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33,907 works

Etching of a woman in flowing drapery riding a bull through rough sea waves, with small distant figures on the shore.

Jupiter and Europa, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a woman on a rock raising her arm toward a distant sailing ship on the sea.

Theseus and Ariadne, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a youth with flowing hair riding a flying eagle over rocky mountains and clouds.

Jupiter and Ganymede, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a man in a headscarf gesturing to a seated woman leaning on a pedestal, in a garden with arched hedges and cypress

Vertumnus and Pomona, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Phaeton's overturned chariot and plunging horses falling through clouds toward a sea and hillside landscape.

Phaeton, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of two women walking hand in hand past a tree, with a grazing animal and hills in the background.

Jupiter and Callisto, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Saturn with a scythe seated beside a tree, holding a staff, with a child figure and distant mountains.

Saturn, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Venus in a garlanded chariot with a winged cherub and swans, with cypress trees and garden arches behind.

Venus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Apollo standing with a lyre and quiver, a radiant halo above him, beside a rocky hill and trees.

Apollo, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Cupid reclining on an inscribed stone, with gods in clouds above and a sea god on sea horses below.

Title page: Cupid, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Jupiter seated on clouds with an eagle, raising a lightning bolt, by Stefano della Bella, 1644.

Jupiter, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a seated woman in flowing robes leaning on a column beside a peacock, with a hilly landscape behind.

Juno, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a helmeted man in a cloak leaning on a staff, with tents and hills in the background.

Mars, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Actaeon with stag antlers recoiling as nude women bathe in a pool, with hunting dogs and forest behind.

Acteon, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of bearded Jupiter emerging from flaming clouds toward a seated woman draped on a couch, turning away.

Jupiter and Semele, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Mercury with a horned cow and a sleeping figure Argus on a rocky slope beneath trees.

Mercury and Argus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of two nude figures embracing beside water, with trees and a rocky bank behind them.

Salmacis and Hermaphrodite, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing man offering an object to a seated woman beside a tree and rocks, in a landscape setting.

Meleager and Atalanta, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of two winged figures, Daedalus and Icarus, flying above a hilly landscape with a stone tower below.

Daedalus and Icarus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a centaur carrying a rider on its back while a small archer aims a bow in a landscape.

Hercules and Deianira, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a bearded figure in robes driving a horse-drawn chariot through clouds, one arm outstretched.

Proserpina, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of three women in classical dress walking arm in arm through a landscape with trees and a fountain.

The three graces, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Grey wash drawing of massive stone arches framing distant buildings and a ruined structure among shrubs.

View of the Baths of Caracalla (?) in Rome

Daniël Dupré, late 18th-early 19th century

Monochrome drawing of a storm over a waterfall, with a windblown tree, rocky bank, small figures and a distant tower.

Stormy Landscape

Hendrik Meijer, 1776

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a bearded reclining male figure in drapery within an oval frame.

Saint Augustus

Georg Anton Urlaub, 1713-59

Bearded Man

Christoph Joseph Werner, 1690

Pencil drawing of carts and oxen on a road beside walls and buildings, with a domed church on a hill, Madrid outskirts.

View of the Outskirts of Madrid

Fritz Bamberger, 1857

Lithograph of a vaulted stone gateway with a hooded figure seated in the arched opening overlooking a distant landscape.

Pilgrim at the Gate (Einsiedler an der Pforte)

Carl Blechen, 1827

Three graphite and white chalk studies of a man in a tall hat and uniform on blue paper.

Three studies on a man on a saddle

Wilhelm von Kobell, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor of a stone tower, village houses, a covered wagon on a road, and a castle ruin on a hill.

View of Weinheim on the River Neckar

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Etching seen through a stone arch of the Pont-Neuf bridge and Samaritaine building over the Seine, with figures and a boat.

Le Pont-neuf et la Samartaine de dessous la première arche du Pont-au-Change (Pont-neuf and the Samartaine seen from…

Charles Meryon, 1855

Grey monochrome drawing of a dusky landscape with streaked clouds, dark trees at left and a distant tree line.

Coastal Landscape

Anton Melbye, mid-19th century

Etching of the Bain-froid Chevrier riverside bathhouse in Paris, with a wooden walkway, moored boats and city buildings beyon

Bain-froid Chevrier (Chevrier's cold bath establishment, or The School Baths, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1864

Standing Man

Johann Christian Reinhart, late 18th-19th century

Watercolor botanical study of pink dianthus, blue sweet peas and two blue scabious flowers on a dark grey background.

