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Etched panoramic view of a town with church towers and houses, fenced fields and workers in the foreground, under an ornate c

View of Nuremberg, to the east, right plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Etched panorama of Nuremberg's skyline with towers and walls, surveyors in the foreground, and an ornate coat of arms cartouc

View of Nuremberg, to the east, center plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Engraved panoramic view of a walled city with towers and fields, a plough team in the foreground, and a decorative Latin cart

View of Nuremberg, to the east, left plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Engraving of David playing a harp before the seated king Saul at a table, with an arched hall and landscape view.

David playing the harp before Saul

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Page from Journal Pour Rire, 1850, with a banquet caricature, four satirical faces, and columns of printed text.

Le Journal Pour Rire, Journal d'Images, Journal Comique, Critique, Satirique et Moqueur

Charles Philipon, August 23, 1850

Black and white print of a procession with a mounted rider, a dog, couples, and armed lansquenets in period dress.

Lansquenets and ladies

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Engraved frieze of children in a procession with musicians, shields, a banner, and a heraldic shield at right.

Frieze with children

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

A Man Grieving

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1634

Mezzotint of two draped figures with upturned faces and outstretched hands against a dark background.

The Apparition

James Tissot, ca. 1885

Hand-colored print of an officer in a plumed hat holding a rearing dark horse by its reins while on a rearing gray horse.

A Dismounted Horse Reined in by an Officer

Carle Vernet, 1770-1836

Proof of one side of a New York Merchants Banking Company 100 Dollar Bill

Asher Brown Durand, 1824-27

Two engraved proof banknotes from the Bank of New York, one dollar and two dollars, showing a bank building and child vignett

Proofs of Bank of New York One Dollar Bill and Two Dollar Bill

Asher Brown Durand, 1824-37

Engraved arched ornament with acanthus scrolls, vine leaves, grapes and a central lily on a cream sheet.

Arched framing element for banknote, with acanthus and vine leaves, lily and grapes

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a sailboat, wheat sheaves, a basket, and a winged figure above.

Banknote vignette with three putti symbolizing trade and agriculture

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two miners working in a tunnel, one raising a pick and one striking rock beside a wheelbarrow of ore.

Banknote vignette showing two men working in a mine

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town green with children playing, an American flag on a pole, and buildings and carriages around it.

Banknote vignette showing city buildings around a fenced-in green with children playing around an American flag

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Banknote vignette showing a zebra

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three workmen building a brick wall on a scaffold, with a mortar tub and church spire behind them.

Banknote vignette showing three men on a scaffold laying a brick wall

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a flag, wheat sheaves, an anchor, and a sailing ship, with sheep in the foreground.

Banknote vignette with three putti as a shepherd, a farmer, and a sailor

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Pencil technical drawing of a phaeton carriage in side view with large spoked wheels and a red Brewster & Co. stamp.

Phaeton #137

Brewster & Co., ca. 1850

Engraved vignette of a seated helmeted woman with spear and shield, with ships and a temple in the background.

Banknote vignette with Allegory of America

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a seated woman with a caduceus beside a sailing ship on rough waves, with a stone pedestal at right.

Banknote vignette with female figure representing marine commerce

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a couple in a field beside haymakers loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart, with cottages behind.

Banknote vignette with haymakers symbolizing rural industry

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town main street with a church steeple, carriages, cattle, and brick buildings under trees.

Banknote vignette with the main street of a town

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a multigenerational family outdoors by a cottage, with children, adults, an elderly couple and a distant ship.

Banknote vignette with figures of different ages, representing the stages of life

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a woman working at an anvil in a forge, with a second figure and a locomotive in the background.

Banknote vignette with a blacksmith and forge

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two seated women beside an ornate column topped by an eagle, with a harbor city and steamboat behind them.

Banknote vignette with female figures representing Liberty and Justice

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved garden scene: a seated woman reads beside a child, a girl runs past a dog toward a man with a rake.

Banknote vignette with a family in a garden

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote motif with a large numeral 5 above an oval portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, labeled Thayendanege

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a portrait of Thayendanegea

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a large numeral 5, scrollwork, and an oval view of a cupola building among trees.

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a building topped with a cupola

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in a decorative floral border, a banknote motif.

Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired child leaning on a ledge, within an ornate floral and scroll frame.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved print of a curly-haired child in a circular medallion, framed by lilies, tulips, and oval patterned panels.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a girl's head in a circular medallion, star-studded hair band, and rosette patterned border.

Banknote motif with a girl's head derived from Leonardo da Vinci against a patterned band

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Horizontal band of repeating engraved geometric rosette ornaments on a pale paper sheet.

Banknote motif: band of lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Horizontal band of fine lace-like lathe work ornament with repeating star medallions and scalloped borders, printed on a pale

Banknote motif: band of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Two horizontal bands of black engraved lathe-work ornament printed on a pale sheet.

