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A vintage entomological illustration featuring a collection of meticulously detailed insects, including butterflies, a dragonfly, and beetles, with the artist's signature and the year 1680.

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De Blauwe Huyck (The Blue Hood), Theodoor Galle Netherlandish, Etching — De Blauwe Huyck (The Blue Hood)
Publisher Published by Theodoor Galle
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
1571–1633

Proverbi (Proverbs), Nicolò Nelli Italian, Etching and engraving — Proverbi (Proverbs)
Nicolò Nelli
Publisher Ferrando Bertelli
1564

Everyman, Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish, Engraving and letterpress text; first state of two; text version A — Everyman
Multiple artists/makers
ca.1558

The Wisdom of Fools, from "Six Proverbs", Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish, Engraving — The Wisdom of Fools, from "Six Proverbs"
Jacques de Gheyn II
After Karel van Mander I

The Scolding Woman and the Cackling Hen, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving — The Scolding Woman and the Cackling Hen
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Jan (Johannes) Wierix
ca. 1568

The Misanthrope Robbed by the World, from Twelve Flemish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving — The Misanthrope Robbed by the World, from Twelve Flemish Proverbs
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Jan (Johannes) Wierix
ca. 1568

The Rich Man Playing Violin on a Jaw Bone, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving — The Rich Man Playing Violin on a Jaw Bone
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Jan (Johannes) Wierix
ca. 1568

Divers Ornements D'Architecture, Recueillis et Dessegnes Apres L'Antique, Jacques Stella French, Engraving — Divers Ornements D'Architecture, Recueillis et Dessegnes Apres L'Antique
Multiple artists/makers
1658

Les jeux et plaisirs de l'enfance, Jacques Stella French — Les jeux et plaisirs de l'enfance
Designer Designed by Jacques Stella
Engraver Engraved and published by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella
1657

The Flight into Egypt, Jacques Stella French, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white — The Flight into Egypt
Jacques Stella
17th century

The Flight into Egypt, Francesco Polanzani Italian, Engraving — The Flight into Egypt
Francesco Polanzani
After Jacques Stella
1720–(?)

Holy Family on the Steps, Claudine Bouzonnet Stella French, Engraving and etching — Holy Family on the Steps
Claudine Bouzonnet Stella
After Nicolas Poussin
1668

Melior est Fructus meus auro et Lapide pretiso. Pro. C. 8. (My fruit is better than gold and precious stones), Claudine Bouzonnet Stella French, Engraving and etching — Melior est Fructus meus auro et Lapide pretiso. Pro. C. 8. (My fruit is better than gold and precious stones)
Claudine Bouzonnet Stella
After Jacques Stella
1660s

Friezes after Giulio Romano, in Palazzo del Te, Antoinette Bouzonnet Stella french, Etching — Friezes after Giulio Romano, in Palazzo del Te
Multiple artists/makers
1675

Friezes after Giulio Romano, in Palazzo del Te, Antoinette Bouzonnet Stella french, Etching — Friezes after Giulio Romano, in Palazzo del Te
Multiple artists/makers
1675

Ego Mater pulchrae dilectionis Eccl. 24., Claudine Bouzonnet Stella French, Etching and engraving — Ego Mater pulchrae dilectionis Eccl. 24.
Claudine Bouzonnet Stella
After Nicolas Poussin
1668

Le jeu de quilles et de l’escarpolette (A Game of Boule), Claudine Bouzonnet Stella French, Etching and engraving — Le jeu de quilles et de l’escarpolette (A Game of Boule)
Claudine Bouzonnet Stella
After: Jacques Stella
1667

Lion of the Atlas Mountains, Eugène Delacroix French, Lithograph; third state of four — Lion of the Atlas Mountains
Eugène Delacroix
Printer Henri Gaugain
1829–30

A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841, Eugène Delacroix French, Graphite — A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841
Eugène Delacroix
1841

Sketchbook with views of Tours, France and its environs, Eugène Delacroix French, Graphite and watercolor on wove paper — Sketchbook with views of Tours, France and its environs
Eugène Delacroix
1828–29

A Hunter Stalking a Lion in the Mountains of North Africa, Eugène Delacroix French, Pastel and charcoal — A Hunter Stalking a Lion in the Mountains of North Africa
Eugène Delacroix
1849

Crouching Tiger, Eugène Delacroix French, Pen and brush and iron gall ink — Crouching Tiger
Eugène Delacroix
1839

Leopard and Serpent, Antoine-Louis Barye French, Watercolor on laid paper — Leopard and Serpent
Antoine-Louis Barye
1810–75

