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Etching of a woman in an 18th-century gown and lace cap, leaning to the left with her hand on a mound.

Woman leaning to left

François Boucher, 1722-28

Architectural elevation drawing of the Belmead mansion facades in Gothic Revival style, with pointed arches, towers, and chim

Belmead, Plantation Mansion for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (partial elevations of entrance facad…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1846

Architectural elevation and floor plan of a Gothic Revival house with towers, pointed windows, and labeled rooms, 1845.

Belmead, for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Drawing of the Belmead plantation house with a Gothic tower and trees, above a labeled ground-floor plan.

Belmead, James River, Virginia (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1850

Pencil and watercolor architectural drawing of Belmead's south entrance facade with a west-east section below.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia: Entrance façade and west-east section (recto); North-south section and upper floorp…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Printed architectural specification page for Belmead, Powhatan County, Virginia, for Philip St. George Cocke, with a list of

Specifications for "Belmead", James River, Virginia for Philip St. George Cocke

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of Belmead, a Gothic Revival mansion with a central tower, above a floor plan with a carriage road.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia, Residence of Philip St. George Cocke (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Etched portrait of a smiling man with curly hair and mustache, wearing a studded gorget and dark cloak.

Laughing Man in a Gorget

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1625-40

Small etching of a man in a fur cap with a rat beside him and a cage at the right edge.

Head of a Rat Catcher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 17th century

Engraving of angels and cherubs above a procession of horsemen, a carriage and crowds on a tree-lined city street.

Charles II entering The Hague in a carriage with the Mauritshuis on the right, from "Verhael van de Reys van Carel II…

Pieter Philippe, 1660

Two architectural floor plans on tan paper, one above the other, with labeled rooms including library, drawing room and kitch

Two Plans for an Unidentified House

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1825-38

Watercolor architectural drawing of a columned university facade with tower and globe figure, above a symmetrical floor plan.

Design for a University (entrance façade and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, n.d.

Architectural section drawing of a two-storey library with a domed roof, columns, staircases and doorways, in pencil and ink.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Student Libraries (two sections)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Front elevation drawing of a two-story house with central tower, columned portico and arched doors, by Alexander Jackson Davi

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1856

Watercolor architectural floor plan of the principal floor of a house with labeled rooms, veranda and scale bar.

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (plan of principal floor)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Pencil long section drawing of a two-story house with central tower, staircases, arched windows and porch, dated 1858.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (long section)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Pen drawing of the rear north elevation of a two-story Virginia house with a central porch, cupola and dimension notes.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (north [rear] side)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1858

Etching of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and hooded mantle, leaning her arms on a stone ledge.

Bust Portrait of a Woman wearing a Hooded Mantle

François Boucher, 18th century

Pencil drawing of University of North Carolina buildings in perspective above a plan of the Chapel Hill town grounds.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (distant perspective and plan of grounds)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Etching of a curly-haired child in striped clothing reaching into a metal basin to remove glass bottles.

Black African Removing Bottles From a Cooler

François Boucher, 18th century

Etching of two sleeping children with sheep and a goat in a rocky landscape with plants and grapes.

Two Sleeping Children With Three Sheep

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Femme assise, de profil à droite, jouant de l'eventail

François Boucher, 1726-28, printed 1920s

Etching of a standing woman in a ruffled gown holding a basket and bouquets of flowers, with a rustic building behind her.

Flower Girl

François Boucher, 18th century

Etching of a standing Chinese peasant woman holding a fish basket, with a dog, a potted plant and leafy foliage beside her.

Chinese Peasant

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese magician holding a snake, with a pagoda and palm fronds behind him.

Chinese Magician

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1738-45

Etching of a standing Chinese soldier in a conical hat with a bow and arrows, beside a smiling child on a pedestal.

Chinese Soldier

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese soldier with a topknot, holding a shield and surrounded by a spear, mace and bow.

Other Chinese Soldier

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a Chinese performer in a patterned robe and pointed hat holding a puppet on a stick, with a basket nearby.

Chinese Performer

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated musician in Chinese dress playing a lute, with a drum and potted plants beside him.

Chinese Musician

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a young woman in Chinese-style robes holding a cup beside a table with a vase and incense burner.

Chinese Young Lady

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese musician with a parasol and stringed instrument, with a child in a conical hat beside him in a ga

Another Chinese Musician

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a figures gathered at a breakfast table in an ornate room with a large mirror and a child playing with a doll.

Breakfast, from "Gazette des Beaux-Arts"

Émile Boilvin, 1897

Red-chalk style print of a young girl with tousled hair looking up while holding a striped cat on her lap.

