees.

Fountain of the Animals at Versailles

Jean Raymond, 1760

Etching of a rustic farmhouse with steep roofs and chimneys, figures gathered at the entrance and a dog in the yard.

Farm House, North Carolina

John Mackie Falconer, 1880

Etching of a youth leaning over an urn beside onlookers and ruins, with a reclining figure and fallen objects in the foregrou

Youth Sitting by an Urn and Other Figures, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Two Heads

Wilhelm Leibl, 1870

Engraving of soldiers and cavalry fighting during a siege sortie, with a walled city and trenches in the background.

Of Making Sallies, and the Method of Repulsing them, from Twelve of the Most Remarkable Sieges and Battles in Europe

Carington Bowles, 1770

Engraving of a winged angel carrying two sleeping children over a pastoral landscape with sheep, cattle and a farmhouse.

Angel with Two Children in Her Arms

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760

Engraving of women unwinding silk cocoons over a hearth in an arched interior, with a mother and child and a city street beyo

Unwinding the silk cocoons

Flemish Philip Galle, 1620

Engraved battle scene of Lowoschutz with cannons, cavalry, smoke, fallen horses and soldiers across a open landscape.

The Battle of Lowoschutz in Bohemia

Carington Bowles, 1670

Engraving of a man dancing with a woman while two musicians play bagpipes and flute beside a tree.

The Year's End

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of Prato della Valle in Padua with a carriage, crowds of people, arcaded buildings and a church tower.

Prà della Valle (Prato della Valle, Padua), from the Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate

Canaletto, 1750

Etched forest scene with two mounted horsemen and a pack of hounds chasing across a clearing among tall trees.

Hunting Scene With Two Horsemen

Adrien Frans Boudewyns, 1690

Etching of a brick tower and ruined wall by water, with rowboats, sailboats, trees and birds in the sky.

A Tower Near a Ruined Wall at the Water's Edge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Lithograph of a foliage-covered triumphal arch inscribed VICTORIA, with a carriage and horsemen passing beneath and crowds li

The Passing of the Queen

W. Walton, 1830

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a man drinking from a tankard.

The Peasant's Feast, or, The Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a rider on horseback led through an arched gateway past a crowd of onlookers and a figure on a balcony.

Triumph of Mordecai

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Hand-coloured print of a crowded auction room with an auctioneer on a rostrum, framed paintings on walls, and figures in peri

Christie's Auction Room

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1800

Engraving of a warrior raising his arm as hooded witches appear in clouds above him, with a plumed companion nearby.

The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth

John Trotter, 1790

Pencil-like sketch of a harbor town with rooftops, a tall tower, and masts reflected in still water.

Inner Harbor

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraved elevation of a rococo bedroom wall with fireplace, mirror, ornate panels and doors with painted scenes.

Decoration of the Bedroom Fireplace Wall at Hotel Roquelaure

Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, 1710

Engraving of the Battle of Culloden showing mounted officers, clashing infantry, gunsmoke, bare trees and distant mountains.

The Battles of Culloden, Scotland

Carington Bowles, 1750

Engraving of Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist on a platter from an executioner beside a studded door.

Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist

Francesco Rainaldi, 1790

Hand-colored view of Notre Dame cathedral from a Paris quay, with laundry hanging on a white building and washerwomen at the

Notre Dame, Paris from the Quai Saint Bernard

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Engraved print of an ornate urn and spouting basin in a formal garden, framed by scrolling acanthus and figures.

An Urn and Bowl in Eschutcheon, from "Fontaines, Cuvettes et Cartouches"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraving of Noah's Ark with animals boarding a wooden ark, birds flying under clouds, and robed figures in the foreground.

Noah's Ark

the Elder Jan Sadeler, 1650

Etching of figures on a stone arch bridge beside large trees, with a rowboat in the river and a dog on the bank.

Figures on a Stone Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Etched ceiling design with a central medallion of a reclining figure, winged figures, fruit garlands and ornate strapwork bor

Ceiling, from "Plafonds Modernes"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Print of a fortified city under siege, with armies in combat, cannon smoke, and a wide rural landscape.

Siege of a City (Part 1)

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraving of the Holy Family with putti and a garland of flowers before classical ruins and a distant town.

