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Pencil portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with curled hair, resting his arm on a ledge.

Count Philibert-Oscar de Ranchicourt

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1836

Engraving of figures struggling beneath trees, with two cherubs holding a palm branch in the sky above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

Martino Rota, ca. 1560

Graphite sketch of a standing woman with raised arm above a reclining man resting on the ground.

Study of a standing woman with a sitting man; study of a resting artist

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Pencil sketch of a tall decorative panel with a niche holding draped figures, cherubs, a shield and garland ornament.

Decorative study of a play

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Black chalk sketch on grey paper of a standing man in period coat seen from behind, with a seated man sketched at lower left.

Study of a standing man knocking; sketch of a sitting man

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with Mary and John beside Christ on the cross, a skull below, within an arched frame.

The Crucifixion used in Missale Traiectense (Utrecht Missal), Leiden, 1514

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1512

Etching of three magicians at a parapet burning a snake, with a torch, bagpipe and rustic hut in the background.

Three magicians burning a snake, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a magician pointing to a burning head on a pedestal, with two youths and onlookers beside a tree.

Magician pointing out a burning head to two youths, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of villagers dancing beneath large trees in a clearing, with seated musicians at right and hills in the distance.

The Country Dance (Small Plate)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1637

Etching of a central standing woman surrounded by loose sketches of trees, shrubs, and hatched shading on a mottled ground.

Seated Woman and Other Sketches

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-33

Etching of three men on a path beneath a palm tree, with rocky cliffs and a mountain valley behind them.

Landscape with Brigands

Claude Lorrain, 1633

Etching of a pastoral scene with cattle at a ford, two standing figures, a seated figure, trees and an arched bridge.

The Ford

Claude Lorrain, 1634

Small etching of three men in the foreground with figures in conflict behind them, set in a loosely hatched landscape with ru

Study with Brigands (Lower Section)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1633

Etching of a herdsman and shepherdess with cattle beneath a large tree, with hills and a distant town in the background.

The Herdsman and the Shepherdess

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Grey wash print of a woman in a plumed hat seated while a man kneels and gazes up at her beside a drape.

Courtship in High Life

Thomas Rowlandson, December 15, 1785

Etching of a herdsman with a staff beside cattle drinking at a pool beneath a large tree, with hills behind.

The Herd at the Watering Place

Claude Lorrain, 1635

Etching of a seated soldier gesturing beside a stone monument, with a turbaned figure and a woman watching a smoking skull at

A magician, a soldier and three figures watching a burning skull from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a kneeling woman before bearded magicians and turbaned figures beside a stone well with onlookers.

Woman kneeling in front of magicians and other figures, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of six figures watching a coiled snake on grass, with a bearded man at center and a rocky figure at left.

Six people watching a snake, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of two bearded men and a small boy beside bare trees, with a perched bird and objects on the ground.

Two astrologers and a boy, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of two bearded magicians and two boys beside a sheep, with a staff and ruined wall in the background.

Two magicians and two boys, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Lithograph of a classical palace garden front with colonnaded terrace, flowering shrubs, strolling figures and trees.

Palais de S.A.I.Mgr. Le Duc de Leuchtenberg, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de S…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of the Znamensky Palace near Peterhof with strollers in period dress on a garden path before its facade.

Le Palais de Znamensky près de Peterhof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. P…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Etching of a shepherd and shepherdess with cattle, sheep and goats beside a river, bridge and town under trees.

Shepherd and Shepherdess Conversing in a Landscape

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1651

Etching of a harbour with a large stone tower, moored ships, workers carrying cargo, and a hilltop town in the distance.

Harbour with a Large Tower

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1641

Etching of a busy harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, a colonnaded building, and figures on the quay under a hazy sky.

Embarkation of St. Ursula

Claude Lorrain, 1665

Pen and wash drawing of a man gazing at framed portraits of a uniformed man and a woman while onlookers watch.

Illustration for Jérôme Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale (Jérôme Patruot in Search of a Social Position)…

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, ca. 1846

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man and woman embracing, her bonnet with a blue flower, faint sketch above.

Illustration in Jérôme Paturot, by Louis Reybaud, Paris, 1846

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, ca. 1846

Pencil sketch of a woman raising a glowing champagne glass, seated beside a pedestal within a decorative circular frame.

Design for an advertisement for champagne

Jean-Roch Isnard, ca. 1900

Blue-toned print of a draped male figure standing in an oval frame with outstretched arms and a distant hilly landscape.

Olympus (Surprise)

Niccolò Vicentino, ca. 1540-50