The Boys of Amsterdam, n.d., Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780), after Cornelis Troost (Dutch, 1679-1740), Holland, Engraving on ivory laid paper

Prince Louis of Hesse, 1860–69, L. Haase & Company, German, active 1850s-1890s, Germany, Albumen print, 8.4 × 5.4 cm (image/paper), 9.7 × 6 cm (mount)

The Escape of M. de Belle-Isle, Prisoner in the Attakapas, plate four from Les Nouveaux Voyages aux Indes Occidentales, 1767, Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, French, 1724-1780, France, Etching…

Litre Measure, 1875/1895, Maison Le Seigneur, Deverre, Caen, France, Caen, Pewter, 21 × 16.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/2 (incl. handle) in.)

Footed Pipe with Fluted Relief Design, c. 400 B.C., Tlatilco, Preclassic period, Valley of Mexico, Mexico, México, Ceramic and pigment, 7.3 x 19.7 cm (2 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

Caligula Appointing His Horse Incitatus to the Consulship, n.d., Style of Pietro da Cortona, Italian, 1596-1669, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, on collage of ivory wove…

Kitchen Scene, c. 1794/95, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿, Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban diptych, Right: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.), left: 37.5 x 24.8 cm (14…

Stem Cup, Tang dynasty (618–906), China, Earthenware with three color (sancai) lead glazes and underglaze molded decoration, H. 15.2 cm (6 in.), diam. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Proclamation of the Treaty of Münster, 1648, Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech, 1607-1677, Bohemia, Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper, 215 × 331 mm (image/sheet)

Sampler, 1801, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with two-ply twisted silk in cross, tent, linen darning, "chain" darning (resembling knitting), folded ribbon border…

Saint Catherine Disputing with the Philosophers, 1562/63, Livio Agresti, Italian, 1508–1579, Italy, Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk,…

Fragment, Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.)/Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171), 3rd/ 10th century, Egypt, Egypt, 67 × 54 cm

Pulling Oars under Clearing Autumn Skies (Distant Mountains), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1545, Lu Zhi, Chinese,1496-1576, China, Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, 105.8 × 31.1 cm (41 5/8…

Holy Family, n.d., Possibly Eustache Le Sueur (French, 1617-1655), or Sébastien Bourdon (French, 1616-1671), France, Graphite, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream…

Illustration from Officium B.M.V., plate 62 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1505, assembled into portfolio 1937, Unknown Artist (French, 16th century), assembled by Max Geisberg…

Dragon Pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 770–256 B.C., c. 4th century B.C., China, Jade, 3.8 × 8.1 × 0.5 cm (3 3/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in.)

Beaker with Cover (Humpen) with Hunting Scenes, 1550/1600, Bohemian or German, Bohemia, Colorless glass and enamel, H: 38.1 cm (15 in.)

At the Moulin Rouge: the Franco-Russian Alliance, 1893, published 1894, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Lithograph on cream wove paper, 344 × 250 mm (image), 380 × 280.5…

Amulet of the Goddess Sekhmet, Third Intermediate Period (about 1069–664 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 5.5 × 3.5 × 1.75 cm (2 3/16 × 1 3/8 × 1 11/16 in.)

Approaching Storm, 1864, Eugène-Louis Boudin, French, 1824-1898, France, Oil on cradled panel, 14 3/8 × 22 1/2 in. (36.3 × 57.9 cm)

Interior View of the Temple Which is Believed to Have Been Dedicated to Juno, from Different views of Paestum, 1778, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Italy, Etching on ivory laid…

The Actors Otani Hiroji II as Kawazu Saburo and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Matano Goro in the play Kashiwa ga Toge Kichirei no Sumo, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1755,…

Collège Henry IV (or Lycée Napoléon), Paris, 1863–64, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), printed by Pierron (French, 19th century), published by Rochoux (French, 19th century), France,…

A Children’s Garden Party, 1880, James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, France, Drypoint on cream laid paper, 254 × 160 mm (plate), 330 × 202 mm (sheet)

Game of Chess, published March 6, 1814, George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878), after Captain Frederick Marryat (English, 1792-1848), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818),…

Fragment, 1650/1700, Italy, silk

The Raising of Lazarus, c. 1649, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italian, 1609-1664, Italy, Etching on ivory laid paper, 227 x 316 mm (plate/image), 288 x 374 mm (sheet)

Evening Glow at Jungai (Jungai sekisho), from the series Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu hakkei), c. 1832, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎, Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan, Color…

Virgin and Child with Angels, n.d., Unknown artist, Venetian, 18th century, Italy, Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, 193 x 145 mm

Paperweight, 19th century, Baccarat, France, founded 1764, Lunéville, Glass, 7.6 cm (3 in.)

