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Salt Cellars with Episodes from the Life of Hercules and with Allegorical Scenes, view 2, artist unknown, France, c. 1550, enamel on copper - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01040

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Tea kettle and stand, Albin Mueller, made by Eduard Hueck Metallwarenfabrik, Luedenscheid, Germany, c. 1903, copper, brass - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09281

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Study for the ceiling of the Bordeaux Opera, by William Adolphe Bouguereau, French, c. 1859, oil on paper on canvas - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08105

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Study for the World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentaton Medal (reverse), Louis Saint-Gaudens, 1893, plaster - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01437

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Myth of Prometheus, Esteban Agreda, Real Fabrica del Buen Retiro, Madrid, 1803-1808 AD - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08407

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Minuet, by Giuseppe Gricci, Capodimonte Manufactory, Naples, c. 1750, soft-paste porcelain, colored enamel, gilt - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 163128

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Jar with fish and water weed design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark, 1522-1566, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07205

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Jar with lid and incised design of lotus sprays, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1150-1200 AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04882

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The Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto, 1647-1648, etching - National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo - DSC08326

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The Soldier of the Rajah Coming to the Sword Sharpener of Ahmedabad, by Edwin Lord Weeks, 1888-1890, oil on canvas - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04279

Fanny Elssler (La Cachucha) by Jean-Auguste Barre, French, c. 1836, bronze, cast by Eck and Durand - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07018

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Pan and Ceres, unidentified but apparently Real Fabrica del Buen Retiro, Madrid, 1790-1795 AD - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08395

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Dish with molded carp, China, Southern Song period, 13th century AD, Qingbai ware, stoneware - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00722

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Dish with green dragon, China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722 AD, porcelain - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00728

Holy water stoup with crucifixion, Teruel, Spain, 18th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08227

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Cabinet, Catalonia, early 17th century AD, solid walnut with walnut and boxwood veneer - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC07965

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Bed, Portuguese style from Portugal or Salamanca, 1650-1700 AD, lignum vitae and bronze - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC07911

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Winged Genie Pollinating the Date Palm, Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu), reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883-859 BC, alabaster - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC07902

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War baton (saihai) with Tokugawa crest for the Nimaido tosei gusoku armor, 1700s AD, iron, bamboo, ink on paper - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08675

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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, 2 of 2 - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01356

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Saint George and the dragon, and Virgin and Child with Saints John and Christopher, diptych, Netherlandish, c. 1440-1470, ivory - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06792

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Sekhmet, excavated from the Temple of Mut, Karnak, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1295 BC, granite - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07006

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Seated figure, Olmec style, Tenenexpan, Veracruz, Mexico, 1200-900 BC, ceramic, cream and red slip - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07143

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Rustam rescues Bijan from the well, from the Shahnama by Firdawsi, probably Iran, Mongol period, dated February 1341 AD, watercolor, ink, paper - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04684

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Medicine Man by Charles Marion Russell, 1916, oil on canvas - Blanton Museum of Art - Austin, Texas - DSC08197

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Man's head and sheep's head, by Thomas Rowlandson, undated, pen and ink, wash, over graphite on paper - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06574

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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 2 detail - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04632

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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 3 - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04630

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Puck by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, view 1, modeled 1854, carved before 1865, marble - Addison Gallery of American Art - Phillips Academy Andover - Andover, Massachusetts - DSC05268

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Cupid Inciting a Satyr, by Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, Italian, c. 1720, oil on canvas - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00815

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Delano Woods, by George Frederick Morse, 1856-1915, oil on canvas - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04068

Deep dish, Manises, Valencia, Spain, c. 1500, tin-glazed earthenware - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09268

Delft charger in the style of the Chinese Wanli Period, Cornelis Aelbrechtsz Keyser of the Two Ships factory, Holland, 17th century, tin-glazed earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06624

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Cap Martin, near Menton, by Claude Monet, 1884, oil on canvas - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07909

Dressing table, maker unknown, probably Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1740-1760, walnut - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07683

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Cleric with book (perhaps Saint Laurence), by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, c. 1480, marble - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00552

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Bowl, Iran, early 13th century AD, frit body, underglaze black and blue, turquoise glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09693

Bottle, Korea, Gangjin kilns, Goryeo period, 1300s AD, stoneware, white and black inlays under celadon glaze, Japanese silver repair - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04876

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Brooch with Virgin and Child, 18th century AD, gold filigree, emeralds, enameled plaque - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08024

Bixie (chimera), attributed to Chu culture, Hunan or Hubei province, China, Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC, cast iron with silver inlay - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08552

