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Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a vision of the Virgin, infant Christ, and angels with a banner.

The Vision of Joan of Arc

Eduard von Steinle, ca. 1870-86

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ being nailed to a cross by figures with hammers, with a crowd and city behind.

Christ Nailed on the Cross

Paul Decker the Younger, early 18th century

Oval etched landscape on blue paper with three small figures by a stream, trees, hills and clouds.

Landscape with Three Figures

Felix Meyer, 1677

Engraving of figures working in a printmaking studio with a copper plate, a printing press, and prints hanging on a line.

The Printmaking Workshop

Pellegrino dal Colle, 1750-1800

Oval drawing of a seated nude woman by a tree with a leering satyr peeking from foliage, a dog at her feet, and a distant lan

Diana and a Leering Satyr in a Forest

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, ca. 1600

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a centaur carrying off a nude woman, raising a staff with a billowing cloak behind.

The Centaur Nessus Abducting Deianira

Nicolai Abildgaard, 1763-1809

Pencil sketch of men and women seated on a hill talking, with pine trees, horses and distant mountains behind them.

Men and Women Enjoying a View

Martinus Rørbye, 1823-48

Engraving of the Holy Family with two angels, a young boy with a lamb, and swagged drapery above.

Holy Family with Two Angels

Jacques Callot, ca. 1614

Engraving of two women bathing a bearded man in a wooden tub beside a window, dated 1541.

Buffoon and the Two Bathing Women

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of the Virgin's deathbed in a room with mourners, a bishop with candle, a fireplace, and a cat.

The Death of the Virgin

Philips Galle, 1574

Engraved village festival with brawling peasants, a church tower, thatched houses, stalls and a windmill on a distant hill.

The Kermis of Saint George

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1559; printed 1601

Engraving of peasants fighting over a card game in a village lane, with a wooden staff, scattered cards and a barrel.

Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards

Lucas Vorsterman

Engraving of a battle with a rearing horseman holding a lance, soldiers with pikes, fallen horses, and a walled city in smoke

Défaite de la Cavalerie Turque (Defeat of the Turkish Cavalry), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelé…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt: Virgin and Child with a donkey and a bearded man in a wooded landscape with a river and t

Flight into Egypt (Fuga deiparae in Aegyptum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of a mountain valley with a river, a town with a church, and a bird-catcher with a dog in the foreground.

The Crafty Bird-Catcher (Insidiosus auceps), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etched landscape of a rocky river waterfall below a hilltop town with towers, travelers, and horses on the right.

View of the Tiber (Tivoli) (Prospectus Tyburtinus), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a coronation: a man in armor crowns a woman in a long gown beneath a canopy, with courtiers and horsemen watchin

Couronnement de La Grande Duchesse (The Coronation of the Grand Duchesse), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis s…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved landscape of a river valley with mountains, boats, a town, and a farmer with a cart beside a large tree.

Rustic Solicitude (Solicitudo rustica), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of soldiers resting under a large tree, overlooking a river valley, a castle and distant mountains.

Soldiers at Rest (Milites requiescentes), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of St. Jerome in the wilderness with a hermit under a tree, cliffs, a river valley and a hilltop castle.

St. Jerome in the Wilderness (S. Hieronymus in Deserto), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a river landscape with a walled town, sailing boats, a covered wagon, and a large tree on the right.

The Belgian Wagon (Plaustrum Belgicum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a rugged alpine valley with rocky cliffs, a hilltop castle, a village by a river, and a horseback rider.

Large Alpine Landscape

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of craggy rock cliffs, a deep valley with a stone bridge and river, travelers on paths, and birds in the s

Alpine Landscape with a Deep Valley, from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of soldiers embarking amid fallen bodies, with ships and a fortress wall in the background.

Rembarquement des Troupes (Embarkation of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les B…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a mountain valley with a river, walled town, and hilltop castle, with a small penitent Magdalene in a cave at lo

The Penitent Magdalene (Magdalena poenitens), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of soldiers gathering at a table where coins are counted, with a spaniel in front and troops marching in the distance

L'Enrolement des Troupes (The Enlistment of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner above an angel and tomb, with startled soldiers below and women at right.