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War, 1803, Jean Michel Moreau, French, 1741-1814, France, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on cream wove paper, 226 × 155 mm (image), 322 × 231…

Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), c. 1833, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎,…

Handkerchief, 1676, Italy, Linen, plain weave, cut and drawn work, embroidered silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, satin, buttonhole, overcast, detached overcast, and four-sided…

Hara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido harimaze zue), c. 1848/52, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, Color woodblock…

Brush and Cover with Figures in a Garden, Late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century, China, Cinnabar lacquer and animal hair with carved decoration, L. 22.7 cm (8…

Minakuchi: The Beautiful Pine Trees at Mount Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, Hiramatsuyama bisho)—No. 51, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the…

Double-Barreled Flintlock Blunderbuss, 1800, Russian, Russia, Walnut, iron, gold, and silver, L. 72.3 cm (28.5 in.)

Ballock Dagger, early 17th century, Scottish, Lowlands, Scotland, Ivy root, iron, and copper, L. 45.5 cm (17 7/8 in.)

Hanging up dyed cloth, c. 1805, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎, Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan, Color woodblock print, nagaban, surimono, 7 3/8 x 21 7/8 in.

Cameo with Sacrifice of a Bull, Late 18th century, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Stoneware (jasperware), 1.7 × 2.5 cm (11/16 × 1 in.)

Fragment, 1650/1700, Italy, Plain compound cloth, 24.8 x 17 cm (9 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)

Woods Near a Canal, 1640–50, Simon de Vlieger, Dutch, c. 1600-1653, Holland, Etching on paper, 137 x 157 mm (plate), 145 x 164 mm (sheet)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (?), in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in…

I’timad-ud-Daula’s Tomb at Agra, c. 1820, India, Agra, India, Watercolor on paper watermarked J. Whatman with pencil, pen, ink and gold, 51 × 74 cm (21.1 × 29.1 in.)

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kai Inume toge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), 1858, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, Color…

Tazza with Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 1570/75, Master I. C. (French, active 1553-85), Limoges, Painted enamel on copper with gilding, H: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.), Diameter: 24.6 cm (9 3/4 in.)

King’s Glass, c. 1750, England, Glass, 18.6 × 11.4 cm (7 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Plaque with Portrait of Queen Charlotte or Caroline, c. 1810, England, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Earthenware with lustre decoration, H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)

Amythetes, Print

The Assault of the Shoe, 1888, Henri Charles Guérard, French, 1846-1897, France, Etching, with open bite, in light red on cream wove paper, 110 × 210 mm (image), 166 × 252 mm (plate), 344 × 492…

Hotel de Ville, Louvain, 1833, Samuel Prout (English, 1783-1852), probably printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (English, 1789-1850), probably published by Rudolph Ackermann (English,…

Border (Fragment), 1801/50, Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp, Flanders, Cotton, bobbin straight lace, 9 × 37.5 cm (3 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)

Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan,…

Coverlet, 1801/25, United States, New England, New England, Wool, plain weave, two loom widths joined, 213.1 × 164.6 cm (84 × 64 3/4 in.)

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887/88, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 × 63 1/2 in. (100.3 × 161.3 cm)

Needlework Picture, 1875/1900, Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Punched needlework ground, painted, embroidered in silk and wool, 45.7 x 36.8 x 2.1 cm (18x 14 1/2x 6/8 in.)

Heavier than a dead donkey, plate one from Los Proverbios, 1815/24, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828, Spain, Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper, 213 x 320 mm (image),…

The Abbey Farm, c. 1893, Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911, France, Etching and drypoint on buff laid paper, 216 × 287 mm (plate), 266 × 353 mm (sheet)

Caricatures of Two Women (recto), Praying Judas (verso), n.d., Attributed to Pier Francesco Mola, Italian, 1612-1666, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (recto) and engraving in…

Meditation, n.d., Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó, Spanish, 1838-1874, Spain, Etching on paper, 215 x 160 mm

Saint Nicholas Hotel: Spandrel Panel, 1892/93, Adler & Sullivan, Architects, American, 1883-1895, Designer: Louis H. Sullivan, American, 1856-1924, Saint Louis, Terra-cotta, Ea. 27 1/2 × 26 × 4…

Argulus foliaceus, Print, Argulus foliaceus (or Monoculus foliaceus Linnaeus, 1758 name) is a species of crustaceans in the family Argulidae, the fish lice. It is sometimes called the common…

Coin Depicting the God Apollo, after 250 BC, Greek, Greece, Bronze, Diam. 1.3 cm, 1.89 g

Having finally found the solution to spend the summer of 1857 in a pleasant way, plate 429 from Actualités, 1857, Honoré Victorin Daumier, French, 1808-1879, France, Lithograph in black on…

Jesus Foretelling the Destruction of Jerusalem from Spiegel menschlicher Behältnis (The Mirror of Human Salvation), Plate 13 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1500, portfolio…

Halt of a Wagon Train, published February 6, 1864, Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), published by Harper’s Weekly (American, 1857-1916), United States, Wood engraving on paper, 341 x 517…

Jesus Christ Parting from the Virgin to go and Suffer Death, 1505/36, printed 1682/1709, Daniel Hopfer, I, German, 1470-1536, Germany, Etching in black on cream laid paper, 287 x 217 mm (plate)

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan), c. 1770s, Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739-1820, Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, trimmed, 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Goblet, 18th century, England, Glass, 23.2 × 8.9 cm (9 1/8 × 3 1/2 in.)

