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Watercolor design study of an arched church wall memorial with a chi-rho roundel, painted panels, and classical ornament.

Study for a Wall Memorial in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

John La Farge, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with roses, palm fronds, swags and lilac drapery on a pale ground.

Embroidery Design: Man's

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Two pencil sketches of a nude male figure with arms raised and legs in motion on tan paper.

Two Sketches of a Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Red chalk study on grey paper of a figure with raised arms and drapery, with a separate hand and forearm study at lower right

Studies of Mourners' Arms, Hands, and Drapery

Giuseppe Passeri

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame of Zephyr and Flora making an offering to a statue of Ceres, with cupids nea

Zephyr and Flora Sacrifice to Ceres

Felice Giani, 1795

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

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

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

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

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

Engraved plate of a rococo mirror frame with cherubs above, and below a side view of a sculpted writing box.

Côté de l'Ecritoire de Monsieur le Comte de Maurepas., Écritoire pour le comte de Maurepas, 1731, 6th Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo two-branch candlestick above a pair of snuffers and their tray, with scrolled decorative bases.

Bougeoir Mouchette et Porte Mouchette, Plateau avec bougeoir et paire de mouchettes, (1730-1735), 6th Plate

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo designs for watch cases and snuff boxes with scrolling ornament and small figural scenes.

Boëtes de Montre [Designs for Watch Cases], plate 54 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of an ornate pendant with a nude figure labeled Temperantia in a central niche, surrounded by scrollwork.

Plate 8, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved pendant design with a central figure labeled FORTITVD, surrounded by scrollwork, drops and ribbon, numbered 7.

Plate 7, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1610

Engraved rococo design of a tureen with scrolling shell ornament, on a book page above a centerpiece design.

Design for Tureen, from Dixieme Livre des Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonier, plate 62 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meiss…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of a rococo candlestick with scrolled ornament above a small garden scene with an arch and figures.

Design for Ornament from Cinquieme Livre d'Ornemens, plate 32, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Jus…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate showing ornate rococo sword handles and smaller snuffbox designs with curling scrollwork.

Gardes d'Epées d'or pour les presens du marriage du Roy en 1725 [Gilt Sword Handle in Honor of the King's Marriage in…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche design with a grotesque mask, winged griffins, an oval cameo portrait and scrolling ornament.

Design for Cartouche with Cupid, a Horse and Spears from "Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez"

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1790

Etched page of ornamental designs with reclining putti and a central ecclesiastical trophy with crosses and candles.

Design with Crowning Elements, Including Groups of Figures or an Ecclesiastical Trophy

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1770

Engraved page of rococo ornament designs with scrolls, reeds, foliage and a fish, with a central title cartouche.

Ornament Design with Fish Motif, from Livre des Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], pl. 16 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aur…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate showing rococo sword guards, a central sword handle, and small ornamental objects in scrolling designs.

Garde d'Epées d'or pour les presens du Marriage du Roy en 1725., troisième planche [Sword Handle in honor of the King…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo ornamental frame borders with scrolls, shells, foliage, a crown and a bull's head.

Developement de bordure pour la chasse du Roy, Quatre détails..., 7th Plate [Four Details of the Frame for the Huntin…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plan of a rococo porcelain writing set with shell and scroll ornament, plate 45 from Meissonnier's Oeuvre.

Plan de l'Ecritoire de Porcelaine [Design for Porcelain Writing Set, Plan, 2nd pl.], pl. 45 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved page of six rococo vegetable ornament designs around a central title cartouche, by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740.

Ornament Design with Two Dead Birds lying on Acanthus Branch, from Livre de Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], p…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Colored print of a young woman in a white bonnet holding a green milk jug, inside an ornate gilded oval frame.

The Milk Woman

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1770

Engraved page of rococo border designs with a crowned fleur-de-lis cartouche and scrolling corner and edge segments.

