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Architectural elevation drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, showing a central pedimented block, domes, and colonnaded

The West Front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash floor plan of Houghton Hall with a central block, curved colonnades, and labeled service wings.

Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Ground Floor (Basement) Plan

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraving of women weaving, spinning and sewing in a classical interior with columns and a loom.

Women spinning, weaving and sewing

Master FG, 1540-50

Engraving of muscular nude smiths hammering at an anvil in a stone forge, with cherubs tending tools in the foreground.

Vulcan's Forge

Pen and grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with a globe and a putto with a set square on an ornate pedestal.

Allegory of Geometry

Hans Krumpper, late 16th- early 17th century

Engraving of monkeys dressed as people feasting at a table in a kitchen full of hanging hams and cooking pots.

The Fat Kitchen, from the series Monkeys

Pieter van der Borcht

Engraving of a busy town meat market with hanging carcasses, vendors at tables, shoppers, a porter, and dogs on cobblestones.

Meat Market (from the pair Meat Market and Vegetable Market)

Pieter van der Borcht, ca. 1575-1608

Engraving of a classical banquet in a columned hall, with seated guests, attendants pouring wine, and a relief frieze on the

The Banquet of Alexander

Domenico del Barbiere, 1540-50

Engraving of Venus in a chariot pulled by swans, with cherubs and sea monsters moving across rough waves.

Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans

Master IQV, ca. 1544

Red chalk drawing of the mythological flaying of Marsyas, with a seated musician, onlookers, and a tree in a landscape.

The Flaying of Marsyas

François van Loo, early 18th century

Etching of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and onlookers, with a city and column behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Jacques Bellange

Architectural cross-section drawing of a building's west front with domed pavilions and interior rooms, labeled Section of th

Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraved procession of mounted nobles in plumed hats and armor with foot attendants, from a funeral plate.

Plate from Funeral of Charles III of Lorraine

Jacques Bellange

Architectural cross-section drawing of Houghton Hall showing ornate interior rooms, arched colonnade and two domed towers.

Transverse Section, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree with a haloed man, surrounded by playful putti and angels in a landscap

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Anthony van Dyck, 1650-59

Etching of an allegorical scene with a reclining woman in clouds, putti, stone steps and a distant ship.

Trade Card for a Textile Merchant

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of men in 18th-century coats gathered and talking in a crowded interior beside a column and chandelier.

The Newsmongers

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etched vignettes with a portrait medallion, putti, and grapes on the left, and a crowned shield over a text panel on the righ

Vignettes pour les "Tablettes historiques, topographiques et physiques de Bourgogne"

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1755

Etching of an allegorical scene with clouds, winged figures, a kneeling robed man, and women in a classical colonnaded interi

Allegorie sur la Convalescence du Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of Laban searching among women and figures under a tree, with a tent and animals in the background.

Laban cherchent ses dieux

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1753

Etching of an allegory with classical gods on clouds, putti, a seated king in ermine, and a columned hall with French caption

Allegory of the Convalescence of the Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a crowded fair with horseback riders, carriages, tents and onlookers beneath trees, by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin.

The Fair at Bezons (Vue de la Foire de Bezons)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1750

Engraving of costumed dancers in a forest clearing, with a seated woman at left and a title inscription below.

The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761-62

Engraving of the Virgin seated in a rocky tomb holding the dead Christ across her lap, with a cross leaning behind.

La Vierge au sepulcre

Etching of a seated herdsman with cattle before ruined stone arches, a large tree at right, and a cloudy sky.

Le Bouvier Assis

Jean Morin, 1620-50

Etching of a ruined vaulted arch among trees, with a standing woman and two seated figures near a wooden table.

La Caffarella (ou Grotte d'Egerie)

Jean Morin, 1620-50

Etching of a wooded river landscape with two hunters and a dog on the bank and ducks on the water.

La Chasse aux Canards

Etching of a herdsman with cattle and a goat beside a pond, large trees, a cottage, and rolling hills beyond.

Le Bouvier pres d'une mare

Etching of a forest road with a carriage, a peasant woman with a load, a child, a dog, and a distant village.

La Paysanne en Marche

Etching of a forest road with large trees, a woman with a basket, a child, a dog, and a distant cart on rolling land.

La Paysanne du Marche