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Engraving of the Holy Family in an arched niche: Mary holds the Christ Child while Joseph reads an open book beside them.

The Holy Family with a Sack

Ferdinando Gregori, 1770

Engraved view of the Pitti Palace facade in Florence with carriages, riders and pedestrians on a cobbled square.

View of the Pitti Palace in Florence, Plate 2 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese,…

Johann Sebastian Müller, 1730

Sepia drawing of a seated shepherd seen from behind, facing a small dog standing on its hind legs in a grassy landscape.

Seated Shepherd Playing with a Dog

Flemish Gilles Demarteau, 1770

Engraved vertical decorative panel with a chinoiserie pagoda canopy, parrots, seated figures and rococo scrollwork on a page.

Design for a Decorative Panel

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark lace-trimmed coat leaning on a tribune and pointing outward, with a laurel garland panel

Portrait of Jean Paul Marat

Louis Pannier, 1800

Engraving of a cavalry officer with plumed hat and sword on a rearing horse, with soldiers in the distant landscape.

Suite of Cavalry Officers: Lieutenant

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1720

Engraved architectural plate of a paneled double door with putti overdoor, flanked by ornamental panels, with a floor plan be

Plate 5, "Decoration d'une Portal double à placards dans son chambrante fermé..."

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Engraved architectural plate showing panelled walls, rococo carved ornament, shelved niches and a floor plan of a cabinet.

Panelling of the Bathroom in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Etched fan leaf design with a mermaid playing a lyre in a central oval, flanked by cherubs, dolphins and scrollwork.

Fan leaves, Third and fourth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a lace ruff collar and flower ornaments in her hair, captioned Countess of Mar.

Portrait of Isabel Erskine, Countess of Mar

Edward Harding, 1790

Engraved ornamental design with a decorative urn, two putti with garlands, and a shell niche above a carved mascaron.

Page Five from "Premier Livre De Differents morceaux A l'Usage de tous ceux qui s'appliquent aux beuax Arts Inventé P…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of Jesus on a balcony above a crowd and soldiers, with a man carrying a cross in the foreground.

Via crucis - Station I, Jesus Condemned to Death

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Nocturnal harbor scene in brown tones with clouds above, rows of lights on shore and water, and a lighthouse at center.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Etching of a seated man beside classical ruins, a nude statue atop a column, and smoke rising from an altar.

Integer vitae scelerisque purus (Horace, Odes. Book I,22)

Giovanni David, 1770

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a seated woman, a young soldier with a shield and spear, and a bearded magus beside a helmet and serpent chains.

Seated Woman, Young Soldier, and Magus, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved ornamental plate with an empty oval frame flanked by cornucopias, acanthus scrolls, and garland friezes.

Frieze with Ovoidal Frame

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Engraved decorative panel with putti on a cloud, a central tree with garlands, an urn of flowers, and standing figures.

Title Page and Decorative Panel Design

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraved plate of ornamental friezes and overdoor designs with garlands, cartouches, birds, and labeled hunting, fishing, and

Designs for Paneling, Friezes, and Overdoors

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Black and white plate of neoclassical ornamental friezes and panels with scrolls, a griffin, garlands and trophies.

Friezes, Panels and Ornam

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Etching of the Gothic Guildhall facade with a tall central spire, arched windows, and small pedestrians in the street below.

The Guildhall

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a harbor with boats on a sandy beach, a hillside town with a tower, and sailboats on calm water.

Le Port de San Remo

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Mezzotint portrait of a young man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with a cloak and wooded landscape behind him.

Portrait of Sir John Percival Bart of Burton in the County Cork of Ireland

John Smith, 1700

Engraving of a weir on the River Wye with fishermen holding long poles, a rocky cliff on the left and wooded hills behind.

A View of the River Wye, near Bakewell, Derbyshire

Robert Sayer, 1770

Etching of the Woolworth Building's tall Gothic tower above a busy city street with carriages and pedestrians.

The Woolworth Building

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Engraving of a woman with a sword beside a fallen armored man, with an ornate fountain and Cupid in the background.

Pyramus and Thisbe

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Etched portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat, signed Alexandre Cabanel, holding a slender object.

Portrait of Alexander Cabanel

Benjamin-Louis-Auguste Damman, 1880

Hand-colored print of a seated woman dipping an infant upside down into dark water in a rocky cave, after Daumier.

La Bapteme d'Achille, plate 22 from the Histoire Ancienne

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Engraved plate of clock gears, dial faces and a large Roman-numeral clock with a fish-shaped support, titled Horology: Dial W

Horology: Dial Work, from pl. XXXIII from "A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers"

Abraham Rees, 1810

Engraving of a couple on a tricycle and other cyclists on a riverside road, with a steamboat on the river.

Wheeling on Riverside Drive

Thure de Thulstrup, 1880

Etching of a rocky gorge with a fisherman by a pool and a multi-arched stone bridge in the distance.

Pont de Hauteville

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress on grass, one man holding a sword beside a woman, with labels above.

May and June

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a jester gesturing beside a seated woman under a tree, with a pond and an ornate scrolled border.

