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Etching of crumbling Roman brick ruins with arched openings, overgrown trees, scattered stone fragments and small figures.

Baths of Trajan

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770

Hand-colored caricature of a top-hatted gentleman on a street, pulled by a monkey while a ragged man and a woman look on.

Print - Pierre Maleuvre, 1810

Pierre Maleuvre, 1810

Hand-colored print of ships in a bay below a castle on cliffs, with figures working on the shore in the foreground.

Peep-show, Vue des Environs D'ostende

N. Courteille, 1740

Etching of a forest path with tall trees, a wooden footbridge over a pond, and a distant church tower under an open sky.

Entrance Into a Forest by a Little Wooden Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraving comparing a men's bar scene labeled All Right with a women's bar scene labeled All Wrong, both with drinks and spit

Where's the Difference

Thomas Nast, 1860

Engraved street view of The Hague with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, a long building and trees framing the right edge.

Peep-show, View of the Pond Near the Shooting Garden in the Hague

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1800

Engraved ornamental panels with scrolling foliage, a bearded mask beneath a fruit bowl, and an old man with two children.

Ornamental Foliage with a Mask and a Bowl of Fruit (Autre, offrant au milieu d'en bas un mascaron...) Ornamental Foli…

Enea Vico, 1530

Engraved street perspective with ornate buildings, a tower, and a standing armored figure in an arched doorway at right.

Angled View of a Street with Standing Halberdier in Arched Opening at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of an arcaded hall with receding rows of columns, vaulted arches, and carved lion-head keystones.

View of an Open-columned Hall

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved print of a dining hall with a beamed ceiling, central fireplace, framed relief scenes and a classical columned doorw

View of a Dining Hall with Flat Beamed Ceiling and Decorated with Framed Scenes

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of a vaulted arcade with herm-figure columns, a vine-covered arbor and a square building at right.

View of an Open Vaulted Hall Supported by Columns Formed of Herms, with a Vine-Covered Arbor and a Square Building at…

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved print of a barrel-vaulted arcaded hall with rows of columns, arched windows, and a canopy at the far end.

View of a Barrel-vaulted Arcaded Hall with a Baldachino at Far End

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved interior of a bed chamber with beamed ceiling, canopy bed, wall fountain, and sculpted figures.

Bed Chamber with Flat Beamed Ceiling and Wall Fountain at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of an arcaded colonnade with Corinthian columns and a palace entrance at right, by Jan van Doetechum, 1560.

View of Open Galleries with Entrance to Palace at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved courtyard with a colonnade, arcaded building, and a rectangular fountain topped by a putto figure.

View of a Courtyard with a Colonnade and a Rectangular Fountain with a Putto

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved title page with the words Calligraphia Latina framed by twisted columns, winged putti and ornate flourishes.

Title Page "Calligraphia Latina," in Dissertatio epistolaris de calligraphiae nomenclatione...

Johann Caspar Schwab, 1750

Engraved perspective of steps leading to a colonnaded, barrel-vaulted hall with statues in niches.

View of Steps Leading to a Colonnaded, Barrel-vaulted Hall Flanked by Statues in Niches

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of a grand hall with a coffered ceiling, statues in niches, arched doorways, and a tiled floor.

Interior view of a Hall with Statuary

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Sepia print of a pastoral landscape with a large tree, cattle and figures by a river, and a bridge in the distance.

Landscape (after Claude Lorrain)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1840

Engraved perspective of a long colonnaded hall with coffered ceiling and sculpted figures, printed on paper.

View of a City Plaza with a Rectangular Fountain at Center, and a Domed Round Building at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved view of a columned arcaded hall with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, checkered floor, and receding arches in perspective.

View of an Arcaded Hall with Central Portion Barrel-vaulted

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of an open colonnaded hall with stepped entrance, a tall column, and a domed building at right.

View of an Open-Columned Hall in a Plaza, with a Column and a Square Building at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of a vaulted hall with statues in wall niches, ornate ceiling scrollwork, and a tiled receding floor.

View of a Cross-vaulted Hall with Statues in Niches

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of a domed fountain with caryatid figures in a columned palace courtyard.

A Round Roofed Fountain with Caryatids in an Arcaded Palace Courtyard

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of an ornate tiered fountain beside a palace with arcades, a spire and rooftop statue, in linear perspective.

Rectangular Wall Fountain at Right, With a Partial View of Palace Beyond

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of an arcaded courtyard with columns, a statue, a fountain, fenced garden plots, towers and a tree.

View of an Arcaded Courtyard with a Fountain and Fenced Garden Plots, and Buildings Surmounted by Towers

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved perspective of a plaza with classical columns, arcades, an obelisk and a domed tower under cloudy sky.

View of a Plaza with Arcades and a Garden Terrace, and Two Towers

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of Peter and John healing a lame man in a colonnaded temple, with onlookers and putti on spiral columns.

The Healing of the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple

Louis Sommereau, 1770

Engraved view of a long arcaded gallery with barrel vaults and a gold statue on a blue pedestal at the far end.

View of an Arcaded, Barrel-vaulted Gallery with a Statue on Base

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraving of a fountain in a planted palace courtyard with classical facades, sculpted figures and geometric garden beds.

