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Brown wash drawing of a valley with a chapel, hilltop town, travelers with a dog, and mountains behind.

A valley with the convent of San Cosimato, near Vicovaro, Lazio. Drawing attributed to J. Ph. Hackert, 1780

Jacob Philipp Hackert

Etching of a formal garden with people conversing on a gravel path, a stone staircase, and gardeners tending plants.

An ornate formal garden with people talking, and gardeners working. Etching by E. Hedouin, 1856

Colour woodcut of Mount Fuji seen beyond towering blue waves, with rocks, sailing boats and birds under a pale sky.

Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by…

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-coloured aquatint of steep granite rocks above a walled hill fortress beside a lake, with trees and small figures.

Savandurga, near Bangalore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by John William Edy after Robert H. Colebrooke, 1793

Robert H. Colebrooke

Woodcut print of three children beside a stone lantern before a rural shrine, with pine trees and a distant snowy mountain.

Children before a rural shrine. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century

Coloured aquatint of golden pagodas along a road beside a river, with palm trees and a guardian statue in the foreground.

Road to Rangoon, Burma. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Hand-coloured aquatint of rocky hills, a fortified wall and watchtower above a river with wading cattle and figures.

Mountains at Ramagiri, near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by John William Edy after Robert H. Colebrooke, c. 1794

Robert H. Colebrooke

Woodcut of a wooden fire watchtower with kites flying over rooftops and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Flying kites over old Edo on a festival in early spring; a fire watchtower looms in the foreground and Fuji is visibl…

Hand-coloured aquatint of ruined domed tomb and octagonal tower near Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi, with travelers and ox.

Ruins of the Kotla Firuz Shah, outside Delhi, India. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795

Colour woodcut of Mount Fuji behind flooded paddies, pine trees, a heron and three travelers on a path.

Mount Fuji seen from Kinegawa, a village on the far east side of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-coloured engraving of Eton College seen from the river, with boats on the water and trees framing the Gothic buildings.

Eton College from the river with an elaborate border of architectural motifs. Coloured line engraving by H. Winkles a…

William Tombleson

Hand-coloured aquatint of Pagham-Mew, Burma, with many stupas, a gilded pagoda, palm trees and a river.

Stupas at Pagham-Mew, Burma. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Coloured lithograph of the ruins of Beit Jibrin with a large stone structure, fallen blocks, a pool and a palm tree.

Ruined city of Beit Jibrin, or Eleutheropolis. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Engraving for April showing gardeners, a fountain and a classical terrace above a distant town under a sun and a bull.

Months of the year: April. Engraving after P. Stevens

Engraved landscape of a New Caledonian shoreline with a large tree, thatched huts, two figures, a heron and ducks.

An island in New Caledonia and some of its inhabitants, visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by…

Coloured lithograph of Sidon's coast with a castle, camels, travellers with rugs in the foreground, and snowy mountains beyon

Sidon, looking towards Lebanon. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Line engraving of a stone bridge over a river with trees, and Gothic buildings of Eton College in the distance.

The river and bridge in the grounds of Eton College, Berkshire. Line engraving by C. Pye

Engraved landscape of thatched huts, palm trees, pigs and roosters in a village clearing, with hills in the distance.

The island of Tongatapu (Tonga), visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1777, after…

Coloured lithograph of Baalbeck ruins with men in turbans smoking pipes in the foreground and camels in the distance.

Men resting to smoke by the ruins of Baalbeck, Lebanon. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839

Hand-coloured engraving of a tiered fountain and cottage among trees, with a covered boat on the water in the foreground.

John Coakley Lettsom's gardens: a view of the fountain and cottage at Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Coloured engrav…

Engraving of a dense forest with gnarled trees, reeds at a marshy pool, and a small seated figure near the center.

Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness. Engraving by J. van Londerseel after G. de Hondecoeter

Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter

Coloured print of a white ancient temple with sphinx statues on a sandy rise, robed figures in front, mountains and river beh

Temple at Wadi Saboua, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Engraving of the Good Samaritan: a man leads a horse carrying an injured traveller past a bridge under a moonlit landscape.

The good Samaritan. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, 16--

Peter Paul Rubens

Watercolour of ruined arches, an aqueduct, palm trees and a rider on horseback overlooking distant flat land and hills.

Ruins at Carthage, with salt marshes in the distance, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778

Coloured lithograph of lightning striking over ruined Egyptian temple columns on a desert plain under a stormy sky.

Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraving of a cart of stone being guided down a wooded rocky path past large twisted trees, with a moon in the sky.

A cart loaded with stone is being driven downhill with a man helping to steer it from the side. Engraving by S. à Bol…

Peter Paul Rubens

Engraving of Eton College seen across meadows and river, with cows, a sailboat and a large tree in the foreground.

Eton College as seen from the river and fields, Berkshire. Line engraving by J. Smith, 1801, after E. Dayes

Coloured lithograph of the monastery of St. Saba built into cliffs above a gorge, with robed figures on a ledge in front.

Mountains with the monastery of St. Saba. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Watercolour of Roman-style ruins on a hillside with figures and a horse, overlooking a distant lake dotted with sailing ships

Ruins at Galetta, with lake Tunis in the distance, seen from Carthage, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778

Engraving of a villa at Grove Hill, Camberwell, with a glasshouse, garden figures, gardeners and tall trees under a cloudy sk

John Coakley Lettsom's house: south view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Engraving by T. Medland, after G. Samuel,…

Coloured lithograph of sunset over Karnak temple ruins at Thebes, with robed figures on stone blocks in the foreground.

Sunset over the ruins at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846

Engraving of a fountain and cottage beneath drooping willow trees beside a pond, Camberwell, Surrey, 1803.

John Coakley Lettsom's fountain and cottage at Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Engraving by S. Rawle, after himself,…

Hand-coloured engraving of a three-storey villa behind iron railings, with trees framing it and a man pushing a wheelbarrow.

John Coakley Lettsom's house: north view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Coloured engraving by Darton and Harvey,…

Coloured lithograph of a rock-cut watchtower on a cliff above desert, with camels and travellers resting in the foreground.

Ancient rock-cut watch-tower overlooking the valleys of El Ghor and Akabah. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after…

Hand-coloured engraving of a tropical burying place with a large tree, palms, thatched huts and three figures.

Afia-Too-Ca, a burying place in Tongatapu, Tonga, with three people, several huts and surrounding palm trees. Coloure…

Line engraving of Dinsdale Spa, Durham, showing people by a river, sailboats, wooded hills and a country house.

Dinsdale Spa, Durham: people gathered at the riverside. Line engraving by S. Lacey, 1833, after T. Allom

Coloured lithograph of robed men gathered before carved rock tombs at Petra, with rifles and baggage on the ground.

Conference of Arabs at Wadi Moosa, Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraving of a brick house with glasshouse and conifers in a garden, with a gardener working in the foreground.

John Coakley Lettsom's house: south view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Engraving by T. Prattent, 1795-1802

Thomas Prattent

Engraving of a villa at Grove Hill, Camberwell, with iron railings, large trees, and a worker wheeling a barrow.

John Coakley Lettsom's house: north view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey. Egraving by Darton and Harvey, after G. S…

Coloured lithograph of a ruined circular temple and larger ruins at Baalbek, with robed figures by a stone bridge.

Circular temple at Baalbec. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Hand-coloured etching of conical thatched pagodas with spires among palm and broad trees, two figures on a path.

Buddhist pagodas at Deoghar, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Three-panel Japanese woodcut of women and a child on an Edo bridge, with a rickshaw, boats, and a stone arch bridge behind.

People standing on a bridge in Edo as a rickshaw passes by. Colour woodcut by Kiyochika, 1876

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Coloured lithograph of Luxor temple entrance with an obelisk, stone pylons, camels and robed travelers on sandy ground.

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848

Hand-coloured print of thatched huts in a clearing among tall trees, with a seated man in the foreground and distant hills.

Village at Bhagalpur, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Engraving of boys bathing and lounging by a river, with Eton College buildings, trees and a dramatic cloudy sky.

Boys bathing in the river by the playing fields, Eton College, Berkshire. Line engraving by J.T. Willmore after J.D.…

James Duffield Harding

Coloured lithograph of a mountain range over the Nile seen from a temple's columns, with boats and a camel caravan.

Mountain range seen over the Nile from the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Rob…

Colour caricature of ten jockeys on galloping horses at a race finish, with exaggerated faces and bright silks.

The finishing line at a horse race; ten portrait caricatures, including eight of famous jockeys. Colour lithograph af…

Liberio Prosperi

Etching of a capuchin monkey walking past a small engraved portrait of its own head on a stone block.

A monkey (simia apella) walking past its own portrait engraved on stone. Etching by S. C. Miger, ca. 1808, after N. M…

Nicolas Maréchal

Coloured lithograph of a walled town by a lake, with ruined columns in the foreground and snowy mountains beyond.

