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Esther and Ahasuerus by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Esther and Ahasuerus

mid-17th century

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer.

Winslow Homer

The Gulf Stream

1899; reworked by 1906

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

ca. 1830–32

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington) by John Trumbull.

John Trumbull

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington)

1780

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13) by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13)

August 1, 1814

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

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

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

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures (verso) by Giorgio di Giovanni ("Giorgio da Siena").

Giorgio di Giovanni ("Giorgio da Siena")

Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures (verso)

1530–40

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals by Charles Joseph Natoire.

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

Edward and Sarah Rutter by Joshua Johnson.

Joshua Johnson

Edward and Sarah Rutter

ca. 1805

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements

ca. 1700

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Govardhan.

Govardhan

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

The Stag-Hunt by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Stag-Hunt

1506

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

Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

1782

The Repast of the Lion by Henri Rousseau (le Douanier).

Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)

The Repast of the Lion

ca. 1907

View on the Catskill—Early Autumn by Thomas Cole.

Thomas Cole

View on the Catskill—Early Autumn

1836–37

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

Armorial Trophy by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Armorial Trophy

1600–1800

Bird by Hakusanjin Hokui.

Hakusanjin Hokui

Bird

Date not stated

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1654

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