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Pen and brown ink drawing of a symmetrical architectural stage backdrop with arches, columns, pediments and oval cartouches.

Design for a stage backdrop with alternative suggestions

Vincenzo Scamozzi, 1600

Chalk drawing of a triangular pediment with a central shield-bearing female figure, horses, a chariot, and seated allegorical

Industry and Commerce (Design for Pediment)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Engraved view of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye château facade with a formal parterre, central fountain and strolling figures.

St. GERMAIN EN LAYE

Gabriel Pérelle, 1700

Engraved elevation of an ornate wrought iron sanctuary railing with scrolls and acanthus leaves on a stone base.

Grille d’appui posée a l’entrée du Sanctuaire de l’Eglise du Seminaire de Messieurs de l’Oratoire, executée et compos…

France Gabriel Bonthomme, 1770

Banquette avec des accotoirs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Chambranle avec colonnes Corinthiens

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved page with two ornate ewers decorated with sea figures, cherubs, masks and strapwork.

Designs for Ewers, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork)

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraved architectural plate of a decorated door frame, cornice and entablature with acanthus scrollwork and moulded profiles

Porte d'Appartement

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Etching of a schoolmaster with a birch rod disciplining boys in a classroom, set within an ornate rococo frame.

L’école des Garçons

Jacques Bacheley, 1740

Engraving of three nude putti by an urn with a bird, and a sleeping child beside a tree in a landscape.

Boys Playing with a Bird

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1770

Oil sketch of a rushing waterfall over rocky ledges with dense trees and a faint rainbow in the lower right.

A Waterfall in Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Engraved dedicatory page with a central text cartouche, allegorical women, coats of arms, and hunting animals along the borde

Dedicatory page of the set "Mediceae familiae rerum feliciter gestarum Victoria et triumphi"

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1570

Loose oil study of billowing cumulus clouds lit gold on the left, above a muted horizon and bare paper below.

Cloud Study

Frederic Edwin Church, 1871

Gondole

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Sketch of two church domes, a gilded one with cross motifs and a smaller terracotta dome, above rooftops under grey sky.

Colombia or Ecuador, church roofs

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Engraved plate of six rococo ornament motifs with scrolls, leaves and curls, numbered 169, by Franz Xaver Habermann.

Designs for Ornament Motifs

Franz Xaver Habermann, 1720

Painted sketch of a whitewashed church with a bell tower and terracotta roof, with a rider on a donkey on dry ground.

Colombia, Baranquilla Church

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with a tall column, a domed church, and small figures among ruins.

Arch of Septimius Severus from "Vedute di Roma"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Painted study of thatched adobe houses in a dusty street, with a woman standing in a doorway and a wooden fence.

Colombia, Barranquilla, Two Houses

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Oil sketch of a snow-capped volcano with brown peaks and rust-colored smoke clouds under a pale blue sky.

Cotopaxi seen from Ambato, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Engraving of a formal garden with a domed trellis pavilion, clipped hedges, and strolling figures in period dress.

Le Berceau de L’hôtel de Condé

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Sunset over a lake and wooded hills, with a dark mountain at left and sunlight glinting on the water.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a golden plateau, lavender mountain, and thatched hut under a pale blue sky.

Ecuador ?, mountain plateau with hut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Engraved plate of muscular angels on clouds blowing long trumpets, some holding open books, from Piroli's Last Judgment serie

Plate, from Le Jugement Universal

Tommaso Piroli, 1800

Painted landscape of a Victorian house with a tower among trees above a sunlit lawn and stone wall.

House in Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1885

Oil study of a still lake with rocky shore, a pointed mountain and distant ridges under a glowing evening sky.

Mounts Katahdin and Turner from Lake Katahdin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1855

Landscape study of wooded hills, a meadow with a small house, and a warm orange foreground with pencil rock outlines.

Mt. Desert Island ?, landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Etching of the Nativity with Mary holding the infant Christ, angels, and an IHS monogram inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Nativity

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1700

Painted seascape of a rocky shore with evergreens under a red sunrise sky, with distant headlands over calm water.

Schoodic Peninsula from Mount Desert at Sunrise

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Engraved plate of a cylinder desk with a curved roll top, drawers, and floral and trophy decoration on tapered legs.

Grand Secrétaire, ou Bureau à Cylindre

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Loose oil sketch of a calm sea under a pinkish cloudy sky with a thin distant horizon line.

Seascape with Icecap in the Distance

Frederic Edwin Church, 1859

Engraved print of a classical country house with terraced steps, fountains, statues and trees behind it.

Country Home for a Literary Gentleman

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1800

Engraved design plate of a crowned heraldic cartouche with scrollwork above a lattice-panelled railing.

Comtesse

Laurent Desboeufs de Saint-Laurent, 1770

Oil sketch of a snow-capped mountain above clouds and dark ridges, with smaller study panels of hills at right.

Studies of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1857

Oil sketch of a snow-capped volcano above brown hills, with green shrubs and a thatched hut in the foreground.

