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Etching of a rocky river gorge with a waterfall, goats on the rocks, and a distant town with sailing boats under a cloudy sky

Mountain Landscape

Sébastien Leclerc, 1673

Brown ink drawing of a fortified stone bridge and tower beside a river, with a craggy mountain behind and travelers nearby.

Fortified Bridge against Distant Mountains

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, c. 1760

Pen drawing of a turbaned woman riding a grey horse past rocky cliffs and a pool, with robed figures at left.

Oriental Horsewoman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1858

Brown wash drawing of a mountain landscape with rocky peaks, a wooded hollow in the foreground, and clouds in the sky.

Mountain Landscape with a Hollow

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a mountain valley with a waterfall, rocks, trees and distant peaks under a hazy sky.

A Mountain Valley with a Waterfall

John Glover, c. 1795

Ink drawing of a turbaned horseman on a white horse in a rocky mountain ravine, with a second rider behind him.

Oriental Horseman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1858

Watercolor and graphite drawing of layered Blue Ridge mountains and a wooded valley under a hazy, cloud-filled sky.

Blue Ridge Mountains

Stanford White, c. 1898

Watercolor of a mountain with a cross-shaped snow pattern above a misty valley, with a waterfall and pines in the foreground.

Mountain of the Holy Cross

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridges and a valley with handwritten notes, on pale paper.

Mountain Landscape [verso]

Thomas Cole, c. 1828

Black and white woodcut of a wooden house among trees and flowers, with radiating sunlight lines across the sky.

Mountain House

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917

Muted brown watercolor of a crescent moon over hazy mountains and a flat meadow with trees.

New Moon or Solar Eclipse above the Riesengebirge Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich, 1810 or 1828/1835

Watercolor landscape of snowy mountain peaks above a dark valley and lake, with an inscription reading The Rainy Day.

Illustration for Longfellow's "The Rainy Day"

Myles Birket Foster, 1850s

Grey wash drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a hilltop town and distant mountains beyond.

Bridge with Mountains in the Distance (Ventimiglia)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Pale watercolor landscape with blue misty mountains, a white tower building at left, and a stream in the foreground.

A Landscape with Mountains and a Stream

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1821

Watercolor of a large feathery tree before a distant mountain peak, with a flat plain and misty horizon.

Two Ancient Trees before a Mountain Peak

attributed to Jules Dupré, c. 1830

Charcoal sketch of rocky boulders and scrubby vegetation in a mountain landscape, by Egon Schiele, 1917.

Mountain Stream

Egon Schiele, 1917

Watercolor of a tower castle among trees on a green hillside, with snowy Alpine peaks rising behind it under a cloudy sky.

The Castle of Bürglen with the Alps Beyond

Carl Wagner, 1862

Watercolor landscape of ruins on a rocky hill above a valley, with a wooden bridge, grazing cattle and a thatched cottage.

The Ruins of the Monastery of Oybin in the Zittau Mountains

Philipp Veith, 1792

Watercolor of a sunlit mountain valley with craggy cliffs and trees, with a seated man at lower right.

A Seated Man Contemplating a Sunlit Mountain Valley

Jakob Alt, c. 1825

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins, fallen columns, a wind-bent palm, and a river winding toward a distant mountain.

Antique Ruins along a Mountain Coast

Johann Franciscus Ermels, 1670s

Monochrome drawing of a rider and dog beside a still pond with rocky banks, trees, and a bird in the sky.

A Rider by a Mountain Pond at Sunset

Adolphe Appian, 1870s

Engraving of gnarled ancient trees beside a watermill, with travelers and a dog in the foreground and a distant river valley.

Ancient Trees by a Mountain Watermill

Aegidius Sadeler II after Pieter Stevens, 1600/1615

Pencil sketch of a valley with a river, sailboats, distant mountains, trees and farm buildings, with handwritten color notes.

Valley with River and Mountains

William Sidney Mount, 1843

Pencil drawing of a lake shore with pine trees, a rowboat with one figure, and distant mountains under a streaked sky.

Cherry Lake, White Mountains

Aaron Draper Shattuck, 1859

Pencil sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a winding creek in a canyon, with scattered trees along the valley floor.

Clear Creek Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1869

Graphite sketch of a seated man in a pith helmet looking over a rolling landscape with distant hills and trees.

Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]

David Johnson, 1851

Pencil study of two clusters of birch branches with small leaves on tan paper, inscribed Catskill Mountains 1856.

Birch Boughs, Catskill Mountains

John William Casilear, 1856

Watercolor of a white cascade tumbling through a shadowed rocky mountain gorge with green foliage on the cliffs.

A Cascade in the Mountains

Henri Harpignies, 1870s

Etched landscape of steep rock cliffs, forested ridges, a hilltop building complex, and small travelers on a road.

View of the Mountain of La Verna from the Road of Casentino (Vue de la montagne della Vernia...) [plate A]

Lino Moroni, 1612

Pencil sketch of rolling mountains with pine trees in the foreground and two small figures on a rocky ledge.

Mountain Landscape

John William Casilear, late 19th century