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Engraving of Roman soldiers confronting a seated woman in a columned interior with attendants and a wolf statue.

The Accusation of Lucretia

Pietro Fontana, 1800

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords beside a fence and vine, with a German inscription banner across the top.

Peasant's Brawl

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of an empty ferry terminal shed looking over a river toward a city skyline with a steamboat and smoke.

The Deserted Ferry

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Hand-coloured engraving of a Roman palace seen through a large stone arch, with boats on water and an obelisk in the distance

Peep-show, Vue d'un Superbe Pallais de Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1740

Etching of an industrial harbor with a gantry crane lifting a grab bucket, smokestacks, smoke, and moored barges.

The Grip, Serang

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraving of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse recoiling from an angel above a battlefield of fallen soldiers.

The Angel Appearing to Sennacherib's Army In Battle

Pieter Soutman, 1630

Engraved view of Richmond from the River Thames, with a rowing boat, a bridge, riverside houses and trees.

View of Richmond, from the River Thames, from Walter Harrison's History of London

Royce, 1740

Etching of St. James's Palace gatehouse with clock tower, pedestrians in top hats and an early car on the street.

St. James's Palace from St. James's Street

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of Christ speaking with a woman at a stone well, with a town and travelers in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraved landscape of a valley town with hills, tall trees, travelers with pack horses, and a cloudy sky.

Second View of Pyrmont in Waldeck

Peter Mazell, 1780

Hand-colored print of Mount Vesuvius erupting above a bay with a lighthouse, fortress, boats, and swans in the water.

Mount Vesuvius

England William Spooner, 1830

Engraved title page with rococo cartouche, birds, potted plants and scrollwork framing German and French title text.

Title-page from Neüe Inventiones von Chinesischen Zierrathen, zu untershiedlichem Gebrauch, Erster Theil

Bellay, 1730

Painted frieze study of allegorical figures on a stone bench, with a seated woman holding a tablet, children, and heraldic ea

The Statute Law, Study for Right Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Painting of a girl in a pale dress shelling peas on a wooden porch lined with potted flowers and climbing vines.

Girl Shelling Peas

Winslow Homer, 1880

Two girls in sunbonnets in a field under a cloudy sky, one seated knitting and one standing in a yellow dress.

Two Girls with Sunbonnets In a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil painting of children near tall haystacks, a fence, two horses and chickens in a farmyard under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks and Children

Winslow Homer, 1870

Two children rest on a grassy hill beside a tree while sheep graze under a cloudy teal sky.

Boy and Girl in a Field with Sheep

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a farmyard with a gray barn, a wooden cart, ducks and chickens on grass, and trees under a blue sky.

Farmyard with Ducks and Chickens

Winslow Homer, 1870

Horizontal frieze study with seated allegorical figures, a central scroll reading Law Reigns, and wreath medallions on turquo

Law Reigns, Study for Central Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Painting of a man with a scythe on his shoulder standing in an open field at dusk, with trees and distant riders.

Man with a Scythe

Winslow Homer, 1860

Young woman in a blue dress seated on a garden bench with a fan, watching a butterfly in dappled sunlight.

The Butterfly

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a bearded man with a knapsack and walking stick standing in an autumn field with trees on a hill.

Man with a Knapsack

Winslow Homer, 1870

Two fishermen in blue stand on rocks at sunset, casting lines into a calm cove beneath a wooded hill.

Lobster Cove, Manchester, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painting of a girl reading in a hammock under leafy trees, with dappled sunlight falling on the grass below.

Sunlight and Shadow

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a young woman in a white dress standing before a hammock strung between dark green trees.

Summer Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1870

Dusky painting of a wooden colonial house on a hill, with a stone wall, fence, and two walking figures in the foreground.

Garrison House, York, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of red and green autumn treetops in the foreground with a hazy mountain ridge under a grey sky.

Autumn Treetops

Winslow Homer, 1870

Woman in a dark dress reaching into a blossoming apple tree in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Girl Picking Apple Blossoms

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a brown and white cow standing before a reddish barn wall, painted in loose brushwork.

