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Engraving of men fighting in a cluttered interior, one with a raised sword, while a woman and torch-bearer watch from the lef

Hudibras Catechized (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 9)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraved interior of a committee meeting with men around a table, hats on the wall, a clock, and verse below.

The Committee (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 10)

William Hogarth, 1725-68

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing musicians, a chained bear and a crowd beneath trees.

Hudibras' First Adventure (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 3)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraving of a mounted knight passing a pillory where a man is confined, with a fiddle hung on a post and onlookers watching.

Hudibras Triumphant (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 4)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Four Heads From the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court

William Hogarth, May 14, 1781

Brown wash drawing of shepherds resting on a mound beside a bare tree, with cattle, a donkey and a rifleman in a rocky landsc

Shepherds at rest

Ferdinand Kobell, late 18th century

Pastel portrait of a young woman with curly hair in a black top hat and white shawl against a blue background.

Portrait of Petronella Cornelia Rømeling

Jens Juel, ca. 1792?

Etching of a mounted figure raising a sword before a crowd with staves, a dog and horses, trees behind, by William Hogarth.

The Encounter with Talgol and Magnano (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 3)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a crowd of men with staves, a bear on a leash, and a mounted rider gesturing beneath a large tree.

Hudibras First Adventure (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 2)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a lawyer and a knight confronting each other in a library office, with clerks writing at a desk and dogs in the fo

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 12)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraving of two men arguing over astrological charts in a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging crocodile and cat.

Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whacum (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 8)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Satirical etching of a bedroom with a woman in bed, a crowd of men, and many rabbits scattered across the floor.

Cunicularii, or the Wise Men of Godlimon in Consultation

William Hogarth, December 1726

Etching of a knight seated in wooden stocks while a crowd of onlookers gathers and gestures in a brick courtyard.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Twelve Large Illustrations for Saumel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 6)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Etching of two mounted prisoners led through a street by a jeering crowd of men and women carrying cudgels, beside a building

Hudibras and Ralpho Made Prisoners and Carried to the Stocks (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudib…

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark cloak, with Latin inscriptions.

Portrait of Peter Scriverius

Jan van de Velde II, n.d.

Engraving of robed nobles and clergy at a formal oath ceremony in a stone hall, with a writing official at a draped table.

Oath of the Nobles before the Chambre des Comptes

Etienne Pierre Adrien Gois, 1788

Etching of a seated man, a standing woman holding a child, and a bulldog in an interior with a curtain and bust.

The Child and the Bulldog

Marguerite Gérard, 1778

Engraving of a drowsy church congregation, a preacher reading in the pulpit beside an hourglass, and a sleeping woman with a

The Sleeping Congregation

William Hogarth, April 21, 1762

Etched portrait of a seated heavyset man in a buttoned coat and curled wig, beside a desk with a book and quill.

Simon Lord Lovat

William Hogarth, 1746

Engraving of a busy inn yard with a stagecoach, travelers, spectators on a balcony, and marching soldiers at right.

The Stage Coach, or Country Inn Yard

William Hogarth, June 1747

Woodcut of the Birth of the Virgin: an angel above, women attending a newborn in a curtained bed, and a domestic interior.

The Birth of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Etching of two women embracing on a cloud, one draped in cloth and one nude, with fine hatched sky and clouds.

Mythological Scene, possibly Diana Seducing Callisto

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1764

Sepia drawing of a garden with an obelisk, colonnade, swans on a pond, and couples strolling among trees.

The Progress of Love

Pierre Antoine Mongin, 1803

Etching of the Expulsion of Hagar: an angel above a grieving woman and child, a bearded man, and onlookers before classical c

The Expulsion of Hagar

Charles Massé, 1646-70

Engraving of a shepherd and cow leading sheep to drink at a stream while women and children gather on the right.

The miracle of the bitter water made sweet (Il Miracolo delle Acque Amare Mutate in Dolci)

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Etching of Esau leaving with his family, sheep, dogs, horses and a donkey through a rocky landscape beside a large tree.

Esau and his family parting ways with Jacob (Esau con le mogli figli e sostanze si separa dal fratello Giacobbe)

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Engraving of a shepherd driving sheep and loaded donkeys past a tree in a rocky landscape with distant travelers.

Departure of David the Shepherd from the House of His Father (Partenza di David pastore dalla casa paterna)

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Engraving of a turbaned shepherd on horseback leading sheep and an ox across a stream, with trees and clouds in the backgroun

One of the Sons of Noah who Goes to Populate a Part of the Earth (Uno de figli di Noè che va a popolare una parte del…

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Engraving of a shepherd and woman tending sheep, goats and cattle by a pool, with a village and fisherman in the distance.

Jacob tending Laban's flock (Giacobbe, che pasce l'armento di Labano)

Pietro Monaco, 1743-63

Etching of two shepherds resting under a tree with a donkey, bread, a pitcher and sheep grazing in a distant landscape.

Two shepherds, a donkey and other animals in a landscape

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1638-40