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Engraved plate of six rococo cartouche designs with scrolling ornamental frames arranged in two columns on a cream page.

Desseins de Cartouches

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved design of a rococo silver monstrance with radiating rays, cherubs, wheat, grapevines, and a scrolled base.

Silver monstrance executed in 1727

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1730

Engraving of putti playing with drum and military instruments beside a helmeted warrior, with a portrait medallion above.

Putti Playing with Instruments of Battle

Michael Hartwagner, 1700

Engraving of a bearded winged figure seated on clouds atop a lion, reading a scroll against radiating light.

Saint Mark, seated on a Lion

Giulio Romano, 1510

Brown wash drawing of Judith holding Holofernes's severed head while a maidservant looks on, with draped figures.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Engraved plate of ornate wrought-iron railings, balcony, pilaster and grille designs with French labels.

Plate 94 from Divers dessins de balcons à plusieurs usages (Variety of Balcony Designs)

Claude René Gabriel Poulleau, 1770

Etching of a bearded magus and a youth beside a horse, with a groom and an owl on a branch above.

Magus and Youth, with a Horse and Groom, plate 19 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved print of two winged cherubic figures embracing on a cloud, one raising a laurel wreath.

Cupid and Psyche

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruffled collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Barthel Beham, 1530

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, turned toward the viewer on a pale sheet.

Self-Portrait of Anthony van Dyck, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Engraved rococo fountain design with a seated nude Diana, stag and hounds, hunting horns, a ruined tower and an oak tree.

Design for Fountain with Diana

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved title page with allegorical figures in clouds, Latin inscription naming Earl Cowper, horses and putti below.

Memorial to William Earl Cowper

François Boucher, 1720

Engraved portrait of Desiderius Erasmus in a black cap and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1630

Engraving of an ornate covered goblet with scalloped bowl and lily-of-the-valley sprigs decorating its lobed panels.

Covered Goblet with Lilies of the Valley

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1520

Engraved plate of a rococo silver monstrance with sunburst rays, cherub heads, wheat and grapes, and a scrolled base.

Frontispiece, Soleil executé en argent pour les religieuses Carmelites de Poitiers en 1727, Livre d'Orfeverie d'Eglis…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved garden design with a fountain, cherubs, a heraldic shield, and two armored figures beside a tall tree.

Design with a Young Cadet with his Tutor in a Garden with a Fountain

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1700

Engraving of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a bearded saint sitting in a landscape with a book and bell.

Virgin and Child in the Clouds

Michel Lasne, 1630

Engraved plate of an ornate keyhole escutcheon with scrolls, acanthus leaves, two birds and human masks.

Plate 9, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Hand-colored print of two hunters resting under a fruit-laden tree with dogs, game birds, and a servant preparing food.

Repast of the Hunters

Alexis Peyrotte, 1740

Engraved design plate of a rococo ewer with scrolling acanthus ornament, curved handle and flared spout, numbered 18.

Buirre pour les Évèque

Pierre Germain, 1710

Woodblock print of curling blue waves, a pine-covered cliff, Mount Fuji in the distance and a sailboat on the bay.

Great Wave at Satta Beach, Suruga, from the series The Thirty-Six Views of Fuji (Fuji Sanjuroku Kei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1850

Engraved dedication page with rococo frame, workshop scene of craftsmen at top, French text block, and grotto vignette below.

Dedication Page

Jean Lamour, 1760

Engraved plate of rococo frame borders with scrollwork, shells, a crown and a stag head design.

Developement de bordures pour une chasse du Roy., Deux détails..., 6th Plate [Two details for the frame of a Hunting…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved rococo design for a pier glass with ornate carved paneling, two chairs, and a console table below.

Plate 2, Projet d'un Trumeau de glace pour un grand cabinet fait pour le Portugal (Project for a Pier Glass for a Lar…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Green-grey chiaroscuro print of a nude man seen from behind, reclining by a stream under large trees.

Nude Man Seen from Behind (Narcissus?)

called Parmigianino Francesco Mazzola, 1530

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a shell-topped niche holding an armored nude figure, flanked by scrollwork, garlands a

Plate 22, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Engraved rococo title page with a cartouche, winged trumpeter, crowned eagle shield, lion, and obelisk in a landscape.

Design for Cartouche

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved page of rococo ornamental borders with a crowned cartouche bearing fleur-de-lis and scrolling frame sections.

Development de bordures du Portrait du Roy, Cartouche aux armes du roi..., 4th plate, pl. 38 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurel…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etched portrait of an elderly man in a skullcap and dark robe holding a quill pen and paper before a drape.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing-Master (The "Large Coppenol")

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Hand-colored engraved monogram letter made of flower garlands and ribbons, topped by a crown of pearls and flowers.

Decorative Monogram Design

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Hand-coloured chinoiserie garden plate with pavilions, arched bridges, parasols, hanging bells and birds among flowering shru

Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres, no.2

Anne Allen, 1790

Etching of three women's heads in caps, one asleep with closed eyes at lower center, by Rembrandt.