Banknote motifs: two bands of lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved sheet with two interlaced U.S. monograms and a vertical band of repeating lathe work ornament, cracked and toned.

Banknote motifs: band of lathe work ornament and two monograms using the letters U.S.

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Two bands of intricate lace-like lathe-work ornament printed in light lines on a dark ground, with scalloped edges.

Banknote motifs: two bands of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Horizontal band of dark ground with fine white lace-like lathe work ornament, star rosettes and scalloped edges on paper.

Banknote motifs: band of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Oval panel of fine engraved lathe-work ornament with scalloped edges and symmetrical rosette patterns on pale paper.

Banknote motifs: panel of lathe work ornament with rounded ends, with a repeating floral pattern

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Circular lathe-work banknote motif with repeated stars and a missing wedge, printed on cream paper with an embossed seal.

Banknote motifs: circular lobed lathe work design, its interior composed of repeated stars, missing a pie shaped wedg…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Sepia engraved banknote design with a large ornamental number 1 over lathe-work medallion and rosette bands with scrolls and

Banknote motif: ornamental number 1 against a panel of lathe work elements, adjoining a band of mosaic style ornament…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif of a scalloped medallion with fine guilloche lines and seven dark star shapes around a central rosett

Banknote motif: rounded ornamental lathe work design with a wavy edge

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Printed sheet of repeating diamond-shaped engraved cells, each holding a small numeral 2 within a fine star pattern.

Banknote motif: panel of lathe work ornament composed of tiny 2s each set in a diamond surrounded by a star

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with the numeral 500 in a dark panel surrounded by ornate scrolls and flowers, marked No. 13.

Banknote motif: number 500 in an ornamental frame

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green banknote motif with the number 500 inside a lathe-work medallion, framed by an open wreath of leaves and berries.

Banknote motif: number 500 at the center of a circular design of lathe work with wavy edges, surrounded by an open wr…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved sheet of ten ornamental designs including a wreathed sword, scales, an anchor with chain, and vine borders.

Banknote motif: ten different ornamental lathe work elements including a disk embellished with berries and flowers, a…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with the numeral 20 inside an oval of fine crosshatched lathe work, with TWENTY repeated along the to

Banknote motif: the number 20 against an ornamental lathe work oval resembling woven rope

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Banknote fragment with the number 100 inside an engraved oval of lathe work, framed by grain, flowers and berries.

Banknote motif: the number 100 against an ornamental lathe work oval resembling woven rope with a border of grain, fl…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Die-cut print of the numeral 3 filled with fine engraved lathe-work patterns and outlined in black, on a pale background.

Banknote motif: the number 3, its interior composed of lathe work edged with a band of black

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green oval banknote motif with dense lathe work ornament, wavy scalloped border and a central rosette pattern.

Banknote motif: oval of lathe work ornament with a wavy edge

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green lathe-work medallion with radiating looped lines and scalloped border printed on pale paper.

Banknote motif: small circular ornament containing floral lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with a large capital V inside an oval of fine lathe work, with a partial letter A at lower left.

Banknote motif: capital V within an oval containing basket-like lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Print of a large ornate numeral 2 over a circular scalloped lathe-work panel, with a small letter A in the upper right.

Banknote motif: number 2 against a circular panel of lathe work with a scalloped edge

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Two bands of fine engraved lathe-work ornament, rosettes and hexagonal medallions, printed on a stained sheet of paper.

Banknote motif: two bands of ornamental lathe work resembling florets and hexagons

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with the word FIVE in ornate lettering over a background of wavy lathe-work lines.

Banknote motif: the word FIVE against a rectangle of ornamental lathe work resembling wavy woven bands

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with the word ONE in bold capitals over fine ornamental lathe work and a double border.

Banknote motif: the word ONE against a rectangle of ornamental basket-like lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote fragment with a large numeral 1 in an oval, framed by corn stalks and wheat ears.

Banknote motif: the number 1 against an oval of woven lathe work, inside a rectangle decorated with grain

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Print of three wavy rosettes with fine lathe-work patterns, each enclosing a large letter, in black on cream paper.

Banknote motif: the word ONE with each letter set against a circle of lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Black and cream engraved banknote motif with large decorative letters spelling ONE over fine wavy lathe work pattern.

Banknote motif: the word ONE set against a rectangular band of lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with a large number 5 in a lathe-work circle, framed by swans and grapevines at top and fruit at bott

Banknote motif: the number 5 set against a scallop-edged circle of ornamental lathe work, within a rectangle with cut…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved circular ornament with wavy edge and lathe-work florets around a central star, printed on cream paper.

Banknote motif: a small six lobed ornament with a rope border, the interior adorned with lathe work florets

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Octagonal blue print of a spiral pattern made from repeated words Five thousand dollars around a central rosette.

Banknote motif: a circular lathe work design composed out of the repetition of the words "Five thousand dollars"

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved sheet of five ornamental lathe work designs, one oval containing the word TEN in block letters.

