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Illustration of Tapir from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

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Feather by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Illustration of Arabian camel from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Golden-naped barbet from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Tyrant Fly-catcher from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Russet-throated puffbird from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Manucode, Male from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Prairie Dog or Prairie marmot squirrel (Spermophilus ludovicianus) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

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European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (1596 - 1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Vintage avocado illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Antique plant Exorcarpus bidwillii Black Maire santalum cunninghamii Euphorbia glauca drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Vintage strawberry illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage avocado illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Le Public à l'Exposition (The Public at the Exhibition) MET DP808260

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Seated Female Nude Leaning to the Left (1908) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Drinking Fountain Approximately 3 Metres North West Of Bedminster Bridge

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Woman Bending Backward, by Gaston Lachaise, 1926, alabaster - Fogg Museum - Harvard University - DSC01815

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Bladder, Eskimo people, Julianehaab, South Greenland, No. 1933.25.0082 - Etnografiska museet - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC01261

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Dress ornament in shape of a tiger, Xiongnu, 200-100 BC, gold - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09564

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Bag, Nez Perce, corn leaves - Etnografiska museet - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC01201

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Australian Roller (Eurystomus Australis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Gnathodon (Gnathodon strigirostris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra nitida) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Broad-billed Flycatcher (Myiagra latirostris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Black-fronted Flycatcher (Monarcha trivirgata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Carinated Flycatcher (Monarcha carinata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Grey-tailed Pachycephala (Pachycephala glaucura) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

White-eyebrowed Pomatorhinus (Pomatorhinus superciliosus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Rock Warbler (Origma rubricata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Painted Finch (Emblema picta) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Spotted Groud Thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Australian Dottrel (Eudromias Australis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Singing Honey-eater (Ptilotis sonorus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Yellow-throated Honey-eater (Ptilotis flavigula) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Square-tailed Warbler (Cysticola isura) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Spotted Sericornis (Sericornis maculatus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Plumbeous Flycatcher (Myiagra plumbea) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Uniform Honey-eater (Ptilotis unicolor) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Long-billed Bristle Bird (Dasyornis longirostris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Australian Little Tern (Sternula Nereis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Vintage peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

240. The White-fish (Corregonus albus) 241. The Mackinaw Salmon (Salmo amethystus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Aulostoma maculatum illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Erica ardens illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Tree Falcon, Falco subbuteo (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Lined Tailed Tree Snake (Ahætula caudolineata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Begonia Daedalea engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Snakewort (Dorsternia contrajerva) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Cypripedium leeanum var giganteum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Vintage persimmons illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vanda Cathcarti, Lindley (syn. Esmeralda cathcartii, Lindley) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Euphorbia Splendens illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Different types of millipeds illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Dish, attributed to Willem Jansz. Verstraeten, Netherlands, c. 1650-1660, tin-glazed earthenware - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 152220

Landscape with Saint Jerome and Christ Baptizing Saints, by Pietro Paulo Bonzi, called Gobbo dei Carracci, 1620s, oil on canvas - Blanton Museum of Art - Austin, Texas - DSC07873

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Tower with archers, China, Han dynasty, 206 BC to 220 AD, glazed terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08205

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Mask, Peru, Lambayeque, far north coast, c. 700-1200 AD, gold - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06392

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Plate with figures in arbor, Jingdezhen ware, China, Qing dynasty Yongzheng to Qianlong period, c. 1740, porcelain, 1984.224 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07435

Four-case seal caddy (inro), Japan, Edo period, 1700s, maki-e lacquer on wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09579

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Dish, Cypriot, Late Bronze Age, Late Cypriot III, c. 1200-1100 BC, terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08011

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Hariti, unfired clay, remains of polychromy and gilding, Pakistan or Afghanistan, 2nd to 4th century, Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Germany, inventory number SA 00864 L

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Cabinet, Southern Germany, early 17th century, wood marquetry - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC07939

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White Mountain Landscape by Frank Henry Shapleigh, undated, oil on canvas - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07450

Plate with male bust, Teruel, Spain, 19th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08197

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Plate with bird, Teruel, Spain, 1650-1700 AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08202

Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 1 detail - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04631

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The Five Deaths - Death Taking an Old Man to a Tomb, by Stefano Della Bella, 1648, etching with burin - National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo - DSC08332

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The Annunciation, based on a print by Marco Dente da Ravenna, Venice, 1600s, reverse painting on glass - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00579

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Stirrup spout vessel with the dance of death, Peru, Moche V, north coast, c. 600 AD, earthenware with slip glaze - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06506

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Stationary, writing, and food storage boxes, Japan, Edo period, 1700s, makie lacquer ware - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00709

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Talavera sauce boat, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08133

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Tomb figurines, China, Northern Wei, early 500s AD, earthenware with pigment - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07088

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Tea bowl (chawan), Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century, earthenware, black glaze (raku) - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09533

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Old City Hall and the United States Hotel, Portland, Maine, by John Bradley Hudson, Jr., c. 1890, oil on panel - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04062

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Oil lamp, Hebei province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware, pigments - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08604

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Panel from a cabinet with flowers and birds, India, Coromandel Coast or Sri Lanka, Mughal period, late 1600s AD, ivory over wood, 2006.259 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07361

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Self portrait, after Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, c. 1710, oil on canvas - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08124

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Poem of Yayoi, by Utagawa Kunisada, Edo period, 1800s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09567

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Pair of Candlesticks, British, makers mark HW in escutcheon-shaped punch with two pellets above and escallop below, c. 1665-1670, silver, 1 of 2 - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01354

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O-tobide noh mask, Japan, Edo period, probably 18th to 19th century, caved wood, lacquer - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09543

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Sporting cup, Charles Robert Ashbee designer, Arthur Cameron and John Kirsten Bailey makers, The Guild of Handicraft, Britain, 1899, silver, enamel, carnelian - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05196

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Sleigh bed, Spain, c. 1820 AD, mahogany, pine, bronze - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08460

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Venus Lamenting the Death of Adonis, by Domenico Tintoretto, c. 1590, oil on canvas - University of Arizona Museum of Art - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ - DSC08227

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Venus Italica by Antonio Canova - Cà d'Zan - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00256

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V. The Sphinx..., from To Gustave Flaubert..., by Odilon Redon, 1889, lithograph, only state - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08908

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Water dropper in form of a duck, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1100s AD, stoneware, iron pigment under celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04886

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Watch with lady reading, Desroches, Geneva, Switzerland, 19th century AD, gold, enamel, diamonds - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08030

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Wang Zhaojun Marrying a Tribal Ruler, by Chen Wei Yan (died 1926), China, Shiwan ware - Hong Kong Museum of Art - DSC00724

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Squat lekythos with pursuit scene, Apulian, Late Classical period, 404-323 BC, terracotta with added yellow - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08037

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Napoleon's hat from the Russian campaign, by Poupard et Delaunay, Hatters to the Palais Royal, c. 1812, felt, silk, fabric - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08765

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The Forest at Fontainebleau, by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena, 1864, oil on canvas - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09101

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Gerrish Island, Kittery Point, Maine, by Alfred Thompson Bricher, not dated, oil on canvas - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07421

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Goat and Bee jub, Chelsea Factory, London, c. 1745, soft-paste porcelain - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09216

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Handled jar with human-headed bird design, Iran, 12th-13th century AD, luster ware pottery - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07300

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Gaius Caesar, after the Antique, by Larkin Goldsmith Mead, 1862 to c. 1865, marble - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC07923

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Apothecary jar (albarello) depicting the Judgment of Paris, Patanazzi Family, Italy, c. 1580, tin-glazed earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06368

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