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Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ child in a glowing halo, walking past a rocky cave with animals below.

The angel awakening Joseph to the presence of the Virgin and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-49

Man in profile facing right, wearing a fur hat, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Bust of beardless old man in profile facing right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Young man facing three quarters right wearing a fur headdress with a plume, jewel and a headband, from "Small Heads i…

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Man wearing a turban, a tie fastened around his neck, facing left, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a young man with bowed head turned right, wearing a large oriental turban and fur-trimmed collar.

Young man looking down to right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a man in a fur hat holding a scroll before his face, with dense hatching in the fur and shadows.

Man holding a scroll in front of his face, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a rustic thatched hamlet beside a rocky stream, with trees, fallen logs and a small figure in the foreground.

The Hamlet on the Mountain Side

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Engraving of nude Venus on a cloud holding an arrow beside a winged cupid with a bow, with stylized clouds behind.

Venus and Cupids on Clouds

Giacomo Francia, 1510-75

Engraving of a centaur carrying a woman while Hercules shoots an arrow at him and a reclining figure holds a cornucopia.

The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with a…

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Etching of two goatherds with goats in a wooded landscape, with distant buildings and clouds in the sky.

Landscape With Two Goatherds

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1626-80

Etched landscape with a river, tall trees, distant hills, and a family group seated on a rocky bank at lower right.

The Landscape With the Family

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1643

Etching of a nude saint bound to a tree while an executioner works with a knife, with soldiers and rocks around him.

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew

Jusepe de Ribera, 1624

Bearded Saint Andrew leaning on an X-shaped cross, rendered in brown and green tones within a double-ruled border.

St. Andrew, Facing Forward, Head Turned to Left

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, before 1749

Architectural drawing of a first-floor parlor's paneled walls and fireplace with handwritten dimensions, c. 1732-35.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the First-floor Parlor (Northeast Corner Room)

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Architectural drawing of a first-floor room elevation with labeled wall panels, doorways, a fireplace, and dimensions.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the Great Middle Room (Sir Robert Walpole's Levee Room, Northwest…

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Engraving of women and children gathered in a crowded low lodging house interior, with a window and hanging cloth.

Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol. 6

Hubert von Herkomer, August 10, 1872

Pencil study of Castor and Pollux embracing Helen amid helmeted warriors and classical columns, by Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Pencil study of a standing male nude seen from behind, with a cap and curled hair, one arm raised and one extended.

Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Etching of Saint Jerome receiving last communion among kneeling mourners, with angels above and a skull in the foreground.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

François Perrier, 1584-1650

Pen and ink plan of a cross-shaped room with marked picture panels, an angled fireplace, and handwritten painting notes.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of Sir Robert Walpole's Dressing Room (Middle Room, West Front, First…

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Ink drawing of an architectural interior elevation with a central fireplace, doorways, paneling and handwritten dimension not

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the End Room Below (Northwest Corner Room, First Floor)

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Watercolor drawing of a draped funerary catafalque with blue canopy, candelabra, crown and regalia, dated 1796.

Catafalque of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Side Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Watercolor elevation of a blue and yellow draped funeral catafalque with candelabra, reliefs and seated allegorical figures.

Catafalque for the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Front Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Satirical lithograph of three caricature statues on pedestals holding a rifle, cannonballs, and a cannon.

Statues of the Future, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 29, 1868

Honoré Daumier, April 29, 1868

Engraving of a seated ruler at a banquet table with a kneeling young man before him and a crowd of onlookers behind.

Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's dreams (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of a kneeling woman holding a garment before a turbaned man, with onlookers and a sunlit town behind.

Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of robed men gathered in a columned interior around a standing youth, with a small scene in a niche at right.

Joseph Interpreting His Dreams to Jacob (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraving of haloed Christ among kneeling winged angels in a wooded landscape with rabbits, deer, birds and a wolf.

Christ in the Wilderness Served by Angels

Master i.e., ca. 1480-90

Hunter and dog in a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen waterway and a distant town under a pale sky.

Winter Landscape with a Hunter and his Dog

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century (?)