Study of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1857

Engraving of a seated woman winding yarn in a courtyard with classical columns, laundry, and figures working by a well.

The Italian Yarn-Winder

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain, 1750

Engraving of a formal French garden with scrollwork parterres, a central fountain, pavilions, and strolling figures before wo

Veüe du Grand Parterre et de la Demi lune de Richelieu

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Engraved plate of a canopied bed, two armchairs and swagged drapery in a paneled room, labeled Tapissier.

Split Interior Elevation Showing Upholsteries

Engraved plate of flintlock gun parts, ornamental scrollwork, and fittings, with a small hunter and dragon motif.

Designs for Firearms Ornament and Fittings

Claude Simonin, 1700

Engraved plate of six ornamental key bows and keyhole escutcheons with floral and wreath motifs, captioned Anneaux de Clefs.

Anneaux de Clefs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved plate of two candlestick designs, one with carved masks and garlands, the other with crossed ribbon ornament.

Bougeoires

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraved plate of two neoclassical armchairs with carved ornament and fluted legs, titled Fauteuil Antique avec Ornement.

Fauteuil Antique avec Ornement

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved elevation of an ornate wrought iron gate with flanking railings, stone piers, and a carved shield crest above.

Gate Design

Caillouet, 1770

Etching of two rococo cartouches showing children playing on a swing and seesaw, and a game with a dog, with French titles.

La Balançoire / le Jeu du Coupe-Tête

Jacques Bacheley, 1740

Etched frieze designs with scrolling foliage, reclining figures, fruit garlands and a classical bust in a medallion.

Two Frieze Designs

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved plan and elevation of a marble sideboard with bronze ornaments, shown in an arched interior niche with sconces.

Plan et Elévation d’un Buffet de marbre avec ornements de bronze et dont le Tableau et plafond sont peints à Paris ch…

Pierre Cottart, 1710

Engraved architectural plate showing an Attic column base and a Corinthian impost and archivolt with module scale bars.

Base Attique. Imposte et Archivolte Corinthien

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etching of two French alcove designs with ornate panels, draped fabric, and classically dressed figures in conversation.

Two Designs for French Alcove

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved plate of a rococo mirror frame with scrolling ornament, flanked by smaller cartouche and paneling designs.

Frame, Cartouche, and Paneling Designs

Jean-Baptiste Girard, 1750

Engraved design sheet of ornate gun parts with floral scrollwork, a helmeted head, a medallion portrait, and a tent scene.

Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament

François Marcou, 1650

Engraved plate showing two balcony balustrade designs, one with interlocking oval rings and one with scrolling ornament.

Two Balcony Balustrade Designs

Caillouet, 1770

Etched print of three vertical trophies with Bacchic attributes like wine cups, grapes, staves, and garlands.

Trophies with Attributes of Bacchus

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved design of an ornate rococo-style sofa with carved scrolled frame, oval medallion, and cabriole legs on a book page.

Design for a Sofa

Engraved rococo interior elevation with chimneypiece, mantel clocks, mirrors, garlands and statues on pedestals.

Elevation of an Interior with Chimneypiece

Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, 1750

Engraved print with six oval views of French hospices, a chapel, and a columned portico, with captions below each.

Vignettes of French Buildings

Antoine Joseph Gaitte, 1700

Engraved architectural plan and section of a house with an English garden, courtyard, and surrounding trees near Beauvais.

Plan general et coupe d’une Maison construite dans l’Enclos du Couvent des Carmelites près Beauvais par Mr. Belanger…

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved architectural elevation of a bedroom fireplace wall with an alcove bed, ornate paneling, and cherubs above the chimn

Nouveau dessein du côte de la cheminée d’une chambre a coucher dont le lit est en niche du dessein du Sr. Blondel

Jacques-François Blondel, 1720

Engraved architectural plate with elevations, a courtyard plan, and a dairy section of a country house at Neuilly.

Petite Maison d’agrement, située à Neuilly, joignant au Jardin pittoresque planté en 1791, par Belanger, Artiste Arch…

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved sheet of ornamental designs including jewelry pendants, a mirror, clasps, and a decorated book cover with scrollwork

Designs for Jewelry, Clasps, Fans, Mirror, and Bookbinding

Friedrich Jacob Morison, 1700

Engraved elevation of a salon garden wall with three arched windows, pilasters and garland reliefs, with a scale bar below.

Elévation d'un Sallon du côté du Jardin

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Etching of Roman-style ruins with a shepherd, goats, and a group of women with a parasol walking along a path.

The Lady with the Parasol

Herman van Swanevelt, 1650

Etching of a calm Amsterdam harbor with sailboats, rowboats, and spired buildings along the waterfront under a dusky sky.

View of Amsterdam

Léopold Flameng, 1860

Engraved architectural design showing a cornice with egg-and-dart moldings and a frieze of laurel wreaths and rosettes.

Design for a Cornice

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of a group of robed men with raised arms and kneeling figures, arranged in a dynamic religious scene.

Group of Apostles

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1840