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Etching of an elaborate altar structure with a crown and angel statues, with kneeling crowds and a procession in the courtyar

The Procession of the Holy Sacrament

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of a river landscape with wading cows, a bent figure by the stream, a stone bridge, and windswept trees.

Plate 2: a peasant woman removing her shoes in center, another peasant woman and two cows in a stream to left, a brid…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two pilgrims beside ruins under trees, with a shepherd and cattle herd crossing a distant open landscape.

Plate 4: two pilgrims observing ruins to right, one pointing towards the right, a shepherd and a herd of cattle in ce…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of horsemen and dogs chasing a stag through a stream, with trees on the left and hills in the distance.

Plate 5: two horsemen in a stream to right, riding towards the left, following four dogs chasing a stag, another dog…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a windswept tree, a fisherman with a net, two horsemen in a stream, and a ruined castle in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, a castle in ruins t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of horsemen crossing a river, a woman on a donkey, trees framing the scene, and a stone bridge in the distance.

Plate 3: two horsemen crossing a river to right, a woman with two baskets atop a donkey to left, trees to the left an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a coastal landscape with moored boats, a fortress on a hill, a walking man, and a large tree at right.

Plate 7: various boats on shore to left, a man carrying a bag, seen from behind and walking towards the background, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two galleys and small rowboats on water, with a fortress on a hill in the background.

Plate 8: A the bow of a galley at left and another galley at right, seen from behind, two rowboats in center, a hill…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two horsemen galloping along a road past a thatched cottage and trees, with a seated figure at right.

Plate 9: two horsemen at left galloping uphill towards the right, a horse and seated man to right, from 'Various land…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a windmill, farm buildings, and figures with horses in a landscape, with a windblown tree at left.

Plate 10: a family in center foreground, various figures and horses in middleground, a windmill in center background,…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherdess under a tree watching grazing sheep, goats and cattle, with distant hills and a rocky outcrop.

Plate 11: shepherdess seated to the right under a tree, watching her flock to the left, mountains to right in the bac…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a seated draughtsman, a shepherd, grazing cattle and goats beside ruins and a tree in a broad landscape.

Plate 12: a seated draughtsman to left, a standing shepherd next to him to right, ruins and animals to the right, a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one bending over a lamb it is devouring, with hills and clouds behind.

Two eagles, one devouring a lamb, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Two eagles, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Two eagles, one with prey, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a leaping doe chased by a hound past a large oak, with a rider and stag in the distant background.

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1654

Etching of a running wild boar with tusks, followed by small dogs, against a faint landscape with trees.

Wild boar, plate 19 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Wolf, plate 20 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Horse, plate 21 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Etching of a saddled horse standing before ruins and a hay bundle, with a rider in the distant landscape.

Cart Horse, plate 22 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two hounds, one seated and one standing with a wide collar, with small figures and trees in the background.

Two hounds, plate 23 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a standing donkey seen from behind, a reclining donkey at left, and two distant animals in an open landscape.

Donkeys, plate 24 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a buffalo lying down in a landscape with a ruined tower, hills, and another animal at left.

Buffalo lying down, plate 13 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherdess with a bundle beside a horned goat grazing on a grassy hillside, with a second goat below.

Shepherdess herding goats, plate 14 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Doe, plate 15 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Stag, plate 16 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a standing two-humped camel and a reclining camel on open ground, with a small herder with a staff in the distance

Camels, plate 17 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a camel seen from behind beside a pyramid, with a second camel and a seated figure in a hilly landscape.

Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at left, plate 18 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Grey cover page of Odilon Redon's Songes album with large black title lettering, dedication, and the artist's name and 1891.

Cover of Songes Album

Odilon Redon, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man in a velvet cap and folded robe, holding a pen over a book.

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in historical dress

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1818-28

Sepia wash drawing of a high priest, a turbaned woman and a kneeling boy around a draped table on a pedestal.

A High-Priest, the Prophetess Anna (?) and a Kneeling Boy around a Table

Anton Kern, 1745

Pen and wash drawing of two women and three men gathered around a table, one man in a patterned orange robe, with a spaniel.

Two Women and Three Men Playing Cards

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, 18th-early 19th century

Lithograph of a seated desert Arab in a turban beside a saddled horse, with an attendant holding a spear and a small dog.

Arabe du Desert

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1817

Engraving of two haloed saints, one standing in draped robes and one kneeling with bare torso, cut from a larger scene.