Study of a Standing Cow, Farmington

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose oil study of a brown and white cow grazing with its head down on a dirt ground, with a barn wall behind.

Study of a Grazing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Oil painting of heavy green ocean swells breaking over dark rocks, with white surf and a distant headland under a pale sky.

Heavy Swells

Howard Russell Butler, 1910

Three boys in a grassy field eating watermelon beside a whole melon, with a wooden fence and cloudy sky behind them.

The Watermelon Boys

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of fallen fluted column drums and stone blocks among grass on a hilltop, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Broken Column, Parthenon

Lockwood de Forest, 1860

Engraved print of an ornate balcony balustrade design with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, a crown, and the title Livres de Balc

Title Page and Balcony Balustrade (Rail) Design

G. Vallée, 1710

Watercolor of a 19th-century study with a writing desk, marble table, sofa, framed portraits and a brass chandelier.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1837

Pen and wash drawing in four panels showing men hunting geese and ducks with falcons, nets, and dogs.

Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of three children, two lying on the ground and one standing, on tan paper with a handwritten date.

Sketch of Three Children

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Painted Berlin wool work pattern on squared grid showing repeating pansy flowers, green leaves, and red key-pattern borders.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Work)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two uniformed men riding one mule while a standing man in a hat watches, with pine trees behind.

Youse Sartin Overload Dat Mule

Allen Carter Redwood, 1880

Portrait of Louise King Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a forearm and hand gripping a dark oval object on grey paper.

Study of arm

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a large elm tree with dense foliage and arching dark branches on aged paper.

Study of elm tree

William Trost Richards, 1850

Watercolor design sketch of a symmetrical scrolling ornamental panel with pale vertical bands and reddish foliage accents.

Stained glass window panel

John C. Wolf, 1900

Graphite and white chalk drawing of draped cloth folds on mauve paper, labeled "Fortune" and "Vedder drapery."

Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of stretcher bearers carrying a soldier across a field, with a wagon and tree in the distance.

Stretcher Bearers Carrying a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing studies of two outstretched arms and hands, one resting in the upper left.

Sketch of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite sketch on brown paper of separate arms, a hand, and two legs with feet, by Walter Shirlaw, 1900.

Sketch for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and watercolor design of a winged Victory holding garlands, flanked by two putti on a ground line.

Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown wash drawing of draped curtains, a frieze of small figures, and a bathtub in front of a garden view.

Bathroom wall and bath tub

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rough sea breaking on a shore, with small figures on the sand and taped edges.

Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore

Winslow Homer, 1910

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate tureen with garland swags, a central medallion, and a leafy finial on a footed stand.

Tureen

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Small pen and watercolor sketch of a winged female figure dancing with a lyre beside a tripod lamp, within a pencil frame.

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Watercolor sketch of three brooch designs: birds with red berries, a flower cluster, and a flower with a beaded ribbon.

Designs for Three Brooches

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a large tree at right, distant boats and hills, and a small figure.

Untitled. Landscape

Howard Russell Butler, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing man gesturing to a seated man in an ornate chair beneath draped curtains.

An Audience

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two seated figures, one playing a flute, before ornate scrolled architectural decoration.

Seated Figures with Trophy

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1540

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wedding ceremony on the left and a banquet table with seated guests on the right.

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Brown ink and wash drawing of two ornamental doorknobs, one with a coiled serpent among acanthus leaves, one with a rosette.

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a crouching sphinx beside a flaming urn, framed by scrolling foliage in a decorative frieze.

Design for a Grotesque Frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Watercolor study of a mule head with red-tasseled bridle beside an ox head with long curved horns on grey paper.

Head of a Mule with a Bridle, Head of a Buffalo or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil and chalk sketch of a beached sailing boat with a seated figure in a hat on the sand in the foreground.

At the shore

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Ink and grey wash design of an ornamental title frame with a putto, two doves, garlands and laurel branches around a blank pa

Design for decoration of a title page

Carlo Marchionni, 1720