Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu no kei doban no utsushi), 1861, Utagawa Yoshikazu, Japanese, active c. 1850–70, Japan, Color woodblock…

Afternoon Tea, 1897, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Transfer lithograph in various black inks, on tan laid Japanese vellum, 185 x 157 mm (image), 397 x 243 mm (sheet)

The Consultation or Last Hope, published May 12, 1808, Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827), published by Rudolph Ackermann (English, 1734-1834), England, Hand-colored etching on ivory wove…

Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Large Miseries of War, n.d., Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen (Dutch, born 1642), after Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635), Netherlands, Etching on paper,…

Paperweight, c. 1845/60, Clichy, France, 1837-1885, France, Glass, Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Ceremonial Hanging, 18th century, India, Coromandel Coast, Found in the Toraja area of Sulawesi, Indonesia, India, Cotton, plain weave, painted and resist dyed, 342.3 x 107.6 cm (134 3/4 x 42 3/8 in.)

Long Shawl, 1801/35, France or England, Norwich, France, Silk, wool and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill…

Bed Curtain, c. 1760, Hannah Hinman Twitchell Pierce (American, 1721/22–1770), United States, Connecticut, Southbury, Connecticut, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with wool in cross,…

Sketches of Conductor and Trumpet Player, 1840, Attributed to Alfred Edward Chalon, English, born Switzerland, 1780-1860, England, Pen and brown ink on tan wove paper, 198 × 178 mm

Hagar Comforted by the Angel, from Six Large Upright Landscapes with Scenes from the Old Testament, n.d., Anthonie Waterloo, Dutch, 1609-1690, Holland, Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 295 x…

The Storm Rising, publilshed February 1, 1798, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Hand-colored etching on paper, 249 × 668 mm…

Amulet of a Djed Pillar, Late Period, Dynasties 26–31 (664–332 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 2 × .75 × .5 cm (3/4 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)

Quiet Canal, 1879/80, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching and drypoint with foul biting in black ink on ivory laid paper, 229 x 153.5 mm (plate), 285 x 186 mm (sheet)

The Fifth Plague of Egypt, plate 16 from Liber Studiorum, published June 10, 1808, Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851), Engraved by Charles Turner (English, 1773-1857), England,…

Covered Communion Flagon with Spout, c. 1787, Stephen Maxwell, Scottish, active c. 1781-c. 1800, Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, Pewter, 25.4 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm (10 x 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

Towing boats against the current, c. 1764, Torii Kiyomitsu I, Japanese, 1735-1785, Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, mizu-e, 12 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.

Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun, c. 1810, French, Paris, Jean Arlot, active 1764-1818, Paris, Steel, gold, silver, walnut, leather, L: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.)

Scene in the Compagna, plate 38 from Liber Studiorum, published February 1, 1812, Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775-1851, England, Etching and engraving in brown on ivory wove paper, 183…

Sampler, 1690, Stitched by Parnell Mackett (English, active c. 1690), England, Linen, plain weave, bands of cut and drawn thread work in darning, interlocking lace, satin, and needle lace…

Match Safe, c. 1850, Possibly Denmark, Denmark, Silver, H. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Hard Woman, 1898, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923, France, Drypoint from a zinc plate on ivory laid paper, 240 × 121 mm (image/plate), 406 × 306 mm (sheet)

Libert, from Le Café-Concert, 1893, Henri-Gabriel Ibels (French, 1867-1936), printed by Edward Ancourt & Cie (French, 19th-20th century), published by L’Estampe originale (French,…

Wall Fragment from a Tomb Depicting Three Offering Bearers, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 (about 2495–2345 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Limestone, 40 × 51.4 × 4.8 cm (15 3/4 × 20 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)

Maria Magdalena of Austria, 1666, published 1761, Adriaen Haelwegh (Dutch, born 1637), published by Giuseppe Allegrini, Florence, 1761, Holland, Engraving on ivory laid paper, 352 x 249 mm…

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

Female Caryatid, early 18th century, After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, Italian, 1501-1547, Italy, Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on card, 295 x 125 mm

Seated Angel, n.d., Attributed to Mario Balassi (Italian, 1604-1667), or Lorenzo del Pasinelli (Italian, 1629-1700), Italy, Black chalk, heightened with touches of white and red chalk, on blue…

River Estuary, 1675/99, Nicolas Pussin (French, 1594-1665), after Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596-1669), France, Sepia and wash on paper, 289 × 448 mm

East Gate, Winchelsea, plate 67 from Liber Studiorum, published January 1, 1819, Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851), Engraved by S.W. Reynolds, England, Etching and engraving in…

Boy’s Armor, late 17th century, Western European, France, Steel, brass, and leather, H. 127 cm (50 in.)

