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Engraved title page with an obelisk, large butterflies, flowers, garlands, and small ships around the words Essay de Papillon

Titre

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etching of two insect-like performers on a stage beneath an ornate floral arch with butterflies, titled Théâtre Italien.

Théâtre Italien

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etching of butterfly-winged dancers and musicians on a stage under a rococo frame, with the title Ballet Champêtre in a carto

Ballet Champêtre

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Lithograph of a dark horse with a saddle cloth held by a groom, a seated jockey, and riders in the misty background.

Horse before the Race

Célestin François Nanteuil

Etching of two winged insect figures dueling with swords on a rococo table, framed by ornate scrollwork and foliage.

Le Duel

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etched rococo title page with two winged insect figures on a stage under a spider web, with the words Théâtre François.

Théâtre Français

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etching of winged insect-like figures at a draped dressing table in a rococo interior, with a folding screen and garlands.

La Toilette

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etching of a winged butterfly figure seated on a turtle within an oval rococo scrolled frame.

Le Papillon et la Tortue (The Butterfly and the Turtle)

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1756

Etching of a rocky gorge with horsemen crossing a shallow ford beneath billowing clouds.

Le Gue (The Ford)

Odilon Redon, 1865

Pen drawing of a standing man in a fur-trimmed coat and curled wig, one arm outstretched, on open ground.

Voltaire

Jean Huber, 1778

Etching of a dark landscape with billowing clouds, trees on a hillside, and a small galloping horseman in the foreground.

Cavalier Galopant (Galloping Horseman)

Odilon Redon, 1866

Etching of a dense cluster of trees and rocks on open ground under a hatched, cloudy sky.

Vue du Plateau de Bellecroix

Théodore Rousseau, 1848-1849

Engraving of a standing Madonna with flowing drapery and a book, beside a tall lily in a vase.

The Madonna

Martin Schongauer, c. 1490/1491

Pen and brown ink sheet with many studies of standing, kneeling and reclining figures by Perino del Vaga.

Figure Studies [recto]

Perino del Vaga

Pen and ink drawing of an altarpiece with the Madonna and Child flanked by two saints within a classical architectural frame.

Altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with Saints, in Its Architectural Setting

Perino del Vaga, 1528

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored figure gesturing at ornate classical altars before a crowd of onlookers.

Alexander Consecrating the Altars for the Twelve Olympian Gods

Perino del Vaga, 1545

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child in an ornate niche, with a kneeling haloed monk before a decorated arch and landscap

The Vision of Saint Bernard

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1524

Chalk drawing of a bearded prophet turning toward an angel at upper left, with an open book on a ledge.

A Prophet Addressed by an Angel

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1517

Engraved fleuron showing a winged putto pointing upward among clouds, flowers, doves and butterflies.

Fleuron for the Title Pages

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1795

Etching of two men in plumed hats and a seated woman in an ornate interior with patterned floor and draped curtain.

Joconde: Le depart

after Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier I

Engraving of a canopied bed with a nude woman sitting up as a servant pulls back the sheet, beside a white pitcher.

Joconde: Le lit

Charles Louis Lingée after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Etching of a Gothic church gateway with an inscribed plaque, two workers beside a hand cart, and figures in the passage beyon

Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield

Hedley Fitton, 1909

Etched line portrait of a woman with bobbed hair and fur collar, surrounded by jagged radiating strokes.

Madchen (Girl)

Walter Gramatté, 1921

Engraving of two standing men and a kneeling woman in an arched interior with a window, desk and draped bed.

Joconde: Le pardon

Philippe Triere after Jean-Baptiste Mallet

Etching of a figure falling head-first with outstretched arms, surrounded by starburst marks and crosshatched shadows.

The Fall into Infinity

Walter Gramatté, 1918

Etched portrait of a man with wide staring eyes and a clenched hand, drawn with loose swirling hatched lines.

Die Grosse Angst (The Great Anxiety)

Walter Gramatté, 1918

Etching of an 18th-century interior: a woman in a gown, a bowing man gathering her skirts, a child behind a screen.

Le cocu battu et content

Jean-Louis Delignon and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Black and white woodcut of mourners carrying a coffin along a winding path past hillside houses under a night sky.

Burial (Begrabnis)

Walter Gramatté, 1916

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin holding the Christ Child and a kneeling king offerin

The Adoration of the Magi

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650

Engraving of an elegant salon with columns, where a seated woman is attended by men in 18th-century dress and a small dog.

Le mari confesseur

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Misty grey wash landscape with a large tree at left and a small group resting with a donkey on a foreground rise.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Claude Lorrain, 1682

Engraved attic scene: a couple reclines on a bed while a startled man peers from behind a curtain.

Le savetier

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Brown ink and wash drawing of a river landscape with a large tree, a stone arched bridge, and two small figures.

