Art for the Library

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.

A moody architectural study of the opulent Hall of Ambassadors in Venice, rendered with deep shadows and golden highlights.

A witty late-18th-century watercolor study of three academic figures in full regalia.

A sophisticated early 20th-century portrait of American novelist Newton Booth Tarkington, captured with fluid, painterly elegance.

An elegant 18th-century portrait of a Dutch painter at work in his studio.