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Sketchbook of New England and Pennsylvania Landscape and Marine Subjects 1886 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains forty-six drawings in graphite and ink
Interior of a Church (Liber Studiorum, part XIV, plate 70) January 1, 1819 Joseph Mallord William Turner British Turner distilled his ideas about landscape In "Liber Studiorum"
A Common Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) ca. 1780 The Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) is sometimes known as "goat sucker" referring to the myth that these sweet-looking birds
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330-35
Study for a Triumphal Arch (recto); Alternate Study for a Triumphal Arch (verso) ca. 1800 Hubert Robert French This drawing was originally part of an album that contained 152 sketches made by Hubert
Ships in a Breeze (Liber Studiorum, part II, plate 10) February 20, 1808 Designed and etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner British Turner distilled his ideas about landscape In "Liber
Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert August 26, 1856 Becharam Das Dutta This early and remarkable print depicts the tragic story of Layla and Majnun
Arcadian Landscape 1820-42 George Barret, the younger British A founding member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-Colours in 1805 and the author of "The Theory
A Parkland View at Dusk ca. 1879 William Leighton Leitch British, Scottish Bold shadows from the late-day sun stretch across the landscape
The Artist's Garden at Saint-Clair 1904-5 Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)The Artist's Garden at Saint-Clair 1904-5 Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix) French The art of Henri-Edmond Cross belongs to the later years of Neo-Impressionism
Solitude 1818 United States. Joshua Shaw was one of the earliest landscape painters to work in America, practicing in Baltimore and Philadelphia upon emigrating from England in 1817
Tree Branches 1852-1908 Charles Reginald Aston British Aston came from Birmingham and trained as an architect before turning to landscape painting
"Radha with Her Confidant, Pining for Krishna", Folio from the "Second" or "Tehri Garhwal" Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) ca
Prout's Neck, Evening 1894 United States. Although undated, Proutis NeckProut's Neck, Evening 1894 United States. Although undated, Proutis Neck, Evening probably belongs to a group of unusually reductive watercolors Homer painted in Maine in 1894
Two Figures (related to the painting Tahitian Landscape) 1891-1893 France. Black chalk, with touches of watercolor and watercolor offset on cream wove paper. Paul Gauguin
Sibertz Cap, Mount Tacoma Aug 23 1885 (from Sketchbook X) 1885 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains fifty-one drawings in graphite and ink
Young Man in Portuguese Dress mid-17th century The arrival of European traders was soon reflected in the art of Safavid Iran
Virgin and Child Workshop or Circle of Hans Traut German This painting testifies to the widespread influence of early Netherlandish masters on German artists of the last half of the fifteenth
Charles River, Cambridge, Massachusetts (from Sketchbook of New England and Pennsylvania Landscape and Marine Subjects) 1886 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains forty-six
Cattle Resting in a Mountainous Landscape, Bengal ca. 1808-12 George Chinnery British In 1802 Chinnery left London for India to seek portrait commissions
Shah Jahan Hunting Blackbuck with Trained Cheetahs 1710-15 Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur This is one of a small group of refined
The Grandmother Tree, near Middletown, Long Island 1858 William Rickarby Miller American, born England The English emigre Miller was one of the most prolific watercolorists in America prior to
Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook X) 1885 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains fifty-one drawings in graphite and ink
Young Hunter with His Dogs in a Landscape 1641-1710 Giovanni Francesco Castiglione Italian The graphic oeuvre of the elusive Francesco Castiglione
Beach Scene ca. 1865 James Hamilton American, born Ireland Several American landscape artists, from Frederic E. Church to William Trost Richards to James Hamilton
River View [Delaware?] Bordered by Trees (from Sketchbook) 1864 Thomas Hewes Hinckley Hinckley painted landscapes chiefly as a background to his portraits of wild and domesticated animals
Wooded Landscape with a River, Castle, and Town Beyond 1611 Denijs van Alsloot Flemish The appeal of this elaborate landscape lies in its harmoniously balanced compositional structure
Olive Trees at Tivoli 1873 George Inness American Widely regarded in the late nineteenth century as America's premier landscape painter
View of Kensington Gardens, London 1812 John Linnell British Compact, luminous, and intense, this unkempt view of Kensington Gardens is deliberately unidealized
Sketchbook of Landscape and Animal Subjects 1860-64 Thomas Hewes Hinckley Hinckley painted landscapes chiefly as a background to his portraits of wild and domesticated animals
Charles River June 22 86 (from Sketchbook VII) 1886 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains forty-six drawings in graphite and ink
The Tenth Plague of Egypt (Liber Studiorum, part XII, plate 61) January 1, 1816 Designed and etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner British Turner distilled his ideas about landscape In "Liber
Isis (Liber Studiorum, part XIV, plate 68) January 1, 1819 Designed and etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner British Turner distilled his ideas about landscape In "Liber Studiorum"
Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli 1760 Charles Joseph Natoire French Director of the French Academy in RomeGardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli 1760 Charles Joseph Natoire French Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1751 to 1775, Natoire taught many young French artists
Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series ca. 1680-90 India, Rajasthan, Mewar "Ranging the woods, hills, rivers and lakes on every side
Cattle and Sheep at Resting at the Edge of a Forest ca. 1840 George Barret, the younger British Barret joined his teacher
Trees on the Bank of the Charles River June 22 86 (from Sketchbook VII) 1886 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains forty-six drawings in graphite and ink
Sketchbook of Pacific Northwest Landscape Subjects 1885 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains fifty-one drawings in graphite and ink
Italianate River Landscape 1750-60 William Taverner As early as 1733 John Vertue asserted that Taverner had a "wonderfull genius to drawing of Landskap, in an excellent manner
Cottages in an Extensive Landscape late 1820s William Henry Hunt Hunt's career forms a bridge between English watercolor painting of the later eighteenth century
The Altar of Baal 1885 Harry Fenn Fenn created this image to illustrate an article titled "A Photographer's First Visit to Petra, " published in "Century Magazine
A Stream Near Clovelly, North Devon 1850 John Middleton Middleton belonged to a small group of artists who contributed to a late flowering of the Norwich School of landscape painting around 1850
Landscape 1889 Auguste Renoir French In the summer of 1889 Renoir rented a house in Aix-en-Provence from Paul Cezanne's brother-in-law
A Gathering of Mythical Creatures around a Lotus Leaf dated Shawwal A. H. 1088/A. DA Gathering of Mythical Creatures around a Lotus Leaf dated Shawwal A.H. 1088/A.D. 1677 Mu'in Musavvir This image of an angel, two fantastic beasts
Folio from a Bhagavata Purana series ca. 1775-1800 Nepal These two large format folios are from an important series of paintings illustrating seminal moments in the exploits of the young Krishna
Hyacinths, from "The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature" June 1, 1801 Thomas Warner British This delicately color aquatint shows five varieties of hyacinth in a coastal landscape
Calligraphy Painting ca. 1860 Isma'il Jalayir One of a handful of calligraphic compositions by JalayirCalligraphy Painting ca. 1860 Isma'il Jalayir One of a handful of calligraphic compositions by Jalayir, a visionary artist active in the second half of the nineteenth century
Sketch of Clouds and Sea (from Sketchbook VII) 1886 William Trost Richards American This sketchbook contains forty-six drawings in graphite and ink
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