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Circular etching of horses and cattle among ruined Roman arches, with figures and a distant skyline under a hatched sky.

Plate 12: a shepherd sleeping on the ground, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ru…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of Roman ruins with the Colosseum arches at right, the Arch of Constantine at left, and horses and figures in the for

Plate 9: the Arch of Constantine to left, part of the Colosseum to right, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a river landscape with a lying horse, cow, goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and trees.

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with a cylindrical tower, herds of cattle and sheep and herdsmen in the foreground.

Plate 8: the Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, from "Roman landscapes a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a woman on horseback with a child, a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd beside a stream and trees.

Plate 5: a woman carrying a child on a horse to left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd i…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of cattle crossing a rocky valley toward trees, with a horseman in the distance and a windblown tree at righ

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of Campo Vaccino in Rome with a resting buffalo, shepherds, grazing animals, and ruined classical arches in a circula

Plate 2: Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone, various animals and people in the backg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of two horsemen, a woman and a boy with grazing sheep and goats beside a large tree on a hillside.

Two horsemen, a peasant woman and a young boy, with a large tree, from "Six large views, four of Rome and two of the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a large tree in a pastoral landscape with a shepherd, horses, a woman with a child, cattle and sheep.

A shepherd with two horses and a peasant woman on horseback with a child in her arms to left, a large tree in center,…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etched engraving of the symmetrical Palais d'Orléans facade with a central dome, coat of arms, and small figures in the court

The Palais d'Orléans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France" (Diverses vues d'endroits remarqu…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Engraved pastoral scene of a reclining shepherd boy with bagpipe, a woman with flowers and basket, goat and cow under a tree.

Le Berger Recompensé (The Rewarded Shepherd)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved print of a woman reaching for a branch with a bird flying above, a sheep and dog nearby, in an oval ivy frame.

L'Arrivée du Courier (The Arrival of the Messenger)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of a young man with a letter beside sheep and a dog in a wooded landscape, set in an oval ivy-framed border.

L'Départ du Courier (The Departure of the Messenger)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of two shepherds resting with sheep, goats, cows and a donkey in a landscape, framed by an ornate rococo border.

Pastorale

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Engraving of villagers fishing by a river, with a woman and cow beside a thatched shelter under tall trees.

Les Villagois à la Pêche (The Villages Fishing)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved print of mounted hunters in turbans chasing through rocky mountains, with a slain tiger in the foreground.

La Chasse au Tigre (The Tiger Chase)

Jean Jacques Flipart, 18th century

Engraved pastoral scene of a young man and seated woman with a flower basket, a spaniel, and a garden urn under trees.

Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of a seated couple in period dress with goats and sheep beside a river and trees.

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Engraving of a street broom seller pushing a cart of brooms beside a wall, with a dog at his side.

Reverse copy of Balais Balais (Brushes Brushes), plate 5 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Engraving of a seated young girl reaching toward the sky while a small dog stands beside her on a rock.

Little girl playing with a dog, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de F…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Etching of a child holding a dog and a basket of grapes beside a tree stump in a rural landscape.

Child with a dog, holding a basket of grapes, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufactur…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Soft-toned print of a long-haired dog asleep on a cushion, head resting on its paws.

Sleeping Dog

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1777

Sepia engraving of a procession of horsemen, soldiers and an ornate coach passing through a city street.

Entry of the Prince of Saxony with his Wife into Dresden on September 2, 1719, after their Marriage in Vienna

Adolf van der Laan, ca. 1700-55

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures, lions, an urn and columns, and a Latin inscription honoring Boyle, Locke and

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Boyle, Locke, et Sydenham" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Boyle, Locke, and Sydenham"…

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1736

Engraved frontispiece with Apollo and a lyre, a winged horse, cherubs, a coat of arms, and an inscription to Charles Sackvill

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Charles Sackville, comte de Dorset" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Charles Sackville,…

Michel Aubert, ca. 1736

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures on clouds above an inscription to William Cowper, framed by putti, horses and

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau du comte William Cowper" (Frontispiece from the "Tomb of William Cowper"), from Tombeaux…

Nicolas Dauphin de Beauvais, ca. 1736

Engraving of a Chinese-style bird hunt with women, children, netting, cages and a pavilion under palm trees.

La Chasse Chinoise (The Chinese Hunt), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of a woman with a fan and parrot, two children, a fountain and exotic plants in a chinoiserie garden.

Chinoiserie with Figures in a Landscape

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Engraving of two women seated in a wooded landscape with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier, 18th century

Engraving of Mercury handing the infant Bacchus to reclining nymphs by a waterfall, with goats in the foreground.

Naissance de Bacchus (Birth of Bacchus)

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century