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Red chalk drawing of a bearded elderly prophet in an oval, gazing upward beside a young attendant holding a scroll.

The Prophet Jeremiah

Sebastiano Conca, 1718

Color print of a laughing waitress in black and white leaning toward a bearded man with a cigar at a café table.

Viennese Café: In the Little Café (Wiener Café: Im Tschecherl)

Moriz Jung, 1911

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded man in a suit and cravat, turned three-quarters, on tan paper.

Portrait of Christophe Louis Engelhard Dalgas

Christen Købke, 1840

Colored print of a ragged man drinking beside a seated, startled man in a boater hat at a Viennese café terrace table.

Viennese Café: On the Terrace (Wiener Café: Auf der Terasse)

Moriz Jung, 1911

Hand-colored etching of a man struggling with a rearing horse as a carriage overturns and a balloon floats above a hillside.

Rural Sports: Balloon Hunting

Thomas Rowlandson, October 25, 1811

Tonal print of a bearded man in a robe holding an open book with a draped cloth, against a dark background.

A Philosopher, looking forward, holding a book with a cloth

Bernard Vaillant, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a classical interior with a canopied throne, colonnades, a fountain, and crowded figures in the foreg

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Carlo Portelli, 1560-70

Pitbull Terrier

Moriz Jung, 1912

Watercolor of a ruined tower and manor house across a calm lake, with figures in a rowing boat in the foreground.

Ruins at Oestergoedland

Pehr Nordqvist, ca. 1800

Grey wash drawing of a stone tomb with stepped base among tall forest tree trunks.

A Stone Tomb in a Forest; verso: Study of a Flower

Christen Købke, 1830

Grey wash drawing of a seated man in a cap beside a large dolmen on grassy ground, on tan paper.

The Artist, Seated in Front of a Dolmen

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1844

Grey wash drawing of four nude women approaching a classical altar, with putti flying in clouds above and waves at left.

Four Nude Women Surrounded by Putti, Approaching an Altar

Carl August Ehrensvärd, 1765-1800

Pen and ink drawing of a brook lined with bare trees, with a farm, grazing cows, and two figures in an open field.

A Brook near a Farm in Usserød with Cows and Two Figures

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1847

Pen and ink drawing of a battered ship with broken masts in stormy seas, with a small boat holding two figures in the foregro

A Storm at Sea with a Large Ship and a Small Boat with Two Figures

Carl August Ehrensvärd, 1765-1800

Engraving of dancing figures at a Grecian harvest festival, with a bearded elder, grapevines, an ox, and winged figures in cl

A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, Ceres, Bacchus, etc.

James Barry, dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a embroidered-collar coat painting at an easel, holding brushes and a palette.

Portrait of the Painter Ditlev Martens at Work Behind and Easel; verso: An Artist Sketching

Wilhelm Bendz, ca. 1820-24

Three Portraits in Profile

Carl August Ehrensvärd, 1765-1800

Sepia drawing of the Statue of Liberty on a star-shaped island, its torch rays spreading over a harbor and city grid with boa

Presentation Drawing of "The Statue of Liberty Illuminating the World"

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, 1875

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling beside a lion in a wooded landscape, with a crucifix and skull nearby.

Saint Jerome in the Desert

Lucas Kilian, 1610

Brown wash drawing of Christ with a staff among nude figures and demons at a gateway, with winged creatures above.

Christ in Limbo

Luca Penni, ca. 1547-48

Black and white print of an angel with a cross, Adam and Eve, Moses with tablets, and a crowd of figures in a landscape.

Section A: an angel holding a cross at upper left, Adam and Eve below, from "The Triumph of Christ"

Andrea Andreani, 1836

Black-and-white print of a spaniel sitting with a bird in its mouth beside a pheasant lying on the grass.

Spaniel and Pheasant

Edwin Landseer, June 15, 1871

Red chalk drawing on blue paper with many studies of hands in different gestures, grasping, open and resting.

