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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Etching of a crowded tavern back room with men seated by a fireplace, posters and framed prints on the walls.

McSorley's Back Room

John French Sloan, 1910

Engraving of spectators on a rooftop watching smoke rise over Boston harbor during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The Battle of Bunker Hill - Watching the Fight from Copp's Hill, in Boston

Winslow Homer, 1870

Engraving of boats attacking a sea monster in a harbour while crowds watch from the shore and a lighthouse stands nearby.

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius in the harbour at Ostia, pl. 19 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1590

Engraving of a 19th-century picnic in the woods with families, children climbing trees, and food laid out on the grass.

Picnicking in the Woods

Winslow Homer, 1850

Woodblock print of travelers in straw raincoats battling heavy rain on a steep hillside path above village rooftops.

Shono, Rainstorm, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820

Engraving of workers spreading leaves on feeding trays in a workshop, with an orchard scene at left.

Spreading the leaves on the feeding trays

Flemish Philip Galle, 1590

Engraving of a family Christmas celebration, with children dancing around a decorated tree while adults watch in a festive pa

The Christmas-Tree

Winslow Homer, 1850

Engraving of oxen pulling a corn-laden cart past a barn, with farmers and women walking along a dirt road.

Driving Home the Corn

Winslow Homer, 1850

Engraved scene of children in hats picking berries on a hillside, with a sailing ship on the sea behind them.

Gathering Berries

Edward Lagarde, 1870