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Watercolor study of a windswept tree with golden and green foliage against blue and green washes of sky and hillside.

Study of a tree

George Richmond, possibly 1848

Red chalk and graphite sketch of large cedar trees in a park with grass, a figure, and grazing animals.

Cedar trees in a park

George Richmond, 1840-70

Watercolor landscape of cattle in a stream beneath large trees, with a ruined abbey and hills in the distance.

Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

Paul Sandby, 1770-79 (?)

Watercolor of a young woman with a stick in a forest, with workers and stacked timber behind her.

Barking Timber in Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire

Joshua Cristall, 1818 (?)

Graphite sketch of a dense clump of trees above a shaded path, with hatched shading on the foliage and ground.

A clump of trees

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1757

Pencil sketch of a rocky stream with a fallen log, boulders, shrubs and pebbles in the foreground.

A Rocky Stream or River

James Ward, ca. 1811

Etched satyr mask with furrowed brow, flattened nose, long beard and an oak leaf wreath on the head.

Satyr Mask with an Indented Snout and a Wreath of Oak Leaves, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a bearded grotesque mask crowned with oak leaves and acorns, with ribbons and foliage hanging at the sides.

Mask with a Wreath of Laurels and a Wreath of Oak Leaves, Seen from Below, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Watercolor of a riverside scene on the Thames with a large tree, brick buildings, a chimney, a sailing boat and figures.

On the Thames at Hammersmith

John Varley, ca. 1836

Pencil drawing of a hilltop village above a wooded valley with a river, arched bridge, and hazy mountains beyond.

A View of Cavi in the Sabine Hills

Louis Gurlitt, 1848

Pen and ink drawing of a hilltop town on a cliff above the sea, with trees and two figures in the foreground.

View of Capri

Carl Wagner, 1823

Watercolor of dead game birds, a hare, a shotgun and a hunting dog beneath an oak tree in a forest landscape.

Hunting Still Life in a Forest

Wybrand Hendricks, 1784

Etching of a man with a fishing rod by a large tree on a riverbank, with a town and church tower across the water.

Broken Tackle

Hubert von Herkomer, 1891

Pen and grey ink drawing of a house by a grotto, a roadside chapel, trees, and a distant hilltop town across a lake.

A House near a Grotto and a Roadside Chapel at Lake Nemi, with a View of Genzano from the North; verso: Sketch of Tre…

Johann Martin von Rohden, early-mid 19th century

Watercolor of a country château beside a lake, with tall cypress trees and wooded hills behind it.

View of the Château at Folembray

Paul Huet, ca. 1831

Watercolor of an ivy-covered stone ruin with an arched doorway, framed by trees and a grassy field under a pale sky.

An ivy covered ruin

Francis Towne, late 1780s-early 1790s

Colorful poster with a car looping above a rainbow over a village, with German text in a decorative black border.

Variety Act 11: Mac Bull from Philadelphia in His Frightful Loop-the-Loop Ride in His Car (Varietenummer 11: Mac Bull…

Moriz Jung, 1907

Grey wash drawing of a stone tomb with stepped base among tall forest tree trunks.

A Stone Tomb in a Forest; verso: Study of a Flower

Christen Købke, 1830

Pen and ink drawing of a brook lined with bare trees, with a farm, grazing cows, and two figures in an open field.

A Brook near a Farm in Usserød with Cows and Two Figures

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1847

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude woman raising her arms as a satyr reaches toward her in a wooded landscape.

Amymone (?) with a lecherous satyr

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Red chalk drawing of a gnarled tree with a knotted trunk, spreading branches and leafy crown on pale paper.

Study of a Tree in the Luxembourg Gardens

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, 1773

Watercolor of a woodland clearing with stacked planks, felled logs, a wooden shed and tall trees under green foliage.

Clearing with a lumber mill

John Middleton, 1847 (?)

Etching of a seated woman and small dog beside a stream with rocks, leafy trees and bare trees under a misty sky.

At the Bank of the Stream in Rossillon (Ain)

Adolphe Appian, 1867

Etching of two wild boars running through a bare-trunked forest clearing with scattered undergrowth.

Wild Boar, from "Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages"

Karl Bodmer, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a figure with a dog on ancient stone walls overlooking a plain, a winding road, and a distant sea under stormy

View of Norba from the North, towards San Felice Circeo

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1856

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with a large tree, rocky cliffs, a waterfall, and three small figures on a path.

Figures beside a waterfall and pool in a wooded landscape

John Varley, 1812

Dark woodland path at dusk with tall trees on both sides and pale light on the ground, in brown and blue wash.

A woodland scene at dusk (recto); A study of trees and foliage (verso)

William James Müller, 1833-45

Drawing of a wooded and rocky landscape with trees on the left, boulders on a steep slope, and white highlights on grey paper

A wooded and rocky landscape

Raphael Lamar West, ca. 1800

Watercolor drawing of nude Adam and Eve by a tree with fig leaves, a parrot, an angel, and a mountain landscape behind.

The Expulsion from Paradise

Daniel Fröschl, late 16th-early 17th century

Pencil sketch of large trees in an open landscape, inscribed Charles River June 22 1886, on a sketchbook page.

Charles River June 22 '86 (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886