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33,877 works

Lithograph of a woman with a flower basket on her head and a bouquet in hand, with a second figure behind her and a city skyl

"On porte beaucoup de fleurs, ce printemps, surtout sur les chapeaux", from Les Anglais Chez Eux, Masques et Visages,…

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a flat cap and fur collar, captioned Leonardo da Vinci in cursive script.

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, from "Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of t…

Leonardo da Vinci, 1786

Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1786

Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1786

Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci from Drawings by Wincelslaus (sic) Hollar out of the/ Portland Museum, published as…

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1786

Etched title page with a symmetrical acanthus frieze, two bears at the corners, and a central dedicatory inscription.

Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)

Polifilo Giancarli, ca. 1625

Title page of Max Klinger's etching series Eva und die Zukunft, with red and black printed text on cream paper.

Title Page from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of a seated nude woman with long hair in a woodland clearing by a pond, with a reclining figure beside trees.

Eva from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of an upright cat-like creature standing on a rocky path between steep cliffs, with distant hills beyond.

Erste Zukunft from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of a seated nude man with a spear, perched on a large fish under a cloudy sky.

Zweite Zukunft from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of a nude man hugging his knees on a rocky slope, with cliffs, trees and distant snowy mountains behind him.

Adam from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of a gaunt figure raising a wooden cross over a crowd of faces, with smoke and a wall behind.

Dritte Zukunft from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Etching of a young man seated on a stone, sketching in a pad, beside a pedestal inscription and ruins.

Plate 1: a young man sitting on a stone, facing left in profile, holding a drawing pad in his lap and a pen in his le…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of a man with a moustache and fur cap, turned slightly left, in an oval border.

Plate 2: Head of a man with a moustache and fur cap facing left, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 3: Head of a woman with braided hair, turned in profile to the right, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverse…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of an elderly woman in a bonnet looking left, with fine hatched lines modeling her wrinkled face and neck.

Plate 4: Head of an old woman with a bonnet, looking left, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 5: Head of a woman, turned in profile to the right, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 6: Head of an old bearded soldier wearing a helmet, facing right, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses tê…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 7: bust of a bearded soldier wearing armor, facing left in profile, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 8: Head of an old bald man with a long beard, facing left in profile, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverse…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 9: Bust of Minerva, wearing a helmet with feathers, looking towards the left, from "Various heads and figures"…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 10: Head of a Man without a Beard, Turned in Profile to the Right, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses t…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etched bust of a bearded man in a feathered cap and tied collar, turned to the right, from a 1650 print series.

Plate 11: bust of a man wearing a cap and looking towards the right, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 12: Bust of an old Turkish man in a turban, looking towards the left, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverse…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of a child's bust turned left, left hand raised near chin, with tousled hair and loose hatched lines.

Plate 13: Bust of a child with his left hand near to his chin, turned towards the left, from "Various heads and figur…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 14: A child writing with a quill, facing left in profile, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et f…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Plate 16: Four studies of horse heads, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of nine horse head studies at different angles, with flowing manes and bridles, arranged across a cream page.

Plate 17: Nine studies of horse heads, from "Various heads and figures" (Diverses têtes et figures)

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etched title cartouche with French inscription, curling scrollwork and two face masks at the base, from a decorative series.

Plate 1: A cartouche with series title, from "Caprice faict par de la Bella"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of a beached ship and rowboat on a shore, with a ruined tower and crumbling walls behind them on the left.

Plate 2: A ship at right and a rowboat at left, washed up on shore, a tower in ruins behind to left, from "Caprice fa…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of two seated pilgrims by a tree, a figure lying down, and a ruined tower with a distant skyline at right.

Plate 6: Two seated pilgrims and one laying down to left, a tower in ruins to right in the background, from "Caprice…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of a peasant woman carrying a child beside a boy with a cane, with a castle in the background.

Plate 7: A peasant woman carrying a child to right, speaking to another child standing facing right in center, a cast…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of two horsemen with women riding behind them, crossing a river past a large tree at right.

Plate 8: Two horsemen in hats at right, each with a woman seated behind them, riding towards the left in profile acro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Brown wash drawing of a woman in flowing robes walking through a dark forest, with a seated figure beside a tree at left.

Daphnis Running toward Chloe

François Gérard, ca. 1798

Engraving of a mounted rider raising a cup beneath a stone archway, with a woman, children, and attendants nearby.

Edward the Martyr

Andrea Casali, 1773

Engraving of a muscular armored figure with a shield beneath a trophy of helmet, crossed arrows, ribbons, and a winged putto.

