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Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

A watercolor depicts a close-up view of a fish, a frog, and lily pads inside a pond.

Mink Pond, 1836 - 1910

Winslow Homer

Seated King or Hero

Seated King or Hero, 1590 - 1649

Simon Vouet

Head of Wilfred Robert John Hawtrey, aged 18 months (study for "The Blessed Damozel")

Head of Wilfred Robert John Hawtrey, aged 18 months (study for "The Blessed Damozel"), 1828 - 1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Seated Male Nude with Drapery; verso: Male Nude with Hand to Forehead

Seated Male Nude with Drapery; verso: Male Nude with Hand to Forehead, 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court", 1748 - 1825

Jacques-Louis David

The corpulent Ali Baba wears a jeweled turban, necklace, black cloak, and a waist band draped over his bare frontside.

Cover Design for "Ali Baba", 1872 - 1898

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Two fair-skinned ballet dancers in tutus enter on stage from the right.

Two Dancers Entering the Stage, 1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

King of the Lestrigens Seizing One of the Companions of Ulysses (Odyssey); verso: Study for the King of the Lestrigens

King of the Lestrigens Seizing One of the Companions of Ulysses (Odyssey); verso: Study for the King of the Lestrigens, 1755 - 1826

John Flaxman

A slightly curved blade with a jade handle that has been carved into a flower at the base of the blade and the end. The blade is dark grey and the handle is off-white and grey.

Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris

Mughal

Cylindrical Brush Holder with Openwork Peony Decor

Cylindrical Brush Holder with Openwork Peony Decor

Korean

Old Doorway, Venice

Old Doorway, Venice, 1840 - 1930

Charles Herbert Moore

Studies for a Figure and Head of a Woman

Studies for a Figure and Head of a Woman, 1617 - 1685

Michel Dorigny

Untitled (five photographs, clockwise from upper left, Honorable Edward Bourke; Lt. Col. F?; Colonel Frater of C?; Pakenham Alderson Esq.; center, unidentified man with beard)

Untitled (five photographs, clockwise from upper left, Honorable Edward Bourke; Lt. Col. F?; Colonel Frater of C?; Pakenham Alderson Esq.; center, unidentified man with beard), 1838-1903

Mary Georgiana Caroline Cecil Filmer

Circular Dish with Dragon Decor

Circular Dish with Dragon Decor

Chinese

Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse

Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse

Chinese

Small Bowl with Segmented Lip and Abstract Decor

Small Bowl with Segmented Lip and Abstract Decor

Chinese

Sherd: Arc-Shaped Fragment from the Neck of a Bottle or Vase, the sherd with basket-weave decoration

Sherd: Arc-Shaped Fragment from the Neck of a Bottle or Vase, the sherd with basket-weave decoration

Chinese

Circular Dish with Everted Rim and Decoration of Butterfly among Flowers and Garden Rocks

Circular Dish with Everted Rim and Decoration of Butterfly among Flowers and Garden Rocks

Chinese

Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Chinese

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