Development du bordure pour le portrait du Roy., Deux coins de la bordure..., 5th Plate, pl. 39 in Oeuvre de Juste-Au…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etching of a seated nude woman in a headscarf bathing her feet, set against a dark hatched background.

Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside the tree of knowledge, with a serpent, parrot and animals in a wooded setting.

Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Hand-colored paper doll costume with a blue bodice, yellow full skirt and pink sash, shown without a head on a cut-out base.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Agathe from the opera "Der Freischutze" (The Freischutz)

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Hand-colored botanical plate of red and pink Amaryllis aulica flowers with green leaves on a white background.

Amaryllis aulica

Engraved interior with a man handing a letter to a woman at a harpsichord, another woman reading nearby, under classical arch

Le Billet Doux

Nicolas Delaunay, 1770

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur cloak writing at a table beside books and keys.

Portrait of Cornelis C. Anslo

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Drawing of a large factory interior with overhead cranes and workers around a massive turret structure.

Building the Great Turret

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraved portrait of a bald man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses in a dark suit, with a handwritten dedication below.

Proof: Portrait of Henry Wolf

Henry Wolf, 1900

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping infant Christ, both with halos, seated before a distant river landscape.

The Virgin and Child in Swaddling Clothes

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraving of a crowned woman beside a winged helmet, acanthus scrolls, and a skull on a shield, by Albrecht Dürer.

Coat of Arms of Vanitas

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Brown etching of a shepherd in a cloak leaning on a staff, with sheep grazing in a field behind him and trees at right.

Shepherdess Knitting

Jean-François Millet, 1860

Wood engraving of soldiers with dark lanterns and rifles reconnoitering beside a wooden barricade at night.

Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring [sic] with Dark Lanterns

Winslow Homer, 1860

Black-and-white illustration of a man in fur clothing holding a dog harness beside three sled dogs, with a second man in a ca

"I Go For Pull Out Now, Boy," Illustration for Mooswa & Others of the Boundaries (William Briggs, 1900, p. 195)

Arthur Henry Howard Heming, 1910

Hand-colored paper doll costume with blue skirt, military jacket, red trim and tambourine, on a cut paper stand.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Marie from the opera "Die Tochter des Regiments" (The Daughter of the Regiment)

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Hand-coloured paper doll in a blue gown with gold scrollwork, yellow trim and a layered skirt, on a pale base.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Vielka from the opera "Vielka"

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Etching of a seated man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe beside a garden wall and tree, on a tiled floor.

Prestre de la Loy (The Priest of the Law), plate 9 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (Caravan of a Sult…

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1740

Woodcut of Christ seated at table with two disciples, haloed by radiating light in an arched niche, by Dürer.

Christ at Emmaus, from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Woodcut of the risen Christ with a halo, holding a banner above a tomb while guards sleep around him.

The Resurrection, from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Etching of a seated woman in a shawl beside an empty woven cradle against rocky cliffs, with a stick leaning nearby.

The Empty Cradle

Thomas Moran, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a uniformed soldier in a shako saluting, holding a saber, with a handwritten dedication below.

The Military Salute

Charles Edouard Armand-Dumaresq, 1870

Etching of a man standing and a woman seated in a dark drawing room beside a fireplace, c. 1900.

A Couple in a Drawing Room

William Henry Hyde, 1900

Engraved illustration of an ornate ewer with serpent handle, ram head and skull decoration on a footed base.

Vase (Plate 10 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Etching of a rooster crowing on a hay pile, with hens foraging below under a hatched sky and a fence line in the distance.

Le Chant du Coq

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Engraving of the Holy Trinity: God the Father holds Christ's body, a dove above, angels and cherubs around.

The Holy Trinity

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraved plate of an ornamental vase with serpent handles and a ram's head garland, numbered VIII.

Vase (Plate 8 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Engraved plate with eight designs of Chinese-style teapots, ewers, cups, a sauceboat and a footed bowl.

