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Colored print of a soldier leaning over to hold a horse at water, with mounted riders and tents in the distant camp.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Water Call

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of a soldier in a kepi grimacing as he bites a hard biscuit, with a tin cup beside him.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Hard Tack

Winslow Homer, 1864

Woodcut of mourners gathered in a vaulted interior around a central figure, with robed apostles in dense black and white hatc

Death of the Virgin, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Colored print of Union soldiers in camp, one sitting and gesturing angrily as spilled coffee and tin cups litter the ground.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Upset His Coffee

Winslow Homer, 1864

Woodcut of Christ in a long robe presented to a crowd of soldiers and onlookers in a stone courtyard, with spears behind.

Ecce Homo, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Two soldiers press against a tree as shells fall nearby, one holding a rifle, both looking frightened.

Life in Camp, Part 1: A Shell is Coming

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of a man in a feathered hat carried on a rail by two men before white tents and a crowd in a camp.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Riding on a Rail

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored illustration of a startled man in bed under a blanket, with a horse's head looming over him and another man watching.

Life in Camp, Part 1: An Unwelcome Visit

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of two soldiers in blue jackets and red caps giving a haircut to a seated man in a striped cape.

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Field Barber

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of soldiers in camp; one man in a feathered hat balances a heavy log on a barrel while guards watch nearby.

Life in Camp, Part 1: The Guard House

Winslow Homer, 1864

Soldier sitting outside a tent pulling on boots while comrades run across a camp, with rows of tents behind them.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Late for Roll Call

Winslow Homer, 1864

Hand-colored print of a soldier with bedroll and canteen saying goodbye to a woman who holds his arm, caption GOOD BYE.

Life in Camp, Part 2: Good Bye

Winslow Homer, 1864

Soldier sprawled in mud beside a rifle, with stacked knapsacks and upright rifles behind him in a camp scene.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Stuck in the Mud

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of uniformed men tossing a soldier into the air with a blanket, a group of onlookers watching below.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Tossing in a Blanket

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of a doctor examining a seated soldier's tongue at a camp, with tents and two onlookers behind.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Surgeon's Call

Winslow Homer, 1864

Hand-colored print of a young woman in a red bodice reading a book in a pink chair, captioned The Girl He Left Behind.

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Girl He Left Behind

Winslow Homer, 1864

Brown wash drawing of a group of men in a formal room gathered around a conference table, one in military uniform.

President Lincoln and His Cabinet

Christian Schussele, ca. 1861

Watercolor of Rome seen from ruined brick walls overgrown with trees, with a river, bridges, and a large dome in the distance

A View of Rome from the Palatine

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1813-17 (?)

Hand-colored print of a soldier in a kepi leaning on a balustrade, gesturing toward ballet dancers on stage.

Life in Camp, Part 2: Home on Furlough

Winslow Homer, 1864

Seated woman in a pale dress with clasped hands, drawn in black and white chalk on brown paper.

Portrait of Frederikke Tuxen

P.S. Krøyer, 1882

Lithograph of Lincoln's assassination in a theatre box, with a gunman, smoke, an American flag and onlookers.

The Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C., April 14th, 1865

Currier & Ives, 1865

Watercolor of a ruined arched castle on a hilltop with rocks, a path with two figures, and a lake under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Fantastic Castle

George Sand, 1865

Colored print of a soldier in red trousers and blue jacket holding a rifle before a ruined town with smoke and rubble.

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Rifle Pit

Winslow Homer, 1864

Caricature of a Standing Man

Hippolyte Mailly, 1857

Woodcut print of Saint Peter standing with a book and key, flanked by cherubs under draped cloth, with German text.

Peter from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Watercolor of a winding road through a rocky gorge with a red cross, figures, pine trees and a stone wall.

A Road in a Gorge near Naples

Thomas Jones, 1782

Graphite drawing of a woman looking upward beside a turbaned bearded man holding a sleeping child.

