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Loose oil painting of a ward interior with rows of white-draped beds and seated figures under soft ceiling lights.

Interior of a naval ambulance train. Oil painting by Godfrey Jervis Gordon ("Jan Gordon")

Painting of a wounded nude man on a bed tended by a physician, with armoured soldiers and attendants in a draped classical in

The Wounded Alcibiades

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1743

Grey monochrome landscape of thatched huts by a lake, a sailboat on calm water, bare trees and distant mountains under clouds

A Japanese landscape. Gouache painting by Matsuzaki

Two saints with halos stand in a hilly landscape, one holding a book and palm frond, the other in a red fur-trimmed cloak.

Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian in a landscape. Oil painting attributed to A. Pérez de Pineda

Andrés Pérez de Pineda

Watercolour of a desert encampment with a tall funnel cloud above a tented enclosure, mountains, flocks and palm trees.

The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness of Paran after the Exodus from Egypt: God manifests himself in the form…

Reclining woman in blue robe showing a large open breast tumour, painted in gouache on paper.

A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her left breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837

Gouache of a reclining woman in blue robes hiding her face, with a large fleshy tumour beside her on a wooden box.

A woman (Leang Yen?) with a large tumour on her right hand, reclining and concealing her face. Gouache, 18--, after L…

Hand-coloured aquatint of a hilltop fort, white pavilion, stone steps and waterfall among trees at Rohtasgarh.

Landscape at Rohtasgarh, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795

Coloured lithograph of a pale temple gateway before terraced cliffs, with small figures on a sandy plain in Egypt.

Landscape of Madînat Habû, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Hand-coloured aquatint of a fortified rocky hill with horsemen in the foreground, a domed pavilion, and cattle near water.

Landscape at "Neel-Droog" with horseriders, near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794

Engraved still life of gourds, figs, grapes, cucumbers and vine leaves arranged on a stone ledge.

Still life of fruits, including gourds, cucumbers, figs and grapes. Engraving by J-B Haussard after Boisseau

Coloured lithograph of a hazy landscape with mountains, a white horse, seated travellers and stone blocks by a road.

Landscape with site of ancient Sarepta. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Painting of two pale white roses and rosebuds with green leaves resting on rocks against a dark background.

Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885

Watercolour oval still life of pink, white, purple and yellow flowers with green leaves on a dark brown background.

Flowers and leaves in a still-life. Watercolour by L. Handy(?), 1878

Etching of many dead fish, eels, a lobster and shellfish heaped on a ledge and in baskets, with numbered labels below.

Fish, eels, shellfish and crustaceans (22 different varieties), lying dead on a table and in baskets. Etching, by G.…

Pieter Andreas Rijsbrack

Colour woodcut of cherry blossom trees over a riverbank with children, a kimono-clad woman, a mask vendor, and boats on the r

The Mukōjima embankment: a street vendor sells articles to caricatures of contemporary figures under the cherry bloss…

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Etching of fishermen and boats by a rocky cliff, with a large sailing ship and a lighthouse in the harbour beyond.

Men in fishing boats near a harbour. Etching attributed to F. Vivares after C.J. Vernet

Hand-coloured etching of a spotted sea leopard seal on a rock in the sea, with seabirds and icebergs behind it.

A sea leopard (phoca leopardina) sitting on a rock in the sea. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after J. Stewart

Lithograph of a crowded army hospital interior with wounded soldiers on cots, attendants, and hanging laundry.

Interior of a shielded hospital, Antwerp, with army patients and wounded men. Lithograph by D. Raffet, 1852

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

Coloured aquatint of a Hindu temple interior with stone columns, timber ceiling and small figures on the floor.

Interior of a Hindu temple, Deo, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas and William Daniell, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of women in headscarves carrying an icon in a village procession past thatched cottages, watched by a ch

A religious cholera procession in rural Russia. Pen drawing by I.A. Wladimiroff

Ivan Alexéiévitch? Wladimiroff

Etching of a robed preacher above a crowd on open ground before city buildings, with engraved verse captions below.

The Moorfields congregation with George Whitefield, representing religious mania. Etching by G. Bickham

Etching of a group rehearsing music indoors, with a violinist, a boy reading sheet music, and a bearded man conducting.

A musical rehearsal for a Jewish religious service (?). Etching by E. Moyse, 1865

Brown frieze of four dancing half-human, half-animal figures with tails under a decorative border.

A frieze depicting dancing half-human, half-animal figures. Process print, 1921

Etching of tall trees beside a meadow and river, with a distant view of Oxford towers and spires under clouds.

