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Engraving of a young man strangling a lion on rocky ground, with a billowing cloak and grazing sheep in the background.

David Strangling the Lion

Claude Mellan, 1631

Engraved horizontal band with two cherubs holding a crown over a shield with fleur-de-lis, flanked by birds and scrolls.

Headband: Two Infants with the Arms of France and Navarre

Engraved title page of Code Louis XIV showing a seated king in a fleur-de-lis robe with a lion, scales, and an open book.

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV

Claude Mellan, 1667

Engraving of a blacksmith raising a hammer over an anvil, with a sheep and trees in a rural landscape behind him.

The Smith

Dirck Vellert, 1520-25

Engraving of a curly-haired man in a cloak holding a fish, with a bird flying above and a distant landscape with a sailboat.

Man with a Fish

Dirck Vellert, August 16, 1522

Black and white print of a procession with a mounted rider, a dog, couples, and armed lansquenets in period dress.

Lansquenets and ladies

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Hand-colored print of an officer in a plumed hat holding a rearing dark horse by its reins while on a rearing gray horse.

A Dismounted Horse Reined in by an Officer

Carle Vernet, 1770-1836

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a couple in a field beside haymakers loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart, with cottages behind.

Banknote vignette with haymakers symbolizing rural industry

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Etching of putti with grapes, a goat, a wine barrel and a basket, with a dedication inscription below.

Fall

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Engraving of three winged putti with a quiver, a bow and birds among clouds and rocks.

Three Loves, one of which is seated, holding a quiver

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1727-60

Etching of playful putti riding and leading a goat among grapes and a fruit basket beneath trees.

The Feast of Bacchus

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1738

Engraving of Sancho pursued by kitchen boys in a grand hall, with dogs in the foreground and elegant onlookers at a table.

Sancho Pursued by the Kitchen Boys of the Duke

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Engraving of angels and cherubs above a procession of horsemen, a carriage and crowds on a tree-lined city street.

Charles II entering The Hague in a carriage with the Mauritshuis on the right, from "Verhael van de Reys van Carel II…

Pieter Philippe, 1660

Etching of a standing Chinese peasant woman holding a fish basket, with a dog, a potted plant and leafy foliage beside her.

Chinese Peasant

François Boucher, 1738-45

Red-chalk style print of a young girl with tousled hair looking up while holding a striped cat on her lap.

A Young Girl holding a Cat

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1769

Engraving of Mercury teaching a small winged Cupid from a book, with a reclining woman, doves, and clouds in the background.

Cupid Instructed by Mercury

Pierre François Basan, 18th century

Engraving of a half-timbered watermill over a waterfall, with a stone bridge, a seated woman, and ducks on the river.

First View of Clarenton near Paris

Peter Paul Benazech, mid to late 18th century

Engraved rococo cartouche with seated female figures, a lion mask, an urn, feathers and foliage, and radiating light.

Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Engraved cartouche framed by clouds and cherubs, with the Ark of the Covenant carried on poles at the bottom.

The Ark of the Covenant, from Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Etching of a woman with a mirror, an attendant with a box, a child, and a parrot in a garden pavilion.

The Toilet

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a standing flute player and a seated child drummer in a chinoiserie garden with a pagoda and palm plant.

Flautist and a Child Timpanist

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a woman standing in a boat with a child and a cormorant, beside a thatched pavilion and palm trees on a river bank

Cormorant Fishing

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Engraving of a laurel-crowned woman with a lyre, cherubs, doves and flowers in an oval frame, titled Lyrical Poetry.

Lyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Etching of resting Turkish soldiers near a crescent flag, with a saddled horse, a rider and tents in the background.

Turkish Soldiers Resting

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of a young girl feeding chickens and a rooster in a farmyard beside a thatched barn and dovecote.

The Little Farm Girl

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a boy playing a pipe under a tree while a dog stands on hind legs beside sheep in a landscape.

The Little Shepherd

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a reclining child poet writing beside a lyre and swans on a pond, under a draped tree, with French verse below.

The Poet

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

The Tamed Bird

Jean Jacques Flipart, ca. 1769

Engraving of two children sharing a bowl of milk under a tree, with a dog jumping up and a sheep nearby.

Drinking Milk

Jean Daullé, 18th century