A Reconstruction of the Arch of Gallienus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below), before 1704, Red chalk, pen and black and brown ink, brush and grey wash., 13 1/8 x 8 13/64 in. (33.3 x 20.8…

Near Dutch Gap, Virginia. Fort Brady, ca. 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 15.8 x 20.6 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. ), Photographs, William Frank Browne (American)

May. Freshwater, 1870, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon)

Cologne decanter, 1876, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Glass, cut and engraved, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Glass, Louis Friedrich Vaupel (1824–1930), Louis Vaupel was…

Tapestry-Woven Fragment, 8th century, Found Egypt. Possibly made in Iraq or Iran, Wool; slit-tapestry weave with eccentric wefts, Textile: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm), Textiles, Though only a…

Bowl, late 12th–early 13th century, Made in Syria, probably Damascus, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze, Diam. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Ceramics, This bowl represents…

Glass jug with chain handle, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a dip mold and trailed, H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge; handle and trails…

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 67 (recto), 1588, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm), Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound…

Planning the Capture of Booth and Harold, 1865, Woodcut, Prints, After Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.)

Sketch of a Classical Pedestal with Griffins, 1776–79, Graphite, sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 1/16 in. (24.8 x 20.5 cm), Attributed to Thomas Hardwick (British, London 1752–1829 London)

Corpus from a crucifix, ca. 1745–50, Italian, Florence, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): H. 26 1/2 x W. 17 x D. 4 9/16 in. (67.3 x 43.2 x 11.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 5v), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne,…

Le Caracul (L'Astrakhan), 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Umbrella Pines and Buildings (Smaller Italian Sketchbook, leaf 26 recto), 1774–75 (?), Graphite and yellow wash, Sheet: 9 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (23.4 x 17.1 cm), Drawings, Joseph Wright (Wright of…

Designs for Two Chairs, 1841–84, Pen and black ink, sheet: 8 3/4 x 10 13/16 in. (22.2 x 27.4 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Wide-rimmed bowl with Perseus and Andromeda, Probably 'In Castel Durante' Painter (Italian, active Castel Durante, first half of 16th century), ca. 1522–25, Italian, Urbino or Castel…

Female figurine on a reed, Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3650–3300 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, sandy mud/clay (?), organic material, paint, linen, reed, H. 18.7 x W. 2.9 x D. 2.4 cm (7 3/8 x 1 1/8 x…

Cathedral at Orléans, June 21, 1843, Salted paper print from paper negative, 16.3 x 20.2 cm. (6 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock),…

[Carpenter Sawing a Plank of Wood], 1880s–90s, Tintype, Image: 8.6 x 6.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American)

Cymbal Case with Set of Cymbals, late 17th century, Tibet, Chinese (Tibetan), Wood, cloth, metal, Height: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Accessory

Sheet of Jewelry or Decorative Designs, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, over graphite underdrawing, sheet: 6 13/16 x 4 1/2 in. (17.3 x 11.5 cm), Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Guardian Figure, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1919–1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Mastaba of Imhotep, chamber inside the south enclosure wall, 1913–14, Cedar wood,…

Length of painted silk, mid-18th century, Chinese, possibly Canton, Woven silk taffeta, painted with pigments, gilt and silver, Overall: 67 1/2 × 32 1/2 in. (171.5 × 82.6 cm), Textiles-Painted

Ornament design after the antique; half-vase with Harpy and Entablature Handle, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over charcoal., sheet: 9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (23.5 x 12.1…

'St. Michael, the Archangel', Folio from the Bellini Album, ca. 1600, Attributed to Italy, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Codices

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Eyn new kunstlichboich, page 16v, Publisher, Designer, Woodcut border designed by, Peter Quentel, Anton Woensam von Worms, German,…

Apothecary Jar with Running Hares and a Dog, 12th century, Country of Origin Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Ceramics, This jar was used to store…

Tile with Arms of Thomas Coke, early 16th century, Made in England, British, Glazed earthenware, 8 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (22.2 × 16.2 × 4.4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, The Latin inscription on…

Landscape with an Antique Tomb and Two Wayfarers, 1768, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in black chalk, sheet: 8 7/16 x 13 11/16 in. (21.5 x 34.8 cm), Drawings, Salomon…

Memorial Head (Ntiri), 17th century (?), Ghana, Adanse traditional area, Fomena, Akan peoples, Terracotta, H. x W. x D.: 12 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 5 11/16 in. (31.3 x 19 x 14.5 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture,…

Standing Soldier: Study for the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul in the Church of Saint-Séverin, Paris, 1851–52, Conté crayon and red chalk, heightened with white, squared in conté crayon,…

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1801–6, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 35 5/8 x 12 in. (90.5 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Utamaro II…

Roussel. Henri-Louis. 28 ans, né à Paris le 2/10/65. Ardoiseur. Anarchiste. 2/7/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each,…

