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Engraved elevation of rococo panelling with a glazed door and mirror, with scale bars in toises beneath.

Panelling in Hotel Roquelaur,l Bedroom and Wall of Adjoining Room

Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, 1710

Engraved ceiling design with classical columns, garlands, reclining figures, and a cartouche inscription at lower right.

Ceiling, from "Grands Carts de Plafons"

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear beside hunting dogs, with a cupid and a bow in a wooded landscape.

Venus and Adonis (after Titian)

Robert Strange, 1770

Engraving of a Roman-style banquet interior with draped canopy, musicians in a gallery, and armed figures in the foreground.

The Death of Amnon, Plate 1 from "Gland Alcoves a la Romaine"

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Engraved perspective of Place Gralin in Nantes showing a columned theatre facade, carriages and pedestrians in a city square.

Gralin Place, Nantes

Antoine Henón, 1780

Engraved horizontal frieze of putti holding laurel, with trophies of arms, spears, and an oval shield showing a battle scene.

Frieze: Trophies of Arms and Putti

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Engraved print of a seated man in uniform and a seated woman in satin gown beside a table, globe, and window landscape.

George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis Washington

Thomas Illman, 1840

Engraving of two walking couples on grass, one man carrying a sword, with German month inscriptions above.

January and February

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of an old wooden windmill beside smoking factory chimneys and a mine headframe under a pale sky.

Old and New Mills, Valenciennes

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraved ceiling design with garlands, putti and a central medallion showing a classical scene with figures.

Project for a ceiling. With alternative suggestions

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Etching of a forest path lined with tall trees and wooden fences, with light filtering through the canopy.

Woods With Fenced in Areas

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Aged paper with handwritten ink inscriptions in cursive, including the name Robert Balmanno and the year 1820.

The Proposal

Albrecht Dürer

Engraved view of the Tuileries Palace with soldiers on parade, a carriage, and crowds in the foreground, 1800.

View of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris

John Pye the younger, 1800

Etched architectural design of a French alcove with columns, draped curtain, sculpted female figures and pastoral wall panels

Design for a French Alcove, from "Alcoves à le Francoise"

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Etching of Windsor Castle towers rising above trees along a river, with rowing boats on the water and figures on the bank.

Windsor from Eton

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a wooded path lined with gnarled trees, with grassy sandy ground in the foreground.

The Three Sisters

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Sepia print of a girl on a stone bench with a toddler and a small dog beside her, with a barrel and foliage behind.

Du Cabinet de Madame d'Azaincourt

Flemish Gilles Demarteau, 1770

Engraving of a ragged kneeling man before robed figures under a tree, with a town and mountains in the background.

Return of the Prodigal Son

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress walking on grass, one man raising his hand, with inscribed names above.

March and April

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a Gothic stone gateway with a pointed arch, carved heads, and two pedestrians walking through toward a street.

Saint John's Gate, Clerkenwell

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Charcoal sketch of warships in a harbor under a sunburst breaking through clouds, with a small tugboat in the foreground.

Return of the Fleet

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraving of a busy studio where a painter works on a knight slaying a dragon while assistants draw, grind pigments and sculp

Color Olivi (Invention of Oil Painting), plate 14 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times)

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraving of two costumed dancers in a forest clearing beside a waterfall, with French verse printed below the scene.

Scene from the Opera "Sylvie"

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, 1760

Monochrome print of Samson restrained by armored soldiers while Delilah looks on, with heavy curtains and a raised sword.

The Blinding of Samson

Johann Jacobé, 1780

Etching of London skyline with St Paul's dome, an obelisk and a bridge seen over dark trees in the foreground.

London over Embankment Gardens

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a forest road curving past tall trees and grassy hills, with two small figures and a distant town on the left.

Landscape With Two Figures in a Road

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraving of soldiers attacking a covered way before a walled city with a tower and church spires, under a cloudy sky.

An Attack and Lodgement on the Covert Way, from Twelve of the Most Remarkable Sieges and Battles in Europe

Carington Bowles, 1770

Engraved title page with putti, fruit garlands, a coat of arms and a central inscription for Raphael's Genesis loggia frescoe

''La Sacra Genesi figurata da Rafaele D'Urbino nelle logge vaticane'' (Title Page, Raphael's Genesis Frescoes in the…

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Engraved print of New York City Hall with an American flag, a domed cupola, a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians on the str

City Hall, New York

J. Archer, 1820

Etching of a village with ruined walls, a smoking tower, villagers, and a rider with cattle on a road.

Landscape With Town in Ruins

Israel Silverstre, 1650

Etching of a multi-story house behind an ornate wrought iron fence, with ivy on the walls and trees at right.

Rossetti's House

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraving of an ornate tower-shaped festival float pulled by plumed horses, with figures in armor and a banner above.

Print - Giovanni Luigi Valesio, 1610

Giovanni Luigi Valesio, 1610

Etching of three dead rats hanging from wire mousetraps on a wooden board, with a box trap at left and French verse below.

