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Engraving of the Holy Family: Mary praying beside a sleeping infant, Joseph with a staff, a lamb, and a garden setting.

The Holy Family

Josef Kohlschein, mid 19th-19th century

Dagger Sheath with Profile of a Soldier Supported by Tendrils

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1535

Engraved horizontal ornament panel with a curly-haired child among scrolling acanthus leaves and tendrils, dark hatched backg

Horizontal Panel with Child Holding Tendrils Growing from Center

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Engraved horizontal panel of two nude boys among scrolling leafy tendrils on a dark hatched background.

Horizontal Panel with Two Nude Boys Surrounded by Tendrils

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1549

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a central bearded mask, cornucopias, rosettes, and two winged sphinxes at the base.

Vertical Panel with Candelabrum Grotesques Containing Cornucopias and Sphinxes

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Engraved vertical ornament panel with foliage scrolls, lion masks and a cuirass-like base, dated 1553.

Vertical Panel with Inhabited Candelabrum Rising from a Cuirass

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Engraved horizontal ornament panel with symmetrical acanthus scrolls and leafy tendrils rising from a central urn, with a mon

Horizontal Panel with Two Tendrils Sprouting Upwards from Horns at Center

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1525-61

Engraved ornamental panel with a triton and child among scrolling acanthus leaves and an urn at right.

Horizontal Panel with Triton and Child Surrounded by Foliage

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1525-61

Engraved vertical ornament panel with scrolling foliage, a centaur medallion, dolphins, and a candelabrum base.

Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Medallion with a Centaur and a Pair of Dolphins

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1529

Engraved horizontal panel of symmetrical scrolling foliage and tendrils rising from a central vase, dated 1532.

Horizontal Panel with Tendrils Growing Outwards from a Vase at Center

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532

Engraved horizontal frieze of scrolling foliage, a satyr's face and a satyr holding a monogrammed shield, by Aldegrever, 1532

Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532

Engraving of a seated child holding a stem among curling acanthus scrolls and leafy ornament on a hatched background.

Vertical Panel with Tendrils Supported by a Seated Child

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532

Frieze with Children Supporting the Bust of an Emperor Surrounded by Foliate Scrolls

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Engraved vertical ornament panel with scrolling foliage, paired fish, rosettes and a central candelabrum motif.

Vertical Panel with Candelabrum Containing Pairs of Fish and Rosettes

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a cherub head, scrolling foliage, a candelabrum, and a woman with fish tails.

Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Child's Head and a Woman with Two Fish Tails

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1528

Etching of a seated shepherd leaning on a crook beside a resting dog, with a crescent moon in the sky above.

The Shepherd

Welby Sherman, 1828

Sheet of thirty-one Victorian cut-out advertisements showing women's portraits inside objects like tins, cups and a lighthous

Thirty-one cut-outs from advertising banner for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of a boy in a top hat and a girl in a bonnet by a railing, advertising Virginia Brights cigarette

From the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products

Allen & Ginter, 1886

Chromolithographed trade card of a caricatured fiddler in a feathered headdress playing violin, with text Virginia Brights Ci

Caricatured Figure (Fiddler) from Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & G…

Allen & Ginter, 1886

Trade card showing a seated figure in feathered headdress and patterned costume holding a pipe, advertising Virginia Brights

Caricatured Figure (with pipe) from the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for All…

Allen & Ginter, 1886

Chromolithographed trade card of a caricatured figure in a top hat and blue jacket holding a whip, advertising Virginia Brigh

Caricatured Figure from the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter…

Allen & Ginter, 1886

Chromolithograph trade card of a young girl in a cream robe and yellow hat beside smoke, advertising Opera Puffs cigarettes.

From the Girls and Children series (N65) promoting Opera Puffs Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1886

Trade card of a child in a red feathered hat and striped jacket smoking, with text reading Smoke Richmond Gem on olive ground

From the Girls and Children series (N65) promoting Richmond Gem Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1886

Chromolithograph trade card of a boy in red jacket and cap smoking a cigarette, with Straight Cuts lettering, ca. 1886.

From the Girls and Children series (N65) promoting Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1886

Belle Archer, from the Actresses series (N67) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Engraved horizontal ornamental panel with symmetrical scrolling tendrils, acanthus leaves and flowers rising from center on a

Horizontal Panel with Scrolling Tendrils Growing from Center

Heinrich Aldegrever, ca. 1535

Engraved horizontal ornament panel with symmetrical acanthus leaves, tendrils and spiral scrolls around a central vase form.

Horizontal Panel with Two Tendrils Sprouting from the Center, Ending in Volutes

Heinrich Aldegrever, ca. 1529

Mdme. de Bebian, from the Actresses series (N67) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobac…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Florence Gerard, from the Actresses series (N67) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobac…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Marie Jaensen, from the Actresses series (N67) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888