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75,832 works

Hand painted entomology plate with numbered moths, caterpillars and a pupa arranged in a grid on cream paper.

Original hand painted plate for Fragments of New Zealand Entomology [Plate VI]

George Hudson, 1946

Hand-painted watercolor plate of a brown stick insect with long legs and antennae, numbered XIX, for an 1886 entomology manua

Original hand painted plate for the Manual of New Zealand Entomology [Plate XIX]

George Hudson, 1886

Hand-painted entomology plate III showing numbered wasp-like insects, male and female forms, larvae and an egg, with scale ba

Original hand painted plate for the Manual of New Zealand Entomology [Plate III]

George Hudson, 1886

Pencil sketch of a lake with mountain peaks in the distance and trees along the shore.

Head of Lake Sumner near Taylor's Creek

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Grey wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, a group on horseback with a parasol, and riders galloping in the distance

Landschaft mit einer Parforcejagd, links eine Dame zu Pferde mit einem Sonnenschirm

Roelant Roghman

Hand-painted entomology plate showing numbered beetles, larvae and weevils with scale bars, labelled Plate II.

Original hand painted plate for the Manual of New Zealand Entomology [Plate II]

George Hudson, 1886

Pencil sketch of a wide valley with a winding river and rugged mountain ridges, with handwritten notes along the margins.

Wanaka Lake Mountains

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Watercolor of a calm river between wooded hills and a sunlit cliff, with a small sailboat on the water.

Taieri River, Otago

Nicholas Chevalier, 1865

Pencil sketch of a valley with a dirt road, a small cottage, pine trees, a bare tree and distant mountains.

Bucklers Burn near Wakatipu Lake

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Repeating textile design of stylised roses and geometric orange and violet flowers on a magenta background.

Untitled (Textile design no V)

Frances Hodgkins, 1925

Sepia illustration of a red fox leaping through snow as two crows fly overhead, with rocky hills behind.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Printed plate of a Winslow Homer seascape: waves crash over dark rocks and driftwood logs under a grey sky.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Sepia reproduction of three figures in breaking surf, a woman reclined in the water supported by two men near rocks.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Engraved street scene of a horse-drawn watering cart spraying a cobbled street, with pedestrians and children nearby.

1857 WateringCart byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraved street scene of shoppers and vendors among produce baskets under a long awning, with a horse and cart.

1857 QuincyMarket Boston byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraved evening street scene in Boston with pedestrians in top hats and crinoline dresses, a telescope on a tripod, and lit

1857 EveningScene BrattleSt Boston byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraving of emigrants arriving at a Boston wharf, with greeters, luggage and ships' masts in the harbor behind.

1857 ConstitutionWharf Boston byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraving of a tall fountain in a park with women holding parasols, children, a dog, and a toy sailboat on the pond.

1857 BostonCommon byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraved 19th-century Boston street corner with crowds, a carriage and shop signs, including Jones Ball & Company.

1857 WinterSt Boston byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1857

Engraved-style page of Boston street characters: officer, vendors, horse and carriage, and pedestrians in vignettes.

1859 BostonStreetCharacters byWinslowHomer Ballous

Winslow Homer, 1859

Wood engraving of women at a fair post office counter serving a uniformed soldier and a man in a top hat, with letters pinned

'Any Thing for me, if you Please?' - Post Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission More informat…

Hand-colored panoramic street scene of Boulevard de la Madeleine with the Madeleine church, trees, pedestrians and carriages.

Wood block of a Winslow Homer drawing made for Harper's Weekly LCCN2009632631

Winslow Homer, 1852

Pen and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a headwrap resting on a barrel, with studies around the sheet.

Drawing, Dixie, 1861

Winslow Homer, 1861

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man in a hat resting in grass under a tree, with grazing animals in the distance.

Noon day rest

Winslow Homer, 1879

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of two men with scythes in an open field beside a tree, with distant hills behind.

Two men scything

Winslow Homer, 1879

Brown wash sketch of soldiers resting against a canvas tent, one smoking a pipe, on sandy ground.

Sketch for "The Bright Side" and "Army Teamsters"

Winslow Homer, 1864

War songs LCCN2004661273

Winslow Homer, 1861

Pen and pencil sketches on paper: a reclining man, a standing woman in a long skirt, and a pencil study of a man in a hat.

Three sketches

Pencil sketch of a segmented rocket-like craft with bird heads, small figures and cloud outlines on pale paper.

Winslow Homer, Rocket Ship (Boston MFA 13.4499)

Winslow Homer, 1849

Engraving of Union soldiers with rifles, and a bearded artist sketching among seated and standing men beside a flag.

Alfred Waud sketches the Union Troops, by Winslow Homer, circa 1863

Winslow Homer, 1863

Pencil sketch of a bay with mountains, small buildings and boats along the shore, on a sketchbook page.

Bay Scene with Mountains and Boats (Red Rock?) (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

Pencil sketch of a wooded island with reflections in still water, sunset clouds above, and a small boat at lower right.

Bay Scene at Sunset (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt