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11,188 works

Etching of a barefoot peasant on a horse drinking at a river, with another rider and a horse on a bank at right.

A barefoot peasant on horseback crossing a river, another peasant on horseback and leading a horse on a bank to right…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Engraving of a wooded road with several riders on horseback passing large trees and a rocky bank under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Riders

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Two grey horses, one grazing beside tall grass with reddish plumes, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale background.

Horses and grasses

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Hand-colored print of herdsmen driving cattle over an arched bridge near a ruined tower and trees.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1797

Engraving of a sower scattering seed over rocky ground, with birds in flight and feeding and pine trees at left.

The Sower (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a bearded man in a cloak carrying a bundle of stalks across a dark field at night, a wolf watching nearby.

The Tares (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Wood engraving of a bent farmer guiding a plow pulled by two oxen across a furrowed field under an open sky.

The Hidden Treasure (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a cloaked man with a loaf of bread at a door, a dog beside him, and a fence under a stormy sky.

The Importunate Friend (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a ragged bearded man with dogs in foreground, and feasting figures at a table in a dim hall behind.

The Rich Man and Lazarus (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a lion watching a prone shepherd in thistle-covered grass while sheep flee across a hilly landscape.

The Good Shepherd (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of an elegant salon with columns, a chandelier, and fashionably dressed figures gathered at tables beside two dogs.

L'Assemblee au Salon

François Nicolas Barthélemy Dequevauviller, N.D.

Grey wash drawing of a bare-chested figure and kneeling men in a prison courtyard with mosque minarets behind.

An Islamic Prophet Appearing in the Courtyard of a Prison in Alexandria

Jan Goeree, ca. 1706

Woodblock print of a yellow bird in flight beside pink begonia blossoms and green leaves on a blue background.

Yellow bird and begonia

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Lithograph of a proposed horse-drawn rail road on Broadway with a street scene, track section, and streetcar views.

Proposed Rail Road for Broadway

H. A. Harvey, 1848

Black chalk and white heightening on blue paper: two seated male figures in a wooded landscape beside a lying cow.

Mercury and Argus

Januarius Zick, mid-18th-late 18th century

Gray wash drawing of a horseman talking to two seated figures by a river, with trees and a village in the distance.

Landscape with Horseman Talking to Seated Figures

Johann Christoph Dietzsch, 1730-68

Grey wash drawing of crucified Christ above an armored warrior, allegorical figures, a lion, and Latin inscriptions.

Allegory of Christian Virtues

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1746

Etching of a tavern courtyard beneath large trees, with seated diners, a rider on horseback and figures near a low building.

A Tavern at Monte Testaccio

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, 1793

Etched print of a siege: fortified town with camps and trenches below, a column of soldiers and wagons, and a city skyline ab

Plan and view of the siege of Arras: lower part of the plate with a topographical view with troops in the foreground…

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Woodblock print of women performing a hobby-horse dance with horse masks, a child performer, and a seated shamisen player.

Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Etching of an arena theater filled with spectators, a triumphal car at center, and horsemen in formation at the corners.

Theater at Modena, seen from above and filled with spectators, with a triumphal car at center and horses in formation…

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

An Antique Sculpture of a Horse

Jacques-Louis David, 1780

Japanese woodblock print of pink peonies, green leaves, and stylized lions with swirling clouds beside a rock, with calligrap

Peonies and Chinese Lions

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1762

Etching of a crowned allegorical woman with scepter riding a chariot pulled by two horses, with French text below.

Allegory of Europe, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a feathered allegorical woman holding a shield with three lions, with French caption Grande Bretagne belo

Grande Bretagne, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Woodblock print of a courtesan holding a cat beside a child attendant, with a snowy landscape screen and plum blossoms behind

Courtesan and Her Child Attendant Playing with a Cat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Etching of a rider on a rearing horse brandishing a lance, with French caption text beneath reading Pérou.

Pérou, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing of ruined castle walls with grazing cattle and sheep and a shepherd in a hilly landscape.

Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Brederode Castle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-late 17th century

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and fan walking beside a boy carrying a hobby horse, in striped robes.

Boy on Hobby Horse Followed by Woman Holding Umbrella

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Etching of a village road with two horse carts, travelers, chickens, geese and houses under a cloudy sky.

Village Street with Two Carts

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of two lions beside peonies and swirling clouds, in muted red, white and tan tones.

Two Fighting Lions

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772