The Resurrection

Philips Galle, ca. 1562-63

Engraving of Christ kneeling and writing in the dust while a crowd surrounds a standing woman and elders, after Brueghel.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Pieter Perret, 1579

Engraved landscape of a forest road with carts, cattle, travelers, a pond with ducks, and a distant town with a church tower.

View of the Surroundings of Bruges (Vue des environs de Bruges)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Engraving of windmills on a grassy hill with a horse and cart, resting figures, a dog, and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Second View of the Surroundings of Bruges (IIe. Vue des environs de Bruges)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Etching of the Tower of Babel, a tall tiered tower with scaffolding and workers, beside a harbor with ships.

The Tower of Babel

Anton Joseph von Prenner

Engraving of a coronation: a standing man crowns a woman under a tasselled canopy, with courtiers and a mounted rider nearby.

Copy of Couronnement de Christine de Lorraine, la Grande Duchesse (Coronation of the Grand Duchess, Christine de Lorr…

Jacques Callot, after 1614

Engraving of soldiers with pikes and swords storming a city gate, with archers, fallen figures, ships and smoke in the backgr

Les Troupes Forcent la Porte d'une Ville (The Troops Force Their Way Through the Gate of a City), from La Vie de Ferd…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a dense forest beside a river with a distant town, and two figures on a path at lower right.

River View with Christ Tempted by the Devil

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a wooded landscape with gnarled trees, reeds and a pond with ducks at the lower left.

Wooded landscape

Raphael Sadeler II

Engraved forest landscape with a large oak, a river, a distant town, and men attacking a traveler in the lower left.

The Thieves Robbing the Man from The Good Samaritan

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Engraving of armored soldiers led by a plumed commander advancing toward a walled harbor city with ships and scaling ladders.

Prise de la Ville de Bone (Capture of the City of Bonne), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée auss…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved harbor scene with sailing boats, a windmill, a town with a church spire, and people loading carts on the shore.

Harbor Scene

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Engraving of a horse-drawn cart on a path under trees, overlooking a river valley with a distant town and flying birds.

Path over a Valley

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Engraved rocky landscape with a waterfall, arched cave, dense trees, and small figures beside a stream under sunbeams.

Rocky Landscape with the Stigmatization of St. Francis (reverse copy)

Aegidius Sadeler

Etching of a naval battle with galleys and sailing ships in rough sea, smoke rising from cannon fire.

2e Combat Naval (Second Naval Battle), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a tree-lined road with a carriage, horseman and wagon, leading to a village with a church spire under cloudy ski

View near Bruges (Vue Prés [sic] de Bruges)

Martin de Monchy

Engraving of richly dressed officials inspecting workers and mules repairing an arched aqueduct, with a walled city on the ho

Restauration de L'Aqueduc de Pise (Restoring the Aqueduct in Pisa), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Medici" (The Lif…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etching of an allegorical fireworks chariot shaped like a sea creature, with a winged Cupid, armored figures and sparks over

Le Char de l'Amour appelé aussi Le Vausseau d'Artifice (The Ship of Love also called the Ship of Fireworks)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1615

Engraved village scene of peasants dancing by a cottage, with a windmill, horse carts, trees and a pond with ducks.

Rustic Dance (Danse Rustique)

Engraving of soldiers firing muskets and climbing ladders against fortress walls, with warships on the sea behind.

Assaut de Deux Fotresses (The Attack of Two Fortresses), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etching of cats performing a concert with trombone, violin and sheet music on a music stand, in an interior setting.

Concert of Cats, after the painting in the collection of the Duc de Choiseul

Balthasar Anton Dunker, before 1771

Engraving of officials observing workers and mules repairing an aqueduct, with a walled city and dome in the background.

Restauration de L'Aqueduc de Pise (Restoring the Aqueduct in Pisa), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série app…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved print of a riverside port with moored boats, figures on the bank, horses, trees, and gabled houses beyond the water.

Sea Port (Port de Mer) after the painting in the collection of Madame la Comtesse de Verrue

Pierre-François Beaumont

Engraving of a formal wedding scene with a couple, a cleric, a young boy and a crowd of courtiers in ruffed collars.

