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Etching of soldiers attacking a fortress at night, with a horse, barrels, and fire in the foreground.

Plate 13: Attack on the Roman Fortress at Night, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (Romanorvm et Bat…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Etching of soldiers assaulting a fortress gate with a wooden siege tower while archers fire and defenders hurl stones from th

Plate 14: New Attack on the Old Fortress, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (Romanorvm et Batavorvm…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraving of a riderless horse, a swimming man, rowing boats and soldiers fighting on a stone bridge over a river.

Plate 31: Civilis Forced to Dismount and Swim Across the River, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Etched battle scene of a mounted warrior on a rearing horse amid soldiers, spears, and fallen figures in a hilly landscape.

Plate 30: Cerialis Driving the Dutch into the Rhine, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Etching of soldiers on horseback and foot watching workers tear down a stone bridge, with spears and hills behind.

Plate 35: The Batavians Become Afraid and Begin Peace Talks, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraved procession of a pope and crowned emperor on horseback under banners, with soldiers, horses and cannons in the backgr

Plate 3: Charles V Crowned Emperor entering Rome with the Pope, from the Triumphs of Charles V

Cornelis Boel, 1614

Engraving of armored horsemen and soldiers before a walled city in flames, with spears and shields in the foreground.

Plate 2: The city of Rome taken by Constable of Bourbon, from "The Triumphs of Charles V"

Cornelis Boel, 1614

Engraving of armored soldiers and cannons on a hill, with warships and a walled city by the sea in the background.

Plate 4: The victory of Goleta, near Tunis, from "Triumphs of Charles V"

III Jacques de Gheyn, 1614

Engraved triumphal procession with marching men, horses, torches, and a winged figure above a chariot.

Plate 7: Triumphal Procession after Victory over Turks, from the Triumphs of Charles V

Cornelis Boel, 1614

Engraving of mounted armored men and horses in procession before a walled city, with banners and an eagle on a staff.

Plate 4: The peace with the king of France in order to fight the Turks, from the Triumphs of Charles V

III Jacques de Gheyn, 1614

Engraved interior with a young man, a tailor measuring him, an older woman, a maid, a cat, and scattered papers and money.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 1

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of a fashionable interior with a harpsichordist, a crowd of gentlemen and ladies, and a long unrolling score.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 2

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of an 18th-century London street with a sedan chair, a woman in white, a beggar, and a figure pouring from a window

A Rake's Progress, Plate 4

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of revelers drinking and gambling in a crowded interior, with a seated woman in the foreground amid scattered cloth

A Rake's Progress, Plate 3

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of a workhouse interior with a gentleman and two fashionable women at left and working women and children at right.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4

William Hogarth, before April 1732

Engraving of a cluttered bedchamber with a canopied bed, fireplace, seated woman, two wigged men and a kneeling woman at a tr

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 5

William Hogarth, before April 1732

Etching of a crowded tavern-like room with women at a card table, a small child on the floor, and a bottle in the foreground.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6

William Hogarth, before April 1732

Etching of mounted hunters in turbans spearing a lion that attacks a rearing horse, with a palm tree and hills behind.

Lion Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes IV'

Antonio Tempesta, late 16th century

Ink and wash architectural elevation with pilasters, an arched niche, and a broken pediment above a stepped base.

Elevation of Wall Decoration in the Villa Medici

Antonio Visentini, 1688-1782

Ink and wash drawing of a domed rotunda facade with a Corinthian portico, pediment, and stepped drum beneath the dome.

Façade of a Rotunda

Antonio Visentini, 1688-1782

Engraving of an armored leader raising a sword before troops, with a winged angel, a walled city battle, and an Italian verse

Plate 11: Illustration to Canto XI, from Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata III"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1630

Etching of a battle scene with soldiers around a fallen warrior, a burning siege tower and city walls, under an ornate verse

Plate 12: Illustration to Canto XII, from Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata III"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1630

Engraved print of a battle scene with armored warriors, horsemen, tents and ships, above an Italian verse cartouche.

Plate 17: Illustration to Canto XVII, from Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata III"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1630

Engraving of an armored knight in an enchanted forest with women, a city battle and verse text in a decorative frame.

Plate 18: Illustration to Canto XVIII, from Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata III"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1630

Architectural elevation drawing of a classical entrance with a central arch, fluted columns, niches, and a pediment, with a p

Plan and Elevation of an Entrance

Giovanni Battista Galliani, 1793

Engraving of the Tomb of Mausolus with colonnades, steps, horsemen and workers, smoke rising in the distance.

Plate 5: The Tomb of Mausolus, from "The Seven Wonders of the World"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Engraving of the pyramids in Egypt with workers, oxen, camels and carts moving stone blocks in the foreground.