Man with Arms Crossed in Front, 1700/50, Nevers, France, Glass, lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature, H. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High, and Contains 600 Cells, 1860/69, Anthony & Company, American, active 1848–1901, United States, Albumen print,…

Dish (Tabaq) with Scale Pattern and Serrated Leaves, Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), late 16th century, Turkey, Iznik, Turkey, Fritware with underglaze painting in blue, turquoise, red, and black, 6…

Incense Burner, c. 1830, England, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Glazed earthenware with polychrome enamel decoration, 8.3 x 7.8 x 8.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Centaur Fighting with Lion, n.d., Unknown Artist, Italian, 17th century, Italy, Pen and brown ink, with brush and black and brown wash, on cream wove paper, 233 x 297 mm

Looking through the Gate, c. 1771, Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, 1735-1790, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 27 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.

The Beautiful Fountain Near Schönburg, 1743, Johann Alexander Thiele, German, 1685-1752, Germany, Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 165 x 189 mm

Paperweight, Mid 19th century, Clichy, France, 1837-1885, Clichy, Glass, Diam. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Footbridge Near Chingford, 1880s, Peter Henry Emerson, English, born Cuba, 1856–1936, England, Photogravure, plate XXV from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's…

The Madame B Album, 1870s, Marie-Blanche-Hennelle Fournier, French, 1831–1906, France, Albumen prints with watercolor (in album), 29.2 × 41.9 cm

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Katanaya Hanshichi in the Play Heike Hyobanki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1789, c. 1789, Katsukawa Shunko I, Japanese, 1743-1812,…

Moulinet-Elegances of Quadrille Dancing, published April 11, 1817, George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Hand-colored etching on…

Fishing by Torch in Kai Province (Koshu hiburi) from the series One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi), c. 1833/34, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎, Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan,…

Orphrey Band, 1375/1400, Probably England, England, Linen, plain weave, underlaid with linen, plain weave, embroidered with gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, linen and silk in knot,…

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Jupiter, about 87 BC, Roman, Roman Empire, Silver, Diam. 1.8 cm, 3.66 g

Panel (From Woman’s Trousers), 19th century, Iran, Iran, 67.4 × 55.2 cm (26 1/2 × 21 3/4 in.)

Little Aristocratic Club, July 28, 1830, 1831, Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860), printed by Chez Gihaut Frères (French, 19th century), France, Lithograph in black on ivory wove…

The Struggle Between the Devil and St Francis of Assisi for the Soul of Guido da Montefeltro, plate three from Darstellungen aus Dante’s Hölle, 1807/08, Joseph Anton Koch, German,…

The Guitar-Player, 1900, Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920, Sweden, Etching on ivory laid paper, 238 x 160 mm (image/plate), 360 x 277 mm (sheet)

The Reapers, c. 1872, Léon Augustin Lhermitte, French, 1844-1925, France, Etching on cream laid paper, 145 × 256 mm (image), 199 × 278 mm (plate), 294 × 412 mm (sheet)

Paperweight, 19th century, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, France, Glass, Diam. 7.6 cm (3 in.)

Patch Box, 1721/25, John Dixwell, American, 1680–1725, Boston, Boston, Silver, 1.2 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm (1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1 in.), 8.8 g

Ryogoku Ekoin and Moto-Yanagi Bridge (Ryogoku Ekoin Moto-Yanagibashi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese,…

Oriental Rider in the Mountains, 1866, Rodolphe Bresdin, French, 1825-1885, France, Etching and roulette on white wove paper, 200 × mm (plate, cut off), 315 × 222 mm (sheet)

Gun Shield, c. 1544, Italian, Italy, Steel, iron, wood, wool textile, and hemp fiber, Diameter 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)

Fragment of a Portrait Statue of a Man, 2nd century AD, Roman, Roman Empire, Marble, 136.8 × 59.7 × 49.5 cm (53 7/8 × 23 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.) (with base)

Paperweight, 19th century, Baccarat, France, founded 1764, France, Glass, Diam. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Plaque Amulet with the Name of the God Ptah, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25 (1070–656 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 1.5 × 1 × 0.2 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/16 in.)

Numazu—No. 13, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858,…

Panel, 1871, Designed by Christopher Dresser (English, born Scotland, 1834–1904), Produced by James W. & C. Ward, England, Halifax, England, Wool and silk, two color complementary weft,…

Joueur d’orgue (Organ Player), 1898/99, Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget, French, 1857–1927, Libourne, Gelatin silver printing out print, 23 x 17.8 cm (image/paper)