A Fountain with Monkeys Spouting Water in a Planted Palace Courtyard

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Engraved ornamental plate with a central medallion and six roundels of scrollwork and geometric patterns, numbered 4.

Etuit de Repetition

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved page of rococo ornament designs showing a man smoking at a table, a cherub on a globe, and an ornate vase.

Designs for Ornament and Cases

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved plate of ornamental roundels, a fan panel, a frieze and pendant designs with scrollwork and foliage.

Designs for Ornament and Roundels

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved design plate with circular ornamental roundels, scrollwork, a fob pendant and a decorative border.

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, and a Fob

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved plate of ornament designs with a central acanthus scroll, circular medallions, and urn finials, signed Bourdon.

Designs for Ornament, Fobs, and a Heraldic Device

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved ornament plate with a central oval cartouche of a figure with scales, surrounded by roundels and scrollwork designs.

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, Watch Keys, and Fobs

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved plate of ornamental pendants, roundels, and a central oval cartouche with a mythological scene, numbered 3.

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, and Pendants

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved ornament sheet with circular roundels, a central cartouche with a pastoral scene, and rococo scrollwork.

Designs for a Case Cover, Roundels, and Ornament

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved ornament sheet with circular roundels, a central star-pattern medallion, fob designs, and vertical decorative border

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, and Fobs

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved plate of rococo ornament designs with roundels, watch keys, a central cartouche and foliate borders.

Designs for Ornament, Case Cover, Roundels, and Watch Keys

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved plate of ornamental designs with oval roundels, a cylindrical case, pendants and floral scrollwork in black ink.

Designs for Ornament, Cases, Roundels, and Pendants

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved title page with winged figure playing trumpet, cherubs, coat of arms and lettering for Pierre Bourdon's engraving es

Title Page

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraving of a seated man smoking a pipe at a table, with ornamental roundels and watch key designs below and beside him.

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, and Watch Keys

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved page of ornament designs with circular roundels, oval cartouches and foliate scroll bands by Pierre Bourdon.

Ornament Designs for Case Covers, Roundels, and Bands

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraved ornament plate with circular roundels, scrolling foliage, decorative bands and a rococo bracket with a griffin.

Designs for Ornament, Roundels, and Bands

Pierre Bourdon, 1700

Engraving of Apollo and the Muses on a hilltop under laurel trees, with cherubs above holding wreaths and robed figures aroun

Apollo on Parnassus

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Hand-colored print of three children watching a playing card house collapse on a wooden table.

Le château de Cartes

Georges-Jacques Gatine, 1810

Engraving of classical figures with an ox, sheep, torch-bearer, reclining woman and infant beside ruins and a Latin inscripti

The Morbetto

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510

Engraved decorative plate of symmetrical wall ornament with flower urns, garlands, and draped pedestals, 1780.

Title Page

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1780

Hand-colored print of three nymphs with flower garlands beside a bust of Mercury on a pedestal in a wooded setting.

Nypmhs Sacrificing to Mercury

Sepia engraving of a boat with a tree, a seated animal and figure, and a crowned eagle on a rock under radiating light.

Print - Peltro William Tomkins, 1810

Peltro William Tomkins, 1810

Engraving of soldiers attacking mothers and infants in a paved street before an arched bridge and city towers.

Massacre of the Innocents (without the Fir Tree)

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510

Engraving of a crowded ceremonial hall with marble columns, gothic windows and courtiers gathered for a coronation oath.

Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1770

Engraving of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus on clouds with an eagle and doves, a nude figure below blowing a trumpet.

Venus Complains to Jupiter

Master of the Die, 1520

Engraving of Christ gesturing to Martha and Magdalen on temple steps, with a crowd below and a small columned temple behind.

Martha and Magdalen Ascending the Steps of the Temple

Georg Matheus, 1570

Engraving of an elegant shop interior with paintings on the walls, fashionable figures, and a merchant unpacking a crate.

L'Enseigne de Gersaint

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1730

Engraving of Saint Paul preaching to a crowd before classical Athenian colonnades and a round temple, with an armored soldier

Saint Paul Preaching at Athens

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Engraving of putti gathering wood and sitting by a fire beside a thatched cottage, with French verses below.

L'Hyver

François Boucher, 1780

Engraving of three putti gathering flowers and leaves beside a stone urn and ruined wall under a cloudy sky.

Le Printems

François Boucher, 1780

Engraving of putti carrying wheat sheaves and flowers in a field under clouds, titled L'Este after François Boucher.

L’esté

François Boucher, 1780

Engraving of three putti with a goat and grapes under a tree, titled L'Automne, with French verses below.

L'Automne

François Boucher, 1780

Lithograph of the brick tomb gate of Washington at Mount Vernon, with obelisks, iron fencing, and figures on a path.

The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Etching of a wooded landscape with a path winding between tall trees toward distant figures under an open sky.

Three Figures in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Etched print of a Brooklyn power house with two smokestacks, a crane, and a suspension bridge over the water.

Power House, Brooklyn Edison Works

Joseph Pennell, 1920