The Pyramids in Egypt, plate 7 from "The Seven Wonders of The World"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of Mercury with a caduceus pointing at seated Aglauros as a standing woman gestures beside a pillar in a classical in

Mercury Turning Aglauros to Stone (Aglauros a Mercurio in lapidem transformatur), plate 20 from "The Metamorphoses of…

Antonio Tempesta, Published after 1606

Engraved title page with Latin text in a central cartouche, surrounded by architectural ornament, skulls, and putti, dated 15

Cœnotaphiorum (title page)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tiered classical funerary monument with columns, a pediment with coat of arms, and figures in a central niche.

Cœnotaphiorum (2)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of a tomb monument with Corinthian columns, pediments, shields and Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (3)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with a reclining effigy, cherub, dogs and caryatid supports, with Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (4)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of a classical tomb with columns and relief panels, flanked by three seated greyhounds and a Latin inscriptio

Cœnotaphiorum (5)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate tomb with a reclining armored effigy, winged figures, lions and candles, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (6)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with a reclining armored effigy, standing armored supports and shields, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (7)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of an ornate tomb with a reclining effigy, three seated sphinxes, and a winged figure in a niche.

Cœnotaphiorum (8)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy, cherubs, and fluted columns, with Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (9)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy under Corinthian columns, with figures in a doorway at right.

Cœnotaphiorum (10)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate sarcophagus with sea battle reliefs, a sculpted figure, and a coat of arms in an architectural interio

Cœnotaphiorum (11)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with an armored effigy praying on a columned sarcophagus, a standing knight with banner, and Latin ins

Cœnotaphiorum (12)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument in a classical interior, with cherubs holding spears and shields and a Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (13)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate cenotaph with lion-head brackets, shield cartouches, and scrolled decoration, with Latin text below.

Cœnotaphiorum (14)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a recumbent armored effigy on an ornate tomb with putti, wild men and heraldic shields, with Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (15)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate tomb with a reclining armoured effigy, cherubs, heraldic shields, a dog and a lion in an interior.

Cœnotaphiorum (16)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy, putti, coat of arms, and female figures in niches, with Latin text below

Cœnotaphiorum (17)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of an ornate funerary tomb with a reclining figure on top, caryatid columns, and Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (18)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an elaborate classical tomb with columns, a reclining effigy, and winged sphinx figures, with Latin text below.

Cœnotaphiorum (19)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a recumbent effigy on an ornate tomb with cherubs, a skull in a niche, and Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (20)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Etched design of a tiered classical funerary monument with columns, sculpted figures, a skull, and a Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (21)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of two ornate tomb monuments with columns, winged putti, skulls, and Latin inscriptions below.

Cœnotaphiorum (22)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of two ornate funerary monuments with sarcophagi, putti, heraldic shields and skulls, numbered 23.

Cœnotaphiorum (23)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved print of an ornate classical tomb monument with columns, pediment, statues, mourners, and a Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (24)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate with two architectural cenotaph designs, cherubs on top, a coat of arms below, and Latin verses underneath.

Cœnotaphiorum (25)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of two ornamental tomb designs, one with a crucifixion scene and one with a relief of a horseman, with Latin i

Cœnotaphiorum (26)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of a tall classical funerary monument with columns, niches, putti, and figures, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (27)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Etching of Medea with a cauldron and branch above a reclining old man, with torches and smoke in the background.

Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decerptio iuventam restituit Medea), plate 64 from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"…

Antonio Tempesta, Published after 1606

Engraving of Theseus with sword and shield fighting the Minotaur in an arena, numbered plate 74 with Latin caption.

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minotaurum Theseus vincit), plate 74 from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid" (Metamorphosean Sive…

Antonio Tempesta, Published after 1606

Etching of a woman on horseback under a canopy entering a city, with soldiers, trumpeters and men in ruffs before a stone gat

Triumphal Entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan, from The Life of Margaret of Austria, plate 10

Antonio Tempesta, 1612

Engraved print of an elaborate funeral catafalque with a domed top, cross, candles, columns and draped arch.

Catafulque for Fernando I, Duke of Tuscany, from Descritione dell'Esequie fatte in Roma dalla Natione Fiorentina al S…

Giacomo Mascardi, 1609

Engraving of an armored rider on a rearing horse atop an ornate pedestal, with coats of arms and Latin inscriptions above and

Equestrian Statue of Henry II, King of France, in the Palazzo Rucellai by Daniele de Volterra

Antonio Tempesta, Published early 17th century

Engraving of a classical triumphal arch with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and a view of a rocky hill through the central o

Arch by Master GA with the Caltrop, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, 16th century

Engraving of an ornate column base with winged women holding a shield marked SPQR, and cherubs carrying garlands below.

The Base of the Column of Theodosius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, 16th century

Engraving of the upper Trajan's Column with spiral relief scenes of soldiers and horses and an arabesque-decorated turret.

