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Etching of a harbor with a large round tower at left, moored sailing ships, and figures carrying cargo on the shore.

Harbor with large tower at left, and figures in the foreground

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-40

Etching of a shepherd and shepherdess with cattle and goats in a wooded landscape, a bridge and boat on a river beyond.

Shepherd and shepherdess conversing in a landscape, with a bridge in the background

Claude Lorrain, ca.1650-55

Portrait of a Man

Louis Lafitte, 1793

Engraved frontispiece with two seated allegorical women flanking a title cartouche, coat of arms and laurel branches above.

Frontispiece from "Fiesole Destroyed" (Fiesole Distrutta)

Jacques Callot, 1619

Engraving with six cameo-style scenes of mythological figures, putti, dolphins, horses, a triton and a seated man on a sea cr

Six subjects after antique cameos: female figures tending to a seated male figure; putti and dolphins; female figure…

Battista Franco Veneziano

Etching of a woman with raised arms among hooded figures at a dark doorway, with a pale ghostly figure at left.

'Poor Folly' from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Engraving of a young woman with windswept hair embracing a classical column, draped in flowing cloth on grass.

A young woman personifying Force or Strength holding a column

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of a Frascati hall with a fountain of Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus and small figures on the tiled floor.

Stanza di Venti nel Teatro di Belvedere di Frascati

Giovanni Battista Falda, 1660-78

Etching of a reclining bearded man with a staff, a small winged figure, and a standing draped woman beside a tree and pedesta

Saturn, Eros, and a Woman

Giuseppe Diamantini, 1650-1700

Engraved bust-length portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a cross and lace collar, in an octagonal frame.

Knight of Malta (self-portrait?), a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Ludovico Leoni, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a mustached man in a lace collar and cross emblem, inside an octagonal frame, 1625.

Giovanni Baglione, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Etched bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cross insignia, inside a twelve-sided frame.

Christoforo Roncalli, called Pomerancio, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Giuseppe Cesare, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1621

Etching of a triton and mermaid holding up a shell cartouche inscribed with a title, amid sea waves and creatures.

Frieze with a Triton and Mermaid holding up a Shell, title page from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with two felines holding garlands of foliage and a central shield with five roundels under a crown.

Design for a Frieze with Felines holding up a Garland and the Medici Coat of Arms in the Center, plate 2 from "Decora…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze with two putti holding a crown over a letter L, flanked by scrolling foliage and reclining figures.

Design for a Frieze with Two Putti holding a crown over the letter 'L' (for Louis XIV?), plate 3 from "Decorative fri…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with a central lion head, acanthus scrolls, and a lower band of griffins flanking a medallion.

Two Designs for Friezes with Acanthus Scrolls, Each with a Variant, plate 4 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Or…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, figures chasing a hare with hounds, and smaller hunting scenes below.

Designs for Three Friezes with Hunting Themes, plate 9 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze with a leopard among acanthus scrolls, a grape basket at left and a grotesque mask at right.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Leopard in the Center, plate 10 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze of putti carrying vines beside three felines among scrolling leaves, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Putti carrying a Vine and Three Felines, plate 11 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze of acanthus scrolls with playing putti, a garland and dogs, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Playing Putti and Dogs, plate 12 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a lion head, an eagle, and two rams with curling horns.

Two Frieze Designs with Acanthus Scrolls combined with a Lion and Eagle on top and Two Rams below, plate 5 from "Deco…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with lions, eagles, helmets and foliage scrolls, plate 6 by Stefano della Bella.

Two Designs for Friezes or Consoles characterized by Armorial Trophies, plate 6 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched horizontal frieze of acanthus scrolls with embracing figures and a reclining cherub in a central medallion.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls with the Theme of Love, plate 7 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orna…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, a child between two dogs at center, and sea horses above.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Child flanked by Dogs in the Center, plate 8 from "Decorative friezes…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of two tritons with fish tails wrestling sea creatures among waves, in a horizontal decorative frieze.

Two Tritons wrestling with other Sea Creatures, plate 13 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a cherub between lions above, and masks and medallions below.

Design for Two Friezes, the One on Top containing a Zephyr flanked by Lions, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, putti, a lion head in a foliage garland, and small figures below.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Two Small Figural Motifs Below, plate 15 from "Decorative friezes and f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of three putti holding a garland while two leopards leap over it, a decorative frieze design.

Design for a Frieze with Three Putti holding a Garland and Two Leopards jumping over it, plate 16 from "Decorative fr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50