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Engraved view of the Gothic facade of St. Maurice church in Vienne, with towers, rose window, and people in the square.

St. Maurice à Vienne

Vogel, 1842-1845

Sepia print of a woman in a dark fur-trimmed cloak passing children in a historic town square with timber houses.

Poverty

Pierre-Antoine Labouchère, 1869

Three white cyanotype prints of branching seaweed fronds on a blue background, labeled Plocamium coccineum.

Plocamium coccineum

Anna Atkins, 1846-1847

Printed page with oval image of a laurel-crowned woman holding a lyre and flowers, framed by floral garlands, with German poe

Das Mädchen aus der Fremde

Josef Albert, 1859-1862

Print of a bearded kneeling saint beside a lion in a rocky landscape with pine trees and a distant town.

Saint Jérôme en pénitence

Bisson Frères, 1861

Hand-colored print of a rustic timber trestle over a river outlet with a grassy slope and rocky bank.

Outlet of Henderson Lake

Benson John Lossing, about 1860-1866

Sepia print of a young woman with a flower wreath walking past a bearded man in a cloak beside a stone church portal.

Fausts och Margaretas första möte

Friedrich Bruckmann, 1878

Sepia engraved portrait of an older man with wavy gray hair, wearing a dark overcoat and bow tie against a dark background.

Nathaniel Appleton

Thomas Lewis, 1879

Pale photogram of plant sprigs, seed pods, lace fabric and a round form arranged on aged paper.

[Arrangement of Specimens]

Hippolyte Bayard, about 1839-1843

Lithograph of an adult gorilla holding a branch and a wooden stick beside a bare tree in a rocky landscape.

[Gorilla]

Lemercier et Cie., about 1853-1854

Oval hand-colored portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket and white shirt, 1854.

Portrait of George Walken

Mary Wheeler, 1854

Sepia portrait of a man with swept-back hair and beard in a dark jacket and patterned waistcoat, signed George R. Robbins.

George R. Robbins

James Earle McClees, about 1859

[Man with a Vase by Raphaël]

Charles Marville, 1855-1870

Four carved stone reliefs of laurel and oak garlands with ribbon bows, two centred on a crown, printed on a page.

Louvre (Façade sur le Carrousel)

Édouard Baldus, about 1868

Ornate Paris theatre poster framing a seated photographic portrait of Mlle. Lecomte in a light dress.

Paris Theatre: Mlle. Lecomte

Melandri, December 1879

White cyanotype silhouette of Asplenium marinum fern fronds and roots on a deep blue background, with a handwritten label bel

Asplenium marinum, British

Anna Atkins, 1853

Vertical ornamental panel of symmetrical scrolling foliage and flowers, printed in black on a cream page.

[Design by Aldegräver]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Sepia oval portrait of a man with wire-rim glasses, mustache, and dark formal coat, with handwritten name below.

Thomas F. Bowie

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Cyanotype photogram of a fern frond, Adiantum serrulatum, in white on blue, with a handwritten label at the bottom.

Adiantum serrulatum, Jamaica

Anna Atkins, 1853

Print of a kneeling friar in a tiled room gazing up at angels and cherubs in clouds above an altar table with a vase.

Murillo - Seville

Francisco de Leygonier y Haubert, 1865

Engraved design of an ornate sword hilt with ram-head quillons and grotesque masks, beside a small decorative scabbard.

[Design for a Sword Hilt by Pierre Woeiriot]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Sepia print of a woman at a piano with a seated man in period dress beside her, in an elegant interior with a flower vase.

Laura am Klavier

Josef Albert, 1859-1862

Cyanotype print of a fern specimen with white feathery fronds on a blue ground, labeled Trichomanes radicans, Jamaica.

Trichomanes radicans, Jamaica

Anna Atkins, 1853

Engraved ornamental ceiling design with coffered octagonal panels, figural medallions, and scrolled decorative borders on a c

[Design by Jean Marot]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Hand-colored print of a stone arch bridge over rapids at a river confluence, with three figures on rocks and hills behind.

