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Engraving of an ornate covered vase with twisted handles and a relief scene of a bull and kneeling figures.

Vase with the Veneration of a Bull

René Boyvin, 17th century (late)

Engraved ornamental design of a vase with a serpent handle, mask, putto, and a charioteer with horses on its body.

Vase with Helios or Phaeton on the Chariot of the Sun

René Boyvin, 17th century (late)

Etching of a haloed nun gripping a tall cross beside walled towns and a distant hill, with Latin and French text below.

La Religieuse Tenant La Sainte Croix (The Nun Holds the Cross), plate 21 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre"…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of Narcissus kneeling at a pool under a tree, gazing at his reflection, with Latin and French verses below.

Narcisse se Mirant dans l'Eau (Narcissus Looking at Himself in the Water), plate 22 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a walled town with towers under a rising sun and a second radiant sun in a cloudy sky.

Le Soleil Levant (The Rising Sun), plate 19 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of an open tomb with a decaying body, two cloaked men at left, a ruin in the distance, and Latin and French text.

Le Tombeau (The Tomb), plate 20 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Engraving of an ornate covered vase with a bird-headed handle, a central mask, and hanging fruit garlands.

Vase with Lid, Decorated with a Mask and Garlands

René Boyvin, 17th century (late)

Engraved print of an ornate footed vase with cherub heads, garlands of fruit, a hanging helmet and scrolled rim.

Vase with Cherubs and a Helmet

René Boyvin, 17th century (late)

Engraving of a siren holding a shell in the sea between two sailing ships, with a rocky outcrop and text verses below.

Une Sirène entre deux Vaisseaux (A Siren Between Two Ships), plate 17 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (T…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a crayfish crawling on a sandy shore toward a rising sun, with grasses and Latin and French verse text.

Une Ecrevisse Regardant Le Soleil (A Crayfish Looking at the Sun), plate 18 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloit…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etched print of a row of willows by a riverbank, one tree bent by wind, with French and Latin verses above and below.

Le Saules au Bord de l'Eau (The Willows at the Waterfront), plate 23 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (Th…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etched emblem showing a flaming heart on one stone pedestal and a split heart on another, with Latin and French text below.

Les Deux Coeurs (The Two Hearts), plate 24 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of Moses raising a staff as a crowd crosses rocky cliffs while waters churn beside them, with soldiers and figures.

Le Passage de la Mer Rouge (The Passage of the Red Sea)

Jacques Callot, 1629

Etching of a cat sitting and looking at a birdcage hanging on a wall, with a distant landscape behind.

Le Chat Guettant L'Oiseau en Cage (The Cat Watching the Bird in the Cage), plate 10 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a snake shedding its skin between rocky boulders, with Latin and French text above and below the image.

Le Serpent (The Serpent), plate 9 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a gnarled tree with falling birds, a man with a staff at right, and rolling hills with a distant town.

Le Corbeau et ses Petits (The Raven and its Young), plate 5 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light o…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etched emblem print of tulips beside a rock under a rising sun and starry sky, with verses in French and Latin below.

Les Tulipes et le Soleil (The Tulips and the Sun), plate 6 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Engraved oval portrait of a man with lace collar in an ornate border of flags, drums, trumpets, armor and a crown.

Border at Bottom Center: Portrait of Gaston of France in an Ornamental Border, from "Siège de La Rochelle" (The Seige…

Abraham Bosse, 1628-31

Etching of a crowded military scene with archers and soldiers beside ruined classical arches and a small figure at center.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Jacques Callot, ca. 1631-33

Etching of the Seine with the Pont-Neuf bridge, a large tower, boats, and figures on the banks, by Jacques Callot.

Vue de Pont-Neuf (View of the Pont-Neuf), from "Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris" (The Two Large Views of Paris)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1630

Etching of an eagle dropping a feather over a hilly landscape with a town and sunbeams, with text below.

Un Aigle Jetant une Vieille Plume (An Eagle Dropping an Old Feather), plate 15 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cl…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a crane flying over rocks with perched birds, a distant tower and sailboat, with Latin and French text below.

Une Grue Volant (A Flying Crane), plate 16 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etched print of a phoenix with outspread wings rising from flames on a hilltop, above a landscape with towers and trees.

Le Phénix se Brulant (The Phoenix is Burning), plate 7 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a crow flying above a snail on a hill, with a shrub at right and printed Latin and French verses below.

Le Corbeau et Le Limaçon (The Raven and the Snail), plate 8 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light o…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of the Louvre palace across the Seine, with boats, flags and crowds on the quay beside a stone tower.

Vue du Louvre (View of the Louvre), from "Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris" (The Two Large Views of Paris)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1630

Etching of a siege battle with cavalry and soldiers attacking a smoke-covered fortified citadel beside a harbor of ships.

Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel…

Jacques Callot, 1628-31

Etching of a battle on a fortified shore with smoke, soldiers, horsemen and ships in the distant harbor.

