Arch of Galienus. I. Facade of the Church of S. Vito, plate 29 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments, 1748, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Italy, Etching on…

Paperweight, c. 1845–55, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, Saint-Louis, Glass, Diam. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Fragment, Late 17th century, Italy, Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of weft-float twill weave with supplementary…

Chicago Stock Exchange Building: Kick Plate from Front Entrance, 1894, Louis H. Sullivan, American, 1856-1924, United States, Copper-plated bronze, 23 × 29 1/4 in.

Fichu, 1850/75, Probably France, France, Cotton, machine-made twist net, embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work) and appliquéd with plain weave, embroidered in chain, darning, overcast,…

Head of an Official, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 (1773–1650 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Granite, 33.8 × 46.3 × 26 cm (13 3/4 × 18 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

Prout’s Neck, Breakers, 1883, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, United States, Watercolor, with blotting and sanding, over charcoal, on moderately thick, moderately textured, ivory wove paper,…

Au Bois, 1899, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Lithograph on cream wove paper, 340 × 246 mm (image), 552 × 379 mm (sheet)

Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441, Xia Chang, Chinese, 1388-1470, China, Handscroll, ink on paper, 41.3 × 1500.0 cm (16 1/4 × 600 in.)

Joan of Arc, 1898, Jan Toorop, Dutch, 1858–1928, The Netherlands, Graphite and colored pencils on tan wove board, 158 x 117 mm (sheet), 229 x 187 mm (mount)

Silent Love (valentine), c. 1840, Unknown Artist, English, 19th century, England, Lithograph with hand-coloring on blue-green laid paper, 184 × 115 mm (folded sheet)

Dish with with Lotus, Saggataria, Mallow, and Peony, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)/Jin dynasty (1115–1234), early 12th century, China, Ding ware, porcelain with underglaze…

Two Running Male Figures, n.d., Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French, 1827-1875, France, Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper, 121 × 133 mm, Roosters and Blossoming…

Palace of the Caesars on the Palatine, 1860, Robert MacPherson, Scottish, 1811–1872, Scotland, Albumen print, 30.7 x 39.9 cm (image, oval), 49.2 x 64.4 cm (paper)

Armchair, 1867/70, Designed by Owen Jones, English, 1809–1874, Made by Jackson & Graham, London, c. 1840–85, London, Mahogany, purpleheart, ebony, harewood, holly, and brass, 96.5 × 63.5 ×…

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III, from A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi), 1770, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792, Japan, Color woodblock print, page from…

Chrysanthemums, 1881/82, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, France, Oil on canvas, 54.8 × 65.8 cm (21 5/8 × 25 7/8 in.)

Two Frigate, 1641, Claude Lorrain, French, 1600-1682, France, Pen and iron gall ink, and brush and brown wash, with graphite, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, 319 × 224 mm

Fragment, Late 16th century, Italy, Silk, plain weave with silvered-metal-strip supplementary facing wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet, 74.3 x 54.1 cm (29 1/4 x…

Aplysia depilans, Print, Aplysia depilans, the "depilatory sea hare

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

Celestial Beauty (Apsara), 12th century, India, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Sandstone, 50.6 × 19.7 × 11.8 cm (20 × 7 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

Ostrich Hunt, n.d., Charles Parrocel (French, 1688-1752), or Charle van Loo (French, 1705-1765), or Joseph Francois Parrocel (French, 1704-1781), France, Brush and brown ink, with gray and brown…

Panel, 19th century, United States, Linen (canvas), plain weave, embroidered with wool and silk yarns in cross stitch and tent stitch worked over a laid yarn (tram), beaded with cotton thread in…

Hunt Crossing Stream Shooting Ducks, c. 1888, Unknown Artist, after Henry Alken (English, 1785-1851), England, Watercolor and graphite on cream wove card, 172 × 265 mm

Pair of Foliate-Rimmed Dish, Five Dynasties period (907–960) or Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 10th century, China, Yue ware, glazed stoneware, H. 2.3 cm (15/16 in.), diam. 10.8 cm (4 5/16 in.)

Female Saint in a Historiated Initial L from a Choir Book, 1330/40, Italian (Florence), circle of the Master of the Dominican Effigies (Italian, active 1328-1350), Italy, Manuscript cutting in…

Margaret Frances Langton Clarke, September 1864, Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), English, 1832–1898, England, Albumen print, 15.1 × 12.5 cm (image/paper), 21.4 × 18.7 cm (mount)

Border, 1601/25, Italy, Cotton, bobbin straight-lace, 8.3 x 99.6 cm (3 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)

Woman with a Muff, c. 1860–1864 (?), Constantin Guys, French, 1802-1892, France, Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over traces of graphite, on cream wove card, 230 × 170 mm

Ring with a Scarab Bezel, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (about 1985–1550 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Gold and green jasper, 1.2 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm (1/2 × 1 × 7/8 in.)

