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Engraving of a nude woman seated by palm trees, bending to her foot, with a hare and distant town in the landscape.

Venus removing a thorn from her left foot while seated on a cloth next to trees, a hare lower right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a seated nude Venus removing a thorn from her foot beside palms, with a hare and river landscape.

Venus removing a thorn from her left foot while seated beside trees and foliage, a hare eating grass before her

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of nude Venus pulling a thorn from her foot beside trees, with a hare eating grass and a river landscape behind.

Venus removing a thorn from her left foot while seated on a cloth beside trees and foliage, a hare eating grass befor…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Jupiter and Semele embracing with an eagle, a tree with a hanging tablet, and a winged putto with a thunderbolt.

Jupiter and Semele embracing, an eagle beneath them, a tree at right with a blank tablet hanging from a branch, a win…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of nude Adam offering fruit to Eve beside trees, with a village and church spire in the background.

Adam and Eve flanked by two trees, a town in the background

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1512-14

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin kneeling before the Christ Child, shepherds, a stable and a lands

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1504

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with St. Elizabeth and the young John the Baptist beneath a palm tree in a landscape.

The Virgin and Child with St. Elizabeth and John the Baptist, called 'The Virgin of the Palm Tree'

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1520-25

Engraving of the Virgin with outspread arms standing over the dead Christ lying on a stone ledge, with a landscape behind.

The Pietà: the Virgin standing over the dead Christ, her hands outspread

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1515-17

Engraving of John the Baptist with halo, holding a cross-topped staff, standing between two tree trunks in a woodland setting

John the Baptist holding a staff, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-27

Engraving of Saint Sebastian with a halo, bound to a tree and pierced by arrows, with a loincloth and bare torso.

Saint Sebastian tied to tree pierced with arrows, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-27

Engraving of a haloed kneeling friar praying before a crucifix at the base of a tree in a forest.

Saint Francis of Assisi praying before a crucifix, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-27

Engraving of a nude Apollo statue in an arched niche, holding a lyre, with a serpent and tree trunk beside him.

A statue of Apollo, naked standing in a niche, holding a lyre in his left hand and leaning on a tree trunk

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1512-15

Engraving of a seated young man playing violin, flanked by nude women with flutes, before a tree-lined landscape.

A young man, seated and playing the violin at centre, flanked by two woman holding flutes, another woman in the backg…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of Venus crouching beside a plinth with winged Cupid standing on top, with a tree and landscape behind.

Venus crouching by a plinth on top of which stands Cupid

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of Venus seated with a cupid while Vulcan hammers at an anvil beside a brick forge, with a town in the distance.

Venus at left holding a golden apple in her right hand and an arrow in her left, Vulcan at his forge beating a piece…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1505

Engraving of the Apollo Belvedere statue, a nude youth with a cloak and quiver beside a tree trunk with a python.

The Apollo Belvedere from the Vatican his left hand resting on the tree trunk around which coils a python

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of nude Mars and Venus beside a winged Cupid, with a shield, armor, and a castle in the background.

Mars seated at the left, his left hand on Venus's shoulder, cupid beside her at the right

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1508

Engraving of a reclining nude woman embraced by a man under a tree, with a horned animal and a distant town in the landscape.

Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso", or Venus and Adonis embracing, set within a landscape

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-34

Engraving of a nude nymph combing her hair on a rock while Pan peers through leafy branches behind a tree.

Pan spying of the nymph Syrinx who is seated on a rock, combing her hair

Marco Dente, ca. 1516-20

Engraving of a horned satyr carrying a nude nymph on his back, with another satyr raising a hand beside them among trees.

A satyr carrying a nymph on his back and another raising his right hand to slap her

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of a nude bearded faun playing a flute on a rock under a tree, with a child beside him and a village behind.

A faun sitting on a rock holding a flute in his left hand; a child stands between his knees

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of a draped woman holding hands with a winged cherub who holds an olive branch beside a tree.

An allegory of Peace; Peace personified as a woman standing in a landscape holding the left hand of a winged genius,…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1517-20

Engraving of two nude men in a landscape, one holding a convex mirror and a snake-entwined head, the other leaning on a tree.

A young naked man standing at left leaning on the trunk, another seen from behind, holding two snakes in his right ha…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of a nude man seen from behind, climbing over a rocky ledge beside trees and grass.

Naked man viewed from behind climbing a river bank, after Michelangelo

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-34

Engraving of three nude men on a rocky cliff, with soldiers emerging from a forest and a village in the distance.

The Climbers: three naked men, one seen from behind climbing onto a river-bank, soldiers emerge from the forest in th…

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510

Engraving of a seated bearded elder pointing upward beside a nude laureate man, a tree, and an armillary sphere.

Seated old shepherd gesturing towards the sky and speaking to nude male surrounded by tools of measurement

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-34

Engraving of a sleeping young man at a wood's edge, a kneeling woman with a pot, and an old man pointing skyward.

Man sleeping at the edge of a wood with a woman knealing at his side with one hand on a pot and the other on the shou…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Engraving of a seated man playing a guitar under a tree, with a river, hills and a small town in the background.

