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Pen drawing of a landscape with a large tree, bathing figures by a pond, an arched bridge, and distant hills.

Wooded Pond with Bathing Figures, Vista of River Bridge, and Farms

Possibly Wilhelm Alexander Wolfgang von Kobell, n.d.

Woodblock print of a leaping youth with a sword above an armored warrior on a red bridge at dusk.

No. 9: Ushiwakamaru Defeats Musashibo Benkei at Gojo Bridge (Kyukai, Gojo no hashi ni Ushiwakamaru Musashibo Benkei o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Etching of the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius in Rome with city walls, overgrown trees, ruins and figures in the foreground.

The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59, published 1800-07

Red chalk drawing of a canal with a wooden footbridge, a rowboat, thatched cottages, trees and clouds in the sky.

Canal with Bridge and Houses

After Jan van de Velde, I, n.d.

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom on a hill above the sea, with boats, a vendor woman and a child.

Flowers at Goten Hill in Spring (Haru Gotenyama no hana), from the series "Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons (S…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Hiroshige print of red maples and pines beside calm water, with small walking figures and distant posts along a path.

Maples at Kaianji Temple (Kaianji koyo), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/40

Woodblock print of a river plain with figures and boats, a distant mountain range, and Mount Fuji rising on the horizon.

Village of Tamagawa (Tamagawa no sato), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/40

Woodblock print of a misty marsh with a winding stream, red-leaved trees, cranes in flight and standing in water.

Yuhigaoka, from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1839/40

Japanese woodblock print of a full moon, bats, a bridge railing, and rows of timber yard posts at night.

A View of Timber Yards from a Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. late 1840s

Woodblock print of a cloaked warrior with a long sword under a full moon, with a pagoda and bridge at right.

Yoshitsune Awaits Benkei at Gojo Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840

Color woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge in Edo, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising above clouds in the di

Edo Bridge and Nihon Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Edobashi Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of M…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry and cargo boats on a river beside white warehouses and a wooden bridge.

The Yoroi Ferry (Yoroi no watashi), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of pedestrians on a bridge over blue bay water, with masted fishing boats and a full moon above.

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Engraved view of a grand palazzo facade on a busy Roman street with columns, balconies, and workers in the foreground.

View along the Via del Corso of the Palazzo dell' Accademia established by Louis XIV, King of France for French stude…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome showing the Pantheon, a central obelisk fountain, market stalls and figures.

View of the Piazza della Rotonda, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Rome with a fountain, carriages, pedestrians and the Spanish Steps rising to a church.

View of the Piazza di Spagna, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the ancient Roman Forum with broken columns, a fountain, figures, oxen and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

View of the Site of the ancient Roman Forum, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a columned ancient temple facade beside a church tower, with figures and carts on a Roman street.

View of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis. Now the Armenian church of S. Maria Egizziaca, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in Rome, with Corinthian columns, a church facade, and figures among ruins.

View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of Roman ruins with tall brick arches, columns and small figures in the atrium of the Portico of Octavia.

Internal view of the Atrium of the Portico of Octavia, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Pyramid of Cestius beside Rome's city wall, with figures on a path and a bare tree at left.

View of the Pyramidal Tomb of Cestius, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the round Temple of Cybele in Rome's Piazza della Bocca della Verità, with carts and figures in the foreground.

View of the Temple of Cybele in the Piazza of the Bocca della Verità, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Woodblock print of Ryogoku Bridge over a river with boats, willow branches, two women in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distan

Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokk…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a crowded wooden bridge over blue water, with white-sailed boats and a waterfront town behind it.

Eitai Bridge and New Land at Fukagawa (Eitaibashi Fukagawa shinchi), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Ca…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of a long wooden bridge over a blue river, with workers repairing a roof in the foreground.

Yoshida: The Toyo River Bridge (Yoshida, Toyokawabashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaid…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past dark-blue shops with white signboards along an Edo street.

Cotton-goods Lane, Odenma-cho (Odenma-cho momendana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hy…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of a red arched bridge with pedestrians and a boat, with Mount Fuji and pine trees in the background.

View of Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1840s

Woodblock print of a night river scene with a pine branch, a bamboo-screened boathouse, rowboats and a starry sky.

The Pine of Success and Onmayagashi, Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series One Hund…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Woodblock print of samurai retainers crossing a snowy wooden bridge, with a mounted rider at left and a red title cartouche.

The Night Attack, Part 4 [sic; actually 5]: The Retreat across Ryogoku Bridge (Youchi yon, Ryogoku hikitori), from th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Woodblock print of a large blue fish above a bamboo tray of fish pieces on a pink background, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Morning Market at Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi, asaichi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852