Anotia, Print

Two Sweetmeat Dishes, 1819/38, Possibly by Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot, French, 1753-1850, Paris, France, Paris, Silver gilt and glass, H. 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)

Thames Warehouses, 1859, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching and drypoint with foul biting in black ink on cream laid on paper, 75 x 21 mm (plate), 151 x 267 mm (sheet)

New Entertainment at the Parisian Evening Parties. The spirit of Mr. Hume shaving the beard of Monsieur de St. Potard and undoing the hair of Madame Coffignon, plate 8 from Ces Bons Parisiens,…

Partisan, Leading Staff, 1600/1700, Italian, Italy, Steel, wood (pine), brass, and iron, L. 205.7 cm (81 in.)

Waterfall at a Stone Bridge, with Castle in the Distance, 1668–71, Sébastien Bourdon, French, 1616-1671, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 300 × 441 mm (plate), 435 × 595 mm (sheet)

Thames Ditton-with a Sail, 1864, Francis Seymour Haden, English, 1818-1910, England, Etching on ivory laid paper, 141 × 206 mm (image/plate), 248 × 350 mm (sheet)

Border, Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171)/Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/ Mamluk period (1250–1517), 9th/13th century, Egypt, Egypt, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk…

Fragment (Tunic), Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.), 5th/6th century, Coptic, Egypt, Akhmin, Egypt, Linen and wool, tapestry weave, 30.5 × 19.1 cm (12 × 7 1/2 in.)

Two-Penny Whist, published January 11, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream…

Ewer, 1755/65, Italy, Florence, Doccia Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, founded 1737), Doccia, Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding, H. 29 cm (11 1/16 in.)

Mother and Child, Mughal period, c. 1625, India, India, Black ink with gold on paper, Image: 9.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/8 x 3 in.), Outermost border: 23.2 x 16.3 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.), Paper: 24.2 x 17.2…

A Beggar, n.d., Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó, Spanish, 1838-1874, Spain, Etching on paper, 252 x 176 mm

Dagger-Blade (ge), Shang dynasdy (c. 1600–1046 BC), 13th–11th century B.C., China, Jade, 11 1/2 × 4 3/16 × 3/16 in.

Woman at the Piano, 1875/76, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, France, Oil on canvas, 93 × 74 cm (36 9/16 × 29 1/8 in.)

Beaker, c. 1500, German, Germany, Green glass, H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)

Cover-Frontispiece for the Temptation of St. Anthony, 1888, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Bi-fold portfolio cover with lithograph in black on blue-green wove paper, 197 × 137 mm…

Futakawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重,…

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1850, Possibly United States, Cotton, plain weave, roller printed, 202 x 162.7 cm (79 1/2 x 66 in.)

A Winter Morning Shovelling Out, published January 14, 1871, Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), published by Every Saturday (American, 1866-1874), United States, Wood engraving on paper, 232 x…

Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590’s, China, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'Z'…

Binding the Hair, 1887, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching with drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper, 133 x 95 mm (image, trimmed within plate mark), 136 x 95…

The Place des Martyrs and the Jailhouse Tavern, 1885, Félix Hilaire Buhot, French, 1847-1898, France, Soft ground etching on paper, 340 × 449 mm (plate), 533 × 420 mm (sheet)

November, Law-Life Assurance from George Cruikshank’s Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853, 1840, printed c. 1880, George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878), published by Pickering &…

Shield of Hercules, 1756, Louis Joseph le Lorrain, French, 1715-1759, France, Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, Diam. 256 mm, 305 × 266 mm (plate)

Below the Caldron, 1889, Henry Hamilton Bennett, American, born Canada, 1843–1908, United States, Albumen print, stereo, No. 1809 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River

Coin Depicting the God Zeus and Consort (?), about 137/127 BC, Phoenician, Ancient Mediterranean, Bronze, Diam. 1.6 cm, 2.77 g

The Peddlar and Death, 1651, Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677), after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543), Bohemia, Etching on ivory wove paper, 73 × 53 mm (sheet, trimmed within…

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa’di, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, Iran, Iran, Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, 28.9 x…

Fragments, Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.)/Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171), 3rd/ 10th century, Egypt, Egypt, 36 × 43.5 cm (14 3/16 × 17 1/8 in.)

Young Man Reading, 1530/40, Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540, Italy, Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper, 138 x…

Alpine Landscape, 1861, Alexandre Calame, Swiss, 1810-1864, Switzerland, Etching on paper, 184 x 133 mm (image), 193 x 138 mm (plate), 360 x 276 mm (sheet)

Plate Four from Collection of Various Vases, before 1648, Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610-1664, Italy, Etching on ivory laid paper, 83 x 204 mm (image/sheet, cut within platemark)

Foremost in the Envious Race, 1885, Will Hicock Low, American, 1853-1932, United States, Gray and white gouache, with touches of brown and black gouache, over traces of graphite, on cream…

Deer, late 17th century, Italian, Padua, Italian, Bronze, 14 x 11.4 x 3.2 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)

Sketch of Two Standing Men and Two Portaits, 1870/91, Attributed to Charles Keene, English, 1823-1891, England, Pen and black ink, over graphite, on tan wove paper, 215 × 297 mm

Side Chair (part of a set), c. 1885, Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, Made by J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen, American, 1830–1913 and 1822–1889, New York, New…

Shawl, c. 1815/20, England, Spitalfields, Spitalfields, Silk, plain 1:1 gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts, 114 x 100 cm (44 7/8 x 39 1/2 in.)

