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Etching of satyrs, a nymph and a goat in a rustic landscape, with an owl perched on a pole at right.

The Happy Satyr with His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of a large vase on a leafy pedestal, supported and gripped by two muscular nude male figures on either side.

Plate 17, "Suite of Vases"

Benigno Bossi, 1760

Engraving of two peasant men dancing energetically, one with arms raised and one kicking a leg high, with a keys-hanging pouc

The Dancing Peasants

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central classical figure, winged creatures, drapery and a Latin caption below.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 “Juno,” 2nd state

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraved oval cartouche design with two putti leaning over a flower urn, surrounded by scrolls and floral garlands.

Design for an Escutcheon in Form of Sailboat, in Recueil Noveau de Differens Cartouches

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1730

Etching of figures lowering a body from a cross at night, with mourners and a white shroud in the foreground.

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Hand-colored caricature of an old woman holding a brass microscope while a boy watches beside a table with a bowl.

Spooner's Transformations, No. 2, The Microscope

England William Spooner, 1830

Printed cut-out sheet of a menagerie with animal panels for tiger, lion, rhinoceros, elephant and jaguar, in green and pink.

Cut-out Construction: Ménagerie

Epinal, 1900

Tall painted drawing of ornamental wall pilasters with scrollwork, medallions, fruit garlands on blue, and marble panels.

Wall Decoration, Plate IX from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Vertical wall decoration with classical figures, grotesque motifs, coffered panels and a blue column of fruit garlands.

Wall Decoration, Plate XIII from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Tall decorative wall design with putti, classical medallions, scrollwork, and a blue panel of hanging fruit garlands.

Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican [Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano, plate IV]

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Hand-coloured design of a tall wall with grotesque ornament, classical figures, putti and a blue panel with fruit garlands.

Plate I from Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Hand-colored print of an ornate classical wall panel with putti, statues in niches, fruit garlands and a marble inset.

Wall Decoration, Plate XII from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Study of man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Woman in red dress and white bonnet picking beans from a vine in a garden with tall corn stalks.

The Bean Picker

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a barefoot boy in a dark hat leaning on a wooden fence beside a red wall and leafy vines.

A Country Lad

Winslow Homer, 1870

Portrait of George Campbell Cooper

John White Alexander, 1900

Oil study on wood of a young man in a feathered cap, a bird head, a red-banded hat, and a figure's shoulder.

Study of man and woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Loose oil sketch of three pink peonies and green leaves against a dark reddish-brown wash on pale paper.

Red Peonies

Samuel Colman, 1920

Painting of a child at a spinning wheel in a farmyard with a stone doorway, thatched roof, and trees beyond.

French Farmyard

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painted study of a seated woman wrapped in white electric cables, holding a telephone, against a gold background.

Study of Pendentive Figure for Electricity, Dome of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exp…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Oval portrait of an older woman in a lace cap and red shawl with fur trim, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Sarah Amelia Cooper

B. C. Porter, 1890

Painting of a woman in a dark hat and yellow jacket smelling a blossom beneath a flowering tree in a green field.

The Yellow Jacket

Winslow Homer, 1870

Watercolor design of a classical column with a Corinthian capital and ornate gold scrollwork filling the shaft.

Design for an Ornamental Colonette

Gertrude M. Clarke, 1900

Engraved portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte seated in a chair at Fontainebleau, wearing a military coat and tall boots beside a d

Napoleon Bonaparte at Fon

Giuseppe Guzzi, 1820

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a left-turning spiral staircase with plan view and curved structural sections.

Perspective and Plan View of a Spiral Staircase that Turns to the Left

Adolph Bordeaux, 1880

Pencil sketch of an infant's head and shoulders with handwritten inscription naming Leonard Cox beneath.

Portrait of Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Gridded embroidery pattern with orange scrollwork, flowers, a garland, and a blue box with scissors and candle.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Works)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Watercolor corner design for a mosaic floor with red acanthus scrolls and a twisted ribbon border over a tessera grid.

Corner Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Ink and watercolor sketch of a man in a grey suit and red vest holding a croquet mallet beside a red ball.

Croquet Player

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900