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Etching of the ruined Temple of Pola with Corinthian columns, a pediment, overgrown vegetation and small figures among the ru

Plate 21: Temple of Pola in Istria (Tempio di Pola in Istria), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monume…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the circular Tomb of Caecilia Metella in Rome with an inscribed panel, a ruined arch at right, and figures among t

Plate 20: Tomb of Caecilia Metella called the Capo di Bove (Ox Head) (Sepolcro di Metela detto Capo di Bove), from "A…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the curved ruined wall of the Tomb of the Scipios in Rome, overgrown with plants, with figures among stone fragmen

Plate 18: The Tomb of the Scipios (Sepolcro della famiglia de' Scipioni), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed a…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch overgrown with ivy, with a fallen inscribed block and small figures in the street.

Plate 17: The Arch of Rimini built by Augustus (Arco di Rimino fabbricato da Augusto), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi T…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of an imagined Roman forum with colonnades, loggias, fountains, horse statues and figures walking on the paved square

Ancient Roman forum surrounded by porticoes, with loggias, some of which communicate with the Imperial Palace and oth…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of an ancient Roman mausoleum with obelisks, urns, colonnades and statues, with small figures on stepped terraces.

Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman Emperor (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un Imperadore Roma…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pencil drawing of a rococo wall design with scrollwork, garlands, and floral motifs in framed panels.

Wall Design

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pencil drawing of an ornate rococo niche with an arched opening, scrolling ornament, and a domed crown.

Ornamental Design for Niche

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pencil design drawing of a rococo ceiling with an oval central panel framed by scrolls, foliage and floral ornament.

Design for Ceiling

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pen and ink design drawing of a paneled interior wall with a door and rococo scrolled ornament above.

Design for Door

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a coffered ceiling with hexagonal rosette panels, rococo scrollwork and an oval cartouche.

Ceiling Design

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly bearded man reading at a table beside a skull and hourglass.

St. Jerome reading

Isaac Oliver, 16th-17th century

Watercolour of a pale shingle beach with figures and driftwood, a boat, and white chalk cliffs under a grey sky.

Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight

William Dyce, 1847

Watercolor of figures and sailing boats on a beach beneath a dark storm cloud, with dunes and cottages at left.

Figures on a beach in northern France

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Etching of a grand courtyard with columns, arches, fountains with sculpted figures, and steps with small figures.

Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard... (Gruppo di Colonne, che regge due archi d'un grande…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of an imagined ancient temple interior with a coffered dome, Corinthian columns, a grand staircase, and smoking sacre

Imaginery ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta... (Tempio antico inventa…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pencil drawing of a stage set showing an arched classical opening, garland, and a garden path lined with trees.

Design for Stage Set

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Etching of an ancient altar with carved reliefs, surrounded by ruined columns, skulls and overgrown plants.

Ancient Altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale s…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of overgrown Roman tomb ruins with a relief frieze, a waterfall channel, and small figures in the foreground.

Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (Ruine di Sepolcro antico posto dinanzi ad altre ru…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of ancient ruins with a porphyry urn, a palm tree, and small figures among fallen stones and columns.

Remains of ancient buldings among which stands the sepulchral urn of Marcus Agrippa made entirely of porphyry, which…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pen and brown ink architectural section drawing showing a staircase, arched bays, Corinthian columns, niches and a pedimented

Architectural Design in Section

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Etching of a dark vaulted prison with arches, railed galleries, a hanging rope hoist, and small figures below.

Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of an imaginary Roman sepulchral chamber with tiered niches, arches, a reclining statue, and a sarcophagus overgrown

Camera sepolcrale inventata e disegnata conforme al costume, e all'antica magnificenza degl'Imperatori Romani... (Ima…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pen and brown ink drawing of three standing figures in flowing robes, with curly-haired men and a veiled woman on the right.

Three Standing Figures (recto); Seated Woman and a Male Hermit in Half-length (verso)

Stefano da Verona, 1435

Pencil design drawing of a cartouche with scrolls, flower garlands and a classical vase on a pedestal.

Design for a Cartouche with garlands and antique vase

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Etching of a royal courtyard with a central colonnaded loggia, fountains, statues, and small figures on steps.

