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Portrait of a Woman in Gray by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

Portrait of a Woman in Gray

ca. 1865

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight by Martinus Rørbye.

Martinus Rørbye

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

1839

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Marie Antoinette in a Park

ca. 1780–81

The Trees, Early Afternoon, France by William A. Harper.

William A. Harper

The Trees, Early Afternoon, France

ca. 1905

Two Roses by Anne Vallayer-Coster.

Anne Vallayer-Coster

Two Roses

ca. 1810

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau]

1849–52

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

Saint John on Patmos by Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien).

Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)

Saint John on Patmos

ca. 1511

Vanitas Still Life by Jacques de Gheyn II.

Jacques de Gheyn II

Vanitas Still Life

1603

The Falls of Niagara by Edward Hicks.

Edward Hicks

The Falls of Niagara

ca. 1825

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles

Date not stated

Quail and Autumn Flowers by Tosa Mitsuoki.

Tosa Mitsuoki

Quail and Autumn Flowers

late 17th century

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria

1648

Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Knight, Death and the Devil

1513

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

1658

Still Life—Violin and Music by William Michael Harnett.

William Michael Harnett

Still Life—Violin and Music

1888

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

Portrait of a Young Man by Pompeo Batoni.

Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of a Young Man

ca. 1760–65

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru by Huang Tingjian.

Huang Tingjian

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

ca. 1095

Monju on a Lion by Shūsei.

Shūsei

Monju on a Lion

late 15th century

Portrait of a Man by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn).

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

Portrait of a Man

1632

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

Flowers and Bees by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Flowers and Bees

18th century

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