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Watercolor sketch of the Bay of Naples framed by an arch and trees, with sailboats, a town, and Mount Vesuvius.

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

Franz Ludwig Catel, ca. 1820-1822

Hand-colored satirical print of armored knights beside uniformed military dandies in a gothic hall, with women in period dres

Ancient Military Dandies of 1450 - Modern Military Dandies of 1819

George Cruikshank, August 1, 1835

Grey ink and wash drawing of a large tree on a slope with small figures, a lakeside town in the distance.

Seated Figure by a Lake

Émile Schuffenecker, 19th century

Watercolor of white convolvulus, wild rose, bramble and thistles with ivy on a mossy forest floor.

Flower study

John Jessop Hardwick, 1866

Satirical print of a huge balloon over a glass dome, with a crowd below and captions about the Great Exhibition site.

The Great Exhibition "Wot is to Be", Probable Results of The Industry of All Nations in The Year '51, Showing What is…

George Augustus Sala, 1850

Etching of a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated crowned figure in a stone hall with fleur-de-lis drapery.

Presentation of Valerius Maximus to King Louis XI

Charles Meryon, 1862

Etching of a crowded town square with figures in turbans and robes gathered before stone buildings and a tower.

The Slave Market (Le Marché d'esclaves)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a distant town, arcaded building, tall trees and two small figures.

View of the Rhone river near Saint-Genis-Laval, south of Lyons

Michiel van Overbeek, after 1667

Etching of figures wading across a river toward a tower on a hill, with cattle in the water and a group resting under large t

Figures Crossing a River

Johann Georg Primavesi, 1807

Etching with five head studies: a smiling man, an old man in a cap, a grimacing child, a goat, and a ram.

Study of Five Heads

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etching of villagers gathered by a hearth in a dim rustic interior, with an old woman and seated men at a table.

Evening in the Village

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1800

Etching of a river landscape with a castle on a rocky cliff, a stone bridge, a mill, and figures in a boat.

View of the Convent of the Barefooted Carmelites

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Etched landscape of a river ferry with cattle and figures, ruined columns at right, and a hilltop building at left.

River Crossing

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796

Etching of a village scene with a farrier shoeing a horse, a rider on the road, and ruined stone walls among trees.

Landscape with Farrier, View of Terrebasse, France

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1808

Etching of an old stone city gate by a river, with seated and standing men in the foreground and a small boat at left.

The Old Gate of Vaise, Lyon

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etching of peasants resting beneath trees, a woman eating from a bowl, with a river and fishermen in the distance.

Peasants Resting

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etched landscape with a waterfall, castle ruins on cliffs, a river with rapids, a large tree and grazing cattle.

Birch Tree Uprooted by a Storm

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1809

Engraved print of a banquet with feasting figures, a lute player, burning buildings in panels, and a rainbow with celestial f

Mankind Awaiting the Last Judgement

Jan Sadeler, 1568-1600

Engraved battle scene with horsemen, tents, and fallen horses in a valley beneath mountains.

The Battle at Oroi-jalatu

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1770

Engraving of a large tented encampment with flags, crowds, and horsemen on a plain before mountains and cliffs.

The Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1772

Engraving of cavalry charging through a tented camp in a rocky mountain valley, with soldiers wielding swords and lances.

Storming the Camp at Mount Gadan

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1769

Engraved print of a ceremonial banquet with tents, a pavilion, rows of robed officials, and a stone bridge in a park.

The Victory Banquet

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1770

Engraved view of a palace courtyard with rows of robed officials, soldiers, horses and spectators on a raised terrace.

Prisoners Presented to the Emperor

Louis-Joseph Masquelier, 1767-74

Etching of a watermill with a wooden waterwheel, a bridge over rushing water, a thatched cottage and trees.

The Watermill, after a painting by Ruisdaël

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1782

Etching of a public scrivener at a wooden street stall with customers, a seated woman, a child and dogs in a stone-walled str

The Public Scrivener

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1790

Etching of a village entrance with a stone archway, tiled-roof houses, workers on a roof, and a large tree on the left.

Entrance to the Village of Lentilly

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1804

Hand-colored print of Rosalind, Oliver and Celia in a forest, a man offering a white handkerchief to two figures.

Rosalind, Oliver and Celia (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 6)

Peltro William Tomkins, 1791

Plate I, from Rules for Drawing Caricaturas

Francis Grose, February 26, 1788

Printed plate of numbered line drawings showing caricature noses and facial profiles arranged in three rows.

Plate II, from Rules for Drawing Caricaturas

Francis Grose, February 26, 1788

Plate III, from Rules for Drawing Caricaturas

Francis Grose, February 26, 1788