View of a courtyard with a loggia, fountains, statues, and other ornaments (Prospetto d'un regio Cortile nel cui mezz…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of a grand stepped interior with rows of columns, arches, fountains and small figures, by Piranesi.

Stairways adorned by magnificient architecture... (Gruppo di Scale ornato di magnifica Architettura...), from "Prima…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of an imagined ancient Roman piazza with obelisk, columns, statues, a round temple and steps.

The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps... (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa c…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo ornamental design with scrolls, foliage and an oval cartouche, with a scale bar at left.

Ornamental Design

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Etching of an imaginary Roman bridge with loggias and arches, framed by a large arch, with boats on water.

Magnificent bridge with loggias, and arches erected by a Roman Emperor... (Ponte magnfiico con Logge, ed Archi errett…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of a colonnaded Roman-style hall with Corinthian columns, statues in niches, and small figures on steps.

Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans, and niches adorned with statues (Sala all'uso degli an…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of a grand sculpture gallery with arches, coffered vaults, a wide staircase, statues in niches, and small figures.

Large sculpture gallery built on arches and lit from above... (Galleria grande di Statue, la cui struttura è con Arch…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pen and ink drawing of halved ceiling design with coffered vaults, rococo scrollwork, and diamond lattice patterns.

Halved Alternate Designs for a Ceiling Painting

Leonardo Marini, 1700-1780

Print of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes and a sword, with a cannon and tree behind him.

His Excellency George Washington Esq-r

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1777

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a woman leaning on a ledge by an arched window, with blue hand-colored drapery.

Lady Washington

Sr Joseph Hiller, after 1776

Engraving of Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot in a dim interior, a veiled woman clutching her shoulder beside a cloaked man.

Shylock's House-Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 5)

Peter Simon, first published 1795; reissued 1852

Engraving of Hamlet restrained by two men as a glowing armored ghost points at them from a misty background.

Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus and the Ghost (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4)

Robert Thew, first published 1796; reissued 1852

Etching of a smiling woman cook standing in a kitchen with a hanging pot, wooden tub, and table of eggs and copper pot.

The Cook, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Engraving of a boy fleeing a woman in classical robes while two men watch, with a brazier and columns in the background.

Rome, Titus's Garden-Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1)

Thomas Kirk, first published 1793; reissued 1852

Engraving of Orlando offering his hand to Rosalind, who holds a chain, with Celia and courtiers before classical columns.

Before the Duke's Palace-Rosalind, Celia, Orlando, the Duke & Attendants (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2)

William Satchwell Leney, first published 1800; reissued 1852

Engraving of Prospero and Miranda beside Caliban reaching toward the flying spirit Ariel in a rocky cave, from Shakespeare's

The Enchanted Island Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Ac…

Peter Simon, first published 1797; reissued 1852

Engraving of Malvolio in yellow stockings before Olivia and Maria in a richly furnished room, with onlookers and a monkey.

Olivia's House - Olivia, Maria and Malvolio (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)

Thomas Ryder, first published 1794; reissued 1852

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair, bow tie and waistcoat, turned to the left, signed by Waldmüller.

Portrait of Franz Jauner (Vienna 1832-1900 Vienna), Theater Director and Actor in Vienna

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1800-1865

Engraved design of a classical chimneypiece with winged griffons on the lintel, candelabra on the sides, and a flame in the f

Chimneypiece: Affronted griffons on the lintel and candelabra on the jambs (Ch. accompagnée de son plan et décorée d'…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Engraved classical chimneypiece with winged Victories on the frieze, cornucopia jambs, and an ornate fire grate.

Chimneypiece: Frieze of trophies and winged Victories on the lintel, with cornucopias to either side of the jambs dec…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Engraved plate of neoclassical furniture and candlesticks, including two sedan chairs, a side table and a commode.

Miscellaneous furniture including two sedan chairs, a side table and a commode (Deux ch. à porteurs v. de côté, conso…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Etched design of an Egyptian-style chimneypiece with mummies, caryatids, hieroglyphs and a central flaming fireplace.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures brearing obelisks on the right…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Engraved Egyptian-style chimneypiece by Piranesi, with caryatids, sphinxes, hieroglyphs and stepped pyramid motifs around the

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneel…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Etched Egyptian-style chimneypiece with a caryatid, mummy figure, hieroglyphs and sphinx heads above a burning fire.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surm…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Engraved neoclassical chimneypiece design with Greek key border and circular zodiac fireback showing a chariot.