Portrait of Jean-Philotée Achillini: seated man playing guitar on hill near tree, landscape with small town in backgr…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Engraving of a couple walking in a landscape while a skeleton holding an hourglass hides behind a tree at left.

Lord and lady walking with figure of death hiding behind a tree, holding an hourglass, The Promenade after Dürer

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-34

Engraving of nude men climbing rocks beside trees, a clothed youth standing at left and a hilltop town in the distance.

The Climbers

Agostino Veneziano, 1524

Grey wash drawing of a rocky mountain landscape with pine trees, a natural arch, and two travellers with laden horses on a ro

A Mountainous Landscape with Travellers on a Road

Jan van Aken, ca. 1650-55

Circular red chalk drawing of classical ruins, domed building and columns framed by trees, with small figures in the foregrou

Architectural Fantasy

Jean-Laurent Legeay, ca. 1785-90

Watercolor park scene with tall poplars, a stone staircase, a statue on a pedestal, and a woman walking a dog.

View of a Park

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Watercolor landscape with a waterfall, herder and cattle beneath trees, and distant hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Shepherdess near a Waterfall

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of wind-bent trees on a hillside road, a river, a distant tower, and a stormy sky with patches of blue.

Windswept Landscape

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded penitent man kneeling beside a lion among rocky cliffs and pine trees, with a distant castle.

Saint Jerome Penitent in the Wilderness

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1496

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel with a chalice while disciples sleep nearby and soldiers approach in the distance.

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1497-99

Etching of a kneeling bearded saint praying before a crucifix beneath a large tree, with a domed church on the hill.

Saint Francis beneath a Tree, Praying

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1657

Grey wash drawing of a military convoy in disarray after an explosion, with fallen horses, soldiers, and an overturned carria

A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Red chalk drawing of mounted riders and tents in a camp, with a distant city and smoke under a pale sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai, Seen from the South-West (March 20-April 19, 1677)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, probably 1680s

Pen and wash drawing of a river valley with conifers, a rocky cliff, and a jagged mountain range under a pale sky.

The Salzach Valley with a View of the Watzmann Massif in the Background

Frederik van Valkenborch, ca. 1595-1600

Grey wash drawing of a small house beside a river, framed by tall trees and reeds under a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with a House beside a River

Lucas van Uden, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of rocky cliffs and palm trees, with riders and a distant domed city on the right.

Caucasian Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen drawing of travelers with a child and donkey in a rocky landscape with skulls in the foreground and hills beyond.

Flight to Egypt

Rodolphe Bresdin

Engraving of a frightened naiad recoiling from a lion-headed fountain beside a palm tree and cypresses.

The Frightened Naïad (Une naïade échevelée recule d'efroi à la vue d'un lion)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, ca. 1740

Etching of a seated nymph on a shell fountain with a cherub, water falling over dolphin heads, framed by trees.

The Seated Nymph (Une fontaine avec une naïade assise sur une conque)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, ca. 1740

Ink and wash drawing of a stormy forest with lightning, a standing rider and a fallen dead horse in the foreground.

A Rider and a Dead Horse in a Landscape

Engraving of a robed priest and attendant at a flaming altar as a nude man restrains a horned ram between two trees.

The Sacrifice of a Ram, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a reclining woman in a hammock with a standing navigator, ships, an anteater, and the word America.

Allegory of America

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, ca. 1587-89

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rolling valley with hedgerows and fields framed by trees, receding to a distant horizon.

Underriver-The Golden Valley

John Linnell, ca. 1833

Brown ink drawing of shepherds with sheep, goats and a donkey on a road by a fountain under a large tree.

Landscape with Shepherds and their Flock

Adriaen van der Cabel, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dune landscape with a large tree, shrubs, a ruined tower and birds in the sky.

Dune Landscape with Trees

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, 17th century

Drawing of a wooded river landscape with two cattle in shallow water beside rocks, under a dramatic cloudy sky.

A wooded river landscape with cattle

the younger Benjamin Barker, 1826

Pen and red chalk sketch of a man leaning on a staff beside a dog, with trees and landscape in the background.

Framed Sketch for a Man, a Dog and a Tree

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm fronds in an arched niche, with fountains on pedestals at each side.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a nude young man pointing toward sunbeams beside a tree, and an old man reclining in grass at right.

An old man reclining on the ground at right; at left a naked younger man standing pointing toward the sun with and le…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm trees and fountains in an arched frame, after Marcantonio Raimondi.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Sepia drawing of a rocky river landscape with fishermen, a ruined castle on a cliff, and distant mountains.

Landscape with Fishermen

Gaspard Dughet, 17th century

Painted river landscape with a fisherman standing in a rowboat beside rocks, framed by dense trees under a cloudy sky.

A wooded river landscape with a fisherman in a boat

the younger Benjamin Barker, 1826

Pen and brown ink drawing of a canal with moored boats, wooden buildings, and trees reflected in the water.

Landscape with a Canal in the Foreground

Johannes Leupenius, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a dense tree-lined forest with a wooden fence and a pale path opening under a cloudy sky.