Fukurokuju, Edo period (1615–1868), 1798, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 33 3/4 x 11 5/16 in. (85.7 x 28.8 cm), Paintings, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), Another…

XIIe Station. Jésus meurt sur la croix. Autel élevé sur le lieu même ou le Christ a été crucifié, 1860 or later, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.7 ×…

Head of a Satyr (Silenus), ca. 1620–1630, Black chalk and brush and brown wash on paper, sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen…

Portrait of a Man, 1533, Oil on oak, Overall, with arched top, 12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.5 x 22.5 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.8 x 20.6 cm), Paintings, Barthel Bruyn the Elder (German,…

Design for a Saltcellar with Putti, 16th century, Red chalk, sheet: 8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in. (20.7 x 31.2 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 62r), Publisher, Sigismundus Latomus, German, active 1599–ca. 1627, Frankfurt am Main, Latomus,…

Hagar and the Angel, ca. 1657, Oil on canvas, 41 3/4 x 54 in. (106 x 137.2 cm), Paintings, Francesco Maffei (Italian, Vicenza 1605–1660 Padua), Maffei, who lived and worked in the cities of…

Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, 48 9/16 x 20 7/8 in. (123.4 x 53.1 cm), Paintings, Kusumi Morikage (ca. 1620–1690)

Tea Spoon, 1790–1800, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); 10 dwt. (16 g), Silver, Daniel Van Voorhis (1751–1824)

Awe-struck Saint Jerome, 17th century, Pen and brown ink over black chalk underdrawing. On off-white paper, 3-9/16 x 4-3/4 in. (9.0 x 12.1 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville,…

The Assumption of the Virgin, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash heightened with white over black chalk, 12 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. (31.4 x 19.5 cm), Drawings, Michel Corneille the Younger…

Archer's thumb ring, 清 瑪瑙扳指, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Carnelian, H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Hardstone

Grace Hill for Edwin C. Litchfield, Brooklyn, New York (front elevation), 1854, Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, Sheet: 20 15/16 x 27 7/8 in. (53.2 x 70.8 cm), Alexander Jackson Davis…

Flying and Other Excesses ('Volando y otros excesos'), 1807–45, Pen and dark brown ink. Composition reinforced in some places with brush and heavy application of ink. Composition outlined with…

Key, second half 19th century, Graphite on tracing paper, sheet: 5 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (13.6 x 5.6 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 23v), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne, Quentel,…

Willow and Herons, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Hanging scroll; color on silk, Image: 57 1/2 x 28 3/16 in. (146.1 x 71.6 cm), Paintings, Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783–1856), Baiitsu was…

One Quarter of a Design for a Painted Ceiling (recto); Frieze with Putto, Vases,and Other Decorations (verso), 1700–1780, Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash and watercolor, over lead point…

Basket vase, ca. 1900, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Stoneware, 19 1/2 in., 15.9 lb. (49.5 cm, 7.2 kg), Ceramics-Pottery, The imaginitive four-handled form of this vase resembles the pronged…

Dancing Bes alongside seated of musicians, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); D. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.), This elaborate terracotta…

Vase, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722), 1678–88, China, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware); Tiffany stand, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Ceramics, As…

Study of a Headless Draped Figure with Arms Crossed; verso: Figure of a Man in a Voluminous robe, Seen from Behind, late 16th–mid-17th century, Red chalk heightened with white, framing line in…

Bronze mirror, Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); diameter 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Bronzes, Prometheus Unbound All the figures are identified by…

Design for a Chimneypiece, second half 18th century, sheet: 11 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. (30.2 x 32.4 cm), Style of Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)

A Gaming Table at Devonshire House, 1791, Pen and ink and watercolor, sheet: 12 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (30.8 x 43.5 cm), Drawings, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Rowlandson…

Market Scene, late 16th–17th century, Pen and brown ink, grey wash, over a sketch in black and red chalk, sheet: 5 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (14.5 x 20.4 cm), Drawings, Matthäus Gundelach (German,…

Peasants and Hay Wagon on a Country Road, 1580–1625, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 5 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. (14.8 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Circle of Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels…

Spoon, 1770–1800, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, L. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Silver, Paul Revere Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts)

Serving Spoon, 1725–50, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States; Possibly made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: L. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); 3 oz.…

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1867, printed 1905, Carbon print, 34.4 x 25.6 cm. (13 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon)

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 24 (recto), 1601

Katie Crowell in Avondale, Pennsylvania, 1887, Albumen silver print , Photographs, Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Solfisch (Pleuronectes solea), 1896, Photogravure, Image: 6 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (17.1 × 34.6 cm), Photographs, Josef Maria Eder (Austrian, Krems an der Donau, 1855–1944 Kitzbühel) and,…

