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32,885 works

Etching of two men in the foreground with tall-masted ships and a harbor view framed by a wooden beam and brick building.

Rotherhithe (Wapping)

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of dark-sailed barges moored by a riverbank with trees and buildings, reflected in calm water.

Hurlingham

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Etching of two seated women and a child stringing beads in a dark interior beside a fireplace and shuttered window.

Bead Stringers

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Grey wash drawing of robed figures and an ox before classical columns and arches in a crowded ancient interior.

Samuel Anointing the Young David (?)

Jan Erasmus Quellinus, n.d.

Etching of a man in a rowboat on a still lake, holding a fishing rod while netting a fish, with trees on the shore.

Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake

Winslow Homer, 1889

Wood engraving of a boy offering a treat to another boy with eyes closed on a city street with barrels and a gas lamp.

Open Your Mouth and Shut Your Eyes (from "Harper's Weekly")

John George Brown, May 16, 1874

Ink and grey wash drawing of a receding palace interior with arched colonnades, draped curtains and a staircase.

Perspectival Sketch for a Palace Interior

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Engraving of a woman with a parasol on a beach, with a couple seated by a rowboat near the sea and grasses in the foreground.

On the Beach - Two are Company, Three are None, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI

Winslow Homer, August 17, 1872

Engraving of three boys raiding a sand-swallow colony on a sandy bank while birds fly overhead, by Winslow Homer, 1874.

Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, June 13, 1874

Wood engraving of children picking berries in a meadow, with a sailboat on the sea and clouds overhead.

Gathering Berries (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, July 11, 1874

Wood engraving of two men camping by a lake with canoes, a lean-to, a campfire, fish, and mountains behind.

Camping Out in Adirondacks (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, November 7, 1874

Wood engraving of a standing speaker gesturing to a seated crowd around a campfire, with tepees and bare trees behind.

Around the Council Fire, The Young Brave's Speech, from "Harper's Weekly"

Edwin Austin Abbey, May 10, 1873

Ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure holding scales, a design for a statue of Justice, with sketches at the edges.

Design for a Statue of Justice with Sketches at Left and Above

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Pen and grey wash design drawing of an ornate casket with garlands, scrolled feet, and a central satyr mask panel.

Design for an Casket heavily decorated Foliate Scrolls, Garlands and a Satyr Mask

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered hat carrying a stack of folding chairs on his back, walking on a bare ground.

Arti di Bologna (Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac)

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1660 (re-published 1740)

Pen and wash drawing of a Baroque altar design with a Nativity scene below and God the Father among angels above.

Design for an Altar with a Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds and God the Father Above

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate alcove with a crowned coat of arms, flanking putti, and pilasters with human-head ca

Design for an Alcove with a Coat of Arms Flanked by Putti Bearing a Crown, Supported by Pilasters with Human Heads in…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Sheet with sketches and designs for two vases, three classical heads en profil and two slave figures (recto); Design…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate arched frame with scrolling volutes and a central cartouche above a blank opening.

Design for the Top of an Arch, Decorated with a Cherub (recto); Design for the Frame of a Frieze (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Women sewing havelocks together in a sunlit parlor draped with an American flag, engraving from Harper's Weekly cover, 1861.

The War - Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover)

Winslow Homer, June 29, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a standing female figure holding a mirror, with a serpent beside her and draped robes.

Design for a Statue of Prudence with Sketches at Upper Left Corner

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of two seated men at a table, an old man with a staff watching, and a village landscape behind.

A Proverb: Wealth and Poverty

Karel van Mander I, mid-16th-early 17th century

Etching of the Pantheon in Rome showing its columned portico, pediment, dome and bell towers, with street figures below.

The Pantheon exterior (Veduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-78

Pen and watercolor drawing of a thatched farm building with a chimney, wheelbarrow, wagon wheel, and leaning poles.

A Farm Building (recto); Head of a Woman and Slight Sketch of Woman Holding a Child (verso)

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair, white collar and cross medal, set in a field of engraved stars.

Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe

Robert Nanteuil, 1665

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, with inscription and coat of arms.

Charles-Maurice le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1671

Sepia drawing of a Gothic portal with a sculpted tympanum and statue, with a street and figures visible through the arch.

View of the Entrance to the Piazza del Duomo from the Piazza San Giovanni in Siena

Giovanni Battista Silvestri, 1816-73

Grey paper with ink sketches of book headpieces and vignettes, including a laurel wreath, a winged figure, and a reclining fi

Studies for headpieces and vignettes in the book, Amor und Psyche (Opus V)

Max Klinger, 1878

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and white collar inside an oak wreath, above a coat of arms with two lions.

Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Le Cardinal de Bouillon

Robert Nanteuil, 1668