Study of Three Flowers

Johann Christian August Birnbaum, 1781

Pen and wash drawing of a saint on a grill over fire, with soldiers, a seated ruler, and angels above.

The Maryrdom of Saint Lawrence

Rombout Eynhoudts, early 17th-mid 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone tower with an arch, two small figures at lower right, hills and river behind.

Landscape with a Ruined Tower and Two Figures

Martin von Molitor, 1794

Red chalk portrait drawing of a heavyset man with wavy hair, white collar and dark coat, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Portrait of a Clergyman or a Jurist (?)

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of rocky hills with shrubs, a shepherd with a staff, a tree and grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Landscape in Saxony

Carl August Richter, late 18th-19th century

Pencil studies on cream paper of seated male figures, including a nude man with a raised arm and clothed bearded men.

Studies of a Seated Bearded Man

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, mid-19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a robed figure raising a young woman on a bed while an elderly man and a woman look on.

The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1873

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a young woman in a headscarf and shawl leaning on a jar beside a basin, on blue paper.

Study of a Roman Woman

Konstantin Johannes Franz Cretius, 1841

Brown wash drawing of figures on a path under tall trees, with a town and bay visible in the distance.

Figures in a Grove above the Bay of Naples

Jakob Wilhelm Hüber, 1820

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate urn with cherubs and a mask relief on a tall pedestal with a swag.

Design for a Tomb with an Urn

Johann Gottfried Schadow, late 18th-19th century

Study drawing of the Trinity and saints around the Sacred Hearts, with kneeling clerics, a ship at sea, and a rococo frame.

A Study for a Frontispiece: The Trinity and Saints surrounding the Sacred Hearts of Christ and the Virgin Mary, a Coa…

Vitus Felix Rigl, 1743-79

Pencil landscape sketch of rolling hills, a ruined stone tomb on the right, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

View of the Appian Way

August Leopold Venus, 1866

Etching of a half-timbered old house with a steep roof and barrels at the shopfront, with figures walking a street.

An Old House, or The Musician's House, Bourges

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etched naval battle plan of Sinope showing ships on depth lines, a compass rose, a legend key, and a handwritten note.

Plan du Combat de Sinope (Plan of the Battle of Sinope)

Charles Meryon, 1853

Etching of a long Gothic hall with vaulted ceiling, statues on columns, and small figures walking across the floor.

La salle des pas-perdus a l'ancien Palais de Justice (The antechamber of the Palais de Justice, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1855

Etching of a footbridge over a river in Paris, with timber houses, Gothic buildings, a rowboat and figures.

Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, après l'incendie de 1621 (The Footbridge temporarily replacing the Pont-au-Change, Pari…

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etching of a wooden footbridge over a river beside a church and half-timbered houses, with rowing boats and figures in the fo

The footbridge temporarily replacing the Pont-au-Change, Paris, after the fire of 1621, after della Bella

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etching of the Old Louvre palace seen across the Seine, with boats, bales of goods, and figures on the riverbank under cloudy

The Old Louvre, Paris, after Zeeman

Charles Meryon, 1865-66

Etching of the Old Louvre palace across the Seine with boats, figures on the quay, and a cloud-filled sky.

L'Ancien Louvre (The Old Louvre, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1865-66

Engraved title page with a seated woman writing in a circular landscape vignette, above printed title and London imprint.

Title Page, "Sancho's Letters, with Memoirs of his Life," by Joseph Jekyll, Esq., M.P.

Francesco Bartolozzi, December 20, 1802

Sepia engraving of Romeo in pilgrim dress holding a staff, touching hands with Juliet, as an older woman gestures beside them

Romeo and Juliet at the Masquerade (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5)

Francesco Bartolozzi, June 15, 1785

Engraving of a winged nymph crowning a bust of Shakespeare as cherubs bring laurel garlands, with a waterfall behind.

The Nymph of Immortality, Attended by the Loves, Crowning the Bust of Shakespeare

Francesco Bartolozzi, September 1784

Oval stipple engraving of a young woman in a flower crown holding a basket of blossoms, inscribed Ophelia.

Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1784

Etching of a figure lying on the ground with a sword while another figure in flowing robes reaches out, set among trees.

Pyramus et Thisbe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a helmeted warrior with shield and spear facing a coiled dragon beneath a tree, with a hanging figure above.

Jason, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Pluto enthroned with a staff beside a kneeling veiled woman, before a curtain and rocky underworld setting.