Confluence of The Hudson, and Sacandaga

Benson John Lossing, about 1860-1866

Engraved vignette portrait of a young woman with curled hair, hand to her head, lace collar and ribbon bow, labeled Julia.

Julia

John William Wright, 1843-1845

Two vertical panels of ornate relief carving with helmets, lion and ram heads, garlands and trophies, on a cream page.

Tuileries - Aile sud (Façade sur le Quai)

Édouard Baldus, about 1868

White cyanotype silhouette of a fern frond with fan-shaped leaflets on a deep blue background, with a handwritten label.

Adiantum cuneatum

Anna Atkins, 1853

Engraving of two peasant figures dancing, one kicking a leg high and the other with arms outstretched, on a cream page.

Le Branle

Bisson Frères, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of a standing man leaning on an ornate carved chair with blue cushions, within an oval mount.

[Portrait of a man]

Oliver Boudrias DeMorat, late 1850s

Cyanotype print of a white fern frond on deep blue, with handwritten label reading Aspidium lobatum, British.

Aspidium lobatum, British

Anna Atkins, 1853

Oval portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with medals, framed by a laurel wreath and a heraldic coat of arms.

Christian IX

Justin Lallier, 1866

Hand-colored print of a large arrangement of multicolored spider chrysanthemums in an octagonal vase before a painted folding

Misu-no-uchi

Kazumasa Ogawa, 1896

White cyanotype silhouette of a fern frond on blue paper, with a handwritten label reading Gymnogramma sulphurea, Jamaica.

Gymnogramma sulphurea, Jamaica

Anna Atkins, 1853

Hand-coloured print of a woman in a tiara inside a sepia medallion, with a laurel wreath and a royal coat of arms above.

Victoria I

Justin Lallier, 1866

Reddish-brown sketch of a kneeling woman in drapery beside rocks and a shrub, numbered 41 on a cream page.

St. Mary Magdalene

Nicolaas Henneman, 1847

Pale cyanotype silhouette of a fern frond with a long stem on a blue background, labeled Polypodium muscosum.

Polypodium muscosum

Anna Atkins, 1853

Sepia print of robed figures gathered around a central altar in a classical ceremonial scene.

[Crowd gathered around a musician and altar]

Ernest Barrias, 1855

Engraved plate of a tall Corinthian column on a stone base in a flat landscape, with horsemen and a distant city.

Colonne de Pompée

Dusacq et Cie., 1864-1869

Engraved farmyard scene of a bearded man kneeling among pigs and piglets beside a trough, with gabled buildings behind.

L'Enfant prodigue

Bisson Frères, 1861

Sepia wash sketch of a child figure and draped cloth on pale paper, with loose study-like lines.

Our Lord and St. John the Baptist

Nicolaas Henneman, 1845-1846

Etching of a young mother and child at a forest edge, framed by tall trees with an open view of distant hills.

Jeune Mère á l'Entrée d'un Bois

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, plate 1856; print 1921

Etching of the Death of the Virgin: mourners gather around a canopied bed while angels descend in clouds above.

La Mort de la Vierge

Bisson Frères, 1858

A. Bronson Alcott

Alfred W. Hosmer, 1897

Black and white print of a village with a thatched cottage, wooden gate, bare trees, and an ivy-covered tower.

Cookham on the Thames

Paul Pretsch, about 1856

Two tonal landscape prints on one sheet: an open field with trees under clouds, and a reed-lined pond with trees.

Poncins [and] Chambeon

Félix Thiollier, 1880-1900

Sepia portrait of a seated man with curly hair and mustache, holding a quill pen, in a dark jacket and bow tie.

Portrait of Poe

Daniel Bendann, 1877

White cyanotype silhouette of a fern frond with round leaflets on a deep blue background, labelled Pteris rotundifolia.

Pteris rotundifolia

Anna Atkins, 1853

Oval engraved portrait of a young man in a high-collared uniform with braided trim, mounted on yellow card.