Town of Tiberias, looking towards Lebanon, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Engraving of Apollo and allegorical figures with cherubs, a portrait roundel, a lion and a distant city view.

Allegorical figures, including Apollo: one supports a portrait roundel of Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine, with attrib…

Engraving of a reclining woman in bed shown a portrait by attendants, with a lion and a kneeling figure reading a book.

A woman lies in bed, lovesick (representing the Netherlands); attendants try to raise her spirits by showing her a po…

Mattheus Smallegange

Coloured lithograph of a rock-cut temple carved into pink cliffs at Petra, with robed figures and column drums in the foregro

Rock temple of el-Derr at Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Etching of a chemist in a laboratory confronted by armed men bursting in, with flasks and retorts on the bench.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier: his arrest by the revolutionaries while performing a chemical experiment. Etching by J. Du…

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 184…

Jean-Pierre Thénot

Coloured lithograph of the Giza pyramids over desert sands, with a sphinx, ruins and small figures in the foreground.

Pyramids at Gîza, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848

Watercolour of a right forearm with a mottled red skin rash and a white cuff at the wrist, dated 1901.

A right arm with skin disease designated as Lichen variegatus. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1901

Roddy Rodgers, a man without arms. Etching by J. Basire

Coloured lithograph of camels and travellers resting on sand before jagged mountains in a wide desert valley.

Camels and members of the artists' travelling party resting before the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph b…

Watercolour of a leg on white cloth showing red, scaly, cracked skin disease across the popliteal area.

Popliteal area with disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1900

Lithograph of bearded men gathered around a laboratory table with glass flasks while students watch from a staircase.

Henri Sainte-Claire Deville demonstrating an experiment in the inorganic chemistry laboratory at the École Normal Sup…

Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Coloured lithograph of a columned temple on a rooftop at Dendera, with mountains and clouds behind and small figures nearby.

Temple of Isis on the roof of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Etched caricature of a man on crutches carrying a woman on his back, with a barking dog and a tall stooped figure at right.

Nathaniel St André and his wife Elizabeth. Etching by W. Austin, 1773

Etching of a surgeon performing a dissection on a cadaver as a crowd of men in period dress looks on closely.

The Parisian surgeon and anatomist A. Velpeau (1795-1867) performing an anatomical dissection. Etching, after F.N.A.…

Augustin Feyen-Perrin

Coloured lithograph of steep layered cliffs above churning sea, with rocks in foreground and riders on a path at right.

Cape Blanco, or Ras-el-Abiad, on the Syrian coast. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Etching of Martin van Butchell in a long coat and top hat riding a prancing horse past trees and a wooden fence in a park.

Martin van Butchell. Etching by J. Mills after A. Mills

Etching of an elderly man's head resting on a pillow, eyes closed, labelled Broussais.

François Joseph Victor Broussais. Etching by C. Blanc after A. Gourlier

Adolphe Gourlier

Hand-coloured lithograph of a valley town with minarets, travelers leading camels along a road between hills.

Valley with the city of Nablus. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Mezzotint of men gathered in a formal room around a table with documents, flags and drums on the wall behind them.

The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull

Hand-coloured stipple print of an inn interior with travelers at breakfast around a table, a fireplace, and a staircase.

An inn at Bristol: people having breakfast before taking the stage coach. Stipple print after E.V. Rippingille, 1824

Edward Villiers Rippingille

Coloured lithograph of Jerusalem's walled city with a blue-domed mosque, seen across a rocky valley with travelers in the for

The city of Jerusalem viewed from the Mount of Olives. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Lithograph group portrait of fourteen men in formal dress around a table with papers and books, in a curtained room.

Medical professors at the University of Vienna. Lithograph by J. Stadler, 1855, after A. Prinzhofer, 1853

Auguste Prinzhofer

Engraved view of a busy 19th-century chemistry laboratory with arched windows, glassware, and men in period dress working.

Justus von Liebig and colleagues at work in the analytical laboratory in Giessen. Lithograph (?) after W. Trautschold…

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Trautschold

Coloured lithograph of pilgrims in robes gathered near striped tents and flags in a valley with distant hills.

Tent of Achmet Aga, the governer of Jerusalem, with pilgrims at Jericho for Easter. Coloured lithograph by Louis Hagh…

Lithograph of fifteen men in formal dress, seated and standing around a draped table with books and papers.

