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Yale University Art Gallery

1,302 works

Pencil landscape drawing of wooded hills and trees in a valley, with handwritten notes in the lower right corner.

Landscape Near Williamstown

Truman Seymour, 1865

Woodcut print of a crowd of figures in a green field with hats, a child, and distant buildings under a brown-tinted sky.

Crowd at Races

Kathe Kohlsaat, 1912

Watercolor sketch of two men on a boat deck at sea, one in a straw hat, with a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Unfinished drawing of two men sailing - (unidentified illustration)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of the Holy Family with an angel, a man leading a donkey, sheep, and a large windblown tree in a landscape.

The Virgin and Child with Joseph, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of Dutch sailing ships with rigging and flags on choppy water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Cargo Ships, from the series Navium Variae Figurae et Formae

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Charcoal study of an outstretched arm and hand on blue-grey paper, a figure study by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Figure study for "The Hours," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed b…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Dark etching of a bald man gesturing beside a kneeling woman, a hooded figure behind them and a reclining body on the ground.

Dios los cria y ellos se juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together), from the series Los disparates (The Fol…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Black-and-white woodcut of four men playing poker at a table lit by two candelabra, one player in shadow in front.

Le Poker

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1896

Watercolor sketch of a fireplace design with a woman in a bonnet on the left, a bird panel in the center, and a landscape on

Preliminary sketch for a tile fireplace surround

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1878

Hand-colored 1845 print of the New York Post Office with a cupola, arched windows, a horse carriage, and pedestrians on the s

Front View of the New York Post Office

William Endicott, 1845

Ex libris bookplate with a woman reading beside a column and urn, a landscape behind, and a heraldic shield with horses.

Bookplate: Ex Libris Hugo von Reininghaus

Heinrich Vogeler, 1903

Two sketches: sketch of two hands; sketch of an old man in profile

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a cloaked man and a gesturing young man near a wall, with two women under a parasol on a path.

Les Oyes de Frere Philippe

Etching of a rowboat on a calm lake beside trees and a small building under a cloudy sky.

Lakeside

Adolphe Appian, 1865

Pencil sketch of a small sailboat with triangular sails and a second boat hull sketched below on cream paper.

Sketch of a sailboat

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of the Ripetta river port in Rome with a church, stone steps, barrels and many moored boats on the Tiber.

Veduta del Porto di Ripetta (View of the Port of Ripetta), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1753

Line engraving of an English jockey in a top hat riding a horse along a path, with trees and buildings in the distance.

Jockey anglais (An English Jockey)

Théodore Géricault, 1820

Pencil sketch of two men seated at a table in an interior with an arched doorway and a fireplace.

Two men at table in an interior

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of thatched peasant cottages on a grassy hill, with a grazing sheep, chickens, and wooden fences under a cloudy sky.

Peasants' Cottages

Charles Émile Jacque, 1879

Black-and-white print of two figures on a path beside a goat and a large tree, with rolling hills behind.

Pastorales Martiniques

Paul Gauguin, 1889

Pencil sketch sheet with a man on horseback, two heads in wide-brimmed hats, and a standing figure outline.

Sheet of figure studies

Edwin Austin Abbey

Engraving of Perseus showing a Medusa shield to Phineus in an oval cartouche, framed by putti, hounds and sea monsters.

Perseus shows his Medusa shield to Phineus, from Oval Cartouches with Scenes from the Life of Perseus in a Frame with…

Abraham de Bruyn, 1584

Etching of a Roman colonnade façade with Corinthian columns, carts, horses, and people on a street with debris in front.

Veduta della Dogana di Terra a Piazza di Pietra. Questo fu fabbricata sulle rovine del Tempio di M. Aurelio Antonino…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1753

Watercolor sketch of an English house with mullioned windows, a pedimented doorway, and a green lawn in front.

View of an English House

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of New York Harbor with sailing ships, steamers, schooners, and rowing crews on calm blue water.

Summer Scenes in New York Harbor

Etching of ruined Roman dining halls with arches and overgrown walls, small figures among rubble, cypress trees, cloudy sky.

Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclini che appartenevano alla Casa aurea di Nerone . . . (View of the Ruins of Two Tricl…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1759

Ink and wash drawing of a large man in a long coat swinging a bucket at two boys beside a wooden table.

Man Swinging Bucket at Two Boys (recto); Two Men Behind a Wall (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of the Holy Family in a boat on a river with an angel, a boatman, swans and large trees on the bank.

The Holy Family Traveling by Boat, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Hand-colored panoramic print of a battle on a riverbank, with soldiers firing from fortifications amid smoke and scattered bo

Defeat of the British Army (Battle of the New Orleans)

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1815

Ink and wash sketch of a tall man with a cane walking past two playful boys on tan paper.

Man Walking with Two Boys

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of the Elbe river with sailing boats, a village, cliffs, and a rider on a tree-lined road.

Vue de Niedersparr sur l'Elbe pres de Meissen dont on voit le Chateau dit Albrechtsbourg

Christian Gottlob Hammer, 1805

Etched panoramic landscape of flat fields, a tree line, farm buildings and a distant town with a church tower under an open s

Panorama near Bloemendael Showing the Saxenburg Estate ('The Goldweigher's Field')

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Etching of a ruined arched stone bridge over a river, with a round crenellated tower, rowing boats, and figures in the foregr

Veduta del Ponte Lugano su l'Anione (View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio), from Vedute di Roma

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763

Watercolor still life of green pears with stems piled on a pale plate, with a twig and leaves rising above.

