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Unknown Artists

6,941 works

Woodcut of Christ bound to a column, flanked by two flagellators raising whips, with red hand-coloring.

The Flagellation

Unknown artist, 1470/1480

Engraved plate of eight rays and skates labeled with Latin and German names, from a 1657 natural history book.

Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri - Plate X

Unknown artist, 1657

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows at a tree, with two archers in period dress beside him.

Saint Sebastian

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Hand-coloured botanical plate of primula plants with purple and pink flowers, rosette leaves and roots, numbered 327.

Florae Austriacae, sive, Plantarum selectarum in Austriae archiducatu - Plate 327

Unknown artist, 1773

Hand-colored 1838 plate of a female flycatcher with brown plumage and long tail feathers perched on a log.

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux - Plate 296

Unknown artist, 1838

Wartime poster reading Food will win the war, urging meatless, wheatless and porkless days under the U.S. Food Administration

Food will win the war - We observe meatless days, wheatless days, porkless days, and carry out all conservation rules…

Unknown artist, 1917

Coloured plate of eight tiger beetles in red, green and black, numbered and labelled by species name.

Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères d'Europe - Plate IV

Unknown artist, 1822

Small 15th-century woodcut-style print of a standing saint with a halo, framed by an orange-red border on cream paper.

Unknown Saint

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Plate of five numbered black-and-white illustrations of northwest American marine shells, with spiral gastropods and a ribbed

Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America - Plate 5

Unknown artist, 1921

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ crucified between two thieves, with mourners in blue and pink robes below.

Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves

Unknown artist, c. 1475

Hand-colored plate of a caracal with tufted ears walking across sandy ground beside a grass tuft.

General and particular descriptions of the vertebrated animals - Plate 14

Unknown artist, 1821

Woodcut with hand color of Saint George on horseback, halo above, spearing a dragon below, within a black border.

Saint George

Unknown artist, c. 1475

Engraved botanical plate of Stilpnopappus pratensis with whole plant, roots, and dissected flower head details.

Flora Brasiliensis, enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum - Plate 30

Unknown artist, 1840

Hand-coloured plate of a bluethroat bird with blue throat and orange breast on a rock, with an egg at left.

Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Suisse, et Belgique, utiles ou nuisibles - Plate 26

Unknown artist, 1898

Hand-colored woodcut of a bloodied, crowned figure under a Gothic arch, with turbaned men gesturing around him.

Ecce Homo [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1440/1450

Plate XI showing eleven numbered orange and brown fritillary butterflies with dark wing markings on a pale background.

The butterfly book - Plate XI

Unknown artist, 1922

Monochrome plate of a rainbow trout leaping from water with a fishing line in its mouth and a splash below.

Fisherman's lures and game-fish food - Plate 4

Unknown artist, 1920

Line drawing plate of three dolphin and porpoise species in side view, with species names and lengths printed below each.

Suggestions to the keepers of the U.S. life-saving stations, light-houses, and light-ships - Plate III

Unknown artist, 1884

Hand-coloured plate of a dog rose branch with pink flowers, green leaves, thorny stems and red rose hips.

Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois - Plate 41

Unknown artist, 1895

Hand-coloured plate of two brown finch-like birds with yellow bills, one perched on a thorny branch and one in flight, with f

Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from va - Plate (page 30)

Unknown artist, 1837

Hand-colored plate of three grasshoppers: a brown flying insect above, and a red-winged and a mottled one below.

Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis - Plate IV

Unknown artist, 1825

Engraved plate of numbered mollusk shell specimens, including ribbed bivalves and spiral snail shells, 1857.

Philip Pearsall Carpenter's illustrations of mollusk specimens, accompanied by species ind - Plate 22

Unknown artist, 1857

Coloured plate of a Formosan sika deer with antlers stepping toward water beside tall grasses and a mossy bank.

The deer of all lands - Plate VIII

Unknown artist, 1898

Engraved plate of numbered fossil brachiopod shells with ribbed and concentric surfaces, labelled Producta, Plate VII.

Illustrations of the geology of Yorkshire, or, A description of the strata and organic rem - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1835

Hand-colored 1765 plate of two wrens on branches, one brown and speckled, one rust-brown with a pale breast.

Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle - Plate 730

Unknown artist, 1765

Engraved scene of a central armored Roman general flanked by draped figures and spear-bearing soldiers in a crowd.

Roman General Addressing His Troops

Unknown artist, c. 1510/1530

Colored plate of seven noctuid moths with varied yellow, orange, brown and gray wing patterns, numbered 39 to 45.

An illustrated essay on the Noctuidae of North America - Plate IV

Unknown artist, 1882

Small tapered print of an armored knight with a lance, believed to be Saint George, in dark hatched lines.

Saint George on Foot

Unknown artist, 16th century

Plate of labeled line drawings showing copepod and cirripede crustacean anatomy, from an 1890 invertebrate atlas.

Atlas d'anatomie comparée des invertébrés - Plate 18

Unknown artist, 1890

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ kneeling to wash a disciple's feet while apostles with gold halos watch behind him.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

Unknown artist, c. 1490/1500

Engraved botanical plate of a pinnate-leafed plant with long seed pods and small flowers, numbered Tab. 41.

Thesaurus zeylanicus - Plate 41

Unknown artist, 1737

Engraving of three nude women before a seated armored man, with a fountain, tree, and cherubs in an ornamental frame.

The Judgment of Paris