The mousetrap

Charles Émile Jacque, 1860

Etching of Hampton Court Palace's facade across a formal garden with clipped trees and a stone urn in the foreground.

Hampton Court Palace

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a seated woman with a reclining satyr child, goats, a tree and a distant village in a landscape.

Woman with an Infant Satyr, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of two bearded philosophers and a boy examining a skull beside a dog, with a tree and draped backdrop.

Two Philosophers and Boy, plate 22 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of soldiers killing infants and attacking mothers among classical columns, with a Latin Matthew 2:16 inscription be

The Massacre of the Innocents

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Engraving of Altenburg Castle on a hill above a town with trees and half-timbered houses under a cloudy sky.

View of Altenburg Castle

Christian August Günther, 1800

Engraved stage design of a royal banquet hall with arcades, chandeliers, and a draped table with seated figures.

Stage Design: A Banquet Hall

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1740

Etching of Rouen seen from a wooded hill, with the Seine, stone bridges, and a tall cathedral spire on the skyline.

Rouen from Bon Secours

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraving of the Holy Family in an arched niche: Mary holds the Christ Child while Joseph reads an open book beside them.

The Holy Family with a Sack

Ferdinando Gregori, 1770

Engraved view of the Pitti Palace facade in Florence with carriages, riders and pedestrians on a cobbled square.

View of the Pitti Palace in Florence, Plate 2 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese,…

Johann Sebastian Müller, 1730

Sepia drawing of a seated shepherd seen from behind, facing a small dog standing on its hind legs in a grassy landscape.

Seated Shepherd Playing with a Dog

Flemish Gilles Demarteau, 1770

Engraved architectural plate showing panelled walls, rococo carved ornament, shelved niches and a floor plan of a cabinet.

Panelling of the Bathroom in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Etched fan leaf design with a mermaid playing a lyre in a central oval, flanked by cherubs, dolphins and scrollwork.

Fan leaves, Third and fourth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Nocturnal harbor scene in brown tones with clouds above, rows of lights on shore and water, and a lighthouse at center.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a seated woman, a young soldier with a shield and spear, and a bearded magus beside a helmet and serpent chains.

Seated Woman, Young Soldier, and Magus, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of a harbor with boats on a sandy beach, a hillside town with a tower, and sailboats on calm water.

Le Port de San Remo

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Engraving of a weir on the River Wye with fishermen holding long poles, a rocky cliff on the left and wooded hills behind.

A View of the River Wye, near Bakewell, Derbyshire

Robert Sayer, 1770

Engraving of a woman with a sword beside a fallen armored man, with an ornate fountain and Cupid in the background.

Pyramus and Thisbe

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Engraving of a couple on a tricycle and other cyclists on a riverside road, with a steamboat on the river.

Wheeling on Riverside Drive

Thure de Thulstrup, 1880

Etching of a rocky gorge with a fisherman by a pool and a multi-arched stone bridge in the distance.

Pont de Hauteville

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress on grass, one man holding a sword beside a woman, with labels above.

May and June

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of nude Venus seated on a shell with sea nymphs, a bearded Triton with trident, and cherubs in clouds above.

Venus, Triton, and Sea Nymphs

Pieter Soutman, 1640

Etching of a standing robed man with a cloth, a helmeted soldier seated in a boat, and an urn on a stone ledge.

Standing Magus, Seated Soldier, and a Man, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etched ornamental design with an oval scene of figures at a well above an arch flanked by putti and garlands.

Fan leaves, Tenth and eleventh plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens,…

Alexis Loir, 1740

Etching of a woman in a cloak standing among laden donkeys and mules, with a hillside village and mountains behind.

Les Anes du Midi

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1870

Engraved elevation of rococo paneling with a central fireplace, oval painting and figural scenes in scrolled cartouches.

Panelling of the Assembly Room in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Etching of a haloed figure preaching with raised hands to a crowd in an arched interior, with figures seated and kneeling bel

Christ Preaching ('La Petit Tombe')

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraved elevation of the east front of the Horse and Foot Guards at Whitehall, with a central clock tower and arcaded wings.

The East Front of the Horse and the Foot Guards at Whitehall

Benjamin Cole, 1740

Engraved design of a decorative fireplace with a central medallion portrait, sphinx figures, flanking eagles and paneled door

Design for Mantle Piece, from "Cheminées et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Engraving of armed crowds and cannon in front of the Tuileries Palace facade, with fallen bodies and smoke in the foreground.

Storming of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris, 1792

Isidore-Stanislaus-Henri Helman, 1790

Engraving of Hercules on a fiery pyre with a nude figure beside him, a distant walled town and a river on the right.

The Death of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing figures on the left and a drunken man being supported on the right, labeled Novembe

November and December

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a long-haired man holding an ornamental design, with goldsmith tools and an acanthus vase on a table beside him.

Trade card of Louis Roupert, master goldsmith of Metz

Louis Cossin, 1680

Pen etching of a satyr and bacchante in ivy wreaths seated on a lion skin, with a horned female faun and a tent behind them.