Green Pears

Charles Demuth, 1929

Etching of a horse turning a well mechanism beside a timber shed, with figures seated and a man reading at right.

Le Manege (The Treadmill)

Alphonse Legros

Engraving of soldiers attacking mothers and infants in a city square before an arched bridge, with dead babies on the ground.

Massacre of the Innocents

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1513

Engraved battle scene of soldiers charging up a hillside beside a tall tree, with smoke, fallen figures, and a town below.

Prise de Constantine (Capture of Constantine)

Charles-Amédée Colin

Etching of a river scene with a man poling a loaded boat while another pulls it by rope, village on hill beyond.

Paysage en Bateau

Alphonse Legros

Hand-colored print of a half-timbered cottage under a big tree, with a farmyard, cattle, a village and hills beyond.

The Home of Evangeline / "In the Acadian Land"

Currier & Ives, 1864

Etching of women in pale robes perched on a diagonal tree branch against a dark stippled background.

Disparate ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly), also known as Andarse por las ramas (To Go Amongst the Branches), from the ser…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Loose graphite sketch on tan paper of two figures beside a bed, with diagonal hatching and a tall standing figure at right.

Study for "Beside the bed..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902),…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Hand-colored print of Yosemite Valley with a tall waterfall, river, pine trees, canoes and tepees in the foreground.

Yosemite Valley--California: "The Bridal Veil" Fall

Currier & Ives, 1866

Hand-colored panoramic print of Indianapolis with a central city view and border vignettes of churches, depots, factories, an

View of Indianapolis

Edward Sachse, 1854

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude male figure wearing a cap, reaching one arm downward, on cream paper.

Figure study for "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Etching of a harbor at sunset with tall sailing ships, a rowboat, and a church spire on the distant shore.

Soleil Couchant - Port d'Anvers (Sunset - Port of Anvers)

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1868

Lithograph of top-hatted men walking a city street, one yawning widely, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

Promenade hygiénique et sentimentale, légèrement embêtante, mais remplissant parfaitement son but qui est de faire re…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Watercolor study of trees, a green hedge, and a stone wall in a landscape on grey-blue paper.

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a shepherd leading a flock of sheep across a field toward bare trees under a cloudy sky.

Paysage - Troupeau des Porcs

Charles Émile Jacque, 1845

Etching of Doric temple ruins at Paestum with herdsmen and water buffalo among broken walls in the foreground.

Vuë de ce qui reste encore des Murs A. de l' ancienne Ville de Pesto . . . (View Showing the Remains of the Ancient C…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Brown wash drawing of two glazed wooden sheds beside overgrown shrubs, with a fence and steps at the right.

Shacks and Shrubs

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a bohemian procession with a cart, mounted riders with feathered hats, and figures on foot along a road.

Les bohemiens en marche; l'arriere-garde (or Le depart) from the series Les bohemiens

Etching of ruined Doric temple columns with shepherds and goats among the overgrown stone remains.

Vue des restes du derrière du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune dessiné dans les deux planches précédentes (Rear View of t…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Etching of a black bull attacked by armed men with lances on a bare plain, with a fallen man on the ground.

Desjarrete de la canalla con lanzas, medias-lunas, banderillas y otras armas (The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lanc…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Loose watercolor sketch of figures in period dress seated and standing around a bench under green trees.

Figures seated along an outdoor bench

Edwin Austin Abbey

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of court women, attendants and an ox-drawn carriage in a garden procession.

Mitate Procession of Palace Attendants Arriving at a Mansion

Rekisentei Eiri, 1797

Hand-colored lithograph of many small caricatured figures in top hats and period dress, with horses and a dog, titled Une Mac

Macedoine

Paul Gavarni, 1824

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of a man in a top hat sweeping a walkway beside an arched doorway and green shrubs.

Man in tophat and shirtsleeves sweeping a walkway

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a large horse chestnut tree in the foreground with a stone building and a rider on horseback behind it.

The Big Horse Chestnut Tree, Easthampton

Childe Hassam, 1928

Hand-colored print of a harbor with sailing ships, a distant city skyline, and two men on a rocky hill in the foreground.

New York from Heights near Brooklyn

John Hill, 1823

Hand-colored title plate with a seated matador, a smoking man in a red cloak, a dog, a bull, and a drapery bearing the series

Title Plate, from the series Colección de las principales suertes de una corrida de toros (Collection of the Main Act…

Antonio Carnicero, 1790

Etching of a skeleton seated at right while a bearded man and onlookers gather at a doorway with a dog in front.

Death Giving Audience, from Vari capricci (Various Capriccios)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740

Sketch of a sheep's head (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1866

Pen and ink drawing of a palace hall with tiered arcades, columns, and a coffered ceiling in deep perspective.

Study of a Stage Design for the Hall of a Palace

Guiseppe Valeriani, 1745

Etching of the Holy Family at a riverbank, with an angel poling a boat and light rays breaking through clouds.

The Holy Family Arrives at the Edge of a River, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into…

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750