Border at Lower Right: Défaite des Anglais (Defeat of the English), from an etching on six plates of a central battle…

Jacques Callot, 1628-31

Green-toned print of soldiers seizing infants while mothers flee among classical arches and ruins, with a city skyline behind

Massacre of the Innocents

Master ND, ca. 1544

Etching of the Nativity: a seated woman with an infant in a room, with bearded figures standing around her and a doorway behi

The Nativity

Parmigianino, ca. 1527-30

Etching of the Entombment: a nude body lies on a stone tomb surrounded by mourners under a cross-hatched sky.

Entombment

Parmigianino, ca. 1527-30

Etching with eight medallions showing scenes of Christ's life and Passion, including an Annunciation, a Last Supper, and a cr

Oval Medallions and Rondels, from "Variae tum Passionis Christi tum vitae beatae Mariae Virginis; Les Mystères de la…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1631

Etched frontispiece of robed astrologers around an armillary sphere in a forest landscape with birds, a stork and ducks.

Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called Th…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1630

Engraved emblematic portrait of Charles Delorme in an oval within a six-pointed star, surrounded by trees, animals and Latin

Portrait of Charles Delorme

Jacques Callot, 1630

Etched frontispiece of a kneeling monk with a cross, flanked by saints and angels under clouds, with Latin and French text.

Frontispiece, plate 1 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a watchful dog and an eye-topped staff guarding sheep in a fenced pasture, with Latin and French text below.

L'Oeil Vigilant (The Vigilant Eye), plate 2 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a candlestick in a vaulted room with a latticed window, plus French and Latin verses below.

Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), plate 3 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1625-31

Etching of two shepherds fighting off wolves with staves while sheep gather in a hilly landscape with a ruined tower.

Les Bergers Défendant leur Troupeau (The Shepherds Defending their Herd), plate 4 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du…

Jacques Callot, 1625-31

Etching of a small bird perched on a thistle plant in a rolling landscape with a distant town, with Latin and French text.

L'Oiseau Posé sur un Chardon en Fleurs (The Bird Standing on Thistle Flower), plate 13 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumiè…

Jacques Callot, 1625-31

Etching of a nightingale perched on a bare bush in a hilly landscape, with Latin and French text above and below.

Le Rossignol Posé sur un Buisson (A Nightengale Standing on a Bush), plate 14 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Clo…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of two horsemen in a hilly landscape, one horse rearing in the foreground, with Latin and French verses below.

Deux Écuyers (Two Squires), plate 11 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Cloisters)

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Etching of a stag with antlers swimming in a lake beside a rocky bank and bare tree, with Latin and French text above and bel

Un Cerf dans l'Eau (A Deer in the Water), plate 12 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (The Light of the Clo…

Jacques Callot, 1625-31

Pencil design with garland frame and scenes of a countryside excursion: picnic, carriages, rider, crowd and pavilion.

Design Illustrating an Excursion to the Countryside

Hermann Kestner, 1839

Engraving of Mercury with caduceus in a round medallion surrounded by ornate scrollwork, grotesques and putti border.

Mercury in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques

Adriaen Collaert, ca. 1600-1630

Engraving of a nude male figure with a spear in an oval landscape, framed by ornate scrolls, grotesques and winged horses.

Paris in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques

Adriaen Collaert, ca. 1580-1600

Chromolithograph card of a blackfish above a woman in a bonnet frying a fish over a fire, 1889.

Blackfish, from Fish from American Waters series (N39) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of an antelope standing in grass by a log, with a hunter and twisted tree in a landscape above.

Antelope, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890

Chromolithograph trade card of Red Cloud, Dakota Sioux, in beaded vest and feathered headdress, beside a tomahawk, pipe and b

Red Cloud, Dakota Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Keokuk, Sac and Fox chief, in feathered headdress and bone necklace, beside a beaded

Keokuk, Sac & Fox, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of Red Bird, a Chippeway man in a red headband and blue blanket, with a tomahawk and pipe beside him.

Red Bird, Chippeway, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Always Riding, a Yampah Ute man in fringed shirt and feathered headdress, 1888.

Always Riding, Yampah Ute, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card portrait of Geronimo, Apache, in blue headscarf, beside a bow, tomahawk and quiver.

Geronimo, Apache, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Black Hawk, Sac & Fox, in feathered fur hat and beaded collar, beside a decorated beaded bag.

Black Hawk, Sac & Fox, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Striker, Apache, a man with hoop earrings and pendant, framed by feathers and a shield.

Striker, Apache, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of John Yellow Flower, Ute, in beaded clothing and fur collar, with a decorated pipe and

John Yellow Flower, Ute, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Bull Head, a Pawnee man, with a fur cap, braids, and a beaded shield and feathers.

Bull Head, Pawnee, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Lean Wolf, Gros Ventres, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card portrait of Big Bear, Missouria chief, in feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, with decorative sid

Big Bear, Missouria, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithographed card of a man in a feathered hat and fringed clothing, with beaded belt and staff, labeled British, Ioway.

British, Ioway, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Chief Gall, Hunkpapa Sioux, in feathered headdress, flanked by snowshoes, a pipe and riders.

