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11,086 works

Watercolor drawing of a canopied chariot procession with bishops, horses, and flying angels in a forest setting.

The Triumph of the Church: Ecclesia Presented with the Doctrines, Seated in a Chariot Attended by the Four Doctors of…

Otto van Veen, 1615-20

Engraving of a group of draped Roman-style men with a horse, a tree and a dagger, gathered in an outdoor scene.

Group of Roman Figures

Master IQV, ca. 1542-45

Brown ink drawing of gnarled trees over a seated figure and a resting dog, with birds in the sky.

Landscape with Seated Figure and Dog

Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1620

Etching of a man and dog resting beneath a massive gnarled tree, with a rocky landscape and open sky behind.

A Man and His Dog Resting by a Great Tree

Frederick Bloemaert after Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1635

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers on horseback, onlookers, and dogs.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Martin Schongauer, 1470-75

Woodblock print of two blue birds on a flowering camellia branch against a yellow-green background, with calligraphy.

Birds on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a bamboo stalk, in blue-green ink on cream paper.

Long-tailed bird and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a small teal-headed bird hanging upside down from branches with red ivy leaves and calligraphy.

Small bird and ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1843/47

Engraving of Christ bound before a seated elder in a Gothic arched hall, with armed men, a lantern, and a dog.

Christ before Annas

Martin Schongauer, 1470-82

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns presented to a crowd of men and soldiers before an arched doorway, with a dog in t

Ecce Homo

Martin Schongauer, 1470-82

Engraved ornament print of curling scrollwork with an owl at lower center and small birds among the foliage.

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

Master F.V.B., c. 1480

Engraving of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, rearing horses, spears, and fallen soldiers on rocky ground.

St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo

Martin Schongauer, 1470-91

Engraving of St. George on horseback spearing a dragon, with a kneeling woman, a castle on a cliff and a distant city.

St. George, from the series The Apostles

Master ES, 15th century

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure with a lamb in rocky landscape, framed by winged symbols and scrollwork.

St. John the Baptist in the Desert

Master ES, 15th century

Engraved title page with a central text plaque, a ring, heavenly figures above, and crowds of nude and costumed figures.

Titelpagina voor 's Werelts begin, midden, eynde besloten in den trov-ringh van Jacob Cats, 1643

Crispijn van den Queborn, 1643

Pencil sketches of sculptural figures on tracing paper: a seated woman with a dog, two seated figures, and a woman with a chi

Sketches of seven statues: Faith, Paolo and Francesca di RImini, Charity, Ceres, Heavenly Venus, Dancer, and Sleeping…

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pen sketches of five classical statues including a standing youth labeled Amore, a bearded draped figure, and reclining putti

Sketches of five statues: Love, Aristides, Putto with a Cat, Psyche, and Putto with a Dog

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Aldrich's Dog

Arthur Bowen Davies, late 1880s

Classical Sculpture of a Lion, Front and Side Views

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pencil drawing of a lion resting its paw on a sphere, with two carved rosette panels below.

Classical Sculpture of a Lion and Two Rosettes

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pencil drawing of two decorative friezes: scrolling vines with birds and reptiles above, and winged griffins flanking an urn

Two Frieze Designs: Decorated with Birds, Reptiles and Vines, Griffins and Vases

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Engraving of a knight on a rearing horse lancing a dragon, with a kneeling princess and lamb on a cliff above skulls.

St. George

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, ca. 1480-90

Etching of a bird shop doorway with caged birds on shelves above and a woman holding a child standing in the shadows.

Bird Shop - Seven Dials

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Woodblock print of two hobby-horse dancers and three female shamisen musicians in kimono, with captions above.

Musicians from Tamaya Yahachi and hobby-horse dancers from Daimon Fujiya, from the series "Comic Performances by the…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of trees, distant hills and a river bend on tan paper, by Joshua Shaw.

The Horse Shoe on the Shenandoah, Virginia

Joshua Shaw, 1820s

Hand-colored print of a woman and children kneeling by a hedge to look at a bird's nest beside hollyhocks and a stone urn.

The Bird's Nest

Charles Knight, n.d.

Black and white ex libris bookplate with a central monogram, radiating light lines, foliage border and the words Ex Libris.

Ex libris van Carel Lion Cachet

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1932

Engraving of the Judgment of Paris: nude youth among goddesses, winged figures and putti in a landscape, with gods on clouds

The Judgment of Paris

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-60

Engraving of a woman on a rearing white horse leaping into a river while women and children watch from the shore.

Cloelia on horseback crossing the Tiber

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1540-60

Etching of satyrs playing pipes on a rocky hillside with a winged horse above and a crowd of onlookers below.

Parnassus, frontispiece to Les Oeuvres de Scarron

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Pen drawing of an ornate two-handled vase with a charioteer and two horses in a central panel, framed by scrolling foliate or

Design for a Vase

J. Hulme, 1828-40

Engraving of a burning city with soldiers fighting, a fleeing family, and a nude goddess figure with cupids on the right.

The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas

Giorgio Ghisi, mid-1540's