Le Bouffon

Gabriel Huquier, 1720

Engraved design for an arched overdoor with putti, a central mask, a reclining classical woman, and a foliage-framed roundel.

Design for Overdoor and Frame, from "Recherche de Plusieurs Beaux Morceaux"

Jean Le Pautre, 1660

Engraving of nude Venus seated on a shell with sea nymphs, a bearded Triton with trident, and cherubs in clouds above.

Venus, Triton, and Sea Nymphs

Pieter Soutman, 1640

Etching of a standing robed man with a cloth, a helmeted soldier seated in a boat, and an urn on a stone ledge.

Standing Magus, Seated Soldier, and a Man, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etched ornamental design with an oval scene of figures at a well above an arch flanked by putti and garlands.

Fan leaves, Tenth and eleventh plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens,…

Alexis Loir, 1740

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace collar, with drapery, helmet and sword below.

Portrait of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

Jacob Houbraken, 1740

Etched portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair and a dark cloak, hand resting on his chest, crosshatched background.

Portrait of Hans Makart

William Unger, 1880

Engraving of a seated veiled woman beside an ornate pulpit with a preacher and listeners, framed by a curtain and columns.

Design for Pulpit

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Engraved rococo fireplace design with arched niche, ornate cartouche, pilasters, and floor plan details below.

Plate 1, Decoration de Cheminée pour un grand Apartement

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Mezzotint of arranged armor, helmet, pike, rifle and flag on a ledge, with a distant battle scene and dedicatory inscription.

Dedication Page of a Suite of Cavalry Officers

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1720

Etching of soldiers and robed figures around an altar with a skull and bone, beside a rocky outcrop with an inscription.

Soldiers, Magus, and Other Figures Observing a Skull and a Tibia on an Altar, plate 7 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of St. Jerome kneeling in a rocky landscape beside a resting lion, with cliffs, pines and a chapel.

St. Jerome in Penitence

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved title page with winged putti, fruit garlands, a coat of arms, and the title La Sacra Genesi figurata.

"La Sacra Genesi figurata

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Engraved elevation of rococo paneling with a central fireplace, oval painting and figural scenes in scrolled cartouches.

Panelling of the Assembly Room in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Etching of Amiens cathedral's spire behind riverside houses, with moored boats and figures on the water in the foreground.

Amiens from the River

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Woodblock print of a standing sumo wrestler with clenched fists, wearing a black-striped belt, against a blue background.

The Sumo Wrestler, Koyanagi Tsunekichi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Etching of a haloed figure preaching with raised hands to a crowd in an arched interior, with figures seated and kneeling bel

Christ Preaching ('La Petit Tombe')

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding a long staff, wearing a black robe over a green and cream patterned costume.

Omezo Ichikawa in the role of Kajiwara Genta

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1810

Engraved elevation of the east front of the Horse and Foot Guards at Whitehall, with a central clock tower and arcaded wings.

The East Front of the Horse and the Foot Guards at Whitehall

Benjamin Cole, 1740

Engraved design of a decorative fireplace with a central medallion portrait, sphinx figures, flanking eagles and paneled door

Design for Mantle Piece, from "Cheminées et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 1670

Engraving of armed crowds and cannon in front of the Tuileries Palace facade, with fallen bodies and smoke in the foreground.

Storming of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris, 1792

Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, 1790

Engraved interior with a standing man gesturing to three seated women, a parrot on a screen and a dog on the floor.

La Critique de L’École des femmes (Critique of The School for Wives), Oeuvres de Molière (Works of Molière), Vol. II

Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet, 1770

Etched print of a dense woodland with tall slender trees, bare branches and ivy against a pale sky, over a cluttered forest f

Landscape with trees

François Chifflart, 1850

Etched landscape of a wooded path with a large twisted tree, two resting travellers at left, a dog, and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with Two Travellers Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Etched chinoiserie plate with a tiled pavilion, a winged dragon, two small figures and leafy foliage.

Plate, from Suite de Jeu Chinois

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Engraving of Hercules on a fiery pyre with a nude figure beside him, a distant walled town and a river on the right.

The Death of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing figures on the left and a drunken man being supported on the right, labeled Novembe

November and December

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a long-haired man holding an ornamental design, with goldsmith tools and an acanthus vase on a table beside him.

Trade card of Louis Roupert, master goldsmith of Metz

Louis Cossin, 1680

Engraving of a kneeling man in a patterned cloak before a standing plumed figure in a Gothic hall with a coat of arms.

Henri IV of France Receiving Homage

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1790

Pen etching of a satyr and bacchante in ivy wreaths seated on a lion skin, with a horned female faun and a tent behind them.

Copy of Bacchante, Satyr, and Female Faun, from the series Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, with an inscription below.

Portrait of Pierre Jeannin

Robert Nanteuil, 1650

Engraved design of a fireplace with ornate overmantel mirror, mantel objects, and panelled walls, with a scale bar in pieds.

Design for Mantlepiece, from "Cheminées a la Royalle"

Pierre Lepautre, 1700