Study of Hands (recto); Study for a Reclining St. Francis (verso)

Daniele Crespi, ca. 1628-30

Graphite sketch on blue paper of two hands, one holding a pen diagonally, with a second hand partly drawn below.

Study of Hands

Charles-Joseph Natoire, ca. 1761

Hand-colored print of New York City Hall ablaze at night, with flames and smoke over a crowd watching on the street below.

Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 - Supposed to have taken fire from the fire w…

Currier & Ives, 1858

Watercolor study of an antique wooden armchair with red-trimmed upholstered back and red seat, on a grey wash background.

Study of an antique armchair

David Cox, 1849

Pen and brown ink sketch of a muscular male nude with twisted torso and raised arm on aged paper.

Seated Nude Male Figure (recto); Ornamental Designs of Foliage, a Grotesque Head, and a Leg (verso)

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-93

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a stone house and trees overlooking a calm sea and distant hills, Calabria, Italy.

Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy

Edward Lear, 1847 (?)

Etching of an elderly bearded man with a cane walking beside a young boy along a rural path with hedgerows.

A Blind Man (The Wayfarers)

Frederick Walker, 1863

Pen and ink invitation card design with two classical female figures, drapery, and text for the Moray Minstrels, 1865.

The Moray Minstrels (Design for Invitation card of Arthur James Lewis)

Frederick Walker, 1865

Hand-colored print of Washington taking the oath of office with his hand on a Bible, surrounded by officials in period dress.

The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 - At the Old City Hall, New Y…

Currier & Ives, 1876

Hand-colored print of a mounted officer raising his hat before a line of soldiers and a flag beneath a large tree.

Washington Taking Command of the American Army - At Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3rd, 1775

Currier & Ives, 1876

Hand-colored print of two paddle steamboats racing at night on the Mississippi, smoke and sparks rising under a moon.

Midnight Race on the Mississippi

Currier & Ives, 1875

Hand-colored print of a man ringing a large bell at Independence Hall while a crowd and onlookers watch from nearby buildings

The Tocsin of Liberty-Rung by the State House Bell, (Independence Hall) Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, "Proclaim liber…

Currier & Ives, 1876

Colored print of two uniformed men shaking hands in a formal room while onlookers in period dress watch.

The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette - Philadelphia, August 3rd, 1777

Currier & Ives, 1876

Brown wash drawing of a cave interior with dripping rock formations, a bright entrance, stone steps, and small armed figures.

Cave of Pan, near Sunium, Greece

Simone Pomardi, 1805

Hand-colored print of a mounted general pointing as soldiers in boats cross an icy river, with a Conquer or Die flag.

Washington, Crossing the Delaware-On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton

Currier & Ives, 1876

Lithograph of a man at a desk beside a telegraph, with a steam press, locomotive and steamboat in the scene.

The Progress of the Century - The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric Telegraph. The Locomotive. The Steamboat

Currier & Ives, 1876

Engraving of the Virgin seated on clouds holding the infant Christ, surrounded by winged putti.

The Virgin seated in the clouds with the infant Christ, surrounded by putti, after a drawing by Reni

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1764

Hand-colored lithograph of two paddle steamboats racing on the Mississippi past a wooded cliff, one labeled Eagle.

A Race on the Mississippi

Currier & Ives, 1870

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, a stone cottage, seated figures and sheep under a cloudy sky.

The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District

Edward Dayes, 1789-1804

Engraving of Orpheus with a lyre teaching a crowd of nude and draped figures in a mountain landscape with a hut.

Orpheus Instructing a Savage People in Theology and the Arts of Social Life

James Barry, plate dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Two paddle steamboats pass at night under a full moon on Long Island Sound, with a lighthouse on an island behind them.

Steamboats Passing at Midnight - On Long Island Sound

Currier & Ives, 1868-74

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined brick building with a staircase, a bare tree, and a boat on a river bank.

