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1028_14_CLK3082 The towers of mount Civetta are reflected in the water of Lake Coldai. Dolomites. Veneto. Italy. (Photo by: ClickAlps/REDA&CO)

01069775 geography / travel, Italy, South Tyrol, close up view of shale in the mountains in South Tyrol,

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1016_03_62437 Pumice stone is light and brittle with a spongy texture. It is often used to soften the skin of the feet and hands. This igneous rock is riddled with tiny air pockets because the lava that formed it was full of gases. Pumice is so light that it can do what no other rock can: float on water!

alb3717144 Ovid's Metamorphoses. Dated: c. 1600. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Workshop of Hendrik Goltzius.

alb3718837 Arcas Preparing to Kill His Mother. Dimensions: overall: 17.5 x 25.5 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius.

alb3711835 Ne laissez donc pas votre ami dans cet état la!. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

alb3638133 Le Bois de Boulogne. Artist: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833-1914 Sèvres). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/16 × 8 15/16 in. (31.3 × 22.7 cm)Plate: 9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (24.5 × 18.4 cm). Printer: Imprimerie Sarazin (Paris, active 19th century). Date: 1857. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3637430 Plate 5: a woman carrying a child on a horse to left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd in front of her to right, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (13 × 13.3 cm)Sheet: 5 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (13.5 × 14 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Series/Portfolio: 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Date: ca. 1646. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3637273 Cupid carves a wooden bow with a file, with his back turned toward Venus, who looks on from a seated position, from the series 'Sport of Love' (Scherzi d'amore). Artist: Odoardo Fialetti (Italian, Bologna 1573-1637/38 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.8 x 9.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: Sport of Love (Scherzi d'amore). Date: 1617. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3707573 Hylas and the Nymphs. Dated: 1771. Dimensions: plate: 24.1 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 38.4 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/8 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Salomon Gessner.

alb3700339 Ambassades envoyées des extrêmités de la Terre (Embassies Sent from the Extremities of the Globe) [pl. 15]. Dated: published 1752. Dimensions: sheet: 64 × 45.8 cm (25 3/16 × 18 1/16 in.) plate: 48.4 × 30.2 cm (19 1/16 × 11 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Baptiste Massé (designer) and Pierre Soubeyran (engraver) after Charles Le Brun.

alb3709731 Two Fir Trees near Cottages. Dated: probably c. 1645/1656. Medium: etching with engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ALLART VAN EVERDINGEN.

alb3706626 Justice. Dated: published 1559. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Philip Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

alb3677126 The Vision of Saint Jerome. Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris); After Johann Liss (German, Oldenburg ca. 1595/1600-1631 Verona). Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/2 in. (16 x 11.4 cm)image: 6 x 4 1/8 in. (15.3 x 10.5 cm). Date: 1763-64. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD. After Johann Liss.

alb3672896 The Resurrection of Lazarus (La Resurrection de Lazare), set in a cave, from the series 'The New Testament' (Le Nouveau Testament). Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). Dimensions: image: 2 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (6.2 x 8.5 cm). Publisher: Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Series/Portfolio: The New Testament (Le Nouveau Testament). Date: 1635. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3675200 Plate 7: a triple waterfall, a dead tree to right, a mountain and a herd of cows to right in the background, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (13 × 13 cm)Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 5/16 in. (13.4 × 13.5 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Series/Portfolio: 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Date: ca. 1646. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3678068 River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne from 'The Story of Apollo and Daphne'. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60); After Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Ancaiano 1481-1536 Rome). Dimensions: Plate: 8 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (21.7 × 18 cm). Series/Portfolio: Story of Apollo and Daphne. Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3676532 Garigliano Passage (Italy). Artist: Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736-1810 Lyons). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (21.6 × 32.5 cm). Date: 1793. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Jean Jacques de Boissieu.

alb3730910 Mountain PInes. Dated: 1840. Dimensions: plate: 21.8 x 26.8 cm (8 9/16 x 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 27.2 x 35.5 cm (10 11/16 x 14 in.). Medium: etching on chine collé. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ALEXANDRE CALAME.

alb3737446 Crane Flying. Dated: 1628. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

alb3732947 Lion Devorant un Cheval (Lion Devouring a Horse). Dated: 1844. Dimensions: image: 17 x 23.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.). Medium: lithograph on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: EUGENE DELACROIX.

alb3731176 Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep. Dimensions: plate: 17.5 x 25.2 cm (6 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 23.1 x 29.5 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius.

alb3698956 Young Woman Holding a Parasol. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 15.3 x 11.3 cm (6 x 4 7/16 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Buys.

alb3699435 Self-Portrait. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 31.2 x 23.1 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ANTOINE DE MARCENAY DE GHUY.

alb3698243 Matthew. Dated: 1546. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

alb3698492 The Entombment. Dimensions: plate: 27.5 x 20.9 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). Medium: etching and drypoint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PARMIGIANINO.

alb3697731 Saint John the Baptist. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacopo Palma il Giovane.

alb3628159 Mercury and Battus. Artist: Possibly by Robert Willemsz de Baudous (Netherlandish, 1574/5-1659); After Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (17.4 x 25.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Hendrick Goltzius. Possibly by Robert Willemsz de Baudous.

alb3742858 Four Figures under a Tree. Dated: probably c. 1645/1656. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ALLART VAN EVERDINGEN.

alb3740865 Le fil d'Ariane. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

alb3740325 Pietà (The Sorrowing Virgin with the Dead Christ in Her Lap). Dated: 1596. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Goltzius.

alb3606887 Boy Sketching Ruins. Artist: Charles Hutin (French, Paris 1715-1776 Dresden). Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (20.8 x 15.9 cm)plate: 7 5/8 x 5 9/16 in. (19.4 x 14.2 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3606334 Adam and Eve. Artist: Simone Cantarini (Italian, Pesaro 1612-1648 Verona). Dimensions: Plate: 7 13/16 × 6 3/4 in. (19.8 × 17.2 cm). Date: ca. 1639. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3601052 The Hut of the Carpenter. Artist: Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621-1675 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Plate: 2 11/16 × 4 7/16 in. (6.8 × 11.3 cm)Sheet: 3 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (8.4 × 12 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3655576 Plate 6: Zephir carrying off Psyche to an enchanted palace, from 'The Fable of Psyche'. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60); After Michiel Coxie (I) (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499-1592 Mechelen). Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (19.5 x 22.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3658580 St. Mary Magdalen Reclining in a Grotto. Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598-1688 Paris). Dedicatee: Dedicated to Guillaume Barclay. Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/16 x 8 13/16 in. (18.6 x 22.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3654397 Jérusalem, Saint-Sépulcre, Détails de la façade. Artist: Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824-1872). Dimensions: Image: 22.7 × 33.1 cm (8 15/16 × 13 1/16 in.)Mount: 59.9 x 44.6 cm (23 9/16 x 17 9/16 in.). Printer: Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille (French, active 1851-55). Date: 1854. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3615898 Les Taupes. Artist: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833-1914 Sèvres). Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (48.6 × 30.7 cm)Plate: 10 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (27 × 19.4 cm). Printer: Auguste Delâtre (French, Paris 1822-1907 Paris). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Cadart & Luquet. Date: 1854. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3616121 The Hamlet on the Montainous Ground. Artist: Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621-1675 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 3/16 in. (10.4 × 10.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3642875 Title-Page to a Series of Ten Landscapes. Artist: Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736-1810 Lyons). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in. (21 × 27.3 cm)Plate: 7 1/4 × 9 11/16 in. (18.4 × 24.6 cm). Publisher: Pierre François Basan (French, Paris 1723-1797 Paris (?)). Series/Portfolio: Series of Six Landscapes (Suite de dix Paysages). Date: 1763. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Jean Jacques de Boissieu.

alb3647567 The Goatherd on the Hill. Artist: Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621-1675 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Plate: 2 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (6.5 × 11.5 cm)Sheet: 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (7 × 12 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3648414 Plate 9: the Arch of Constantine to left, seen from the side, part of the Colosseum to right, various horses and figures in foreground and background, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/16 × 5 3/16 in. (12.9 × 13.1 cm)Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 3/8 in. (13.4 × 13.7 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Series/Portfolio: 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Date: ca. 1646. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3901228 Crater of Vesuvius. Date/Period: 1864. Woodburytype. Width: 22.5 cm. Height: 15.9 cm (sheet). Author: James Hall Nasmyth.