The Holy Family with Putti

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1660

Engraved print of an ornate chapel doorway with carved railings, lion sculptures, a crown emblem and small figures in the for

Railings for Chapels, from "Clostures de Chapelles"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved panoramic view of a riverside town with houses, steep hills, mountains, trees and small figures in the foreground.

Panoramic View of the City of Ems, Germany

Johann Hürlimann, 1830

Engraved frieze of sea nymphs, a piping satyr, putti and a sea dragon in fine line hatching.

Ornamental Frieze with Sea Nymphs

Michiel le Blon, 1630

Hand-colored print of three men in 18th-century dress with powdered wigs walking on a hillside, one gesturing mid-conversatio

College Friends Out for a Walk

Pierre-Alexandre Wille, 1810

Engraved decorative border of putti riding sea monsters and dolphins over rippling waves.

Decorative Panel: Sea Monsters

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1540

Engraved plate showing two buildings of Parliament: gothic-towered House of Commons from the Thames and classical House of Lo

The Two Houses of Parliament, from Harrison's History of London

John Cooke, 1740

Etching of a fortified riverside town on the Rhine with moored sailing boats, rowers, and a windmill on the far bank.

A Small Fort on the Rhine Near Cleves

Franz Edmund Weirotter, 1770

Grey lithograph of a French cruiser on harbor water with a shoreline of smokestacks and buildings behind it.

French Cruiser

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraved ornament plate with interlocking acanthus leaf scrolls on a grey-tinted ground.

Ornament & vases, pl. 1

William Darling, 1770

Engraving of a nighttime fireworks display over a garden pavilion with fountains, obelisks and a crowd of spectators in the f

Fireworks in Meudon

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1730

Engraved plate of symmetrical jewelry designs with floral garlands, oval frames, scrollwork and teardrop pendants on cream pa

Jewelry Designs

S.H. Dinglinger, 1750

Hand-colored print of a mail coach with horses stuck in a snowdrift on a winter road, with travelers and snowy trees.

Optical TOy: "The London Mail Obstructed by a Snowdrift" (Spooner's Protean Views, no. 16)

England William Spooner, 1830

Hand-colored peep-show print of Somerset House and St Mary's Church in the Strand, with carriages and pedestrians on the stre

Peep-show, Vue de la Maison Royale de Somerset Avec l'Eglise de St. Marie Dans le Strand à Londres (A View of Somsers…

de Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, 1740

Engraving of a reclining winged male figure on a rock beside foliage and an ornate scroll, on a cream sheet.

The Letter S

Giovanni Battista Betti, 1770

Etching of Westminster showing Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament across the Thames, with boats on the water.

Westminster

Joseph Pennell, 1890

Etching of fishermen's huts and a sailboat on a shore with distant hills and a cloudy sky.

Cabane De Pecheurs (Cotes de l'Italie)

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Engraving of nude Hercules raising a club over the fallen fire-breathing Cacus beside rocks, with a cow head peeking out.

Hercules and Cacus

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a violent cavalry battle with rearing horses, armored riders with raised sabers, and a fallen soldier with a shi

The Battle of Anghieri

Flemish Gerard Edelinck, 1680

Engraving of a chaotic battle with armored riders, rearing horses, fallen soldiers, and a rocky landscape behind them.

Print - Marco Dente, 1520

Marco Dente, 1520

Engraving of the Holy Family with a seated Virgin, infant Christ, reading Joseph, palm tree and classical building in a lands

Holy Family

Guillaume Château, 1650

Engraved view of Hampton Court from the Thames, with a wooden bridge, palace buildings, boats and figures on the bank.

View of Hampton Court from the Thames River, from Walter Harrison's History of London

John Cooke, 1740

Etching of horse-drawn cabs waiting on a rainy city street beside tall buildings, with pedestrians under umbrellas and lamp p

The cab stand

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1870

Engraving of peasants behind a woven hedge with a pig, a tree, and two German inscription banners above.

Peasants Behind the Hedge

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a seated skeleton at right, a crowd of onlookers at a doorway, and a thin dog in the foreground.

Death Giving Audience, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of Hercules strangling the giant Antaeus in a rocky landscape beside a tree, both figures nude.

Hercules and Antaeus

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of two soldiers and two women gathered around a stone bench beneath trees, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Two Soldiers and Two Women, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etched decorative frieze with two lions and a putto among acanthus scrolls, with a printed Paris publisher inscription below.

Frieze

Jean Le Pautre, 1660