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755 works

Etching of a river gorge with rowing boats, a stone bridge, cliffs, and a distant city under a dark sky.

The Distant City

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1868

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom along a curving river bank, with strolling figures and a wooden bridge.

Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment (Tamagawa-zutsumi no hana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (M…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of a stone bridge with three arches, overgrown with foliage on the right and ruined walls behind it.

The Castle Bridge

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Etching of a steel bridge over a river with a rower in a canoe, moored boats, a shed and houses on the bank.

The Bridge at Gournay, from the Side

Gustave Leheutre, 1895

Woodblock print of a shrine torii gate, cherry blossoms, pines and reed marsh with sailboats on water beneath distant hills.

Moto-Hachiman Shrine, Sunamura (Sunamura Moto-Hachiman), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of a canal at dusk with silhouetted trees, reeds, and a setting sun behind clouds, in brown tones.

Winchelsea Canal

Francis Seymour Haden, c. 1877

Etching of a shadowed country lane between stone walls, with a puppy lying on cobblestones beneath trees.

Small Street on the Outskirts of Florence with Puppy

Giovanni Fattori, 1870-75

Woodblock print of a river dam with a white waterfall, bathers, cherry blossoms, pine trees and thatched buildings on green h

The Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji, Commonly Called "The Great Waterfall" (Oji Otonashigawa entai, sezoku Otaki to…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of Parliament Street, Westminster, showing Gothic towers, a clock tower, trees and small figures on a city street.

Parliament Street, Westminster

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Brown wash drawing of a classical stone gateway and ruined arch beside a canal with figures and boats.

Gateway Near a Landing Bridge

Francesco Guardi, 1780/85

Woodblock print of two cranes over a marsh and fields with a blossoming tree, thatched houses and a figure carrying baskets.

Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima, from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of a stone arched bridge over a gorge with a hilltop city of towers and a wide plain beyond.

St. Martin's Bridge, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Etching of Old Battersea Bridge over a wide river, with a small boat and figures in the foreground and cranes on the skyline.

Old Battersea Bridge, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms framing a river with sailboats, a distant mountain, and a shrine with a torii gate.

Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no mori Massaki), from the series "One Hundred Famou…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames with sailing barges and rowboats in the foreground and St Paul's dome beyond.

Waterloo Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1893

Brown wash drawing of men talking outside a farmhouse beside a canal, with a dog and a walking figure nearby.

Men Conversing Outside House Beside Canal

After Isaac van Ketweg, after 1758

Woodblock print of pine trees, blossoming cherry trees, seated tea-house guests and a wide lake under soft sky.

Suwa Bluff at Nippori (Nippori Suwanodai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of a crowded elevated railway station with iron trestles, tracks, pedestrians in top hats, and tall city buildings be

Westminster Bridge Station

Joseph Pennell, 1890

Woodblock print of crowds on an arched bridge and lantern-lit boats at dusk, with red fireworks over the river.

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryôgoku Bridge in Edo (Edo Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no kei)

Kitao Masayoshi, Unknown

Woodblock print of a riverbank with pink cherry trees, banners, two rowing boats, and a distant shoreline under a pale sky.

The Entwined Camphor Trees at Azuma Shrine (Azuma no mori Renri no azusa), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Grey wash drawing of a canal with a windmill, houses, a church spire, sailboat, and fishermen in a rowboat under a tree.

Houses and Windmill Beside Canal

After Isaac van Ketweg, after 1758

Black and white etching of a violinist singing with open mouth beside a harpist, in front of a building with a flowerpot wind

The Street Singers

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Woodblock print of a shrine among pines beside a reed-fringed pond, with cranes flying and mountains in the distance.

Benten Shrine and Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benten no yashiro), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch canal town with a church spire, sailing boat, windmill, and figures on the banks.

Old Dutch Town on Canal

After Isaac van Ketweg, after 1738

Etching of the Seine with barges and smoking boats, workers on the quay, a stone embankment, and city towers in the distance.

The Seine at the Mouth of the Canal Saint-Martin

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1904

Woodblock print of a red pagoda above a canal with a bridge and rooftops, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857.

The Pagoda at Zojo Temple and Akabane (Zojoji to, Akabane), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Pale sunlit street in Seville with small figures, a horse and cart, and tall buildings on either side.

Street in Seville

Charles Conder, 1905

Etching of a dense forest with gnarled trees over a rustic wooden bridge, where a figure with a bundle stands on the path.

Rustic Bridge in a Tangled Wood

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, n.d.

Woodblock print of a Edo-period bay with rowboats, reed beds, sailboats, birds in flight, and a distant mountain under a pink

Samezu Coast in South Shinagawa (Minami-Shinagawa Samezu kaigan), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (M…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a woman riding a pale horse led by a man in black, with Mount Fuji behind them.

English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge (Yoshida-bashi no rakugan, Igirisujin) , from the series "Eight V…

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861