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Yale University Art Gallery

3,067 works

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded elderly man in glasses at a draped table, with a sleeping dog and curtains in a stone inter

Study for "The Man with Glasses Speaks"

Adriaen van de Venne, 1654

Etching of a vast imaginary prison with arches, stairs, heavy chains, and small figures among stone piers.

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair, armor, lace collar and medal, within a laurel frame above an inscription.

Edward Lord Montagu, Earl of Sandwich

Abraham Blooteling

Etching of the overgrown ruins of an octagonal domed temple with broken arches, small figures, and a cloudy sky.

Veduta del Tempio ottangolare di Minerva Medica (View of the Octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica [now considered to ha…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764

Lithograph of two women in masks and long dresses talking beside a stone balustrade and column.

Le Carnival a Paris. Il n'est pas ici! Madame....

Engraved print of two frigates in battle at sea inside an ornate rococo frame with sea creatures and laurel wreath.

Struck with the Gallentry, Skillby Broke of the Shannon

Watercolor of three dandies in top hats beside a wall of theater playbills, with a pig and a water spout on a city street.

The Soap-Locks or Bowery Boys

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Chalk study of a female nude with raised arm against blue hatched background on black paper, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study for figure of 4 pm in "The Hours" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Charcoal and white chalk study of three male figures in dynamic poses, one arm raised, on dark grey paper.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Vulcan," mural in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvan…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

Pen and ink drawing of two 18th-century figures in a panelled room, one gesturing toward a seated woman on a sofa.

"Am I in Face To-day?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1884

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure and small figure beneath hatched shadows, with architectural guidelines on cream paper

Unidentified illustration- Study for Shakespearean scene, possibly early study for Mariana in "Measure for Measure"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Chiaroscuro woodcut in an oval of a draped reclining woman among flowers and foliage, with a second figure at right.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Antonio da Trento, 1527

Etching of tall birch and poplar trees on a riverbank, with a small boat in the grass and calm water beyond.

Trembles au bord de la Seine (Aspens on the Bank of the Seine)

Félix Bracquemond, 1884

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair and a white collar, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Portrait of Le Cardinal de Coislin

Robert Nanteuil, 1666

Sepia wash and pencil drawing of a standing female nude in side view, signed A. Rodin in the lower right.

Nude Standing, Side View

Engraved ornamental panel with a bearded grotesque mask framed by a laurel wreath and acanthus scrolls.

Panel with a Mascaron (ornament with a mask)

Sebald Beham, 1543

Lithograph of an elderly bearded man with a staff and a young man holding an open book, by Eugène Delacroix, 1833.

Polonius and Hamlet (Act. II Sc. II), from Shakespeare's Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Lithograph of a reclining man beside a shovel on a wall while a woman in a striped dress looks through a spyglass.

La voisine a sa robe a gros boutons...

Two women with dark hair read a large newspaper together against a shaded drapery background, drawn in lithographic crayon.

"Voir aux annonces" (pour l'edification des jeunes personnes)

Pourtant, grand-pere, so Polichinelle de Seraphin n'existe pas....?

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Engraved bust portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark cloak and white cravat, with a printed caption below.

James J. Mapes, L.L.D.

Etching of a ruined Doric temple at Paestum with grazing cattle, workmen and a shepherd in the foreground.

Vue d'un autre temple, dans la ville de Pesto, que l'on croit communement avoir été dédié à Junon . . . (View of Anot…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Etching of the Lateran Basilica facade with tall columns, roof statues, a crowded piazza, and carriages.

Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano . . . (View of the Façade of the Basilica of San Giovann…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Lithograph of a dozing soldier in a shako hat, seated on a bench with his rifle across his lap beside a doorway.

Achille Coqueron, chasseur volontaire de la 2eme, reve qu'il est un faction

Etching of two ragged beggars in hats, one standing with a cane and one seated leaning on a stick, against hatched shadows.

Deux mendiants idiots a Grenade

Alexandre Falguière, 1876

Lithograph of an elderly woman in black speaking to a woman at a desk, with a seated woman sewing in an interior.

Ah! ma chère, quelle singulière éducation vous donnez à votre fille?. . .mais à douze ans, moi, j'avais déjà écrit un…

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Engraving of mourners lowering a body into a stone tomb beside a crown of thorns, with a rocky hillside behind.

The Entombment, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered funeral catafalque with allegorical figures, putti, and a central relief panel.

Design for a Catafalque for Cosimo I de' Medici

Jacopo Zucchi, 1574

Etched interior view of a basilica nave with tall columns, coffered ceiling, distant altar, and small figures on the floor.

Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Interior View of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore), from Vedu…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768

Etching of a gnarled oak over a pond with a fallen trunk and two travelers in hats on the right bank.

The Travelers

Jacob Salomons z. Ruysdael, 1660

Lithograph of two girls and a taller child in period dress with dolls in a garden beside a cottage.

La Poupee

Black and white lithograph of a man and woman dining intimately at a draped table in a private room with a wine bottle.

Un Cabinet Chez Petron. a Private Room at Petron

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Etching of a seated man in a hat beside a gnarled tree, with a rural building and hedgerows under a stormy sky.

Chateau des Revenants

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a mounted bullfighter grappling with a bull in an arena, spectators in the stands behind, by Goya.

Mariano Ceballos, alias el Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo (Mariano Ceballos, Alias the Indian, Kills the Bull f…

Francisco Goya, 1816

Lithograph of a woman in a lace bonnet looking up at a smiling man in a top hat and long coat beside a blank wall panel.

