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Selected automatically from registered works with the strongest images and records. Each work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID.

Thomas Sully, Study of Clouds; Two Female Nudes (after Michelangelo?); Two Half-length Female Portraits; Equestrian Figure with Two Men (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully

Study of Clouds; Two Female Nudes (after Michelangelo?); Two Half-length Female Portraits; Equestrian Figure with Two Men (from Sketchbook), 1810–20

Ink, wash, on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-937447

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, Arcus in Provincia, from "Views of Ancient Roman Temples and Arches"

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Arcus in Provincia, from "Views of Ancient Roman Temples and Arches", 1535–40

Engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-437176

Albrecht Dürer, Christ before Caiaphas, from "The Passion"

Albrecht Dürer

Christ before Caiaphas, from "The Passion", 1512

Engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-345023

Wallerant Vaillant, Head of a Black Man

Wallerant Vaillant

Head of a Black Man, mid-17th century

Mezzotint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-275003

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Portrait of Madame Rhode (Rhoda?)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Portrait of Madame Rhode (Rhoda?), 1810–20

Graphite on pale buff wove paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-932567

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), Padua: The River Bacchiglione and the Porta Portello

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Padua: The River Bacchiglione and the Porta Portello, ca. 1750–60

Pen and brown ink, gray wash

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-932566

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Roman arms, standards, and trophies, a composition divided into two horizontal bands

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Roman arms, standards, and trophies, a composition divided into two horizontal bands, 1774

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-362266

John Hamilton Mortimer, Pastoral, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"

John Hamilton Mortimer

Pastoral, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds", December 8, 1778

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-362252

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), Harbor Scene with Rising Sun

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Harbor Scene with Rising Sun, 1634

Etching; Mannocci's fifth state of eight

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359926

William Sidney Mount, Mill Hill

William Sidney Mount

Mill Hill, 1840

Graphite on light buff-colored wove paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-938017

Sempronio Subissati, Portrait of Francesco Albani

Sempronio Subissati

Portrait of Francesco Albani, 1680–1758

Red chalk, stumped in the portrait medallion, over traces of black chalk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-939034

Peter Paul Rubens, Hermaphrodite

Peter Paul Rubens

Hermaphrodite, 17th century

Red chalk heightened with white

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-938358

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Andrea Mantegna, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Andrea Mantegna

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 15th century style, made at a later unknown date

Tempera on wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1264768

Rosso Fiorentino, Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist

Rosso Fiorentino

Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist, 1512/13

Oil on canvas, laid down on wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1231274

Thomas Couture, Branch of ivy (recto); Study of an urn for "Damocles" (verso)

Thomas Couture

Branch of ivy (recto); Study of an urn for "Damocles" (verso), ca. 1866

Black fabricated chalk and white chalk on blue paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1165836

Thomas B. Worth, The Great American Tanner

Thomas B. Worth

The Great American Tanner, 1868

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150768

Marcantonio Raimondi, Julius Caesar, from The Twelve Caesars, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi

Julius Caesar, from The Twelve Caesars, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", ca. 1500–1534

Engraving; third state of three

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150767

H. Sewell, Dreadful Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach, January 2nd, 1837 – As Now Exhibiting at Hanington Dioramas–Perished in All–115 Souls.

H. Sewell

Dreadful Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach, January 2nd, 1837 – As Now Exhibiting at Hanington Dioramas–Perished in All–115 Souls., ca. 1837

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150766

Simeon Solomon, The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon

The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery", 1863–81

Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150765

Piercy Roberts, Mr. Grimaldi as "Joey" the Clown

Piercy Roberts

Mr. Grimaldi as "Joey" the Clown, July 13, 1822

Etching, hand-colored

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150740

Robert Dighton the Elder, I've Got de Monish

Robert Dighton the Elder

I've Got de Monish, [1792] reissue 1793 or later

Mezzotint; a reissue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150739

Joseph B. Smith, Clipper Ship "Great Republic"

Joseph B. Smith

Clipper Ship "Great Republic", 1855

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150738

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Nightingale" getting under weigh off the Battery, New York

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Nightingale" getting under weigh off the Battery, New York, 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150737

Thomas Rowlandson, Painting

Thomas Rowlandson

Painting, 1784 (?)

Stipple engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150736

James Abbott Pasquier, A Quest for a Cousin, from "Illustrated London News"

James Abbott Pasquier

A Quest for a Cousin, from "Illustrated London News", December 19, 1874

Wood engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150735

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The First Course–The Dinner

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The First Course–The Dinner, 1881

Etching on chine collé; remarque proof

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150734

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Great Republic"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Great Republic", 1853

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150733

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud", 1852

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150732

Peter Perez Burdett, Two Boys Blowing a Bladder by Candle-light

Peter Perez Burdett

Two Boys Blowing a Bladder by Candle-light, 1773

Aquatint printed in red and brown inks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150731

Charles Parsons, Clipper Ship "Comet" of New York in a Hurricane off Bermuda on her Voyage from New York to San Francisco, October 1852

Charles Parsons

Clipper Ship "Comet" of New York in a Hurricane off Bermuda on her Voyage from New York to San Francisco, October 1852, 1855

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150730

Philip Dawe, The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds

Philip Dawe

The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds, February 14, 1775

Mezzotint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150729

John Flaxman, Ulysses at the Table of Circe (The Odyssey of Homer)

John Flaxman

Ulysses at the Table of Circe (The Odyssey of Homer), 1805

Line engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150728

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" off Sandy Hook, February 23, 1854, nineteen days from Liverpool

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" off Sandy Hook, February 23, 1854, nineteen days from Liverpool, 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150727

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Sweepstakes"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Sweepstakes", 1853

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150726

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Racer"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Racer", 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150725

Winslow Homer, The War – Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover)

Winslow Homer

The War – Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover), June 29, 1861

Wood engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150724

Erskine Nicol, Outward Bound (Dublin)

Erskine Nicol

Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150723

Erskine Nicol, Homeward Bound (New York)

Erskine Nicol

Homeward Bound (New York), ca. 1860

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150722

Nathaniel Currier, Burning of the Henry Clay Near Yonkers–While on Her Trip From Albany to New York on Wednesday Afternoon July 28th, 1852.–The rapid spread of the flames forced the passengers into the water. Mothers and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters were drowned together, whilst trying to save e…

Nathaniel Currier

Burning of the Henry Clay Near Yonkers–While on Her Trip From Albany to New York on Wednesday Afternoon July 28th, 1852.–The rapid spread of the flames forced the passengers into the water. Mothers and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters were drowned together, whilst trying to save e…, 1852

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150721

Currier & Ives, Terrific Combat Between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns – In Hampton Roads March 9th, 1862 – In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers

Currier & Ives

Terrific Combat Between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns – In Hampton Roads March 9th, 1862 – In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers, 1862

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150720

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army at Fraunces Tavern, Broad Street, New York, December 4th, 1783: "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious an…

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army at Fraunces Tavern, Broad Street, New York, December 4th, 1783: "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious an…, 1848

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150719

James Stow, Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, from "Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery"

James Stow

Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, from "Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery", 1797

Etching and engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150694

Charles Parsons, Discharging the Pilot

Charles Parsons

Discharging the Pilot, 1856

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150693

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, The Lion-Dog of Malta—The Last of His Tribe

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

The Lion-Dog of Malta—The Last of His Tribe, 1844

Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof before letters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150692

Anonymous, British, late 18th–early 19th century, A Duet

Anonymous, British, late 18th–early 19th century

A Duet, 1785 (?)

Hand-colored etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150691

Matthias Darly, Ganymede

Matthias Darly

Ganymede, March 1, 1771

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150690

William Keesey Hewitt, Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Eve, January 13th, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence, over 100 Persons Perished

William Keesey Hewitt

Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Eve, January 13th, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence, over 100 Persons Perished, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150689

Currier & Ives, The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles.

Currier & Ives

The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles., 1870

Hand-colored lithograph, with gum arabic

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150688

Nathaniel Currier, The Chinese Junk Keying [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.–-720 tons burthen

Nathaniel Currier

The Chinese Junk Keying [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.–-720 tons burthen, 1847

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150687

Nathaniel Currier, The Chinese Junk "Keying" [commanded by] Captain Kellett,  as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.-–720 tons burthen

Nathaniel Currier

The Chinese Junk "Keying" [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.-–720 tons burthen, 1847

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150686

Currier & Ives, Washington Crossing the Delaware – Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December [2]5th, 1776

Currier & Ives

Washington Crossing the Delaware – Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December [2]5th, 1776, 1857–71

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150685

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Crossing the Delaware–Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Crossing the Delaware–Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776, 1847

Lithograph, with blue hand-coloring

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150684

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Crossing the Delaware: Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Crossing the Delaware: Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776, 1847

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150683

Currier & Ives, Washington, Crossing the Delaware–On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton.

Currier & Ives

Washington, Crossing the Delaware–On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton., 1876

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150682

Currier & Ives, The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the State of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion

Currier & Ives

The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the State of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion, 1876

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150681

Nathaniel Currier, U.S. Frigate Constitution

Nathaniel Currier

U.S. Frigate Constitution, 1838-1856

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150680

Nathaniel Currier, Washington at Valley Forge–December 1777–8

Nathaniel Currier

Washington at Valley Forge–December 1777–8, 1846–56

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150679

Nathaniel Currier, Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be Inaugurated First President of the United States

Nathaniel Currier

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be Inaugurated First President of the United States, 1845

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150678

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Agnes Folsom as a Woman of Guimperle, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Agnes Folsom as a Woman of Guimperle, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150652

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Agnes Miller Dressed as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Agnes Miller Dressed as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150651

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Grace Henderson Dressed as Persian Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Grace Henderson Dressed as Persian Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150650

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Mollie Fuller as a Water Carrier of Tunis, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Mollie Fuller as a Water Carrier of Tunis, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150649

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Cora Tanner as a Lady of France, 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Cora Tanner as a Lady of France, 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150648

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Isabella Everson in Nuptial Costume of Sweden, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Isabella Everson in Nuptial Costume of Sweden, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150647

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Louis James in Italian Costume of the 15th Century, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Louis James in Italian Costume of the 15th Century, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150646

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Geraldine Ulmer as Turkish Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Geraldine Ulmer as Turkish Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150645

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Annie Robe in Hungarian Costume of a Girl of Ruthere, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Annie Robe in Hungarian Costume of a Girl of Ruthere, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150644

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Kyrle Bellew as Japanese Prince in Court Dressof 200 Years Ago, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Kyrle Bellew as Japanese Prince in Court Dressof 200 Years Ago, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150643

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Laura Burt as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Laura Burt as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150642

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Mark Smith as Hindoo of Southern Deccan, Asia, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Mark Smith as Hindoo of Southern Deccan, Asia, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150641

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Marie Sutit as the Wife of a Nobleman of Hungary, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Marie Sutit as the Wife of a Nobleman of Hungary, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150640

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Louise Dillon in Costume of the Middle Ages, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Louise Dillon in Costume of the Middle Ages, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150639