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Engraved architectural plate of an ornate rococo double cupboard door with scrolled carvings, floral crest, and scale bar.

Plate 1 from a Set of 6, "Decoration d'une porte double à placard"

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Etching of tall trees beside a pond with a small wooden footbridge and a distant tower under cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Foot Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraved design plate numbered 79 showing an ornate coffee pot on a stand with two seated figures holding cups.

Coffee-pot and Stand from

Czech Maximilian Joseph Limpach, 1710

Engraved rococo ornamental page with a central cartouche, cherubs, candelabra, a dog and cat, and a helmet at top.

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

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of Hay Wharf showing brick warehouses, moored barges and a distant sailing mast along a waterway.

Hay Wharf

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of St. Paul's Chapel beside a skyscraper under construction with scaffolding and cranes, in brown tones.

St. Paul's, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraving of a funerary monument with a winged figure leaning on an urn, a medallion portrait, and a triangular pyramid behin

The Tomb of Clara-Maria of Saxony

Domenico Cardelli, 1800

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt: Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, angels above, palm trees and a deer.

The Flight into Egypt

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Engraving of a boy in a ruff collar riding a spaniel and holding a bird on his raised hand beside an oak tree.

The Dog of Goltzius

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1590

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a high-collared coat and frilled cravat, labelled Mr. James Gillray, 1810.

Portrait of James Gillray

Charles Turner, 1810

Etching of two magi and two boys seated among ruins with a sheep and a sleeping figure in the foreground.

Two Magi and Two Boys, plate 14 from the from Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved plate of a domed clock design with columns, encircling metal bands and a Roman numeral dial on a square base.

Design For a Clock, pl. XIII from "Recueil d'Ouvrages Curieux de Mathematique et de Mecanique, ou Description du Cabi…

Gaspard Grollier de Seviere II, 1710

Engraved print of an armored officer on a prancing black horse, raising a baton before soldiers in a camp.

Suite of Cavalry Officers: General of the Army

Georg Philip Rugendas, 1720

Engraved vertical ornamental panel with scrolls, a central column, a hearth scene with figures, and a landscape medallion.

L’Hiver

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraving of a woman beside a smoking urn, an old man kneeling with flowers, a child, and potted plants.

L'Odorat (Smell) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

François Boucher, 1720

Etching of a crowded city street flanked by tall office buildings converging toward a pale sky.

The Stock Exchange

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a riverside landing stage under an iron bridge, with steamboats, smokestacks and small figures on the bank.

Landing Place, Duisburg

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace with overmantel painting of a nude and cupid, with a plan view below.

Plate 3, "Decoration de cheminée pour un grand Apartement"

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Title page with a Gothic stone doorway and carved corbels, lettered Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen,

Title Page, "Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen, etc."

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and overcoat, captioned Dr. L. v. Schorn, on a cream sheet.

Portrait of Dr. L von Schorn

Julius Caesar Thaeter, 1830

Hand-colored print of the Pavillon de Flore facade with a covered cart, figures in period dress, and an ornate lamppost.

Pavillon de Flore Tuileries

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Engraved title page with rococo scrollwork, two embracing putti on a central urn cartouche, and flanking torches.

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

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Woodcut of a kneeling woman offering a box at an altar in a colonnaded temple hall, with a crowd of onlookers.

The Presentation in the Temple. from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Etching of a large oak in a wooded landscape with a nymph fleeing a horned figure through tall reeds.

Syrinx Pursued by Pan in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Portrait of Philip Melancthon

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraved design plate of an ornate hourglass in a classical niche with fluted columns and a mask-topped pediment.

Design For a Clock, pl. XIX from "Recueil d'Ouvrages Curieux de Mathematique et de Mecanique, ou Description du Cabinet"

Gaspard Grollier de Seviere II, 1710

Oval engraved portrait of bearded Henri Martin in a dark coat and bow tie, with book caption below.

Portrait of Henri Martin

Ferdinand Delannoy, 1880

Hand-colored print of a bearded man grimacing in a reedy marsh while helmeted soldiers climb a dune above him.

Marius a Minturnes, plate 21 from the HIstoire Ancienne

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Engraved page of three vertical rococo ornamental panels with figures, scrollwork, a dragon and cherubs.

Page Four from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et G…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraving of a standing woman in classical dress within an ornate rococo floral frame, with an obelisk and building behind he

Flavia Domitilla, Wife of the Emperor Vespasian, in escutcheon

Étienne Charpentier, 1750

Oval engraved portrait of King James II in a curled periwig, lace cravat and armor, with Latin inscription below.

King James II of England (after Kneller)

Isaac Beckett, 1690

Engraving of a woman in a lace-trimmed tiered gown and tall headpiece holding a fan on a terrace with an urn.

