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Hanuman?; Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Title
Hanuman?
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1979/2.72
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

A Petitioner; Thomas Rowlandson

Title
A Petitioner
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Artist Life Dates
1756-1827
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1790
Accession Number
1948/2.17
Medium and Support
ink and watercolor on toned paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Study of a Woman Symbolizing Painting; Study of a Figure for the Ceiling Decorat; Louis-Jean-Jacques Durameau

Title
Study of a Woman Symbolizing Painting; Study of a Figure for the Ceiling Decorat
Artist
Louis-Jean-Jacques Durameau
Artist Life Dates
1733-1796
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1733-1796
Accession Number
1967/1.40
Medium and Support
black chalk, heightened with white on buff paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Solitary Pleasure of the Noble Recluse; Kushiro Unsen (Unzen)

Title
Solitary Pleasure of the Noble Recluse
Artist
Kushiro Unsen (Unzen)
Artist Life Dates
1759-1811
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1791
Accession Number
1981/1.313
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Velvet; Anonymous European

Title
Velvet
Artist
Anonymous European
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1972/2.298
Medium and Support
red silk in a solid velvet weave with warp-faced ground structure
relevance
rank 2.65135

La Récréation Champêtre; Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Title
La Récréation Champêtre
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
Artist Life Dates
1734-1781
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1769
Accession Number
1963/2.58
Medium and Support
aquatint and etching on on off-white laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Decorative Panel; Gilles-Paul Cauvet

Title
Decorative Panel
Artist
Gilles-Paul Cauvet
Artist Life Dates
1731-1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1731-1788
Accession Number
1960/2.13
Medium and Support
red chalk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Chôzan of the Chôjiya House and Her Attendants; Isoda Koryûsai

Title
Chôzan of the Chôjiya House and Her Attendants
Artist
Isoda Koryûsai
Artist Life Dates
active 1764 - 1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1770s
Accession Number
1948/1.167
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance; Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh

Title
Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh
Physical Description
The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1980/2.305
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
relevance
rank 2.65135

A Rake's Progress. Plate IV (Goes to Court); William Hogarth

Title
A Rake's Progress. Plate IV (Goes to Court)
Artist
William Hogarth
Artist Life Dates
1697-1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1735
Accession Number
1962/1.110
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Two Youths Conversing by a Stream; Paul Sandby

Title
Two Youths Conversing by a Stream
Artist
Paul Sandby
Physical Description
A landscape with two seated figures in the lower right corner, multiple cows in the landscape as well. There are many hills and trees full of leaves. The sky is mostly clear with a few clouds.
Artist Life Dates
1725-1809
Century
18th century
Accession Number
2013/2.532
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Moses Striking Water from the Rock (recto) Two landscapes, a figure and ornamen; Marco Marcola; Attributed to

Title
Moses Striking Water from the Rock (recto) Two landscapes, a figure and ornamen
Artist
Marco Marcola
Artist Life Dates
(active 1740 - 1793, )
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1740-1793
Accession Number
1970/2.81
Medium and Support
pen, brown ink and brown-blue wash, heightened with white, over black chalk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Velvet; Anonymous Italian or French?

Title
Velvet
Artist
Anonymous Italian or French?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1972/2.289C
Medium and Support
velvet
relevance
rank 2.65135

Brocaded Lampas; Anonymous French or British?

Title
Brocaded Lampas
Artist
Anonymous French or British?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1730-1740
Accession Number
1972/2.322
Medium and Support
brocaded silk and cotton
relevance
rank 2.65135

Design for a Surtout de Table; Laurent Hubert

Title
Design for a Surtout de Table
Artist
Laurent Hubert
Artist Life Dates
Active from 1749--died 1776 or 1786
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1749-1776
Accession Number
1963/2.5
Medium and Support
black chalk, heightened with white on cream-colored paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Owl and Moon; Nagasawa Rosetsu

Title
Owl and Moon
Artist
Nagasawa Rosetsu
Artist Life Dates
1754-1799
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1780s-1799
Accession Number
1968/2.24
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Detail of a Decorated Ceiling; Anonymous Italian

