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A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"
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A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Japanese, 1839–1892, 1886

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Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")
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Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1795/96

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A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi")
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A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1794/95

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Takashima Ohisa
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Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1793

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Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"
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Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1792/93

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Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
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Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1835–36

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Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom
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Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760–1849, c. 1801/05

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Self-Portrait as a Fisherman
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Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760–1849, 1835

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Moulin Rouge, La Goulue
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Moulin Rouge, La Goulue

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901, 1891

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Elsa, called The Viennese
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Elsa, called The Viennese

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901, 1897

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Allegory with the Map of Cyprus
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Allegory with the Map of Cyprus

Attributed to Charles Simonneau French, 1645-1728, n.d.

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Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)
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Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Vasily Kandinsky Born Moscow (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1866; died Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944, 1913

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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo
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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95, 1794

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Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy
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Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903), 1894

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Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"
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Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, c. 1766

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Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin
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Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin

Spanish, 1396

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Head of a Luohan
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Head of a Luohan

China, Northern Song, Liao, or Jin dynasty, c. 11th century

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The Two Disciples at the Tomb
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The Two Disciples at the Tomb

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859–1937), c. 1906

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The Assumption of the Virgin
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The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614), 1577–79

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Still Life with Geranium
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Still Life with Geranium

Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954, 1906

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The Watermill with the Great Red Roof
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The Watermill with the Great Red Roof

Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638–1709), c. 1665

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Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
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Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808) Jouy-en-Josas or Nantes, France, c. 1786

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Head of a Male Deity (Deva)
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Head of a Male Deity (Deva)

Cambodia, probably Angkor Thom, Angkor period, late 12th–early 13th century

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Feathered Tunic
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Feathered Tunic

Chimú Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley,, 1470-1532

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Still Life with Game Fowl
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Still Life with Game Fowl

Juan Sánchez Cotán (Spanish, 1560–1627), c. 1600–3

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Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket
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Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket

Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906), 1876

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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)
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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1879

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Interrupted Reading
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Interrupted Reading

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875), c. 1870

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Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1887

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Winter, from The Seasons
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Winter, from The Seasons

After a design by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Étienne Le Blond (French, 1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (French, 1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris, 1700/20

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The Crucifixion
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The Crucifixion

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664), 1627

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
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Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1830/33

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The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky
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The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky

Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889), c. 1860

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On the Road
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On the Road

Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889), 1856

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Barks Fleeing Before the Storm
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Barks Fleeing Before the Storm

Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889), 1870–75

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Old Man and Young Girl
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Old Man and Young Girl

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901, 1899

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On Morse Mountain, No. 6, Maine
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On Morse Mountain, No. 6, Maine

John Marin (American, 1870–1953), 1928

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Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)
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Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)

Alexandre Bida (French, 1823–1895), c. 1850s

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Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe
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Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863), 1854

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Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine of Alexandria Standing in a Landscape
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Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine of Alexandria Standing in a Landscape

Girolamo da Treviso the Younger (Italian, 1497–1544), c. 1530

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Sewing near the Window
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Sewing near the Window

Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895), about 1885

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Adoration of the Shepherds
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Adoration of the Shepherds

Cornelis Cort (Dutch, 1533–1578), 1567

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Trojans Repelling the Greeks
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Trojans Repelling the Greeks

Giovanni Battista Scultori (Italian, 1503–1575), 1538

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Leaving the Bath
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Leaving the Bath

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), 1879–80

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Adam and Eve with Charles I and Henrietta Maria
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Adam and Eve with Charles I and Henrietta Maria

Unknown Cartographer, after 1634

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Longcase clock
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Longcase clock

Thomas Dickenson, ca. 1807

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Dwarf (one of a pair)
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Dwarf (one of a pair)

Villeroy, ca. 1740–45

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Dwarf (one of a pair)
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Dwarf (one of a pair)

Villeroy, ca. 1740–45

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Sabine Houdon (1787–1836)
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Sabine Houdon (1787–1836)

Jean Antoine Houdon, 1788

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Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints, a Famous Product of Edo (Edo meibutsu nishiki-e kosaku)
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Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints, a Famous Product of Edo (Edo meibutsu nishiki-e kosaku)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, About 1803

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Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask
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Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1801/04

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Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")
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Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, c. 1800

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Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsukyo), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"
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Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsukyo), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1833/34

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Ishibei, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"
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Ishibei, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Sakanoshita, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"
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Sakanoshita, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"
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Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, c. 1806

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Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds
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Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds

Naturalist Illustrator, 2200–200 BCE

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Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance

Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance

Unknown Artist, 1000s

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Tomb Chapel of Raemkai
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Tomb Chapel of Raemkai

Unknown Cartographer, ca. 2446–2389 BCE

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Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
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Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser

Unknown Cartographer, ca. 1944 B.C.

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Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)
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Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806, 1801

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Still Life
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Still Life

Hugo Charlemont (Austrian, 1850–1939), 1883

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Orontius Finaeus
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Orontius Finaeus

Unknown Artist (English, 19th century) after a map by Robert Thorne (English, active 1527), 1531, reprinted 1889

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Maps: Projections
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Maps: Projections

Unknown Artist English, 19th century, 1540/1552, reprinted 1889

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Map of Libya, the Middle East and North Africa
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Map of Libya, the Middle East and North Africa

Unknown Artist (English, 19th century) reproduction after a map by Francesco Berlinghieri (Italian, 1440-1501), 1478, reprinted 1889

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Map of Rome
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Map of Rome

Unknown Artist English, 19th century, 1538, reprinted 1889

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Map of the World: Tradewinds
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Map of the World: Tradewinds

Unknown Artist (English, 19th century) published by Bernardi Sylvani (Italian, active 1511), 1511, reprinted 1889

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The Traveler
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The Traveler

Jacques Emile Blanche (French, 1861–1942), c. 1890

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Italian Landscape with Travelers
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Italian Landscape with Travelers

Jan Both (Dutch, c. 1618–1652), c. 1650

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Jane Avril
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Jane Avril

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901, 1893

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Two Plant Specimens
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Two Plant Specimens

William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877, 1839

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Cope
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Cope

England, 1490-1525, with later restoration

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Equestrienne
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Equestrienne

China, Tang dynasty (618–907), mid-8th century

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Mirror Frame with Tree of Life Motif
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Mirror Frame with Tree of Life Motif

India, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), 17th/18th century

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Cabinet
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Cabinet

Cabinet: Augsburg (now Germany); internal panels: Eger, Bohemia (now Cheb, Czech Republic), c. 1640–50

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Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams
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Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916), 1899

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Bar-room Scene
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Bar-room Scene

William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868), 1835

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Virgin and Child Enthroned
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Virgin and Child Enthroned

Bohemian Painter, ca. 1345–50

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Marie Antoinette in a Park
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Marie Antoinette in a Park

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, ca. 1780–81

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