River Landscape

Claude Lorrain, 1635

Pen and wash drawing of a classical villa with arched loggia and balustrade beside a wall and garden trees.

Villa di Papa Giulio

Claude Lorrain, 1635

Brown ink drawing of classical ruins, seated figures, grazing animals, and trees in a hazy landscape.

Landscape with Ruins, Pastoral Figures, and Trees

Claude Lorrain, 1650

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two women in flowing classical dress standing side by side.

Two Women in Classical Dress

Claude Lorrain, 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stone bridge over a river with trees, a standing figure on the bridge and a seated figure.

Landscape with a Bridge

Claude Lorrain, 1630

Sepia engraving of figures in a colonnaded interior, with a seated man, a kneeling boy, and a classical statue at right.

Le paysan

Charles Louis Lingée after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Red chalk drawing of a tower above trees and a hillside with a low wall in the foreground.

Torione Anticho Fori di Roma

Claude Lorrain, 1630

Brown wash drawing of a dense grove of trees with a distant landscape and figures in a clearing beyond.

Grove of Trees

Claude Lorrain, 1640

Red chalk study sheet of four cows in various poses, including reclining and standing figures on tan paper.

Four Cows

Etching of a woman in a cap tending a reclining figure on a bed beside stone columns, with horses in a stable interior.

Le muletier

after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Sketch of gnarled old trees on a riverbank with a man rowing a small boat in the foreground and reflections in the water.

Old Trees along a Bank

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1640

Etching of two women beside a canopied bed with a reclining figure, a warming pan on the floor, and a framed picture on the w

La gageure des trois commeres: La servante

Philippe Triere and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Engraving of a man spying from a pear tree on a couple kissing in a garden, with a villa and stairway behind.

La gageure des trois commeres: Le poirier

after Jean-Baptiste Mallet

Engraving of a woman with a lamp beside a canopied bed where another woman sleeps, with a folding screen and cord on the floo

La gageure des trois commeres: Le fil

Unknown artist

Engraving of a seated woman and a turbaned man pointing at a wall calendar in an ornate rococo interior.

Le calendrier des viellards

Jean Dambrun after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Engraving of a woman at a desk embraced by a man seated on a rococo settee in an elegant interior.

A femme avare galant escroc

Jacques Aliamet and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Etched kitchen scene with a kneeling woman at a basin, a couple embracing by the door, and a smoky hearth with copper pots.

On ne s'avise jamais de tout

Charles Emmanuel Patas after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Etching of a bedroom with a canopied bed, a man pointing, a woman in a gown, and a framed picture on the wall.

Le gascon puni

Louis-Michel Halbou and Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Sepia etching of a woman with a chest in rough surf below a rocky cliff, a man in the waves, and ships on the horizon.

La fiancee du roi de Garbe: La cassette

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Charles Monnet

Engraving of a veiled woman seated beside a kneeling armored knight in a forest, with a horse among the trees.

La fiancee du roi de Garbe: La chevalier

after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Etching of a woman beside a tree holding a branch as a turbaned man kneels and takes her hand in a wooded setting.

La fiancee du roi de Garbe: L'arbre

Louis Petit after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Engraving of an 18th-century rococo room with a seated man offering a cup to two standing men beside a gilded table.

La coupe enchantee

Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupreel after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Stipple print of a draped woman reclining on a pedestal while a male figure with a bow stands behind her in a garden.

L'invocation a l'amour

Carl Guttenberg

Engraved interior with a man and woman seated at a table, a servant with dishes, a dog, and rifles on the wall.

Le faucon

Jean Dambrun and Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Hand-colored oval print of a man kissing a reclining woman on a canopy bed with green drapes, titled Valmont and Emilie, 1788

Valmont and Emilie

Romain Girard, 1788

Sepia drawing of a curly-haired man in a dark cloak and white collar, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Gideon Fairman

Albert Newsam, 1827

Sepia drawing of tall pine trees beside a mountain stream, with light glowing through misty forest depths.

An Ancient Pine Forest with a Mountain Stream

Alexandre Calame, 1847

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a vaulted loggia framing a hilltop town, bell tower and mountains beyond.

Panorama of Tivoli from a Loggia

Leo von Klenze, 1826

Engraving of a reclining woman on a canopy bed with attendants and a small dog among scattered coins on the floor.

Le petit chien

Unknown artist

Etching of a kitchen scene with servants preparing food at a table while a woman looks down from an arched window above.

Le pate d'anguilles

Charles Emmanuel Patas after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Engraving of two startled men at an open door beside a seated woman in an ornate interior with a canopy bed and cherub.

Le magnifique

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Mezzotint full-length portrait of a uniformed officer with sword, resting his arm on a horse beside a cannon.

George Washington

Valentine Green, after Thomas Stothard, after Charles Willson Peale, 1785