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Etching of a goatherd leading a goat past a lake, with a tall tree on the left and a cliff with a castle in the distance.

Goatherd, from "Ten Landscapes" (Suite de Dix Paysages)

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Engraving of a woman with a boar's head and onlookers, with Latin verse below, after Rubens.

Atalanta and Meleager

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1618-84

Brown wash caricature drawing of a man with curly hair, large nose, and striped collar, signed Horace Vernet.

Caricature of Charles-Henri Plantade (?)

Horace Vernet, 19th century

Etching of the Trafalgar Tavern at Greenwich, with a dining table in the foreground and men and a rowboat by the riverside.

Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich

James Tissot, 1878

Etching of a brick archway with a standing man in white turban and two seated men smoking in a dim guardhouse.

Arnaut Guardhouse in Cairo

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1868

Etching of a rocky landscape with a gnarled tree, a woman washing at a stream, and a man on a donkey on the left.

Title Page, from "Ten Landscapes" (Suite de Dix Paysages)

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Etching of a goatherd with a goat beside a river, a tall tree on the left and a cliff with a building in the distance.

Goatherd

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Etching of a wooded island in a river with a rowing boat, trees, a stone tower and a ruined building on a hill.

Wooded Island, plate 3 from "Ten Landscapes" (Suite de Dix Paysages)

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Etching of a river landscape with trees, mountains, and herdsmen leading cattle through shallow water.

Landscape after Fouquières

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Etching of a gnarled tree with new leaves over grazing cows, a sheep, and seated figures in a pasture.

Spring, after a drawing made at Saint-Chamond

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795

Etching of a thatched cottage beside a forest path with tall trees and small figures, including a rider on horseback.

Cottage at the Entrance to a Forest

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Etching of costumed street musicians on a platform before a stone archway, with a crowd of townspeople gathered below.

The Little Charlatans

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1773

Etching of a stone mill beside waterfalls and a rocky cliff, with rowing boats and figures on the water in the foreground.

The Italian Mill

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1771

Study of Eight Heads

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795

Etching of a farm interior with barrels in an arched barn, a donkey, goats, chickens, and a seated family under a tree.

Interior of a Farm at Saint-Jean-de-Touslas

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1793

Etched landscape of a river with tall trees, grazing cattle, figures resting, a stone ruin and a church spire.

Landscape at Ambronay

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796

Etching of harvesters resting by a haystack in an open field, with horses, a man drinking, and a sleeping figure under cloudy

Harvesters Resting

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795

Pen and brown ink drawing of stone houses and trees on a hilltop with a sloping path and distant plain, 1866.

Roman Landscape near Rocca di Papa

Ernst Furchtegott Mohn, 1866

Pen and blue wash drawing of an ornate ewer with dragon handles, flared spout and footed base on paper.

Design for a Glass (?) Ewer

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candlestick with a burning candle, a coiled snake, and a spiral column.

Design for a Candlestick

Giulio Romano, ca. 1530-46

Etching of two seated figures in a window-lined room overlooking a harbor with masted ships and a standing woman at right.

Ramsgate

James Tissot, 1876

The Rubens Hat

James Tissot, 1875

Etching of a cloaked soldier with a rifle hurrying past a trench toward a classical building under bare trees.

Grand'Garde (Souvenir of the Siege of Paris)

James Tissot, 1878

Engraved print of a classical sculpted bust of a woman with braided hair in a niche, labeled Giunone on the pedestal.

Sculpted head of Juno

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Etched title page showing a bearded man drawing as a monkey grins over his shoulder beside a stone tablet with lettering.

Title Page: Monkey-Ana or Men, in Miniature

Thomas Landseer, December 1, 1827

Etched satirical print of a monkey dressed as a despot with crown, sceptre and ermine robe, flanked by attendants.

Monkey Despot, from Monkey-Ana or Men, in Miniature

Thomas Landseer, July 1828

Etching of a standing male nude with one hand at his neck, a draped cloth at his hips, against hatched background.

An "Académie": Standing Man

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Colored comic title page showing a man's head on a hen's body beside an egg labeled Natural History, by Henry L. Stephens.

The Hen That Hatched This Egg (Henry L. Stephens), Title Page, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Etching of a seated nude man, head resting on one hand, one leg extended, against a hatched dark background.

An "Académie": Sitting Man

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Etching of two nude men, one kneeling and lifting the legs of a reclining man draped over a stone ledge.

An "Académie": One Man Lifting the Legs of Another Man

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Etching of a seated nude man seen from behind, pulling a cord, with hatched shading on the stone setting.

An "Académie": Man Pulling a Cord

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Etching of a nude male figure leaning on a plank, one arm raised, with fine cross-hatched shading.