A Young Girl holding a Cat

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1769

Red chalk print of an elderly bearded man's head, turned upward, with tousled hair and a pensive expression.

Head of an Old Man

Louis-Marin Bonnet, mid to late 18th century

Engraving of two women reading a letter by a fountain in a wooded garden, with a goat and a peeking child.

The Secret

Jacques Bonnefoy d'Arles, ca. 1804-31

Engraving of Venus reclining on clouds pouring nectar into Cupid's mouth, with two cherubs nearby.

Venus Giving Nectar to Cupid

Pierre François Basan, 18th century

Engraving of Mercury teaching a small winged Cupid from a book, with a reclining woman, doves, and clouds in the background.

Cupid Instructed by Mercury

Pierre François Basan, 18th century

Etching of a stone arch bridge over a stream, a thatched cottage, tall trees and wicker baskets on the bank.

View of the Bridge of Washerwomen at the Peasant House

Pierre Quentin Chedel, mid-18th century

Engraved landscape of a conical tower and thatched cottage beside a river with a stone bridge and poplar trees.

View of Tower near Blois

Pierre Quentin Chedel, mid 18th century

Engraving of a half-timbered watermill over a waterfall, with a stone bridge, a seated woman, and ducks on the river.

First View of Clarenton near Paris

Peter Paul Benazech, mid to late 18th century

Etching of a round tower and ruins beside a river, with a woman and child, a fisher, and a wooden bridge.

Second View of Charenton near Paris

Peter Paul Benazech, mid to late 18th century

Engraved rococo cartouche with seated female figures, a lion mask, an urn, feathers and foliage, and radiating light.

Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Etching of an oval cartouche with a helmeted warrior and putti above and reclining figures among armor and instruments below.

The Forges of Vulcan, from Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Engraved cartouche framed by clouds and cherubs, with the Ark of the Covenant carried on poles at the bottom.

The Ark of the Covenant, from Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Etching of a seated man with a basket and a standing woman holding a fish beside a pavilion with a banana plant.

A Seated Chinese Man and a Woman Carrying a Fish

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a woman with a mirror, an attendant with a box, a child, and a parrot in a garden pavilion.

The Toilet

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a standing flute player and a seated child drummer in a chinoiserie garden with a pagoda and palm plant.

Flautist and a Child Timpanist

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a chinoiserie garden with a woman and child, a child ringing hanging bells, a pagoda, pine tree and ducks.

Bells

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a woman standing in a boat with a child and a cormorant, beside a thatched pavilion and palm trees on a river bank

Cormorant Fishing

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Engraving of an allegorical woman with arrow and comic mask, flanked by two cupids, within an oval frame with French verse.

Satyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Engraving of a laurel-crowned woman with a lyre, cherubs, doves and flowers in an oval frame, titled Lyrical Poetry.

Lyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Engraving of a nude winged youth with a torch beside a helmeted head on a pedestal carved with scales and symbols.

The Spirit of Liberty Establishes the Empire of Wisdom on Earth

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, after 1791

Etching of two winged cupids on clouds, one holding a flaming torch over his shoulder and one gripping a bow.

Two Cupids, One Carrying a Torch, Another a Bow

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1727-60

Engraving of a merchant gesturing beside a seated man counting coins, with downcast women on a divan by a window.

The Slave Merchant

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Etching of a seated partly nude woman with two attendants in a room with a window, curtain and washstand.

Sultana at Her Toilet

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of a seated turbaned man gesturing to three standing robed men in an interior with a divan, curtains and spear-bear

The Hearing of Qadi

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Etching of resting Turkish soldiers near a crescent flag, with a saddled horse, a rider and tents in the background.

Turkish Soldiers Resting

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of a reclining woman reading a book in an ornate interior while musicians play nearby by a balustrade.

Sultana Reading in the Harem

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of men in tall hats handing rope to a seated turbaned prisoner in a room with a barred window.

Bringing Rope to the Prisoner

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of putti gathered by a fire near a thatched hut in winter, one carrying a bundle of branches, under a cloudy sky.

Winter

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Engraving of a reclining woman feeding a goat while two putti hold grape bunches beneath a tree.

Autumn

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Engraving of three putti playing with flowers and leaves beside a sculpted urn, with clouds and foliage behind them.

Spring

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1735-86

Engraving of a boy in a pastoral setting tenderly holding a lamb beside a tree, with a straw hat and crate nearby.

The Shepherd

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a young girl feeding chickens and a rooster in a farmyard beside a thatched barn and dovecote.

The Little Farm Girl

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753