An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River

Jan van de Velde II, ca. 1630-40

Pencil and wash drawing of a brown horse harnessed to a cart with a barrel, with a lamp post and distant town.

A Cart Drawn by a Brown Horse Near a Lamp Pole (recto); A Group of Mounted Officers (verso)

Johann Adam Klein, ca. 1815

Pencil drawing of a grotto in a rocky cliff by the sea, with a sailboat and a distant volcano on the horizon.

A Grotto near Sorrento, with a Distant View of the Vesuvius

Heinrich Reinhold, 1823

Ink and wash study of many figures and heads, with a classical female figure above, by James Barry, ca. 1802.

Study for "Divine Justice"

James Barry, ca. 1802

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with bowed head and hands clasped in prayer, surrounded by a radiant halo.

The Virgin in prayer looking down, after Reni

François de Poilly, ca. 1640-93

Engraved oval portrait of the Virgin Mary with eyes lowered, hands joined in prayer, and a veil over her head.

The Virgin in prayer looking down, in an oval frame, after Reni

François de Poilly, 1640-93

Engraved print of the Virgin resting her head on her hand while holding the sleeping infant Christ on her lap.

The Virgin seated with her head resting on her right hand, holding the sleeping infant Christ on her lap, after Reni

Jean Boulanger, 1623-80

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt: Saint Joseph points left, the Virgin holds the sleeping infant, and an angel offers a ros

The Flight into Egypt; the Holy Family walking together, Saint Joseph pointing to the left and the Virgin carrying th…

François de Poilly, ca. 1648-81

Engraving of the Virgin holding the sleeping infant Christ in her lap, within an oval frame with a Latin inscription below.

The Virgin seated with the infant Christ sleeping in her lap, in an oval frame, after Reni

François de Poilly, ca. 1655-70

Engraving of the Virgin with clasped hands and upturned gaze, halo and clouds behind her, in an oval frame.

The Virgin in prayer, looking up with clouds behind her, in an oval frame, after Reni

François de Poilly, 1648-81

Ink and wash drawing of a crowned king on a rearing dark horse pointing at ghostly women in the background.

A king with his horse, alarmed by ghostly women

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pen and watercolor drawing of a centaur carrying a nude woman across water, with a hilly landscape behind them.

The Abduction of Deianira

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, Saint Joseph, kneeling shepherds, two angels and a lamb in an octagonal frame.

The adoration of the shepherds who kneel together at right before the infant Christ, the Virgin and Saint Joseph at l…

François de Poilly, ca. 1655-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude standing figure with a staff, a kneeling man, and a haloed figure beside trees and water

John the Baptist and two men, with Christ

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pencil drawing of a tiered architectural frame with many narrative scenes of crowds, figures and allegorical groups beneath a

Preparatory Drawing for a Print Series on the History of Germany (Die Geschichte des deutschen Volkes in fünfzehn Bil…

Carl Heinrich Hermann, 1851-53

Pen and watercolor drawing of a winged female figure with serpent hair raising a staff amid stormy clouds, a temple beyond.

Envy from Ovid's "House of Envy" (Book II, lines 760-796) (recto); A naked woman (verso)

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude woman raising her arms as a satyr reaches toward her in a wooded landscape.

Amymone (?) with a lecherous satyr

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Engraving of the Virgin rising with outstretched arms, supported by angels and cherubs among clouds.

The assumption of the Virgin, who rises with arms outstretched, angels supporting her from below, after Reni

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess, 1792

Grey ink and wash drawing of a man with a staff shielding his eyes against a stormy sky beside trees.

Male with a staff in a storm (recto). Anatomical studies of a foot (verso)

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pen and wash drawing of three classical warriors with shields, a horse head, and studies of armor and a face.

Classical military subject

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded god raising a scepter on clouds beside a reclining figure in the sky.

Ceres pleading with Jove for the return of Prosperpina, from Ovid, "Metamorphoses," Book V

Thomas Carwitham, 1713-33