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Etching of a wolf and lamb with a horned goat in a wooded landscape with a river.

A wolf and a lamb are standing in a wooded landscape with a goat behind them. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop

Etching of a seated man in a cap beside a sleeping dog among rocks and trees on a mountainside.

A man in traditional Scottish costume sits by a rock with his sleeping dog beside him, in a mountainous landscape. Et…

Etching of a chamois leaping before a rock in a mountain landscape, with diagrams of its hoofprints in soft and hard ground b

Above, a chamois leaping in front of a rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its tracks in soft and hard soil. Etch…

Johann Elias Ridinger

Aquatint of a man on a black horse raising his top hat, with two dogs running beside him in a rural landscape.

A man on horseback raises his top hat in greeting, in a rural landscape; two dogs run alongside. Aquatint (?) by T. L…

Engraved winter landscape with bare trees, a village, and an angel above a sleeping figure and the Holy Family in a shelter.

The month January and the sign of Aquarius, represented by a winter landscape, the dream of Saint Joseph, and the Fli…

Etching of a harnessed reindeer leaping over snowy rocks, with a reindeer pulling a sleigh in the distant mountain landscape.

A harnessed reindeer rearing its front legs in a mountainous landscape with a reindeer pulling a manned sleigh in the…

Johann Elias Ridinger

Etching of an allegorical woman on clouds with angels above a landscape with rainbow, shepherd, lambs and lovers.

An allegorical woman on clouds, surrounded by gamboling angels above a landscape with rainbow, lovers and a shepherd…

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Woodcut of a seated scholar with an open book directing a dissection of a body in the foreground, with Latin blackletter titl

A man seated in a chair in a landscape, holding an open book, directing a dissection which is taking place in the for…

Mondino de Liuzzi

Black and white etching of a rearing horse confronted by a turbaned man beside palm trees in an exotic landscape.

An unbridled horse rears as a dark-skinned man in exotic costume tries to subdue it, in an exotic landscape. Etching…

Pencil and red ink drawing of a posed human skeleton with a lettered key of bones on the left and a small landscape sketch.

Skeletal structure of the 'Borghese Gladiator' statue, with pencil sketches of the head of Athene (?) and a landscape…

Jean Galbert Salvage

Japanese woodblock triptych of elegant figures under a parasol by a river, with peasants planting rice fields in the distance

Prince Genji in modern dress with lady attendants visiting Ashikaya (north Kantō Plain) in the fifth lunar month; pea…

Utagawa Kunisada

Lithograph of a path with two cows, a blasted tree on the right, rolling hills and a distant village under cloudy skies.

A path, with two cows on the left of it and a blasted tree on the right. Lithograph by G. Walker, 1807

Coloured aquatint of a hilltop fort above rocky cliffs, with a river and figures on a stone path in the foreground.

Landscape with the fort at Rohtasgarh, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796

Coloured lithograph of a sick horse in a checked blanket led by two men across a grassy slope with a dog.

A sick horse, representing the baneful effects of protection of trade. Coloured lithograph by J. West Giles after Sir…

Etching of a cow standing on a grassy bank by a lake, with a sailboat and distant trees in the background.

A cow bellowing in a field by a lake. Etching by J. Janson, the elder

Johannes Janson

Coloured aquatint of a tall brick pagoda on a grassy mound, with trees, a river and two small figures beneath a cloudy sky.

Landscape with pagoda, India. Coloured aquatint by Edward Orme and Joseph Constantine Stadler after Thomas Daniell, 1804

Watercolour of a stepped stone staircase leading to a tiered temple with golden finial, with a tree and small figures.

Possibly the temple at Nu Tooth, Sri Lanka. Watercolour drawing by C.H.S.B.

Etching of cows grazing and resting in a field beside trees, with a church spire and cloudy sky in the distance.

Cows grazing and resting in a field. Etching by J. Janson, the elder

Johannes Janson

Coloured print of boats and elephants crossing a river below steep cliffs, with figures on the bank and a red flag.

Transporting artillery by boat across the river Beas, Himachal Pradesh. Coloured lithograph after Alexander Jack, c.…

Hand-coloured etching of rocky ravines with cliffs, a green slope, a path with figures, and ruins on distant heights.

Ravines at Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Etching of a cow standing on a grassy bank beside a tree, looking back over a flat meadow with distant trees and a windmill.

A cow gazing out across a field. Etching by J. Janson, the elder

Johannes Janson

Sepia landscape of a winding river and flat fields, with a fisherman in the foreground and a village church tower in the dist

Countryside in the Netherlands: a fisherman in the foreground, a village in the background. Lithograph by N. Strixner…

Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching of a large elm tree in parkland, with two small figures at its base and trees receding to the left.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin

Etching of a cow and two sheep grazing in a meadow with a fence, windmill and church spire on the horizon.

A cow and two sheep in a field. Etching by J. Janson the elder, 17--

Johannes Janson

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall driving a water wheel beside a stone building, with figures and a bridge among rocky cliffs

A waterfall in Amalfi, driving a wheel outside an iron-works or iron mine. Drawing by J.Ph. Hackert, 1790

Jacob Philipp Hackert

Black and white lithograph of tall poplar trees beside a lake, with village houses, a boat, a horse and mountains.

A lakeside village scene with lombardy poplar trees (Populus nigra cv. Italica) growing by the water's edge. Lithogra…

Etching of cows resting and standing in a field beside a fence and tree, with a distant village under clouds.

Cows standing and lying in a field. Etching by J. Janson, the elder

Johannes Janson

Hand-coloured aquatint of a golden pagoda on a hill above Prome, with elephants, palms, a bay and mountains.

Prome, Burma, seen from a hill. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Coloured print of a rocky mountain pass with a fortress on a ridge and armed men resting in the foreground.

The Khyber Pass with the fortress of Alimusjid, Pakistan. Chromolithograph by W.L. Walton after Lieutenant James Ratt…

Etching of a horned cow resting in a grassy field with distant trees and cloudy sky behind it.

A cow at rest lying in a field. Etching by J. Janson, the elder

Johannes Janson