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17,446 works

Chromolithograph of a girl in a blue dress smelling a yellow pear, with pear branches and red background behind her.

Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Chromolithograph trade card of a smiling girl in a blue dress holding two persimmons, labeled Persimmon.

Persimmon, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Chromolithograph trade card of a child in a blue gown holding a pineapple on a tray, labeled Pineapple.

Pineapple, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Chromolithograph card of a young girl with a red bow holding a plantain beside a plantain plant, labeled Plantain.

Plantain, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Chromolithograph of a girl in a straw hat picking plums from a branch, labeled Plum.

Plum, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Etching of an enraged coiled sea monster in rough waves beneath a cloudy sky, with a bearded figure above.

Enrag'd Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of two figures in a doorway with a foliage-decorated stone arch, one gesturing outward, on a cobbled courtyard.

The Coke and Perkin (The Cook's Tale, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales)

Francis Chesham, late 18th century

Etching of a seated woman with a fruit basket beside a turbaned man examining a shield with skulls at an archway.

Banditti at Market

Robert Blyth, June 10, 1805

Etching of a helmeted woman with a spear beside a seated bearded captive, with turbaned soldiers behind a stone wall.

Conversing with a Captive, from "Banditti Variously Employed"

Robert Blyth, November 15, 1779

Etching of two men in period dress with a sword, helmet, and banner, one pointing ahead, amid shrubs and smoke.

Going Out in the Morning, from "Banditti Variously Employed"

Robert Blyth, 1779

Etching of a seated woman with a girl and infant in a basket, a standing man with a crook, and weapons hung on a wall.

Enjoying Domestic Happiness, from "Banditti Variously Employed"

Robert Blyth, November 15, 1779

Etching of a warrior raising a sword to strike a fallen enemy beside spears and shields under trees and smoke.

Killing an Enemy, from "Banditti Variously Employed"

Robert Blyth, November 15, 1779

Etching of two men in helmets and period dress, one pointing with a pike, beside a banner and smoke among shrubbery.

Going Out in the Morning

Robert Blyth, November 15, 1779

Etching of a bearded seated man in armor and cloak beside a helmet, holding a sketch, under trees.

Salvator Rosa, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a bearded man, veiled woman and two children walking by a stream, watched by a turbaned rider on a white horse.

A Captive Family

Robert Blyth, ca. 1783

Sepia engraving of a packhorse with saddlebags beneath a tree, with soldiers resting and a woman tying a bundle.

Packhorse with Soldiers

Robert Blyth, June 23, 1784

Etching of two soldiers, one seated by a ruined wall, and a child clutching a helmet in a landscape setting.

Two Soldiers and Child Holding a Helmet

Robert Blyth, July 19, 1779

Etched frontispiece with a dedication inscription on a rock, a seated boy gesturing, a turbaned man, and a sketchbook among t

Frontispiece, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of an armored man seated on a rock pointing while two turbaned men look on, with trees and a spear nearby.

Banditti Taking His Post, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a horned monster playing panpipes beside a sleeping figure, with a skull and bones in the grass.

Musical Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of an elderly bearded man with a staff beside a seated woman at an easel, with trees and rocks in the background.

Gerard Lairesse, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a bandit captain pointing while an armored soldier sits on a stone wall, a turbaned figure peering over behind the

A Captain of Banditti Sending Out a Party, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a classically draped woman seated beside an urn, gazing upward at clouds, with a reclining figure at her feet.

Tragedy, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a blindfolded woman reaching to a book labeled Nature, with a child holding a mirror and an old man beside a pedes

Comedy, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a grieving woman on a rocky cliff above a drowned figure in rough sea waves.

Elegy, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of two wreathed figures in a pastoral landscape with a goat, basket and overhanging tree branch.

Pastoral, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a grotesque man clutching a nude woman above rough waves, with a scaled sea monster rising beneath them.

Jealous Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Etching of a woman restraining a bearded sea monster with a fish tail on a rocky shore, with shells and reeds.

Successful Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer, December 8, 1778

Chromolithograph card of a smiling blond girl in a pink dress beside a pomegranate, lamp, and glassware on a table.

Pomegranate, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891

Chromolithograph of a girl in a white hat holding a basket of green quinces, labeled Quinee, on a pink background.

Quince, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1891