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Print of a large ornate numeral 2 over a circular scalloped lathe-work panel, with a small letter A in the upper right.

Banknote motif: number 2 against a circular panel of lathe work with a scalloped edge

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved circular ornament with wavy edge and lathe-work florets around a central star, printed on cream paper.

Banknote motif: a small six lobed ornament with a rope border, the interior adorned with lathe work florets

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Octagonal blue print of a spiral pattern made from repeated words Five thousand dollars around a central rosette.

Banknote motif: a circular lathe work design composed out of the repetition of the words "Five thousand dollars"

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraving of putti with a sickle and wheat sheaves under a tree and sunbeams, representing summer.

Summer

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Etching of putti warming themselves by a fire beside a thatched cottage, with swans on a pond and a bare winter tree.

Winter

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Etching of putti playing with garlands of flowers in a garden with a fountain, a trellis arbor, and a flying cherub above.

Spring

Charles-Joseph Natoire

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

Fall

Charles-Joseph Natoire

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 an allegorical woman with arrow and comic mask, flanked by two cupids, within an oval frame with French verse.

Satyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

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

Engraving of putti gathered by a fire near a thatched hut in winter, one carrying a bundle of branches, under a cloudy sky.

Winter

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Engraving of a reclining woman feeding a goat while two putti hold grape bunches beneath a tree.

Autumn

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Engraving of three children fishing with a net and rod in a pool among reeds and flowers under a cloudy sky.

Water

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of three putti gardening beside a well, with a hoe, wheelbarrow, watering can, trees and French verse below.

Earth

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of a boy in a headscarf fishing from a pond bank beside a thatched shelter, reeds and flowering shrubs.

Fisherman

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a startled boy seated in a cluttered workshop beside a furnace, with glass flasks, a mortar and an arched window

Glass Blower

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of winged putti working at a forge with hammers and arrows, beside a classical colonnade and rocky cave.

Fire

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of three cherubs with a bird cage and a net beside a broken tree, birds flying over a ruined tower in the distance.

Air

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of chubby putti carrying wheat sheaves and gathering flowers in a field under clouds, with French verse below.

Summer

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Etching of two winged putti on clouds, one carrying a basket of flowers while the other reaches toward it.

Two Children, One Holding a Basket with Flowers

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, holding a garland of grapes and fruit, with drapery trailing across the scene.

Three Children with a Fruit Plate

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of two winged putti on clouds, one holding a sword and the other lifting a plumed helmet.

Two Children, One With A Sword, Another With A Helmet

Gabriel Huquier

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, one holding a palm frond and another flying with drapery.

Three Children Among Clouds Near a Palm Leaf

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of three winged putti floating among clouds, one holding a billowing drapery, with fine hatched lines.

Three Children Among Clouds Carrying a Drapery

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

David Crockett

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1836

Etching of a quack vendor in a plumed hat presenting a bottle to a crowd of bird-headed onlookers before a city skyline.

Ladies and Gentlemen

Joseph François Foulquier, 1776

Pen and brown wash drawing of a monument design: a bull's head between two winged putti holding drapery, above a lion mask.

Design for a monument (recto); Architectural sketches (verso)

Pieter Verbruggen the Younger, late 17th-early 18th century

Red and black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a tall hat, looking to the side.

Head of a Bearded Man in a Hat

Adriaen van Ostade, ca. 1650

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing two studies of a standing soldier holding a spear, in patterned tunics.

Studies of a Soldier

Giovanni Buonconsiglio, n.d.

Lithograph of a standing armed man gesturing toward a kneeling woman beside a stone wall, water jug, and tree.

The Klepht

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1830

Lithograph of a seated woman holding an infant in an arched doorway, with a tower in the distance and a basket and cradle nea

The Little Baby

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1830

Circular grey wash drawing of helmeted Minerva leading a procession of women beneath a tree in a landscape.

Minerva Leading a Procession of Women

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, mid-16th century

Etching of a nude woman with a cherub, a seated man holding a child, and grotesque faces peering from a tree at left.

La Rascienne Honteuse

Watercolor design of an ornate theater curtain with red drapery, green damask, gold tassels, and a procession frieze.

Design for a Theater Curtain

Aimé Chenavard, 1818-38

Watercolor of a young couple on a path under a ruined stone arch, with green trees and a sunlit ruin beyond.

A Young Couple Viewing Ruins near Bingen

Christian Georg Schütz the Younger, 1801

Etched portrait of an elderly woman in a cloth headdress with head bowed and eyes lowered, inscribed Rembrandt 1633.

