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Pencil drawing of five symmetrical ornamental bracelet designs with scrollwork and central medallions, one inscribed ROMA.

Designs for a Bracelet

Salvatori, 1900

Grey wash drawing of a rococo necklace design with floral scrolls, a pear-shaped pendant and a matching earring.

Design for a Necklace and earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1740

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

Pencil studies of two hands on tan paper, one larger hand gripping a folded paper edge, with a smaller sketch below.

Two Studies of a Hand

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

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

Embroidery Design: Man's

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Pencil sketch of a bird wing with handwritten colour notes such as cerulean and greenish on cream paper.

Sketch of a Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

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

Pencil studies of winged angel figures on tan paper, with overlapping wings and sketched bodies in various poses.

Sketches of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

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

Two chalk studies on blue paper of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, set within a gray ink border.

Two Studies of the Virgin with Child

Francesco Trevisani, 1700

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

Painted study of tall tree trunks, ferns, and a bromeliad in a dim tropical forest with olive-brown tones.

Trees and Undergrowth, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of moonlit bamboo at left and small studies of figures in hats and dresses at right, on tan paper.

Moonlight Bamboo and Figure Sketches, Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of arching fern fronds on tan paper, with handwritten colour notes in the upper and lower margins.

Botanical Sketch of Ferns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear among cannons and weapons, with a town and troops behind.

Arma

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Painting of thatch palms in a dense tropical forest with slender trees and a warm hazy sky at the horizon.

Thatch Palm, 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

Two etched plates of putti in landscapes: one with a winged child holding a torch, one with a crowned child beside a globe.

Suitte des Groupes d'Enfants

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1770

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 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

Engraving of a barber shaving a seated client in a bedroom interior, with a canopied bed, window, and framed painting.

Le Barbier, from Les Metiers series [The Barber, from The Trades series]

Abraham Bosse, 1630

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

Engraved plate with an oval floral cartouche flanked by two tapering panels of flowers and leaves on a dark ground.

"Oblong Fillet Flanked by Two Needle Cases (?)," Plate 5 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

Heinrich Raab, 1650

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 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

Two etched plates of putti: left a flute-playing cherub above a lyre player, right a helmeted child with shield and wolf.

Suitte des Groupes d'Enfants

Michael Hartwagner, 1770

Engraved plate of a bowknot pendant with floral ornament and a pear-shaped drop, numbered 3 in the corner.

"Pendant in the Form of a Bowknot," Plate 3 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

Heinrich Raab, 1650

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 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 ornamental design with a central floral cross, oval pendants with ribbon bows, and a woman playing a lute.

"Ornamental Design with Cross at Center," Plate 2 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

Heinrich Raab, 1650

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

Etched plate of five ornamental fillet designs with floral motifs, ribbon bow and French caption, from a goldsmith design ser

"Five Different Fillets," Plate 6 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

Heinrich Raab, 1650

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

Grayscale sketch of wolves attacking a steer on an open plain, with a pack running in the background under a hazy sky.

Lobo Showed the Pack How to Kill Beef

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pen drawing of a classical frieze with three seated women, a shield-bearing man at right, and a figure with sheaves at left.

$100 Federal Reserve Note

Kenyon Cox, 1910

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

Engraved ornamental plate showing a scrolled urn with plant fronds, dragon grotesques and tassels on a pedestal.

Plate 44 from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Book of Grotesques)

Christoph Jamnitzer, 1600

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry on a blue river, with a pine shore, thatched houses, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Ferry at Rokugo, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Kawasaki, Rokugo Watashi-bune Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

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

Etching of two grotesque armored figures fighting on fantastical scaled creatures across a rocky landscape.

Plate 6, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

Christoph Jamnitzer, 1600

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

Etched plate of a symmetrical ornamental cartouche with scrolls, grotesque winged creatures and a dragon at the top corners.

Plate 10, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

Christoph Jamnitzer, 1600

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

Woodblock print of men in blue robes pulling a horse and rope past a large wooden torii gate under a dark sky.

Miya (Atsuta Jiuji Temple Fete), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

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

Engraving of two men camping by a lake with canoes, a branch shelter, a campfire with fish, a dog, and mountains behind.

Camping Out in the Adirondack Mountains

Edward Lagarde, 1870

Wood engraving of people at a beach clam bake among rocks, with smoke rising and sailboats on the sea.

Sea-Side Sketches - A Clam-Bake

William H. Redding, 1870

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

Engraved plate of three grotesque ornaments: a female herm, a winged figure on scrollwork, and a bell with tools.

Plate 28, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

Christoph Jamnitzer, 1600

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

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

Japanese woodblock print of a village street with thatched houses, travelers, and women near a storefront, with blue sea beyo

Goyu, Women Detaining Travelers, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Engraving of elephants helping a fallen companion out of a pit among palm trees, with Latin text below.

Elephants Helding Each Other out of a Trap, plate 1 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraving of Union cavalry and artillery galloping in pursuit along a turnpike past rows of military tents.

The Union Cavalry and Artillery Starting in Pursuit of the Rebels up the Yorktown Turnpike

Winslow Homer, 1860

Wood engraving of many men sleeping on a floor in a station house while an officer stands in a bright doorway.

Station-House Lodgers

Winslow Homer, 1870

Woodblock print of a long arched bridge over blue river, with scaffolded pagoda roofs in foreground and distant mountain.

Yoshida (Toyokawa Bridge), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Engraved title page with a domed pavilion, columns, grotesque figures and German inscription in a central cartouche.

Title page, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

Christoph Jamnitzer, 1600

Engraving of a hare and a lion made of curling ornamental leaf scrollwork, running across a hatched landscape.

Lion and Hare Composed of Ornamental Leaf-Work, from Neue-ersonnene Gold-Schmieds Grillen (New Designs for Ornaments…

Wolfgang Hieronymus Von Bömmel, 1690

Engraving of soldiers and horsemen netting a giant serpent among rocks, with trumpeters and spearmen in the background.

Trapping the serpent

Flemish Cornelis Galle I, 1600

Monochrome lithograph of workers at the base of a blast furnace, with smoke and tall furnaces in the background.

The Base of the Blast Furnace

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Etching of a limp figure hanging from a rescue rope above churning sea waves and rocks.

Saved

Winslow Homer, 1880

Engraving of women and a girl feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms on shelves in a timber-beamed workroom.

Feeding mulberry leaves to the silkworms

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

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

Engraving of an explorer with a cross banner beside a nude woman in a hammock, ships at sea, and jungle animals.

The Discovery of America, plate 1 from the "Nova Reperta" (New Inventions of Modern Times)

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Etching of sheep grazing on a hillside with a dog standing watch on the ridge under a hatched, overcast sky.

Le Guet du Chien

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850