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Engraving of a mounted rider on a rearing horse flanked by allegorical women, with fallen figures below and clouds above.

Emperor Ferdinand II on Horseback

Aegidius Sadeler, 1629

Woodblock print of fishermen by a river at dusk, with boats, a thatched teahouse under a large tree, and distant mountains.

No. 24: Shionata, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Japanese woodblock print of travelers in straw hats passing a roadside inn beneath tall pine trees.

No. 38: Fukushima, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of travelers leading loaded pack horses through heavy rain past bending willow trees on a plain.

No. 20: Rain on the Hiratsuka Plain near Kutsukake Station (Niju: Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsukahara uchu no kei), from…

Keisai Eisen, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a festival procession carrying a tall float past shops with blue and red noren curtains in Edo.

Silk-goods Lane, Odenma-cho (Odenma-cho gofukudana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hya…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of moonlit Edo harbor with a red bridge pillar, moored boats with masts, and lanterns on the water.

View of Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi Tsukudajima), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Mezzotint of a woman with a crescent moon in her hair, arms outstretched, rising through clouds under a starry sky.

Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Portrait as Cynthia from Spenser's 'The Faerie Queen'

Valentine Green, Jan. 1, 1783

Woodblock print of a white cat on a window ledge overlooking rice fields and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Asakusa Rice Fields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode), from the series "One Hundred Famous Vi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of boats with white sails on a river, a temple roof behind trees, and birds flying over the water.

Teppozu and Tsukiji Honganji Temple (Teppozu Tsukiji Monzeki), from the series "Supplement to the One Hundred Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Watercolor landscape of tall rock outcrops on a green hillside with sea and pale sky at the right.

Landscape with Rocks

George Sand, c. 1868/76

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a raft on a river at dusk, framed by overhanging leafy branches and reeds.

Ayase River and Kanegafuchi (Ayasegawa Kanegafuchi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hya…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a river with drooping willows, a stone bridge, boats, and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Yatsumi Bridge (Yatsumi no hashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Night scene of a silhouetted figure holding a chain by moonlit water, with a lit house and dark trees beyond.

Moonlight, Örebro

Gustaf Fjæstad, 1897

Woodblock print of rain falling over a river with rowing boats, a red banner, a flying bird and a temple roof.

Komagata Hall and Azuma Bridge (Komagatado Azumabashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of Asuka Hill with pine and cherry trees, picnickers on mats, and a distant mountain over a pale marsh.

View to the North from Asuka Hill (Asukayama kita no chobo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

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

Fine-line engraving of Lucretia's death: a woman stabbed before armored men and kneeling women, with castle views and a dog.

The Death of Lucretia

Israhel van Meckenem, 1500-03

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

Engraved view of the Louvre facade with a central pediment, a carriage, and pedestrians in the foreground.

View of the Louvre from the Side of St. Germain l'Auxerrois

François-Louis Français, n.d.

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

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

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

Monochrome seascape of a dark headland sloping to choppy water under a streaked, cloudy sky, with small figures on the cliff.

Seascape at Dinard

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1889

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

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

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

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

Engraving of an elderly bearded man leaning on an ornate table with ram-head legs beside an hourglass, under a banner reading

Anchora Inparo

Attributed to Girolamo Faccioli, 1538

Etching of an old stone village street with an arch, climbing steps, and weeds between the paving stones.

Bauco, Near Rome (Bauco presso Roma)

Giovanni Fattori, n.d.

Drawing of a bearded captive seated in a vaulted stone dungeon, chained at the ankle, with a jug beside him.

The Captive, from Sterne

Josiah Boydell, 1786