alb3721368 Flock of Goats. Dated: 1781. Medium: transfer technique (aquatint?). Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel and Cornelis Brouwer after Simon van der Does.

alb3727066 Title Page. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT.

alb3728695 Flemish Interior. Dated: 1873. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rodolphe Bresdin.

alb3723819 Cite Lointaine. Dated: 1868. Dimensions: image: 9.9 x 18.2 cm (3 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 31.6 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/16 in.). Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rodolphe Bresdin.

alb3729190 Illustration to Jean Desmarets' "L'Ariane". Dated: published 1639. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Abraham Bosse after Claude Vignon.

alb3726218 The Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Dated: c. 1590. Dimensions: sheet (cut to platemark): 17.5 x 25.9 cm (6 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: CAMILLO PROCACCINI.

alb3728897 The Large Tree. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT.

alb3725817 Cellule Auriculaire (Auricular Cell). Dated: 1894. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Odilon Redon.

alb3727645 Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb. Medium: etching on laid paper [restrike]. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: STEFANO DELLA BELLA.

alb3663909 Two eagles, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Plate: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.5 cm)Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (14.8 × 19.1 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'Eagles' (Les aigles). Date: ca. 1651. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3663530 Plate 1: various fragments of ancient monuments, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dedicatee: Antoine le Charron, Baron de Dormelles. Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (13 × 13.2 cm)Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.4 × 13.9 cm). Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Series/Portfolio: 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome). Date: ca. 1646. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb3669767 Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain. Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Monogrammist PVO (active ca. 1580-90); After Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: plate: 5 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (13.3 x 24.5 cm). Publisher: Pietro de' Nobili (Italian, active Rome, 1584-85). Date: ca. 1580-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

alb4133232 Misfortune. Sebald Beham; German, 1500-1550. Date: 1536-1546. Dimensions: 77 x 50 mm (image/sheet, trimmed unevenly to plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Hans Sebald Beham.

alb4139751 Title page from Silvae Urbanianae. Cornelis Galle I (Flemish, 1576-1650); after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640). Date: 1637. Dimensions: 193 × 133 mm (image/sheet, trimmed within plate mark); 197 × 137 mm (mount). Engraving in black on cream laid paper, perimeter mounted to ivory wove paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

alb4160474 Simplicius in the Solitude of the Forest, plate ten from Intermezzos. Max Klinger; German, 1857-1920. Date: 1880-1881. Dimensions: 229 x 395 mm (image); 256 x 419 mm (chine); 265 x 425 mm (plate); 448 x 627 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

alb4152997 Portrait of Juguda Kazaz, Misiz, at Work as a Tomb Sculptor in the Josaphat Valley, Near Tchioufout-Galeh, Crimea. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860); printed by Auguste Bry (French, 19th century); published by Éditeur Ernest Bourdin (French, active 19th century). Date: 1837. Dimensions: 255 × 195 mm (image); 256 × 197 mm (primary support); 452 × 349 mm (secondary support). Lithograph in black on gray wove chine laid down on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

alb4107198 Countess Ada besieged in the Castle of Leiden, 1204. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys (signed by artist). Dating: 1783 - 1785. Measurements: h 149 mm × w 90 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

alb4147130 Moses Breaketh The Tables, from Illustrations of the Bible. John Martin; English, 1789-1854. Date: 1833-1834. Dimensions: 190 × 290 mm (image); 268 × 357 mm (plate); 329 × 416 mm (sheet). Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

alb29169678 Two workers at a sand quarry, print, Two men in work clothes and with hats. In the foreground, a man is wrapping a rope around a post by pushing off against the post with his foot. In the background, a sand dune, a canal, and a wooden fence, where the other man is standing., printmaker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1902, inorganic material, paper, pencil, chalk, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving and plate tone with corrections in pencil and black chalk, height 240 mm x width 295 mm, tools, aids, implements, crafts and industries: rope, working class, labourers, A detailed monochrome etching shows a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and loose clothing reclining against wooden planks, his head tilted and eyes closed, with visible facial lines and stubble; his hands rest on his lap, one gripping a long stick that extends diagonally across the image. Behind him another figure leans forward against the same wooden structure, wearing a striped shirt and a brimmed cap, seen from the back. The foreground and surrounding area contain piled sacks or bundled cloth with textured folds and coarse fabric, and sections of rough wooden boards and beams forming a crate or cart. In the distant left background a low, undulating landscape with a shoreline and rock formations is visible beneath a plain, light sky.

