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Ocean Life by James M. Sommerville.

James M. Sommerville

Ocean Life

Date not stated

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

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

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

Calligraphic Galleon by 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari.

'Abd al-Qadir Hisari

Calligraphic Galleon

dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

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

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond by Karel Dujardin.

Karel Dujardin

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond

1659

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

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley.

Robert Charles Dudley

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866

1865–66

The Stag-Hunt by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Stag-Hunt

1506

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head by Anonymous, Italian, 17th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head

ca. 1640–60

Plums by John William Hill.

John William Hill

Plums

1870

View on the Columbia, Cascades by Carleton E. Watkins.

Carleton E. Watkins

View on the Columbia, Cascades

1867

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

A Rocky Coast by William Trost Richards.

William Trost Richards

A Rocky Coast

1877

Bird by Hakusanjin Hokui.

Hakusanjin Hokui

Bird

Date not stated

New York from the Heights near Brooklyn by William Guy Wall.

William Guy Wall

New York from the Heights near Brooklyn

ca. 1820–23

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by French (Fontainebleau) Painter.

French (Fontainebleau) Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

Date not stated

The Lake of Zug by Joseph Mallord William Turner.

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Lake of Zug

1843

"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

Winter Scene in Moonlight by Henry Farrer.

Henry Farrer

Winter Scene in Moonlight

1869

Finches and bamboo by Emperor Huizong.

Emperor Huizong

Finches and bamboo

early 12th century

Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen by Bernard van Orley.

Bernard van Orley

Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen

1530–35

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