The upper portion of Trajan's Column, showing arabesque work on the crowning turret, from "Speculum Romanae Magnifice…

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, 16th century

Engraving of three ruined Corinthian columns with plants growing on the broken entablature, a hilltop city behind them.

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Agostino Veneziano, 16th century

Engraving of an Egyptian canopic vase with a human face, quill-holding hand, and rows of hieroglyphs on its body.

Face of an Egyptian canopic vase, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, late 16th to early 17th century

Engraving of the seated bearded figure of Moses after Michelangelo's sculpture, in a stone niche with a tablet.

Moses, after the sculpture by Michelangelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Jacob Matham, 16th century

Engraved view of the Temple of Fortune in Rome, showing Ionic columns, a pediment and brick side walls.

The Temple of Fortune in Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 16th century

Engraved print of a classical aedicule with columns and pediment holding a statue of a youthful Jove with a spear.

Temple-Altar of Jove, as a Youth, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, 16th century

Engraving of an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on a tall inscribed pedestal, rider in cloak on rearing horse.

Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Bos, 16th century

Engraving of a nude satyr carrying the child Bacchus on his shoulders in an arched niche with grapes and a goat.

Bacchus on the Shoulders of a Satyr, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Cort, 16th century

Engraving of the nude, muscular Farnese Hercules standing in a niche beside a club draped with a lion skin.

The Farnese Hercules, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giorgio Ghisi, 16th century

Engraving of a muscular nude statue of Hercules holding a club, standing on a garlanded pedestal within an architectural nich

Hercules with the apples of the Hesperides, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, 1581

Engraving of the Farnese Bull group: nude men roping a bull while a seated figure and dog sit in the foreground.

Amphion and Zethus Tying Dirce to a Wild Bull [The Farnese Bull], from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, 1581

Engraving of a classical fountain with a bearded male figure pouring water into a basin, beside a tree under cloudy sky.

A Fountain and Basin, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Pieter Perret, 1581

Engraving of the classical Apollo Belvedere statue, a nude youth with a draped cloak and quiver, beside a serpent-wrapped tre

Apollo Belvedere, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1552

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1582

Engraving of the mutilated Pasquino statue against a building, with Latin inscriptions and two figures on a street at right.

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of the Pasquino statue on a pedestal in a Roman street, with inscribed tablets, statue fragments and two walking me

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, after 1582

Engraving of a Doric column and entablature in ruin, with plants and a small tree growing from the stonework.

Doric order, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volutes, with a caption below reading Corinthio Misurato, dated 15

Corinthian capital, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1535

Engraved architectural study of Corinthian entablature moldings with brackets, frieze and handwritten measurement notes, by M

Entablature from the Forum of Trajan, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital and entablature in perspective with measurements and acanthus ornament, by Master PS, 1537.

Entablature from the Temple of Vespasian, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital with winged horses and a seated winged figure, above an ornate decorated base.

Pegasus capital from the Temple of Mars Ultor and decorated base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraved portrait of Archbishop Thomas Herring seated in clerical robes and wig, holding a book, with inscription and coat of

The Most Reverend Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury

Bernard Baron, 1750

Etching of a seated man in a tricorn hat and wig reading a letter by candlelight beside a candlestick.

The Politician

John Keyse Sherwin, October 31, 1775

Engraving of a man lacing a woman's corset in a domestic room, with a seated couple, a child and a fireplace nearby.

The Stay-Maker

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782

Etching of men in wigs gathered at a round table in a room with an owl on a perch and a suit of armour by the door.

Debates on Palmistry

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark naval-style coat holding a sword hilt, with a printed caption below.

A Sea Officer

Charles Townley, ca. 1800

Engraving of an ornate Corinthian capital with two putti and a column base decorated with braids and grotesque masks.

Decorated capital and base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraved classical column with ornate Corinthian capital, ram heads, acanthus leaves and a decorated base.

Decorated capital and base in the Temple of Jupiter, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraving of a standing draped woman with a book beside a tall lily in a vase, in the style of Martin Schongauer.

The Annunciation: The Virgin

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-80

Engraving of Bacchus reclining with putti, a nude Priapus drawing back a curtain, and a basin and ewer in the foreground.

Bacchus Surrounded by Putti with Priapus holding back the curtain, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master of the Die, 16th century

Engraved naval battle with galleys, armored warriors, spears and nude rowers on rough sea waves.

Naval Battle, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master of the Die, 16th century

Engraving of a nude male statue of Perseus standing in an arched niche, holding a sword and a severed head.

Perseus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giacomo Lauri, late 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers with shields and helmets beside a rearing horse and a fallen warrior in the foreground.

Trajan Fighting the Dacians, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century