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Mountain Valley with a Plateau by Hercules Segers.

Hercules Segers

Mountain Valley with a Plateau

ca. 1625–30

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

Sampler by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Sampler

18th century

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino by François Boucher.

François Boucher

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

early 1730s

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun by Nicolas Poussin.

Nicolas Poussin

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun

1658

Flowers and Bees by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Flowers and Bees

18th century

Still Life with Pansies by Henri Fantin-Latour.

Henri Fantin-Latour

Still Life with Pansies

1874

Sea and Sky at Sunrise by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Sea and Sky at Sunrise

17th century

Hawking Party by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hawking Party

ca. 1500–1530

The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir.

Joachim Patinir

The Penitence of Saint Jerome

ca. 1515

Ocean Life by James M. Sommerville.

James M. Sommerville

Ocean Life

Date not stated

A Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall by Kerstiaen de Keuninck.

Kerstiaen de Keuninck

A Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall

ca. 1600

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham.

George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

1845

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon] by Adolphe Braun.

Adolphe Braun

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon]

ca. 1854

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor by Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane).

Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane)

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

1862

The Toilers of the Sea by Albert Pinkham Ryder.

Albert Pinkham Ryder

The Toilers of the Sea

ca. 1880–85

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by French (Fontainebleau) Painter.

French (Fontainebleau) Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

Date not stated

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church.

Frederic Edwin Church

Heart of the Andes

1859

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

1865

Vanitas Still Life by Jacques de Gheyn II.

Jacques de Gheyn II

Vanitas Still Life

1603

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

Charles Le Brun

Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four)

ca. 1683

A Basket of Flowers by Jan Brueghel the Younger.

Jan Brueghel the Younger

A Basket of Flowers

probably 1620s

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