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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Etching of a vast vaulted prison interior with a wooden rack, pulleys, classical sculpture fragments, and crowds of small fig

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Carceri d'Invezione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Charcoal and white chalk head study of a woman in a turban on grey paper, sketch for a mural.

Study for Science: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Engraving of Christ's arrest: soldiers with swords, spears and torches surround a bearded figure as a man strikes with a swor

The Betrayal of Christ, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Lithograph of two men walking side by side, one in a cap and one in a top hat holding an umbrella, with trees behind them.

I'ne pleuvra pas, certainement! mais i'pourrait pleuvoir,...

Paul Gavarni, 1858

Charcoal sketch of a man in plaid kilt and white shirt stepping through a doorway, carrying a white cloth over his arm.

Provost with Ragozine's head - Act IV, Scene III, Measure for Measure

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1889

Seated Kalmuck Warrior

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

Pastel portrait of a man with slicked-back hair and a blue tie against a tan background, with handwritten name inscription.

George Parmley Day, B.A. 1897, Treasurer of Yale Univ. 1910-

William Sergeant Kendall

Charcoal sketch of a hooded, kneeling female figure with clasped hands and heavy draped robes on cream paper.

Sketch of a kneeling female figure in pink dress for Galahad the Deliverer, one of the Holy Grail murals at the Bosto…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a standing man in a tasseled wool bonnet, braided jacket, puffed breeches and belt with knife.

BASQUE. Bonnet de laine. ...

Engraving of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon, holding the Christ child and a sceptre, with a starred crown and radiati

Virgin on the Crescent with Sceptre and Starry Crown

Albrecht Dürer, 1516

Engraving of a haloed figure holding a sword and balance scales, with a crouching lion beside it.

Sol Iustitiae

Albrecht Dürer, 1499

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a feathered hat beneath the Harper's Weekly masthead, a cover design study.

Design for cover and contents for Harper's Weekly

Edwin Austin Abbey

Black and white lithograph of two men struggling in a room, one gripping the other from behind beside a tilted chair.

Ah!...t'aimes les femmes...Eh bien! prendes-en une...une vrai...

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketches of a wooden bucket, a cannon on a carriage, an iron vessel, and cylindrical fittings on a sheet of paper.

Sketches: Spars and Buckets

Truman Seymour, 1871

Lithograph of a young man covering his mouth as a young woman in a long dress gestures beside him near a window.

Elle vous repond le jeudi...

Lithograph of an older man in a top hat walking with a young woman in a checked dress and lace bonnet through countryside.

Ils vivent de ses rentes

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long skirt leading a harnessed horse beside a carriage, with figures in the background.

"Marianne(?) Willett's Exploit" - [sketch of a horse and carriage]

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of an older man in a top hat walking arm in arm with a woman in a feathered bonnet and shawl.

Mon cher Mosieu Jalury, faut vous distraire; faut pas comme ca...

Lithograph of two men on a rocky mountain road, one with arms folded and one leaning in with a walking stick.

Si tu ne tais pas ton bec, Adophe (sic), nous aurons des mots

Paul Gavarni, 1847

Pen and ink drawing of two children in period dress before a stone wall, with bowls on a bench at right.

Illustration for "Phillada Flouts Me," from Old Songs

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1886

Black and white lithograph of a woman with a bonnet and a man with hands on hips in an interior with chairs and a pillar.

Eh! l'argent est rare! a qui le dites-vous? bon Dieu!...

Pencil costume sketch of an armored knight with an eagle crest, labeled Bolingbroke, Tournament, with a small mounted rider s

Bolingbroke (Tournament scene), costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of hooded figures with torches and an open book facing a looming spectral figure in swirling clouds.

L'orchestre de la mort (The Orchestra of Death)

Alphonse Legros, 1904

Lithograph of a tall white-shrouded phantom reaching toward a sign on a stone building at night, with glowing orbs in the sky

The Phantom

Honoré Daumier, 1835

Wood engraving of children catching chestnuts on a cloth as a boy shakes a tree, by Winslow Homer, 1870.

Chestnutting, from Every Saturday, October 29, 1870

Winslow Homer, 1870

Black and white lithograph of an older man offering banknotes to a young man leaning on a draped table in an ornate room.

Voici beaucoup d'argent pour votre honneur, milord!...

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored knight in a red cross-patterned tabard with handwritten note reading Berkeley.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a garden doorway with stone steps, ivy-covered walls, arched windows, and a seated figure at the lower left.

The Garden, from the Second Venice Set (A Set of Twenty-six Etchings)

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Loose charcoal sketch of an older man's head turned three-quarters, with wide eyes and heavy brows on pale paper.

Study for Smith?: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (completed b…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor abstraction of overlapping orange, blue, teal and gray triangles arranged like sails, signed and dated 1921.

Abstraction Based on Sails, VII

David Kakabadzé, 1921

Lithograph of a bandaged figure asleep in a bed beside a candle and cup on a table, framed by dark curtains.