Rembrandt's Mother in a Cloth Headress, Looking Down

Dominique Vivant Denon, 17th century

Etching of a man in a plumed hat and a woman in a bonnet, with the man holding a quill over paper.

Rembrandt and his Wife (copy)

Chevalier Ignace Joseph de Claussin, 1786-1844

Etching of a seated woman in draped robes holding a small child against her chest, with cross-hatched shading.

Virgin and Child

Simone Cantarini, 1775

Etching of a bearded schoolmaster in a tall hat instructing three pupils at a table in a small interior with a leaded window.

The Schoolmaster

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of villagers butchering a pig in a rustic yard, with children watching beside a pump, in a circular frame.

Pork Butcher

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraved grotesque mask with bulging eyes, open mouth, curled beard and leafy ornament above.

Mask from Libro di Variate mascare

René Boyvin, 1560

Etching of a crowded tavern interior with men smoking clay pipes, drinking, and sitting near a large fireplace.

Smokers at the Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a peasant kitchen interior with a woman nursing a baby, a man at the hearth, a child, a dog, and hanging pots.

The Family (reverse copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Sepia print of putti painting and sketching in a studio beside a classical female statue, with Latin inscriptions above and b

Boys Peeping at Nature

Richard Livesay, 1782

Brown wash drawing of shepherds resting on a mound beside a bare tree, with cattle, a donkey and a rifleman in a rocky landsc

Shepherds at rest

Ferdinand Kobell, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of haloed shepherd kneeling by his staff among sheep in a wooded landscape.

Saint Eberhard of Tüntenhausen as a Shepherd

Jan Sebastiaen Loybos, late 17th-early 18th century

Etching of a crowd of men with staves, a bear on a leash, and a mounted rider gesturing beneath a large tree.

Hudibras First Adventure (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 2)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crouching male nude hiding his face and body against a dark background.

Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) Trying to Hide Himself

Nicolai Abildgaard, mid-18th-early 19th century

Circular etching of the Virgin Mary cradling the sleeping infant Christ, with a radiating halo behind her head.

The Virgin holding the infant Christ with the fingers of her right hand hidden, a circular composition

Guido Reni, ca. 1600-40

Five framed allegorical scenes of classical figures, clouds and putti in fine engraved lines on cream paper.

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO F…

Guido Reni, 1603

Five numbered etched scenes of mythological figures including Jupiter, the Fates and Mars, with text panels below.

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO F…

Guido Reni, 1603

Etching with five numbered mythological scenes framing a central bearded head, with cross-hatched shading.

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO F…

Guido Reni, 1603

Chiaroscuro woodcut of Saint John the Baptist pointing beside a lamb in a desert landscape, printed in yellow and black.

Saint John the Baptist in the desert, a lamb by his side

Antonio da Trento, ca. 1527-30

Engraving of Judith beheading Holofernes with a sword in a canopied bed chamber, a maidservant watching from the doorway.

Judith, from "Famous Women from the Old Testament"

Cosimo de Medici, Prince of Tuscany, and His Wife, Marguerite Louise d'Orleans

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Round etching of the Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John holding a cross-shaped staff, against hatched background.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John, a round composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraved interior scene of four men in period dress around a curtained bed with a seated woman, with a Latin caption below.

The Discovery

Samuel Ireland, 1788

Circular engraving of an alchemist's laboratory with a kneeling scholar, furnaces, flasks, and a ring of Latin text.

The Alchemist's Laboratory from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum sapientiae aeternae

Peter van der Doort, n.d.

Circular engraved Kabbalistic diagram with Hebrew letters, Latin text, a central figure, rays and clouds.

Scheme of Christian Kabbalism from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum sapientiae aeternae

Peter van der Doort, n.d.

Circular alchemical diagram with concentric text rings, a central globe labeled Chaos, and a winged figure in the middle.

The Philosopher's Stone from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum sapientiae aeternae

Peter van der Doort, n.d.

Engraved concentric diagram with Latin and Hebrew text, a central triangle, a figure and an open book, from Khunrath's Amphit

Syzygy or the Conjunction of the Macrocosmic Unity with the Microcosmic Triunity from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum…

Peter van der Doort, n.d.

Portrait of a Man

Louis Lafitte, 1793

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of nymphs surprised near a bath, with a reclining river god in the foreground.

Diana Surprised at her Bath

Hans Rottenhammer, after 1610

Engraved certificate with a theatrical mask, palette, laurel branch and drapery, plus script entitling the bearer to a Garric

Mask and Palette

Richard Livesay, 1781