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14,955 works

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake scene with three robed figures near the water and a weeping willow on the shore.

Arcadian Landscape with Three Figures at a Lake

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1792

Study for the Portrait of General Desaix

Andrea Appiani, ca. 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a Copenhagen harbor promenade with cannons, strollers, benches and ships on the water.

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1809

Engraved kitchen interior with cooks, hanging game birds, copper pots, a hearth fire, and a spiral staircase.

Kitchen Interior

David Vinckboons, 1600-1624

Etched frontispiece with three robed men before a harbor, under a cartouche titled Dialogo di Galileo Galilei.

Frontispiece for Dialogo di Galileo Galilei

Stefano Della Bella, 1632

Hand-coloured print of an artist on a black horse holding an umbrella against rain, with easel and palette, passing a woman a

An Artist Travelling in Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, February 10, 1799

Engraved kitchen scene with a maid preparing fish, a lobster and a pot, and Christ at Emmaus shown in the background.

Kitchen Scene with Kitchen Maid Preparing Fish, Christ at Emmaus in the Background, from Kitchen and Market Scenes wi…

Jacob Matham, ca. 1603

Etching of workers loading cargo onto an ornate galley at a harbor, with onlookers, a stone statue and distant boats.

Loading a galley, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55

Etching of a sleeping shepherd and horses before Roman ruins, within a circular vignette, by Stefano della Bella.

A shepherd sleeping on the ground at right, three horses at left, other horses and various figures to right, the Bath…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular Roman landscape with a reclining buffalo, shepherds, horsemen, grazing animals and a ruined arch.

Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right in the middle ground, various animals an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two horsemen in wind-blown cloaks riding past windswept trees in a circular landscape with hills.

A gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, with the wind blowing from the left side, plate 3 from "R…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a woman on a horse with a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd in a rural landscape.

A woman carrying a child on a horse at left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd in front o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of the Colosseum in a circle with herds of cattle and sheep driven across the foreground by a shepherd.

The Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, plate 8 from "Roman landscapes an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of soldiers and workers at a harbor fortress, with a horseback rider, cannons, a rowboat, and sailing ships on the wa

Plate 1: soldiers waiting to board a ship, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of workers loading cargo from a dock into a rowboat, with sailing ships and a galley on the water.

Plate 7: merchandise loaded onto a boat, two galleys in the background to right, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Drawing of a bearded cavalier in a plumed hat seated backward on a chair, with a draped cloak and red stockings.

Seated Cavalier

Jean Baptiste Madou, mid-19th century

Etching of a young woman in white between elderly figures and a crowd, with a Spanish caption below.

Plate 2 from "Los Caprichos": They say yes and give their hand to the first comer (El si pronuncian y la mano alargen…

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of two masked figures in carnival costume, a woman and a man, with onlookers behind them.

Plate 6 from "Los Caprichos": Nobody knows himself (Nadie se conoce)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a theatrical street stage with draped curtain, performers, cages, and a seated audience in front of a palazzo.

Frontispiece for the comedy "The Buffoons" (Li Buffoni)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etched title page with cartouche, heraldic tower shield, putti, seated satyrs and two draped women flanking the lettering.

Frontispiece for Epigrammi de Guelfi

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1636

Etched title page with Italian text, a coat of arms, draped curtains and two reclining allegorical female figures.

Frontispiece for the Instruzione a' Cancellieri

Stefano Della Bella, 1635

Etching of an old woman on a swing, with a cat perched on a branch above her and foliage behind.

Old woman on a swing

Francisco Goya, n.d.

Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos": Self-portrait

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a kneeling man embracing a woman beside a broken pitcher, with laundry hanging behind them and a basin on the floo

Plate 25 from "Los Caprichos": If he broke the pot (Si quebró el Cantaro)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Sepia etching of a woman in a striped conical hat riding a donkey amid a crowd of grotesque onlookers.

Plate 24 from "Los Caprichos": Nothing could be done about It (Nohubo remedio)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a man in a cloak and two women, one bowed with head down, beside a dark wall; Goya's Caprichos plate 22.

Plate 22 from "Los Caprichos": Poor little girls! (Pobrecitas!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a woman in a black mantilla and a leaning man gazing at her, with a small dog at their feet.

Plate 27 from "Los Caprichos": Which of them is the more overcome? (Quien mas rendido?)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Sepia etching of a seated woman in a tall pointed cap before a crowd of dozing faces, with a man reading at a pulpit.

Plate 23 from "Los Caprichos": These specks of dust (Aquellos polbos)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of two seated men in dark coats plucking a bird, with a shaded background and a stone ledge below.

Plate 21 from "Los Caprichos": How they pluck her! (¡Qual la descañonan!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Pen and wash drawing of a footed tazza supported by two standing nudes, with a seated figure reading on the base.

Design for a Cup Supported by Standing Nudes with Standard of Seated Figure with Book and Bird

Jacopo da Empoli, 16th century