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Etching of broken Corinthian columns and an entablature with figures and laundry in the foreground and a Roman cityscape beyo

The Temple of Vespasian and the Roman Forum, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside" (…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of the Arch of Constantine and Colosseum ruins with grazing sheep and a shepherd in the foreground.

Arch of Constantine and Colosseum with sheep grazing in foreground, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of t…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a winged female figure flying left, blowing a trumpet and holding another, with a flowing banner and draped robe.

Fame

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a circular landscape with a reclining horse, cow, goats, two shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain.

A horse lying down at center, a cow and two goats at right, two seated shepherds to left, a waterfall and a mountain…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a grazing horse, a mare with a foal, a shepherd pointing, and a pyramid with ruins in a circular frame.

The pyramid of Caius Cestius at right in the background, a horse grazing at center, a foal suckling a mare at left, t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a sleeping shepherd and horses before Roman ruins, within a circular vignette, by Stefano della Bella.

A shepherd sleeping on the ground at right, three horses at left, other horses and various figures to right, the Bath…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a ruined stone structure, grazing horned cattle in the foreground, a distant hill and a rider under a clo

Ruins of a temple in a Roman landscape, plate 13 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular Roman landscape with a reclining buffalo, shepherds, horsemen, grazing animals and a ruined arch.

Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right in the middle ground, various animals an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two horsemen in wind-blown cloaks riding past windswept trees in a circular landscape with hills.

A gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, with the wind blowing from the left side, plate 3 from "R…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of Roman ruins, a carved monument and trees at left, with cattle, sheep and two shepherds at right.

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, variou…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a woman on a horse with a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd in a rural landscape.

A woman carrying a child on a horse at left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd in front o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of cows crossing a rocky valley beside trees, with a horseman and distant cattle in the background.

Cows crossing a valley at left, a horseman and other cows in the background, plate 6 from "Roman landscapes and ruins…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular landscape with a triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, ruins, and a hill with cows in the distance.

A triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, a mountain and a herd of cows in the background at right, plate 7 from "Rom…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of the Colosseum in a circle with herds of cattle and sheep driven across the foreground by a shepherd.

The Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, plate 8 from "Roman landscapes an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of Roman ruins with the Arch of Constantine at left, Colosseum arches at right, and horses and figures in a field.

The Arch of Constantine at left, part of the Colosseum at right, various horses and figures in foreground and backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a leaning tree, stone pedestal, and ruined arch in a landscape, with an inscription and coat of arms.

Fragments from ancient monuments, plate 1 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etched frontispiece with two putti riding dolphins flanking a title cartouche above sea waves, with a distant sailing ship.

Frontispiece: cartouche at center, putti on either side riding on dolphins, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embar…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of soldiers and workers at a harbor fortress, with a horseback rider, cannons, a rowboat, and sailing ships on the wa

Plate 1: soldiers waiting to board a ship, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of three ships battered by waves under a dark, stormy sky, one listing sharply with broken masts.

Plate 6: three ships in a storm, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of workers loading cargo from a dock into a rowboat, with sailing ships and a galley on the water.

Plate 7: merchandise loaded onto a boat, two galleys in the background to right, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of a forest clearing with a procession of figures below and classical gods gathered on a cloud above.

The Wedding of the Gods: Second Scene, Diana

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etched stage design of a heavenly scene with draped curtains, clouds, and dancing figures in circles.

Sixth scene, the heavens, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of two skeletons among foliage flanking a draped cloth and a heart-shaped cartouche within an oval frame.

Cartouche with Skeletons

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etched heraldic coat of arms with a crown, shield divided into sections showing a tree, an eagle, and round balls, framed by

Arms of the Medici with Della Rovere

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etched cartouche with an oval panel, crowned by a helmet and two leopards amid scrolling foliage and a fruit garland.

Cartouche Crowned by Helmet and Leopards

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of an empty ornamental cartouche flanked by two nymphs, with scrolls, foliage and a duck at the base.

Cartouche with Duck and Nymphs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Drawing of a bearded cavalier in a plumed hat seated backward on a chair, with a draped cloak and red stockings.

Seated Cavalier

Jean Baptiste Madou, mid-19th century

Etching of a young woman in white between elderly figures and a crowd, with a Spanish caption below.

Plate 2 from "Los Caprichos": They say yes and give their hand to the first comer (El si pronuncian y la mano alargen…

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of two masked figures in carnival costume, a woman and a man, with onlookers behind them.

Plate 6 from "Los Caprichos": Nobody knows himself (Nadie se conoce)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a theatrical street stage with draped curtain, performers, cages, and a seated audience in front of a palazzo.

Frontispiece for the comedy "The Buffoons" (Li Buffoni)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etching of a theatre curtain inscribed Il Nino Figlio Tragedia, flanked by columns, with a crowd of spectators below.

Frontispiece for "Il Nino Figlio"

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etched title page with cartouche, heraldic tower shield, putti, seated satyrs and two draped women flanking the lettering.

