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Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four) by Charles Le Brun.

Charles Le Brun

Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four)

ca. 1683

A Brazilian Landscape by Frans Post.

Frans Post

A Brazilian Landscape

1650

St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond

ca. 1624

Portrait of a General Officer by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Portrait of a General Officer

ca. 1710

Jason, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Jason, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)

1640

A Cat Stealing Fish by Giuseppe Recco.

Giuseppe Recco

A Cat Stealing Fish

late 1660s

Still Life with Strawberries by French Painter.

French Painter

Still Life with Strawberries

Date not stated

Wooded Upland Landscape by Thomas Gainsborough.

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Upland Landscape

probably 1783

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

Still Life with Fruit, Glassware, and a Wanli Bowl by Willem Kalf.

Willem Kalf

Still Life with Fruit, Glassware, and a Wanli Bowl

1659

Dogs and Still Life by Pierre Charles Canot.

Pierre Charles Canot

Dogs and Still Life

1778

Portrait of a Man by Spanish (Andalusian) Painter.

Spanish (Andalusian) Painter

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

Self-Portrait by Anthony van Dyck.

Anthony van Dyck

Self-Portrait

ca. 1620–21

Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' by Pieter de Jode II.

Pieter de Jode II

Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

1636

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn).

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse

1665–67

Armorial Trophy by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Armorial Trophy

1600–1800

Still Life with Silver by Alexandre François Desportes.

Alexandre François Desportes

Still Life with Silver

1720s

Still Life with Shells and a Chip-Wood Box by Sebastian Stoskopff.

Sebastian Stoskopff

Still Life with Shells and a Chip-Wood Box

late 1620s

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Willem Drost.

Willem Drost

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace

Date not stated

A Partridge and Small Game Birds by Jan Fyt.

Jan Fyt

A Partridge and Small Game Birds

1650s

Scenes from the Story of Abraham by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Scenes from the Story of Abraham

mid-17th century

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

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