Dish, c. 1725, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzhen period (1723–1735), China, Hard-paste porcelain and polychrome enamels, Diam. 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)

The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of an Exhibition of Paintings, plate 5 from Salon De 1857, 1857, Honoré Victorin Daumier, French, 1808-1879, France, Lithograph in black on…

Sampler, 1812, Switzerland or Netherlands, Switzerland, Colored silk, 47 × 39.3 cm (18 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

Hanging, c. 1690, England, Linen and cotton, twill weave, embroidered with wool yarns in long, satin, short and stem stitches, couching, 111.3 × 91 cm (83 1/4 × 35 3/4 in.)

The Large Einsiedeln Madonna, 1466, Master E. S., German, active c. 1450-1467, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 206 x 122 mm (plate), 209 x 125 mm (sheet)

First Love (Valentine), c. 1840, Unknown Artist, English, 19th century, England, Lithograph with hand-coloring on blue-green laid paper, 184 × 116 mm (folded sheet)

As (Coin) Depicting the God Janus, 225/217 BC, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 6.6 cm, 262.47 g

Royal Flemish Vase, 1889/95, Mount Washington Glass Company, American, 1837–1958, New Bedford, MA, New Bedford, Partially gilded and painted blown mold glass, H.: 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in.)

Salt, c. 1850, England, Bristol, Bristol, Glass, 8.9 × 10.2 cm (3 1/2 × 4 in.)

The Samurai (Shi) 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, 20.8…

Cover, 1625/75, Italy, Linen, plain weave, embroidered in silk, 51.1 x 126.3 cm (20 1/8 x 49 3/4 in.)

Any Thing for Me, If You Please?—Post-Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission, published March 5, 1864, Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), published by Harper’s…

Polychrome Bowl with Geometric Star Motif on Interior and Interloking Scroll on Exterio, A.D. 1300/1400, Cibola, Four Mile Polychrome, Cibola region, east-central Arizona, United States,…

Croquet Scene, 1866, Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, United States, Oil on canvas, 40.3 × 66.2 cm (15 7/8 × 26 1/16 in.)

Fragment, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/25, Japan, Silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper, satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps twill…

Saint Reading, n.d., Attributed to Baldassare Franceschini, called Volterrano, Italian, 1611–1690, Italy, Black chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper, 119 x 121 mm

Jeanne d’Arc, 1875/1900, Antonin Mercié, French, 1845-1916, Foundry: Bardedienne, Paris, France, Gilt bronze, 55.9 × 53.3 × 27.9 cm (22 × 21 × 11 in.)

Antedon costatus, Print, Antedon is a genus of free-swimming, stemless crinoids. The genus first appeared in the fossil record in the Cretaceous period.

A Strange Juggler, plate 5 from Homage to Goya, 1885, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, 200 × 190 mm (image), 450 × 313 mm (sheet)

Blue and White Dish, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century, Iran, Iran, Fritware with underglaze painting in blue and black, 9.6 × 46.7 cm (3 13/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

Madame Vallotton and her Niece, Germaine Aghion, 1899, Félix Edouard Vallotton, French (born Switzerland),1865-1925, France, Oil on artist's board, 49.2 × 51.3 cm (19 3/8 × 20 3/8 in.)

Four Men on a Stone Bridge, n.d., Anthoni Waterlo, Dutch, 1609-1690, Holland, Etching on paper, 93 x 145 mm (image), 95 x 142 mm (sheet)

Goblet (Pokal) with Herm Stem, 1734, Germany, Hesse-Kassel, Western Germany, Glass, blown and molded with wheel-engraved decoration, 24.9 x 10 cm (9 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Side Chair, 1869/70, Herter Brothers, American, 1864–1906, New York, NY, New York City, Rosewood with marquetry of various woods, and ivory, 90.5 × 45.8 × 42 cm (35 5/8 × 18 × 16 1/2 in.)

Coverlet, 1870/76, United States, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Cotton and wool, woven on loom with Jacquard attachment in Beiderwand technique, full loom width, seamless, fringed, 190.5 x 189.2 cm…

Heavier than a Dead Donkey, plate 1 from Los Proverbios, 1815–17, published 1864, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828), published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San…

Fragment, A.D. 1476/1532, Chuquibamba, Probably south coast, Peru, Peru, Plain compound cloth (old card)

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

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Philip the Arab, AD 247, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 3.1 cm, 19.25 g

Finis, from A Life, 1884, Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920), printed by Otto Felsing (German, 19th century), Germany, Aquatint and etching, with drypoint on ivory China paper, laid down on cream…

Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand, 19th century in the early 16th century Spanish style, Spanish, Spain, Steel and leather, L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)

Border, c. 1820, Belgium, Flanders, Mechlin, Flanders, Cotton and linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "Mechlin" with a Mechlin mesh ground, 8.2 × 94.8 cm (3 1/4 × 37 3/8 in.)

