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4,705 works

Illustrated manuscript folio with six red-ground painted scenes of a tiger, figures and flowers, with Arabic text.

Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi

Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi, dated 741 AH/1340-41 CE

Miniature painting of a harpist and a seated man on rocks, surrounded by deer, gazelles, birds and a white horse in a hilly l

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597-98

Painted manuscript page of an elephant clock with a mahout, a dragon, a bird on top, and figures in a canopied tower.

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Persian miniature of birds gathered by a stream in a rocky landscape, with a peacock, cranes and a falcon under a tree.

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Habiballah of Sava, ca. 1600

Persian miniature of a youth in a garden pavilion attended by winged fairies, musicians and a crescent moon above.

"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maid…

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597-98

Persian miniature of a seated ruler at a mountain feast beside a central fire, with attendants, grazing animals, and calligra

"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1525

Two turbaned figures meet in a rocky landscape, one on a black horse beside a man seated on a brown camel, framed by Persian

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

Mustafa ibn Vali, ca. 1595

Pen and ink landscape sketch of thatched village houses with horsemen and travelers on a road beneath a tall tree.

Approach to a Mountain Village with Horsemen on the Road

Fra' Bartolomeo, ca. 1501

Sketch of a rider in a top hat on a brown horse in a circus ring, with two spectators in red at the barrier.

At the Circus: The Spanish Walk (Au Cirque: Le Pas espagnol)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Pastel drawing of jockeys on racehorses crossing a grassy track with a distant town and church spire.

Race Horses

Edgar Degas, ca. 1885-88

Sepia watercolor of mounted riders and pack mules on grassland beside a winding river, with wooded hills in the distance.

On the Head-Waters--Burgess Finding a Ford

Frederic Remington, ca. 1893

Watercolor of a crowded hall with feathered figures on a wooden stage, a standing man, and spectators.

Exhibition of Indian Tribal Ceremonies at the Olympic Theater, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Watercolor of a ferry with carriage and passengers crossing a rocky river toward pale cliffs and wooded hills.

A Ferry Scene on the Susquehanna at Wright's Ferry, near Havre de Grace

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Two painted riders on galloping horses, one with a feathered headdress and lance, one drawing a bow, on aged ledger paper.

Swift Dog Strikes an Enemy

Swift Dog, ca. 1880

Watercolor of uniformed soldiers with bearskin hats, a drummer, mounted cavalry, and a blue flag, marching on a dirt road.

Members of the City Troop and Other Philadelphia Soldiery

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Watercolor of a yellow stagecoach with passengers and four white horses on a dirt road beside a river and hills.

Travel by Stagecoach Near Trenton, New Jersey

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bear hunt with mounted hunters, hounds and a bear in a landscape with a town.

Bear Hunt

Flanders, ca. 1470-90

Watercolor of people dancing and socializing in a wayside inn, with a fiddler playing near an open door.

Merrymaking at a Wayside Inn

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of robed, bearded men gesturing in conversation, with a dog in the foreground.

The Parable of the Beam and the Mote

Unknown artist, ca. 1520-30

Red chalk drawing of a crowd in a columned hall, with a kneeling man at center and a seated preacher gesturing to the left.

Saint Philip Healing the Cripple in Samaria

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1655

Watercolor of a two-horse sleigh with passengers on a snowy Philadelphia street beside a columned bank building.

Winter Scene in Philadelphia - The Bank of the United States in the Background

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and ink drawing of two birds and a cricket on branches, with a castle and town in the distant landscape.

Two Birds and a Cricket

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Brown wash drawing of an old couple at a table with a child playing a pipe beside them.

Old Couple with a Child Playing a Pipe

Jacob Jordaens, late 18th century

Watercolor of a couple and street figures before a classical church, with a street lamp and a spotted dog.

"Worldly Folk" Questioning Chimney Sweeps and Their Master before Christ Church, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded triumphal procession with a carriage, horsemen, a winged trumpeting angel, and a triumphal

The Triumphal Entry of Frederik Hendrik of the Orange into The Hague

David Vinckboons, ca. 1629

Drawing of a crowned king at a banquet table with musicians, a child, a dog and a parrot in an interior.

The King Drinks

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1645-50

Pen and watercolor drawing of a peasant family in a cluttered barn interior with a woman in bed, a cat and baskets.

Peasant Family in a Barn

Isaac van Ostade, 1640s

Pen and wash sketch of a hawker with a tall hat showing a cage on a table, with a woman holding a child at right.

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a classical sacrifice scene with an altar, a kneeling woman, standing men, and a deer head among trees

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Gérard de Lairesse, ca. 1667-88

Pen and wash drawing of a hunt with hunters, horses, hounds, nets and a stag in a wooded landscape.

Wolf hunt

Etienne Delaune, second half 16th century