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Etching of two horses in a field beside a plough and cart, one grazing, with a rocky hill in the distance.

Les deux chevaux près de la charrue

Karel Dujardin, 1657

Etching of a standing goat beside resting sheep and a goat in an open pastoral landscape with a distant herd.

Two Goats and Three Sheep

Karel Dujardin, 1655

Engraved architectural plate of paneled doors with a cartouche titled Portes des Appartemens de Triannon and a scale bar.

Doors of the Trianon Apartments, plate III from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved architectural plate of a door, wainscot paneling, and Corinthian column with an oval wreath, labeled Porte a Placard

Door and Part of the Wainscot in the restored Salon of the Trianon Palace, plate IV from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved architectural plate showing a paneled door and chimney with garland and eagle ornament from the Versailles Billiards

Door and Chimney of the Billiards room at Versailles, plate I from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved plate of two door designs with panelled walls, garland swags, and an oval cartouche with a female mask.

Two Designs for Doors, one at Versailles and one at the Hotel Cavois in Paris, plate II from "Portes a Placard et Lam…

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved architectural elevation of a hidden door with a mirror panel in paneled walls, with an oval title cartouche above.

Hidden Door covered with a Mirror in the Trianon Palace, plate V from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraved plate of a paneled door and wall paneling with a mirror, labeled Porte à Placard, with a scale ruler at left.

Door and Part of the Wall Paneling with Mirrored Glass from the House of Monsieur le Maître at Plessis Piquet, plate…

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Three engraved architectural drawings of a chapel: a floor plan, a front façade, and an interior cross section.

Floorplan, Façade and Cross Section of one of the Chapels at Château d'Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de…

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved bird's eye view of the Anet château, showing its formal gardens, courtyards, gatehouse and walls.

Birds Eye View of the Chateau and Grounds of Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved architectural prints of the Chateau d'Anet courtyard interior and a frontal view of its gateway with arches and pila

Interior View of the Court Yard and Frontal View of the Defense Mechanism at Chateau d'Anet, from "Les plus excellent…

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved print of a garden fountain topped by a reclining Diana with a bow, a stag and a hound, on an arcaded base.

Fountain with a Sculpture of the Godess Diana at Chateau d'Anet

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved plan and cross-section of a domed chapel with coffered dome, columns and lantern, attributed to Du Cerceau.

Cross sections of the Chapel at Chateau d'Anet

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved floorplan of the Chateau d'Anet showing a gridded courtyard, surrounding wings, moat, and a chapel.

Floorplan of Chateau d'Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Etching of a man at an open window with a sword, a figure sprawled on the floor beside a curtained bed, and a town view outsi

Illustration for "Philosophie de la nature"

François Denis Née, 1776

Hand-colored 1881 fashion print of two women on a mountain path, one in a crimson gown, one in a plaid hunting costume.

A Lady in a Hunting Costume with a Lady in Walking Costume on a Mountain Path from La Mode Illustrée

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, 1881

Hand-colored 1881 fashion plate of two women in ruffled bustle gowns in a decorative interior with a palm and flowers.

Toilettes de Mme. L. Massieu, from La Mode Illustrée

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, 1881

Etching of two women in 1870s dresses among spring trees, one reaching toward budding branches.

Spring (Le Printemps)

Edmond Hédouin, 1873-74

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women in orange and green gowns with a girl reading in a lavender dress, 1869.

No. 51, from "La Mode Illustrée"

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, 1869

Engraving of a painter grinding pigment at a table beside an easel holding a landscape, in a cluttered studio interior.

A Painter in his Studio

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1667

Engraving of a shepherd with a crook and feathered hat, with goats, sheep and a hilltop town in the distance at left.

A shepherd holding a crook in his left hand and walking with a hill, a town and goats in the distance at left

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1640

Etching of a woman in period dress walking with a dog standing on its hind legs beside a tree and a pastoral landscape.