Chelsea Rags, 1888, published 1892, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Transfer lithograph in black on cream wove paper, 180 x 159 mm (image), 235 x 179 mm (sheet)

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma, 136 BC, Roman, minted in Rome, Italy, Silver, Diam. 2 cm, 3.86 g

The Nativity, 1504/07, Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della Porta), Italian, 1472-1517, Italy, Oil on panel, 34 × 24.5 cm (13 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

Bust of Roman Emperor, n.d., Style of Anton Raffael Mengs, German, 1728-1779, Germany, Black chalk, with touches of white chalk, on blue laid paper, tipped onto tan laid paper, 188 x 133 mm

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Probably as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Sanjo Uemon, Leader of a Robber Gang, in Part Two of the Play Fude-hajime Kanjincho (First Calligraphy of the New Year:…

Figure Piece, n.d., Domenichino, Italian, 1581-1641, Italy, Black chalk on ivory laid paper, 390 x 290 mm

Coin Depicting a Janiform head, about 211/208 BC, Roman, minted in Rome, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 3.7 cm, 44.17 g

Flowers, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers of the Floating World (Ukiyo setsugekka), c. 1784/85, Katsukawa Shuncho, Japanese, active c. 1780-1801, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban, 38.2 x…

I am Still the Great Isis! Nobody Has Ever Yet Lifted My Veil! My Offspring is the Sun!, plate 16 of 24, 1896, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on cream China paper…

Vinaigrette, 1841/42, Marked CP WS, London, England, London, Silver, silver gilt, and agate, 3.5 x 4.1 cm (1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Button with Signs of the Zodiac, Late 18th century, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Stoneware (jasperware), Diam. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)

View of Dalkey from the Road, November 1843, Elizabeth Murray, English, c. 1815-1882, England, Watercolor with traces of white gouache over graphite on gray wove paper, 176 mm × 254 mm

Nude Posing, 1874/75, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Drypoint with foul biting, with scraped and drypoint cancellation, in black ink on ivory laid paper, 302 x 177…

The School Teacher, 1510, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, 128 × 97 mm (image), 148 × 102 mm (sheet)

Pine Trees in the Mountains, 1789, John Robert Cozens, English, 1752-1799, England, Aquatint and soft ground etching on cream wove paper, 242 × 316 mm

Kuks Baden, Bohemia, c. 1725, Unknown Artist (German, 18th century), printed and published by Johann Christian Müller (German, 18th century), Germany, Engraving and etching (recto) and…

Panel, 16th century, Italy, Silk, damask weave, 50.8 × 36.8 cm (20 × 14 1/2 in.)

Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1575, Follower of Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash, corrected with touches of lead white (partially oxidized), over…

Cup and Saucer, c. 1815, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding, Cup: 6 × 10.5 cm (2 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.), diam. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.),…

Lioness Lying near a Tree, n.d., Antoine Louis Barye, French, 1795-1875, France, Graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper, 65 × 113 mm

Mortar Battery, 1855, James Robertson, Scottish, c. 1813–d. after 1881, Scotland, Albumen print, 24 x 28.9 cm (image/paper), 32 x 40.5 cm (mount/page)

The Madonna on the Crescent Crowned by Two Angels, 1470–75, Martin Schongauer, German, c. 1450-1491, Germany, Engraving on paper, 173 × 110 mm (sheet trimmed to plate mark)

Untitled (Portrait of a Man and Woman), 1855/75, 19th century, Unknown Place, Ambrotype, 8.3 x 7 cm (plate), 9.2 x 8 x 1.6 cm (case)

The River Seine and the Corner of the Mall, Paris, 1850, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Reinier Nooms (Dutch, c. 1623-c. 1664), France, Etching, engraving and roulette on ivory laid…

Sampler, 1811, Ann S. Sweitzers (American, active c. 1811), United States, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk in cross, eyelet hole, satin and stem stitches, 21.4 x 21.2 cm (8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

Pier Table, 1685/90, France, Paris, France, Carved, gessoed, and gilded wood, marble top, 83.6 × 128.6 × 71.6 cm (34 1/16 × 50 5/8 × 28 1/4 in.)

Fragment, 1601/50, Italy, Silk, satin weave self-patterned by complimentary ground weft floats, 21.25 x 18 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Architectural Fitting (Gong), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770–481 B.C.), 7th century B.C., China, Qishan county, Shaanxi province, China, Bronze

The Celestial Art, 1894, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on off-white loose chine, 316 × 258 mm

Devoted Love (valentine), c. 1840, Unknown Artist, English, 19th century, England, Lithograph with hand-coloring on blue-green laid paper, 184 × 114 mm (folded sheet)

Scaraboid: Frog, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19–20 (about 1295–1069 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Lapis lazuli, 0.6 × 0.5 × 0.6 cm (1/4 × 3/16 × 1/4 in.)

My Beloved Son, December 1871, Julia Margaret Cameron, English, 1815–1879, England, Albumen print, 34.1 × 27.2 cm (image/paper), 44.4 × 35.4 cm (mount)

Easily Beaten, 1813–39, Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863), printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825), France, Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, 145 × 195 mm (image), 254…

Central Figure, study for The Life of Saint Louis, King of France, c. 1878, Alexandre Cabanel, French, 1823-1889, France, Charcoal, with stumping, on tan wove paper, 488 × 327 mm

The Creation of Eve, 1570/80, Paolo Caliari, called Veronese, Italian, 1528-1588, Italy, Oil on canvas, 81 × 103 cm (31 7/8 × 40 1/2 in.)