Large Forest (recto); A tree-lined lane with figure (verso)

Johannes Leupenius, 17th century

Woodcut of two women embracing before a stone archway, with a mountain landscape, trees, and a dog in the foreground.

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1503-4

Brown ink drawing of a wide landscape with a tree, figures, and a donkey on a path, with trees receding to the horizon.

Landscape with figures

Jan Lievens, 1620-74

Brown ink drawing of a milkmaid milking a cow in a forest clearing, with resting cattle and a farmhouse.

Landscape with Milkmaid

Jan Lievens, 1622-74

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd with sheep beside willow trees, with a small church on a distant hill.

Landscape with a Shepherd and His Flock

Jan Lievens, 1622-74

Grey wash drawing of a crowned woman seated beside a lion with a palm tree, obelisk, and ornamental panel below.

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of horsemen riding past military tents toward a distant town with church spires under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1-6, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted horsemen in a field with a distant city skyline of church towers under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Tournai, Seen from the North-East (June 21-25, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a landscape with a large tree, cottages, a ruined tower, a cart, and a distant church spire.

Landscape with cottages and a figure by a cart

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Pen drawing of a landscape with a herdsman driving cattle, trees at right, and figures and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Figures and Cattle

Pieter de Molijn, 1658

Pen and wash drawing of a formal garden with terraces, statues, shade trees, figures and a distant palace.

Classical Landscape

Isaac de Moucheron, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of two robed men beside a kneeling woman, a tent camp behind them, and a figure climbing a cloudy mountain.

Aaron and Nadab Taking Leave of Elisheba (?), with the Israelites Camped before Mount Sinai and Moses Ascending the M…

Adam van Noort, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and ink landscape of a river with a ruined arch, rocky banks, boats, and figures in the foreground, with birds overhead.

Landscape with the Calling of St. Peter

Jacob Pynas, 17th century

Hand-colored title page for Songs of Innocence showing a woman reading to two children beneath a tree, with ornate lettering.

Songs of Innocence: Title Page

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched farm buildings on flat land with trees and smoke, by Rembrandt.

Group of Farm Buildings

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1648-52

Illuminated page: a mother and child under a tree at sunrise, above the hand-lettered poem The Little Black Boy with decorati

Songs of Innocence: The Little Black Boy

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, boulders, and a hilltop village under a pale sky.

Landscape

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1609-67

Hand-colored page with a child pointing into a dark night landscape, above the poem The Little Boy Lost in orange lettering.

Songs of Innocence: Little Boy Lost

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored illustration of a haloed robed figure leading a small child through dark trees, with verse text below.

Songs of Innocence: The Little Boy Found

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page of Blake's Night showing poem text, a slender tree, a crescent moon and small angel figures in blue and gre

Songs of Innocence: Night

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page from Blake's Songs of Innocence with poem On Anothers Sorrow, framed by a tree and decorative border.

Songs of Innocence: On Anothers Sorrow

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Pen and brown ink drawing of a pastoral scene with shepherds, a well, sheep, cattle and large trees beside a river.

The Meeting of Jacob And Rachel at the Well

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640-49

Blake illuminated page: a reclining woman in pink beside tents, and a lioness below beneath a branch, with poem text.

Songs of Experience: The Little Girl Lost (second plate); The Little Girl Found

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page with a poem in red text, showing a reclining nude, two children, lions, and a twisted tree.

Songs of Experience: The Little Girl Found (second plate)

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page of Blake's poems My Pretty Rose Tree, Ah! Sun-Flower and The Lilly, with a watercolor vignette of two figur

Songs of Experience: My Pretty Rose Tree, Ah! Sun-Flower, The Lilly

William Blake, [1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page from Blake's Songs of Experience with the poem A Poison Tree, a tree, and a reclining figure below.

Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree

William Blake, [1794] printed ca. 1825

Oval drawing on blue paper of nymphs reclining and dancing beside satyrs, one lifting a vessel, under a tree.

Nymphs And Satyrs

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and white-heightened drawing of nymphs dancing in a circle in a wooded glade, with seated musicians at the edges.

Dancing Nymphs in a Glade

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash landscape of two figures talking in a field, a church tower and trees on the horizon, cloudy sky.

Landscape with Two Figures Conversing

Salomon van Ruysdael, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a cottage among trees, with a man and dog crossing a wooden footbridge at right.

House among Trees, at Right Man and Dog on a Footbridge

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a river with a masted sailing boat and rowboat beside a densely wooded bank.

River Scene with Boats before a densely Wooded Bank

Salomon van Ruysdael, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded river landscape with the Virgin and Child, a donkey, and kneeling angels in the foregr

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Herman van Swanevelt, mid-17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a horse-drawn covered carriage on a road beside a leaning tree and a horseman.

Carriage In A Landscape

Gérard ter Borch, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat handing a letter to a woman beside a tree on a cobbled street.

Scene From A Comedy

Jacob Buys, 1740-1801

Drawing of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a winding path, and a distant village on blue-grey paper.

Wooded Landscape with a House by a River

Lucas van Uden, 17th century

Ink and brown wash drawing of a spreading tree with drooping branches on a grassy mound.

Study of a Tree

Marten van Valckenborch, mid-16th-early 17th century