Saint John and Saint Jerome (fragment from a Crucifixion)

Francesco Rosselli, ca. 1490s

Plate 10: two heads of old soldiers wearing helmets, both facing left and looking downwards, from "The principles of…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a laden pack horse with a blanket inscribed Diversi Animali, walking on a slope beside a second animal and a figur

Pack Horse, frontispiece for "Diversi Animali"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two eagles, one perched on a rock and one on a gnarled branch with wings spread, with small birds in the backgroun

Eagle and eaglet, plate 2 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Seated monkey, plate 3 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Etching of a large bear sniffing the ground with a small cub walking behind it among rocks.

Bear, plate 4 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Reclining lion, plate 5 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Lion, plate 6 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a large ostrich fleeing across rocky ground as dogs chase it, with a rider and second ostrich behind.

Ostrich hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1654

Etching of a shocked soldier in a helmet beside a wide-eyed man in a fur hat, both showing fear.

Frightened Soldier and a Man in a Fur Hat

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652

Etching of a large bull in the foreground with cattle and a herdsman in the background on rough ground.

Cow, plate 8 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Ox, plate 7 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Leopard, plate 9 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Elephant, plate 10 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a tall spotted hound standing beside a building, with a resting dog and a puppy standing on it at right.

Dogs, plate 11 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of sheep and a ram grazing in a pasture, with a small seated figure at the left and hills in the distance.

Sheep and ram in a pasture, plate 12 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Christ, left profile

Melchior Lorck, 16th century

Etching of satyrs playing pipes on rocks with a crowd and dancing women below, frontispiece for Scarron's works, 1649.

Frontispiece for Les Oeuvres de Scarron

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of a galley with sails beside a stone quay, cannons in the foreground, and figures disembarking from rowboats in a ha

A galley covered in sails to left, six cannons and four people to left in foreground, one man seated at far left smok…

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etching of Livorno harbor with a statue on a pedestal, large ships at both sides, and busy quayside figures and rowboats.

Port of Livorno with Statue of Ferdinand I, from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etching of a galley departing a crowded harbor quay, with rowing boats in front and ships firing cannons in the distance.

Departure of a galley at the Port of Livorno, from from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55

Etching of a busy harbor with tall ships, rowboats, loading figures, and a fortified wall beside a stone quay.

View of the fortifications, two men lifting a plank at right, several ships and boats the background and a galley at…

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etching of the colossal Appennino statue seated on rock beside a balustraded garden terrace, with visitors and tall pines.

Villa of Pratolino: The Appenino

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etched cartouche with oval title panel, garlands, scrolls and two lions at top, with French printed inscription.

Cartouche with Title: Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of two centaurs holding up a tiger skin within an oval cartouche, with dense hatched background lines.

Cartouche Formed by a Tiger Skin Flanked by Two Centaurs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of an empty heart-shaped cartouche framed by foliage and two nude male figures climbing around its edges.

Cartouche Framed by Apollo and Pan

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of an empty oval cartouche framed by ducks, reeds and rocks, with an inscription at lower left.

Cartouche Framed by Ducks and Weeds

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, a lion head, an eagle, putti, and a centaur and satyr below.

Rinceaux with Eagle and Lion, plate 15 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etched ornamental frieze of scrolling foliage, a child with two dogs, and sea horses along the top border.

Rinceaux with Child Frightened by Dogs, plate 8 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of two tritons with curling fish tails embracing dolphin-like sea creatures above choppy waves and rocks.

Frieze with Tritons and Dolphins, plate 13 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Engraved rococo design of a covered terrine with scrollwork, shell forms and a bird on the lid, on a plinth.

Design for a Surtout and a Tureen

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1746

Engraved rococo settee with scrolled carved frame, floral garlands and patterned upholstery against an ornamental background.

Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from "Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier"

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, ca. 1742-48

Engraved rococo cabinet design with ornate chimneypiece, scrolled mirror frame, cherubs and a hunting scene in side panels.

Cabinet de Mr le Compte Bielinski, from "Oeuvre de Juste Aurelle Meissonnier"

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, ca. 1742-48

Etching of a seated woman in a dark dress with hands clasped on a light chair, hair pinned up, facing the viewer.

Portrait of Berthe Morisot

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, ca. 1876

Brown wash drawing of ancient warriors with mules and an oxcart passing large trees beside a carved stone monument.

Ajax in the Grave

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, ca. 1790-99

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake scene with three robed figures near the water and a weeping willow on the shore.