A Woman and a Turbaned Man in Despair with a Young Child

François Joseph Navez, 1807-69

Drawing of a young pipe bearer in red cap and white robe holding a hookah, with a faint turbaned head behind him.

Study for "The Pipe Bearer"

John Frederick Lewis, 1841-51

Oval pen and wash drawing of a woman in a ruffled gown leaning on a pedestal before a hazy landscape.

Portrait of Marguerite Le Comte

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1764

Graphite drawing of a young man with closed eyes wearing a wrapped turban and draped cloth, labeled Assan.

Assan, a Young Man

Jean-Léon Gérôme, ca. 1855-56

Brown wash drawing of a draped standing figure holding a chalice in a shadowed niche.

St. John the Evangelist

John Flaxman, ca. 1811

Woodcut of a couple riding one horse with two hunting dogs, a hilltop castle at upper right, and a coat of arms above.

Gentleman and Lady Riding to the Hunt

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut of a knight on horseback spearing a dragon beneath a tree, with skeletons in the foreground and a kneeling figure at

St. George on Horseback Slaying the Dragon

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Brown ink drawing of an ornate monstrance with a sunburst, cherubs, crucifix medallion, urn stand and winged sphinxes.

Design for a Monstrance (Presented to the City of Trieste by King Louis XVIII)

Louis Lafitte, ca. 1814-19

Watercolor of dead game birds, a hare, a shotgun and a hunting dog beneath an oak tree in a forest landscape.

Hunting Still Life in a Forest

Wybrand Hendricks, 1784

Oval drawing of a seated bearded man embraced by two women before a temple, with a horse and youth at left.

Oedipus before the Temple of the Furies between his Daughters Antigone and Ismene

Anton Raphael Mengs, ca. 1760-61

Architectural plan in gray wash showing a projected grand hall, a circular building, and a grid of city streets and blocks.

La Halle aux Blés, Street Plan

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, ca. 1810

Study of a lying cow

Paulus Potter, ca. 1650

Pencil drawing of the Rhine with a fortress on water, a town on the right bank, sailing boats, and horses on a riverside path

View of the Rhine with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Kaub Seen from the South-East

Johann Adam Klein, 1815

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded elderly man in robes seated on a rock, pointing at a tablet he holds.

A Prophet Seated on a Rock

Johann Heinrich Lips, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a classical stage interior with columns, arched niches holding statues, and a coffered dome.

Stage Design, with Four other Drawings

Tranquillo Orsi

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints and angels, and God the Father enthroned among clouds and putti above.

The Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels, and God the Father in the Sky

Johann Lorenz Haid, mid-18th century

Watercolor of a dirt road entering an arched grotto tunnel through rock cliffs, with a stone inscription tablet at left.

Entrance to the Grotto of Posillipo, Naples

John 'Warwick' Smith, 1778-79

Pencil and wash drawing of a tall lighthouse beside a church spire, with masted ships at a quay on the left.

The Lighthouse of Travemünde Seen from the South

Martinus Rørbye, 1834

Drawing of reclining sheep and a flock in a landscape, rendered in brown ink with white highlights on tan paper.

Reclining Sheep in a Landscape

Francesco Londonio, 1759-82

Etching of a man with a fishing rod by a large tree on a riverbank, with a town and church tower across the water.

Broken Tackle

Hubert von Herkomer, 1891

Gray wash design drawing of a Roman street scene under an arch with musicians and orator, plus a lunette above with seated fi

Greek Vase-Painting (Design for a Wall Decoration)

Anton von Werner, 1868

Watercolor of a woman in white and a young man in grey drapery holding hands within an ivy-covered rocky grotto.

The Invention of the Art of Drawing (the daughter of Butades of Sicyon and her Lover)

Ferdinand Olivier, 1804

Pen drawing of Roman bandits with women and children resting by a campfire beneath a rocky overhang, one man smoking a pipe.

