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Monochrome landscape of trees, two cows at a pool, a log, a figure with a dog, and a cottage in the distance.

Wooded Landscape with Cows beside a Pool, Figures and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775-80

Engraving of a woman beating a kneeling man in a room with a fireplace, a rooster and hen, and a curtained bed.

The Husband-Beater

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Engraved plate of Roman tomb plans, elevations, sections and architectural details, with Italian captions below.

Plan of the Mausoleum of Caecilia Metella, wife of the Triumvir Marcus Crassus..., tome 3, tavola 49 from "Le Antichi…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1756-57

Engraved plate of Piranesi showing ropes, iron hooks and a derrick lifting stone blocks beside a curved tomb wall.

Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Cae…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1756-57

Engraved chimneypiece design in Egyptian style with hieroglyphs, sphinx heads, winged disc and a fire in the hearth.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini (...) (Different Ways of ornamenting ch…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1769

Etching of an Egyptian-style decorative scheme with a central bull, crocodile, dog, bird, pyramids, and hieroglyphic panels.

Egyptian decoration of the Caffè degli Inglesi: Animals on the cornice, including a bull at the center, from "Diverse…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Aquatint of Vauxhall Gardens showing a crowd in period dress under trees, with an orchestra gallery and diners at left.

Vaux-hall

Thomas Rowlandson, June 28, 1785

Pen and ink drawing of sea gods and tritons battling among reeds and waves, with a nude woman at left.

Battle of the Sea-Gods (right portion of frieze)

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1485-88

Woodcut caricature by Nicolò Boldrini of the Laocoön group, with serpents entwining a central figure and monkey-like figures

Caricature of the Laocoön scuptural group, excavated in Rome in 1506

Niccolò Boldrini, ca. 1540-45

Engraving of the Holy Family walking at night past a lake with reflected moons, a donkey, and a distant campfire.

The Flight into Egypt

Hendrick Goudt, 1613

Etching of a turbaned rider on a white horse lancing a charging bull in an arena, from Goya's La Tauromaquia.

Plate 5 from "La Tauromaquia": The spirited Moor Gazul is the first to spear bulls according to the rules

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bull goring a fallen bullfighter in an arena while another man with a cape approaches from the left.

Plate 33 from "La Tauromaquia": The unlucky death of Pepe Illo in the ring at Madrid

Francisco Goya, 1816

Gray wash drawing of a feathered woman and a kneeling man beside an alligator, sugar cane and a blank oval cartouche.

Allegory of America

Philip Tideman, 1696

Engraving of the Apollo fountain basin at Versailles with sailing ships on the canal, carriages and riders on the terraces.

Le Bassin d'Apollon [The Fountain of Apollo, Versailles]

Adam Pérelle, 1680s

Engraving of the Palazzo Pamphili side facade with formal terraced garden, central fountain, carriage and walking figures.

View of the side facade of the Palazzo Pamphili and its garden (Secondo prospetto per fianco del palazzo con diversa…

Simon Felice, after 1677

Grey wash drawing of massive ruined stone arches and piers overgrown with plants, by Joseph Marie Vien.

View of the Colosseum

Joseph-Marie Vien, ca. 1744-50

Etching of a Roman street with a large palazzo facade, columns and balconies, and figures and carts in the foreground under c

View along the Via del Corso of the Palazzo dell'Accademia, established by Louis XIV, King of France for French stude…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750-78

Pen and watercolor drawing of an ornamental pagoda pavilion on an island in a pond, with strollers and trees.

View of the Menagerie at Kew

Thomas Sandby, 1763

Watercolor of a tall multi-tiered pagoda among trees in a garden, with strolling figures and a distant domed building under a

View of the Wilderness at Kew

William Marlow, 1763

St. Peter's, dome and drum, interior section and elevation, and labeled details (recto); St. Peter's, moulding profil…

Etienne Dupérac, early to mid-16th century

Watercolor plan of the Kew gardens showing lakes, paths, buildings and a legend, by Sir William Chambers, 1763.

General Plan of the Gardens at Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Drawing of a formal flower garden with a lobed pond and a long aviary with a central cupola, framed by trees.

View of the Flower Garden and Aviary at Kew

Thomas Sandby, 1763

Ink and wash plan of a landscape park with tree clusters, winding paths, and a scale bar along the bottom edge.

Luton Park, Bedfordshire, Plan for Planting South-East of the House

Lancelot "Capability" Brown, after 1764

Architectural drawing of The Great Exotic Stove showing wall sections, an elevation, and above and below pavement plans with

The Great Exotic Stove at Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Watercolor of a lake with a pagoda, large trees, grazing sheep, and a rowing boat carrying three people.

View of the Lake and the Island from the Lawn at Kew

William Marlow, 1763

Grey wash drawing of a palace facade across a lawn with strolling figures, grazing sheep and tall trees.

View of the Palace from the Lawn at Kew

Joshua Kirby, 1763

Sepia drawing of a stone forge with a waterwheel, smoking chimney, waterfall, and hills in the background.

The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire

Paul Sandby, ca. 1776

Engraved bird's-eye map of Cologne along the Rhine with Deutz fortress opposite, cherubs and coats of arms framing the view.

Cologne and Deutz

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of Windsor Castle's towers and walls seen across a field, with a large tree at left and a carriage with riders in fro

Windsor [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1644

Etched panoramic view of Windsor Castle's south side with round towers, a Gothic chapel, garden paths and trees.

The South Side of Windsor Castle [copy]

Wenceslaus Hollar, after 1666