On demande pour un commerce agreable un associe...

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a beret and fur-trimmed cloak, turned toward the viewer against hatched background lines.

Portrait of Rembrandt (reverse of Rembrandt's self-portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill, 1639 [Hind 168])

Possibly by Dinon, 1783

Hand-colored costume plate of a standing woman in red bonnet, black velvet bodice, tan skirt and fringed sash.

BASQUAISE. Chapeau, corsage et jupe de merinos garnis de velours. ...

Etching of a cutaway ruined Roman temple with columns, brick walls, overgrown plants and small figures in the foreground.

Veduta del Tempio delle Camene anticamente circondato da un bosco nella valle Egeria . . . (View of the Temple of the…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1773

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji reflected in a calm lake, with a thatched village, pine trees and a rowboat in the foreground.

Reflection of Fuji in Lake Misaka in Kai Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831

Brown wash drawing of a shepherd resting under a tree with sheep, a goat, wooded hills and boats on water.

Pastoral Landscape

called Claude Lorrain Claude Gellée, 1639

Woodcut of St Christopher seated by a tree with the Christ Child on his shoulder, with a river and distant town behind.

St Christopher seated with the Christ Child stepping onto his shoulders

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1515

Blue title page with 'Scènes de la vie privée' and a line drawing of a curly-haired woman with a finger to her lips.

Scenes de la vie intime. Titre de la couverte

Lithograph of a stern schoolmaster at a desk ignoring a pupil with raised hand, other students behind, from Daumier's Profess

M'sieu . . . . M'sieu . . . . . M'siiieu . . . . . christi que c'est tannant d'avoir la colique quand le Pion pionse!…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Pen sketch of finely dressed figures in a town square with a church tower, rooftops, and a crowd of onlookers.

Frederick V of Bohemia and his Queen at the Skating Rink at The Hague Set of six consecutive impressions

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1766

Etching of the nave of Saint Peter's Basilica with colonnades, coffered vaults, distant altar and small figures on the floor.

Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano (Interior View of the Basilica of Saint Peter's in the Vatican…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Lithograph of a plump boy leaning on a cabinet holding a cup, with a dog sprawled on the floor and a framed picture above.

Dangereux effet des pates orientales...

Paul Gavarni, 1840

Etching of a figure walking a path beside a pond, with tall poplar trees and rolling hills under a hatched sky.

Sentier au Bord d'un Etang

Adolphe Appian, 1865

Lithograph of a winged horned devil flying above a dark city skyline with church spires under a stormy sky.

Mephistopheles in the Skies, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

Eugène Delacroix, 1827

Etching of a bullfighter with cape and banderilla facing a bull in an arena, with spectators in the stands.

Origen de los arpones ó banderillas (Origin of the Harpoons or Banderillas), Plate 7 from La tauromaquia

Francisco Goya, 1816

Abstract watercolor of red, black, and ochre organic shapes and wavy lines on a pale background, signed David Kakabadzé 1921.

Abstraction Based on Flower Forms, IV

David Kakabadzé, 1921

Lithograph of a horse team pulling a loaded coal cart up a rocky hill, with a driver walking beside the lead horse.

Le Chariot de Charbon (The Coal Wagon)

Théodore Géricault, 1822

Etching of a ruined Roman arch with ivy-covered masonry, an inscription tablet, small figures and a statue niche at right.

Tav. 8 Arco di Druso alla Porta di Sebastiano in Roma (Pl. 8 Arch of Drusus at the Porta di Sebastiano in Rome), from…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark suit beside an eagle-backed chair, with a column and drapery behind him.

James Buchanan (Facsimile Signature)

John Chester Buttre, 1857

Lithograph of two horsemen galloping at night past a gallows, with a French dialogue caption below the image.

Faust and Mephistopheles Galloping on the Night of the Witches' Sabbath, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

Eugène Delacroix, 1827

Lithograph of a man in a cap working at a kitchen hearth while a woman's silhouette stands in the dim room behind him.

Mosieu A La Cuisine, Madame Au Piano

Lithograph of two men talking in a doorway, one wearing a top hat and seen from behind, the other with folded arms.

Allons! mon vieux Vautour, il faut m'escompter ces petits trois cents francs, la...

Etching of a landscape with a tower, ruined pillars, a weeping tree, a church spire and small figures on a road.

Landscape with Tower and Two Ruined Pillars, from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1735

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding a sketchbook and pencil in an armchair.

Raymond LaGarrigue

Paul Gavarni, 1842

Engraving of a robed figure striding through a stone arch in radiant light, with nude figures, a dragon, and grotesque creatu

The Harrowing of Hell, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Black and white print of a woman in curlers watching a seated man pull on his boots in a room with framed art.

Encore!...-C'est la facture de nos billets de faire part...

General Morris, from American Statesmen, set of 12

Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, 1781

Sepia engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair wearing a fur-collared garment, after Rubens.

Portrait of a Bearded Man

Christoffel Jegher

Engraving of a sleigh overturning in snow, passengers tumbling out, horses racing, a dog running, bare trees behind.

The Sleighing Season-- The Upset, from Harper's Weekly, January 14, 1860

Winslow Homer, 1860

Etching of a ruined multi-tiered circular tomb with columns and overgrown plants, with a bare tree and figures in the foregro

Avanzi di un antico Sepolcro, oggi detto la Conocchia, che si vede poco lungi dalla Porta di Capua per andar a Napoli…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776