Frontispiece for Epigrammi de Guelfi

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1636

Etched frontispiece showing the crowned Virgin Mary between two figures, a dove above, cherub heads in clouds, and printed ti

Frontispiece for Saltero

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1633

Etched title page with Italian text, a coat of arms, draped curtains and two reclining allegorical female figures.

Frontispiece for the Instruzione a' Cancellieri

Stefano Della Bella, 1635

Brown etching of a seated boy with hand to chin beside a cooking pot, with a nanny figure behind him in a dark room.

Plate 4 from "Los Caprichos": Nanny's boy (El de la rollona)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of an old woman on a swing, with a cat perched on a branch above her and foliage behind.

Old woman on a swing

Francisco Goya, n.d.

Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos": Self-portrait

Francisco Goya, 1799

Isabel of Bourbon, Queen of Spain on horseback, after Veláquez

Francisco Goya, 1778

Etching of a young woman with a fan beside an older woman with a cane and shawl, with a Spanish caption below.

Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos": For heaven's sake: and it was her mother (Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a kneeling man embracing a woman beside a broken pitcher, with laundry hanging behind them and a basin on the floo

Plate 25 from "Los Caprichos": If he broke the pot (Si quebró el Cantaro)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Sepia etching of a woman in a striped conical hat riding a donkey amid a crowd of grotesque onlookers.

Plate 24 from "Los Caprichos": Nothing could be done about It (Nohubo remedio)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a man in a cloak and two women, one bowed with head down, beside a dark wall; Goya's Caprichos plate 22.

Plate 22 from "Los Caprichos": Poor little girls! (Pobrecitas!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a woman in a black mantilla and a leaning man gazing at her, with a small dog at their feet.

Plate 27 from "Los Caprichos": Which of them is the more overcome? (Quien mas rendido?)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Sepia etching of a seated woman in a tall pointed cap before a crowd of dozing faces, with a man reading at a pulpit.

Plate 23 from "Los Caprichos": These specks of dust (Aquellos polbos)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of two seated men in dark coats plucking a bird, with a shaded background and a stone ledge below.

Plate 21 from "Los Caprichos": How they pluck her! (¡Qual la descañonan!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Brown wash drawing of a footed ewer with a scrolling handle ending in a lion mask and decorative leaf bands.

Drawing of a Ewer in Antique Style

Giulio Romano, early 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a footed tazza supported by two standing nudes, with a seated figure reading on the base.

Design for a Cup Supported by Standing Nudes with Standard of Seated Figure with Book and Bird

Jacopo da Empoli, 16th century

Ink and wash design drawing of a papal throne with draped canopy, columns, stepped dais, and a coffered ceiling below.

Design for a Papal Throne with Elevations and Sketch of Baldacchino Interior

Antonio Basoli, 1841

Pencil drawing of an ornate pilaster capital with a grotesque mask, scrollwork and fruit, above a panel with a bird.

Drawing after a XVIth-Century Marble Pilaster and Capital

Ignazio Dimino, 1886

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman, a kneeling figure with feathered headdress, two attendants, and an urn with garlands.

Allegorical Figures of the Four Continents

Teodoro Viero, 1783

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical interior with coffered ceiling, relief friezes, and draped tables holding urns and s

Design for a Stage Set?:Interior of a Stateroom with Four Tables Displaying Urns and Tabernacles

Alessandro Sanquirico, n.d.

Etched frontispiece with title cartouche above a battle scene of armored soldiers, horses and a hilltop town.

Frontispiece for Il Cosmo

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of a kneeling bearded man pointing to a radiant sun with planets, attended by three female figures holding a telescop

Galileo and personifications of Astronomy, Perspective and Mathematics, frontispiece for 'Opere di Galileo Galilei'

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a ceremonial procession with horsemen, camels and trumpeters approaching a distant city, with a dedicatory pillar

Entrance of the Polish Legation into Rome

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of plumed horsemen and archers on horseback, with a flag bearer and winged figure at the right edge.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (G and H)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etched procession of mounted riders in feathered turbans and ornate dress, with horses in dynamic poses across a flat landsca

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (I and K)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of plumed horsemen, attendants and horses crossing open ground, with Italian captions below.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (L and M)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of mounted ambassadors and cavalry passing a large leaning tree in a landscape.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (N. O. P.)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etched procession of plumed horsemen and walking attendants crossing a field, with a distant town and carriage at right.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (Q.X.Y.)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a festival procession with mounted riders circling a central figure holding a large globe, watched by crowds.

Il Mondo Festeggiante: Entrance of Cosimo III de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Etched print of an equestrian carousel in an oval arena with riders, a crowd, and a triumphal arch, framed by smaller formati

Carousel in Florence for the Marriage of The Grand Duke Ferdinand II

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, rowing boats, and crowds of onlookers along the quay in Pisa.

Game of the Bridge, Pisa

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of an oval screen with a rebus of emblems including an eagle, ships, a barrel, scales and a sea nymph.

Screen with Rebus of Fortune

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etching of nine women with musical instruments under a tree, with a helmeted warrior holding a mask shield at right.

Les neuf Muses

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched title page with French text in a decorative border of palms and nets, showing a canoe and fish over waves.