Mme la Marquise de Belfons

Pieter Schenk, 1710

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor leaping through a torn wall with a raised sword, with bamboo in the foreground.

Matsumoto Koshiro leaping through a wall

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Etched oval portrait of a smiling old man in a plumed turban and fur-trimmed coat, with a white collar and brooch.

Portrait of an Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1780

Engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat amid smoke, rigging and cannon during a naval battle, with a decorative border.

John Paul Jones in Battle

Carl Guttenberg, 1770

Etching of St. Paul's Cathedral dome rising above rooftops, with a stone stair landing and small boats on the river below.

St. Paul's over Temple Stairs

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etched title page with a winged head, a figure holding a lightning bolt, zigzag flashes, and handwritten inscriptions.

Title page for "Douze eaux-fortes"

François Chifflart, 1860

Engraved ornamental panel with an eagle, winged figures holding garlands, a central oval cartouche and seated women below.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by an Eagle and the Motto NATOS ET NOSTRA TUEMUR, plate 7 from the Livre de Diverses Grot…

Michel Dorigny, 1650

Black-and-white portrait print of a man in a wide hat and ornate collar, flanked by columns, griffins, and an eagle crest.

Portrait of Maximilian I

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat holding a palette, inscribed William Hogarth.

Self Portrait of William Hogarth

Samuel Ireland, 1780

Etching of Christ with cross consoling weeping women, a kneeling woman holding a child, and a crowd under an arch.

Via crucis - Station VIII, He Consoles the Weeping Women

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraving of the Apollo Pythius statue, a nude standing figure with a draped cloak and serpent, with a seated observer at low

Apollo Belvedere (Apollo Pythius)

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1590

Etching of satyrs, a nymph and a goat in a rustic landscape, with an owl perched on a pole at right.

The Happy Satyr with His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved design for a decorative door with flanking female figures, garlands, putti and a central ornamental medallion.

Design for Door, from "Placarts Ou Ornemens"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraving of a laureled Roman emperor on a rearing horse in a rococo frame, with a camp and town behind.

The Roman Emperor Vitellius (69), in escutcheon

Étienne Charpentier, 1750

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark cap and robes within an oval frame, labeled Hugo Latimerus.

Portrait of Hugo Latimer

Richard Houston, 1740

Etching of a medieval gatehouse with two round conical towers, streaming banners, a bird overhead, and a hatched radiating sk

Ancienne Porte du Palais de Justice

Charles Meryon, 1850

Engraved ornamental design with reclining figures, cherubs, scrolling acanthus and classical moldings, by Jean Le Pautre, 166

Sheet from the set, "Recherche de Plusieurs Beaux Morceaux d'Ornamens"

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Portrait of Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1880

Engraving of a large vase on a leafy pedestal, supported and gripped by two muscular nude male figures on either side.

Plate 17, "Suite of Vases"

Benigno Bossi, 1760

Engraving of two peasant men dancing energetically, one with arms raised and one kicking a leg high, with a keys-hanging pouc

The Dancing Peasants

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left against hatched background.

Portrait of Robert Burns

William Nicholson

Hand-colored oval portrait print of bearded King Francis I of France in fur-trimmed dark robes, with French caption below.

King Francis I of France

Marie-Jeanne-Françoise-Suzanne Champion de Cernel, 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono drawing a sword, with a lattice screen behind him.

Fragment: Sawamura Sojuro drawing his sword

Utagawa Kuninao, 1820

Etching of the crucifixion of Christ with grieving women kneeling below and soldiers to the left under a cloudy sky.

Via crucis - Station XII, The Crucifixion

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraving of three ornamental paneling designs with scrolls, garlands, putti and a flower urn, one labeled for a bath room.

Three Designs for Decorative Paneling

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central classical figure, winged creatures, drapery and a Latin caption below.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 “Juno,” 2nd state

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraving of a woman huntress seated on a mound with a spear and net, framed by a rococo ornamental border.

La Chasseuse

Gabriel Huquier, 1720

Engraved oval cartouche design with two putti leaning over a flower urn, surrounded by scrolls and floral garlands.

Design for an Escutcheon in Form of Sailboat, in Recueil Noveau de Differens Cartouches

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1730

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with a star order and sword, framed by an ornate scrolling border.

Portrait of Frederick Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

Daniel John Pound, 1850

Engraved page of three vertical ornamental pilaster designs with cherubs, an atlas figure, and a female caryatid.

Page T hree from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of a bare-shouldered woman seated on a couch, with a crowd of agitated figures crowding in from the left.

Cleopatra (?)

François Chifflart, 1850

Engraving of the Holy Family with a lamb beneath a tree, with haloed figures and a dedication inscription below.