Three Heads of Women, One Asleep

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraved ornamental plate with satyrs and winged figures framing a draped cloth above a blank central panel.

Plate, from Emblemata nobilitati et vulgo scitu digna (Emblems worth knowing noble and common men)

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Black and white illustration of a man playing violin beside a fireplace and punch bowl, with seated onlookers in a room.

Fiddler at a Punch Party

Benjamin West Clinedinst, 1890

Woodcut of Christ in Limbo with nude figures, a fleeing demon, a banner-bearing Christ, and an old man in the foreground.

Christ in Limbo (Harrowing of Hell), from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Etching of a woman in a headwrap leaning over an open book, absorbed in reading, with fine crosshatched lines.

Woman Reading

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraved ornamental design with an arch, grotesque masks, garlands, seated figure, lions and figural panels below.

Design for Grotesque Ornament

the elder Jean Berain, 1690

Wood engraving of a night street scene with top-hatted men and women in crinoline gathered around a telescope at a shop.

Boston Evening Street Scene, at the Corner of Court and Brattle Streets

Winslow Homer, 1850

Etching of a seated woman in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe reclining on cushions beside a draped curtain.

Sultane Noire (The Black Sultana), plate 28 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to…

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1740

Cut-out paper doll in a dark lace-trimmed cloak over a pale blue gown, with hands clasped at the waist.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Donna Anna from the opera "Don Juan"

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long grey hair, white collar and dark coat, hand resting at his waist.

Oliver Cromwell

Thomas Johnson, 1900

Head of a Young Woman

George Charles Aid, 1910

Etching of an ornate fountain with a foliage-wrapped column and leaping animals in a colonnaded courtyard.

Fountain

Wendel Dietterlinn the Elder, 1500

Engraved magazine cover of a man and woman in a rowboat among cattails, with verse printed below.

All in the Gay and Golden Weather

Winslow Homer, 1860

Hand-coloured paper doll costume in red with white lace sleeves, gold sash and green ribbon, hands clasped at chest.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Valentine from the opera "Die Hugenotten" (The Huguenots)

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Engraved plate of an ornate Roman-style vase with a coiled serpent, a shell-holding figure, and scrollwork decoration.

Vase (Plate 5 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Grayscale lithograph portrait of a young woman with curled hair, a plumed dark hat, and a lace-trimmed dark dress.

Melle Noblet

Henri Grévedon, 1820

Hand-colored paper doll in a cream skirt with red trim, yellow bodice and blue sleeves, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Amine from the opera "Die Nachtwandlerin" (The Somnanbule)

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Engraved plate of an ornate classical vase with scroll handles, a cupid, a grotesque mask, and foliate decoration.

Vase (Plate 9 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Black and white lithograph of a woman in a dark hat with a white plume, black off-shoulder bodice and puffed sleeves.

The White Plume

Cephas Grier Childs, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a flat cap with a heraldic shield and cardinal's hat above, Latin inscriptions framing the page

Portrait of Albrecht of Brandenburg

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Etching of an angel appearing in light above shepherds, sheep and cattle in a dark wooded landscape.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a white horse in a stone archway with a halberd, armor, and a brazier, dated 1505.

The Small Horse

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of two ornate knife handle designs with framed mythological scenes, scrollwork, and Latin inscriptions on aged pape

Designs for Two Knife Handles

Johann Theodor de Bry

Black and white print of a man in a doorway petting a large moose beside a snowy log cabin.

Boy with a Moose

Arthur Henry Howard Heming, 1910

Ink illustration of a man in winter furs raising an arm beside snowshoes, with a rifle and wolves in a dark snowy forest.

"Holy Mudder, Dis Time Sabe François," Illustration for Mooswa & Others of the Boundaries (William Briggs, 1900, p. 175)

Arthur Henry Howard Heming, 1910

Engraving of a mermaid-like sea monster and a bearded man beside a sea, with a castle on a hill and a ship offshore.

The Sea Monster

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Woodcut of St. Sebaldus holding a staff and rosary, presenting a Gothic church model in an arched stone niche.

St. Sebaldus

Hans Springinklee, 1510

Engraving of four nude women standing in an interior, two seen from behind, beside an arched doorway and a helmet on the floo

Four Nude Women (The Four Witches)

Albrecht Dürer

Woodcut of mourners lowering Christ's nude body, with a crown of thorns and tools on the ground.

The Lamentation, from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Woodcut of three bishops in mitres standing in an arched interior beside a column, one holding an open book.

Bishops Nicholas, Ulric, Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved title page with two armored warriors framing a medallion showing a triumphal arch, weapons, and a motto scroll below

Trophee médallique et impérial (Medal and Imperial Trophy)

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns carrying the cross, flanked by soldiers and a kneeling woman holding a cloth.

Christ Carrying the Cross (Road to Calvary), from series The Passion of Christ

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Engraving of a man and woman seated on a canopied bed, with a candlestick, sword and slippers in the room.

A Couple Seated on a Bed

Israhel van Meckenem

Black and white print of Hercules fighting twin warriors beneath bare trees, with a distant town and fallen armor in the fore

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of a man in a costume covered with shoemaking tools, holding a blade, standing on a terrace beside trees.