Cover to "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

The Breton archaeologist Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched portrait of a seated bald man in a formal coat holding a top hat and cane, with a pocket watch chain.

Casimir le Conte, after Boulanger

Charles Meryon, 1856

Printed page with brown decorative border and handwritten French poem titled The Pilot of Tonga, 1855.

The Pilot of Tonga, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1855

Etching of a large thatched hut with a carved finial, palm trees, hills, and figures in New Caledonia by Charles Meryon.

New Caledonia: Large native hut on the road from Balade to Puebo, 1845, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1863

Etching of a palm-covered island, a sailing ship on calm water, and figures fishing in shallow water in the foreground.

Océanie: Îlots à Uvea (Wallis): Pêche aux Palmes, 1845 (Oceania: Fishing, near islands with palms in the Uea or Walli…

Charles Meryon, 1863

Etching of a panoramic bay with mountains, tree-lined shore, small boats on water, and a smoke plume under cloudy sky.

Presqu'île de Banks, Pointe des Charbonniers, Akaroa (Seine fishing off Colliers' Point, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, 184…

Charles Meryon, 1863 and later

Etching of the Collège Henri IV with a bell tower, garden trees, city rooftops and sailing ships in the distance.

College Henri IV (ou Lycée Napoléon)

Charles Meryon, 1863-64

Etched rebus print by Charles Meryon with a bird, verse text, fortification, table, barrel, and a figure in a landscape.

Rebus: Béranger was not really strong, for he never had the key to the fields

Charles Meryon, 1863

Etching of a sailboat with a large sail cutting through rough waves under a cloudy sky, with seagulls and a distant shoreline

Pro-Volant des Iles Mulgrave, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

Evariste Boulay-Paty

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etching of a standing bearded man in a ruff collar and long cloak, holding a scroll, within an arched niche.

François Viète

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, framed by grapevines, crossed oars, and inscriptions.

The Colonist René de Laudonnière Sablais, after van de Passe

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched oval portrait of a bishop in clerical dress and biretta, framed by palm fronds and a coat of arms below.

Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon, after Lasne

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a pleated ruff and cloak, with a dated plaque and coat of arms at upper right.

The historian John Besly, after Jaspar Isaac

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee in an overcoat, labeled Benjamin Fillon.

Benjamin Fillon, after a photograph

Charles Meryon, 1862

Small etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, mounted on a larger sheet of paper.

Armand Guéraud of Nantes, printer and man of letters

Charles Meryon, 1861

Small printed French poem dedicated to Eugène Bléry on a sheet with handwritten notes and a date of 1854.

Vers a Eugène Bléry, No 2 (Verses dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No 2)

Charles Meryon, 1854

Dark woodland print with slender tree trunks in the foreground and a bright clearing of light on the right.

The Ambush (L'Embuscade)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1858

Engraving of two dogs dancing upright as a man cracks a whip, with a seated woman, children, and a piper nearby under a tree.

Dancing Dogs

Thomas Gaugain, 1790

Colored print of a kneeling man and family at a cottage door watching two guinea pigs on straw under a tree.

Guinea Pigs

Thomas Gaugain, 1789

Etching of three men on rocky ground under a dark sky, one tying a bundle while another holds a knife.

Plate 11 from "Los Caprichos": Lads Making Ready (Muchachos al Avío)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of an old man gesturing at a table with a plate of food, two figures behind him in shadow.

Plate 13 from "Los Caprichos": They are hot (Estan calientes)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching with handwritten French text in a decorative border of towers, sunburst rays, and a flame on a stool.

La loi lunaire, No 1 (Lunar Law, No 1)

Charles Meryon, 1856

Etching of a man pressing his hand to his face beside a limp reclining woman in a pale dress, titled Tantalo.

Plate 9 from "Los Caprichos": Tantalus (Tantalo)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Sepia etching of a woman pulling a man's collar on stone steps at night, with caption A caza de dientes below.

Plate 12 from "Los Caprichos": Out hunting for teeth (A caza de dientes)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a man carrying a struggling woman over his shoulder against a dark background, with a chair at left.

Plate 8 from "Los Caprichos": They carried her off! (Que se la llevaron!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etched frontispiece with ornate border, allegorical figures, a horned mask fountain and title text for Thomas De Leu's catalo

Frontispiece for the Catalogue of the work of Thomas De Leu

Charles Meryon, 1866

Etching of a donkey-headed man tending a reclining woman in bed beneath a dark curtain, with caption De que mal morira.

Plate 40 from "Los Caprichos": Of what ill will he die? (De que mal morira?)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated king in a fleur-de-lis hall, with attendants around them.

The printer Valère Maxime being presented to King Louis XI, after an earlier miniature

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etching of a donkey-headed pupil at a letter A sheet, watched by a horse-headed teacher with a magnifying glass.

Plate 37 from "Los Caprichos": Might not the pupil know more? (Si Sabrá mas el discipulo?)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a standing man in an ornate coat and wig beside two slumped figures and a shelf of bottles.

Plate 33 from "Los Caprichos": To the Count Palatine (Al Conde Palatino)

Francisco Goya, 1799