Chief Gall, Hunkpapa Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Agate Arrow Point in feathered headdress and shell necklace, framed by fringed beaded

Agate Arrow Point, Warm Springs, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of White Shield, Southern Cheyenne, with beaded shield and feathers, 1888.

White Shield, Southern Cheyenne, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Black Eye, Blackfeet Sioux, a man in a feathered headdress, with a dancing scene and tipi beside him

Black Eye, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Spotted Tail with long hair, blue vest and yellow blanket, beside a pipe and feathers

Spotted Tail, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Arkikita, an Otoe man in feathered headdress and beaded collar, with a decorated pipe

Arkikita, Otoes, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithographed card portrait of Wetcunie, an Otoe man in feathered headdress, framed by arrows and a bow.

Wetcunie, Otoes, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithographed card of a Crow man in feathered headdress and beaded necklaces holding a feathered club, captioned King of

King of the Crows, Crow, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Keokuk's Son, a Sac & Fox man in feathered headdress and face paint, with bow, quiver and pipe.

Keokuk's Son, Sac & Fox, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of Big Razor, Blackfeet Sioux, in feathered fur hat, with shield, bow, beaded pipe and bison herd.

Big Razor, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of Big Elk, a Ponca chief with feathers and beaded collar, beside weapons and deer on grassland.

Big Elk, Ponca, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce in a red blanket, beside riders hunting bison on the plains.

Chief Joseph, Nez Perces, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithographed card portrait of Sitting Bull in feather and beaded necklace, beside an animal hide and bone headdress.

Sitting Bull, Dakota Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of Grey Eagle, Apache, in a red striped vest, beside a feathered headdress panel, 1888.

Grey Eagle, Apache, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithographed tobacco card of a man in a feathered headdress, framed by bows, arrows, and a shield.

Clam Fish, Warm Springs, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Iron Bull, Crow, with a feathered headdress, green neckerchief, and beaded pouch and pipe.

Iron Bull, Crow, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Young Whirlwind, Southern Cheyenne, with braids, blue neckerchief and beaded objects.

Young Whirlwind, Southern Cheyenne, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card portrait of Crow's Breast, a Gros Ventres chief with feathered headdress, beside a scene of dancers nea

Crow's Breast, Gros Ventres, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Black ornamental print of a large central cross with scrollwork, flanked by curled volutes and pedestal motifs on pale paper.

Blackwork Print with a Latin Cross and Small Motifs

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black and white print of a Latin cross with blackwork scrolls and bird motifs, surrounded by four ornamental shapes.

Blackwork Print with a Latin Cross and Four Motifs

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black ornamental print with symmetric grotesques, insects, birds, flowers and a winged figure on a pale ground.

Blackwork Print with a Symmetric Grotesque Pattern

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black and white print of symmetrical blackwork ornaments, with floral garlands and a bird in rectangular panels, ca. 1620.

Blackwork Print with a Symmetrical Schweifwerk Pattern

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black-and-white ornamental print with symmetrical scrollwork, strapwork and pendant motifs above a patterned border strip.

Blackwork Print with an All-Over Schweifwerk Pattern

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black ornamental print with two rectangular panels of swags and fruit and four vertical bezel-like motifs on pale paper.

Blackwork Print with Two Horizontal Panels and Four Bezels

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black and white print of ornamental motifs including scrolls, a heart, rosettes, and a pendant, numbered 8 in the lower corne

Blackwork Print with Various Motifs

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Print showing nine black ornamental motifs with scrolls, pendants and a central rectangular panel on pale paper.

Blackwork Print with Nine Motifs

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Oval black-ink ornament print with birds, insects, grapes and fruits arranged symmetrically on a pale background.

Oval Blackwork Print with Birds, Insects and Fruits

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black-and-white print with eight ornamental motifs in two rows, including scrollwork panels, star-patterned strips and triang

Blackwork Print with Eight Motifs

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black ornamental print with two vertical panels of scrollwork and fruit flanked by four symmetrical bezel shapes.

Blackwork Print with Two Vertical Panels and Four Bezels

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Black-and-white print of decorative scrollwork framing the capital alphabet A to Z in a rectangular cartouche.

Blackwork Print with the Alphabet

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, ca. 1620

Chromolithograph trade card of a Navajo chief with beaded necklace, feathered headdress and painted shield, 1888.

Great War Chief, Navajos, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Great Bear, a Delaware man in fur headdress and shell necklace, framed by feathers.

Great Bear, Delaware, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of Cayatanita, a Navajo man in headband and beads, with a feathered pipe and textile.

Cayatanita, Navajos, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Black Hawk, Dakota Sioux, with feathered headdress, beaded pouch and patterned border

Black Hawk, Dakota Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Rushing Bear, a Pawnee man in feathered headdress, with snowshoes and a pipe.

Rushing Bear, Pawnee, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of a war captain named Nambe in fringed shirt, beside bow, arrows and hatchet.

War Captain, Nambe, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph portrait of Red Thunder, Blackfeet Sioux, in feathered headdress, with decorative hide and beadwork panels.

Red Thunder, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of Young Black Dog, Osage, with fur collar and claw necklace, beside tomahawk and hunting scene.

Young Black Dog, Osage, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888