The Duck Hunt, 1881, Pen and black ink, 9 11/16 x 12 5/16 in. (24.6 x 31.3 cm), Drawings, Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres)

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Length 7.5 cm. H. 2.5 cm., Terracottas

Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 36 (recto), 1603, Woodcut, Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (24 x 16.5 cm), Designed by Federic…

[The Averted Head - A Study in Flesh Tones], 1899, Platinum print, 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.), Photographs, Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869–1914), Lawyer turned amateur…

Portrait of a Man, Black and red chalk, heightened with white, 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (27.6 x 20.7 cm), Drawings, Studio of François Clouet (French, Tours (?), active by 1536–died 1572 Paris),…

Mursch. Eugène. 24 ans à Schlestatt (Bas-Rhin). Ciseleur. Anarchiste. 18/3/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each,…

'Siege of Baghdad', Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories), A.H. 839/A.D. 1435–36, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Page: 13 1/8 x…

The Descent into Limbo, mid-15th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 10 9/16 x 7 7/8 in. (26.9 x 20 cm), Drawings, Circle of Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua),…

Disk Brooch, 7th century, Frankish, Gold, blue and pale amber glass, copper alloy support, Overall: 1 3/16 x 7/16 in. (3 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Shield of Sir John Smythe (1534–1607), ca. 1575–85, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, Diam. 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 15 oz. (3600 g), Shields, This beautifully decorated…

[Group of 5 Stereograph Views of Austria], 1870s–1910s, Albumen silver prints, Mounts approximately: 8.9 x 17.8 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.), Photographs, Franz Richard Unterberger (Austrian), Unknown

Reconstruction of the Circus Maximus (above) and a View of the Site (below), before 1704, Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash, red chalk., 13 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (33.2 x 20.5 cm), Drawings,…

Studio delle virtuose Dame, page 19 (recto), 1597

Marble female figure, Early Cycladic II, 2600–2400 B.C., Cycladic, Marble, H. 24 3/4 in. (62.79 cm), Stone Sculpture, The recognition of distinct artistic personalities in Cycladic sculpture…

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 27 (verso), [1530], Woodcut, Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm), Published by Giovanni Andrea (called 'Guadagnino') Vavassore,…

Wall Monument, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, washed, 13-3/8 x 6-7/8 in. (34.0 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550–1580)

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 13v), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46,…

Earflare with Multifigure Scene, A.D. 1350–1470, Peru, North Coast, Chimú, Gold, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, By the time the powerful Chimú kings had established their…

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory, 19th century, Pen and black ink over graphite, sheet: 11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in. (29 x 20.7 cm), After John Flaxman (British,…

View of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views), part II, ca. 1750–78, Etching; second state of four (Hind), Sheet: 20 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (51 x 73.5…

Gold sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin), Late Archaic-Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Gold and Silver, With rosette and pomegranate.

Landscape with Wagon and Haystacks, ca. 1869–70, Watercolor, Sheet: 5 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (13.6 x 16.9cm), Drawings, Zacharie Astruc (French, Angers 1835–1907 Paris)

Marble head of an elderly woman, Late Republic or Early Augustan, ca. 40–20 B.C., Roman, Marble, 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (26 x 16.5 x 19.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, This portrait of an elderly…

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 4 (recto), October 1, 1604, Etching and drawing, Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm), Designed by Pietro Paulo…

Trees and Rocks, 17th century, Red chalk on light tan paper. Fragments of red chalk framing outline, 12-1/2 x 7-3/4 in. (31.7 x 19.7 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

[Two Plasterers Leaning on a Railing], late 1850s–60s, Tintype, Image: 8.8 x 6.3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.), Photographs, Unknown

The Egyptian Medal, granted to the Army in Egypt in 1882, 1882, British, Bronze, Diam. 1 7/16 in. (37 mm.), Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Leonard Charles Wyon (British, 1826–1891)

[Civil War View], 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Thomas C. Roche (American, 1826–1895) , et al

Figure of a Dromedary, 12th–13th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Ceramics

Equivalent, 1925, Gelatin silver print, 11.9 x 9.1 cm (4 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York)

Beaker, late 13th–early 14th century, German or Swiss, Free-blown glass with applied decoration, Overall: 3 9/16 x 3 5/16 in. (9.1 x 8.4 cm), Glass-Vessels

A Greyhound in Profile Facing Left, 1549, Pen and brown ink over graphite, sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (9.8 x 14.6 cm), Drawings, Virgil Solis (German, (?) 1514–1562 Nuremberg)

Dish (one of a pair), mid-17th century, Hungarian, possibly Transylvania, Silver, partly gilded, Overall: 9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (25.2 x 25.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Gilded flowers and foliage…

Design for the Facade of a Theater (Perspective), late 18th–early 19th century, Watercolor over pen and black ink, sheet: 10 7/8 x 14 1/4 in. (27.6 x 36.2 cm), Charles Middleton (British,…