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Vase of Flowers Draped with Garlands by French Painter.

French Painter

Vase of Flowers Draped with Garlands

18th century

Landscape with a Cottage by Pieter de Molijn.

Pieter de Molijn

Landscape with a Cottage

1629

A Partridge and Small Game Birds by Jan Fyt.

Jan Fyt

A Partridge and Small Game Birds

1650s

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase by Vincent van Gogh.

Vincent van Gogh

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase

1890

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

Benjamin Barker, the younger

A wooded river landscape with cattle

1826

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

Plums by John William Hill.

John William Hill

Plums

1870

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

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Mansur.

Mansur

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1615–20; recto: ca. 1535–45

Portrait of a Man by Quinten Massys.

Quinten Massys

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses by Horace Vernet.

Horace Vernet

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses

1820

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

Martinus Rørbye

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

1839

Monju on a Lion by Shūsei.

Shūsei

Monju on a Lion

late 15th century

[Newhaven Fishwives] by Hill and Adamson.

Hill and Adamson

[Newhaven Fishwives]

ca. 1845

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Pieter Claesz.

Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

1628

A Rocky Coast by William Trost Richards.

William Trost Richards

A Rocky Coast

1877

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

Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700)

The Ark

ca. 1700

Fish Market by Joachim Beuckelaer.

Joachim Beuckelaer

Fish Market

1568

Landscape with a Cave by Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny.

Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny

Landscape with a Cave

Date not stated

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

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three-
Quarter Strapwork Pedestal by Jean Mignon.

Jean Mignon

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal

ca. 1543–45

A Deerhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

A Deerhound

1826

The Forest in Winter at Sunset by Théodore Rousseau.

Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

ca. 1846–67

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