Le Mariage de Ferdinand 1er (The Marriage of Ferdinand I de'Medici), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série a…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a plumed commander pointing a baton as soldiers assault a walled harbor city with ships and ladders.

Prise de la Ville de Bone (Capture of the City of Bone), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a nobleman pointing at workers building a harbor fortification with stone blocks and scaffolding.

Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferd…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved landscape of ruined round temple at Tivoli on a shore, with fishermen in boats and figures on rocks.

Ruins of the Temple of the Sybil in Tivoli (Ruines du Temple de la Sibille a Tivoli) after the painting in the collec…

Pierre-François Beaumont

Etching of a Flemish village by a river, with a rowing boat, gabled houses, tall trees, ducks and a distant church spire.

View of Flanders (Veue de Flandre) after the painting in the collection of Madame la Comtesse de Verrue

Pierre-François Beaumont

Engraving of a fish sale on a beach with fishermen, a crowd, carriages and sailing ships on the sea.

Selling Fish at Scheveningen (Vente de Poisson a Schevelinghe [sic]) after the painting in the collection of the Comt…

Pierre Quentin Chedel

Etching of a hilly landscape with a horse-drawn cart, travelers, a parasol-carrying woman, and a distant village.

Landscape with Cart after the painting in the cabinet of Mr. Poullain

J. F. Borgnet, 1780

Etched river scene with sailing boats, a windmill, village houses, and ducks on the water under a cloudy sky.

River Landscape after the painting in the cabinet of Mr. Poullain

J. F. Borgnet, 1780

Etched river landscape with a rowboat, village houses, trees, reeds and ducks on the water.

River landscape after a painting in the cabinet of Mr. Le Brun

Carl Wilhelm Weisbrod

Engraving of crowded galleys fighting at sea, with soldiers, flags, gun smoke and many ships in the distance.

1er Combat Naval (First Naval Battle), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Chromolithograph of a chestnut horse with a red-wheeled carriage and an attendant in a top hat, advertising Brewster & Co. 18

Brewster & Co. Annual Exhibition of Carriages

Herman Stahmer, 1886

Engraving of an armored commander directing musketeers at a fortress wall, with soldiers on ladders and ships at sea behind.

Assaut de Deux Fortresses (Assault of Two Fortresses), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi L…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a courtly procession with a richly dressed woman, guards with halberds, and a child holding flowers in an arcade

La Grande Duchesse Marie des Jeunes Filles, from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Bataille…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of men in period dress around a draped table examining a document, with a domed cathedral and guards visible outsid

Restauration du Dome de S. Maria del Fiore a Florence (The Restoration of the Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence)…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etching of a village road with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, travelers, trees, chickens and geese under a cloudy sky.

Path Through a Village

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a rocky wooded landscape with a cave arch, waterfall, sunbeams, and a kneeling figure in the foreground.

Rocky Landscape with St. Francis

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a landscape with a rocky cave, tents, travelers with horses and a donkey, and a mountain in the distance.

Landscape with Gypsy Camp

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved landscape with a large oak, a horseman, a wounded man on the ground, and a distant town by the sea.

The Good Samaritan Finds the Man

Jan Brueghel the Elder, n.d.

Engraved landscape with large trees, a winged angel and young man on a path, and a walled town on a hill beneath mountains.

Landscape with Tobias and the Angel and Gypsies

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of sailing boats and a rowboat on a river, with a town along the shore and dramatic clouds overhead.

Riverscape with Boats

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a busy harbor with figures on the shore, rowboats, tall sailing ships, a walled city and mountains under clouds.

Harbor Scene

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved forest landscape with a large oak, marshy water, distant town, and two figures at lower right, one haloed.

Landscape with Christ Tempted by the Devil

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of a riverside town with timber houses, a church spire, and a boat carrying travelers and horses.

First View of the Environs of Antwerp (Premiere Vue des Environs d'Anvers)

Maria Fr. Ozanne

Engraved landscape of a village with tall trees, figures on a path, grazing cattle, a river valley and distant hills.

