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Sepia etching of a stormy mountain lake with lightning, sailboats, and figures struggling with a cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun, Swiss (Liber Studiorum, part III, plate 15)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Etching of an Egyptian landscape with pyramids, a stone building, a waterway, palms, fallen trees and two robed figures.

Fifth Plague of Egypt (Liber Studiorum, part III, plate 16)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1808

Sepia engraving of a stormy Yorkshire coast with cliffs, a lighthouse, a wrecked ship and figures on rocks.

Coast of Yorkshire, Near Whitby (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 24)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1811

Sepia etching of sheep resting on a hillside below a steep ridge under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Hind Head Hill, on the Portsmouth Road (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 25)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1811

Sepia etching of a country road with trees, cattle, horses, and a ruined abbey on a hill under a cloudy sky.

St. Catharine's Hill near Guilford (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 33)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 1811

Etching of Martello towers along a coast, with beached boats, figures on the shore, and steep cliffs on the right.

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 34)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1811

Sepia etching of a Scottish peat bog with figures, a horse and cart, under a stormy sky with a rainbow over mountains.

Peat Bog, Scotland (Liber Studiorum, part IX, plate 45)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, April 23, 1812

Sepia etching of a river with a ruined castle, resting cattle on the bank, bathers in the water and a small boat.

River Wye (Liber Studiorum, part X, plate 48)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, May 23, 1812

Sepia etching of a glacier winding between jagged mountain peaks under a cloudy sky, by J. M. W. Turner, 1812.

Mêr de Glace, Valley of Chamouni-Savoy (Liber Studiorum, part X, plate 50)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, May 23, 1812

Sepia etching of cattle driven across a flat moor under a stormy sky with falling rain and distant hills.

Solway Moss (Liber Studiorum, part XI, plate 52)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1816

Sepia landscape print of trees, a waterfall, a reclining figure, a grazing animal, and a distant tower under a moon.

Solitude, or The Reading Magdalen (Liber Studiorum, part XI, plate 53)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, May 12, 1814

Etching of a river scene with a stone bridge, women and a child, a figure wading in water, a rowboat, and a cart.

Water Cress Gatherers ( (Liber Studiorum, part XIII)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1819

Sepia print of a riverside scene with tall trees, a columned rotunda, distant buildings and reflections in still water.

Isleworth (Liber Studiorum, part XIII, plate 63)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Sepia engraving of a rugged Scottish mountain valley with a stream, boulders, pine trees and dramatic clouds.

Ben Arthur, Scotland (Liber Studiorum, part XIV, plate 69)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Pen and ink drawing of labeled trees in a landscape with hills, a pond and ducks.

Recto: On Timber, the Species of Trees (Vitruvius, Book 2, Chapter 9, no. 4); Verso: On Timber, the Battle of Larigni…

Sangallo family, 1530-45

Pen and brown ink landscape with wind-blown trees, small figures, a wooden structure and clouds in the sky.

Recto: Landscape with Trees and Figures (? Remarks on the Winds and the Lay-out of the City; Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapt…

Sangallo family, 1530-45

Watercolor of a cascading waterfall over rocks in a forest, with trees on both sides and a wooden footbridge in front.

A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf

Christoph Nathe, late 18th-early 19th century

Wood engraving of blasted trees and rolling hills under a crescent moon in a stormy, dark night sky.

Blasted Trees and Flattened Crops, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a bearded seated figure under a fruit tree with raised arms, a full moon, sheep, and a cottage in a hilly l

Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Painted coastal scene of a stormy bay with a steamship, a white cottage, and a group of figures on a grassy slope.

Valentia, Ireland: From the Harbor, opposite Knight's-town, at the period of laying the Cable of 1857

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a bay with steamships and sailing boats, cliffs with figures and sheep at left, and hills under a cloudy sky.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats Laying the Earth Wire, July 21st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a rocky bay with a steamship and rowing boats, and a crowd gathered on distant clifftops under smoky skies.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of ships at anchor in a calm bay below a mountain, with figures on rocks in the foreground at dusk.

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of anchored ships in a calm bay with a distant village, framed by conifers and rocks in the foreground.

Arrival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: The Cable Passed to the Paddle-box Boat of the Terrible, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Blue-toned drawing of a mountain valley with a lake, trees, clouds, and small figures near a wooden building.

View of the Ankl-Alpe and the Schliersee

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1817

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mountainous landscape with waterfalls, trees, and a reclining man in the foreground.

Reclining Man in a Mountainous Landscape with Waterfalls

Johann Georg von Dillis, 18th-early 19th century

Graphite and chalk drawing of a wooded valley with a shepherd, goats and cattle on a path beneath clouds.

Landscape near Ruhpolding

Cantius Dillis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a river, distant mountains, two resting figures and a ruined tower.

Southern Landscape with Resting Wayfarers at a River

Ferdinand Kobell, 1760-99

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men beside a stone pedestal with sculptures and an urn among tall trees.

Three Men in a Landscape near Sculptures

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Watercolor landscape with trees, an obelisk, a statue on a pedestal, small figures, a river and a distant hilltop town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures Making Music

Jan van Huysum, early 18th century