Scaraboid with Sacred Eye of Horus and Prayer for Life, Late New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period (about 1550–664 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 1.3 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm (1/2 × 5/16 × 1/8 in.)

Amulet of a Heart, Late Period (about 664–332 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Carnelian, 1.3 × 1 × 0.3 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1/8 in.)

Prudence, plate 35 from Genii and Virtues, c. 1465, Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, Italian, active c. 1465, Italy, Engraving on paper, 180 x 100 mm

Saint Ferreolus, from Saints Connected with the House of Habsburg, 1517, Leonhard Beck (German, c. 1480-1542), carved by Hans Franck (German, c. 1485-1522), Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory…

Vinaigrette, c. 1850, Francis Clark, Birmingham, England, Birmingham, Silver and silver gilt, 2.5 × 2.3 cm (1 × 7/8 in.)

Royal Guard, Mounted Hussard and Horse, No. 6, c. 1818, Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836), printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849), France, Lithograph in…

A Fruit Piece, from The Houghton Gallery, 1781, Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822), After Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749), England, Mezzotint with etching, with engraved inscription, in black…

Paperweight, c. 1845/60, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, France, Glass, Diam. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Decorated Initial O with Six Oak Leaves and Two Balls, 14th century or modern, c. 1920, European, Europe, Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on vellum, 59 × 66 mm

Summer Afternoon, After a Shower, 1831, David Lucas (English, 1802-1881), after John Constable (English, 1776-1837), England, Mezzotint in black ink on heavy ivory wove paper, 178 × 221 mm…

Tiger, from the series Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi), c. 1770/72, Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, 1735-1790, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.

Youths and Maidens Engaged in Country Pursuits, n.d., Antoine Caron, French, c. 1515-1593, France, Black chalk and brush and brown wash, with traces of pen and brown ink, on cream laid paper,…

Antilope spec., Print, Blackbuck, The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The blackbuck is the sole extant member…

Agnes, 1875/78, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Drypoint with foul biting, with drypoint cancellation, in black ink on ivory laid paper, 226 x 152 mm (plate), 380 x 238…

Entombment of Christ, 1527/28, After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, Italian, c. 1499-c. 1543, Italy, Charcoal with traces of white gouache, on brown laid paper, laid down on…

Cutting a Figure, published February 4, 1871, Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), published by Every Saturday (American, 1866-1874), United States, Wood engraving on paper, 324 x 500 mm (image),…

Aracana aurita, Print, Aracana aurita, striped cowfish, Shaw's cowfish, striped boxfish, or Shaw's boxfish is a species of boxfish native to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The species was first…

The Actors Bando Aizo as the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Raizo I as Soga no Goro in the play Satsuki Matsu Unohana Soga, performed at the Morita Theater in the fourth month, 1766,…

Ammonites jason, 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 ammonites,…

Purse-Shaped Vinaigrette, 1818/19, Possibly John Turner, Birmingham, England, Birmingham, Silver and silver gilt, 2.3 × 2 cm (7/8 × 3/4 in.)

The Adoration of the Magi, n.d., Giulio Benso, Italian, 1601-1668, Italy, Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, 514 x 736 mm

Anthropopithecus gorilla, Print, 1859

Handkerchief, Mid–19th century, India, Bombay, India, Cotton, plain weave, embroidered, 34.6 x 31.6 cm (13 5/8 x 12 7/16 in.)

Asakusa River, Great Riverbank, Miyato River (Asakusagawa Okawabata Miyatogawa), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重,…

Flintlock Holster Pistol (One of a Pair), 1720, French, France, Steel, walnut, silver, and gold, Overall L.: 43.2 cm (17 in.)

Study for Vignette in Abbé Dinouart’s Vie du Venerable don Juan de Palafox, p. 391, c. 1767, Hubert François Gravelot, French, 1699-1773, France, Pen and gray ink with brush and gray-brown…

Beaker, c. 1730, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Bohemia, Glass, 8.7 × 7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/4 in.)

View of Piazza Navona above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, from Views of Rome, 1750/59, published 1800–07, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), published by Francesco…

Shiro-gai, namima-gashiwa, makura-gai, iro-gai, aza-gai, sadae-gai, from the illustrated book Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto), 1789, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿, Japanese, 1753…

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780, Designed and Engraved by D. Richards (English, active c. 1780), England, Manchester, Manchester, Cotton and linen, plain weave, copperplate printed, 59.4 x 71.4…

Brixham Trawlers, c. 1889, printed October 1889, Mr. J. Gale, English, died 1906, England, Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 1" (1889), 12.2 × 17.9 cm (image), 27.7 × 38.2 cm (paper)

Oedipe., When my sword cut into his bleeding heart, You are trembling Madame, It was then that the world was falling apart, plate ten from Physionomies tragiques, 1851, Honoré Victorin…

Moon and Smoke (Enchu no tsuki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata), 1886, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839–1892, Japan, Color woodblock print