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33,907 works

Engraving of a winged figure flying through clouds within an oval frame, with a bearded head and drapery above.

Winged Figure Flying Through Clouds, from Bell's "Poets"

William Blake, 1790

Engraving of a nude man seated under a tree among a lion, horse, sheep, rooster, serpent and birds, with verse below.

Adam and the Beasts, Frontispiece to Hayley's "Ballads"

William Blake, June 1, 1802

Engraving of Christ as Man of Sorrows with crown of thorns and bound hands, standing beside a bare tree on a rocky slope.

Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Etching of a seated woman talking to a standing woman carrying two children, with a church and boats in the background.

A woman seated to left holding a child, facing right in profile, conversing with a standing woman in center, carrying…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of two children embracing, one resting its head on the other's shoulder, rendered in fine flowing lines.

Two Children Embrace

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated woman in a full dress with curled hair, on blue paper.

Seated girl

George Jones, 1820-40

Engraving of a woman personifying spring in an ornate cartouche, holding a wreath and flowers, with a landscape behind her.

Spring (Printemps), from 'The Four Seasons'

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Brown wash drawing of a bacchanal with nude revelers, a central woman raising a goblet and holding a spear, in a wooded setti

Milton's Comus

Joseph Noël Paton, 1842-48

Etching of a satyr leaning against a fruiting grapevine within an ornate scrolled frame, labeled L'Automne.

Fall (L'Automne), from 'The Four Seasons'

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a child and a satyr child playing with a goat under a large tree, with other figures and a landscape behind.

A child and a satyr child playing with a goat

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1657

Etching of a woman reading in a hammock under chestnut leaves, with a parasol and wooden stool on the grass.

The Hammock

James Tissot, 1880

Engraved frontispiece with three putti holding a draped cloth inscribed with the title of Boucher's first book of child group

Frontispiece

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1727-60

Engraving of a ragged young shoe-black boy with brushes and a basket standing before a brick building, 1739.

Shoe-Black

Joseph Wagner, 1739

Watercolor of a black caterpillar, white moth and cocoon on a twig, with a patterned moth and a pink-winged moth above.

A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies

Nicolaas Struyk, early 18th-mid 18th century

Etching of a black and white cat reaching toward carnations beside a lattice railing and window.

Cat and Flowers

Édouard Manet, 1869

Seated woman with curled hair holding a spindle beside a lamp stand and wool basket, drawn in chalk on toned paper.

Lachesis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, n.d.

Mezzotint of a blacksmith at an anvil in a dim shop, lit by a glowing light, with onlookers gathered around him.

A Blacksmith's Shop

Richard Earlom, August 25, 1771

Mezzotint of a horse outside a stone farrier's shop, with a man and child at the window under a moonlit sky.

The Farrier's Shop

William Pether, December 1, 1771

Jeanne, from "Gazette des Beaux-Arts"

Édouard Manet, 1882, printed 1902

Etched portrait of a balding man in a bow tie and dark jacket, with heavy hatched shadows behind him.

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face, after a photograph by Nadar

Édouard Manet, 1868

Pen and ink drawing of a gaunt man in a nightshirt reaching for a bottle labeled Fountain of Youth in a cluttered room.

Man in a Nightshirt Reaching for a Bottle Labeled "Fountain of Youth"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1803-47

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a shepherd couple resting under a tree beside a flock of sheep in a forest.

Tending the Sheep

Charles Émile Jacque, 1830-94

Etching of a bearded man bent over in a dark stone archway, lit strongly against hatched shadows.

If he is guilty, let him die quickly (Si es deliquente qe, muera presto)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815 (printed around 1859)

Etching of a city view over rooftops, a long wall and church towers, with a woman leaning on a balcony railing in the foregro

View from the Artist's Studio Window, Rome

Max Klinger, 1890

Sepia drawing of a semi-nude woman and a winged cupid on a crescent moon boat drifting through clouds.

La Folie l'égare (Folly Adrift)

Jean-Baptiste Mallet, ca. 1808

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a ruffled bonnet with dark bangs, looking toward the viewer, with a handwritten inscription

The Head of a Young Woman Wearing a Bonnet

Max Klinger, ca. 1880-82

Engraved scene of couples embracing in a garden with a balustrade, trees, and a cherub at the right edge.

The Garden of Love (right block)

Christoffel Jegher, 1630s

Engraved plate of an old woman with a rosary and a boy with curly hair reaching toward coins, with dedication inscription bel

Plate 10: Old woman with a rosary and a boy counting coins, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraving of a boy in a plumed hat touching the cheek of a girl who gazes out, with fine crosshatched shading.

Plate 3: Boy with a hat touching the face of a girl, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraving of a youth playing a recorder beside a turbaned man holding a music book, with Latin dedication below.

Plate 9: A youth playing the recorder while a man to the left holds up a music book, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Mezzotint of Saint John the Evangelist with a halo, bowed head resting on his hand, writing with a quill in an open book.