Arcadian Landscape with Three Figures at a Lake

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1792

Study for the Portrait of General Desaix

Andrea Appiani, ca. 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a Copenhagen harbor promenade with cannons, strollers, benches and ships on the water.

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1809

Engraved kitchen interior with cooks, hanging game birds, copper pots, a hearth fire, and a spiral staircase.

Kitchen Interior

David Vinckboons, 1600-1624

Pencil caricature of a standing man in a top hat and long coat, drawn loosely on pale paper, dated 1883.

Caricature of James McNeil Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 1883

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a cupid wrestling two lions above, and medallions with heads below.

Two Acanthus Friezes: Cupid Subduing Two Lions; Heads of Four Seasons, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etched frieze of scrolling foliage with two putti holding a crown above the letter L, flanked by seated hybrid figures.

Rinceaux with Two Children Holding a Royal Crown Over the Letter "L," plate 3 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etched frontispiece with a circular inscription cartouche, two eagles amid scrolling foliage, and dragon heads at the base.

Frontispiece: Ornamenti o Grottesche

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of two facing camel heads merging into scrolling acanthus ornament, with fruit garlands below.

Two Facing Camel Heads with Bodies Terminating in Ornament

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of two winged children blowing bubbles, their bodies flowing into ornamental scrolls, foliage and hanging tassels.

Two Winged Children with Bodies Turning into Ornament Blowing Bubbles

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etched grotesque ornament print with two horse heads, a lion mask, a shield and scrollwork, by Stefano della Bella.

Two Horse Heads Framing a Shield

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a stag head and boar head framed by oak branches, with crossed spears and arrows down a central column.

Heads of a Stag and Two Boars in Rinceaux of Oak Branches

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a young woman in flowing drapery lifting a hare, with ornamental acanthus scrolls framing the composition above.

A Girl Holding a Hare

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a hunting trophy with two stag heads at the base, boar heads on the sides, a spear, ribbons, and a horn.

Hunting Trophy with Stag Heads Below

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a hunting trophy with two stag heads at the bottom, animal pelts on each side, and a central ribboned staff.

Hunting Trophy with Stag Heads at Bottom

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a winged skeleton beating a drum within an ornamental scrolled cartouche with drapery and a tassel.

Death Beating a Drum

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etched cartouche with a goat's head and two putti holding garlands, numbered 17, with ornamental scrolls below.

Cartouche Framed by Children and a Goat

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etching of an ornamental cartouche with a blank shield, a lion's head on top, a seated lion at left and a child at right.

Cartouche Containing an Empty Shield Surmounted by a Lion and Framed by a Lion and a Child

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etched frontispiece showing the Holy House of Loreto with the Virgin and Child on its roof, angels in clouds, and allegorical

Frontispiece for Le Véritable Plan et Pourtrait de la Maison de la Ste. Vierge

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Engraving of a cartouche with putti, laurel garlands and a diagram of planetary orbits ringed by stars, with the motto Mens A

The Copernican System

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etched frontispiece with a kneeling man holding a flowering tree, figures in clouds above, and a coat of arms on a pedestal.

Frontispiece for Il Mercurio, III: Hercules Planting His Club

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etched frontispiece with three robed men before a harbor, under a cartouche titled Dialogo di Galileo Galilei.

Frontispiece for Dialogo di Galileo Galilei

Stefano Della Bella, 1632

Architectural elevation drawing of a Gothic chapel in Notre Dame with a central stained glass window and painted religious mu

Plan for the Renovation of a Chapel in the Nave of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1843

Hand-coloured print of an artist on a black horse holding an umbrella against rain, with easel and palette, passing a woman a

An Artist Travelling in Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, February 10, 1799

Grey wash drawing of an oval ornamental frame with laurel, a plumed helmet, sword, and books at its base.

Design for an Ornamental Frame

Pieter Tanjé, 18th century

Engraved kitchen scene with a maid preparing fish, a lobster and a pot, and Christ at Emmaus shown in the background.

Kitchen Scene with Kitchen Maid Preparing Fish, Christ at Emmaus in the Background, from Kitchen and Market Scenes wi…

Jacob Matham, ca. 1603

Etching of Castel Sant'Angelo beside a river, with a bridge, flag, smoke clouds, boats and figures in the foreground.

Castel Sant' Angelo

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1634

Etching of workers loading cargo onto an ornate galley at a harbor, with onlookers, a stone statue and distant boats.

Loading a galley, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55