City of Oxford: a glimpse of the city from the meadows. Etching by J. Roffe

Etching of Oxford's distant skyline of spires and domes seen across a meadow, framed by trees, with figures and cattle.

City of Oxford: distant view from the meadows. Etching by S.W. Reynolds

Samuel William Reynolds II

Engraving of Oxford's spires and dome across meadows, with grazing horses, a river, and a gas works chimney.

City of Oxford: from the gas works and meadows. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1835, after F. Mackenzie

Frederick Mackenzie

Hand-coloured lithograph of Bagnères de Bigorre town in a valley with a river, fields, and snowy Pyrenean mountains behind.

Landscape mountain view of Bagnères de Bigorre at midday. Coloured lithograph by V. Petit after himself

Victor Jean-Baptiste Petit

Coloured lithograph of robed figures and camels resting by a stone well beneath hills and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with group of figures with camels at the site of the well of Jacob, Shechem. Coloured lithograph by Louis H…

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a kneeling saint, a lion, and a wooden cross beside a cliff.

Saint Jerome in a landscape. Etching by H. van Swanevelt

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a stormy sky over a flat landscape, with three large trees on a hill at right and a distant town.

A storm over a Dutch landscape. Etching after Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Monochrome woodblock print of a conical mountain above mist, with trees and a boat on a river and reeds in the foreground.

A mountain landscape beyond a river. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century

Chalk lithograph of a shaggy black and white sheepdog standing in a rocky, cloudy landscape, signed H. Walter 1822.

A young sheepdog standing in a mountainous landscape. Chalk lithograph by H. Walter

A dog in a landscape, facing right. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1825

Colour lithograph of shaggy yaks grazing among rocks and snow patches on a mountain slope.

A groups of yaks grazing in a mountainous landscape. Colour lithograph after W. Kuhnert

Wilhelm Kuhnert

Etching of two spotted big cats and cubs among rocks, a waterfall and pine branches, with text captions below.

Two tigers and their cubs in a rocky landscape. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Lithograph of a large spreading tree in the foreground, a thatched cottage, a castle on a cliff, and a small figure by water.

A landscape with a tree in the foreground, a house in the middle ground, a castle in the background. Lithograph by H.…

Charles Henry Bellenden Ker

Dark mezzotint of a crowd on a rocky shore below cliffs and clouds, with a distant castle over a lake.

Christ feeds the five thousand in a sublime landscape. Mezzotint with engraving by J. Martin, 1835

Colour print of five cattle resting and standing on grass beside a path, with a cloudy sky and distant flat landscape.

Cattle resting in open landscape. Colour reproduction of a painting by T. S. Cooper, 1872

Thomas Sidney Cooper

Etching of a hilly landscape with trees, a traveler and a wounded man beside a horse, with a village in the distance.

A landscape with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Etching with engraving after H. Bol

Coloured print of two striped wild cats, one leaping down a grassy slope and one crouched beneath a rocky ledge.

Two wild cats in a mountainous landscape. Coloured lithograph by B. Hummel after J. Stewart

Etched tropical landscape with tall cacti labelled Jamacaru, a trailing sweet potato plant, hills and a distant building.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671

Arnoldus Montanus

Etching of an Italian landscape with ruins and trees, where figures carry a person on a stretcher along a path.

An Italian landscape in which a sick person is being carried to a hospital. Etching by H. van Swanevelt

Herman van Swanevelt

Coloured lithograph of a sunset over a valley with a village, a rocky path with camels and travelers, and a stone well.

Sun setting over landscape with Cana in the distance, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts,…

Etching of papaya trees, dodo-like birds, lizards and water birds in a tropical landscape labeled America.

Three papaya trees (Carica papaya) with lizards, dodos and a man hunting in an exotic, tropical landscape. Etching, c…

Arnoldus Montanus

Etching of Roman ruins with a seated statue, cypress trees, two women and a man beside a grazing cow.

Roman ruins in a landscape being admired by two young women and a man holding a book. Etching by F. Bartolozzi

Francesco Bartolozzi

Etching of two ponies carrying dead stags, a man in a plaid jacket, dogs resting, and a hilly landscape with pines.

Two ponies, each with a dead stag on its back, in a hilly landscape. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1820/1848

Etching of men drinking and playing mandolin in a Roman inn, with a landscape visible through an arch.

Drinkers and mandolin players in a Roman inn, with landscape seen through an open archway. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1820

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Etching of a buffalo with a chain at its muzzle, with a stone bridge, church and ruins in the background.

A buffalo standing in a landscape with picturesque ruins in the background. Etching by M. E. Ridinger after J. E. Rid…

Johann Elias Ridinger

Etching of a sleeping man on rocks beneath a ladder of angels, with windblown trees and a rugged landscape.

Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape and dreams of a ladder of angels. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa

Etching of a flowering Petunia plant and sassafras tree in an American landscape with snakes, lizards and figures near tents.

A Brazilian sassafras tree (Aniba species) and a Petunia plant in an exotic landscape with snakes, lizards and tribal…

Arnoldus Montanus

Hand-coloured etching of five dogs and wolves in a mountain landscape, labelled 1 to 5 at the base.

Five different specimen of dogs, domesticated and wild, are shown in a mountainous landscape. Coloured etching by J.…

Etching of a meadow mouse sitting on a grassy mound with grass stalks and distant trees behind it.

A meadow-mouse is sitting on a patch of grass on a small hill overlooking the landscape. Etching by W. S. Howitt

Engraving of two hunting dogs attacking a stag among rocks in a mountain landscape, with a rifle in the foreground.

Two hunting dogs attack a stag, in a mountainous landscape. Etching by W.H. Simmons after a painting by R. Ansdell, 1…

Richard Ansdell

Line engraving of coconut, cocoa, areca and cinnamon trees with cocoa nuts in the foreground and mountains behind.

Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropica…

Etching of a vulture perched on rock beside a reclining stag with antlers, a bird flying overhead, in a rocky landscape.

A raven (?) perched on a rock beside a dead or dying stag, in a mountainous landscape. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1825

Etching of a grey horse led by a bearded man in a turban and robes beside a tree in a landscape.

A white horse led by a man in Arab costume, in a landscape. Etching by M. Haas after A. Wolff, ca. 1850 (?)

Engraved toy theatre scenery of palm trees, a lake, a hut on a path, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Scenery to be used in a toy theatre: a landscape with a lake, palm trees and a hut with a pathway leading to it. Lith…

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 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

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…

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

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.

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.…

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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 print of the golden Dagon Pagoda near Rangoon, with a large central stupa and many smaller spires.

Dagon Pagoda, near Rangoon, Burma. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Hand-coloured print of Simla's terraced hills, tall pines and a distant snowy Himalayan range at sunrise.

Simla and surrounding mountains in the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh. Chromolithograph by William Simpson, c. 1852

William Simpson

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

Hand-coloured aquatint of Prome, Burma, with golden pagodas, palm trees, a river valley and two figures on a hill path.

Prome (Pyay), Burma, seen from the south. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Etching of two cows resting by a pool beneath a tree where a boy plays a pipe, with a hilly landscape behind.

Two cows resting by a woodland pool as a boy pipes in the tree above. Etching by C.-W. Kolbe, the elder

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Etching of a horned cow resting in a grassy field beside a leaning tree, with a distant church spire across water.

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

Johannes Janson

Lithograph of two large walnut trees over a country lane, with cows, a thatched barn, a ruined tower and seated figures.

Two old walnut trees (Juglans regia) growing by a country lane and sheltering some cows and their minders. Lithograph…

Hand-coloured aquatint of a view over Prome with palm trees, pagoda roofs, a road, and a bay with hills beyond.

Prome (Pyay), Burma: view to the west from the Great Pagoda. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw…

Etching of a large sycamore tree beside a lake with sailboats, a castle on rocks, and cloudy sky.

A spreading sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) growing by a scenic lake. Etching after J.G.Strutt, 1825

Jacob George Strutt

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a waterfall, with a haloed woman reclining at lower right beneath trees.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Etching after G.F. Grimaldi

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?

Coloured aquatint of the Great Pagoda at Prome, with a gilded spire, elephants with riders, and palm trees.

Prome (Pyay), Burma: north view of the Great Pagoda. Coloured aquatint by William Daniell after James Kershaw, c. 1831

Lithograph of a large banyan tree on a river island, with a sailing boat, a domed building and small figures on the shore.

A famous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.), named Cubbeer Burr, on a river island in India. Lithograph by W. Stoker…

Black and white lithograph of a rocky outcrop above a stream, with trees and undergrowth in a forest setting.

A rocky outcrop with trees above. Lithograph by N. Strixner after J.F. Ermels, 1811

Johann Franz Ermels

Coloured lithograph of Petra's rock-cut facade in a sandstone valley, with robed figures resting by a stream in the foregroun

Petra: the central part, showing the remains of Kusr Faron. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Chromolithograph of cows and sheep on a grassy hillside, with a goat in a stream and misty mountains behind.

Cows and sheep by an upland stream with a goat standing in the water. Chromolithograph after T. S. Cooper

Thomas Sidney Cooper