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Yale University Art Gallery

1,302 works

Etching of ruined brick walls and arches in an open landscape, with small figures and grazing animals and distant hills under

Veduta degli avanzi del Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli (View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770

Etching of a vaulted ruin interior with broken arches, overgrown plants, and small figures beside a pool.

Interno del Tempio d.o di Canopo nella Villa Adriana (Interior of the Temple Said to Be of Canopus at Hadrian's Villa…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776

Pencil sketch of an industrial workshop with a riveted tank machine on wheels beneath timber roof beams.

Sketch of "Tank Department" [industrial interior]

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a snowy winter field with bare trees and evergreens under a gray-purple sky, with distant buildings at left.

Untitled [Winter landscape - New Jersey]

Charles Warren Eaton, 1896

Etching of the Arch of Constantine and the ruined Colosseum in Rome, with small figures among rubble and trees.

Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino, e dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo (View of the Arch of Constantine, and the…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760

Sheet of pencil and ink studies with a shaded female figure, seated figures at a table, a cat, and small colored sketches.

Sheet of Studies for "Le Jardin Public"

Edouard Vuillard, 1893

Pen and ink drawing of an 18th-century woman with a cane and a man in breeches leaning toward her in a garden.

Illustration for "Sweet Nell - My Heart's Delight," from Old Songs

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1887

Hand-colored engraving of the columned Bank of the United States on Third Street, Philadelphia, with horses, carts and pedest

Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia

William Russell Birch, 1800

Etching of a crowded river port in Rome with moored boats, masts, a large building and figures on the quay.

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

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1753

Etching of a wedding procession of villagers walking along a dirt path beneath tall trees in a rural landscape.

Été de la Saint-Martin, la noce qui passe (Vendee) (Summer in Saint-Martin, the Past Nuptials [Vendee])

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1908

Black and white lithograph of a schoolmaster clapping before pupils in nightcaps and nightgowns seated on beds in a dormitory

LE DORTOIR D'UN PENSIONNAT BIEN TENU./ - Attention. . . au premier coup que je frapperai dans mes mains vous poserez…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Black-and-white etching of an imaginary city view with a domed church, tall column, river boats, carts and figures under a la

Imaginary View of Padua, from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1741

Hand-colored bird's eye view of Union Square with a central fountain, tree-lined paths, carriages, and church spires.

Union Square, Bird's Eye View

John Bornet, 1850

Engraved print of a village by a river with a church tower, a crowded boat, swans, and a rider on a footbridge.

Spring, from a series of the four seasons

Jan van de Velde II, 1617

Hand-colored print of a battle scene with cavalry, infantry, flags, smoke and palm trees in a mountain valley.

The Battle of Cerro Gordo

Charles W. Fleetwood, 1847

Engraved panoramic view of New York City's waterfront with ships and rowboats in the harbor and church steeples along the sho

The South Prospect of the City of New York in North America

William Burgis, 1761

Ink and wash drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat on a rearing horse beside a wooden fence.

Unidentified illustration [Man on horseback]

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a three-masted American warship with full sails leading two other ships across blue sea.

U.S.S. Brig. "Somers" with convoy, moderate breeze, (port view)

Worden Wood, 1929

Etching of the round Temple of Cybele in a Roman piazza with carts, pedestrians, and dramatic clouds overhead.

Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verità (View of the Temple of Cybele in the Piazza of the Bocc…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1758

Four etched views of Venetian squares and waterfront buildings with crowds of figures and gondolas.

le Preson. V. (The Prison. V[enice]), la libreria V. (The Library. V[enice]), la Piera del Bando. V. (The Piera del B…

Canaletto, 1741

Pencil drawing of two large spreading trees over a fenced lawn, with a sapling, a white building and small figures behind.

The Trees & Lawn at College and Elm Streets, New Haven

R. Bakewell, 1856

Watercolor and pencil costume sketch of three jester figures in colorful motley with pointed hoods and bells.

Fools, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash sketch of a cottage with a steep roof, dormer window, wooden bench, and clouds on tan paper.

