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Sepia print of Martello towers on a shore below a white chalk cliff, with travelers, a donkey, and a beached boat under a sto

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, part VII, plate 34 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 1811

Grey wash drawing of a rock outcrop with a shadowed recess, framed by trees and shrubs above a water edge.

Design for rock-work at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park (recto); Two Architectural Plans (one partially cut off) (…

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Grayscale drawing of a columned courthouse with cupola at Richmond, Staten Island, with three men walking on a dirt road.

Courthouse at Richmond, Staten Island, New York

Augustus Köllner, ca. 1872

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden armchair in perspective with a carved seat frieze and ball finials.

Perspectival Drawing of an Armchair

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat, turned toward the viewer against a hatched background.

Portrait of Alphonse Legros

Félix Bracquemond, 1875

Woodcut of Christ in Limbo with a bearded figure, nude souls, a cross and a winged demon in dark hatched lines.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Little Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Christ bidding farewell to his mother, who kneels before him as other figures watch beside a wooden building.

Christ Taking Leave from his Mother, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1508

Pen and grey wash drawing of a skeleton beside a gothic arch with a spider web and mirrored lettering under a moon.

Study for frontispiece to "Les Jeunes France" by Théophile Gautier

Engraving of skaters in Victorian dress on a frozen Central Park pond, with onlookers on the hills and a Dangerous ice sign.

Skating on the Ladies' Skating Pond in Central Park, New York (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. IV)

Winslow Homer, January 28, 1860

Etching of an aged bearded man on a rock embraced by a winged angel, with a cherub reading in the clouds above.

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1761-65

Etching of Hercules restraining a rearing horse while another horse tramples a fallen man beside a stone wall.

Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure i…

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of a plumed-hat man leaning on an inscribed block, looking back at a screaming man, with Latin dedication text.

A man wearing a plumed hat pointing at an inscribed block while looking over his right shoulder at a screaming man, f…

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1656-57

Etching of a bearded river god pointing upward while a helmeted warrior rests on his shield beside a sword.

Dream of Aeneas, Aeneas rests on his shield, while the river god Tiber points upward

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1663-64

Print of a bacchanal with satyrs and putti dancing at left, a reclining man in front, and clothed figures at right.

Bacchanal with infant satyrs and putti at left, a naked male figure reclines in front of a pedestal carved in bas-rel…

Giulio Carpioni, 1633-78

Etching of centaurs and warriors fighting at a feast, with a fallen man and shield in the foreground.

Plate 116: The Battle of the Lapithae and the Centaurs (Caeneus in Perithoi nuptijs a Centauris interficitur), from O…

Antonio Tempesta, 1606

Pencil drawing of a seated woman with an updo and lace collar, with a young child leaning on her lap.

Madame Alexandre Lethière, née Rosa Meli, and Her Daughter, Letizia

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1815

A Young Woman of Frascati

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1775-76

Pencil drawing of a woman with curled hair, ruffled collar and draped shawl, seated beside a chair.

Portrait of a Lady

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1815-17

Pen and wash drawing of a blind old man cursing a kneeling armored youth while a veiled woman and a girl stand nearby.

Oedipus at Colonus, Cursing his Son Polynices

Henry Fuseli, 1777

Etching of two women walking hand in hand past a tree with a bundle of sticks, a dog and hills in the background.

Jupiter and Calisto, from "Game of Mythology" (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, on a tan toned paper.

Study of a Seated Woman

Angelica Kauffmann, 1790-91 (?)

Etching of Christ at a round table with seated apostles around him, radiating light behind his head, signed Callot.

Les Noces de Cana (The Wedding at Cana), from "Les Quatre Banquets" (The Four Feasts)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1625

Engraving of a rider falling from his horse under a divine light, with soldiers and angels in clouds above.

The Conversion of St. Paul, plate 2 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The C…

Jacques Callot, 1607-11

Etching of three seated men at a round table, the central figure haloed by radiating light, with a dog beneath the table.

Le Souper d'Emmaüs appelé aussi Les Disciples d'Emmaüs (The Supper at Emmaus, also called the Disciples of Emmaus), f…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1625

Etching of a crowd of soldiers and mourners around a figure carrying a cross, with a hill and city gate in the background.

Reverse Copy of Le Petit Portement de Croix (The Small Carrying of the Cross)

Jacques Callot, after 1620

Etching of a haloed martyr on a gridiron over flames, with executioners, a crowd, classical buildings and angels above.

Le Martyre de Saint-Laurent (The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1626

Etching of Saint Peter with halo holding a key and open book, with a crucifixion scene in the background.

L'Apotre Saint Pierre (St. Peter the Apostle)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1626

Etched oval print of Saint Francis Xavier holding a lily, with a ship on the sea and clouds above.

S. Francois Xavier (St. Francis Xavier), December 2nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (I…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a girl climbing temple steps toward a priest beside a round tower, with women watching from the left.

Preséntation de la Vierge Marie dans le Temple (Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple), November 21st, from "…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Engraving of a pope and a crowned king beside a city gate, with Latin inscription and number 18 in an oval frame.

Dédicace des Basiliques S. Pierre et S. Paul (Dedication of Basilicas St. Peter and St. Paul), November 18th, from "L…

Jacques Callot, 1636