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Etching of Christ with cross consoling weeping women, a kneeling woman holding a child, and a crowd under an arch.

Via crucis - Station VIII, He Consoles the Weeping Women

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraving of the Apollo Pythius statue, a nude standing figure with a draped cloak and serpent, with a seated observer at low

Apollo Belvedere (Apollo Pythius)

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1590

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

Engraved design for a decorative door with flanking female figures, garlands, putti and a central ornamental medallion.

Design for Door, from "Placarts Ou Ornemens"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraving of a laureled Roman emperor on a rearing horse in a rococo frame, with a camp and town behind.

The Roman Emperor Vitellius (69), in escutcheon

Étienne Charpentier, 1750

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

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark cap and robes within an oval frame, labeled Hugo Latimerus.

Portrait of Hugo Latimer

Richard Houston, 1740

Etching of a medieval gatehouse with two round conical towers, streaming banners, a bird overhead, and a hatched radiating sk

Ancienne Porte du Palais de Justice

Charles Meryon, 1850

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

Engraved ornamental design with reclining figures, cherubs, scrolling acanthus and classical moldings, by Jean Le Pautre, 166

Sheet from the set, "Recherche de Plusieurs Beaux Morceaux d'Ornamens"

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Portrait of Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1880

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 bust portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left against hatched background.

Portrait of Robert Burns

William Nicholson

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

Hand-colored oval portrait print of bearded King Francis I of France in fur-trimmed dark robes, with French caption below.

King Francis I of France

Marie-Jeanne-Françoise-Suzanne Champion de Cernel, 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono drawing a sword, with a lattice screen behind him.

Fragment: Sawamura Sojuro drawing his sword

Utagawa Kuninao, 1820

Etching of the crucifixion of Christ with grieving women kneeling below and soldiers to the left under a cloudy sky.

Via crucis - Station XII, The Crucifixion

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraving of three ornamental paneling designs with scrolls, garlands, putti and a flower urn, one labeled for a bath room.

Three Designs for Decorative Paneling

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

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

Engraving of a woman huntress seated on a mound with a spear and net, framed by a rococo ornamental border.

La Chasseuse

Gabriel Huquier, 1720

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

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with a star order and sword, framed by an ornate scrolling border.

Portrait of Frederick Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

D. J. Pound, 1850

Engraved page of three vertical ornamental pilaster designs with cherubs, an atlas figure, and a female caryatid.

Page T hree from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of a bare-shouldered woman seated on a couch, with a crowd of agitated figures crowding in from the left.

Cleopatra (?)

François-Nicolas Chifflart, 1850

Engraving of the Holy Family with a lamb beneath a tree, with haloed figures and a dedication inscription below.

Holy Family with St. John

Engraving of the risen Christ with a staff above startled soldiers, with radiant light and cherubs in the sky.

The Resurrection

Gaspar Huberti, 1690

Etching of a rainy night street with umbrellas, carriages, lit shop fronts and a bare tree at right.

Rainy Night, Charing Cross Shops

Joseph Pennell, 1900

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

The Grip, Serang

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraved bust portrait of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark jacket and cravat, on a cream paper sheet.

Portrait of George Bancroft

Henry Bryan Hall, 1860

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 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

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

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulders, a tree and hermit beside him.

Saint Christopher

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

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

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome, a lion, Mary Magdalene, an angel and a putto under a draped curtain.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalene

Agostino Carracci, 1580

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

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

Vertical decorative wall design with classical statues, fruit garland on blue, grotesques, putti and scrollwork panels.

Wall Deocration, Plate II from Raphael's Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani

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

Hand-coloured engraving of two allegorical figures among palms, a hammock, a crocodile, and a ship, titled America.

America

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

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

Hand-colored engraving of robed figures, palm trees, a camel rider and an incense burner under pink clouds.

Asia

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Tall decorative wall panel design with grotesque motifs, cherubs, fruit garlands, medallions, and vine ornament on colored gr

Wall Panel Decoration with Grotesque Motifs

Giovanni Ottaviani

Hand-colored print of an ornamental wall decoration with scrolls, medallions, fruit garlands, and marble-effect panels.

Wall Decoration, Plate from "Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano" (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Ottaviani

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

Engraving of a seated woman and a standing man beside a dog under a tree, with a river landscape and boat in the background.

Daphne Encountered by Apollo

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

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

Red-toned print of a woman in a turban holding sheet music, resting her hand on a violin on a table.

Music

Robert Samuel Marcuard, 1770

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

Study of man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand-coloured title page with a draped curtain, butterflies, trees and roses framing French text and a castle landscape.

Title page, "Insectes d'Europe, Pients d'apres nature," by J.J. Ernst

Jacques Juillet, 1770

Engraved print of six trophy arrangements with helmets, flags, arrows, swords, a basket and flower garlands.

Trophies

Jacques Juillet, 1700

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

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

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

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

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 brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720