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Engraved alpine valley with cliffs, fields and village, plus a castle, a shrine and an inscription cartouche below.

The Inn Valley from the series Civitates Orbis Terrarum, vol. V, plate 59

Simon Novellanus, 1590

Watercolor landscape of a stream cutting through a plain beneath blue snowy mountains, with a domed building on the horizon.

Landscape near Rome

Albert Venus, 1867

Etched view of the Rhine with a sailboat, distant castle-topped hills, and walkers on a road near a wall at Bonn.

The Rhine near Bonn [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1644

Etching of a woman seen from behind in a headscarf and draped cloak, carrying a bundle on her shoulder.

A Woman from the Mountains

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a town of stone houses beside a path, with a windblown tree on the left and a mountain behind.

View of a City, plate XI from "Livre de paysages dédié à Monsieur de Beringhen"

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1693

Lithograph of a stormy Glenfinlas valley with mountains, rocks, and horsemen with dogs in the foreground.

Vallée de Glenfinlas (Glenfinlas Valley), from "Vues Pittoresques de l'Écosse"

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Hand-colored 1881 fashion print of two women on a mountain path, one in a crimson gown, one in a plaid hunting costume.

A Lady in a Hunting Costume with a Lady in Walking Costume on a Mountain Path from La Mode Illustrée

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, 1881

Etching of a landscape with ruins on a hillside, a mountain beyond, and two men and a dog in the foreground near water.

View of hillside with ruins (an aqueduct?) and mountain crag beyond, in the foreground a man kneels on the grass besi…

Karel Dujardin, 1658

Brown wash drawing of a valley seen through a rocky arch, with a mill, river, footbridge and small figures.

View of a Valley through a Rocky Arch

Friedrich Christian Reinermann, 1806

Engraving of men in a hall listening to a bearded speaker who points to a painting of mountain passes with marching troops.

Plate 23: Conference on What Steps to Take Upon the Romans' New Troops Approaching Across the Alps, from "The War of…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraving of a nude bearded man seated on rocks beside discarded armor, with a child and mountains in the background.

Don Quixote in the Sable Mountains

Robert Blyth, October 20, 1782

Narrow etching of a landscape with tree trunks framing ruins, a small bridge over a river, and distant hills.

Landscape

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545

Trade card illustration of a Rocky Mountain sheep ram with large curled horns against a pale sky and shrubs.

Rocky Mountain Sheep, from the Wild Animals of the World series (N25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etching of two horsemen in turbans and cloaks descending a rocky hill, with a third rider and pack horse in the distance.

Plate 10: two horsemen descending a mountain at left, another horseman to right in background, from "Diversi Capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Engraving of a man approaching a woman drinking from a goblet, with a watermill, castle and mountains in the background.

A man steps toward a woman who holds a goblet to her mouth, a watermill and mountains beyond

Heinrich Ulrich, ca. 1585-1621

Engraved landscape of a mountain valley with a river, a town with a church, and a bird-catcher with a dog in the foreground.

The Crafty Bird-Catcher (Insidiosus auceps), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a ship docked at a harbor with figures on shore, barrels in the foreground, and a mountain in the distance.

A ship disembarking to left, two galley slaves stand and one sits next to a barrel to right, various other figures on…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645

Hand-colored print of a Hudson River view with hills, cattle, a steamboat, and sunbeams breaking through clouds.

View from Fishkill Looking To West-Point (No. 15 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

John Rubens Smith, 1825

Engraved landscape of a river valley with mountains, boats, a town, and a farmer with a cart beside a large tree.

Rustic Solicitude (Solicitudo rustica), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of Mount Parnassus with an angel trumpeting at left, philosophers gathered at the base, and gods in clouds at the sum

Rock of the Philosphers, or Mount Parnassus, many ancient philosophers gathered in groups at the base of the mountain…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1661

Engraving of kneeling St Francis in a rocky forest landscape with waterfalls, receiving rays of light from a figure in the sk

St Francis Receives the Stigmata

Cornelis Cort, 1567

Engraving of a river landscape with a walled town, sailing boats, a covered wagon, and a large tree on the right.

The Belgian Wagon (Plaustrum Belgicum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a peasant in a hat walking right with a bundle and basket, a horse descending a hill behind him among trees.

Plate 11: A peasant wearing a hat at center, walking towards the right, a horse descending a mountain to right in the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Trade card with a portrait of John Arkins beside a rider on horseback herding cattle across grassland.

John Arkins, Denver Rocky Mountain News, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Etching of a rugged alpine valley with rocky cliffs, a hilltop castle, a village by a river, and a horseback rider.

Large Alpine Landscape

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a waterfall between rocky cliffs with cattle, goats and a seated woman under trees in the foreground.

A waterfall descending from the mountains in the center background, various animals and a woman and child beneath a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two horsemen and a walking man descending a hill toward a castle set among jagged mountains.

Two horsemen descend a hill in center, following another man on foot, a castle in the mountains in the center backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraving of a mountain valley with a river, walled town, and hilltop castle, with a small penitent Magdalene in a cave at lo

The Penitent Magdalene (Magdalena poenitens), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a shepherd on horseback crossing a stream with dogs and goats, a large tree at left and hills behind.

A shepherd on horseback in the middle of a stream, dogs, goats and cows follow, a large tree to left and mountains to…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Circular etching of a river landscape with a lying horse, cow, goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and trees.

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48