Trophy

Master FG, mid-16th century

Etching of a peasant woman with a child on her back and a staff, a reclining boy behind her, and a church in the distance.

Plate 10: A peasant woman turned towards the right with a child on her back, a boy lying on the ground behind her in…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of an old man seated on the ground seen from behind, with a peasant woman standing in a distant landscape at right.

Plate 11: An old man sitting on the ground to left, seen from behind, a peasant woman seen from behind to right in ba…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of two standing peasants, a seated beggar, and a woman with a child before a distant village with a church spire.

Plate 13: Two peasants standing to left, a cripple kneeling on the ground in center, a woman carrying a child seen fr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of two children seated, one drawing with a quill while the other holds an album, with French title lettering below.

Plate 1: Two children sitting on the ground, the child on the right drawing while the child on the left holding the a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a curly-haired young man's head above four studies of eyes, from a drawing instruction book.

Plate 2: At top, the head of a young man, frontal view, at bottom, four eyes, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (L…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Pen study sheet of six eyes, three ears, two facial profiles and a mouth in fine black line on cream paper.

Plate 3: Six eyes, three ears, two profiles, and a mouth, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of two facial profiles and three mouths with lips, arranged as a drawing study on cream paper.

Plate 4: Two profiles and three mouths, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Print of six pen-and-ink studies of hands in different poses, one holding a pencil and one resting on a table.

Plate 6: Six hands, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Five pen-and-ink studies of bare feet at different angles, showing toes, ankles and heels on a cream sheet.

Plate 7: Five feet, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 8: Four small heads, a soldier at upper left, a Turk with a turban and beard at upper right, a bearded man in p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 10: Six heads, three bearded men, one soldier, and two children, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre po…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 11: A Polish bust in profile, turned to the right, another Polish head seen from behind in the background, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 13: Head of a young boy, in profile, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 14: Head of a woman, in profile, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of four male figures in historical dress with names and French captions, from Game of the Kings of France.

Raoul ... / Louis le Jeune..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Louis 6.-e dit le gros / Sage, vaillant..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a crowned king on a rearing horse holding a baton, with a battle scene behind him and French text below.

Meroüée / Prudent et vaillant..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card with three costumed figures labeled Louis le Debonnaire, Charles le Simple and Philippe V, with French captions.

Louis le debonnaire... Charles le Simple, from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Engraving of an armored king with a plumed helmet and sword, with French text below naming Charles 4 dit le bel.

Charles 4.e- dit le bel / Prince sage..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Charles Martel on a rearing horse with battle scene behind, with French text below, from a 1644 card set.

Charles Martel / Vaillant et sage..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an armored rider with a plumed helmet on a galloping horse, with French text below naming Charles Sept.

Charles Sept.-e / Prince facile..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched playing card showing Charles IX as a standing figure in feathered hat and cape, with French text below.

Charles neuf.-e / Bon Prince..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Engraving of a crowned king standing in a chariot drawn by four horses, with French text beneath, from a 1644 card game.

Clovis le grand / Vaillant, sage..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card of a plumed armored rider on a prancing horse, with French caption text below, from Game of the Kings of France.

Pepin le bref / Chef de la seconde race..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a plumed rider on a rearing horse above a French text panel, from a card for Louis XII.

Louis douz.-e / Pieux, chaste..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a standing bearded king in armor and cloak, one hand on a sword, with French caption text below.

Clotaire 2.-e / Juste, moderé..., from "Game of the Kings of France" (Jeu des Rois de France)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of winged Boreas carrying Orithyia through swirling clouds, with French caption text and a heart symbol below.

Boreas and Orithyia, from "Game of Mythology" (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Deucalion throwing stones over his shoulder while Pyrrha kneels nearby, with a temple and small figures in the dis

Deucalion and Pyrrha, from "Game of Mythology" (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

A man at left in profile giving a handful of hay to a horse at center, a horseman to the right in background

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

A Polish valet, seen from behind, holding the bridle of a horse to right, a Polish horseman in profile to left in the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of a turbaned valet riding one horse and leading another through shallow water beside a distant hill.

A valet taking two horses to bathe, sitting atop one horse in a river, the other beside him to right

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of a large twisted tree at right and a rider on horseback seen from behind at lower left.

A large tree at right, a man on horseback at left, seen from behind riding towards the left, plate 18 from "Various f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a horseman watering his horse at a fountain beside ruins, with a second rider in the distance.

