A Soldier Standing, in Profile, 1849, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673), France, Etching on buff laid chine, 136 × 84 mm (image), 136 × 87 mm (plate),…

Saber (Kiliç) with Scabbard, late 19th century, Blade inscribed 1099 Hejira [A.D. 1687], Ottoman Turkish, Turkey, "Damascus" steel, gold, gilt brass, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, jade, and wood,…

Opern-Ring No. 10, Wohnhaus des Fried. Ritter von Schey, 1860s, Austrian, 19th century, Austria, Albumen print, 24.3 × 34 cm (image/paper), 42.8 × 61.3 cm (album page)

He delights in the ball, plate 10 from Les Banqueteurs, 1849, Honoré Victorin Daumier (French, 1808-1879), printed by Aubert & Cie. (French, active 19th century), France, Lithograph in black on…

View of a Port: Ships in a Harbor, 1753, Adrien Manglard, French, 1695-1760, France, Red chalk on buff laid paper, 236 × 327 mm

Panel (Dress Fabric), 1700/04, France, Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts, 152.8 × 54.3 cm (60 1/8 × 21 3/8 in.)

The Entombment, c. 1655, Cornelis Visscher, Dutch, c. 1629-1658, Holland, Engraving on ivory laid paper, 369 x 282 mm (image), 415 x 293 mm (plate), 490 x 372 mm (sheet)

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus, AD 261/62, Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt, Billon, Diam. 2.4 cm, 11.21 g

I: Coming of Age, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari), c. 1772/73, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792, Japan, Color…

Two Border Fragments, 1860s/80s, Belgium, probably Bruges, Belgium, Cotton, bobbin part lace of a type known as "Duchesse de Bruges

Sash or Sarong, 19th century, Indonesia, Indonesia, Plain cloth with borders in compound twill and cloth, red silk with woven gold and colored silk borders

Madness, plate six from To Edgar Poe, 1882, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper, 145 × 201 mm (image/chine), 306 × 440…

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan Usugumo in the play Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1744,…

Double-Edged Bannerstone, 5800/4000 B.C., Archaic, Madison County, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee, Banded claystone, 4.6 x 10.3 cm (1 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.)

Pattern, 18th century, Bukhara, Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, Embroidered

Bowl with Medallions of Archaistic and Auspicious Motifs, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoquang reign mark and period (1821–1850), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze…

Brunnen, 1852, Alexandre Calame, Swiss, 1810-1864, Switzerland, 278 x 210 mm (image), 454 x 352 mm (sheet)

Male Nudes Locked in Combat with Daggers, n.d., Unknown Artist, Italian, late 16th century, Italy, Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid card, 101…

Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching with foul biting in dark brown ink on ivory Japanese paper, 175 x 128 mm (image, trimmed…

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1528, Heinrich Aldegrever, German, 1502-c.1560, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 80 x 55 mm (plate), 86 x 62 mm (sheet)

Tomb of Caecilia Metella called Capo di Bove [Ox Head], plate twenty from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments, 1748, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Italy, Etching…

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766, 1766,…

The Harrowing of Hell, Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion, 1510, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, 402 x 287 mm

Holy Island Cathedral, plate 11 from Liber Studiorum, published February 20, 1808, Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851), Engraved by Charles Turner (English, 1773-1857), England,…

View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Paola on Monte Aureo, from Views of Rome, 1750/59, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Italy, Etching on heavy ivory laid paper, 397 x 610 mm…

The Unsafe Tenement, 1858, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching with foul biting in black ink on off-white China paper laid down on off-white wove paper (chine…

La Vie de Jeanne d’Arc (The Life of Joan of Arc) (Furnishing Fabric), after 1817, Designed by Charles Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782–1843) after Engraved by Jamet (French, active c.…

The Commentary, 1843, Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866, France, Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on cream wove paper, 190 × 135 mm (image), 184 × 128 mm (chine), 343 × 261…

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…

The Singers, 1845, Charles Émile Jacque, French, 1813-1894, France, Etching on ivory chine, trimmed to plate mark and laid down on ivory wove paper, 367 × 310 mm (image/chine), 476 × 357 mm (sheet)

Anthocopa, Print

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo I as Soga no Goro, c. 1752, Torii Kiyohiro, Japanese, active c. 1737-76, Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, benizuri-e, 11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.

Clearing Weather at Asakusa (Asakusa no seiran), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei), c. 1768/69, Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信, Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, Japan,…

The Trinity with Christ Bearing the Cross, n.d., Raffaello Vanni, Italian, 1596-1667, Italy, Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, squared in graphite, on…

Polychrome Jar with Rainbow, Macaw, and Floral Motifs, 1880s, Acoma, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, New Mexico, Ceramic and pigment, 42.6 × 46.7 cm (16 3/4 × 18 3/8 in.)

