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Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, standing with one arm raised on pale paper.

Figural Study

Pietro da Cortona, 1590

Oil study of a bright green lizard seen from above against a warm brown background with the inscription Jamaica June 65.

A Lizard, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and white-highlight drawing of a vine-wrapped tree trunk and branches beside a palm plant, inscribed Jamaica June 1860

Parasite Vine and Palm Plant, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted study of tall tree trunks, ferns, and a bromeliad in a dim tropical forest with olive-brown tones.

Trees and Undergrowth, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of moonlit bamboo at left and small studies of figures in hats and dresses at right, on tan paper.

Moonlight Bamboo and Figure Sketches, Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of arching fern fronds on tan paper, with handwritten colour notes in the upper and lower margins.

Botanical Sketch of Ferns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear among cannons and weapons, with a town and troops behind.

Arma

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Painting of thatch palms in a dense tropical forest with slender trees and a warm hazy sky at the horizon.

Thatch Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraved plate showing a rococo candlestick with scrolling ornament above a small view of a rococo palace with a fountain and

Panneau avec un palais rococo composé de trois salles...des escaliers avec...une fontaine, 6th plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plates of two rococo candelabra with tulip-shaped cups, twisted branches, and floral ornament on plinths.

Girandolle à branche de porcelaine garnie d'or (Girandolle with Porcelain Branches Covered in Gold), plate 70, from O…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Engraved page of six Rococo ornament designs of vegetables on shell bases with a central title cartouche, by Meissonnier, 174

Ornament Design with Vegetables over Shell from Livre des Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], pl. 15 in Oeuvre de…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo candlestick with scrolling arms above an ornamental panel with putti in clouds.

Ornamental Panel, plate 33, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Engraved page of rococo ornament designs with vegetable motifs around a central title cartouche for the Livre de Légumes.

Ornament Design with Asparagas, Mushroom and Turnip, from Livre des Legumes, pl. 15 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meisson…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Two etched plates of putti in landscapes: one with a winged child holding a torch, one with a crowned child beside a globe.

Suitte des Groupes d'Enfants

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1770

Engraved pendant design plate with a central figure in a cartouche, scrollwork, ribbon bow, and pear-shaped drops on cream pa

Plate 2, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved rococo cartouche design with winged figures, a mask, a horse, and an empty central panel for inscription.

Design for Cartouche from "Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez"

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1790

Engraved pendant design with a nude figure of Justice holding scales and sword, surrounded by birds and ornamental scrollwork

Plate 6, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved page of rococo ornament designs with wheat, acanthus leaves and shell scrollwork around a central title cartouche.

Ornament Design with Wheat and Acanthus Leaves over Shell, from Livre des Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], pl.…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of a barber shaving a seated client in a bedroom interior, with a canopied bed, window, and framed painting.

Le Barbier, from Les Metiers series [The Barber, from The Trades series]

Abraham Bosse, 1630

Engraved page with a rococo candelabra above and a rococo fountain design with scrollwork and a column below.

Design of a Fountain in a Grotto and Architectural Elements

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate with an oval floral cartouche flanked by two tapering panels of flowers and leaves on a dark ground.

"Oblong Fillet Flanked by Two Needle Cases (?)," Plate 5 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

Heinrich Raab, 1650

Symmetrical ornamental pendant design with cherubs, animals, scrollwork and a central vignette of two figures under a tree.

Pendant Design with the Temptation, Plate 1, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved plate showing two rococo oil cruet designs with grape and leaf ornament, and salt cellars and snuff boxes above.

Porte Huillier [Designs for Cruets], pl. 60 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of an ornate rococo candlestick with scrolled stem above a smaller panel of floral cartouche ornament.

Plate 31, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Engraved plate of a rococo wine cooler with figural handles and coat of arms, above a scrolling terrine design.

Seau à rafraichir executé pour M. le Duc en 1723 [Wine Cooler made for M. le Duc (Louis-Henri de Bourbon in 1723], pl…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved title page of Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez with lions, putti, a mask, torches and an architectural frame around

Title page from "Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez"

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1790

Engraved pendant design with ornate scrollwork, a standing allegorical figure in a niche, and a ribbon bow at top.

Plate 5, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved design plate showing shell ornaments above and a footed nef vessel with a royal crest and cherubs below.

Nef pour le Roy., Nef aux armes royales, (1728-1729), 4th Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo plate of an ornate silver candelabrum above a small garden scene in a scrolled cartouche.

Design with Steps and Terrace Guarded by Two Sphinxes

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved pendant design with a nude allegorical woman in a niche, flanked by stags and birds, labeled SPES.

Pendant Design with the Virtue Hope, Plate 3, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610