The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke and Takinaka Hidematsu I as Oume, from Sharing an Umbrella: A Triptych (Aigasa sanpukutsui), c. 1745, Torii Kiyonobu II, Japanese, active c.…

Shirabyoshi Dancer Standing in Asazuma Boat, c. 1767, Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信, Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 28 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.

Anguilla vulgaris, Print, The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They can reach a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in exceptional cases, but are…

Table Centerpiece, 1881, Rinaldo Carnielo, Italian, 1853-1910, Florence, Italy, Bronze, 23.5 x 55.9 x 27.9 cm (9 1/4 x 22 x 11 in.)

Coverlet, 1840/45, United States, possibly Ohio, Ohio, Two loom widths joined: cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth with main warp and extended ground weft fringe, probably woven on loom…

The Elements (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1810, Designed by Marie Bonaventure Lebert (French, 1759–1836), Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (French, founded 1776), France, Munster, Munster, Cotton,…

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery, 1879–80, Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917, France, Etching, soft ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on cream wove paper, 306 × 126 mm…

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (?) in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1783 (?), c. 1783, Katsukawa Shunko I,…

The Actors Bando Matakuro IV as Chubei, Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Umegawa, and Nakamura Katsugoro as Magoemon, in the play Keisei Koibikyaku, performed at the Morita Theater in the fifth month,…

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Julia Mamaea, AD 230, Roman, minted in Rome, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 2.9 cm, 16.28 g

Coffin with Coiled Snake (Atum) on the Top, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Bronze, 8.3 × 5.1 × 4.1 cm (3 1/4 × 2 × 1 5/8 in.)

Ammonites lacunatus, Print, Ammonoidea, Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as…

Sketch of the Peacock Room, 1898, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Graphite (recto) on cream wove paper with printed text in black ink (verso), 188 x 178 mm

Fan, c. 1870, France, Etched mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, point de gaze mount, backed with gauze, rhinestone rivet, gilt loop, 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.)

Amulet of a Lioness’ Head, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25 (1070–656 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Stone, 1.9 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (3/4 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)

Woman’s Trouser Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Han-Chinese, China, Embroidered in shades of blue and black on gauze., 13.7 × 32.2 cm (5 3/8 × 12 3/4 in.)

Karttikeya, God of War, Holding a Spear, 2nd century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Mathura, Spotted red sandstone, 19.0 x 10.5 x 4.0 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

The Birth of the Virgin Mary, from The Life of the Virgin, n.d., Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, France, Etching on paper, 64 × 44 mm (image), 71 × 45 mm (plate), 73 × 47 mm (sheet)

Amphiuma tridactylum, Print, The three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, is a species of aquatic salamander native to the Southeastern United States., 1700-1880

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwa no mizuumi), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), 1858, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan,…

The Proposition, plate six from A Life, 1884, Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920), printed by Otto Felsing (German, 19th century), Germany, Etching on ivory China paper, laid down on cream laid paper,…

View of Fort Pierre Chatel toward the Southeast, c. 1820, Charles Lefèvre (French, active 1831-1863), printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849), France,…

Pocahontas, 1868, Joseph Mozier, American, 1812–1870, Rome, Marble, H.: 121.8 cm (48 in.)

The Bridge of Sighs, 1883, Frank Duveneck, American, 1848-1919, United States, Etching, with drypoint, on cream China paper, 271 x 214 mm (image), 278 x 221 mm (plate), 432 x 303 mm (sheet)

Queen Intervening to Spare the Life of a Bishop Saint, c. 1634, Lazzaro Tavarone, Italian, 1556-1661, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly…

The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall, c. 1503–04, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, 219 x 154 mm

The Spirit of Knowledge, 1798, Henry Fuseli, Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825, England, Black chalk and brush and gray wash on ivory laid paper, 182 × 223 mm

The Arch of Dolabella, plate thirty-five from the Ruins from the Rome, published February 1, 1797, M. Dubourg, (English, active 1786-1838), published by J. Merigot (Italian, Unknown), England,…

Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus and the Ghost, 1796, Robert Thew (English, 1758-1802), after Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825), published by John Boydell (English, 1719-1804), authored…

Pont-Neuf and the Samaritaine Seen from Under the First Arch of the Pont-au-Change, Paris, 1855, after a drawing of the mid–1780s, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Victor Jean…

Amulet of a Rooster, Byzantine Period (4th–7th century AD), Egyptian, Egypt, Shell, 2.2 × 1.4 × 0.3 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 1/8 in.)

A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours: From the First Rudiments, to the Finished Picture No. 10, 1813–14, David Cox, the elder (English, 1783-1859), engraved by Richard…

Axel Herman Haig III, 1884, Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920, Sweden, Etching on ivory wove paper, 388 x 259 mm (image/plate), 564 x 394 mm (sheet)

View along the Via del Corso of the Palazzo dell’ Accademia established by Louis XIV, King of France for French students of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, from Views of Rome, 1750/59,…

Panel, Early 18th century, France, 20 1/2 × 20 in.