Saint John the Evangelist; head and shoulders, writing with a quill

Johann Lorenz Haid, ca. 1750-60

Engraved portrait of Saint Jude with a halo, draped cloak and square rule, with Latin inscription below.

Saint Jude, head and shoulders, holding a square rule

Johann Lorenz Haid, ca. 1750-60

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman holding a rosary, with a younger figure with curly hair behind her.

Copy in reverse of an old woman with a rosary and a boy counting coins; plate 10 from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' aft…

Niccolò Cavalli, ca. 1750-90

Engraved portrait of a curly-haired boy in a lace collar looking down, holding fruit in his hands.

Plate 4: Boy with a lace collar holding a piece of fruit in his hands; from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraving of Christ seated by a well speaking with a standing Samaritan woman holding a water jug.

Christ and the woman of Samaria at the well, from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history, after the painting…

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair, head tilted upward, eyes closed, shaded in brown hatching.

Head of a young man looking upwards; after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Teodoro Viero, 1774

Engraving of a pastoral scene with napping peasants under a tree, a standing soldier at right, a cottage, goats, and a dog by

Plate XLIX: Pastoral scene with peasants napping, one resting on a woman under a tree, a soldier approaches at right;…

Giuliano Giampiccoli, ca. 1725-59

Plate 12: A young man leaning on a staff looking outward, with an old man behind to his right, from "Icones ad vivum…

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a cap reading an open book through a magnifying glass.

Plate 8: Man in a hat reading a book with a magnifying glass; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battist…

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark cloak holding a basket of pears, with an inscribed dedication below.

Plate 7: A woman with a basket of pears; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of a pensive man with curly hair resting his head on his hand, gazing upward.

Plate 1: Pensive man resting his head on his hand, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Plate 6: A young man embracing a girl, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraving of three saints in clouds, one holding a monstrance, another with arms raised, and a kneeling monk with a chalice.

S. Isidorus, S. Vincentius, S. Hyacinthus

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760

Engraved print of a woman holding wheat inside an ornate scrolled frame, labeled L'Esté, representing summer.

Summer (L'Eté), from 'The Four Seasons'

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a bearded robed figure beside a brazier with fire inside an ornate oval cartouche, labeled L'Hyver.

Winter (L'Hiver), from 'The Four Seasons'

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a Polish horseman in fur cloak and feathered hat riding right, within a circle, with attendants and horses behind.

Polish horseman facing right, a circular composition, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hong…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Fi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a man playing a hurdy gurdy beside a boy with a triangle, with peasants dancing in a ring near cottages.

A man sings and plays the hurdy gurdy, accompanied by a boy playing the triangle to right, a group of peasants dancin…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant woman leading a cow through a stream, with a second cow behind her and trees in the background.

A peasant woman herds two cows across a stream, walking towards the left, plate 2 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of two women walking left past a crumbling arch, with a rider on horseback and a rustic house in the distance.

Two girls walking towards the left, seen from behind, a woman on a horse to left in background, plate 3 from "Diversi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

A horse in profile facing the left, about to descend from a mound, a horseman to left in background, plate 4 from "Di…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant on horseback talking to a standing man beside the horse, with a hilly landscape behind them.

A peasant on horseback in profile facing the right, holding a basket and talking to another man standing behind the h…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of two horses on a grassy bank, a horseman and sheep flock on a ridge to the left, under a cloudy sky.

Two horses ascending the bank of a river at right, following a procession of horses and one horseman to the left, pla…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a horseman descending a riverbank with a second rider crossing the river to the right.

A horseman descends a riverbank, another horseman in river to right, plate 8 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Pen and wash drawing of figures and a carriage on steps overlooking a formal park with a pond and statue.

View from the Portico of the House to the Park at Stowe, Buckinghamshire

Jacques Rigaud, 1733-34

Etching of a chaotic cavalry battle with rearing horses, sword-wielding riders and smoke, with an orderly army in the distanc

A battle on horseback, from "Peace and War" (Divers desseins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with smoke rising from a central ship, surrounded by masted vessels and a small rowboat on the sea.

Naval combat, a ship at center, seen from behind, firing at four enemy ships, another ship entering from the right, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with a crowded rowboat, drowning figures in the sea, and a burning ship sinking in smoke.

Naval battle, a rowboat filled with people fighting with muskets to left, people drowning in the sea in the center an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of fishermen hauling and mending nets on a shore, with boats and distant buildings on the horizon.

A fisherman bringing in his nets, a man at left pushing a bale to the right, two seated figures mending nets, and two…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

A man wearing a plumed hat in center facing right, a woman walking towards the left in the background, plate 17 from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

A noblewoman walking towards the left with a feathered fan, another woman in background to left, plate 18 from "Diver…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a man leaning back with arm outstretched, with a second head study above.

Study of a Female Dancer

Otto Greiner, late 19th-early 20th century

Pencil drawing of an angel with a staff beside two embracing men at a stone doorway under a vine pergola, with a dog.

Tobias Takes Leave of his Father

Carl Gottlieb Peschel, 1829

Kneeling woman and child in blue praying before a gilded image of the Virgin in a sunlit stone church interior.

Mother and Daughter in Prayer

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, ca. 1811-17

Pen sketch sheet with studies of fantastical woodland creatures, gnarled roots, and figures in cloaks and tall hats.

Studies of Imaginary Woodland Creatures and Other Figures

Moritz von Schwind, mid-19th century

Etched title page with an oval cartouche, laughing caricature face, crossed quill pens, and the title Le Brun Travested.

Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions

Thomas Rowlandson, January-February 1800

The Flower Garden

Matthew Darly, May 1, 1777

Pen drawing of an ornate gallery with glass display cases, a glazed roof, and visitors in 19th-century dress.

Gallery Lined with Display Cases

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil drawing of an elderly man in a wig and long coat seated in an armchair, holding a walking stick.

Uncle Toby, from Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, ca. 1852

Sepia drawing of an elderly man with a cane reaching toward a window while a family sits at a dining table behind him.

Uncle Toby and the Fly, from Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1847

Brown ink drawing of an elderly man in a wide hat and ruffled collar holding a paper, beside a stone wall.

Portrait of Jan Hus

Christoffel van Sichem, mid-16th-early 17th century

Etching of a nobleman in court dress seen from behind, holding a sword, with a small figure standing at right.

A Polish nobleman in court dress, standing in center, seen from behind, another nobleman to right in background, plat…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

An old Polish nobleman wearing a plumed hat in center, standing in profile facing right, another Polish man to right…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a woman from behind wrapping a child in a shawl, with small figures and a horse in the background.

A poor woman to left, seen from behind, enveloping her child in a shawl, another woman seen from behind to left in ba…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a cloaked woman with three children, one on her shoulders, one in her arms, and one walking ahead.

A beggar woman with three children, one child on her shoulders, one child in her arms, and one child who walks in fro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a satyr leaning against a tree beside a child playing with a goat, with a distant landscape behind.

A satyr sitting against a tree to right and holding a flute in his right hand, a child playing with a goat to left, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a herdsman on horseback leading cattle down a hill, with a stone pine and a distant tower.

Herdsman atop a horse, seen from behind, leads his cattle down a hill, a tower on a hill to left in the background, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Polish horseman in profile facing right, a tower and other figures on horses in background, a circular composition, f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etched oval portrait of a young man in a feathered cap and fur collar, turned to the left, with French text below.

A bust of a young man wearing a cap with feathers, turned three-quarters to the left, the coat of arms of the Grand D…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Woman coiffed as a sultana, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etched oval portrait of a woman in a feathered turban with pearls and a pearl necklace, gazing to the side.

Sultana wearing a pearl necklace and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a young man in a jeweled turban and fur-trimmed robe, shown in an oval bust portrait with fine hatching.

Sultan wearing a fur and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Sultana wearing a turban, in profile to the right, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffée…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

A slave holds a camel by the bridle, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of a turbaned man beside a horse with feathered plume and bridle, holding a spotted leopard pelt.

Black slave carries a leopard pelt and holds the bridle of a horse, from "Several heads in the Persian style" (Plusie…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Circular etching of two seated and standing sailors beside a ship's rigging and a wooden scaffold with hanging sailcloth.

A Seated White Sailor; A Standing Black Sailor

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of two men and a woman seated in an open landscape conversing, with small figures in the distance.

Two noblemen seated in center, seen from behind, conversing with a noblewoman seated between them, a noblewoman and m…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a seated horse in the foreground with other horses, a leaning tree, and a distant building in a landscape.

A seated horse to right, seen from behind and turned to the left, three other horses in middleground, a tree in cente…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two resting goats in the foreground, with trees, a rocky riverbank, small figures and a hatched cloudy sky.

Two goats resting to right, turned towards the left, four men and a horse in a river in the background, plate 9 from…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a horseman carrying a woman behind him, with a young man with a sword following on foot in an open landscape.

A horseman and a woman, seen from behind, riding towards the right with a young man following them to left, another h…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a soldier on horseback with a musket, descending a slope, with other riders in the distance.

A soldier on horseback, holding a musket in his right hand, in profile descending a slope towards the right, other so…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two pikemen walking right with long pikes on their shoulders, one holding a hanging bird, in a sparse landscape.

Two pikemen walking towards the right, each with their pikes in their right hands, plate 13 from "Various Figures" (A…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of the Peace Conference at Breda with a crowded chamber scene, surrounding city views, and a carriage procession.

Peace Conference at Breda

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraved satirical procession of a chained crowned figure, soldiers, trumpeters and a kneeling woman, with verse below, 1689.

The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1689

Etching of numbered courtiers in baroque dress in an arched hall, with a seated woman and robed cleric, Dutch verses below.

L'Europe Allarmée

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe showing armored figures, a banner, horsemen and a palace courtyard, with printed verse below.

Le Feste des Trois Rois

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.