alb29169423 View of the Ear of Dionysius in Syracuse, Sicily, Orecchio di Dionisio in Siracusa, photograph, number: 'No. 1383', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, Syracuse (city), 1857 - 1914, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 384 mm x width 308 mm, cave, grotto, mountains (landscape with figures, staffage), Ear of Dionysius, A vertical rock face with rough textured surfaces fills the frame, showing lighter and darker stone areas and patches of vegetation clinging to crevices; a deep, dark archway or cave opening is set within the rock, with irregular shadows and a curved inward slope, and a flat pale ledge or wall crosses the lower part of the opening; in front of the ledge two small human figures stand on grassy ground, one wearing a long skirt and a jacket and the other wearing lighter clothing and trousers, both positioned near a rectangular dark recessed opening at the base of the ledge.

alb29169432 Pompei: Rue des tombeau fouilles 1763, Remains of buildings on the Street with Tombs (Via delle Tombe) in Pompei, with Mount Vesuvius in the background, photograph, Part of Travel album with photos of sights in Naples and the surrounding area., negative number: '4207', Pompeii, c. 1865 - c. 1875, photographer, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 201 mm x width 248 mm, street, grave, tomb, excavation, archaeology, A wide grayscale image of an ancient street lined with stone and plaster ruins, showing broken walls, column bases, and rectangular tomb-like structures with decorative reliefs. A paved roadway runs through the center foreground toward the background, flanked by low retaining walls and narrow passageways between structures. Tall slender trees and cypress-like evergreens stand on a raised embankment behind the ruins, with a line of taller bare-branched trees further back. Rolling hills and a mountain rise in the distant background beneath a pale sky. The scene shows worn stone textures, crumbling masonry, and scattered rubble amid patches of vegetation.

alb29169499 Grotte & rochers St. Louis, Rocks along the coast of France, photograph, page, photographer: Louis-Alphonse Davanne, France, c. 1852 - in or before 1862, paper, albumen print, height 129 mm x width 194 mm, Photo for page 51., rocky coast, A sepia-toned photograph showing a large rocky cliff dominating the right side, with textured rock faces, crevices, and vegetation patches; below the cliff are layered rocky outcrops and a shoreline with scattered stones leading into calm water; in the distance on the left a hazy town sits along the water with building rooftops and a church steeple visible against low rolling hills; the sky and distant hills appear pale and faded, and the image has an overall aged, mottled paper background.

alb29169559 Monkey and child, Moralizing love emblems, Devises et emblesmes d'amovr moralisez, print, Series number, 32, 50, A monkey holds a small child in its arms. In the background, several houses. On a banner, a motto in Latin and a caption in French, both about love., printmaker: Albert Flamen, Paris, publisher: Etienne Loyson, grantor of privilege: Louis XIV (King of France), France, 1672, Albert Flamen, Etienne Loyson, Louis XIV (King of France), printmaker, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, height 84 mm x width 68 mm, Qualities of Love: first series (emblematical representation of concept), A monochrome etching showing a large seated humanoid figure with an exaggerated rounded head and textured skin holding a smaller childlike figure against its chest, both facing slightly toward the viewer; the larger figure sits on a rocky ledge beside a vertical rock face with striated texture and a tuft of long grass or reeds sprouting near the top; behind them on the left a small cluster of simple houses with pitched roofs and a column of smoke rising into the sky, and a few small birds or marks in the upper area; the scene is enclosed by a rectangular border and rendered with dense crosshatching and fine linework.