Profile of Light, 1886, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph on paper, 304 × 242 mm

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds, 1858, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Viollet-Le-Duc (French, 1814, 1879), France, Etching and drypoint on grayish laid paper, 154 × 206 mm…

Plaisir de l’été (Pleasure of Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1820, Philippe Wyngaert (Flemish, active c. 1820), France, Cotton, plain weave, copperplate printed, 34.9 × 26.0 cm (13 3/4 × 10…

Ôhi (Stole), Early or mid–19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868), Japan, Silk, satin damask and plain weaves, 165.7 x 34.3 cm (65 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

Fisherman at Saint Ives, 1891, Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920, Sweden, Etching in black ink with burnishing and minor plate tone on ivory laid paper, 262 x 182 mm (image), 279 x 198 mm (plate), 473…

Empress of Russia, 1860–69, Émile Desmaisons, French, 1812-1880, France, Albumen print, 8.8 × 5.3 cm (image/paper), 10.3 × 6 cm (mount)

Fragment, 1501/50, Italy, Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and with supplementary pile…

Paperweight, 19th century, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, France, Glass, Diam. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)

St. Peter, from Apostles, n.d., Martin Schongauer, German, c. 1450-1491, Germany, Engraving on paper, 89 × 43 mm (plate), 91 × 46 mm (sheet)

Ailurus fulgens, Print, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the wild…

Anguillula glutinis, Print

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo Gryneios, 189 BC or later, Greek, minted in Myrina, Aeolis, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), Greece, Silver, Diam. 3.6 cm, 16.23 g

Vase, 1898/1900, Design attributed to József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian, 1861-1927, Made by Zsolnay-Pécs, Hungary, founded 1862, Pécs, Lead-glazed earthenware with iridescent glazes, H. 27.9 cm (11…

Waterfall Above Tivoli, from Malerisch radirte Prospecte aus Italien, 1792, Albert Christoph Dies, Austrian, born Germany, 1755-1822, Austria, Etching on cream laid paper, tipped along top margin…

The Halt, from Old English Masters, 1900, printed 1902, Timothy Cole (American, born England, 1852-1931), after George Morland (English, 1763-1804), United States, Wood engraving on chine paper, 435…

Seated Girl, n.d., Probably Domenico Fiasella (Italian, 1589-1669), or possibly Lazzaro Tavarone (Italian, 1556-1641), or possibly Lorenzo Lippi (Italian, 1606-1665), Italy, Black chalk on pink…

Procession of Wrestlers for a Fundraising Match (Kanjin ozumo dohyo-iri no zu), early 1850s, Utagawa Yoshimune, Japanese, 1817–1880, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban triptych

La Manufacture de Munster (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1816, Designed by Antoine Henri Lebert (French, 1794-1862) and others after Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836), Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils…

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903, France, Wood-block print in black ink, with touches of reddish-brown watercolor and black ink, over yellow…

Table of the Permeability of Various Substances to Roentgen Rays, 1896, Josef Maria Eder (Austrian, 1855–1944) and, Eduard Valenta (Austrian, 1857–1937), Austria, Photogravure, plate No. 5…

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages, A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): Tokiuta of the Chojiya, c. 1793, Chobunsai Eishi, Japanese, 1756-1829,…

Al-Mu’tazz Sends Gifts to Abdulla ibn Abdulla, from the Tarikh-i Alfi manuscript, Tarikh-i-Alfi, 1592/94, India, India, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Image: 39.9 x 22.6 cm (15 3/4 x 8…

Pricket Candlestick (One of a Pair), 17th century, Probably Germany, Germany, Pewter, 18.4 x 10.2 cm (7 1/4 x 4 in.)

Sampler, 1860, Sophia Margaretha Reuning (Dutch, 1843- ?), Netherlands, Netherlands, Cotton, plain weave, embroidered in silk, cross, Algerian, single faggot, and hem stitches, 26.6 x 26.8 cm (10…

Coin Depicting the Amazon Cyme, about AD 253/68, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 1.9 cm, 3.22 g

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Shimano), c. 1794/95, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿, Japanese, 1753…

Adam, by 1522, Daniel Hopfer, I, German, 1470-1536, Germany, Etching in black on cream laid paper, 283 x 110 mm (image/plate/sheet)

Antilope sumatrensis, 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…

St. Matthew, from The Luther Bible, 1523, Georg Lemberger (German, 1495-1540), published by Melchior Lotter II (German, d. 1542), Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, 145 x 95 mm…

Red Marble Bowl, n.d., Giuseppe Grisoni, Italian, born Flanders, 1699-1769, Flanders, Gouache over traces of black chalk on ivory laid paper, 81 × 97 mm

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Antoine Le Moyne, 1747, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, French, 1715-1783, France, Pastel on blue laid paper, laid down on fabric, stretched on a wooden stretcher, 452 × 374 mm

The Suicide of Lucretia, 1500–03, Israhel van Meckenem the Younger, German, c. 1440/45-1503, Germany, Engraving printed in black on buff laid paper, 266 x 189 mm

‘The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent,’ Chapter I frontispiece for Jane Austen’s Persuasion, 1898, Charles Edmund Brock, English, 1870-1938, England, Pen and black ink with brush…

Untitled, n.d., T. G. Richardson, American, 19th century, United States, Albumen print (carte-de-visite), 5.4 x 9 cm (image), 6.2 x 10 cm (card)

The Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th –16th century, Tang Yin, Chinese, 1470-1523, China, Album leaf (Fan), ink and colors and gold on paper, Upper width: 19…

Sash, 19th century, Turkey or Eastern Europe, Turkey, embroidered in openwork pattern, 153.5 x 22 cm (60 3/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

Fragment, Mid–17th century, Italy, cisele voided satin velvet

Saw, 1621, Possibly Germany, Germany, Iron and wood, L. 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in.)