A Group of Roman Bandits with Their Families and Companions after a Robbery

Dietrich Wilhelm Lindau, 1824

Pen and grey ink drawing of a house by a grotto, a roadside chapel, trees, and a distant hilltop town across a lake.

A House near a Grotto and a Roadside Chapel at Lake Nemi, with a View of Genzano from the North; verso: Sketch of Tre…

Johann Martin von Rohden, early-mid 19th century

Watercolor of a girl pouring water into a pig trough beside a fence, with a cottage and tree behind her.

Girl Feeding Pigs

Richard Westall, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a tiered waterfall between wooded cliffs, with a seated figure resting by the pool and a building above.

A Waterfall in Switzerland (near Lausanne?) with a Resting Wayfarer

Jan Hackaert, ca. 1655 or after

Architectural elevation drawing of a tall church spire with clock face, arched windows, coat of arms and a weathervane.

Design for the Spire of the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen

Vincents Lerche, ca. 1738-42

Grey wash drawing of a seated king on a throne in an arched hall, with standing courtiers, spectators and onlookers.

King Christian IV of Denmark Judging Christoffer Rosenkrantz; verso: Don Quixote and Others Attending Master Peter's…

Wilhelm Marstrand, ca. 1865

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly man with wavy hair, high collar and cravat, head and shoulders turned toward viewer.

Portrait of John Ruskin

Hubert von Herkomer, 1879-81

Watercolor of a country château beside a lake, with tall cypress trees and wooded hills behind it.

View of the Château at Folembray

Paul Huet, ca. 1831

Lithograph of a dirt road curving up a hill past bare trees, with a distant town and water under a sunset sky.

The Road from Gaud (La Route de Gaud), from "L'Estampe Originale"

Maxime Maufra, 1893

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, floating among grey clouds, with handwritten inscription below.

A Nude Male Seen from the Back in Clouds (after Michelangelo Buonarroti)

Daniel Fröschl, 1602 (?)

Charcoal drawing of two seated women in headscarves beside a baby lying in a woven cradle.

Two Seated Italian Women with a Baby in a Cradle

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1889

Pen drawing of a mounted hunter, a spearman, hunting dogs, a dead boar and fleeing deer in a landscape with trees.

Medieval Hunting Scene

Franz Pforr, ca. 1807

Hand-colored view of 1851 Great Exhibition hall with a white marble statue, United States display, and visitors in period dre

View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"

John Absolon, 1851

Oval bust portrait of a woman with powdered hair and lace collar, grey tones on cream paper.

Anne de Chaumont-Guitry, Comtesse d'Amblimont

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1780-1817

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate footed chalice with leaf reliefs and an eagle on the stem, by Charles Percier.

Chalice for the Coronation of Napoleon I

Charles Percier, 1804

Watercolor of an ivy-covered stone ruin with an arched doorway, framed by trees and a grassy field under a pale sky.

An ivy covered ruin

Francis Towne, late 1780s-early 1790s

Oval colored print portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in a powdered wig and gray coat, inscribed with his name below.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1791

Lithograph of a young man with folded hands seated on a window sill, framed by climbing vines and potted flowers.

Melancholy, young man with folded hands sitting on window sill

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 19th century

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling woman, a horned figure pointing upward, an angel above, and winged figures on the right.

Faust: Part 1. Last Scene

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846-48

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired boy in a red liberty cap holding an axe, with a guillotine scene below.

Joseph-Agricol Viala

Pierre-Michel Alix, ca. 1794

Etching of a blue bottle and a pink-centered thistle in a vase beside a yellow rectangle, with dark curtain at left.

La petite bouteille bleue

Colour lithographic poster of a red-funnelled tug boat in San Francisco harbor, with anchor, seagulls and list of company dir

Ship Owners and Merchant Tug Boat Company

Emmanuel Wyttenbach, after 1882

Engraving of a helmeted figure fleeing a palace hall past lion statues, with a bird landing near a bowl on the floor.