Sketch of exterior of a cottage

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a large gnarled tree with sprawling branches above tall grass and shrubs, with birds flying in a pale sky.

Gnarled Tree

Robert Swain Gifford

Engraved landscape with travelers, a horse cart, sheep, haystacks and a distant city under a cloudy sky.

View of Malines, from the Set of the Large Landscapes

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638

Pen and ink sketch of a ragged peasant with hood and staff, with faint pencil figure studies to the right.

Peasant, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeare play

Edwin Austin Abbey

Three small woodcut panels on tan paper: a forest with a hooded face, a haloed nude figure, and a stylized female form.

Sheet of woodcuts from L'Epreuve

Maurice Denis, 1891

Hand-colored lithograph of a valley camp with white tents, horses, mules, men at work, and rolling hills behind.

Fourth of July Camp

Charles Gildemeister, 1851

Prison Ship Saratoga (off Dartmouth)

Peter S. Duval, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of the west side of the Capitol dome behind trees, with horses and a rider on a lawn.

Washington, Capitol (West side), Plate 35 from a set of 54 views

Isidore Laurent Deroy, 1848

Lithograph of a woman sinking into a river, weighed down by wet clothing, reaching toward overhanging trees.

Death of Ophelia (Act. IV. Sc. VII), from Shakespeare's Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix, 1843

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a spoked wheel and seated driver, with loose shading in the background.

Sketch of a horse pulling a carriage

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen sketches of a bust beside a handwritten letter from Harper & Brothers dated March 15, 1890.

Two sketches of a bust

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a grand villa with arcaded wings above a formal garden with fountains, parterres and figures on terraces.

Veduta della Villa dell'Emo Sig.n Card. Alesandro Albani fuori di Porta Salaria (View of the Villa of His Eminence Ca…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Pen and brown ink drawing of a striding man with a tall staff in a sketched landscape with trees.

Saint Christopher (or Saint Roch?) in a Landscape

Ludovico Carracci, 1600

Lithograph of a farrier shoeing a grey horse in a timber stable while a handler holds the bridle and a child watches.

The Flemish Farrier

Théodore Géricault, 1821

Etching of ruined Roman baths walls and arches among trees, with small figures in the open ground, by Piranesi.

Veduta delle Terme di Tito (View of the Baths of Titus), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Etching of a woman balancing on a white horse walking a tightrope before a dark crowd, from Goya's Los disparates.

Disparate puntual (Punctual Folly), unnumbered plate from the series Los disparates (The Follies/Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, 1816

Woodcut print of a reclining nude in red and white against blue and red abstract shapes.

Liegender Akt (Reclining Nude)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Hand-colored lithograph of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, a white multi-story building with pedestrians and stre

Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind from Views of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity

John Caspar Wild, 1840

Brown ink drawing of a rolling landscape framed by trees, with distant buildings and a tree line on the horizon.

View of Fort Leavenworth

Truman Seymour, 1849

Etching of a canal with a stone bridge, moored boats, a clock-towered building, trees and a hatched cloudy sky.

Le Pont Sur Le Canal (Bridge over the Canal)

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1873

Hand-colored print of a white neoclassical court-house with columns, with horse-drawn carriage and period pedestrians in the

Troy, Court-House, Plate 42 from a set of 54 views

Isidore Laurent Deroy, 1850

Etching of a bridge over a canal with tall-masted boats moored beneath, lampposts and buildings on the banks, and water refle

Bridge, Rotterdam (Chioggia: Fishing Boats)

Mortimer Menpes, 1912

Etching of a courtyard terrace with laundry, potted plants, women at work, and brick houses under a cloudy sky.

The Terrace, from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1741

Lithograph of a misty pond framed by trees and rolling hills, with a rock outcrop at left.

Stockbridge Pond

Miss M, 1842

Etching of a Venetian canal with an arched stone bridge, moored boats, and dark buildings reflected in the water.

In the Eye of the Sun, Venice

Mortimer Menpes, 1915

Etching of a woman asleep in a wicker chair beside a pond with water lilies and trees.