Copy of Bacchante, Satyr, and Female Faun, from the series Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of mythological figures in a garden, with a sun chariot in the clouds above and figures turning into flowers.

L'Empire de Flore

Gérard Audran, 1680

Engraved street view of townhouses along a canal with a crane at left, pedestrians and a horse rider in the street.

Peep-show, View Near the Park, Toward the Bridge of Leyden in The Hague

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1800

Engraved view of Florence's Arno river with a stone bridge, riverside palaces, rowing boats and figures on the bank.

View of the Lungarno and the Ponte Santa Trinita

Francheschini, 1710

Sepia print of ruined Dunstanburgh Castle on a hill above rocky shore, with a cottage, sheep and breaking waves.

Dunstanburgh Castle, from "Liber Studiorum," part III

James Mallord William Turner, 1800

Engraved view of the Queen's Palace in St. James's Park with figures on the lawn and a cloudy sky.

The Queen's Palace in St. James's Park, from Walter Harrison's History of London

John Cooke, 1740

Etching of a village by a river with a winding wooden bridge, half-timbered houses, a church steeple and a hilltop castle.

Landscape with a winding wooden Bridge

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1540

Engraved print of a waterfall under a stone arch bridge, with trees, rocky cliffs, strolling figures and a tower on a hill.

The Devil's Bridge, near Cassel, Germany

Friedrich Schroeder, 1790

Engraving of a woman at left, men at an open door, and a reclining man on a canopied bed in an interior.

Thamar ejected from her brother's house

Netherlandish Martin Van Heemskerk, 1550

Engraving of a biblical interior with robed men, armored soldiers, a canopied bed, and a seated dog in the foreground.

Ammon Begs the King to Summon his Sister Thamar

Netherlandish Martin Van Heemskerk, 1550

Engraved print of the Buyten Hof in The Hague with a carriage, riders, and pedestrians on a cobbled square.

Peep-show, View of the Buyten Hof in The Hague

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1800

Three Grotesque Heads in Profile (After Hogarth)

Jane Ireland, 1790

Engraved interior of a columned hall with seated deputies facing a raised throne under a canopy, crowded with spectators.

Meeting of the States General at Versailles in 1789

Isidore-Stanislaus-Henri Helman, 1790

Engraved elevation of rococo paneled wall with two arched windows and mirror panels, Palais Bourbon bedroom.

Decoration of the Bedroom in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Engraved street view of the Old City Hall on Wall Street with columns, a cupola, strolling figures and a large tree.

View of the Old City Hall, Wall Street

Hatch and Smillie, New York, NY, 1820

Engraved elevations of two Paris hotel vestibules with paneled doors, arched windows, pilasters and rococo carved ornament.

Decoration of the Two Vestibules in Hotel Roquelaure

Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, 1710

Engraved view of Florence's Piazza della Signoria with Palazzo Vecchio tower and crowds at a festival procession.

View of Palazzio Vecchio, Loggia, and Pizza on Occation of Fête in homage to St. John the Baptist, Plate 23 from "Sce…

Carlo Gregori, 1740

Engraved view of a formal garden with a tiered cascade, fountains, tree-lined paths and strolling figures in period dress.

View of the Fountains at Brunoy

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1760

Engraved Harper's Weekly page of Civil War soldiers marching, a mounted officer, and song titles like Dixie.

The Songs of the War

Winslow Homer, 1860

Etching of a woodland landscape with a resting traveller and dog beside a stream, tall trees framing the scene.

Landscape With Traveller Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraved plans and elevations of London Bridge showing arches, towers and a church tower, with scale bars and text.

Plans for the New London Bridge

Benjamin Cole, 1740

Wood engraving page of Civil War news vignettes: a woman reading a letter, soldiers, sailors, and men grabbing newspapers fro

News from the War

Winslow Homer, 1860

Engraving of soldiers attacking two bastions at a breach made by mines, with cannon smoke and a city skyline behind.

The Attach of Two Bastions, at Breches Made by Springing Mines, from Twelve of the Most Remarkable Sieges and Battles…

Carington Bowles, 1770

Engraving of Union soldiers in a dense bayonet charge across a smoky field, rifles raised, with a tree and distant troops.

The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

Winslow Homer, 1860

Engraving of Hercules strangling a lion beside a column, with a castle, tree, shield and bow in the background.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraved elevation of a palace vestibule interior with Corinthian columns, arched niches, a paneled door, and a decorative ca

Decoration of the Vestibule in Palais Bourbon

Pierre L'Assurance, 1710

Etching of a standing woman pouring from a vessel at an altar, with a seated shirtless man and a helmeted soldier beside rock

Standing Woman, Seated Soldier, and a Slave, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of a dancing couple on the left and a walking couple with a sword on the right, dated 1546.

July and August

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a crowded ancient city with a robed man gesturing, kneeling figures, oxen and a horse near a temple with columns

Unidentified subject

Netherlandish Martin Van Heemskerk, 1550

Etching of a dense forest with large trees, a small waterfall over rocks, a river, and a distant village under cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Waterfall

Bohemian Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640