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Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a rider on a rearing horse brandishing a lance, with French caption text beneath reading Pérou.

Pérou, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing of ruined castle walls with grazing cattle and sheep and a shepherd in a hilly landscape.

Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Brederode Castle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-late 17th century

Etching of a village road with two horse carts, travelers, chickens, geese and houses under a cloudy sky.

Village Street with Two Carts

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in blue uniforms beneath a classical colonnade with carved reliefs and a distant hilltop t

Two Mounted Soldiers in Classical Ruins, for a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1812-83

Etching of two travellers resting in a shaded woodland beside a path, with dogs and a large twisted tree.

Two Travellers Resting in the Woods

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a forest scene with a seated traveller and dog beside a stream, tall trees filling the composition.

A Traveller Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a dirt path, a small group of walking figures and distant hills.

The Banishment of Hagar

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape of a tall tree grove with a reclining couple, a winged child and hounds in the foreground, and hills beyond.

Venus and Adonis

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Two studies of a saddled horse and of a horse with a boy astride; verso: Study of a bean plant

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1602

Sepia print of a classical landscape with pine trees, a tambourine dancer, seated women, a river, and a stone arch.

The Woman and Tambourine, part I, plate 3 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Sepia print of a thatched barn with horses, cattle, a farm cart and workers handling hay in a rural yard.

The Straw Yard, part II, plate 7 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Sepia etching of Pembury Mill, Kent, showing a waterwheel, a miller with sacks inside the mill, and a sleeping dog.

Pembury Mill, Kent, part III, plate 12 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia print of a dense forest with tall trees, where two figures and a dog rest on a path in the foreground.

Procris and Cephalus, part VIII, plate 41 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 14, 1812

Sepia etching of beached sailing boats, horse carts and figures on a tidal shore with a distant castle under clouds.

Scene on the French Coast (Liber Studiorum, part I, plate 4)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Etched landscape of a dirt road between trees, with cattle resting and a ruined castle on a hill in the distance.

The Castle above the Meadows, plate 8 from "Liber Studiorum, part II"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1808

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

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

Engraving of galleys and a three-masted ship at sea beneath clouds with a sun chariot and Jupiter figure.

Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky, from the series of Ships

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Engraving of a bearded shepherd carrying a lamb in a doorway, with thieves and wolves attacking sheep around the shed.

The Parable of the Good Shepherd

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565

Engraving of St. James confronting a magician amid demons, witches, a cauldron and flying figures in a crowded scene.

St. James and the Magician Hermogenes from The Story of the Magician Hermogenes

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565

Engraving of Avarice showing a woman counting coins by a chest, greedy figures, scales, and a fiery demon-filled landscape.

Avarice (Avaritia) from The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1558

Engraving of grotesque armored figures fighting in a crowd, with a tall hooded figure and a burning town behind them.

Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of nude figures and grotesque creatures in a fantastical landscape, illustrating Lust from The Seven Deadly Sins.

Lust (Luxuria) from The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Hand-colored print of a carter whipping a horse as a cart overturns and figures fall into a river beside a cottage.

The Carter and the Gipsies

Thomas Rowlandson, May 10, 1815

Print of a shepherdess on horseback with sheep and cattle by a stream, framed in an oval, in red and gray tones.

The Four Times of Day: Le Matin

Gilles Demarteau, 1776

Engraving of Satan falling from God's presence, with angels, flames, and a seated family with a dog below.

Satan Going Forth fron the Presence of the Lord

William Blake, 1825-26

Sepia print of a shepherd resting with sheep, cattle and a dog beside a ruined tower, within an oval frame.

The Four Times of Day: L'Après Midi

Gilles Demarteau, 1776

Wood engraving of a shepherd and a woman in robes beside sheep, a wooden gate, and a barn under a pale sky.

Thenot and Colinet Lead Their Flocks Together, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a farmer driving two oxen with a plough at sunrise, with two draped figures walking beside them.

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821