Title
Detail of a Decorated Ceiling
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750-1775
Accession Number
1963/2.17
Medium and Support
pen, gray and brown ink and brown ink wash on white paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Mountain Landscape; Ikeno Taiga

Title
Mountain Landscape
Artist
Ikeno Taiga
Artist Life Dates
1723-1776
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1725-1775
Accession Number
1983/1.354
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Adoration of the Magi; Giovanni Batttista Tiepolo

Title
Adoration of the Magi
Artist
Giovanni Batttista Tiepolo
Artist Life Dates
(Venice, 1696 - 1770, Madrid)
Century
18th Century
Object Creation Date
circa 1745
Accession Number
1960/2.50
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Printed Cotton; Anonymous French

Title
Printed Cotton
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1785
Accession Number
1972/2.343
Medium and Support
embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration; Nishikawa Sukenobu

Title
Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Artist Life Dates
Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1720-1740
Accession Number
1987/1.372
Medium and Support
monochrome woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century?
Object Creation Date
18th century (?)
Accession Number
1986/2.49
Medium and Support
ema, ink and color on wood panel
relevance
rank 2.65135

Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?); Anonymous; Attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?)
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
This sketch shows ancient ruins. The top half of the page is left empty with sky. At the righ is an apsed portico and from it, to the left of the page, runs a wall studded with windows. In the foreground is a set of stairs with shrubbery overgrowing.
Century
18th century?
Accession Number
2013/2.559.2
Medium and Support
red crayon on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Bilvamangala series; India, Rajasthan, Mewar School; After

Title
Bilvamangala series
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1725
Accession Number
1983/2.112
Medium and Support
ink and opaque watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Folk Figure; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Folk Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1980/2.262
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Judith with the Head of Holofernes; Gaspare Traversi

Title
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Artist
Gaspare Traversi
Physical Description
The half-length figure of a woman looks directly out of the painting and holds the bearded head of a man on a platter in her hands. She wears a fine robe with large white sleeves and collar, a soft hat with a small white feather, and a bejeweled pin on her left shoulder. The face of an older woman with deeply wrinkled skin appears in the shadows behind her.
Artist Life Dates
1722-1724 - circa 1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1760
Accession Number
1996/2.16
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.65135

Toile de Jouy; Anonymous French

Title
Toile de Jouy
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1783
Accession Number
1969/2.34
Medium and Support
cotton?
relevance
rank 2.65135

Studies of Soldiers' Heads; Charles Parrocel

Title
Studies of Soldiers' Heads
Artist
Charles Parrocel
Artist Life Dates
1688-1752
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1688-1752
Accession Number
1963/2.40
Medium and Support
red and black crayon on buff paper, mounted
relevance
rank 2.65135

Armchair; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Armchair
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1981/1.333
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 2.65135

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.171
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Durga, standing (small folk bronze); Artist Unknown, India

Title
Durga, standing (small folk bronze)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.67
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

The Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô III and Segawa Kikunojô III; Utagawa Toyokuni I

Title
The Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sôjûrô III and Segawa Kikunojô III
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1794
Accession Number
1960/1.165
Medium and Support
color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, large-format (ôban)
relevance
rank 2.65135

Landscape; Thomas Gainsborough

Title
Landscape
Artist
Thomas Gainsborough
Artist Life Dates
1717-1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1955/1.103
Medium and Support
graphite on white paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Water jar with two handles; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Water jar with two handles
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1700
Accession Number
1972/2.69.A&B
Medium and Support
stoneware with brown glaze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Vishnu; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Vishnu
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1981/2.61
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Equestrian Figure; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Equestrian Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1979/2.57
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Veduta del Boscheto d'Arcadia dalla parte de'Principi; Giovanni Volpato

Title
Veduta del Boscheto d'Arcadia dalla parte de'Principi
Artist
Giovanni Volpato
Artist Life Dates
1735-1803
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1769
Accession Number
1972/2.48
Medium and Support
etching and engraving, with hand coloring on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Views of Rome. 27. The Harbour and Quay, Called the Ripa Grande; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Views of Rome. 27. The Harbour and Quay, Called the Ripa Grande
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1753
Accession Number
1969/2.127
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

