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2,141 works

Etching of a wide river valley with figures in period dress gathered at tables on a terrace in the foreground.

Sole Valley

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1908

Black and white lithograph of Botafogo bay with sailing ships, a rocky shore, tropical trees and a peaked mountain behind.

Bota-Fogo, plate 11 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, 1835

Black-and-white lithograph of a waterfall cascading through lush tropical forest, with a house and small figures in the foreg

Tijucca Falls, plate 12 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve, 1835

Etching of a dark valley with rocky outcrops, a winding path, and a bright break in dramatic clouds at the horizon.

Franchard Valley

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1888, published 1908

Black-and-white lithograph of a busy river port with horses, mules, workers, palm trees, a boat and a two-story house.

Port of Estrella, plate 13 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Victor Adam, 1835

Black and white lithograph of a tropical valley with a white rocky mountain, palms, and three figures on a dirt path.

Mandiocca, plate 14 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Louis-Philippe-Alphonse Bichebois, 1835

Etching of a shaded forest clearing with large trees and a group of seated people in hats at lower left.

Noon, Under the Trees

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1889, published 1908

Black and white lithograph of a tropical forest with jagged mountains beyond, and riders and pack animals travelling a path b

Serra das Orguas, plate 15 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1835

Black and white lithograph of a tropical river with a covered wooden bridge, riders, hills, and foreground plants.

Rio Parahybuna, plate 17 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Jean Baptiste Arnout, 1835

Black and white lithograph of a Brazilian landscape with palms, araucaria trees, a river and thatched houses in the distance.

Barbacena, plate 18 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve, 1835

Lithograph of a tropical river lined with tall trees and palms, with figures, horses and a canoe on the bank.

Rio Panahyba, plate 16 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1835

Lithograph of a hilly Brazilian landscape with oxen pulling a cart, travelers on mules, and a village in the valley.

Mottosinho near St. Jean d'El Rey, plate 20 from Landscapes, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Louis-Julien Jacottet, 1835

Monochrome lithograph of a river valley with rocky cliffs, a mountain, two seated figures and goats in the foreground.

Landscape in Naples

Ludwig Strack, c. 1820

Black-and-white print of crowds sledding on ice slides and riding carriages in a city square beside a tall spired building.

Ice Mountains in the Place de l'Amipauté during Carnival

Published by Iosif Velten, n.d.

Monochrome print of a wooded lane with trees framing a dirt path and light breaking through the leafy canopy.

Wooded Lane at Pontoise

Camille Pissarro, 1879

Lithograph of a rural hillside road with an ox cart, cattle, sheep, and farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Cat Mountain, near Baillieul, Département of the North

Jules de Joly, n.d.

Black and white lithograph of tall palms, tropical plants and travelers on a path overlooking a bay near Rio de Janeiro.

Praÿa Rodriguez, near Rio de Janeiro, plate one from Paysages, volume 1 of Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve, 1835

Engraved print of gnarled old trees with moss-draped branches, dead snags, and birds in flight above undergrowth.

Old Trees at Naushon Island

Robert Swain Gifford, 1864

Engraved vignette of a stormy Hampstead Heath landscape with a figure on a ridge and a rainbow in the sky.

Vignette to Mr. Constable's English Landscape. Hampstead Heath Middlesex. Ut Umbra sic Vita

David Lucas, 1831

Brown and grey wash drawing of a castle on a hill above a river, with a stone bridge, rocky cliffs, and trees.

A Romantic Landscape with a Ruined Castle

Robert Adam, 1778-87

Misty ink wash drawing of a statue on a rocky peak above dark pine trees and receding hills.

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich, 1804

Pencil-style landscape print of a huge tree, cottage, a family crossing a stream, and distant mountains.

Mountain Landscape with Staffage

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a villa's south facade with twin staircases, obelisks, trees, small figures and dogs on a lawn.

South Facade of the Villa and the Great Meadow, from Views of the Villa Pratolino

Stefano Della Bella, 1658

Lithograph of a leaning tree, rocks, fallen branches and shrubs beside water, with a distant hill at right.

Trees and Rocks by Water

Johann Christian Klengel, 19th century

Watercolor of rushing white rapids on a river, with dark trees, pale rocks and reddish logs along the shore.

The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, 1894

Black-and-white print of a screaming figure on a boardwalk, with swirling sky, fjord and two figures behind.

The Scream

Edvard Munch, 1895

Etching of a water meadow with reeds, a wooden footbridge, a row of poplar trees and a hatched cloudy sky.

A Water Meadow

Francis Seymour Haden, 1859

Etching of a landscape with a classical statue on a pedestal, stone steps, a large tree, and a distant river view.

Landscape with Classical Statue

Louis Gabriel Moreau, 1779/97

Etching of a classical landscape with palm trees, a walled city, a pyramid tomb, a monument, and figures on a path.

Landscape with Two Palms

Adrien Manglard, 1752

Pastel landscape of a calm lake under a cloudy sky, with a tall tree on the right and a small bridge in the distance.

Lake at Appledale

Walter Launt Palmer, 1884