A shepherdess, accompanied by her dog, dancing to the sound of a musette

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1640

Etching of the Annunciation: an angel with a staff approaches the seated Virgin Mary in an interior, with a dove above.

Annunciation, with angel approaching the seated Mary from the left, and the dove of the Holy Spirit above

Jacques Callot, ca. 1633-34

Etching of a man raising a sword toward a recoiling woman in an oval frame, with ruins in the distance.

Martyrdom of Saint Peter, an oval composition, from "Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année" (Images of…

Jacques Callot, 1632-35

Etching of a kneeling haloed saint gazing at a standing radiant figure beside a column, with an angel in the distance.

Vision of Saint Catherine, an oval composition, from "Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année" (Images of…

Jacques Callot, 1632-35

Etching of a sword-wielding executioner beheading a kneeling robed figure, inside an oval frame labeled S. Eutropius, April 3

Martyrdom of Saint Eutropius, an oval composition, from "Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année" (Images…

Jacques Callot, 1632-35

Etching of Saint Sophia holding a palm frond, with an executioner raising a sword behind a kneeling woman and a town in the d

Martyrdom of Saint Sophia, an oval composition, from "Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année" (Images of…

Jacques Callot, 1632-35

Etching of Saint John preaching to a crowd among rocks and trees, with his arm raised, by Jacques Callot.

Saint John Preaching in the Desert (Saint Jean Préchant dans le Désert), with arm upraised, surrounded by male and fe…

Jacques Callot, 1634-35

Etching of Lazarus rising from a stone slab in a cave while robed onlookers gather around him.

The Resurrection of Lazarus (La Resurrection de Lazare), set in a cave, from "The New Testament" (Le Nouveau Testament)

Jacques Callot, 1635

Hand-colored caricature of a stooped elderly officer in a cocked hat, pink coat and yellow breeches, leaning on a cane.

Anything Will Do For an Officer

Thomas Rowlandson, January 1, 1796

Etching of a violent crowd scene in a classical city square, with soldiers attacking figures beside grand palace facades and

The Massacre of the Innocents: architectural facades at left and right

Jacques Callot, 1617-18

Etching of Judith presenting Holofernes' head on a tray beside a canopied bed, with an attendant and a sword in the scene.

Judith placing the head of Holofernes on a tray held by an attendant, with the body of Holofernes on a canopied bed

Jacques Callot, ca. 1621-35

Etching of Silenus and a satyr with wreaths beneath trees, one holding a cup, with a child and a wine vessel nearby.

Silenus and Satyr

Nicolaus Chapron, 1634-56

Etched title plate with scrolled ornament, drapery swags, and italic inscription reading Diverse Figures, on a cream sheet.

Title Plate

François Chauveau, 17th century

Engraving of an allegorical woman representing Rhetoric, flanked by two men, with architectural and scroll ornament.

Rhetoric (Retorique)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of a female allegory of Astronomy with a globe and instruments, framed by ornamental scrolls, birds, and a cartouch

Astronomy (Astronomie)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of an allegorical figure of Arithmetic with an hourglass, books and scrollwork, flanked by two seated men.

Arithmetic (Arithmetique)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved ornament plate with a draped allegorical female figure, grotesques, eagles and scrollwork around an inscription cart

Architecture (Arquitraicture)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving in an oval frame showing a hero fighting a man on the ground, with two horses and a stable behind, plus Latin borde

Hercules Killing Diomedes

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of two mules with panniers, plumes and tassels in the foreground, and a horseman driving more mules across a field.

Two mules bearing panniers and outfitted with blinders, plumes, and tassels; one mule in three-quarter view and behin…

Karel Dujardin, ca. 1641-78

Engraving of a hero leading a white horse from a stable while a man lies sprawled in the foreground, with a Latin inscription

Hercules Stealing the Horses of Diomedes

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of armored warriors seizing figures from a rowing boat on a rocky shore, with ships and a classical temple behind.