Soiree d'Ete

James Tissot, 1881

Etching of the Colosseum's interior showing tiered arches, a central arena with a column and small figures, by Piranesi, 1776

Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo (View of the Flavian Amphitheater Called the Colosseum), from Vedute…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776

Etching of the Ponte Molle bridge over the Tiber with many arches, rowboats with figures on the water, and a flagged tower at

Veduta del Ponte Molle sul Tevere (View of the Milvian Bridge over the Tiber), from the series Le Antichita Romane (T…

Luigi Rossini, 1822

Etching of a rider in a patterned costume on a bull, with a short spear in its back, charging left in an arena.

El mismo Ceballos montado sobre otro toro quiebra rejones en la plaza de Madrid (The Same Ceballos Mounted on Another…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Engraving of mounted warriors with bows and lances charging across a grassy plain before rocky mountains.

The Encounter

James S. King, 1885

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and a man strolling under cherry blossoms on a grassy hill.

Third Month: Cherry Blossom Time at Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Etching of overgrown Roman brick ruins with arched openings, small figures in the foreground, and a rider on a path.

Rovine di uno degli alloggiamente de'Soldati presso ad una delle eminenti fabbriche di Adriano nella sua Villa in Tiv…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1774

Brown wash drawing of a rocky gorge with rushing white water, fallen logs, and two small figures descending the river.

Descending the Blackwater

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

Etching of Joseph gesturing to Mary and the infant Christ in a bedchamber, an angel near an open window, 1750.

Joseph Announces to Mary the Order to Leave, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Eg…

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Grey misty print of a rural field with a haystack, a row of trees and blurred figures under a rainy sky.

Effet de Pluie (Rain Effect)

Camille Pissarro, 1879

Etching of the Holy Family under a palm tree, with the Virgin on a donkey, angels above, and figures resting in the foregroun

The Holy Family under a Palm Tree, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome with a tall ancient column in the foreground and figures in the piazza.

Veduta della Basilica di S.ta Maria con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica (View of the Basilica of Santa Ma…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

Etching of the Holy Family at a thatched doorway, with an angel leading a donkey and Joseph leaning on a staff beside Mary an

Joseph and Mary in front of a House, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of two views of a ruined stone gateway with arches, horsemen and a carriage, with Italian captions below.

Dedication Page, from Antichità di Pesto (Antiquities of Paestum)

Filippo Morghen, 1765

Pencil sketch of a grassy coastline with a leaning tree, figures on a rise, and sailboats on the sea beyond.

View on Coast

Etching of a canal town with a palazzo, a church with bell tower, boats on water and figures on the riverbank.

Al Dolo (At Dolo), from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1735

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with a tall column, a domed church, and small figures in the foreground.

Arco di Settimio Severo. Nel mezzo di questo passava l'antica Via Sacra che portava i Trionf.ti in Campid.o (Arch of…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1759

Hand-colored print of a rider on a rearing horse in a bullring, with a bull at the gate and onlookers at right.

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

Antonio Carnicero, 1790

Etching of a shepherd with a staff leading grazing sheep across a meadow beside trees, with birds in the sky.

Tropeau de Porcs

Charles Émile Jacque

Pencil sketch of cypress trees, rolling hills and a domed building in a rural landscape, with handwritten notes below.

Roman(?) landscape as seen from balcony (recto); Seascape (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a draped body on a bier in a vaulted church, with kneeling monks praying and tall candles lit beside it.

Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'Église de Boscherville (William the Conqueror Lying in State at th…

Théodore Géricault, 1823

Etching of two stacked river views of the Seine with poplar trees, a houseboat, moored boats and a distant town under clouds.

Le Bords de la Seine (The Banks of the Seine)

Maxime Lalanne, 1862

Etched title page with a decorative cartouche, drapery, and ruins, inscribed Antichità Romane Fuori di Roma by Piranesi, 1748

Title Page, from Antichità Romane Fuori di Roma Disegnate ed Incisa da Giambat[tis]ta Piranesi, Architetto Veneziano.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical procession with a reclining figure carried past columns and arches.