Leopard Watching Serpent, Antoine-Louis Barye French, Watercolor on wove paper — Leopard Watching Serpent
Antoine-Louis Barye
1810–75

Building, Cesare Nebbia Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over leadpoint — Building
Attributed to Cesare Nebbia
1536–1614

Recto: Temple Types: in Antis and Prostyle (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, nos. 2, 3); Verso: Temple Types: Peripteral (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, no. 5)., Sangallo family Italian, Pen and dark brown ink — Recto: Temple Types: in Antis and Prostyle (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, nos. 2, 3); Verso: Temple Types: Peripteral (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, no. 5).
Attributed to a member of the Sangallo family
Author Original Treatise Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius
1530–45

Pantheon, portico, plan (recto) Pantheon, portico, details and perspective (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines — Pantheon, portico, plan (recto) Pantheon, portico, details and perspective (verso)
Draftsman Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century

Solomon Building the Temple, from "The Story of Solomon", Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish, Engraving — Solomon Building the Temple, from "The Story of Solomon"
After Maarten van Heemskerck
1554

Cadmus Founding Thebes, Master of the Story of Cadmus, Etching — Cadmus Founding Thebes
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1543–44

Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching — Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756

I Dieci libri d'architettura di Gio: Antonio Rusconi. Secondo i precetti di Vitruvio, novamenti ristampati, & accresciuti della Prattica degl'Horologi Solari, Giovanni Antonio Rusconi Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations — I Dieci libri d'architettura di Gio: Antonio Rusconi. Secondo i precetti di Vitruvio, novamenti ristampati, & accresciuti della Prattica degl'Horologi Solari
Multiple artists/makers
1669 (1660)

Vitruvius Teutsch nembliuchen des allern namhafftigsten und hocherfarnesten römischen architecti und kunstereichen werck oder bawmeisters, Marci Vitruvij Pollionis zehen bucher von der architectur und künstleichen bawen, Marcus Pollio Vitruvius Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations — Vitruvius Teutsch nembliuchen des allern namhafftigsten und hocherfarnesten römischen architecti und kunstereichen werck oder bawmeisters, Marci Vitruvij Pollionis zehen bucher von der architectur und künstleichen bawen
Multiple artists/makers
1548

Novo Teatro di machine et edificii per varie et sicure operationi., Vittorio Zonca Italian, Plates: engraving — Novo Teatro di machine et edificii per varie et sicure operationi.
Multiple artists/makers
1607

Plate A. XIII, from "Deliciae Naturae Selectae", Georg Wolfgang Knorr German, Hand-colored engraving — Plate A. XIII, from "Deliciae Naturae Selectae"
Georg Wolfgang Knorr
1751–67

Four Tulips: Boter man (Butter Man), Joncker (Nobleman), Grote geplumaceerde (The Great Plumed One), and Voorwint (With the Wind), Jacob Marrel German, watercolor on vellum — Four Tulips: Boter man (Butter Man), Joncker (Nobleman), Grote geplumaceerde (The Great Plumed One), and Voorwint (With the Wind)
Jacob Marrel
ca. 1635–45

Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle, Maria Sibylla Merian German, Watercolor, white gouache, on vellum — Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle
Maria Sibylla Merian
1693

A tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), and a beetle (possibly a longhorn), Barbara Regina Dietzsch German, Opaque and transparent watercolor on parchment; partial framing lines in metallic gold paint (trimmed at upper edge) — A tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), and a beetle (possibly a longhorn)
Barbara Regina Dietzsch
ca. 1750-60

Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly, Jan van Kessel Flemish, Black chalk, watercolor and gouache on parchment — Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly
Jan van Kessel
1662

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper, Jan van Kessel Flemish, Black chalk, watercolor and gouache on parchment — Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper
Jan van Kessel
1664

Wondertooneel der Nature, Levinus Vincent Dutch, Vellum spine — Wondertooneel der Nature
Multiple artists/makers
1706, 1715

Portrait of George Sand, Luigi Calamatta Italian, Engraving — Portrait of George Sand
Multiple artists/makers
1837

Landscape with a Fantastic Castle, George Sand French, Watercolor and graphite — Landscape with a Fantastic Castle
George Sand
1865

Common Thistle (Chardon Commun), George Sand French, Watercolor and collage — Common Thistle (Chardon Commun)
George Sand
1848

Souvenir of a Castle in Vosges, Victor Hugo French, Brush and iron gall washes, pen and iron gall ink, white gouache; outline of castle obtained by using a paper stencil — Souvenir of a Castle in Vosges
Victor Hugo
1857

Botanical Study, Mary Delany British, Paper collage — Botanical Study
Mary Delany
ca. 1772–82

Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail, The Hon. Booth Grey British, Paper mosaic: cut piece of laid paper colored with watercolor, laid onto a supporting sheet colored entirely with black ink and marked with a white paper label — Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail
Attributed to The Hon. Booth Grey
ca. 1791 (?)