Peasant Woman, 1837, Louis Adolphe Hervier, French, 1818-1879, France, Graphite on pale green wove paper, adhered at right edge on off-white wove card, 157 × 106 mm

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting a Cista with Snake, 133/67 BC, Greek, minted in Pergamon, Asia Minor (now Turkey), Ancient Greece, Silver, DIam. 2.6 cm, 11.81 g

Bag, 1785 (1875/1900 reworked), Russia, Silk, cut velvet weave, tassels: silk and gilt-metal cording

Fragment, 1601/50, Italy, Silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet, 48.7 × 26.3 cm (19 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

Paris, Viewed from the Pavillon de Flore, plate eleven from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards, 1890, published 1910, Louis Auguste Lepère (French, 1849-1918), published by A. Desmoulins…

Alactaga tetradactyla, Print, 1700-1880

Church of the Madeleine (Eglise de la Madeleine), c. 1860, Édouard Baldus, French, born Germany, 1813–1889, France, Albumen print, 20.4 × 28.6 cm (image), 33.9 × 43.9 cm (mount)

Young Girl Throwing Fish into Pond, c. 1771/72, Shiba Kokan (Suzuki Harushige), Japanese, 1747–1818, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 11 1/4 x 8 in.

The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens, 1893, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Transfer lithograph in black with stumping, on cream laid paper, 182 x…

Pair of Beakers, A.D. 1450/1532, Inca, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru, Peruvian South Coast, Gold and copper alloy, H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) (each)

Antilope cervicapra, Print, 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 of…

Flower Brick, c. 1750, England, London, London, Tin-glazed earthenware, 14.6 x 9.2 x 7.3 cm (5 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Paperweight, c. 1846–55, Baccarat, France, founded 1764, Lunéville, Glass, Diam. 7.6 cm (3 in.), Vondel, n.d., Cornelis Visscher, Dutch, c. 1629-1658, Holland, Engraving on ivory paper, 266.7…

Two Candlesticks, 1725/50, France, Glass, H. 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.)

Band (from Woman’s Trousers or Robe), 1875/1900, China, 11.4 × 48.5 cm (4 1/2 × 19 1/8 in.)

Lake at Appledale, 1884, Walter Launt Palmer, American, 1854-1932, United States, Pastel on tan wove paper, 387 x 546 mm

May – All A Growing! from George Cruikshank’s Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left), 1838, printed c. 1880, George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878), published by Pickering…

Fragment, 18th century, France, Cotton, plain weave, block printed

Plate, c. 1755, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, c. 1745-1784, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, Diam. 23.9 cm (9 3/8 in.)

Anemonies, 1897, Theodore Roussel, French, worked in England, 1847-1926, England, Color etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper, 113 × 75 mm (image), 120 × 82 mm (plate), 150 × 114 mm (sheet)

Moor Hut, 1895, Hans am Ende, German, 1864-1918, Germany, Etching on cream wove paper, 357 × 232 mm (plate), 508 × 351 mm (sheet)

Scarab: Menmaatra (Sety I), New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Sety I (about 1294–1279 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Steatite, 1.3 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)

Sketch in the Midway Plaisance, 1893, Philipp William May, English, 1864-1903, England, Pen and black ink over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on tan board, 189 × 265 mm

First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho), c. 1831, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重,…

Fragment, 1650/1700, Italy, Cisele voided cloth velvet, 43 x 21.3 cm (16 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Votive (Gift) in the Shape of a Woman’s Head, about 500 BC, Etruscan, possibly Veii, Veii, terracotta, pigment, 26.5 × 22 × 18 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)

View at Étretat, c. 1827, Paul Huet, French, 1803-1869, France, Watercolor on cream laid paper, 137 × 224 mm

Nativity in an Initial H, 1430/40, Zanino di Pietro (Giovanni di Francia), Italian, active 1389-1448, Veneto, Brush and gouache, heightened with gum arabic, gold leaf, and gold paint, over brush…

Hussard Killing a Cossack with a Sabre, February 21, 1817, Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836), printed by Comte Charles Philibert de Lasteyrie (French, 1759-1849), France, Lithograph in black on…

Lender and Lavallière in a Revue at the Variétés, 1895, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864-1901, France, Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 304 × 250 mm (image), 551 × 382 mm (sheet)

Courtesan Parading Beneath Cherry Tree, c. 1769/70, Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信, Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 21 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.