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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

Landscape by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

Landscape

ca. 1877–79

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow by Thomas Cole.

Thomas Cole

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow

1836

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637) by Anthony van Dyck.

Anthony van Dyck

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637)

ca. 1622

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 Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt.

Albert Bierstadt

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

1863

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

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

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

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

Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

1782

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun by Nicolas Poussin.

Nicolas Poussin

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun

1658

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

Queen Henrietta Maria by Anthony van Dyck.

Anthony van Dyck

Queen Henrietta Maria

1636

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea) by James McNeill Whistler.

James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)

1878

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River

1787

A Stallion by Habiballah of Sava.

Habiballah of Sava

A Stallion

ca. 1601–6

Irises by Vincent van Gogh.

Vincent van Gogh

Irises

1890

The Love Song by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

The Love Song

1868–77

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

Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)

The Repast of the Lion

ca. 1907

Armorial Trophy by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Armorial Trophy

1600–1800

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

A wooded river landscape with cattle by Benjamin Barker, the younger.

Benjamin Barker, the younger

A wooded river landscape with cattle

1826

The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters

1565

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