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755 works

Etching of St. John's cemetery in Nuremberg with three crucifixes, mourners among graves, and the castle on the hill.

Saint John's Cemetery with a View of the City of Nuremberg, from Collection of Memorable Medieval Buildings in Germany

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1819

Woodblock print of a boat under a canopy on a river, with a pagoda, houses, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Vi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of a city street with tall townhouses, a horse and cart in the foreground, and pedestrians along the road.

Alderney Street

James McNeill Whistler, 1881

Black-and-white print of workers at a canal lock under a stone arch, with factory chimneys and smoke in the background.

Woodblock for Lock of the Canal Saint-Martin

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Woodblock print of a procession of men in straw hats walking beside a reservoir with rooftops in the distance.

Distant View of Akasaka Reservoir from Kinokuni Slope (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), from the series "One Hund…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of a crowded Brussels street with shopfronts, upper windows, a cart wheel, and figures in long dresses and coats.

High Street, Brussels

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of two riders and shepherds with sheep and goats on a path beside a large tree, with hills in the distance.

Two Riders Passing a Flock, plate five from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna

Stefano Della Bella, 1654

Woodblock print of a night street in Edo under a full moon, with lantern-carrying pedestrians and wooden shops.

Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho E…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of a thatched cottage beside a canal, with a church spire and a sailboat in the distance under open sky.

Cottage Beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1641

Etching of a large oak tree over a rocky path where a mounted woman holds a child, with pack animals, cattle and hills beyond

Mounted Peasant with a Child in Her Arms, plate six from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna

Stefano Della Bella, 1654

Woodblock print of snowfall at Asakusa temple with a huge lantern, pagoda, and people with umbrellas walking past pines.

Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Colored print of fashionable Londoners strolling and riding carriages along a tree-lined path in Hyde Park with terraced hous

Hyde Park Near Crosvenor Gate, plate sixteen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Etching of a stone arch bridge over a rocky stream below dark mountains beneath a sky with radiating light.

Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland

Thomas Moran, 1888

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a riverside embankment with stacked bales, birds flying under a crescent moon.

Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hy…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Hand-colored street view of a busy city avenue with carriages, carts, pedestrians, and a tall column in the distance.

Regent Street Looking Towards the Duke of York's Column, plate twelve from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Sepia print of a two-arched stone bridge over a river, flanked by large trees, a winding road, and travelers in the foregroun

Overton Bridge Over the River Dee, on the confines of Denbigh and Flintshire, plate one from Twelve Views in North Wales

Paul Sandby, 1776

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge above a blue bay with moored fishing boats and tall poles.

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1852/58

Hand-colored street view of Pall Mall with grand clubhouses, carriages, pedestrians, and workmen carrying poles along the pav

The Club Houses and Pall Mall, plate thirteen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Sepia engraving of a river valley with a stone bridge, grazing sheep, tall trees and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Wynnstay, Seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn Bart, from a Cottage above the New Bridge over the River Dee, Denbigh Shir…

Paul Sandby, 1776

Night woodblock print of a pine branch over a river with moored and rowing boats and a distant shoreline.

Pine of Success and Oumayagashi at Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series "One Hundr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Colored lithograph of a busy 1840s London street with carriages, pedestrians and classical colonnaded buildings.

Regent Street Looking Towards the Quadrant, plate eighteen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Hand-colored print of a stone arch bridge over a waterfall, with reeds, two figures, and cliffs with trees in the background.

Bridge of Varus, plate twenty-eight from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity

James Mérigot, 1796/98

Woodblock print of a curved bridge over a blue river in snow, with pedestrians, boats, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihon Bridge seen in the Snow (Nihonbashi setchu no kei), from the series "Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (Toto…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1837/38

Hand-colored 1842 print of the Custom House facade with a yellow carriage, crates, a crane, and waterfront figures.

The Custom House, plate three from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Etching of workmen operating a canal lock beneath a stone arch, with factory chimneys and smoke in the background.

Lock of the Canal Saint-Martin

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Woodblock print of boats on a night river beneath a pine branch and starry sky, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Pine of Success and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series "One Hundred…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Hand-colored 1842 street view of a London thoroughfare with an equestrian statue, church spire, carriages and pedestrians.

Entry to The Strand from Charing Cross, plate twenty from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842

Ink caricature of two men walking arm in arm up a city street, one holding a walking stick and the other gesturing with his h

Walking up the High Street, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides

Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

Woodblock print of figures in kimono walking past blossoming trees and wooden buildings at dawn in Edo.

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Hand-colored street scene of a busy 1842 London road with pedestrians, carriages, a street lamp and balloons overhead.

Piccadilly, Looking Towards the City, plate seventeen from Original Views of London as It Is

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842