[Engraved portrait of a man]

George Kendall Warren, 1868

Sepia oval portrait of a man with swept-back hair and dark cravat, with handwritten signature 'L. D. Campbell, Ohio' below.

L. D. Campbell

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Cyanotype print of a fern frond with pale leaflets on deep blue, captioned Diplazium cultifolium, by Anna Atkins.

Diplazium cultifolium

Anna Atkins, 1853

Reproduction of a painting showing winged angels in a blue sky above armored men and a woman held by a sword-wielding man.

[Painting of scene with angels]

Charles Cros, 1869

Sepia drawing of an ornate Moorish arch framing a lit doorway with a small figure and three arched windows above.

Moorish Arch

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, about 1827

White cyanotype silhouette of a fern frond on deep blue paper, labeled Onoclea sensibilis, New Jersey.

Onoclea sensibilis, New Jersey

Anna Atkins, 1853

Etched print of nude and clothed figures grouped before a rocky hillside, with a reclining woman at right.

Cinq études de figures

Bisson Frères, 1861

Sepia lithograph of a tall Corinthian column on a plain, with a galloping horseman and small figures in the foreground.

Colonne de Pompée

Frédérick von Martens, 1842

White cyanotype print of a fern frond with roots on deep blue paper, labeled Asplenium radicans, Jamaica.

Asplenium radicans, Jamaica

Anna Atkins, 1853

Print of an ornate Italian dagger with a gilded hilt and steel blade against a red background.

Poignard Italien

Léon Vidal, 1872-1875

Engraving of a clothed woman with a staff above nude figures, a lion and a cherub in a forest landscape with a castle.

L'effet de la jalousie

Bisson Frères, 1861

Engraved print of a bearded man in a draped robe holding a blade beside a tree, on a cream mount.

Les cinq disciples de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ

Bisson Frères, 1861

Engraved ornamental frontispiece with classical columns, bearded figures, cherubs and a central title panel in French.

[Frontispiece]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Engraved print framing a seated bearded man's photograph with classical sculpture, columns, palette and an allegorical figure

Jundt

Ferdinand Mulnier, about 1876-1882

White cyanotype print of two branching seaweed specimens on blue, labeled Rhodomela subfusca, by Anna Atkins.

Rhodomela subfusca

Anna Atkins, 1846-1847

Sepia print of a sunlit Seville street with whitewashed houses, tiled roofs, a balcony, and a seated figure.

The House of Murillo at Seville

Nicolaas Henneman, 1847

Engraved print of a crowned woman beside a skull, a helmet crest with a spread-winged bird, and acanthus scrollwork.

[Coat of Arms with a Skull by Albrecht Dürer]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Engraved ornamental design with winged figures, an urn, a letter L shield, and merman figures flanking a pedestal, on a cream

[Design by Lucas van Leyden]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Black and white lithograph of the Cascades of Tivoli, with white water falling over rocky ledges among dense trees.

Les Cascades de Tivoli

Friedrich Salathé, 1842

Engraved design of an ornate covered goblet with scrolled decoration and a standing figure on the lid.

[Design by Hans Holbein]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Three bird feathers with mottled, spotted and striped patterns printed in pale tones on a deep blue ground.

[Three Feathers]

Hippolyte Bayard, about 1842-1843

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded man in a dark beret, turned three-quarters, with faint outlines of his clothing below.

Sir Nicolas Caren

Charles Von Bouell, 1861

Sepia illustration of a cat's hairball cross-section with fine hatched detail, labeled Planche IV in a medical journal page.

Égagropile, chez un chat

Arthur de Montmeja, 1871

Hand-colored print of a wooded glen with a waterfall, rustic footbridge, and tall trees beside a rocky cliff.

In The Glen at Idlewild

Benson John Lossing, about 1860-1866

Sepia reproduction of a painting of a young woman in a white turban and shawl glancing over her shoulder.

