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Sketches of Patmos, Sardis, Obelisk of Heliopolis
Unknown artist possibly British, 19th century

Madonna and Child (recto), and Fragment of Woman's Torso (verso)
Unknown artist probably British, 19th century

Letter of Congratulations to Karna Martensdottir
Unknown Artist Nowegian, 19th century

To the Amputees—Join the Workforce
Unknown Artist French, 20th century

Man of Sorrows
Artist unknown German, 15th century

Sailboats on Sea
Unknown artist Dutch, 16th century

Saint Peter Martyr
Unknown artist German, 15th century

Journey to Emmaus
Unknown artist French, 16th century

Saint Anne, the Virgin, and Child
Artist unknown German, 15th century

The lady with the small raised cap, after a print from La Noblesse
After Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635

The Nativity
Unknown artist Italian, 15th century

St. Francis of Assisi in Prayer
Unknown Artist possibly Italian, 17th century

The Adoration of the Magi
Unknown artist Italian, 15th-16th centuries

Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John (recto); Saint Sebald with the Donors Paul Volkmayr and Sebald Schreyer (verso)
Unknown Artist German, 15th century

Jesus Calling Zacchaeus from Geistliche Auslegung des Lebens Jesu Christi (The Spiritual Interpretation of the Life of Christ), Plate 15 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (near Ulm, 15th century) printed and published by Johann Zainer (German, active 1473–c. 1523) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Statue of Cupid
Unknown artist possibly 18th century

Clorinda Rescues Olindo and Sophronia
Unknwon artist Italian, 17th century

Holy Family
Monogrammist GG Netherlandish, early 16th century

The Conversion of Saint Paul
Unknown Artist Italian, 15th century

The Man of Sorrows
Artist unknown German