Rapier, 19th century in the mid–16th century style, Western European, Possibly French, Europe, western, Steel with gilding, Overall L. 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)

Chancellerie, 1718/21, Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, France, presumably Paris, France, Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, 117.2 ×…

Lucas Vorsterman, 1630/33, Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599-1641, Flanders, Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 218 × 151 mm (image/sheet, trimmed within plate mark)

The Pleasures of the Ball, 1730, Jean-Baptiste Gérard Scotin (French, 1698-1745), after Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), France, Etching and engraving on paper, 555 × 680 mm

Cicho Sgarra, Collo Francisco, from Balli di Sfessania, c. 1622, Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, France, Etching and engraving on paper, 70 × 92 mm

Fragment, A.D. 1476/1532, Chuquibamba, Probably south coast, Peru, Peru, Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave, 9.5 x 11.7 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

Holy Family with Saint Anne, c. 1570, School of Luca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527-1585, Italy, Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 246 x 203 mm

Esther before Ahasuerus or Solomon and Sheba with Cross from Wood of Adam’s Tomb, 1590/1600, Follower of Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540, Italy, Pen and brush and…

Female Head, 1860, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French, 1827-1875, France, Etching on Japanese paper, 167 × 115 mm (image/plate), 283 × 115 mm (sheet)

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie, 1760, Aubin (French, active 18th century), after Charles Paillasson (French, 1718-1789), published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine…

Rinaldo, 1878, Henri Fantin-Latour, French, 1836-1904, France, Lithograph in black on off-white China paper laid down on ivory wove paper, 411 × 501 mm (image), 541 × 668 mm (sheet)

Flowers of Yamashita (Yamashita hana), from the series Contest of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin iro kurabe), late 1780s, Kitao Masanobu (Santo Kyoden), Japanese, 1761–1816, Japan, Color…

Return of Happiness (valentine), c. 1840, Unknown Artist, English, 19th century, England, Lithograph with hand-coloring on blue-green laid paper, 183 × 115 mm (folded sheet)

Hanging, 1876/1900, Mexico and/or United States, Pieced, painted and embroidered quilt, silk and cotton velvet weaves, silk embroidery threads, metal, silk and cotton cord, 208 x 92.1 cm (81 7/8 x…

Beaker, 1830/40, Probably Czech Republic, Bohemia, Bohemia, Blown, engraved, and cut glass, 11.1 × 8.1 cm (4 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)

Strawberries. All ripe! All ripe!, 1877, John Thomson, Scottish, 1837–1921, Scotland, Woodburytype, from the album "Street Life in London

Close Helmet for a Boy, early 17th century with 19th century restorations, European, Europe, Steel, H. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Young Seigneur Seated, 1745, Hubert François Gravelot, French, 1699-1773, France, Etching on paper, 245 × 171 mm (image), 255 × 176 mm (sheet)

Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku, c. 1779, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 69.4 x 12.3 cm

Anomalipus, Print

Aphis, Print, Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis…

Yoshiwara: Fuji Marsh and Ukishima Plain (Yoshiwara, Fuji no numa ukishima ga hara), no. 15 from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as…

Futami Bay in Ise Province (Ise Futamigaura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), 1858, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, Color…

Handle in the Form of an Animal Head, c. 1000–300 B.C., Japan, Earthenware, H: 12 cm (5 in.)

Goblet, 1825/50, France, Glass with gold decoration, 16.2 × 8.9 cm (6 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)

The Ball, 1500, Master M.Z., German, active 1500-1550, Germany, Engraving on ivory laid paper, 220 × 316 mm (sheet trimmed within plate mark)

Landing of British Army under Abercrombie, n.d., Unknown Artist, after John Augustus Atkinson (English 1775-1838), published by Rudolph Ackermann (English, 1764-1834), England, Lithograph on…

Takemoto-School Surimono, 1847, Nagayama Kien, Japanese, active 19th century, Japan, Color woodblock print, surimono, 50.8 x 37.0 cm

Africae Tabula XII, 1588, reprinted 1889, Unknown Artist (English, 19th century), after Livio Sanuto (Italian, 1520-1576), England, Engraving in black on cream laid paper, 255 × 322 mm

Ogino Isaburo, from A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors: Kyoto, Center (Iroko sanpukutsui: Kyo, naka), c. 1723, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764, Japan, Hand-colored woodblock print, center…

Cranequin (Winder) for a Crossbow, 1569, German, Germany, Steel, wood, and cord, L. 50.8 cm (20 in.)

