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Edward and Sarah Rutter by Joshua Johnson.

Joshua Johnson

Edward and Sarah Rutter

ca. 1805

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses by Paul Cézanne.

Paul Cézanne

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses

ca. 1890

Hawking Party by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hawking Party

ca. 1500–1530

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

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

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

A Hunting Scene by Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio).

Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio)

A Hunting Scene

ca. 1494–1500

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer.

Winslow Homer

The Gulf Stream

1899; reworked by 1906

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

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay by William Bradford.

William Bradford

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay

1871

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey by George Inness.

George Inness

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey

ca. 1891

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

Calligraphic Galleon by 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari.

'Abd al-Qadir Hisari

Calligraphic Galleon

dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

The Forest in Winter at Sunset by Théodore Rousseau.

Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

ca. 1846–67

Plate 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), 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 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), 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

"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

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree by Jacob van Ruisdael.

Jacob van Ruisdael

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree

1650–55

Still Life with Cake by Raphaelle Peale.

Raphaelle Peale

Still Life with Cake

1818

Scenes from the Story of Abraham by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Scenes from the Story of Abraham

mid-17th century

The Crucifixion with Saints and a Donor by Joos van Cleve.

Joos van Cleve

The Crucifixion with Saints and a Donor

ca. 1520

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

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

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 Ark by Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700).

Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700)

The Ark

ca. 1700

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

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