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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), China, Yuan or Ming dynasty, 1200s-1300s AD, wood, traces of pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08488

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Chalice, British, makers mark RB, pellet below, in shield-shaped punch, c. 1640, silver, parcel-gilt - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01379

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Aquamanil deposit, probably Fabrica Olerys-Laugier, Moustiers, France, 1738-1749 AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08304

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Head of a Buddha, Pakistan, Swat Valley, probably Zulam Kot, c. 3rd century AD, schist, traces of pigment - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09299

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Head of a King, artist unknown, France, from the left port of the Church of Saint-Denis, c. 1137-1140, limestone - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01001

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Guanyin by Su Xuejin, detail, China, c. 1900 AD, Dehua ware, porcelain - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00719

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Guanyin boddhisattva, seated, China, Ming dynasty, mid 1400s, bronze lacquered with gold - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09595

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Jar with fan-shaped leaf designs, China, Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 AD, Cizhou ware with underglaze painted decoration - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07098

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Juglets, Cypriot, Middle Bronze Age, Middle Cypriote II, c. 2000-1600 BC, terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08009

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Kneeling cleric with mitre (perhaps Saint Benedict), by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, c. 1480, marble- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00553

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Relief, probably scenes from the Life of Buddha, Pakistan, probably Peshawar, c. 2nd-3rd century AD, schist - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09303

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Jug, Cypriot, Cypro-Geometric II-III, c. 950-750 BC, terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC07994

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Chest-on-chest, maker unknown, probably southern New Hampshire, c. 1785, maple and white pine - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07682

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Sideboard, maker unknown, probably Boston MA, c. 1855, walnut, walnut burl veneers, marble - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07595

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Chest of drawers on a stand, England, c. 1680, walnut veneer inlaid with ivory, various woods, brass - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09479

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Armchair by William Savery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1745-1760, maple, Atlantic white cedar, yellow poplar, rush - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04914

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

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

Great Marbled Godwit from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

1. Wood Partridge (Perdix gularis); 2. Oriental Partridge (Perdix orientalis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Collared Civet Bear (Mydaus collaris) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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275. Tern (Sterna hirundo) 276. Ditto, young illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Great cinereous Shrike, or Butcher Bird from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Masked Paradoxurus (Paradoxurus (Viverra) Larvatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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Dendrobium phalænopsis var statterianum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Sparrow by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895). Digitally enhanced from our own original 1913 edition of Bairei Gakan.

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Jugger Falcon (Falco Jugger) 1. Male, 2. Female from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Canary and Peach illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

1. Waved Tern (Sterna brevirostris); 2. Orange Billed Tern (Sterna aurantia) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Beautiful Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Batagur Terrapin (Emys Batagur) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Yellow-throated Bunting illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Twee zwemmende eenden (1878–1909) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Kerstkaart met tien ganzen (1890) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Putti beoefenen de schilderkunst en beeldhouwkunst (ca. 1736–1779) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage erotic art. Study of a naked woman, eyes closed by Renan, Ary Ernest. Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Vijf naaktstudies; drie met opgeheven armen, de andere op de rug gezien by Henri Fantin-Latour. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Naked woman posing sensually, vintage erotic art. Nude Girl (1906) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

1. Horsfield's Snipe (Scolopax Horsfieldii); 2. Indian Sandpiper from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Floral pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

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275. Tern (Sterna hirundo) 276. Ditto, young illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Ailanthus Silkmoth (Attacus Cynthia) from Moths and Butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. Denton (1856-1937). Digitally enhanced from our own publication.

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Campbell's magnolia (Magnolia Campbellii), Fruiting plant in foliage from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Vintage illustration of grape digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

Long-tailed Wild Duck and Cliff illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

1. Indian Sandpiper (Totanus Indicus); 2. Bhegondee Snipe (Limosa Hardwickii) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Eyed Trionyx (Tryonix ocellatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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203, 204. Hyperborean Lobefoot (Lobipes hyperboreus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

1. Hepburn's Francolin (Perdix Hepburnii); 2. Perdix Hepburnii, var. Pallida odypore from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Ebony cabinet from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Specimens of silversmiths from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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Naked woman posing sensually, vintage erotic art. Study of a Nude by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Kangaroo from Adventures of a Gold-Digger (1856) published by John Sherer.

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Landscape with fantastic ruin by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1916) by Mary Daisy Arnold.

Flagellata–Geiklinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Grasshopper (1918) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

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Siphonophorae–Staatsquallen from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Part of the hall of columns at Karnak Thebes illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Tombs of the Khalifs (Caliphs) Cairo illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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