Chimneypiece: Architrave decorated with a Greek key motif and a circular fireback with figures of the zodiac (Ch. déc…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Title page of Piranesi's Opere varie, with red lettering and a small etching of figures among ruined classical architecture.

Frontispiece to "Opere varie di architettura, prospettive grotesshi antichità"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Red chalk drawing of a woman dipping a cloth into a bowl held by a girl, set before a stone architectural background.

Woman Soaking a Cloth in a Bowl Held by a Girl (copy from Guercino's Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene)

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man in a cloak writing in a book at a table beside an inkwell.

Saint Paul

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling bearded saint, a winged angel, and a putto holding a staff in a landscape.

Saint with Angel and Putto

Grey wash drawing of women in flowing dress gathering around an infant beneath a tree, one holding a parasol.

The Finding of Moses

Anton Kern, 1725-47

Ink and wash drawing of a peasant couple on a country road beside large trees, with a cart and church spire in the distance.

Peasant Couple in an Extensive Landscape

Johannes Goedaert, 17th century

Pencil drawing of an anchored naval fleet in a calm bay with a crowded rowing boat in the foreground under cloudy skies.

The English Fleet Anchored at the Town of Beykoz, North of Istanbul

Anton Melbye, 1853

Pencil drawing of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree, with fruit, a ewer and a donkey in the foreground.

Rest During the Flight into Egypt

Philipp Veit, 1800-1877

Grey wash architectural fantasy of a ruined classical pediment with urns, a fountain, a reclining figure and a wolf with twin

Architectural Fantasy

Johann Ferdinand von Hohenberg, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of Christ riding a donkey as a crowd waves palm branches and children reach toward him.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Hans Stutte, 1611

Engraving of a stout seated man with a cane at a table with companions, a standing youth and woman at right, dogs and armor.

The Seven Ages, Fifth Age: The Justice (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7)

Peter Simon, first published 1801; reissued 1852

Engraving of sailors battling a storm and shipwreck, with Prospero and Miranda on a rocky shore and spirits in the clouds.

The Enchanted Island, Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1)

Benjamin Smith, originally published 1797; reissued 1852

Engraving of workers and armored soldiers building a stone wall with ladders and tools, a tower behind them.

Cadmus Founding Thebes

Master of the Story of Cadmus, ca. 1543-44

Brown wash drawing of a classical colonnaded hall with figures reacting around a banquet table and a helmeted soldier.

The Death of Britannicus

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, ca. 1814

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of workers and figures in a vaulted forge with arched openings and a furnace.

Venus Visiting the Forge of Vulcan

called Paolo Fiammingo Pauwels Franck, 16th century

Pencil drawing of a woodland scene with a large twisted tree at upper left, slender trunks, and an open path below.

Study of Trees

François Ryckhals, 17th century

Watercolor of a seated monkey on a rock with a spotted civet looking up at it in a pale landscape.

A Monkey Sitting on a Rock Looking at a Civet

Aert Schouman, 1764

Watercolor of a male wood duck with green head and striped flanks standing on rocks before a pale landscape.

A Duck

Aert Schouman, mid-17th-late 17th century

Grey wash drawing of peasants resting under a tree with cattle and sheep in a pastoral landscape.

Peasants with Cattle and Sheep

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Engraved panoramic print of a columned hall with a throned ruler and crowded courtiers, with Latin inscription above.

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon

François Collignon, 1631

Grey wash drawing of an octagonal city gate beside a canal, with trees, a rowing boat and figures on a bridge.

A View of the Wittevrouwenpoort, Utrecht

Dirk Verrijk, 1749-86

Grey wash drawing of a church with a tall spire, a stone gateway, a horse and cart on cobblestones, and townspeople.

View of the Church of Passy, near Paris

Reinier Vinkeles, 1770

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and a rowing boat with figures on an estuary under a cloudy sky.

Various Ships and a Rowing Boat on an Estuary

Wigerus Vitringa, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a multi-tier building façade with niches, statues, pilasters and an arched doorway at ground level.