Second View of the Environs of Antwerp (Seconde Vue des Environs d'Anvers)

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Etching of three windmills on a plain with horse-drawn carts, workers, and a distant village under a sunburst sky.

The Three Windmills (Les Trois Moulins) after a painting in the collection of the Duc de Praslin

Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1772

Etching of a rural road with travelers, carts, pack horses, grazing sheep and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Flanders Road (Route de Flandre) after a painting in the collection of the Duc de Praslin

Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1772

Etching of a roadside robbery with horsemen, a carriage, and a distant castle under a cloudy sky.

Robbery on a Road after a painting in the collection of the Duc de Choiseul

Louis Germain, 1771

Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Santarelli

Giovanni Battista Dell'Era, 1765-99

Engraving of peasant figures dancing in a line by a river, with a bridge and tree in a rural landscape.

Epileptics Walking to the Left from Pilgrimage of the Epileptics to the Church at Molenbeeck

Hendrick Hondius, 1642

Grey wash drawing of a rocky fountain design with classical figures, cupids, deer and cascading water.

Design for the Fontana di Venere e Adone, Reggia di Caserta, Naples

Fedele Fischetti, ca. 1780

Etching of a seated woman in a ruffled eighteenth-century gown beside a table, set within an oval vignette.

Portrait of Marguerite Le Comte

Claude Henri Watelet, 1764

Engraving of a triumphal procession with elephants, torch-bearing figures, a horse and laurel-branch riders against a dark ba

The Triumph of Caesar: the Elephants

Giulio Campagnola, ca. 1497

Engraving of a painter at an easel beside an armoured man embracing a nude woman, framed by an ornate arch with putti and fol

Apelles Painting Alexander and Campaspe

Engraving of men struggling over a woman in a boat on a shore, with armored warriors, horsemen, ships and a temple.

The abduction of Helen; battle scene on a shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center and another man pull…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1520-27

Engraving of a shoreline battle with men dragging a woman toward a boat, classical temple and sailing ships behind.

The abduction of Helen; battle scene on a shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center and another man pull…

Marco Dente, ca 1520-27

Engraving of nude goddesses before a seated youth and cupid, with a chariot and winged figure in the clouds above.

Judgment of Paris

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1520-50

Woodcut of nude Adam and Eve in a forest, a serpent coiled around a tree offering fruit between them.

Adam and Eve

Hans Baldung Grien, 1514

Etched interior of a colonnaded Roman-style hall with Corinthian columns, statues in niches, and small figures on steps.

Plate 9: Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans (...), from "Part one of architecture and pers…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

Etching of an overgrown Roman tomb and aqueduct ruins with a man and dog among fallen columns and cascading water.

Plate 6: Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (...), from "Part one of architecture and…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

Woodcut of an angel with a raised sword expelling nude Adam and Eve from a fruit tree.

Expulsion from Paradise

Hans Baldung Grien, 1514

Etching of an ancient altar with relief figures amid classical ruins, skulls, bones and overgrown foliage.

Plate 7: Ancient altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra l…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

Etching of an ancient Roman mausoleum with columns, statues, funerary urns and pyramidal tombs, by Piranesi, 1743.

Plate 3: Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un impera…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

Woodcut of a nude bearded man seated while a horned demon with a whip hovers above and a woman in a headdress stands beside h

Job Tempted by a Demon; verso text from the Speculum Patientiae

Hans Baldung Grien, 1509

Etching of an imagined ancient Roman piazza with obelisks, columns, a domed temple, statues, and steps leading up to a palace

Plate 10: The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps [...] (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendev…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

Etched title page of Piranesi's Roman Antiquities, showing an inscribed pedestal with relief figures amid overgrown ruins.

Title page: Volume IV, "The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (...), from "Roman Antiqu…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Woodcut of seated Job, sores on his body, with a winged demon above and a woman in a headdress beside him, birds and a town b

Job Tempted by a Demon

Hans Baldung Grien, 1509

Woodcut of the Annunciation: Mary kneels by a canopied bed as the angel Gabriel offers a scroll beneath a radiant dove.

The Annunciation

Hans Baldung Grien, 1514