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Unknown Artists

6,941 works

Woodcut of King David kneeling and playing a harp in a landscape, with God appearing in clouds above and a castle beyond.

David Playing the Harp

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Hand-colored plate of five ribbed cockle shells numbered 31 to 36, labeled Cardium, in yellow, pink and purple tones.

The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent - Plate (page 25)

Unknown artist, 1832

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed bearded figure in red robes flanked by a green-cloaked man and jeering onlookers.

Ecce Homo

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1490

Hand-colored woodcut of an elderly bearded man in a red cap and brown cloak leaning on a staff, walking a plank.

Man Walking Towards a Grave

Unknown artist, c. 1495

Engraved plate of a grey Canada rat with pale belly beside a green plant stem, on cream paper.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 120

Unknown artist, 1811

Hand-colored print of the IHS monogram in a sunburst, with red roses, green vines, and Latin inscriptions around the border.

Monogram JHS in a Flaming Circle

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Painted devotional image of the Trinity: crowned God the Father holding a crucified Christ, with a dove, against blue drapery

The Trinity

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a branch with white flowers, pink buds and large green leaves, labelled Luculia Pinceana.

Herbier général de l'amateur, deuxiéme série - Plate (page 48)

Unknown artist, 1847

Hand-colored woodcut of apostles gathered around the dying Virgin in a bed, with red, blue and green tints.

The Death of the Virgin

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Andrew with halo, holding a book and leaning on an X-shaped cross against a green hill.

Saint Andrew

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Hand-coloured plate of a paradise flycatcher with black crest and long chestnut tail perched on bamboo.

Illustrations of Indian ornithology - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1847

Hand-colored woodcut of a bishop saint in red vestments holding a chalice with a fish, against a pale sky.

Saint Conrad of Constance

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Fragment of an ink drawing showing a hand holding a goblet beneath ornamental molding, with decorative border on torn paper.

Christ on a Goldsmith's Cross

Unknown artist, c. 1450/1470

Engraved scientific plate showing lacewing larvae in three views and detailed anatomy of antennae, legs, mandibles and eggs.

Symbolae ad monographiam generis chrysopae, Leach - Plate 3

Unknown artist, 1851

Hand-colored print of a crowned female saint holding a sword, with a spiked wheel at her feet on green grass.

Saint Catherine

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Hand-colored print of a haloed bearded saint holding a book and knife before a brick wall and blue sky.

Saint Bartholomew

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Hand-coloured engraved plate showing numbered snail shells of varying sizes arranged in rows, from an 1845 British conchology

Illustrations of the land and fresh water conchology of Great Britain and Ireland - Plate II

Unknown artist, 1845

Kneeling bearded saint with gold halo praying toward a haloed Christ pointing from stars within a blue historiated initial L.

Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial "L", from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, c. 1300

Grey drawing of three haloed women approaching a tomb, with an angel seated on the lid and a sunburst in the sky.

The Three Women at the Tomb [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes - Plate VI

Unknown artist, 1890

Two bearded saints with gold halos in an illuminated initial, one holding a key, the other a sword and book.

Saints Peter and Paul in a Historiated Initial "N" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Painted miniature of a bearded saint with a halo, hands clasped at chest, in red robe against gold leaf background.

Saint in a Historiated Initial from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Black-and-white photo of a multi-trunked beech tree in dense woodland, captioned The Painted Beech.

Familiar trees and their leaves, described and illustrated by F. Schuyler Mathews, with il - Plate (page 25)

Unknown artist, 1911

Hand-colored woodcut of mourners tending the body of Christ on a shroud, with haloed figures and a cross in the background.

The Embalming of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1490

Hand-colored print of Pilate washing his hands at a yellow basin while an attendant pours water and Christ stands before sold

Pilate Washing His Hands [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1440/1450

Hand-coloured plate of a brown mammal with a long bushy tail beside grass and rock, with caption Cynictis melanura.

Zoologia typica - Plate 9

Unknown artist, 1849

Narrow strip of hand-colored woodcut showing robed figures, a haloed woman with a child, and a crowned man among green acanth

The Adoration of the Magi Set in a Border

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Hand-colored fifteenth-century print with angels, a saint preaching to a crowd before a walled city and harbor.

Saint Bonaventure Arriving and Preaching in Lyon

Unknown artist, 1480-1490

Plate 13 of 1841 entomological illustrations showing numbered flies with detailed wings and a plant stem.

Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects - Plate 13

Unknown artist, 1841

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint John the Baptist with halo, staff and lamb, framed by an arch of flowers and blue and gold band

Saint John the Baptist Pray for Us

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Ottilia praying, with a dark halo, beside a winged angel and a green landscape.

Saint Ottilia

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Hand-coloured plate of three primates on branches: a white-fronted lemur above, and two lorises below.

Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmt - Plate (page 25)

Unknown artist, 1860