Habit de Cordonnier [The Shoemaker]

Nicolas de Larmessin II, 1690

Engraving of Christ breaking through Hell's gate, with figures in the foreground and demons in the upper right.

Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Hand-colored paper doll costume of a headless woman in a white gown and long blue cloak with a gold crescent.

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

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Hand-colored paper doll in a brown hooded cloak with blue sash, holding a staff and rosary, on a pale base.

Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Alice from the opera "Robert der Teufel"

Swedish Jenny Lind, 1840

Engraved proof of a standing woman in a black dress beside a small side table with a white flower, dark background.

Proof: Lady in Black

Henry Wolf, 1910

Engraving of the entombment of Christ, with mourners around a stone tomb beneath tree trunks.

The Entombment, from The Passion

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Engraving of a large horse seen from behind, with an armored rider above and a classical column at left.

The Great Horse

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of sailors and women on a ship deck, one man looking through a telescope toward a distant ship at sea.

The Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Engraving of emigrant families arriving at Constitution Wharf in Boston, with trunks, a crowd, and ships in the harbor behind

Emigrant Arrival at Constitution Wharf, Boston

Charles F. Damoreau, 1850

Black-and-white illustration of two men in fur hats and winter clothing walking through deep snow past evergreen trees.

"Cat, Answered François; "Dat's Mister Lynk,'" Illustration for Mooswa & Other of the Boundaries (William Briggs, 190…

Arthur Henry Howard Heming, 1910

Black and white print of a beheading scene with a kneeling figure, executioner, severed head on a platter, and onlookers befo

Beheading of John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of a man playing a lute beside a seated woman holding a scroll, with a dog in the foreground and arched interior.

The Lute Player and the Singer (2nd state)

Israhel van Meckenem, 1500

Etching of an executioner with a raised sword beside a headless body in a dungeon, with chains on the wall and onlookers behi

The Beheading of John the Baptist

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of a seated Venetian woman in a wide hat and ruff, with a small dog, mirror and vessel beside her.

Plate 12, Femina Veneta (Venetian Woman), Diversarum Nationum Ornatus Cum Suis Iconibus

Alessandro Fabri, 1590

Etching of a rider on a horse before a ruined arched building, with a child leading the horse and a dog in the foreground.

The Good Samaritan

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Pen drawing of a man in a suit embracing a woman in a striped period dress, with handwritten dedication below.

You Don't Like My Love Stories, Dear, so I Shall Not Write Any More

Howard Chandler Christy, 1900

Ballou's Pictorial newspaper page with harbor masthead and engraving of a crowded Boston street corner with pedestrians and a

Corner of Winter, Washington and Summer Streets, Boston

Charles F. Damoreau, 1850

Black and white engraving of the Adoration of the Magi in a timber stable, with the Virgin and Child, three kings and a star.

Adoration of the Magi

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Woodcut of the Descent from the Cross: a man on a ladder lowers Christ's body while mourners stand nearby.

The Descent from the Cross (The Deposition), from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved print of an ornate two-handled vase with garland festoons, rope handles, and a domed lid on a pedestal.

Vase (Plate 2 of a Series)

Enea Vico, 1520

Woodcut of two mounted men in a forest, one with a pike, a castle and river in the distance, and a dog below.

The Knight and the Landsquenet

Albrecht Dürer

Black-and-white illustration of a woman in a long gown striking a man in colonial uniform with her fan.

Lady in Colonial Dress Striking a Gentleman with Her Fan

Thure de Thulstrup, 1890

Woodcut of bathers in an open bath house with a timber roof, a drinking jug, and a walled town with towers behind them.

The Bath House

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of four women in long dresses playing croquet on a lawn with hoops, under a tree, above printed text.

Summer in the Country

John Karst, 1860

Engraved print of an ornate ewer with a serpent handle, masks, and a frieze of figures on its body.

Ewer with a Bas-Relief

Enea Vico, 1540

Engraved design of a lidded urn with a female head, fruit garlands, and two figures flanking the body, on a pedestal.

Vase Decorated with Figures, Rinceaux, and Festoons

Enea Vico, 1540

Engraved scene of a couple passing a flower stall with bouquets at a crowded fair, with a hanging floral display above.

Floral Department of the Great Fair

Winslow Homer, 1860

Engraved plate showing embroiderers at work in a room, with labeled tools, frames, thread and floral embroidery samples below

Brodeur (Embroiderer), Section 18, Plate 1, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des méti…

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1760

Hand-colored print of a figure made of playing cards, dice and game pieces leaning over a green billiard table.

Ein Spieler aus allen liekannten spielen zusamengesetzt (A Player Composed of All Known Games)

Andreas Geiger, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of two men in striped suits talking, with framed sketches of horses and boxers on the wall behind them.

I Play Poker with the Old Man

Charles Dana Gibson, 1890

Engraving of a crowned woman holding a crown while a kneeling man lifts her cloak, with another crown on the floor.

St. Elizabeth

Israhel van Meckenem, 1500