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Pencil and ink sketch of a child leaning on a table, hand at mouth, looking down at an open book.

Portrait of Eline Marie Heger as a Child, Leaning on a Table, Looking at a Book

Johan Christian Dahl, 1818

Portrait of Juliane Sophie Heger as a Child, leaning on a Table

Johan Christian Dahl, ca. 1820 (?)

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

Ground floor plan of Charlton House, Wiltshire, showing rooms, a central court, hall, gallery and staircases in ink.

Ground Floor Plan, Charlton House, Wiltshire

the younger Matthew Brettingham, before 1772

Pencil and wash architectural elevation of a chimney-piece with cornice, pilasters and dimension notes on aged paper.

Drawings for a Chimney-piece for 25 Harley Street, Westminster, London

Sir William Chambers, 1740-96

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical chimney-piece with columns, a relief medallion, and a side view.

Designs for a Chimney-piece for Richard Barwell's Drawing Room at Esher, Surrey

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1760s

Etched cartouche design with a blank central oval framed by winged dragons, a grotesque face, and scrolling foliage.

Design for ornamental cartouche

Pierre Quentin Chedel, n.d.

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 portrait of a bearded king in fur robe and feathered cap, flanked by satyrs and a heraldic shield, dated 1523.

Christian II, King of Denmark

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1523

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

Red chalk drawing of standing Saint John the Baptist with a lamb at his feet, marked with a faint grid.

Standing Saint John the Baptist with The Lamb

Girolamo Macchietti, ca. 1575-76

Etching of owls perched on a gnarled tree and rocky ledge, one with spread wings, in a sparse woodland setting.

Frontispiece, from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

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 a bearded seated magician beside a standing boy, with sheep, a trumpet, and figures among gnarled trees.

Seated magician, boy and four figures from the Scherzi di Fantasia

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

Two small etched landscapes side by side, each with a large leafy tree, grassy ground, and a distant figure in the right scen

The Two Landscapes

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a leafy tree on the right over grassy ground and a distant hill, drawn in loose, scribbled lines.

The Two Landscapes (Left Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a large tree on a hillside with two small figures standing beside it under a loosely drawn sky.

The Two Landscapes (Right Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

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 with sketch studies of hares, rabbits and a standing figure carrying a bundle, with dense cross-hatched shading.

Study with Brigands (Upper 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

Etching of four goats on a path beneath a large leafy tree, with a small figure resting on the left.

Four Goats (Left Section of The Goats)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-33

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 wooded riverside landscape with tall trees, two small figures on a bank, and a distant town with spires.

The Vision

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

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

Engraved facade and floor plan of the Admiralty at Tsarskoye Selo, with Gothic towers above a symmetrical garden layout.

Façade et plan de l'Amirauté dans le jardin à Tsárskoye Selò...

Ivan Kuvakin, n.d.

Engraved architectural plan and elevation of a stable yard with corner towers, central pavilion, and courtyard wings.

Elevation and Plan of a Small Building, from "Russian Palaces and Gardens"

Ivan Kuvakin, n.d.

Black and white lithograph of a columned neoclassical palace reflected in a lake, framed by trees and a spruce at left.

Le Palais Anglais à Peterhof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. Petersbourg"

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

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 a long classical palace facade with arched ground floor reflected in a pond, framed by trees and strollers.

Le Palais à Strelna, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. Petersbourg"

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 harbor with sailing ships, classical columns, a large tree, and figures on a quay.

Landscape with Mercury

Claude Lorrain, 1668

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

Brown chiaroscuro print of a seated woman reading a book beside a boy holding a torch in an interior.

A Sibyl reading a book facing left

Ugo da Carpi, ca. 1518

Engraved print of a dead Christ held up by a winged angel beside a stone tomb, with a crown of thorns and landscape behind.

The Dead Christ supported by an angel

Giuseppe Scolari, 1582

Watercolor design for a neoclassical wall with blue and cream panels, classical figures, garlands and urn motifs.

Design for Wall, Hôtel de Beaujon, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1872

Grey wash landscape of a huge tree, waterfall and hills, with a family near a small monument at lower right.

Family Gathered Before a Monument in a Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Heinrich Meyer, 1805

Graphite study of a seated nude woman seen from behind, with a fainter sketch of a second figure at the right.

Studies of a Seated Woman from Behind

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Pencil sheet of figure studies including a nude boy playing a flute, a reclining male figure, and isolated arms and legs.

Studies of a Boy Playing the Flute; verso: Studies of Seated Man

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Pencil studies on paper of a seated nude woman with raised arms, plus smaller sketches of a torso and draped figures.

Studies of a Sitting Woman; verso: Studies of Men

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Lithograph of a palace on a river bank with sailboats, a rowboat, and trees along the right edge under a cloudy sky.

Le Palais de S.A.I. Le Prince Grand duc Michel a Hamenny-Ostrof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impéria…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of a palace colonnade across a lake at Tsarskoye Selo, with rowboats and figures on a railed landing and a large t

La Colonnade du Palais a Tzarskoé-Sélo, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. Pe…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of a gabled ivy-covered villa with a carriage and riders on a drive, flanked by a large tree and garden trellises.

Le Cottage D'Alexandrie près de Péterof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. P…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of a domed café pavilion in a summer garden, with trees and well-dressed figures strolling along a gravel path.

Le Café au Jardin d'été à St. Pétersbourg, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St.…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Sepia engraving of a coastal bay with sailing ships, tall trees, grazing cattle, and figures on the shore.

Rape of Europa

Richard Earlom, 1776

Brown ink landscape of a towered castle on a rocky headland above a harbor with a sailing ship and figures.

Landscape, after Claude

Johan Baptist Stuntz, ca. 1811

Sepia print of a rocky coast with trees, a cave arch, figures by the water, a small boat, and a distant town.

Landscape

Johann Nepomuk Strixner, ca. 1811