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Engraving of peasants drinking from a jug and cup while another man sleeps sprawled on the ground at right.

Peasants Drinking, from "Sixteen Peasant Subjects"

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century

Engraving of a seated herdsman under a tree with goats grazing beside him and a clay jug in the foreground.

Pastoral with goat herd and goats, from "Sixteen Peasant Subjects"

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century

Etching of a seated traveler with a basket and walking staff, a dog beside him, with the sea and sky behind.

Traveler with Dog, from "Sixteen Peasant Subjects"

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century

Engraving of Cupid above a flaming urn, with a horse-drawn chariot and procession of figures in a hilly landscape.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Francesco Rosselli, 1480-1500

Colored woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and mourners, with a walled town on a hill behind.

The Bearing of the Cross, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Engraving of dancing putti under a tree, with putti in branches and a torch-bearing goddess on clouds above.

Amorini Celebrate the Rape of Proserpine

Francesco Rosaspina, 1805-12

Engraving of Apollo with a lyre and laurel branch among nine draped Muses in a wooded landscape.

Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus

Raphael Morghen, 1784

Black and white panoramic print of New York harbor with steamboats, sailing ships, rowboats and a city skyline.

Panoramic View of New York Taken from the North River

Robert Havell Jr., 1840

Engraved print of a mounted man in a cloak leading a cheering crowd past brick buildings, with an American flag and a dog in

Triumph of Patriotism- Washington Entering New York, 25 November 1783

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1858

Etching of two men in a rustic interior, one smoking a pipe and the other holding a cup beside a table with a bowl.

The Smoker and the Drinker

Adriaen van Ostade, 1682 (?)

Etching of an elderly man in a tall feathered hat and cloak, arms folded, grimacing toward one side.

Hurdy Gurdy Man

Adriaen van Ostade, 1647

Hand-colored print of the Novelty Iron Works waterfront in New York, with factory buildings, smokestacks, a barge, and worker

Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E.R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co., Iron Founders, Steam Engine and General Ma…

John Penniman, 1842-55

Engraving of Diogenes seated nude beside his barrel, reading a book, with a geometry diagram and a bird nearby.

Diogenes seated with his barrel behind him, and reading a book while holding a stick that rests on a geometry book to…

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, ca. 1526-27

Engraved funeral catafalque in St. Peter's Basilica with tall candelabra, eagles, skeletons and a papal tiara.

Catafalco Eretto Nella Basilica Vaticana ...per Alessandro VIII

Alessandro Specchi, 1691

Grey wash drawing of two crowned kings in a Gothic hall, one kneeling before the other as mitred bishops look on.

Louis III et Carloman donnent aux eveques du Royaume l'assurance de leur Fidelite en 882

Nicolas Lejeune, ca. 1791

Engraving of a street with a blacksmith and craftsmen making stirrups while riders and horses pass by.

New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of Stirrups, plate 9

Jan Collaert I, ca. 1600

Lithograph of two boys' heads and shoulders, the left with curly hair and a sailor collar, the right with bangs and lace coll

Portrait of the Rabe Children: Hermann, age 14 and Edmond, age 7 (recto); Proof before corrections of small faults in…

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1822

Three-panel pen drawing: a painter at an easel slowly turns into a frog among reeds and lily pads.

Echo of the Concours Galland (Echo du Concours Galland)

O. Deleiderrier, 19th century

Broadside with 48 numbered comic scenes of the student Borrascas, with Spanish verses under each panel, 1859.

Broadside with 48 scenes of the life of Borrascas the student

Juan Llorens, 1859

Printed broadside of 48 numbered scenes with captions telling the story of Urganda the Unknowable, featuring knights, demons

Broadside with 48 scenes illustrating the story of Urganda the Unknowable

Juan Llorens, 1866

Grey wash drawing of jagged rock cliffs rising under a pale cloudy sky, with a vertical fold line down the sheet.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Printed broadside with 48 woodcut scenes and Spanish captions telling the story of Don Juan de Serrallonga.

Broadside with 48 scenes relating the tale of Don Juan de Serrallonga

Gray wash drawing of a cave opening with jagged rocks lit by pale blue light, with faint grid lines across the sheet.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris

Eugène Cicéri, 1828-90

Pencil drawing of jagged rocky cliffs on a stage set design, with irregular cut-out openings and faint grid lines.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Brown ink and wash drawing of a theatrical rock cave arch with overhanging leaves and stone steps, cut out at the centre.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris

Eugène Cicéri, 1825-90

Printed broadside with 48 numbered woodcut scenes illustrating Christian doctrine, including the Ten Commandments and the sev

Broadside with 48 scenes illustrating Christian doctrine

Juan Llorens, 1860

Pencil design drawing of a carved mantelpiece with acanthus-leaf consoles and a central rosette, on tan paper.

Design for a Mantelpiece

A. Damon et Cie., ca. 1900

Pencil landscape drawing of rocky cliffs, palm trees and a waterfall above a pool, with mountains in the distance.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris (recto); Design for a doorway (verso)

Eugène Cicéri, 1828-90

Printed broadside of 48 numbered scenes showing a Barcelona carnival turning into a funeral procession, with masked figures,

Broadside with 48 scenes relating to the carnival in Barcelona

José Noguera, 1862

Printed broadside with 48 numbered black-and-white scenes of a shoemaker's apprentice, with Spanish captions beneath each.

Broadside with 48 scenes depicting the antics of the shoemaker's apprentice

José Noguera, 1861