An "Académie": Striding Man Leaning on a Plank

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Hand-colored print of an anthropomorphic rat with a human face and yellow hat beside a wooden fence and grass.

One of the Rats, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a yellow fish with two caricatured human heads among grass, captioned Son Fish and Sucker.

Son Fish and Sucker, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a bird with a woman's head in a green bonnet, perched on grass stems with a hatbox.

Milliner Bird (Minnie Doyle), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a raccoon with a human face and bow tie on a mossy branch with yellow-green leaves.

Same Old Coon (Henry Clay), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman with a deer's body standing on grassy ground, with trees and hills behind her.

Little Dear, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat with a yellow bird's body and wings, standing by a street lamp.

Lark, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a rat with a human face crouched on a wharf beside a lantern and chain, over water.

Wharf Rat, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a brown bird with a human face and collar perched on a branch, captioned Jail Bird.

Jail Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a large fish with an old man's head in a bowler hat and a smaller fish with a young man's head.

Old Shad & Young, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a pink and brown bird perched on a branch, captioned Sun Bird.

Sun Bird (James S. Wallace), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a bird with a bearded man's face perched on a branch, with a small insect-like hybrid with a human

King Bird (Robert P. King and Alexander Baird), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored comic print of a hummingbird with a bearded man's head among willow branches, titled Humming Bird.

Humming Bird (Thomas B. Florence), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a woodpecker's body perched on a branch, with the caption WOODPECKER below.

Woodpecker (William B. Gihon), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of two birds with human faces, one in a plaid shawl and fur coat, among grass and a branch.

Butcher Birds, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a hairy hybrid creature with a grotesque female face above a man in an orange coat on a cliff.

Catamaran and Speel's Owl (Charlotte Chushman and Joseph A. Speel), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a winged vampire creature with bat ears, a wrinkled face, and a pale human face on its chest.

Vampyr, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored caricature of a giraffe with a man's head in a top hat and red shirt, standing on grass beside a tree.

Giraffe (John E. Owens as Jakey), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Colored lithograph of a shark with a man's head and a gudgeon fish wearing a top hat, set against rocks and sea.

Gudgeon and Shark, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of an orange goldfish with a man's head wearing spectacles, with a ship on water behind.

Gold Fish (Francis M. Drexel), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a mackerel with a man's head in a top hat smoking a pipe, lying on a grassy riverbank.

Mac-Arel, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a nighthawk with a human face in a bonnet, with a yellow crescent moon at upper left.

Night Hawk, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a bird with a human face and red headband perched on a branch with a noose, captioned Gallows Bird.

Gallows Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-coloured caricature of a man with bird wings and feathered tail perched on a branch labelled Alms House.

Alms House Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a blue bird with a woman's face in a black veil on a branch, and another face in a nest among reeds.

Widow Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Etched portrait of a woman in a dark hat holding an open parasol, with a floral corsage and lace trim.

Summer

James Tissot, 1878

Etching of a young woman in a ruffled hat and fur coat holding a muff and book before bare winter trees.

Sunday Morning

James Tissot, 1883

Etching of an elderly seated man with white curly hair, buttoned coat, and clasped hands against a dark background.

Seated Beggar: Portrait of Old Girard, a Peasant from Chasselay

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Engraving of two statue-like figures on pedestals: a draped woman on the left and a bearded Hercules in a lion skin on the ri

Terms of Hercules and Deianira

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Daumier lithograph of a scowling heavyset man with a tufted topknot, beside a page of printed text from La Caricature.

The Past. The Present. The Future (Le passé. Le présent. L'avenir), from La Caricature, plate 349

Honoré Daumier, January 9, 1834

Hand-colored caricature of a natural history cabinet with animal specimens bearing human faces, by J. J. Grandville, 1833.

Animal Kingdom: Natural History Cabinet (Règne animal: Cabinet d'histoire naturelle), from La Caricature, plates 265…

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, April 18, 1833

Etched landscape of a chapel by trees, a stone bridge over a river, a waterfall, and figures with goats in the foreground.

Old Chapel at Châtillon-d'Azergues

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1799

Etching of a crowded river scene with boats, a canopied pavilion, a rider on horseback, and a fortified hill behind.

Pope Pius VII on the Saône

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1805

Etching of a stone farmhouse with an arched doorway beside a large tree, with figures on a path and cattle on a hill.

The Small Oratory

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1804

Pen and ink sheet of thirteen figure studies of peasant men, women and a child, some seated, with a signed inscription.

