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17,446 works

Sepia cigarette card of a young woman in a hooded bonnet and apron adjusting her stocking on rocky ground.

(Minnie Palmer) from the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1886

Sepia cigarette card portrait of boxer Jem Smith in a fighting stance, bare-chested with one fist raised.

Jem Smith (boxer) from the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1886

Sepia trade card of a young child with curly hair and a bow, labeled "Old Judge", from an 1886 cigarette card series.

From the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1886

Tobacco card of a woman in a buttoned jacket and small hat leaning on a bare tree, titled Gypsy Queen, pink tinted.

Actress from the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1886

Engraving of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, Mary on a donkey with the Christ Child, Joseph leading, angels above.

The Flight into Egypt

Antonio Tempesta

Engraving of Emperor Titus on a plumed horse, wearing a laurel wreath and armor, with classical ruins behind him.

Plate 10: Emperor Titus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of a plumed, armored rider on a decorated horse holding a staff, captioned AVGVSTVS DIVI FIL.

Plate 2: Emperor Augustus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of a mounted Roman emperor in plumed helmet and armor, holding a baton, with classical ruins behind him.

Plate 2: Emperor Augustus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of a laurel-crowned armored rider on a decorated horse, labeled TIBERIVS CAES below.

Plate 3: Emperor Tiberius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Tiberius Caesar on a plumed horse, wearing armor and laurel wreath, with ruins in the landscape behind.

Plate 3: Emperor Tiberius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Emperor Claudius on a rearing horse, holding a spear, wearing a laurel wreath and armor, caption CLAVDIVS CAES.

Plate 5: Emperor Claudius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Claudius on a rearing horse with a spear, laurel wreath and ruins in the background.

Plate 5: Emperor Claudius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Emperor Nero on a rearing, plumed horse with ornate harness, labeled NERO AVGVSTVS at the base.

Plate 6: Emperor Nero on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Nero on a plumed horse, gesturing toward a city burning in the background.

Plate 6: Emperor Nero on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Julius Caesar in armor and laurel wreath on a rearing horse, holding a baton, with inscription below.

Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of a laureled rider in armor on a rearing horse before a distant town, labeled DIVI IVLI CAESAR AVG.

Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of a plumed, armored rider on a rearing horse atop a pedestal inscribed C CAES TI F.

Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of an armored rider on a rearing plumed horse before a distant river city, labeled C. CAES. TI. F.

Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Emperor Otho on a rearing horse, wearing armour, a cloak and a laurel-wreathed helmet, with the inscription OTHO

Plate 8: Emperor Otho on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Otho on a rearing horse, wearing armor and a plumed helmet, with a distant city in the background.

Plate 8: Emperor Otho on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraved frontispiece with Latin text panel, ornate scrollwork, winged figures, armour, and a central coat of arms with a key

Frontispiece to "The First Twelve Roman Caesars" with the Coat of Arms of Jacopo Bosio

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of a helmeted rider in ornate armor on a richly decorated horse with a horn, inscribed AVL VITELLIUS AVG.

Plate 9: Emperor Vitellus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Vitellius on a armored unicorn, with a city, castle and bridge in the background.

Plate 9: Emperor Vitellus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Emperor Galba on horseback in plumed helmet and armor, holding a spear, inscribed SERGIVS GALBA AVG.

Plate 7: Emperor Galba on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Galba on horseback in plumed helmet and armor, holding a spear, with a landscape and tower behind.

Plate 7: Emperor Galba on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of a crowned rider in armor on a rearing horse, with the inscription VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS on the base.

Emperor Vespasian on Horseback, plate 10 from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Antonio Tempesta, 1596

Engraving of Emperor Vespasian on a rearing horse, wearing armor and a flowing cloak, with ruins in the background.

Emperor Vespasian on Horseback, plate 11 from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of Emperor Domitian on a decorated horse, armored and plumed, with a city skyline behind him.

Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1610-50

Engraving of King Henry VIII taking the hand of Anna Boleyn in an ornate hall while a seated cardinal looks on.

King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen

William Hogarth, 19th century

Engraving of Saint Bartholomew holding a knife, with a halo, beside small scenes of flaying and healing below.

St. Bartholomew, from "Christ, Mary, and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610