The Marriage Procession of Psyche, study for a fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo (r); heavily draped figures (v)

called Perino del Vaga Pietro Buonaccorsi, 1545

Etching of a vast imaginary prison interior with stone arches, timber scaffolding, hanging chains, and tiny figures.

The Well, plate 13 from Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Etching of soldiers with pikes raiding a village, chasing townspeople past a stone house with a porch.

La maraude, plate 4 from the series Les grandes miseres de la guerre

Sheet of sketches of faces and bodies

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a crowded city square with figures in cloaks, stone buildings, a tower, and an arched bridge over a river.

The Slave Market or The Small View of Paris

Jacques Callot, 1629

Hand-colored print of a snowy farmyard in winter with a farmhouse, barn, cows, chickens, and a man carrying hay.

The Farmer's Home - Winter

Currier & Ives, 1863

Etching of Tiber Island in Rome with a church, stone bridges, rowing boats on the river and an overgrown embankment.

Veduta dell'Isola Tibertina (View of the Tiber Island), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Lithograph of two women in a draped interior, one at a dressing table with a jewelry box, the other by a window.

Les Medaillons a la Mode

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Etching of a man pointing while carrying a woman on his back, surrounded by grotesque, shouting onlookers in dark setting.

Disparate desordenado (Disorderly Folly) or Disparate matrimonial (Matrimonial Folly), also known as La que mal marid…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Black and white woodcut of stylized trees and angular branches forming a dense park scene pattern.

Park Scene

Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest, 1914

Pencil sketch on tan paper of overgrown shrubs before a stone wall, an arched doorway and a tall tree.

Overgrown garden(?) cemetery(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of two clenched hands and forearms in combat, with faint scribbled studies on the lower right of the page.

Sketch of two arms in combat

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of a cotton weaving mill with rows of power looms, workers, and a young girl in a pink dress.

Progress of Cotton: # 10 - Weaving

James Richard Barfoot, 1840

Etching of Roman ruins near the Ponte Palatino, with a round temple, a colonnaded temple, cattle and figures in a square.

Anticaglie presso il Ponte Palatino (Ruins near the Ponte Palatino)

Etching of massive ancient stone walls by a river, with rowing boats, a sewer arch, and a domed temple above.

Veduta delle antiche Sostruzioni fatte da Tarquinio Superbo dette il Bel Lido, e come altri erette da Marco Agrippa a…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776

Pencil landscape of mountains, a river with an arched stone bridge, trees, and a small figure on a path.

"Grange" - landscape with river, bridge, mountains in distance

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of a crowd of townspeople watching a puppet show booth, with a dog and children in the foreground.

Crowd Scene

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a harbor with tall sailing ships, a stone fortified tower, a rowboat and figures on the shore.

View of a Corner of Calais (Vue d'un coin de Calais)

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Lithograph of mounted Union generals riding through a wooded field past a camp of white tents and an American flag.

Gen. U.S. Grant and Generals

Augustus Tholey, 1867

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing man reading aloud and two seated women, one holding a fan.

Sketch of an interior: man reading aloud, women knitting - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of a wooden bridge over Brunswick Falls with boatmen carrying lumber in the river below.

East View of Brunswick Falls, Me

Watercolor study of a cloaked figure on a windy dune beside a leaning tree and a pale robed figure.

Study for "The Scarlet Letter"(?) (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of two glassblowers with long blowpipes beside a box, with an arched building and a third figure in the backgro

Study of glassblowers (recto); Studies of calligraphic designs (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a long gown in a hall beside a Gothic balustrade, with faint figures behind her.

Juliet in hall, from Romeo and Juliet

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of ducks taking flight over rippling water beneath a cloudy sky, with reeds along the distant shoreline.

The Alarm P. 111 Pub. St.

Frank Weston Benson, 1917

Watercolor of ruined buildings with broken walls and chimneys, looking over a wooded valley toward a distant city.

The Devastation of Suresnes

Pierre Georges Jeanniot, 1871