Fragment, 17th century, Possibly China, China, Plain compound satin silk and gilt paper, 3 strips to m.m., 33.2 × 24 cm (13 × 9 1/2 in.)

Drachm (Coin) Depicting the God Zeus, 196/146 BC, Greek, Thessaly, Silver, Diam. 2.3 cm, 5.72 g

Amulet of a Mummy Lying on a Bier, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (7th century–1st century BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 2.2 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm (7/8 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in.)

Society Finches (Jushimatsu), 1790s, Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai), Japanese, 1764–1824, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban, 9 1/2 x 15 in.

The Praying Nun, 1829, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, German, 1807-1863, Germany, Etching on off-white chine and buff wove paper, 223 x 190 mm (image), 280 x 217 mm (plate), 667 x 546 mm (sheet)

Grotesque Borders for Halls & Rooms, published July 21, 1799, Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827), after George Moutard Woodward (English, c. 1760- 1809), published by Rudolph Ackermann…

The Surface of the Water at Misaka in Koshu Province (Koshu Misaka suimen), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), c. 1830/33, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎,…

Armadillo variegatus, Print, Armadillidium vulgare, the (common) pill-bug, potato bug, (common) pill woodlouse, roly-poly, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread European species of woodlouse.…

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1780, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792, Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, 29.4 x 13.8 cm (11 9/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

Vase (Hu) with Horizontal Bands, Loop Handles, and Lionlike Medallions, Sui dynasty (581–618), China, Stoneware with underglaze molded and applied decoration, H. 41.6 cm (16 3/8 in.), diam. 23.0…

Group of Shepherds and a Ram, n.d., Follower of Pietro Testa, Italian, 1611/12-1650, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on Japanese paper, 179 × 280 mm

Troops Resting, n.d., Jean-Baptiste Pater, French, 1695-1736, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 185 × 233 mm (sheet), 180 × 227 mm (sheet)

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Drusus, AD 43, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 3.4 cm, 25.59 g

The First Archery Practice of the New Year (Yumi hajime), from the illustrated book Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa), c. 1787, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan,…

Landscape with the Sacrifice of Isaac within a Decorative Border of Plants and Animals, 1584, Hans Bol, Netherlandish, 1534-1593, Netherlands, Pen and brown ink and brown and gray washes on ivory…

Title Page, from Der VII Planeten, n.d., Conrad Meyer, Swiss, 1618-1689, Switzerland, Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 69 x 49 (plate)

Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure),…

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma, 91 BC, Roman, minted in Rome, Italy, Silver, Diam. 1.8 cm, 3.78 g

On the Mole, n.d., Attributed to William Henry Hunt, English, 1790-1864, England, Black crayon on gray wove paper, 219 × 267 mm

Batteries and Approaches of the English Right Attack upon the Redan, 1855, James Robertson, Scottish, c. 1813–d. after 1881, Scotland, Albumen print, 21.2 x 30.5 cm (image/paper), 32.1 x 40.5…

Fragment, 19th century, Possibly Spain, Spain, Cotton and straw, satin weave self-patterned by areas of twill weaves and by reversing of faces, woven on loom with Jacquard attachment, 21.3 x 9 cm…

Academic Nude (recto and verso), from Seconde Livre de Figures d’Academies gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’ Académie Royale, published 1745, François Boucher (French,…

Design for a Printed, Woven or Embroidered Skirt Border, 19th century, France, Gouache on paper, 27.6 × 41 cm (10 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)

La Feria, 1889, Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920, Sweden, Etching on ivory laid paper, 130 x 92 mm (image), 138 x 99 mm (plate), 360 x 278 mm (sheet)

Wallpaper Panel, Early 19th century, France, Paper and polychrome paints, 170.2 × 94.6 cm (67 × 37 1/4 in.)

The Merchant (Sho) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho), c. 1779, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, koban, 20.4…

Jurojin, from the series The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Adesugata Shichifukujin), c. 1770/76, Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711-1785, Japan, Color woodblock print, aiban, 13 x 8 3/4 in.

Malvern, the Priory Church, from the Swan Pool, 1850/94, Francis Bedford, English, 1816–1894, England, Albumen print, stereo, No. 257 from the series "Malvern Illustrated

Church of St. Andrew, plate eighteen from the Ruins of Rome, published October 11, 1796, M. Dubourg, (English, active 1786-1838), published by J. Merigot (Italian, Unknown), England,…

Pensarn Beach, 1860/94, Francis Bedford, English, 1816–1894, England, Albumen print, 12.5 × 19.9 cm (image/paper)

Portrait of a Military Man, 1816, Sauveur J. Legros, French, 1754-1834, France, Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, 102 × 111 mm (image), 210 × 157 mm (sheet)

Cushion Cover, 17th century, Turkey, Bursa, Turkey, Silk, velvet, 109.7 x 65.5 cm (43 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.)