Muguette, 1892, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923, France, Lithograph (pen & ink and crayon) in black with stenciled color (slate blue, red, dk brown and black)…

Waistcoat, 1790/1800, Probably France, France, Cotton, plain weave, copperplate printed, 58.4 × 41.8 cm (23 × 16 1/2 in.)

John Van der Wall, c. 1745, Thomas Hudson, British, 1701-1779, England, Oil on canvas, 127.3 × 101.9 cm (50 1/8 × 40 1/8 in.)

Carnival, 1894, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 248 × 158 mm (image), 248 × 158 mm (sheet)

The Card Player, 1641, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, Holland, Etching on paper, 90 x 80 mm (image/plate), 93 x 83 mm (sheet)

Coin Portraying Empress Cornelia Salonina, AD 254/268, Roman, Rome, Bronze, Diam. 3.2 cm, 14.09 g

Courtesan Playing a Hand Drum, c. 1775, Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, 1735-1790, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 23 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

Fragment, 1600/50, Italy, Silk, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces, 22.9 x 28.5 cm (9 x 11 1/4 in.)

Standing Youth Holding Hat, and Sketch of Legs, n.d., Probably Domenico Fiasella (Italian, 1589-1669), or possibly Lodovico Carracci (Italian, 1555-1619), or possibly the style of Justus…

The Duchess of Richmond, 1842, George Raphael Ward (English, 1798-1879), after Sir Thomas Lawrence(English, 1769-1830), published by Thomas McLean (English, active c.1790-1860), England, Mezzotint…

Patch Box, 1710/30, American, 18th century, Probably Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, Silver, 2 × 5.1 × 7.6 cm (7/16 × 2 × 3 1/8 in.)

Blanket, 1851/1900, probably Pueblo Indian, North America, Southwest, Southwest, Wool, weft-faced, weft band plain weave, twined selvages, heading and finish, 206.8 x 142.5 cm (81 3/8 x 56 1/8 in.)

Lion-Headed Demon (Kala), 9th century, Indonesia, Central Java, Central Java, Andesite, 37.8 × 31.6 × 34.9 cm (14 1/8 × 13 1/4 × 13 7/8 in.)

Clasp, 1720/50, Attributed to Henricus Boelen, American, 1697–1755, New York, United States, Gold, 0.6 × 3.2 × 0.4 cm ( 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 13/16 in.)

The Actors Ichikawa Yaozo II as Kujaku no Saburo, Matsumoto Koshiro II as Hata no Daizen Taketora, Nakajima Mihoemon II as Aramaki Mimishiro, and Nakamura Shocho I as Ki no Tsurayuki (right to…

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Gerald Duckworth, 1872, Julia Margaret Cameron, English, 1815–1879, England, Albumen print, 36.3 × 25.8 cm (image/paper), 44.4 × 35.5 cm (mount)

Christ Appearing to His Mother After His Resurrection from Leven Christi (Life of Christ), Plate 42 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1488, portfolio assembled 1929, Unknown Artist…

Coverlet, 1820/25, United States, Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, 235.2 x 102.1 cm (92 5/8 x 40 1/4 in.)

The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play Tamagushi Yosooi Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1747, 1747,…

Weymouth Bay, Dorsetshire, 1830, David Lucas (English, 1802-1881), after John Constable (English, 1776-1837), England, Mezzotint in black ink on heavy ivory wove paper, 176 × 229 mm (plate), 305…

Tivoli, Showing Rome in the Distance, c. 1781, Towne, Francis, English, 1739/40-1816, Unknown Place, Pen and black ink and watercolor, with brush and black wash and touches of graphite, on ivory…

The Little Venice, 1880, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching in black ink on off-white laid paper, 186 x 267 mm (plate), 190 x 267 mm (sheet)

The Servant Choryo (Yakko Choryo), no. 6 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764, Japan, Woodblock print, oban, sumizuri-e, 27.1…

Ageniosus militaris, Print, 1700-1880

Les Quatre Éléments (The Four Elements) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780, Probably after Jean Jacques Lagrenée le Jeune (French, 1739–1821) from engravings by Charles Dupuis (French, 1685–1742)…

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1790, c. 1790, Katsukawa Shun’ei, Japanese, 1762-1819,…

Basket-Hilted Broadsword, c. 1780, Scottish, Scotland, Steel, Overall L. 99 cm (39 3/16 in.)

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 17th century, Italy, Faded green rep ground, allover fleur-de-leys design in green cut velvet, 13.3 x 26 cm (5 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

Morion for the Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony, c. 1580, Probably Hans Michel, (German, 1539-1599) Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, gilding, leather, and paint, 35.5 × 34.3 × 24 cm (14 ×…

Sketchbook I, 1883, Arthur B. Davies, American, 1862-1928, United States, Maroon buckram cover, tinted paper pages with designs in graphite and watercolor, 120 x 152 x 10 mm

The Ninth Month, from the series Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko), c. 1784, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban, 39.2 x 26.4 cm

Coverlet, 1830/40, United States, Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth, 231.15 x 212 cm (91 x 83 1/2 in.)

