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Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing a crowd of musicians, a fiddler, and a chained bear beneath a tree.

The Adventure of the Bear and the Fiddle (Plate 3: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a mounted knight, a squire, and a man climbing a wall to hang a fiddle, with onlookers and verse captions below.

Hudibras Triumphant (Plate 4: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Etching of a woman with a raised sword among armed men outside buildings, with a fallen man at her feet and a bridge at left.

Hudibras Vanquish'd and Protected by Trulla (Plate 5: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a man in wooden stocks in a yard, watched by a crowd including a woman in a black cloak.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Plate 6: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a noisy street procession with riders, a crowd, a brick house and a tavern balcony, with verse below.

Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraved scene of two men at a table with astrological charts, a skeleton, hanging creatures and a cat, with verse captions b

Hudibras Beats Sidrophel and His Man Wacum (Plate 8: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a devilish figure with a sword over a seated bearded man, a woman in a doorway, and a cloaked figure in an inter

Hudibras Catechized (Plate 9: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of men seated at a table in a room with hanging hats, with verse text below, by William Hogarth.

The Committee (Plate 10: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraved street scene of a crowd burning effigies at Temple Bar, with onlookers on a balcony and verse printed below.

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Plate 11: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a knight consulting a lawyer in a book-lined office, with clerks writing and dogs on the floor.

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Plate 12: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a vision of the Virgin, infant Christ, and angels with a banner.

The Vision of Joan of Arc

Eduard von Steinle, ca. 1870-86

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ being nailed to a cross by figures with hammers, with a crowd and city behind.

Christ Nailed on the Cross

Paul Decker the Younger, early 18th century

Oval etched landscape on blue paper with three small figures by a stream, trees, hills and clouds.

Landscape with Three Figures

Felix Meyer, 1677

Engraving of figures working in a printmaking studio with a copper plate, a printing press, and prints hanging on a line.

The Printmaking Workshop

Pellegrino dal Colle, 1750-1800

Pencil sketch of men and women seated on a hill talking, with pine trees, horses and distant mountains behind them.

Men and Women Enjoying a View

Martinus Rørbye, 1823-48

Engraving of two women bathing a bearded man in a wooden tub beside a window, dated 1541.

Buffoon and the Two Bathing Women

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of the Virgin's deathbed in a room with mourners, a bishop with candle, a fireplace, and a cat.

The Death of the Virgin

Philips Galle, 1574

Engraving of peasants fighting over a card game in a village lane, with a wooden staff, scattered cards and a barrel.

Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards

Lucas Vorsterman

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt: Virgin and Child with a donkey and a bearded man in a wooded landscape with a river and t

Flight into Egypt (Fuga deiparae in Aegyptum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of soldiers resting under a large tree, overlooking a river valley, a castle and distant mountains.

Soldiers at Rest (Milites requiescentes), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of Christ kneeling and writing in the dust while a crowd surrounds a standing woman and elders, after Brueghel.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Pieter Perret, 1579

Engraved landscape of a forest road with carts, cattle, travelers, a pond with ducks, and a distant town with a church tower.

View of the Surroundings of Bruges (Vue des environs de Bruges)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Etching of the Tower of Babel, a tall tiered tower with scaffolding and workers, beside a harbor with ships.

The Tower of Babel

Anton Joseph von Prenner

Engraved forest landscape with a large oak, a river, a distant town, and men attacking a traveler in the lower left.

The Thieves Robbing the Man from The Good Samaritan

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Engraving of a horse-drawn cart on a path under trees, overlooking a river valley with a distant town and flying birds.

Path over a Valley

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Engraved rocky landscape with a waterfall, arched cave, dense trees, and small figures beside a stream under sunbeams.

Rocky Landscape with the Stigmatization of St. Francis (reverse copy)

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of richly dressed officials inspecting workers and mules repairing an arched aqueduct, with a walled city on the ho

Restauration de L'Aqueduc de Pise (Restoring the Aqueduct in Pisa), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Medici" (The Lif…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved village scene of peasants dancing by a cottage, with a windmill, horse carts, trees and a pond with ducks.

Rustic Dance (Danse Rustique)

Engraving of officials observing workers and mules repairing an aqueduct, with a walled city and dome in the background.

Restauration de L'Aqueduc de Pise (Restoring the Aqueduct in Pisa), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série app…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etched river scene with sailing boats, a windmill, village houses, and ducks on the water under a cloudy sky.

River Landscape after the painting in the cabinet of Mr. Poullain

J. F. Borgnet, 1780