Study of Thirteen Figures

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 19th century

Hand-colored print of armoured riders on horses in a long hall at the Tower of London, with spectators in period dress at rig

Horse Armoury, Tower of London

Thomas Rowlandson, November 1, 1809

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky estuary with sailing ships, rowboats, and fortified hill towns under a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Estuary with Ships and Hill Towns

Hendrik van Cleve, 1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph, a veiled woman, and figures gathered around them.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Ubaldo Gandolfi, mid-to late 18th century

Watercolor of St. Mark's Square in Venice with a brick campanile, ornate loggetta, red flag and small figures.

St. Mark's Square, Venice, with Loggetta

William Wyld, ca. 1840

Brown wash drawing of a woman nursing children beside a cherub with a palm, before classical columns and an elderly couple.

An Allegory of Charity

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, ca.1770-90

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hilltop town with a ruined tower, arched bridge, and a leaning tree at left.

View of a Town with a Tower

Remigio Cantagallina, ca. 1600

Pen and brown ink study of three overlapping female heads with lowered eyes, veils and curled hair on aged paper.

Three Female Heads

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Chalk drawing on gray paper of an elderly woman in a headscarf and shawl, looking upward with white highlights.

Old Woman

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, ca. 1770-80

Watercolor sketch of the Bay of Naples framed by an arch and trees, with sailboats, a town, and Mount Vesuvius.

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

Franz Ludwig Catel, ca. 1820-1822

Hand-colored satirical print of armored knights beside uniformed military dandies in a gothic hall, with women in period dres

Ancient Military Dandies of 1450 - Modern Military Dandies of 1819

George Cruikshank, August 1, 1835

Hand-colored satirical print of a heraldic dandy coat of arms with monkey-headed dandies, a corset shield and banner.

The Dandies Coat of Arms

George Cruikshank, March 28, 1819

Engraved caricature of a grinning dog barber with scissors beside a poodle on a stool, with a French placard above.

The Dog Barber

Henry William Bunbury, April 25, 1771

The Lilly Macaroni

Matthew Darly, November 13, 1771

Grey ink and wash drawing of a large tree on a slope with small figures, a lakeside town in the distance.

Seated Figure by a Lake

Émile Schuffenecker, 19th century

Watercolor of white convolvulus, wild rose, bramble and thistles with ivy on a mossy forest floor.

Flower study

John Jessop Hardwick, 1866

Engraved-style print of a maid in an apron holding a tea tray with a teapot and cups in an ornate interior.

Morning

James Tissot, 1886

Etching of a woman in a fur hat and fur stole with a fur muff, set before snowy evergreen trees.

A Winter's Walk

James Tissot, 1880

Satirical print of a huge balloon over a glass dome, with a crowd below and captions about the Great Exhibition site.

The Great Exhibition "Wot is to Be", Probable Results of The Industry of All Nations in The Year '51, Showing What is…

George Augustus Sala, 1850

Engraved portrait of an older man resting his cheek on his hand, gazing upward with a pensive, melancholic expression.

The Melancholic Man

Chevalier Ignace Joseph de Claussin, ca. 1800

Etched title page showing a satyr-like figure writing beside a grinning monkey on a stone block bearing the title lettering.

Title Page, from Monkey-ana, or Men in Miniature

Thomas Landseer, 1827

Engraving of a dandy with a monkey's head in a top hat and striped trousers, beside a small monkey scratching its head.

Monkey Dandy, from Monkey-ana, or Men in Miniature

Thomas Landseer, July 1828

Print with radiating sun rays and handwritten French words including Empereur, Roi, Soleil and La Loi Solaire.

La Loi Solaire

Charles Meryon, 19th century

Etching of a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated crowned figure in a stone hall with fleur-de-lis drapery.

Presentation of Valerius Maximus to King Louis XI

Charles Meryon, 1862

Etching of a crowded town square with figures in turbans and robes gathered before stone buildings and a tower.

The Slave Market (Le Marché d'esclaves)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a distant town, arcaded building, tall trees and two small figures.

View of the Rhone river near Saint-Genis-Laval, south of Lyons

Michiel van Overbeek, after 1667

Etching of figures wading across a river toward a tower on a hill, with cattle in the water and a group resting under large t

Figures Crossing a River

Johann Georg Primavesi, 1807

Etching with five head studies: a smiling man, an old man in a cap, a grimacing child, a goat, and a ram.

Study of Five Heads

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etching of villagers gathered by a hearth in a dim rustic interior, with an old woman and seated men at a table.

Evening in the Village

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1800

Etching of a river landscape with a castle on a rocky cliff, a stone bridge, a mill, and figures in a boat.

View of the Convent of the Barefooted Carmelites

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Etched landscape of a river ferry with cattle and figures, ruined columns at right, and a hilltop building at left.

River Crossing

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796