The Flight of Adrammelech, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Arthur Murch, 1865-81

Watercolor botanical study of a pink columbine stem with leaves and buds, plus smaller flower studies in white, purple, and b

A Columbine or Granny's Bonnet (Aquilegia), with Additional Studies of Flowers

Pieter Holsteyn II, mid-17th-late 17th century

Watercolor drawing of a rocky grotto with an arched stone entrance, wooden door, ivy, and trees under a pale sky.

The door of a grotto

William Marlow, ca. 1765-66

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded painter working at an easel in a cluttered studio with a skull and bust.

A Painter at Work in his Studio

Thomas Wijck, 1663-77

Line drawing of a woman in a hat writing at a small table, beside the printed title A Saint-Lazare by Aristide Bruant.

A Saint-Lazare par Aristide Bruant

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Watercolor of Dumbarton Rock with a fortress on its cliffs, a sailboat and rowing boat on calm water.

Dumbarton Rock from the South

Joseph Farington, 1788

Ink and wash drawing of a seated king receiving kneeling women and a child under classical arches and columns.

Pyrrhus in the House of Glaucias

Augustin Pajou, ca. 1752-56

Engraving of robed men and a boy beside a spread patterned coat and a dog, with a hilly landscape behind.

Joseph's Coat, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Ford Madox Brown, 1864-81

Engraving of a bearded seated ruler on a throne as a cloaked man approaches across a tiled palace floor.

The Death of Eglon, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Ford Madox Brown, 1865-81

Engraving of an old bearded man with a hand on a young boy's head beside a pine tree, birds flying overhead.

Abraham and Isaac, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of women pleading before elderly men in an interior, with a hilly cloudy landscape visible through an opening behin

The Daughters of Zelophehad, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, 1865-81

Engraving of an elderly bearded man with a staff seated among women in robes, with hills and small figures in the background.

The Passage of the Jordan, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, 1865-81

Engraving of a woman in a robe holding a wooden door, glancing back at two crouching figures on stone steps beside a clay jar

Rahab and the Spies, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, 1865-81

Engraving of an older woman in a headscarf holding an infant beside a veiled young woman in a dim interior with flowers.

Naomi and the Child Obed, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of two women in a room, one holding an infant wrapped in cloth while the other leans in to look, with a window and

The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of a bearded man in a robe standing before workers building a wooden ark under a cloudy sky.

Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

George Frederic Watts, 1881

Engraving of a veiled woman and a young boy walking past a tent, with a bearded man peering from behind a curtain.

Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of an elderly bearded man in robes holding a reclining figure's arm while others lean in behind him in a dim room.

Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, 1881

Engraving of a priest in a mitre blessing a bowed man as an attendant watches in a robed interior scene.

Melchizedek Blesses Abram, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of an elderly bearded man blessing a young man in a fur-trimmed cloak, with a veiled woman in the background.

Isaac Blessing Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Edward Armitage, 1880-81

Engraving of two men embracing in a hilly landscape, one with arrows at his hip, with sheep and shepherds behind.

Esau Meeting Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

George Frederic Watts, 1881

Pen drawing of a seated shepherd in a broad hat holding a small child on his lap against rocky terrain.

A Seated Italian Shepherd with a Small Child on his lap; verso: A Southern Landscape with a Woman Carrying a Jar on h…

Franz Horny, ca. 1820

Engraving of a bearded patriarch raising a knife by a smoking altar as kneeling figures gesture in worship.

Noah's Sacrifice, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

George Frederic Watts, 1881

Engraving of soldiers and trumpeters before a collapsing walled city, with veiled women and an ark-like chest in the foregrou

The Fall of the Walls of Jericho, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Henry Hugh Armstead, 1881

Engraving of robed people and children gathering on rocky hills, with a camel at left and clay jars in the foreground.

Gathering Manna, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Arthur Boyd Houghton, 1865-81

Engraving of a chaotic battle with a chariot, fallen soldiers, archers on a rock, and ships by the sea under the sun.

The Sun and the Moon Stand Still, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Henry Hugh Armstead, 1881