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Soft-ground etching of a large plane tree with spreading branches over rocky ground, with a small figure and distant building

Plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.) in Rycot Park, Oxfordshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1806

William Alfred Delamotte

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,…

Grey lithograph of a rocky ravine with carved rock tombs and robed men resting on a path in the foreground.

Men sitting to smoke by a ravine at Petra, Jordan. Lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839

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 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…

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

Circular etching of a snowy winter landscape with a bare tree, arched bridge, river, and figures gathering wood.

People collecting wood in the snow; representing winter. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century

Nicolas Perelle

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 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…

Engraving of a man climbing a coconut palm beside a banana plant, with water, a small building and hills behind.

A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting i…

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

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 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

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 stone arch over a deep ravine with a rock-cut facade and travellers on the path below.

Arch crossing a ravine near El Sik. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Circular etching of a hunting party on horseback with hounds in a wide landscape framed by trees, labelled Printemps.

A hunting scene seen from above; representing spring. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century

Nicolas Perelle

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned with lions and Nandi the bull before snowy mountains.

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

Coloured lithograph of the gnarled Holy Tree of Meterah beside water, with palms and robed figures at its base.

The Holy Tree of Meterah, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Engraved night scene of two men confronting each other in a columned hall at Ranelagh, with onlookers and speech scrolls.

Sir John Hill being attacked by Mountefort Brown at the entrance to Ranelagh Rotunda. Process print after engraving b…

Stipple engraving portrait of Dr Richard Morton, a man in a curled wig and lace cravat.

Richard Morton. Stipple engraving by J. W. Cook, 1820, after B. Orchard, 1692

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…

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Wakley, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and bow tie, with signature below.

Thomas Wakley. Stipple engraving by H. Fernell, 1835, after J.K. Meadows

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with grey curly hair, white cravat and fur-collared dark coat.

George Field. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1845, after R. Rothwell

Richard Rothwell

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

Engraved portrait of William Fairbairn seated in an armchair beside a stack of books, wearing a dark suit and watch chain.

William Fairbairn. Engraving by W. H. Mote, 1862, after Hills & Saunders

William Henry Mote

Mezzotint portrait of seated bearded man beside a microscope and a winged sculpture, with printed caption naming Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill Hassall. Mezzotint by S. Marks after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Coloured print of painted columns in the Karnak temple hall at Thebes, with travellers and a distant obelisk.

Decorated pillars of the temple at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846