Designs for Tableware, Plate XVI of Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils

Sir William Chambers, 1750

Engraving of a kneeling man before a white horse, hunting dogs, a stag among trees, and a castle on a rocky hill.

St. Eustace

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved sheet with two vertical grotesque ornament panels showing a nude woman, cherubs, sphinx, garlands and scrolling foli

Grotesque Ornament

Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder, 1500

Engraving of a bearded man with a bow beside a turbaned woman holding an infant, on a sparse landscape ground.

The Turkish Family

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a platter with a severed head, beside a seated banquet scene in a beamed room.

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Etching of a seated figure reading beside a lion on a path, with trees on the left and a tower and buildings on a hill.

St. Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a crescent moon nursing the infant Christ, surrounded by radiating lines and stars.

Virgin on the Crescent (Title Page of the Life of the Virgin)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Botanical illustration of a Crinum lily with a green stem and white spidery flowers, with a faint plant sketch below.

Crinum taitens

Engraved plate of an ornate classical vase with a serpent handle, mask at the shoulder, and figures in relief.

Vase (Plate 12 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

George du Maurier

Charles Dana Gibson, 1890

Engraving of the beheading of John the Baptist, with an executioner, a woman with a platter, and a banquet scene with musicia

The Beheading of John the Baptist

Israhel van Meckenem

Pen drawing of a seated woman holding a cornucopia of fruit and flowers, with a decorative banner reading Abundantia Terrae.

Abundantia Terrae

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Engraved plate of an ornate ewer with a twisted neck, scrolled handle and pedestal foot, numbered 243 on the page.

Vase (Plate 3 of Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Woodcut of Christ with a spade and Mary Magdalen kneeling before him in a landscape, from Dürer's Little Passion.

Noli me Tangere (Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen), from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of nude Venus seated on a cloud beside Cupid drawing a bow, with a scroll inscription above.

Venus and Cupid

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Grayscale illustration of a dark bird pecking at shells and pebbles among grass and leaves, with a handwritten signature belo

The Handle of a China Cup, the Gem of the Collection

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Engraving of Christ as the Man of Sorrows, arms raised beside a cross, wearing a crown of thorns, with a skull at his feet.

The Man of Sorrows (with Hands Raised)

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of two young women in bathing costumes on a beach, with bathers in the surf and a sailboat offshore.

The Bathers

William H. Redding, 1870

Engraved print of an ornate classical vase with a figure climbing its rim, ship reliefs, and acanthus leaves at the base.

Vase (Plate 7 of a Series)

Engraved title page with ornate border, two lions holding a crown above coats of arms, and allegorical figures beside printed

Title page, "Rerum et Urbis Mstelodamensiu Historia..."

Wenzel Jamnitzer, 1560

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered headdress and fur-trimmed robe, holding a sword, on a terrace with urns.

Le Grand Seigneur (The Nobleman), plate 17 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to M…

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1740

Engraved plate of seven rococo panel crestings with scrolling shell-like ornament, titled Divers Couronnemens de Panneaux de

Divers Couronnemens de Panneaux de Menuiserie

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolls, a hunting spear, a hare, a dog head and oak leaves on a rocky base.

Design for Cartouche Evoking the Chase

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved plate of four rococo girandole wall sconce designs with scrollwork, foliage and chinoiserie pagoda motifs.

Gerandoles

Thomas Chippendale, 1750

Engraved plate of ornamental locksmith design with scrolling foliage, a winged bird, fruit clusters and a keyhole motif.

Plate 8, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Etched ornamental design plate with scrolling foliage, lion masks and fruit clusters, numbered 116.

Plate from 12 Stick Zum Verzaighnen Stechen Ver Fertigt (Set of Twelve Designs for Engraved Vessels)

Bernhard Zan, 1580

Engraved rococo cartouche with dogs, a boar, grapevines and a waterfall between scrolled ornamental frames.

Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Season of Autumn and The Chase

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740