Pluto, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Diana with a crescent in her hair, standing among trees with two dogs at her feet and a hill in the distance.

Diana, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a winged child with a laurel wreath sketching on a pad beside ancient ruins and a triumphal arch.

Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a dr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641-43

Head of Minerva, from 'Various heads and figures' (Diverses tétes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a fur hat with a feather, turned slightly to the right.

Bust of a Pole, from "Drawing Basics" (I principii del disegno)

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Head of a Woman in Profile

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of a woman's head in three-quarter view, looking upward, wearing a wrapped headscarf, with a decorative frame.

Head of a Woman in Three Quarter View, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses tétes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Head of a young man in profile, from "Various Portraits" (Recueil de Diverses Piéces Servant à l'Art de Portraiture)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Head of a Bald and Bearded Old Man in Profile, from 'Various heads and figures' (Diverses tétes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 10: Head of a Soldier, from "Drawing Basics" (I principii del disegno)

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Bust of a Soldier in Profile, from 'Various heads and figures' (Diverses tétes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Two Heads of Old Soldiers

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Etched title page with a decorative cartouche, drapery, and two birds framing the words Diverses figures et griffonnemens.

Title page, from 'Various figures and doodles' (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Plate 4: Head of a Woman in Profile, from 'Second collection of various doodles and etching proofs' (Second recueil d…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Brown wash drawing of a friar in a dark habit preaching to a seated crowd, with a wooded landscape behind, in an arched frame

St. Vincent Ferrer Preaching

Alonso Cano, 1665

Plate 10: Five Heads of Children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a marine bull creature with horns and a curling fish tail resting on waves.

Plate 9: Marine Bull, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching with two studies of children: a raised arm and bent head above, and a child's head and shoulders below.

Plate 6: Two studies of children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a rider watering his horse at a fountain beside ruins, with a second rider in the distance under trees.

Plate 19: Landscape with a Cavalier Watering His Horse at a Fountain, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses fi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a turbaned man crouching in a forest ambush, with distant horsemen and tents in an open landscape at right.

Indian in an Ambush

Paul Edme Le Rat, 19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of a woman in a long pale dress and large hat, with a crowd and windmill behind her.

A Parisienne Outside the Moulin de la Galette

Henry Somm, 1844-1907

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a large hat standing on a crowded city street among pedestrians.

A Parisienne on a Crowded Street

Henry Somm, 1844-1907

Engraving of an elderly man holding an infant in a dim stone temple, with a crowd of onlookers and tall columns behind.

Simeon in the Temple

Jean Pierre de Frey, n.d.

Sepia engraving of a woman on a white horse crossing a river with a bearded guide and spear-carrying soldiers.

The Flight of Mary Queen of Scots to England

Francesco Bartolozzi, August 2, 1794

Engraving of classical statues of draped figures in a garden under a tree, with two seated people at left.

Demosthenes, Cicero and William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1750-1815

Portrait of a Young Woman Holding a Mask

Johann Lorenz Haid, ca. 1750s

Etching of a curly-haired young cupid in an oval frame, holding a bow, with hatched shading and an SDB monogram.

A Small Cupid with His Bow, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Two children seated on the ground, one drawing with a quill in an album held by the other, with an inscribed title scroll bel

Plate 1: two children sitting on the ground, the child on the right drawing while the child on the left holding the a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 12: Head of a Child, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Print showing four studies of human ears in pen and ink, arranged in a grid with fine hatching on a cream sheet.

Plate 5: four ears, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 15: mid-bust of a young woman in profile wearing a hat topped with feathers, from 'The Book for Learning to Dra…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etched plate of five heads in various profiles, including a young woman in a headscarf and a bearded man, numbered 23 at top

Plate 9: five heads, two young women at left, a bearded man at upper right, a young woman and a bearded man at bottom…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 16: head of an old man in profile with a cloth tied around his head, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a herdsman on horseback driving cattle and a goat across a rocky slope, with mountains behind, in a circular frame

Herdsman on horseback drives animals, from 'Six animal subjects' (Six sujets d'animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical library facade with columns, green doors, a book-filled pediment and a statue on top.

Study for the Astor Library, New York

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1843

Watercolor elevation of a columned neoclassical building with green doors and two figures in top hats at the entrance.

American Institute, New York City (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1834-35

Etching of two women wading a stream in a circular frame, with cattle grazing at left and hills behind.

Two Women Crossing a Stream

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646