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Small engraving of two peasants dancing on the left and a couple walking on the right, one man carrying a dagger.

Copy of July and August from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, after 1547

Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Sixtus V, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Innocent IX, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, late 16th century

Engraving of a papal benediction in a crowded city square with a domed church, riders, carriages and soldiers.

Papal Benediction, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, late 16th century

Engraving of an oval fountain basin with central cascade, arched niches, and seated statues within rocky grottoes at Tivoli.

Fountain and Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, 1575

Engraved aerial view of the formal gardens at Tivoli, with a palace, mazes, parterres, fountains, and hills.

Tivoli Palace and Gardens, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of two peasant couples: one wrestling playfully, the other walking, labeled September and October by Sebald Beham.

September and October from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of two peasant couples dancing, one woman holding a basket, with labels Martinus Wintermon and Nicolaus Cristmon.

November and December from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords and sticks in an outdoor setting, with a scroll banner above.

Peasants' Brawl from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1547

Engraving of peasants by a wattle hedge with a pig, a man with an axe, and a couple embracing, with German banderole inscript

Peasants Behind the Hedge from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of a dancing man and woman in an apron beside two pipe-playing musicians under a tree, with a table of drinks.

The Year's End from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a standing couple at left and a banner above.

Peasants' Feast from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Birdseye engraving of the ancient port of Rome with harbors, walled buildings, ships, and the sea.

Birdseye View of the Port of Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giulio de Musi, 1554

Caricature of a grocer wrapping cheese in newspaper while a top-hatted man reads the paper in a shop interior.

Newspapers at the Grocers (Les journaux chez l'épicier) from La Caricature, October 23, 1842

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Watercolor and ink drawing of a domed temple on a hill beside trees, with a stormy sky and sea behind it.

Indian temple

George Chinnery, ca. 1808-12

Watercolor landscape of a hilltop town near Rome with tall stone pines in the foreground and distant mountains under a pale s

Frascati, near Rome

William Cowen, 1819

Engraving of the centaur Chiron in a cave with Thetis, while armored youths and a lion skin stand at right.

Thetis and Chiron

Georg Pencz, 1543

Pencil and white chalk studies of a seated woman reading a songbook, with hand studies and a red chalk head sketch.

Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook

Nicolas Lancret, ca. 1740

Woodcut of a battle in a snowy forest between nude men and clothed fighters with swords and pikes, bodies on the ground.

Battle Between Peasants and Naked Men in a Forest

Master NH, 1522

Print of a crowned ruler with heraldic shields, kneeling figures, lions, and a decorative scroll across the top.

The Upper Portion of the Genealogy of Maximilian; with the Right Edge of the Scroll for the Explanatory Text, from th…

Hans Springinklee, 1515

Engraved print of an actor in Richard III costume gesturing from a draped bed, with armor and a crown beside him.

Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III

William Hogarth, June 20, 1746

Engraved scene of a stone city gate with soldiers, a friar, beggars, and a woman carrying a basket in the foreground.

O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Caiais

William Hogarth, March 6, 1749

Engraving of a crowded city gate with a soldier, a friar, a stout man, beggars and a cooking pot under heraldic shields.

O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Calais

William Hogarth, March 6, 1749

Engraving of Paul in chains addressing seated Roman governor Felix, with soldiers, scribes and classical columns in the backg

Paul Before Felix

Luke Sullivan, February 5, 1752

Engraving of Pharaoh's daughter seated on a dais receiving a young boy brought by a woman and an older man in a palace.

Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter

William Hogarth, February 5, 1752

Engraving of a seated princess receiving a child from a woman and bearded man, with attendants and an Egyptian-style landscap

Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter (Exodus 2:10)

William Hogarth, February 5, 1752

Engraving of an artist's studio with statues, anatomy figures, and a border of ornaments, heads, and plants by Hogarth.

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

William Hogarth, March 5, 1753

Engraving of a crowded ballroom with dancing couples and chandelier, framed by numbered studies of faces and ornamental curve

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 2

William Hogarth, March 5, 1753

Engraved street scene of an election: men handing out papers beneath a hanging campaign sign, with a crowd, tavern table and

Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election

I Charles Grignion, February 20, 1757

Engraved crowd scene of an election at a wooden platform, with a carriage crossing a stone bridge and a church in the distanc

The Polling, Plate III: Four Prints of an Election

William Hogarth, February 20, 1758