Project for a Façade Decoration (recto); Architectural Studies (verso)

Lattanzio Gambara, 16th century

Engraved sheet of ornamental dagger hilts and scabbards with scrollwork, grotesque masks, and a globe medallion.

Daggars and scabbards, from "Military Ornament"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Pen and wash drawing of two figures embracing, one in flowing drapery, on blue-grey paper with billowing cloth behind.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Taddeo Zuccari, ca. 1550

Hand-colored print of Washington on a white horse under flags, greeted by women in gowns strewing flowers.

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be…

Nathaniel Currier, 1845

Hand-colored print of Washington lifted to heaven by winged figures, with mourners kneeling at his tomb below.

Apotheosis of George Washington

Heinrich Weishaupt, 1830-50

Sepia print of a busy cobbled Broadway street with carriages, pedestrians, and a classical City Hall building.

Broadway and City Hall in New York (Brodway-Gatan Och Rådhuset i New York)

Carl Fredrik Akrell, 1824

Grey wash elevation of a neoclassical chimney piece with draped female supports and a frieze of a chariot procession.

Design for a Chimney Piece in the Gallery, now Dining Room, Harewood House, Yorkshire (Elevation)

Robert Adam, ca. 1769

Grey and pink wash design of a neoclassical fireplace with draped female figures, laurel pilasters and winged putti roundels.

Design for a Chimney Piece in the Pompeian Style

Robert Adam, ca. 1775

Pen and grey wash drawing of classical ruins with Corinthian columns, a sarcophagus, a pyramid and an obelisk in a landscape.

Classical Landscape with Ruins (recto); Two men in Roman military dress (verso)

Robert Adam, 1755-57

Pen and wash drawing of a classical landscape with temples, a stone bridge over a river, and figures in a boat.

Classical Landscape with Temples (recto); Indecipherable sketch, possibly of a seated figure (verso)

Robert Adam, 1755-57

Engraving of a man in dark coat stepping down stone stairs beside a flaming altar, with an allegorical woman and an eagle.

General Washington's Resignation

Alexander Lawson, 1799

Brown and white wash drawing of a standing bald man in flowing drapery, arms raised, on blue-grey paper.

Standing Male Draped Figure With His Hands Raised

Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, 1565-71

The Head and Shoulders of a Woman in Profile; Separate Studies of Her Head and Ear (recto); Fragment of Drapery Study…

Gregorio Pagani, 1592

Pencil sketch of a bearded prophet and a bishop above a cluster of angels in clouds, on aged paper.

A Bearded Prophet in Glory Attended by a Bishop, Two Other Male Saints, and Angels (Design for a Section of a Dome)

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1634-35

Watercolor of a seated man in a green coat conversing with a woman in a pink dress before drapery and an armchair.

Illustration to Vanity Fair, Chapter 1: "Jos and Becky"

William Makepeace Thackeray, ca. 1848

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a blue shawl and a man in a top hat beside a street lamp, with a faint figure at left.

Design for an illustration to Vanity Fair (recto); Sketch of young woman (verso)

William Makepeace Thackeray, ca. 1847

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, turned to the right.

Anonymous portrait

Francesco Bartolozzi, ca. 1794-1802

Pen drawing of a piper and two onlookers in a pastoral field with cattle, framed by handwritten verse lines.

Why then begin..., illustration to "A Bucolick or Discourse of Neatherds"

Edwin Austin Abbey, ca. 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a man dancing with a woman in a cape while a crowd with torches watches.

The jovial monarch caught Mrs. Russell's hand in his, and proceeded to dance, illustration to "A Castle in Spain: A N…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1880-83

Pen drawing of a cobbled street with timber buildings, a woman and a man in tricorn hat walking, figures by a wall and a ship

The Sunday Walk, illustration to "Sally in Our Alley"

Edwin Austin Abbey, ca. 1886

Pen drawing of a stable with a horse over a stall, a man stirring a bucket, and a standing man with a pitchfork.

And none knew why he fed them both with his own hands, illustration to "Quince"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Pen drawing of a bookshop with a seated young man talking to an older bookseller, a ladder figure, and a woman by a window.

He went to Tonson, illustration to "The Noble Patron"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Pen and ink drawing of harvesters resting by a haystack, with a standing woman holding a tool and a dog lying nearby.

The Harvesters, illustration to "The Leather Bottèl"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1887