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Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a cow, two figures in the foreground, and rolling hills under a hatched sky.

Mercury and Argus

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a dense forest with a large tree, two running figures near reeds and a stream, and distant hills.

Landscape With Pan and Syrinx

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a large oak in a wooded landscape, with a fallen figure, a spear, a seated dog and running hounds below.

The Death of Adonis

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape with a large oak, dense woodland, a path with three walking figures, and rolling hills in the distance.

The Departure of Hagar

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Engraving of two seated women on clouds, a cherub at a pedestal between them, and a flying angel holding a scroll above.

Two female figures seated in the clouds flanking an angel and another flying above carrying a banderole

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, ca. 1510-25

Engraving of Diana the huntress with hounds in a wooded landscape, cattle to the right and a church on a distant hill.

Diana the Huntress in a Landscape

Vincenzo Caccianemici, ca. 1530-42

Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ child in a glowing halo, walking past a rocky cave with animals below.

The angel awakening Joseph to the presence of the Virgin and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-49

Man in profile facing right, wearing a fur hat, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Bust of beardless old man in profile facing right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Young man facing three quarters right wearing a fur headdress with a plume, jewel and a headband, from "Small Heads i…

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Man wearing a turban, a tie fastened around his neck, facing left, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a young man with bowed head turned right, wearing a large oriental turban and fur-trimmed collar.

Young man looking down to right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a man in a fur hat holding a scroll before his face, with dense hatching in the fur and shadows.

Man holding a scroll in front of his face, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a rustic thatched hamlet beside a rocky stream, with trees, fallen logs and a small figure in the foreground.

The Hamlet on the Mountain Side

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Engraving of nude Venus on a cloud holding an arrow beside a winged cupid with a bow, with stylized clouds behind.

Venus and Cupids on Clouds

Giacomo Francia, 1510-75

Engraving of a centaur carrying a woman while Hercules shoots an arrow at him and a reclining figure holds a cornucopia.

The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with a…

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Etching of two goatherds with goats in a wooded landscape, with distant buildings and clouds in the sky.

Landscape With Two Goatherds

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1626-80

Etched landscape with a river, tall trees, distant hills, and a family group seated on a rocky bank at lower right.

The Landscape With the Family

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1643

Etching of a nude saint bound to a tree while an executioner works with a knife, with soldiers and rocks around him.

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew

Jusepe de Ribera, 1624

Bearded Saint Andrew leaning on an X-shaped cross, rendered in brown and green tones within a double-ruled border.

St. Andrew, Facing Forward, Head Turned to Left

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, before 1749

Architectural drawing of a first-floor parlor's paneled walls and fireplace with handwritten dimensions, c. 1732-35.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the First-floor Parlor (Northeast Corner Room)

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Architectural drawing of a first-floor room elevation with labeled wall panels, doorways, a fireplace, and dimensions.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the Great Middle Room (Sir Robert Walpole's Levee Room, Northwest…

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Engraving of women and children gathered in a crowded low lodging house interior, with a window and hanging cloth.

Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol. 6

Hubert von Herkomer, August 10, 1872

Pencil study of Castor and Pollux embracing Helen amid helmeted warriors and classical columns, by Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Pencil study of a standing male nude seen from behind, with a cap and curled hair, one arm raised and one extended.

Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Etching of Saint Jerome receiving last communion among kneeling mourners, with angels above and a skull in the foreground.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

François Perrier, 1584-1650

Pen and ink plan of a cross-shaped room with marked picture panels, an angled fireplace, and handwritten painting notes.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of Sir Robert Walpole's Dressing Room (Middle Room, West Front, First…

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Ink drawing of an architectural interior elevation with a central fireplace, doorways, paneling and handwritten dimension not

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the End Room Below (Northwest Corner Room, First Floor)

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Watercolor drawing of a draped funerary catafalque with blue canopy, candelabra, crown and regalia, dated 1796.

Catafalque of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Side Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Watercolor elevation of a blue and yellow draped funeral catafalque with candelabra, reliefs and seated allegorical figures.

Catafalque for the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Front Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Satirical lithograph of three caricature statues on pedestals holding a rifle, cannonballs, and a cannon.

Statues of the Future, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 29, 1868

Honoré Daumier, April 29, 1868

Engraving of a seated ruler at a banquet table with a kneeling young man before him and a crowd of onlookers behind.

Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's dreams (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of a kneeling woman holding a garment before a turbaned man, with onlookers and a sunlit town behind.

Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of robed men gathered in a columned interior around a standing youth, with a small scene in a niche at right.

Joseph Interpreting His Dreams to Jacob (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of haloed Christ among kneeling winged angels in a wooded landscape with rabbits, deer, birds and a wolf.

Christ in the Wilderness Served by Angels

Master i.e., ca. 1480-90

Hunter and dog in a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen waterway and a distant town under a pale sky.

Winter Landscape with a Hunter and his Dog

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century (?)

Pen and wash drawing of a canal lined with trees, a moored rowboat, a wooden shed, and ducks on the water.

Canal with a Boat and Ducks

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a flat river landscape with windswept trees at left and church spires on the distant horizon.

View of Calcar on the Lower Rhine near Cleves

Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1640-42

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined triumphal arch with a small temple, palm trees, and horsemen on a distant hill.

Capriccio with Roman Ruins

Francesco Guardi, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of peasants in a rustic interior with a fish hanging from the beams and figures around a table.

Interior with Peasants

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Red chalk drawing with white highlights of a young man's head in three-quarter view, gazing upward, wearing a cap.

Head of a Young Man in Three-Quarter View

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers in a guardroom with a fireplace, a table of card players, and a coat of arms on the wall.

Guardroom Scene

Cornelis Troost, 1744

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing ships and small boats on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships in a Bay

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Ink and wash drawing of two Dutch sailing ships at anchor on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of two men eating and drinking in a rustic kitchen with a cupboard, bread, and a cooking pan.

Kitchen Scene

Cornelis Dusart, 1687

Grey wash drawing of a winter scene with skaters and figures on frozen ice, a tent with a flag, and a windmill in the distanc

Winter Landscape

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded village fair with a cart, riders, half-timbered houses and a distant church tower.

Village Fair

Master of the Hermitage Sketchbook, 16th century

Gray wash drawing of two horsemen on a road, with wagons, a farmhouse, trees and a windmill in the distance.

Landscape with Two Men on Horseback

Pieter de Molijn, 1654

Pen and brown ink drawing of beached sailboats, figures on a shore, and a distant sailboat under cloudy skies.

Beach Scene with Boats

Pieter Mulier the Elder, n.d.

Brown ink sketch of three veiled women and a small bent boy on a pale sheet, studies by Rembrandt.

Study Sheet with Three Women and a Boy

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1638-39

Pen drawing of fortified towers, a stone arched bridge and a gatehouse reflected in a canal.

Walls, Towers, and Gates of Amsterdam

Jacob Savery, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing warships with full sails on calm water, with smaller boats and a distant fleet.

Warships at Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink sketch of a small sailboat with billowing sails, rigging and figures on deck, on a pale sheet.

Sketch of a Sailboat

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a town square with bare trees, a tall spired tower, riders on horses and strolling pedestrians.

Abdijplein of Middelburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a calm river with sailing boats, a rowboat with figures, and distant masts under an open sky.

River Scene with Boats

Simon de Vlieger, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of a cobbled street before a Gothic church with pedestrians, signboards and brick townhouses.

View of the Old Church of Amsterdam

Hermanus Petrus Schouten, n.d.

Engraved print of three ornate footed vessels with lobed bodies, scrolling foliage, and rosettes on a pale background.

Three Elegant Vessels on a White Background

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1525

Etching of a painter at an easel in a window-lit studio, with two assistants working by the fireplace.

The Painter in His Studio

Adriaen van Ostade, ca. 1667

Ink and wash drawing of a classical hall chimney piece with a pediment, relief panel of figures, and female term supports.

Hall Chimney-Piece, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraved view of the Palazzo di Caprarola with curved ramps, a central portico, and small figures in the foreground.

View of the Palazzo di Caprarola

Giuseppe Vasi, 1746-48

Engraving of Venus and Mercury embracing on a couch, with winged cupids, a dove and an eagle around them.

Venus and Mercury

Jan Müller, ca. 1600

Architectural drawing of a coffered hall ceiling with a central coat of arms and an upper frieze of garlands and putti.

Hall Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraving of Psyche seated on a litter carried through a landscape, with a crowned king, mourners and trumpeting putti.

Plate 5: Psyche carried on a litter, from "The Fable of Cupid and Psyche"

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a seated woman in a hat gazing into a hand mirror, with vessels and the word VANITAS on a shelf.

Vanity

Enea Vico, 1545-50