alb29169557 Procession held by the French Catholics on Corpus Christi Day of the year 1672, The Procession in Utrecht, Series of five prints concerning the events that occurred in Utrecht during the period 1672-74, Utrecht Changes Occurred in the years 1672, 73 and 74, print, historical print, Series number, 2, 5, The procession held by the French Catholics on Corpus Christi Day of the year 1672. Top left a verse of 4 lines in Dutch. Second print in a series of five prints depicting the events that took place in Utrecht during the period 1672-74., printmaker: Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Northern Netherlands, publisher: Hieronymus Sweerts, Amsterdam, 1674, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 208 mm x width 266 mm, procession, Christian religion, Capture of Utrecht by the French, Utrecht, Period, 1672, A detailed black-and-white engraving shows a crowded indoor scene with numerous people engaged in a ceremonial procession. Many figures wear elaborate clothing and wigs, some standing and some kneeling, while attendants carry a canopy supported by poles above a central altar-like structure decorated with ornamental patterns and topped by plume-like finials. On the right, a clerical figure in ornate robes and a mitre stands near a table covered with cloth and surrounded by tall candlesticks and a crucifix, while draped banners and curtains hang behind him. To the left, a group of musicians or attendants stands near an ornate cart or reliquary bearing a circular emblem, and architectural elements such as arched windows and carved façades form a backdrop. The composition is densely filled with finely hatched lines and crosshatching that render textures of fabric, stone, and hair, and many faces display solemn or attentive expressions.

alb29169500 Engraver at work in a workshop, print, inscription: '1e état', printmaker: Charles Mertens, 1875 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 320 mm x width 235 mm, artist at work, in his workshop, A monochrome sketch of an interior space showing a seated figure draped in loose clothing leaning forward at a work surface, surrounding furniture and tools rendered with dense crosshatching, a small window letting light through a rough wall, hanging objects and suspended containers on the left, a large supportive beam and dark recessed area to the right, scattered boxes and buckets on the floor, and varied textures of wood, fabric, and stone throughout.

alb29167673 God creates Adam and Eve, Paintings in the Loggia by Raphael, print, Series number, 5, 52, God, an old man with a beard, stands in a landscape with Adam and Eve whom he has just created., printmaker: Orazio Borgianni, Italy, after painting by Raphael, Vatican City, 1615, paper, etching, height 140 mm x width 173 mm, A detailed ink drawing shows three human figures in a natural setting framed by a decorative border. On the left a seated figure reclines on a rock with an arm supporting their torso and the other hand resting near their abdomen, their head turned toward the center; nearby a tree trunk rises with visible bark lines and branches extending into the scene. In the center a standing figure faces forward with arms crossed over the chest and a neutral facial expression, positioned between the seated figure and the standing figure on the right. On the right a robed standing figure with a long beard and flowing garments reaches a hand toward the central figure, and lines radiate behind this figure's head. The background contains stylized clouds and distant landscape lines, and the foreground shows textured rock surfaces and small patches of vegetation. The image is rendered with fine linear hatching and crosshatching and includes an artist's monogram near the right margin.

alb29169729 Fallened tree at the edge of the forest, Five etching proofs, print, printmaker: Pierre Louis Dubourcq, Netherlands, 1836, paper, etching, height 173 mm x width 228 mm, trees, A detailed pencil drawing of a wooded scene showing a large, gnarled tree trunk lying horizontally across the foreground with textured bark and exposed broken limbs, surrounded by dense undergrowth of leaves, vines, and small plants; in the left background a standing tree with a thick trunk and leafy canopy extends branches across the upper area, with fine crosshatching indicating shadow and foliage; a narrow, uneven path winds through grass and low plants at the bottom, and scattered rocks and roots appear among the vegetation; the right side features tangled bushes and delicate stems with small leaves climbing upward, and the sky area above is left mostly blank, creating an open light space contrasting with the detailed vegetation.