Tha Abduction of Helen (L'Enlèvement d'Hélène)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre on a rock with the Muses making music in a forest, a winged horse at upper left.

Apollo on Parnassus (Apollon sur le Parnasse)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of two dogs sleeping on the ground beside a plough, bundled straw and a wooden fence under a cloudy sky.

Two dogs sleeping on the ground; a plough, farm equipment, bunches of straw, and a fence beyond

Karel Dujardin, ca. 1641-78

Etching of three pigs resting in the foreground beside a thatched pigsty, with grazing animals and trees under a cloudy sky.

Three pigs lying on their sides, a pigsty and trough beyond

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Engraving of Diana and Orion in a forest with attendants, hunting dogs, and a leaping deer, with a Latin caption below.

Diana accepts the huntsman Orion into her company (Diane admettant en sa compagnie le chasseur orion)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of an armored figure standing before a trophy of arms, with burning buildings behind her, in an oval frame.

War: Bellona sits on a trophy of arms (La Guerre: Bellone assise sur un trophée d'armes)

Etienne Delaune, 1575

Engraving of Adam and Eve fleeing as a winged angel with a sword descends from clouds above them.

Expulsion from Paradise

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraving of an old man in a canopied bed with a kneeling son and a woman, with a landscape visible through arches.

Isaac Blessing Jacob

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of a landscape with ruins on a hillside, a mountain beyond, and two men and a dog in the foreground near water.

View of hillside with ruins (an aqueduct?) and mountain crag beyond, in the foreground a man kneels on the grass besi…

Karel Dujardin, 1658

Engraved ornament with a winged female figure centred between owls, griffins, rabbits and scrolling foliage.

Bellone

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of a ruined brick building with arched windows in a wooded landscape, with a stream and two small figures.

View of ruins showing the corner of a building with two arched windows, in a landscape with a stream in the foregroun…

Karel Dujardin, 1658

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and ruff collar, with French verse inscription below.

Philip Emanuel de Loraine

Thomas de Leu, 16th-17th century

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armour and lace collar, surrounded by helmets, weapons and a Latin inscription.

Charles de Gonzague, Duc de Nevers

Thomas de Leu, 16th-17th century

Henry Fielding

William Hogarth, ca. 1835

Etching of a billy goat standing with a nanny goat and two resting kids beside a wooden fence and a tree.

Four goats; at the back a nanny goat lies on the ground, in the middle a billy goat stands, in the front two kids lie…

Karel Dujardin, ca. 1641-78

Pen drawing in an oval frame of figures in period dress in an interior, with a card table and seated woman at right.

The Rape of the Lock

William Hogarth, 19th century (?)

Etching of four sheep, three lying and one standing, beside a thatched shed and a large tree.

Four sheep, one sheep stands among three others lying on the ground next to a shed with thatched roof and open door

Karel Dujardin, 1658

Hogarth's 1728 print of a stage performance of The Beggar's Opera with masked actors, musicians, and an audience in galleries

The Beggar's Opera

William Hogarth, 1728

Etching of a large tree with exposed roots by a stream, a man walking with cattle, and hills under a cloudy sky.

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond

Karel Dujardin, 1659

Etching of a walled village on a hill with a church spire at left, trees and a grassy slope in the foreground.

Walled village on a hill, with church at left and buildings constructed on the downslope at right, trees and hillside…

Karel Dujardin, 1658

Handwritten manuscript page in brown ink about Charles de Gonzague, Duc de Nevers, with pencil notes below.

Charles de Gonzague, Duc de Nevers, attached letter

Thomas de Leu, 16th-17th century

Engraving of a seated bearded man at a stone block with a nude figure leaning over, watched by helmeted soldiers and a crowd.

Untitled - Etienne Delaune, 1540

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of a cow, sheep and lamb resting in grass, with a shepherd peering from behind a tree and a village on a hill.

Cow, adult sheep, and young sheep lying in the grass; beyond, a shepherd stands partially behind a tree

Karel Dujardin, 1656