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Student at a Table by Candlelight, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Etching; first of two states
Student at a Table by Candlelight
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
ca. 1642
Holy Family with Saint Anne, French Painter French, Oil on canvas
Holy Family with Saint Anne
French Painter
early 17th century
An Evening School, Gerrit Dou Dutch, Oil on wood
An Evening School
Gerrit Dou
ca. 1655–57
Reading by Lamplight, James McNeill Whistler American, Etching and drypoint; third state of three (Glasgow); black ink on fine off-white antique laid paper
Reading by Lamplight
James McNeill Whistler
1859
The Evening Lamp, Julian Alden Weir American, Etching and drypoint; fourth state of five
The Evening Lamp
Julian Alden Weir
ca. 1890
Reading by Lamplight, Irving Guyer American, Etching
Reading by Lamplight
Irving Guyer
Publisher WPA
ca. 1938–39
The Reader, Eglon van der Neer Dutch, Oil on canvas
The Reader
Eglon van der Neer
A Sibyl reading a book facing left, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in brown
A Sibyl reading a book facing left
After a print attributed to Ugo da Carpi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
after 1518
Reading by Lamplight, James McNeill Whistler American, Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on fine tan fibrous oriental paper; third state of three (Glasgow)
Reading by Lamplight
James McNeill Whistler
1859
Story of Golden Locks, Seymour Joseph Guy American, born England, Oil on canvas, American
Story of Golden Locks
Seymour Joseph Guy
ca. 1870
A Sibyl reading a book facing left, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in brown
A Sibyl reading a book facing left
After print attributed to Ugo da Carpi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1518
[Unidentified Woman Reading in Armchair in Library], Walker Evans American, Film negative
[Unidentified Woman Reading in Armchair in Library]
Walker Evans
1930s
Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Etching, fifth state
Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
ca. 1657
Old woman and a boy with candles, Paulus Pontius Flemish, Etching; second state of two
Old woman and a boy with candles
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1620–30
Reading by Lamplight, James McNeill Whistler American, Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on fine ivory oriental laid paper; third state of three (Glasgow)
Reading by Lamplight
James McNeill Whistler
1859
A Sibyl Reading a book facing right, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in brown
A Sibyl Reading a book facing right
Attributed to Ugo da Carpi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1517–18
Woman Reading, Susan Macdowell Eakins, Oil on canvas, American
Woman Reading
Susan Macdowell Eakins
1879–84
Grandmother's Treasure, Jozef Israëls Dutch, Oil on canvas
Grandmother's Treasure
Jozef Israëls
Novel of Adventure, Louis Lozowick American, born Ukraine, Lithograph
Novel of Adventure
Louis Lozowick
Printer George C. Miller
1942
The Reader, Henri Jean Augustin de Braekeleer Belgian, Etching on wove paper
The Reader
Henri Jean Augustin de Braekeleer
ca. 1870
The Politician, John Keyse Sherwin British, Etching
The Politician
John Keyse Sherwin
After William Hogarth
Publisher Jane Hogarth
1775
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century Netherlandish, Etching
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century
After Georges de La Tour
1600–75
The Politician, John Keyse Sherwin British, Etching and stipple engraving
The Politician
Etcher John Keyse Sherwin
After William Hogarth
Publisher Published London by Jane Hogarth
October 31, 1775
[Gifford Cochran Reading by Lamplight], Walker Evans American, Film negative
[Gifford Cochran Reading by Lamplight]
Walker Evans
1935
Doctrine, from the "Almanach iconologique", Benoit Louis Prevost French, Etching with engraving
Doctrine, from the "Almanach iconologique"
Benoit Louis Prevost
After Hubert François Gravelot
ca. 1765–81
A Cosey Corner, Frank Millet American, Oil on canvas, American
A Cosey Corner
Frank Millet
1884
S'assurant qu'il n'y a pas de féniant sous son lit, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, December 21, 1866, Honoré Daumier French, Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
S'assurant qu'il n'y a pas de féniant sous son lit, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, December 21, 1866
Honoré Daumier
Printer Destouches
Publisher Arnaud de Vresse
December 21, 1866
Ida, Anders Zorn Swedish, Etching; third state of three
Ida
Anders Zorn
1905
La Grande Ville: Nouveau Tableau de Paris Comique, Critique et Philosophique, by Paul de Kock. Paris (Maresq)1844. 2 vols., Charles-Paul de Kock French, illustrated book
La Grande Ville: Nouveau Tableau de Paris Comique, Critique et Philosophique, by Paul de Kock. Paris (Maresq)1844. 2 vols.
Author Written by Charles-Paul de Kock
Publisher Published by Maresq
Illustrator Illustrated by Charles-François Daubigny
1844
A Sybil reading facing right, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in brown
A Sybil reading facing right
Ugo da Carpi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1517–18
The Wife, Asher Brown Durand American, Steel engraving
The Wife
Asher Brown Durand
After Samuel F. B. Morse
Publisher H. C. Carey and I. Lea
1829–1830
[Gifford Cochran Reading by Lamplight], Walker Evans American, Film negative
[Gifford Cochran Reading by Lamplight]
Walker Evans
1935
Poems by Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson British, Illustrations: mezzotint, wood engraving
Poems by Alfred Tennyson
Multiple artists/makers
1857
Boy and Sleeping Girl by Candlelight, from the ¦Vollard Suite¦, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Etching and aquatint
Boy and Sleeping Girl by Candlelight, from the ¦Vollard Suite¦
Pablo Picasso
Printer Roger Lacourière
Publisher Ambroise Vollard
1934, printed 1939
Vive l'Amour, Hippolyte Bellangé French, Colored lithograph; first state
Vive l'Amour
Hippolyte Bellangé
Lithographer Godefroy Engelmann
ca. 1829
A Sibyl Reading a book facing right, Ugo da Carpi Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in brown
A Sibyl Reading a book facing right
Attributed to Ugo da Carpi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1517–18
Singers at the Window, Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, Etching
Singers at the Window
Adriaen van Ostade
1610–85
[Walker Evans, Reading Ulysses in Apartment at 441 East 92nd Street, New York City], Janice Loeb American, Gelatin silver print
[Walker Evans, Reading Ulysses in Apartment at 441 East 92nd Street, New York City]
Janice Loeb
1938–40
Patzcuaro Nocturne, Leo Katz American, born Roznau, Czech Republic [then Austria-Hungary], Engraving and soft ground etching
Patzcuaro Nocturne
Leo Katz
1942
The Bookman, May, George Wharton Edwards American, Relief
The Bookman, May
George Wharton Edwards
1897
A Picture of Misery, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
A Picture of Misery
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Thomas Tegg
April 10, 1811
The Wife, Asher Brown Durand American, Engraving on chine collé
The Wife
Asher Brown Durand
After Samuel F. B. Morse
1829

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