alb29172523 Giants in battle with the Olympian gods, print, printmaker: Michel Dorigny, France, after painting by Simon Vouet, grantor of privilege: Louis XIV (King of France), 1651, paper, engraving, etching, height 243 mm x width 200 mm, battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy, A detailed monochrome engraving showing several muscular nude male figures intertwined on rocky terrain, with one central figure seen from the back reaching forward and turning his head, another figure lying with a hand gripping the central figure's waist, and other figures reclining or struggling around them; the scene includes draped cloth, a bearded older figure partially visible on a cloud in the upper area reaching outward, and varied shading and hatchwork creating depth and texture across bodies, rocks, and clouds.

alb29172534 Terracotta figurine of Heracles, terracotta, figurines of nude men, Heracles mythology, Greek mythology, figurines made of molds. Figurine of a standing naked Heracles in a contrapposto pose with a cloak thrown over his back; his right hand rests on a rock and in his left he probably holds a club. Condition of preservation: good. 2nd-1st century BC, Asia Minor, height 14.3 cm., A weathered stone figure shown in profile against a plain gray background, with a rounded head and simplified facial features, a sloping back, and an overall elongated, upright silhouette; the surface shows rough texture, scratches, and chips with areas of worn patina and faint traces of color in shades of light tan, beige, pale pink, muted brown, and small hints of yellow.

alb29172121 Liberation of Valenciennes, 1576, Series 7: Dutch Events, 1576-1577, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 118, 380?, November 10, 1576. Conquest of Valenciennes by the States Army and withdrawal of the Spaniards from the besieged castle of Valenciennes. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 118., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1577 - c. 1579, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 207 mm x width 272 mm, capture of city (after the siege), Inname van Valenciennes (1576), Valenciennes, Period, 1576-11-10, A detailed monochrome engraving of a walled town viewed from above showing stone curtain walls and round towers with battlements, inner streets lined with small pitched-roof buildings and rows of wheel-like objects, soldiers on the walls and bridge carrying pikes and shields, groups of figures operating cannons and other siege equipment, scaffolding and ladders against the walls, a river or moat surrounding sections of the fortifications, open fields beyond the walls with grazing animals and low fences, winding roads with marching troops and wagons in the distance, and varied textures of stone, earth and sparse vegetation throughout.

alb29172120 Crossguard tsuba, Higo school; maker Tokishige. Round tsuba maru-gata with rectangular edge kaku mimi, sekigane copper. Decorated with negative openwork composition showing birds sitting on a rock. Japanese, Edo period 1603-1868, 18th century, diameter 7.4 cm, thickness 0.38 cm., A round metal object with a dark brown and rust-colored patina sits against a light gray background, featuring an oval central cutout and decorative cutouts around its edge that form the silhouettes of several birds perched on branches and a jagged rocky shape; there are traces of a lighter coppery color near the central opening and along some edges, and the surface shows uneven texture and mottled areas of darker brown and rusty orange.

alb29171334 Ship model in the Great Church, in Blokzijl, Ship in the Church (original title), print, printmaker: Willem Bastiaan Tholen (signed by artist), 1870 - 1914, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 231 mm x width 153 mm, interior of church, ship-model, Blokzijl, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of a sailing ship suspended above an ornate stone balcony inside a large architectural space, showing the ship in profile with multiple masts, rigging lines, spars, sails furled and small flags atop the masts; the hull is richly worked with carved decoration and gunports, and a sculpted figurehead is visible at the bow. The surrounding interior includes tall arched windows with mullions, heavy masonry walls with carved panels and cornices, and a ledge beneath the ship. Crosshatched shading and fine linework render textures on wood, stone, and fabric throughout the composition.

alb29171600 Ligne du Sud de la France, Gorges de Cians', France, photograph, inscription: '7166. GORGES DE CIANS - LIGNE DU SUD DE LA FRANCE', inscription: 'GJ photo.', photographer: Jean Gilletta, c. 1880 - c. 1900, Jean Gilletta, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 217 mm, width 275 mm x width 317 mm, height 387 mm, A sepia-toned scene of a narrow rocky canyon with steep cliff faces on both sides, showing layered rock textures and sparse vegetation clinging to the slopes, a dry rocky riverbed running through the canyon floor with scattered boulders and small pools of water, a winding dirt path along one side of the canyon, and a solitary person standing on the path carrying an object over their shoulder.