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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 tall toddy palm trunk on a rocky slope with hills and trees under a yellow dusk sky.

Old trunk of a toddy palm tree (Caryota urens). Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit

Hermann von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski

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…

Watercolour of a young juniper tree on a rocky ridge above a river valley and misty mountains under cloudy sky.

Young juniper tree (Juniperus nigra) on a ridge top in Nepal. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855

Hermann von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski

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

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

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

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 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

Ink drawing of an écorché male figure with exposed muscles leaning on a pedestal before classical ruins and a stone bridge.

An anatomical figure (écorché) in a classical landscape. Drawing by A. Joron

Anatomical engraving of a standing man with exposed muscles, set in a landscape of towns and a bridge.

Muscleman, in a landscape, seen from the front. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

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

Etching of two spotted deer with collars in a formal garden with stone steps, statues and trees under a cloudy sky.

Two spotted Asian bucks in a landscape garden. Etching by M. E. Ridinger

Martin Elias Ridinger

Anatomical plate of a muscle figure seen from behind, standing in a landscape with a bridge and town.

Muscle man, in a landscape, seen from the back. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543

Andreas Vesalius

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

Etching of a brown bear in a rocky landscape, with detailed views of its paw prints shown below.

Above, a bear in a rocky landscape, below, its footprints. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Engraving of Mary Magdalen resting beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape with distant hills.

Saint Mary Magdalen in a landscape. Engraving by J. Coelemans after J.B ("François") Forest

Jean Baptiste Forest

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 a thin wolf on rocks by a pine tree, with two labelled diagrams of its paw prints below.

Above, an emaciated wolf in a rocky landscape, below, its tracks. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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

Engraved portrait of Schiller seated before a tree-framed landscape, surrounded by an ornate border with small scenes.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, seated in a bosky landscape. Engraving by A. H. Payne after S. Carse

Etching of a large vulture with spread wings landing on a dead chamois among rocky mountain cliffs, with German caption below

A mountain landscape with a vulture hovering over its prey, a chamois buck. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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 a roaring lion in rocky mountains, with two labelled paw print diagrams below.

Above, a lion standing roaring in a mountainous landscape, below, the lion's track. Etching by J. E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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

Chromolithograph of a tall palm in a tropical hillside landscape, with a seated artist sketching it and an attendant holding

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L.…

Ambroise Verschaffelt

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

Etching of a lynx standing before a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, with lynx footprint diagrams below.

Above, a lynx standing in front of a large rock in a mountainous landscape, below, its track. Etching by J. E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

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…

Engraving of a man with sword and plumed hat and a woman in a lace ruff beside a landscape with a castle.

King James I of England and VI of Scotland, and his consort Anne of Denmark, in a landscape. Engraving by J. Wierix,…

Johannes Wierix

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 nude man with a scythe walking through a rocky landscape, an allegory of summer after Cigoli.

A naked man walks through a rocky landscape with a scythe; representing summer. Etching by J. Coelemans, 1703, after…

Engraving of three girls reading a book together on a grassy hillside with rocky cliffs and clouds behind them.

Edith Mary Liddell; Ina Liddell; and Alice Liddell, sitting in a grassy landscape at Llandudno with a book. Engraving…

William Blake Richmond

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 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

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 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

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

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…