Fifteen medical professors at the University of Vienna. Lithograph by or after A. Prinzhofer, 1853

Auguste Prinzhofer

Engraved group portrait with three oval medallions of named sitters, heraldic shields, drapery and classical trophies in an o

Margaret Duchess of Portland, William Duke of Portland, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, in ovals, with emblematic and…

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Coloured lithograph of a group of Nubian men with spears, shields and swords on sand, with ruined columns on the right.

Group of Nubians with weapons, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Caricature of a dinner party with anthropomorphic prehistoric reptiles and a seated man at the head of the table.

Sir Richard Owen. Lithograph by A. Orton after E. C. Rye

Edward Caldwell Rye

Hand-coloured 1825 satirical print of a man gesturing at a seated woman while two women watch in a parlour.

John Abernethy. Coloured etching by S. W. Fores, 1825

Samuel William Fores

Coloured lithograph of a walled coastal town seen across calm water, with a minaret, domed tomb and figures in the foreground

Sidon seen from the north. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Etching of a man's bust in an oval medallion above cherubs, a bull, a lion and a lamb resting on clouds.

Sir Isaac Newton. Etching by L. Cars after F. Boucher

François Boucher

Wood engraving of three men in robes with swords, two seated on chairs and one standing, in a panelled room.

Three men (Chinese or Korean?), two are sitting on chairs and the other is standing, all of them have swords by their…

Marie Gabriel Joseph Pibaraud

Coloured lithograph of temple ruins on Biggeh island in Egypt, with a stone arch, tall columns, and robed figures.

Temple ruins on the island of Biggeh, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Stipple engraving of men seated at a candlelit dining table in an 18th-century interior, with paintings and a bust on the wal

A gathering at Joshua Reynolds's house: Oliver Goldsmith and Edmund Burke among the company. Stipple engraving by W.…

James William Edmund Doyle

Mezzotint of an older man reading a manuscript at a table while a landlady and two men stand by an open door.

Dr Samuel Johnson reading the manuscript of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The vicar of Wakefield', while a bailiff waits with t…

Edward Matthew Ward

Coloured lithograph of men resting with camels and smoking near a stone ledge in a hilly, arid landscape.

Men resting their camels and smoking by Jacob's Well at Shechem, Palestine. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D.…

Lithograph with a central portrait of Marshal Duroc, flanked by battle scenes at Lutzen and a deathbed scene, with a Bautzen

Marshal Duroc, with scenes of his campaigns and his death bed. Lithograph by de Lemercier after V. Adam and N. Maurin

Hand-coloured caricature of a man riding a cayman while figures pull a rope beside a river and forest.

Charles Waterton in Guyana riding on the back of a cayman. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1827, after E. Jones

Coloured lithograph of a cliffside monastery above a ravine, with the Dead Sea and arid hills in the distance.

The Dead Sea, looking east from Engedi towards the monastery of St. Saba and ancient Moab. Coloured lithograph by Lou…

Wood engraving of a large country house with trees and resting cattle on the lawn in front, captioned John Hunter's Home at E

John Hunter. Wood engraving by A. Roberts, 1870

Wood engraving of a bearded lecturer addressing an audience in an arched hall, with fossils and shells displayed on a table.

Bernard Palissy. Wood engraving by C. Maurano after E. Morin

Coloured lithograph of the mosque of El Hakim in Cairo with a tall minaret, city walls, palm tree and camel riders.

The mosque of El Hakim and environs, Cairo. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved portrait of Richard Tomlinson in a laurel wreath, with apothecary tools on the left and deer and a bear in woods on

Richard Tomlinson. Pen drawing by M. Nickson, 1810, after T. Cross, 1657

Wood engraving of a bearded man standing among seated Inuit figures around a fire inside a hut, with a boat and hanging fish.

Elisha Kent Kane. Wood engraving by [P. U. P. ?] & Pager after E. Etherington

Coloured lithograph of Egyptian officials and British officers in a colonnaded hall overlooking a harbour with ships.

The Viceroy of Egypt in conversation with British officials, with attendants looking on, Alexandria, Egypt. Coloured…

Hand-coloured caricature of a surgeon cutting a money bag over a top hat, facing a lancet-shaped figure with a broom.

Bransby Blake Cooper, acquiring gold coins by his appointment to Guy's Hospital, is attacked by a lancet, representin…

Engraved group portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their children in an ornate classical interior room.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert surrounded by their nine children. Engraving by Best after Lake Price

William Frederick Lake Price