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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching of a man playing violin, a seated woman with a child, a woman behind a tree, and figures by a river.

A man playing the violin in center, turned towards the left in profile, a seated woman to left playing with her danci…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Engraving of a pastoral scene with napping peasants under a tree, a standing soldier at right, a cottage, goats, and a dog by

Plate XLIX: Pastoral scene with peasants napping, one resting on a woman under a tree, a soldier approaches at right;…

Giuliano Giampiccoli, ca. 1725-59

Etching of two horses on a grassy bank, a horseman and sheep flock on a ridge to the left, under a cloudy sky.

Two horses ascending the bank of a river at right, following a procession of horses and one horseman to the left, pla…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a horseman descending a riverbank with a second rider crossing the river to the right.

A horseman descends a riverbank, another horseman in river to right, plate 8 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Pen sketch sheet with studies of fantastical woodland creatures, gnarled roots, and figures in cloaks and tall hats.

Studies of Imaginary Woodland Creatures and Other Figures

Moritz von Schwind, mid-19th century

Etching of a satyr leaning against a tree beside a child playing with a goat, with a distant landscape behind.

A satyr sitting against a tree to right and holding a flute in his right hand, a child playing with a goat to left, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a herdsman on horseback leading cattle down a hill, with a stone pine and a distant tower.

Herdsman atop a horse, seen from behind, leads his cattle down a hill, a tower on a hill to left in the background, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of two men and a woman seated in an open landscape conversing, with small figures in the distance.

Two noblemen seated in center, seen from behind, conversing with a noblewoman seated between them, a noblewoman and m…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a seated horse in the foreground with other horses, a leaning tree, and a distant building in a landscape.

A seated horse to right, seen from behind and turned to the left, three other horses in middleground, a tree in cente…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two resting goats in the foreground, with trees, a rocky riverbank, small figures and a hatched cloudy sky.

Two goats resting to right, turned towards the left, four men and a horse in a river in the background, plate 9 from…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two horsemen in plumed hats descending a hill, with a distant rider on a smaller horse at right.

Two horsemen descending a mountain at left, another horseman to right in background, plate 10 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall in a wooded landscape, with a mother and child seated on a rock at lower left.

Landscape with Waterfall and a Mother and Child

Johann Peter Beer, 1800

Etched oval rebus with cupids, a glove, a ring and figures, framed by drapery above a landscape with ruins.

Rébus on the subject of love, a riddle depicted on drapery, below a landscape with a pyramid and two obelisks, a bust…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Monochrome drawing of a storm over a waterfall, with a windblown tree, rocky bank, small figures and a distant tower.

Stormy Landscape

Hendrik Meijer, 1776

Watercolor of a stone tower, village houses, a covered wagon on a road, and a castle ruin on a hill.

View of Weinheim on the River Neckar

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Grey monochrome drawing of a dusky landscape with streaked clouds, dark trees at left and a distant tree line.

Coastal Landscape

Anton Melbye, mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone tower with an arch, two small figures at lower right, hills and river behind.

Landscape with a Ruined Tower and Two Figures

Martin von Molitor, 1794

Grey wash drawing of rocky hills with shrubs, a shepherd with a staff, a tree and grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Landscape in Saxony

Carl August Richter, late 18th-19th century

Brown wash drawing of figures on a path under tall trees, with a town and bay visible in the distance.

Figures in a Grove above the Bay of Naples

Jakob Wilhelm Hüber, 1820

Study drawing of the Trinity and saints around the Sacred Hearts, with kneeling clerics, a ship at sea, and a rococo frame.

A Study for a Frontispiece: The Trinity and Saints surrounding the Sacred Hearts of Christ and the Virgin Mary, a Coa…

Vitus Felix Rigl, 1743-79

Pencil landscape sketch of rolling hills, a ruined stone tomb on the right, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

View of the Appian Way

August Leopold Venus, 1866

Etching of a rider watering his horse at a fountain beside ruins, with a second rider in the distance under trees.

Plate 19: Landscape with a Cavalier Watering His Horse at a Fountain, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses fi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Pencil and wash drawing of a valley with a rocky gorge, trees, and a hilltop town with church towers under distant mountains.

Landscape Near Tivoli

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1800-1863

Engraving of a rocky landscape with a horse and groom, large trees on the right, and a hilltop town under hatched clouds.

Landscape with a Horseman and His Groom

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1552-61

Etching of two peasants on a country road, one riding a horse, with ruins, trees and hills behind them in a circular frame.

Landscape with Two Peasants, One Riding a Horse, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des r…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of two seated men in robes on a rocky shore, with sailing ships and a rowboat on the sea beside them.

Two Turkish Merchants in a Port, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a seated young satyr on a rock by a river, with a bathing nude figure at left and trees in a circular frame.

Young Satyr About to Bathe in a River, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a seaport with a beached ship, workers with barrels, a sailing ship at anchor, and a large tree on the left.

Plate 1: seaport with ships, from "Seascapes" (Paysages maritimes)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644

Etching of a twisted tree on a rock by water, with two cloaked women and a donkey at the left edge.

Landscape with two women, one mounted on a donkey

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching in a circle of a woman nursing an infant beside a young satyr with a vine garland, set among foliage and rocks.

Satyr family, from 'Landscapes and seaports' (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656