Banknote motif: Five oval or circular ornamental lathe work designs, one containing the word ten

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with a circular guilloche rosette surrounded by scrolling leaves and flowers on cream paper.

Banknote motif: hexagonal ornament with rippled edges with a pointed star at its center and flowers and leaves below

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green engraved oval lathe work rosette with scalloped edge on a pale sheet, a banknote security ornament.

Banknote motif: oval lathe work ornament resembling a lace ruff

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Red-ink print of an elongated oval lathe-work ornament with dense interlaced wavy lines on a cream background.

Banknote motif: lathe work ornament resembling a long flat woven basket

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green printed sheet with a small eight-pointed star and a cluster of six-lobed lathe-work rosettes on pale paper.

Banknote motif: two six-lobed lathe work ornaments

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved sheet of six ornamental banknote designs with scrolling frames, corners, and grape motifs.

Banknote motifs: six small lathe work designs for corners, frames and numbers

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Rev. William Patton.

Rev. William Patton

Asher Brown Durand, before 1837

Grey-blue wash drawing of a man and woman in classical drapery embracing by columns under a moonlit sky.

Lais Taking Aristipp by Surprise

Heinrich Füger, ca. 1801

Etching of a curly-haired young child seated outdoors holding a long staff, with a wooden trunk and bushes behind.

Child Holding Staff

François Boucher, 18th century

Engraving of nude putti playing by a stream beside a rocky wooded bank, with a wooden bucket and a standing child at right.

The Swimming putto

Dominique Sornique, ca. 1741

Engraving of four playful winged cherubs tumbling together on a cloud, one holding a feather, with a title inscription below.

Children playing

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1750

Engraving of putti with a sickle and wheat sheaves under a tree and sunbeams, representing summer.

Summer

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Etching of putti warming themselves by a fire beside a thatched cottage, with swans on a pond and a bare winter tree.

Winter

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Etching of putti playing with garlands of flowers in a garden with a fountain, a trellis arbor, and a flying cherub above.

Spring

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Engraving of Saint Paul kneeling and reading a book beside a sword, with rocks, foliage and clouds behind him.

Saint Paul

Michel Aubert, 1726

Etching of putti with grapes, a goat, a wine barrel and a basket, with a dedication inscription below.

Fall

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Engraving of Jesus Christ with a halo, arm outstretched, beside a tree and clouds, inside an arched frame.

Jesus Christ

Simon de La Vallée, 1726

Engraving of Saint Bartholomew with a halo, holding a book, beside a stone pillar and foliage under a cloudy sky.

Saint Barthelemy

Etienne Brion, 1726

Engraving of Saint Jude kneeling under a shaft of light from the clouds, with a book, cross and club beside him.

Saint Jude

Etienne Brion, 1726

Engraving of Saint Simon kneeling in prayer in a rocky cave, with a saw on the ground and a landscape beyond.

Saint Simon

Etienne Brion, 1726

Engraving of Saint Philippe kneeling in a landscape beside a fallen cross, with a halo, classical columns and clouds behind h

Saint Philippe

Michel Aubert, 1726

Engraving of Saint Peter with a halo and keys, seated by a stone wall with a rooster perched above, in an arched frame.

Saint Pierre

Jean-Baptiste Haussard, 1726

Engraving of Saint James the Greater with a halo, holding a staff and book, beside a tree and rocky shore.

Saint Jacques Le Majeur

Etienne Brion, 1726

Engraving of a bearded man in robes seated under a tree, reading a book and holding a staff, in an arched frame.

Saint Jacques Le Mineur

Edmé Jeaurat, 1726

Engraving of Saint Andrew kneeling beside a large X-shaped cross in a rocky landscape, with a halo and French caption below.

Saint André

Louis Jacob, 1726

Engraving of Saint Matthew seated by a column, head resting on hand, with an open scroll and landscape behind him.

Saint Mathew

Louis Jacob, 1726

Engraving of Saint Thomas seated by a stone wall, holding a spear and book, gazing up at a stormy sky.

Saint Thomas

Louis Jacob, 1726

Engraving of Saint Mathias, bearded and haloed, gesturing beside a stone wall with an axe at his feet under a cloudy sky.

Saint Mathias

Simon de La Vallée, 1726

Engraving of Saint John holding a chalice, haloed and barefoot, in a rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Saint Jean

Edmé Jeaurat, 1726

Etched riverside landscape with a bridge, buildings, a well, seated figures and a man with a wheelbarrow in the foreground.

River Bank with Factories in the Background

François Boucher, 1720-70

Engraving of three winged putti among clouds, one holding up an arrow, with fine hatched shading on bodies and drapery.

Trois Amours dont un tient une flèche (Three Loves, one of which holds an arrow), from Premiere Livre de Groupes d'En…

Pierre Alexandre Aveline