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Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

Portrait of a Young Woman by Pieter Jansz. Pourbus.

Pieter Jansz. Pourbus

Portrait of a Young Woman

Date not stated

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear  fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background by Domenico Campagnola.

Domenico Campagnola

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background

ca. 1530–35

Self-Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs.

Anton Raphael Mengs

Self-Portrait

1776

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond by Martinus Martini.

Martinus Martini

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond

ca. 1581–1610

Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog by Jean Honoré Fragonard.

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog

ca. 1769

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons" by George Vertue.

George Vertue

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons"

1735

Horsewoman by Théodore Géricault.

Théodore Géricault

Horsewoman

1820 or later

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801) by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801)

1782

Self-Portrait by Egon Schiele.

Egon Schiele

Self-Portrait

1911

Portrait of a Woman by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Woman

Date not stated

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by French (Fontainebleau) Painter.

French (Fontainebleau) Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

Date not stated

A Banquet by Dirck Hals.

Dirck Hals

A Banquet

1628

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat.

Georges Seurat

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"

1884

Wang Xizhi watching geese by Qian Xuan.

Qian Xuan

Wang Xizhi watching geese

ca. 1295

Plate 16: The Argonaut Asterion led by a young figure of lightning (Asterione argonote condoti da Giove fulmina), 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 16: The Argonaut Asterion led by a young figure of lightning (Asterione argonote condoti da Giove fulmina), 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

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi.

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

ca. 1430–40

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

Portrait of a Young Woman by Cornelis de Vos.

Cornelis de Vos

Portrait of a Young Woman

Date not stated

Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

1504

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale by Rembrandt Peale.

Rembrandt Peale

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale

ca. 1826

Portrait of a Young Man by Pompeo Batoni.

Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of a Young Man

ca. 1760–65

Saint George and the Dragon, the Scourging of Christ and the Last Judgement, with donor figures and armorials by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Saint George and the Dragon, the Scourging of Christ and the Last Judgement, with donor figures and armorials

late 16th century

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