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14,994 works

Engraving of a giant fish with a horn-blowing rider and cherubs on sea creatures, with fountains and gabled buildings behind.

Fish Construction in Honor of the Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Ghent in 1635

Anton van der Does, 1636

Hand-coloured print of a night fireworks display around an ornate waterside theatre, with crowds in boats watching.

A View of ye Grand Theatre & Fireworks erected on ye Water near ye Court at ye Hague (on Occasion of ye General Peace…

Robert Laurie, 1794

Etching with two oval scenes: books burning on steps, and a man pointing at a tablet in an archway, with a dog below.

The Expulsion of the Jesuits

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Hand-colored print of a night fireworks and bonfire celebration in Covent Garden, with a crowd and classical buildings.

A Perfect Description of the Firework in Covent Garden that was perform'd at the Charge of the Gentry and other inhab…

Bernard Lens II, 1809

Hand-coloured print of the Temple of Concord at night, with fireworks bursting above and a crowd watching from below.

A View of the Temple of Concord Erected in the Green Park, to Celebrate the Glorious Peace of 1814, Exhibiting the Fi…

Robert Laurie, September 9, 1814

Watercolor of a misty sea with a moored sailboat, gulls, and dark mountains of the Isle of Arran under pale clouds.

Isle of Arran, early morn

Thomas Miles Richardson, 1830-39

Pen and watercolor drawing of a riverside village with turreted houses and figures with barrels by the water.

View of a Village alongside a River

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1766

Hand-colored print of a fireworks building in Green Park, London, with a sunburst display and strollers in period dress.

A Perspective View of the Building for the Fireworks in the Green Park taken from the Reservoir, London, 1814

Paul Angier, ca. 1814

Red chalk landscape drawing of a steep mountain with ridges, shaded hills and clustered trees on tan paper.

Landscape with Mountains

Tanzio da Varallo, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden bridge over a river beside a cottage, with a seated figure and trees in the background.

Landscape with a Draughtsman Seated by a River, a Bridge and a Cottage Behind

Nicolaes Maes, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a wide panoramic landscape with a windmill, farm buildings, and a large tree on the right.

An Extensive Panoramic Landscape with a Windmill

Jan Baptist Weenix, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frontispiece frame with a cook, a servant, hanging game birds, fish, and vegetables.

Study for a Frontispiece

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Dutch market with an ox cart, townspeople, poultry, and a church tower behind.

A Poultry Market in a Dutch Town

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Drawing of huntsmen and dogs retrieving ducks from a pond, with a company by a carriage and a distant town under a willow tre

Huntsmen and Company Observing Dogs Retrieving Ducks in a Pond (The Month of April)

Pieter Stevens, ca. 1610-20

Drawing of Neptune and Amphitrite in a shell chariot pulled by two sea horses, with a trident and a distant castle.

Neptune and Amphitrite

Hans Ulrich Franck, 1595-1675

Engraving of a triton carrying a reclining nymph over rippling waves toward a rocky shore.

A Triton Carrying off a Nymph, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers with horses and shields beside a stone wall and tents, after Trajan's Column.

Roman Horsemen, from Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers in armor building and fortifying a stone camp wall, with workers carrying baskets and tools.

Roman Soldiers Fortifying their Camp, from Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers and horsemen with shields crossing a wooden bridge beside a stone tower and tree.

Roman Horsemen Crossing a Bridge (from Trajan's Column), from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman legionaries with shields and standards marching in procession, with standard-bearers carrying eagle and di

A Roman Legion (from Trajan's Column), from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Etching of a kneeling woman holding a young child up beside a column, inside a room with shelves and an open doorway.

The Father's Leave-Taking

William Holman Hunt, 1879

Engraving of two women on a stone bench, one seated and one reclining, with oleander and a sea horizon behind them.

Pleading

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1878

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stone bridge over a stream with two figures, bare trees and snow in a winter landscape.

The Bridge at Shoreham

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1829

Watercolor of misty mountains above a pale reflective lake, with handwritten place names along the bottom edge.

Craig Goch, Moel Hebog, North Wales

Cornelius Varley, ca. 1802

Pen and brown ink drawing of robed figures with staves struggling over a reclining nude, with a rocky landscape and ruins beh

The Age of Iron

Alonso Berruguete, 1520s-30s

Pen and ink sketch of a draped woman, a man in a plumed hat with a sword, and several figure studies on paper.

Sheet with Figure Studies (double sided)

called Il Monrealese Pietro Novelli, 17th century

Watercolor of skaters on a frozen canal under a brick bridge, with a snowy thatched cottage and windblown tree beneath stormy

Winter Landscape with Skaters on a Frozen Canal

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a rainbow over a farmhouse, grazing cows and a distant village under a stormy sky.

Landscape with a Rainbow over a Farmhouse and Distant Village

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, n.d.

Etching of a young elephant walking left to right with its trunk lowered, drawn in fine hatched lines on a pale ground.

A Young Elephant

Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger, n.d.

Pen and wash study of a fountain with a seated woman, dancing figures, statues and an ornate scrolled frame.

Study for The Allegory of Spring

Federico Zuccaro, 1579