Art for the Library

An evocative 19th-century oil portrait of the French actor Frédéric Fèbvre.

An elegant 1810 American folk art family record featuring sophisticated neoclassical architecture and floral motifs.

An intimate and detailed 1855 self-portrait featuring the artist with a prominent beard and a steady gaze.

This charming 19th-century genre scene captures a quiet moment of musical instruction within the atmospheric confines of a Roman sacristy.

An elegant 18th-century montage featuring a genealogy of Swedish royalty rendered in fine oil portraits.

A moody and atmospheric study of two figures engaged in the quiet study of prints.

A meticulously detailed 19th-century ornithological study of a pair of common eiders resting on a rocky coast.

A classic Dutch Golden Age genre scene by Isaac Koedijck depicting a man in a quiet, map-adorned interior.

An elegant grisaille painting capturing a joyous 19th-century domestic celebration of the Feast of Esther.

An atmospheric 1904 drawing by Marius Bauer depicting Turkish forces positioned outside the historic walls of Jerusalem.

An elegant 17th-century Dutch interior capturing the soaring architecture and quiet atmosphere of the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam.

A distinguished 19th-century oil portrait of a soldier in a decorated blue and gold uniform.