Un Cataplasme Partage

Lithograph of a clown in a white ruff costume talking with two men in top hats and riding boots on a city street.

Parbleu, monsieur le Baron, je suis bien satisfait...

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Pen and ink drawing of two women in long gowns descending a stone staircase past urns and balustrades in a garden.

Ursula: "She's lim'd, I warrant you!; we have caught her, madam." Hero: "If it prove so, then loving goes by haps: So…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and white collar, inscribed with the name François Lotin de Charny.

François Lotin de Charny (Président au Parlement de Paris)

Robert Nanteuil, 1657

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a hood, hands clasped, with the inscription CARI at upper left.

Caritas (Charity)

Francisco Goya, 1780

Pencil-style lithograph of a woman in a plumed hat and patterned gown leaning on a stone balustrade beside steps.

(L'amazone.)

Paul Gavarni, 1835

Lithograph of a woman reading beside a table while a man reclines in an armchair near a folding screen.

Lecture Du Soir

Seated boy in a dark jacket and sash on a bed with a white cloth draped beside him, drawn in soft graphite tones.

Nicolas

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair, high white collar and dark coat, by Paul Gavarni, 1836.

E. Dupaty

Paul Gavarni, 1836

Lithograph of a winged Cupid leaning over a wooden cart beside a woman with a crescent moon, bow and arrows, arms folded.

(Diane) Tu ne sais pas, m'ame Alexandre?

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Etching of a smiling young woman in headscarf holding a wooden bird cage, framed by trees in a landscape.

Buy Lucky Letters

Albert Olson-Mesch, 1910

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of a hooded, draped standing figure with head bowed and hand at the chest.

Study for figure of 8 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Daumier lithograph of two figures viewing a framed portrait of a seated woman writing, with French satirical caption below.

L'Artiste m'a représentée au moment ou j'écris mon sombre volume intitulé: " Vapeur de mon âme!. . ." l'œil n'est pas…

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Pastel portrait of a woman in a white tiara and high lace collar, drawn on grey paper.

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: Princess Beatrice of Battenberg

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1903

Lithograph of a man in silhouette wearing a top hat and long coat, holding a cane, before a stone Gothic building.

William White

Elijah C. Kellogg, 1844

Lithograph of two women seated on a stone bench, one in a ribboned bonnet looking down, the other turning to speak.

En v'la-t-i, Loupette, en v'la-t-i des commercantes...

Lithograph of two men on horseback in top hats talking on a stony country road, with a signpost beside them.

Sympathie

Pencil sketch of a smiling middle-aged man scratching his head, with two smaller facial studies above.

Study of a middle-aged man, scratching his head

Edwin Austin Abbey

Profile of an Old Man, from the Raccolta di Teste (Collection of Heads)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1771

Etched portrait of a bearded old man in a plumed hat and fur collar, hand resting on his cheek, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

Old Man with a Beard, from the Raccolta di Teste (Collection of Heads)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1757

Lithograph of two men in dark robes and fur caps walking with a black dog crouched on the ground beside them.

Faust, Wagner, and the Spaniel, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

Eugène Delacroix, 1827

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man at a lamplit table with a standing woman in a long dress in an interior.

Man and woman in an interior - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a pensive woman in a dark gown beside a slouched man in an armchair, with a patterned curtain behind them.

Le Dernier Quartier De La Lune De Miel

Lithograph of a seated uniformed man on stairs, with a standing figure holding a bugle and another man reclining behind them.

C'est donce comme ca que ca mene la joie...

Paul Gavarni, 1842

Pastel portrait of a mustached man in a red-collared uniform with white cord, on a gray ground.

Coronation of Edward VII Portrait: Prince Charles of Denmark

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Etching of a standing gentleman in a plumed hat, lace collar and cuffed boots, with a sword angled behind him.

A Gentleman

Charles Blanc, 1866

Lithograph of a seated man gesturing with a raised finger at a standing woman in a richly furnished room with a desk.

...Tu te respectes trop, n'est-ce pas?...

Lithograph of a seated woman in a straw bonnet and puffed sleeves holding a flower, resting on a stone wall beside ivy.

(A la Campagne.)

Paul Gavarni, 1835

Lithograph of a standing woman with curly hair in a white puffed-sleeve dress, leaning on a table beside books.

Mme. La Duchesse D'Abrantes

Engraving of a woman by a window adjusting a pearl necklace, with a table and dark drapery in the foreground.

The Pearl Necklace, Berlin Gallery

Timothy Cole, 1915

Etched bookplate showing two men shaking hands in a field with a rake, a woman and children nearby, and the inscription Ex li

Bookplate: Ex Libris Nellie Foster

Heinrich Vogeler, 1920

Lithograph of a woman reading a letter on horseback, flanked by two men in top hats, with horses in a sketched landscape.

Vous avez le secret de ma vie... o mon Alfred adore...

Lithograph of a seated man with a cane beside a young girl in a checked skirt on a sofa, in an interior corner.

Que c'est dommage! ma tante Amelie dit que...