Red Currant, Philipp Otto Runge German, Silhouette — Red Currant
Philipp Otto Runge
late 18th–early 19th century

A Fully Cut Fairy Tale, Hans Christian Andersen Danish, Paper cutout — A Fully Cut Fairy Tale
Hans Christian Andersen
ca. 1864

Two Pierrots Balancing on Swans and Two Dancers, Hans Christian Andersen Danish, Cutout in blue paper, mounted on an album sheet — Two Pierrots Balancing on Swans and Two Dancers
Hans Christian Andersen
1820–75

Boats off the coast, storm approaching, John Sell Cotman British, Watercolor over traces of graphite, with gouache (bodycolor), scratching out, stopping out, and gum arabic — Boats off the coast, storm approaching
John Sell Cotman
1830

The Sea at Dieppe, Eugène Delacroix French, Watercolor on laid paper — The Sea at Dieppe
Eugène Delacroix
ca. 1852–54

Fishing Boat at Sea, Anton Melbye Danish, Charcoal, black chalk, and red chalk — Fishing Boat at Sea
Anton Melbye
1866

La Vague, Marseille, ou le Mistral, Marseille (The Wave or the Mistral, Marseille), Henri Charles Guérard French, Etching and drypoint printed in green ink — La Vague, Marseille, ou le Mistral, Marseille (The Wave or the Mistral, Marseille)
Henri Charles Guérard
ca. 1893

Boats Anchored in Tréboul, Henri Rivière French, Watercolor, gouache, and fabricated black chalk — Boats Anchored in Tréboul
Henri Rivière
1892

The Wave (La Vague), from "L'Estampe Originale", Henri Rivière French, Lithograph — The Wave (La Vague), from "L'Estampe Originale"
Multiple artists/makers
1893

The Long Wave, B. J. O. Nordfeldt American, born Sweden, Color woodcut — The Long Wave
B. J. O. Nordfeldt
1903

Moonrise – The Wave, B. J. O. Nordfeldt American, born Sweden, Color woodcut — Moonrise – The Wave
B. J. O. Nordfeldt
1906

The Wave, from "L'Estampe Originale", Henri Gustave Jossot French, Lithograph printed in olive green — The Wave, from "L'Estampe Originale"
Henri Gustave Jossot
Publisher André Marty
1894

Glooskap and the Fairy (for "Canadian Wonder Tales"), George Sheringham British, Pen and ink, brush and wash, gouache (bodycolor), on colored paper — Glooskap and the Fairy (for "Canadian Wonder Tales")
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1918

Breaking Waves, Claude Flight British, Linocut — Breaking Waves
Claude Flight
ca. 1931

Wave, Krishna Reddy American, born India, Mixed color intaglio — Wave
Krishna Reddy
1963

The Wave--from the Sea--after Leonardo, Hokusai, and Courbet, Pat Steir American, Drypoint, hardground, aquatint, spitbite aquatint, softground — The Wave--from the Sea--after Leonardo, Hokusai, and Courbet
Pat Steir
1985

"High Water" in the Mississippi, Frances Flora Bond Palmer American, born England, Hand-colored lithograph — "High Water" in the Mississippi
Multiple artists/makers
1868

Flood, Jacob Kainen American, Lithograph — Flood
Jacob Kainen
Publisher WPA
1937

Flood, Edgar Imler American, Wood engraving — Flood
Edgar Imler
Publisher WPA
ca. 1937

Flood, Albert Abramovitz American, Wood engraving — Flood
Albert Abramovitz
Publisher Published by WPA
ca. 1938

Flood Victims, Donato Rico American, Wood engraving — Flood Victims
Donato Rico
Publisher WPA
ca. 1938

The Flood, Hilda Katz American, Linocut — The Flood
Hilda Katz
1949

Journey of the Mann Family, from "The Richard Wright Suite", John Wilson American, Etching with aquatint — Journey of the Mann Family, from "The Richard Wright Suite"
Multiple artists/makers
2001

Untitled, Flooded Home V, Nina Jordan American, Color woodcut — Untitled, Flooded Home V
Nina Jordan
2021

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