Guido Reni, Béatrice Cenci. (galerie Barberini) d'après le dessin de Rocchi

James Anderson, 1859

Album page with two faded prints: an Oxford street with Gothic spires and stone walls, and rooftops with chimneys at Lacock A

Merton Chapel Tower, Oxford

William Henry Fox Talbot, 1841-1842

Two inscribed stone tablets with carved relief figures and lettering, labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, on a cream plate page.

Plate VI

Thomas Annan, 1897

Sepia photograph of a lidded floral porcelain vase with scroll handles on a marble pedestal, from a book plate.

[Vase]

William Chaffers, 1871

Four sepia illustrations on a page showing a standing nude figure, a winged figure with halo, a group interior, and an armore

[Four illustrations to a Spanish book]

Bisson Frères, 1858

Sepia head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Trusten Polk, 263.

Trusten Polk

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Photograph of five numbered bone specimens with bony growths, femur and tibia, from a medical photographic review plate.

Exostoses multiples et symétriques, fémur, tibia

Arthur de Montmeja, 1871

Sepia engraved portrait of a mustached man in suit and bow tie, with printed name, coat of arms, and handwritten inscription.

P.H. Emerson, B.A., M.B. (Cantab). Amiger of the Nook, Oulton Broad

W. Boughton, 1890

Title page with a circular sepia photograph of Wharncliffe Lodge, a house with chimneys surrounded by trees and open ground.

Wharncliffe Lodge

Theophilus Smith, 1864

Sepia photograph of a glacier moulin, a deep icy shaft with dark rocks and running water at its base, on a printed book page.

An Active Moulin

Ernest H. Edwards, 1865

Sepia photograph of a man with a fearful open-mouthed expression as an electrode is applied to his forehead.

Fig. 64

Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne, negative about 1856; print 1876

Small oval watercolor portrait of a woman with dark hair, blue eyes and a gray shawl on a cream mount.

Portrait of Lavinia E. Walken (Mrs. A.J. Hill)

Mary Wheeler, 1854

Sepia drawing of a small cherub holding a tall mitre, framed by a red border on a cream page numbered 49.

Cherub with a Mitre

Nicolaas Henneman, 1847

Print of an older man and a cloaked woman on a stone staircase with children, set in an ornate gilt frame with a bell.

Das Lied von der Glocke

Josef Albert, 1859-1862

Pen drawing of a haloed seated woman reading a book with a naked child holding a mirror, landscape behind.

Die Heil, Jungfrau mit dem Kinde

Charles Von Bouell, 1861

White cyanotype print of a fern frond on deep blue paper, with a handwritten label reading Aspidium, Jamaica.

Aspidium ____ ?, Jamaica

Anna Atkins, 1853

Elderly woman in lace bonnet with scaly skin lesions on face and hands, from a 19th-century medical plate.

Pemphigus foliacé

Arthur de Montmeja, negative about 1867; print 1882

Two sepia photographic portraits on an album page: a seated older man with a cane and a woman in a bonnet, with handwritten c

Mrs. Brown

Frances Monteith, about 1845

Photograph of a manuscript page with two columns of Greek script on aged parchment, with dark stains and a torn edge.

[Folio 160, Verso]

Roger Fenton, 1856

Photographic print of an ornate ceiling with an oval central panel, cherubs, and scrollwork in the Salon Théâtre, Ministère d

Ministère d'État (Plafond du Salon Théâtre)

Édouard Baldus, about 1868

Album page with two faded early photographic prints: a seated figure group above and a draped table with tableware below.

Table Top with Tableware

William Henry Fox Talbot, possibly June 1840

Sepia photograph of ruined stone manor house with chimneys behind a dry stone wall and dirt road.

Remains of the Manor Lodge

Theophilus Smith, 1865

Two women in Japanese kimono, one standing and one kneeling on tatami before a painted screen with willow branches.

Costume, in Former Times, of a Daughter of the Higher Class

Kazumasa Ogawa, 1893-1895

Print of a woman in a crown beside a winged helmet, with a skull resting on a shield in the foreground.

Les Armoiries à tête de mort

Bisson Frères, 1861