A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours: From the First Rudiments, to the Finished Picture No. 4, 1813, David Cox, the elder (English, 1783-1859), published by S. and J.…

Pitcher, c. 1840, England, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Porcelain with blue glaze and gilding, 17.3 x 23.2 cm (6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

Poet’s Pitcher, 1875/86, Union Porcelain Works, American, 1863–c. 1922, Designed by Karl L. H. Müller, American, 1820–1887, Greenpoint, Parian porcelain, H.: 21. 8 cm (8 9/16 in.)

The Infants Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing, 1520/25, Joos van Cleve and Workshop, Netherlandish, Active by 1507–1540/41, Holland, Oil on panel, 29 7/16 × 22 11/16 in. (74.7 × 57.6 cm)

Towel, 16th century, Italy, Five bands of linen, plain weave, pulled thread work with silk in Italian cross stitches and embroidered with silk in back stitches, alternating with four bands of…

Plate with an Image of a Moth, A.D. 900/1200, Huaxtec, Isla de Sacrificios, Veracruz, Mexico, Veracruz state, Ceramic and pigment, 5.1 × 29.2 cm (2 × 11 1/2 in.)

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Sugawara Michizane, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1776, c.…

Paperweight, 19th century, Clichy, France, 1837-1885, Clichy, Glass, Diam. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Standing Attendant (Tomb Figurine), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C., China, Wood with traces of polychrome pigments, 48.8 × 10.4 × 5.5 cm (19…

Portrait of a Man with a Pink, 1500/10, Quentin Massys, Netherlandish, 1466, 1530, Netherlands, Oil on panel, 43.8 × 29.2 cm (17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)

Golden Pheasant on a Pine Tree above Peonies and Waterfall, c. 1780, Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, 1735-1790, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 26 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.

To: Sumida River, Musashi and Shimosa Provinces, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari), c. 1772/73, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章,…

Landscape with Abraham and Angels, 1567, Attributed to Hans Bol, Netherlandish, 1534-1593, Netherlands, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on card, 207 x 294 mm

Plate, c. 1777, Joseph Heilingotter IV, Czech, c. 1777, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Pewter, 4.5 × 21.7 cm (1 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)

The Smugglers, 1858, Rodolphe Bresdin, French, 1825-1885, France, Pen and black ink, on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper, 139 × 222 mm

Kneeling Draped Figure, c. 1865–70, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, English, 1833-1898, England, Graphite and red crayon on ivory wove paper, laid down on board, 273 × 261 mm

Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena, 336/323 BC, Greek, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, Bronze, Diam. 1.9 cm, 5.04 g

Children on the Beach, Berneval, c. 1892, Pierre Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, France, Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, 120 × 78 mm (image), 139 × 96 mm (plate), 250 × 161 mm (sheet)

View of a Convent on the Site of the House of Horace, c. 1817, Claude Thiénon (French, 1772-1846), printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849), France,…

Mace, 1550, German, Germany, Steel and iron, L. 64.5 cm (25 3/8 in.)

Border, 1701/50, Italy, probably Abruzzi, Italy, Linen, bobbin straight lace, 4.9 x 19.7 cm (2 x 7 3/4 in.)

Ancillaria marginata, Print

Fragment, 1650/1700, Italy, Silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps tied by supplementary binding wefts, 25.7 x 18.3 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Wine Glass, c. 1690, England, Glass, H. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)

Kameyama: Wind, Rain, and Thunder (Kameyama, fuu raimei), no. 47 from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido, 1855,…

Anisodactylus, Print, Anisodactylus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:

Fragment, 16th century, Italy, Silk, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, 30.7 × 49.8 cm (12 1/8 × 19 5/8 in.)

Fan, 19th century, France, Blue silk and gold net and gauze mount decorated with spangles, carved wood sticks with piqué, gilt rivet and loop, 20.3 cm (8 in.)

Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap, 1640, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, Holland, Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper, 153 x 140 mm (image/sheet, trimmed within plate mark)

A Talk with the Keeper, May 25, 1881, Henry Peach Robinson, English, 1830–1901, England, Albumen print, 26.9 × 37.4 cm (image/paper), 36.4 × 51.8 cm (mount)

Paperweight, c. 1845–55, Clichy, France, 1837-1885, Clichy, Glass, Diam. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Panel (For a Bed Curtain), 17th century, Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos, Pátmos, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk in cross, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, and…

Mystical Conversation, 1892, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on light gray chine on heavy ivory wove paper, 133 × 96 mm (image/chine), 441 × 306 mm (sheet)