Holy Family with St. John

Engraving of the risen Christ with a staff above startled soldiers, with radiant light and cherubs in the sky.

The Resurrection

Gaspar Huberti, 1690

Etching of a rainy night street with umbrellas, carriages, lit shop fronts and a bare tree at right.

Rainy Night, Charing Cross Shops

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraved bust portrait of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark jacket and cravat, on a cream paper sheet.

Portrait of George Bancroft

Henry Bryan Hall, 1860

Etching of figures lowering a body from a cross at night, with mourners and a white shroud in the foreground.

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome, a lion, Mary Magdalene, an angel and a putto under a draped curtain.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalene

Agostino Carracci, 1580

Hand-colored caricature of an old woman holding a brass microscope while a boy watches beside a table with a bowl.

Spooner's Transformations, No. 2, The Microscope

England William Spooner, 1830

Printed cut-out sheet of a menagerie with animal panels for tiger, lion, rhinoceros, elephant and jaguar, in green and pink.

Cut-out Construction: Ménagerie

Epinal, 1900

Vertical decorative wall design with classical statues, fruit garland on blue, grotesques, putti and scrollwork panels.

Wall Deocration, Plate II from Raphael's Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani

Tall painted drawing of ornamental wall pilasters with scrollwork, medallions, fruit garlands on blue, and marble panels.

Wall Decoration, Plate IX from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Hand-coloured engraving of two allegorical figures among palms, a hammock, a crocodile, and a ship, titled America.

America

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Vertical wall decoration with classical figures, grotesque motifs, coffered panels and a blue column of fruit garlands.

Wall Decoration, Plate XIII from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Hand-colored engraving of robed figures, palm trees, a camel rider and an incense burner under pink clouds.

Asia

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Tall decorative wall panel design with grotesque motifs, cherubs, fruit garlands, medallions, and vine ornament on colored gr

Wall Panel Decoration with Grotesque Motifs

Giovanni Ottaviani

Hand-colored print of an ornamental wall decoration with scrolls, medallions, fruit garlands, and marble-effect panels.

Wall Decoration, Plate from "Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano" (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani

Tall decorative wall design with putti, classical medallions, scrollwork, and a blue panel of hanging fruit garlands.

Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican [Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano, plate IV]

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Engraving of a seated woman and a standing man beside a dog under a tree, with a river landscape and boat in the background.

Daphne Encountered by Apollo

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Hand-coloured design of a tall wall with grotesque ornament, classical figures, putti and a blue panel with fruit garlands.

Plate I from Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Hand-colored print of an ornate classical wall panel with putti, statues in niches, fruit garlands and a marble inset.

Wall Decoration, Plate XII from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Red-toned print of a woman in a turban holding sheet music, resting her hand on a violin on a table.

Music

Robert Samuel Marcuard, 1770

Study of man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Woman in red dress and white bonnet picking beans from a vine in a garden with tall corn stalks.

The Bean Picker

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a barefoot boy in a dark hat leaning on a wooden fence beside a red wall and leafy vines.

A Country Lad

Winslow Homer, 1870

Portrait of George Campbell Cooper

John White Alexander, 1900

Oil study on wood of a young man in a feathered cap, a bird head, a red-banded hat, and a figure's shoulder.

Study of man and woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Loose oil sketch of three pink peonies and green leaves against a dark reddish-brown wash on pale paper.

Red Peonies

Samuel Colman, 1920

Painting of a child at a spinning wheel in a farmyard with a stone doorway, thatched roof, and trees beyond.

French Farmyard

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painted study of a seated woman wrapped in white electric cables, holding a telephone, against a gold background.

Study of Pendentive Figure for Electricity, Dome of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exp…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Oval portrait of an older woman in a lace cap and red shawl with fur trim, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Sarah Amelia Cooper

B. C. Porter, 1890

Painting of a woman in a dark hat and yellow jacket smelling a blossom beneath a flowering tree in a green field.

The Yellow Jacket

Winslow Homer, 1870

Watercolor design of a classical column with a Corinthian capital and ornate gold scrollwork filling the shaft.

Design for an Ornamental Colonette

Gertrude M. Clarke, 1900

Hand-coloured title page with a draped curtain, butterflies, trees and roses framing French text and a castle landscape.

Title page, "Insectes d'Europe, Pients d'apres nature," by J.J. Ernst

Jacques Juillet, 1770

Engraved print of six trophy arrangements with helmets, flags, arrows, swords, a basket and flower garlands.

Trophies

Jacques Juillet, 1700

Engraved portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte seated in a chair at Fontainebleau, wearing a military coat and tall boots beside a d

Napoleon Bonaparte at Fon

Giuseppe Guzzi, 1820