End of a Stole, 19th century, Italy, 46.7 x 17.2 cm (18 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Yo Semite Reflected in Merced River, Yo Semite Valley, California, c. 1876, J. J. Reilly & Co., American, active late 1870s, United States, Albumen print, stereo, from the series "Yo Semite…

Junction of the Severn and Wye, from Liber Studiorum, no. 28, June 1811, Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775-1851, England, Etching, mezzotint and aquatint in brown on ivory wove paper,…

Study of a Male Nude, 1858, Edgar Degas, French, 1834–1917, France, Graphite on pink wove paper with pink and blue fibers, altered to buff, 205 × 281 mm

The Waltz, 1891, Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920, Sweden, Etching on ivory laid paper, 315 x 216 mm (image), 336 x 227 mm (plate), 449 x 360 mm (sheet)

Postcart Monks and Women Near Church Door, 1791, Thomas Rowlandson, English, 1756-1827, England, Pen and gray and brown ink, with brush and watercolor, over traces of graphite, on tan wove paper,…

Cover, 17th century, Turkey, Turkey, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk in running stitches (twill darning), lined with cotton, plain weave, 217 x 139.5 cm (85 1/2 x 54 7/8 in.)

Woodlands at the Hermitage, 1879, Camille Pissarro, French, 1830-1903, France, Aquatint, soft ground etching, and drypoint in black on ivory Japanese paper, 220 × 270 mm (image/plate), 270 × 358…

Mill Stream, 1831, David Lucas (English, 1802-1881), after John Constable (English, 1776-1837), England, Mezzotint in black ink on heavy ivory wove paper, 176 × 222 mm (plate), 305 × 465 mm (sheet)

Swallowing (Meal on the Boat), 1861, Charles François Daubigny, French, 1817-1878, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 130 × 172 mm (plate), 217 × 287 mm (sheet)

The Annunciation, 1553, Heinrich Aldegrever, German, 1502-c.1560, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 108 x 68 mm (image/plate)

Portrait of the Poet Evariste Boulay-Paty, 1861, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Pierre Jean David d’Angers (French, 1788-1856), printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907),…

Mountain Landscape with Waterfall and Figures, n.d., Carl August Lebschée, German, 1800-1877, Germany, Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper, tipped…

Wild Duet (recto), Two Standing Nude Female Figures in Niches (verso), 1837/78, Charles François Daubigny, French, 1817-1878, France, Graphite (recto), and red crayon (verso), on ivory wove…

Titus Manlius Beheading his Son, 1553, Heinrich Aldegrever, German, 1502-c. 1560, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 113 x 72 mm (image/plate/sheet)

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Ukishima Danjo (?) in the Play Shinasadame Soma no Mombi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1770 (?), c. 1770, Katsukawa Shunsho…

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, AD 160, Roman, minted in Rome, Roman Empire, Silver, Diam. 1.8 cm, 3.25 g

Beaker, c. 1850, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Bohemia, Glass, colorless, blown, enameled, opaque white and gilding, 12.1 × 8.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Fragment (Bottom of Skirt), 1810, France, Cotton, plain weave, embroidered with cotton, 264.2 × 48.3 cm (104 × 19 in.)

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Tyche, 114/3 BC, Roman, Roman Empire, Silver, Diam. 2.9 cm, 14.41 g

The King Drinks, 1766, Jacques Claude Danzel (French, 1737-1809), after Gillis Van Tilborgh, the Younger (Flemish, c. 1625-c. 1678), coat of arms etched by Baisiez (French, active in 1764 and…

Covered Cosmetic Box with Chrysanthemum Flower Heads, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 13th century, Korean, South Asia, Stoneware with underglaze inlaid decoration of black and white clays, H. 3.7 cm…

The Torment of Ixion, c. 1876, Jules-Élie Delaunay, French, 1828-1891, France, Graphite on tan wove paper, squared for transfer, 235 × 280 mm

Cattle and Sheep with Herdsman in Rocky Landscape, n.d., Johann Heinrich Roos, German, 1631-1685, Germany, Red chalk, with brush and red-brown wash, onivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid…

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Yamaoka no Saburo in Momiji Kumo Nishiki no Tsuri Yogi (Maple Clouds: A Brocade of Coverlets Hung Up), Act Three of the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki (The…

Study for Mirror of Venus: Arms and Feet of Venus, c. 1873–77, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, English, 1833-1898, England, Graphite on ivory wove paper, 253 × 178 mm

Two warriors, one seated on a low foreground rock and holding a war hammer, the other figure seated on the ground behind him, holding a mace across his right shoulder and looking up at the…

Temperance, from the Virtues, 1552, Heinrich Aldegrever, German, 1502-c.1560, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 104 x 62 mm (image/plate)

Lady Godina’s Rout, —or—Peeping Tom Spying Out Pope Joan, published March 12, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching…

Handkerchief, 1794, Designed by William Hanson (English, active c. 1794), Engraved by Slack, English, active c. 1794, England, Cotton, plain weave, copperplate printed, 55.2 × 59 cm (21 3/4 × 23…

Paperweight, c. 1845–60, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, France, Glass, Diam. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)

San Francisco, c. 1850, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins, American, 19th century, United States, Albumen prints (5), panorama, 15 x 98.8 cm (panorama)

Ritual Mask, A.D. 300/750, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Mexico, Stone, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Princely Idyll, 1897, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 420 × 286 mm (image), 542 × 381 mm (sheet)