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14,994 works

Watercolor of a two-masted ship and sailboats in a calm harbor below hills and a row of coastal houses at dusk.

Valentia in 1857-1858 at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a Newfoundland village with wooden houses, fences, pigs, chickens, and a tall telegraph pole.

First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Crowd of men cheering and tossing hats outside white wooden houses, with a telegraph tower in the background.

September 8th at Heart's Content, the day of the successful termination of the work of laying, recovering, completing…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of a large steamship with tall masts and flags on choppy sea, with other vessels and stormy clouds beyond.

Telegraph Cable Fleet at Sea, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of ships at anchor in a moonlit bay, with a bright glow and a fire on the hills at right.

The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etching of crumbling Roman brick ruins with arches and trees, with small figures among the remains under a cloudy sky.

Hadrian's Villa: The Piazza d'Oro (Piazza of Gold) (Veduta degli Avanzi della Circonferenza delle antiche Fabbriche d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1776

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and carved frieze beside a Roman street with houses, trees, figures and animals.

The Temple of Vespasian and Titus (Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

Etching of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius beside the Porta San Paolo city gate in Rome, with ruins and figures on a road.

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, with the Porta S. Paolo and adjoining road (Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio), from "…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1755

Engraved landscape of a castle above trees, with a shepherdess and goats, a man with a dog, and a fisherman by a stream.

Sieben Gegenden aus Salzburg und Berchtesgaden Geordnet nach den sieben Tagen der Woche, verbunden durch zwey allegor…

Ferdinand Olivier, 1823

Engraving of nude angels carrying a large cross and a laurel wreath through clouds, with a crowd of saints below.

Angels Carrying the Cross with Saints below (upper left section of the Last Judgment)

Niccolò della Casa, 1548

Engraving of muscular angels carrying a pillar among clouds, with a crowd of figures reaching upward below.

Angels Carrying Pillar with Saints Below (upper right section of the Last Judgment)

Niccolò della Casa, 1548

Etching of an Egyptian-style architectural design with sacred animals above, seated figures, sphinxes, and distant pyramids.

Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e G…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Watercolor elevation of a symmetrical Tudor-style cottage with gabled wings, columned veranda and lattice balcony, by Humphry

Design for a Cottage Ornée in the Tudoresque Style

Humphry Repton, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a classical stone gateway with central arch, flanked by lodges and a large tree beside a drive.

Entrance to Laxton in Northamptonshire

Charles Randle, 1825

Watercolor design of a wall with a central hunting medallion, flanking arched panels of fruit and still life, and gilt orname

Design for Decorative Panels with Hunting Scenes Inset

J. S. Pearse, 1854

Pencil design for an ornamental frieze with a shell, scrolling acanthus leaves and a bearded satyr's head.

Design for Ornamental Frieze with Shell, Foliage and Satyr's Head (recto); Figural Studies (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Group of Sea Nymphs

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pen drawing of an ornate bed alcove design with swagged curtains, putti, and scrolling foliate ornament.

Design for Bed Alcove (recto); Studies for Statues and Carvings on Bed (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Watercolor interior of the Saloon at Brighton Pavilion with chandeliers, gold drapes and chinoiserie wall panels.

The Saloon, Brighton Pavilion

Auguste Charles Pugin, ca. 1826

Pencil sketches on blue-grey paper showing a triangular truss, a gabled structure, and an arched timber frame.

Sketches for an Ecclesiastical Stall (recto and verso)

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1830-52

Design for a Corinthian Entablature for the Duke of Richmond, either for Richmond House, Whitehall, London, or Goodwo…

Thomas Hardwick, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil study of classical armor, helmets, shields and a winged dragon in a semicircular decorative frieze.

Study of Classical Ornament and Detail

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pencil drawing of a circular ceiling segment with a winged figure, garlands, acanthus scrolls, an urn and an SPQR tablet.

Segment of Circular Celing Vault, Palazzo Mattei, Rome

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pen drawing of two ornamental friezes with acanthus scrolls, cherubs, lions and winged horses.

Sketch of Two Friezes, Palazzo Mattei

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Mezzotint of a lion attacking a white horse in a rocky, wooded landscape, with trees framing the scene.

The Lion and Horse

Benjamin Green, November 1, 1777

Engraved longitudinal section of Saint Peter's Basilica showing its large central dome, smaller domes, columns and arches.

Longitudinal Section Showing the Interior of Saint Peter's Basilica as Conceived by Michelangelo (published in 1569),…

Etienne Dupérac, 1551, 1558-61

Engraved elevation of Saint Peter's Basilica showing its large dome, flanking smaller domes and colonnaded facade.

Elevation Showing the Exterior of Saint Peter's Basilica from the South as Conceived by Michelangelo (published in 15…

Etienne Dupérac, 1558-61

Engraving of Leda reclining nude beside a swan with spread wings, with two putti and an egg in the background.

Leda and the Swan

Cornelis Bos, 1544-66

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with reeds, with a town skyline, church tower and windmills in the distance.

View of Gouda Seen from the Southeast with the Janskerk in the Center

Abraham Rutgers, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of a blue and orange kingfisher with a long beak perched on a gnarled branch.

A Kingfisher on a Branch

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 16th century