A Confidant Without Knowing It, or, The Stratagem; Illustration for La Fontaine'; Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Title
A Confidant Without Knowing It, or, The Stratagem; Illustration for La Fontaine'
Artist
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Artist Life Dates
(1715 - 1790)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1743
Accession Number
1969/2.74
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Brandy Sauce Pan; William Justus

Title
Brandy Sauce Pan
Artist
William Justus
Artist Life Dates
18th c.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1733-1734
Accession Number
1968/1.72
Medium and Support
silver with walnut handle
relevance
rank 2.65135

St. Felix of Valois; Gaspar Miguel de Berrío

Title
St. Felix of Valois
Artist
Gaspar Miguel de Berrío
Physical Description
A bearded man with a halo and wearing ecclesiastical vestments appears rapt in ecstasy in the upper third of this painting. He stands on a cloud beneath an elaborate baldachin with his eyes turned upward. A stag with a cross between its antlers lies at his feet on the figure's right while a putto sits at his left. Two more putti hover to the left and right of the man, holding a red curtain behind him. This scene is surrounded on three sides by dense painted decoration composed primarily of vegetal motifs, which is complemented by the exuberant scrolling foliage and fish scale patterns of the gilded frame. A cartouche bearing a Latin inscription identifying the standing figure is located near the bottom of the painted surface.
Artist Life Dates
1706 - after 1761
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1735
Accession Number
2002/1.157
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 2.65135

Uma Maheshvara; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Uma Maheshvara
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.59
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Woman with Hindu mendicant (Ragamala scene??); Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Malwa School

Title
Woman with Hindu mendicant (Ragamala scene??)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Malwa School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1964/2.118
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Landscape with a Seated Monk; Yang Jin (Yang Chin)

Title
Landscape with a Seated Monk
Artist
Yang Jin (Yang Chin)
Artist Life Dates
1644-1728
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1712
Accession Number
1970/2.155
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Venduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Venduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
1720 - 1778
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1750
Accession Number
2005/1.444
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Chûshingura nidanme juichimai tsuzuki [A Scene from Act Two of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers, one of eleven sheets]; Katsukawa Shunshô

Title
Chûshingura nidanme juichimai tsuzuki [A Scene from Act Two of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers, one of eleven sheets]
Artist
Katsukawa Shunshô
Artist Life Dates
1726-1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa late 1770
Accession Number
2004/2.145
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Damask Weave Panel; Anonymous British or French?

Title
Damask Weave Panel
Artist
Anonymous British or French?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1720-1740
Accession Number
1972/2.312
Medium and Support
silk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Shiva, in his form as ekamukhalinga; Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Title
Shiva, in his form as ekamukhalinga
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra
Physical Description
Possibly used to cover a linga, a phallic representation of the god Shiva or representing a linga decorated with a face of Shiva, we find a stylized face on a tall, thick cylindrical neck. He is depicted with large, wide open eyes consisting of a double line above and below with a heavy eyebrows above them. A third eye is between them in a vertical direction. He has thick lips and wears a luxurious moustache. A decorated band fits tightly under his chin and may represent a decorated beard of necklaces. At the bottom of the band is a stylized linga on a base, looking like a cross on a line. His ears sport snake earrings and his hair is worn combed back from the forehead in wide matted bands.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.46
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

The Garroted Man; Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Title
The Garroted Man
Artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Physical Description
A man in a white robe is seated with his back against a wooden post. In his hands he holds a crucifix; the scene is illuminated by a large candlestick at the left of the image.
Artist Life Dates
1746-1828
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1778-1780
Accession Number
1963/2.4
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Heads of Angels: Miss Frances Isabella Gordon (1782-1831); Joshua Reynolds; After

Title
Heads of Angels: Miss Frances Isabella Gordon (1782-1831)
Artist
Joshua Reynolds
Artist Life Dates
1723-1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
after 1782
Accession Number
1932.6
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.65135
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