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Etching of classical Roman ruins with columns, an obelisk, and a large arch overgrown with plants under a cloudy sky.

Architectural Capriccio, from "Vues de Rome"

Jérôme-Charles Bellicard, 1745-80

Engraved print of a composite capital mixing Corinthian acanthus leaves and Ionic volutes, with measurement notes on the righ

Composite capital with measurements

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Engraved print of a Doric capital with fluted shaft, rounded echinus and square abacus, with measurement notes at left.

Doric capital with measurements

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Engraved print of a Doric entablature showing stepped cornice moldings rendered in fine parallel hatching against a wall.

Doric Entablature

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1530-40

Etching of a seated Virgin with the Christ child and infant Saint John, a book in hand, before a landscape with trees.

Seated Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Carlo Maratti, 1647

Engraving of a horned satyr carrying a nude nymph against horizontal hatched lines, with drapery flowing behind them.

Satyr carrying a nymph, whose right arm is wrapped around the satyr's neck, with a planar background

Giulio Romano, ca. 1505-62

Etched print of three figures in 17th-century dress with plumed hats and swords, plus a small sketch of a plumed head.

L'Enrolement des Troupes (The Enlistment of the Troupes), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée auss…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etching of a richly dressed woman in a court procession with guards, attendants, children and onlookers before classical buil

La Grande Duchesse Marie des Jeunes Filles (The Great Duchess Marie des Jeunes Filles), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a mounted commander pointing toward marching soldiers with pikes and banners, a distant army and a laden pack ho

Les Troupes en Marche (The Marching Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Bataill…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a city square with workers measuring grain, pack animals, a haloed figure gesturing, and a reclining beggar in t

Les Mesureurs de Grains (The Grain Measurers)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1610

Engraving of a snowy-season farmyard with a man chopping wood, a laden donkey, a butchered pig, and villagers near a thatched

L'Hiver (Winter)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1610

Portrait of Francesco de' Medici

Jacques Callot, 1614

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler above an allegorical bas relief of satyrs, a chariot, and Britan

The Frontispiece and Its Explanation (Plate 1: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of two mounted riders on a road beside a brick house, with a dog, a market woman and a man with a barrel.

Sir Hudibras His Passing Worth the Manner How He Sallyed Forth (Plate 2: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

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 (?)

Engraved title page with putti, ornate frame and Italian lettering for a book of miracles from the Florence Annunziata, 1619.

Frontispiece, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles…

Jacques Callot, 1619

Engraving of an ornate cross-shaped pendant with two flying cherubs, two seated nude men, and decorative motifs.

Cross-shaped Pendant and Four Other Motifs

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Engraved ornament with a central lozenge cartouche, cattails on triangular motifs, swags above, and swans in a riverscape bel

Lozenge-shaped Pendant and Two Triangular Motifs in a Riverscape

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Engraving of two nude male figures holding ornamental scrollwork motifs beside a large octagonal decorative panel.

Octagonal Case and Two Other Motifs Held by Ignudi

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Engraved ornamental print with central oval cartouche, grotesque masks, putti, tasseled side panels, and sea monsters below.

Oval Pendant or Case and Two Bezel Designs

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Engraved ornament sheet with a central lozenge pendant of scrollwork, two griffins below and two hanging trapezoid motifs abo

Lozenge-shaped Pendant and Two Trapezoid Motifs

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Engraved title page with two putti framing an oval laurel wreath, above it military trophies, a lion and helmet, in dense orn

Title page of "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1651

Engraved plate of a classical helmet with a lion crest, flanked by ornate shields and winged figures, with a Latin inscriptio

Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1651

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

Oval drawing of a seated nude woman by a tree with a leering satyr peeking from foliage, a dog at her feet, and a distant lan

Diana and a Leering Satyr in a Forest

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, ca. 1600

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a centaur carrying off a nude woman, raising a staff with a billowing cloak behind.

The Centaur Nessus Abducting Deianira

Nicolai Abildgaard, 1763-1809

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 the Holy Family with two angels, a young boy with a lamb, and swagged drapery above.

Holy Family with Two Angels

Jacques Callot, ca. 1614

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

Engraved village festival with brawling peasants, a church tower, thatched houses, stalls and a windmill on a distant hill.

The Kermis of Saint George

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1559; printed 1601

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 a battle with a rearing horseman holding a lance, soldiers with pikes, fallen horses, and a walled city in smoke

Défaite de la Cavalerie Turque (Defeat of the Turkish Cavalry), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelé…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

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 a mountain valley with a river, a town with a church, and a bird-catcher with a dog in the foreground.

The Crafty Bird-Catcher (Insidiosus auceps), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etched landscape of a rocky river waterfall below a hilltop town with towers, travelers, and horses on the right.

View of the Tiber (Tivoli) (Prospectus Tyburtinus), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a coronation: a man in armor crowns a woman in a long gown beneath a canopy, with courtiers and horsemen watchin

Couronnement de La Grande Duchesse (The Coronation of the Grand Duchesse), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis s…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved landscape of a river valley with mountains, boats, a town, and a farmer with a cart beside a large tree.

Rustic Solicitude (Solicitudo rustica), 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

Engraved landscape of St. Jerome in the wilderness with a hermit under a tree, cliffs, a river valley and a hilltop castle.

St. Jerome in the Wilderness (S. Hieronymus in Deserto), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a river landscape with a walled town, sailing boats, a covered wagon, and a large tree on the right.

The Belgian Wagon (Plaustrum Belgicum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a rugged alpine valley with rocky cliffs, a hilltop castle, a village by a river, and a horseback rider.

Large Alpine Landscape

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of craggy rock cliffs, a deep valley with a stone bridge and river, travelers on paths, and birds in the s

Alpine Landscape with a Deep Valley, from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of soldiers embarking amid fallen bodies, with ships and a fortress wall in the background.

Rembarquement des Troupes (Embarkation of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les B…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of a mountain valley with a river, walled town, and hilltop castle, with a small penitent Magdalene in a cave at lo

The Penitent Magdalene (Magdalena poenitens), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of soldiers gathering at a table where coins are counted, with a spaniel in front and troops marching in the distance

L'Enrolement des Troupes (The Enlistment of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner above an angel and tomb, with startled soldiers below and women at right.

The Resurrection

Philips Galle, ca. 1562-63

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

Engraving of windmills on a grassy hill with a horse and cart, resting figures, a dog, and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Second View of the Surroundings of Bruges (IIe. 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

Engraving of a coronation: a standing man crowns a woman under a tasselled canopy, with courtiers and a mounted rider nearby.

Copy of Couronnement de Christine de Lorraine, la Grande Duchesse (Coronation of the Grand Duchess, Christine de Lorr…

Jacques Callot, after 1614