A rider making his horse drink from a basin of a fountain at left, another horseman seen from behind riding towards t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Plate 38: Head of a man with a moustache and cap, facing right in profile, from "Various Portraits" (Recueil de diver…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Study of a young man pressing his hands together, standing in profile facing left

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a peasant in a hat walking right with a bundle and basket, a horse descending a hill behind him among trees.

Plate 11: A peasant wearing a hat at center, walking towards the right, a horse descending a mountain to right in the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cloak, turned three-quarters right, within an oval border.

A Turkish man with a beard and turban with one long feather in front, turned three-quarters to the right, from "Sever…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of a moustached man in a plumed turban and ornate cloak, turned three-quarters within an oval border.

A Turkish man with a moustache, wearing a turban decorated with five egret feathers, turned three-quarters to the rig…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etching of three nude children stacked together, the top child holding a tray with three wine glasses.

Three children carrying a tray

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638

Etching of ruined Roman monuments and an overgrown road along the Appian Way, with cypress trees and small figures.

Plate 19: Part of the ancient Appian Way about three miles outside Porta S. Sebastiano, from "Alcune Vedute di Archi…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etched portrait of a balding man in an antique bust style, with a carved inscription naming Piranesi on the pedestal below.

Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi,…

Felice Polanzani, 1750

Etching of the Holy Family with a winged angel offering fruit in a bowl to the Christ Child, an older man watching.

Holy Family with an Angel Who Offers Fruit to the Christ Child: Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barbieri da Cento dett…

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764

Etching of a ruined townscape with a fountain, fallen column, statue, pine trees and an aqueduct in the distance.

Plate 13: a townscape with a fountain, fallen column and statue at right and a Gothic church beside an aqueduct in th…

Davide Antonio Fossati, 1743

Engraving of the Marriage of the Virgin: a priest joins a couple before a columned temple, with a dove above and a crowd arou

The Marriage of the Virgin

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, ca. 1525

Etching of animals including cattle, sheep and a dog gathering near trees, with a distant village and boat at left.

Entry of the animals into Noah's ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1650-55

Engraving of Moses at a rock spring with Israelites gathering water and manna, with wooden houses in the background.

Moses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking the Rock

Giulio Bonasone

Engraved battle scene of Roman soldiers and horses fighting, with horn-players and fallen warriors in the foreground.

Roman soldiers fighting against Dacians, battle scene in shallow depth with horses and horn-players (after a bas-reli…

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1553

Etching of a cannon on a carriage with soldiers, barrels, a ruined tower, and a distant town with smoke.

Plate 2: A cannon to the left, a town in the background, from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Bust of a laughing satyr, facing left in profile, plate 29 from "Various Portraits" (Recueil de diverses pièces serva…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of a woman holding a child seated on a donkey, with a satyr at left, signed SB fec.

A woman at right holding her child who is sitting atop a donkey, a satyr at left looking towards the right, plate 6 f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a female satyr nursing a child beside a satyr child with a garland, set among dense leafy foliage.

A female satyr breastfeeding an child to the right, turned towards the left, a satyr child on the ground to the left,…

Stefano Della Bella, 1639

Red chalk drawing of ancient stone ruins with an arched doorway, large boulders, and overgrown bushes on a hillside.

Ruins of the Palatine Hill

Joseph-Benoît Suvée, ca. 1772-76

Brown wash drawing of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross, with a crowd, a mounted rider, and a temple.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Otto van Veen, ca. 1595

Pen sketch of a man seen from behind holding a trophy of arms, with reclining figures and weapons below.

A Man, seen from behind, holding a trophy of arms, from Nouveau Livre de diverse Figures (New Book of Various Figures)

François Boucher, 1751

Etched frontispiece with a seated Chinese man, two women, a titled banner, city wall and ships in the background.

Frontispiece, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures.…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in a long robe carrying smoking incense burners on a pole, with a pagoda and garden behind her.

Chinoiserie with a female figure holding burning perfumes, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr.…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in Chinese-style robes playing a mouth organ in a landscape with a bridge and trees.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing the mouth organ, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azainc…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etched print of a woman in Chinese-style robes holding cymbals, standing in a landscape with a distant tower and trees.

Chinoiserie with a woman holding cymbals, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Se…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in Chinese-style robes playing an instrument beside a pavilion and plants in a garden landscape.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing a musical instrument, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'A…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etched print of a woman in flowing robes playing a gong in a landscape with palm trees and a building.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing a gong, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Ser…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76