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Democritus, Wedgwood and Bentley British, Basalt ware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire — Democritus
Wedgwood and Bentley
Anthony Keeling
18th century

Democritus and Heraclitus, Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching; not by Hollar — Democritus and Heraclitus
Multiple artists/makers
1650–60

Democritus in Meditation, Salvator Rosa Italian, Etching with drypoint — Democritus in Meditation
Salvator Rosa
1662

Vanitas Still Life, Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Vanitas Still Life
Jacques de Gheyn II
1603

Democritus in Meditation

Salvator Rosa

1662

Democritus in Meditation

Salvator Rosa

1662

Democritus and Protagoras

Multiple artists/makers

1773

Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation", Salvator Rosa Italian, Etching — Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation"
Salvator Rosa
1662

Democritus, seated, holding a book and looking towards the viewer, John Dean British, Mezzotint — Democritus, seated, holding a book and looking towards the viewer
John Dean
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1783

Democritus, from a series of antique busts

Lucas Vorsterman I

Peter Paul Rubens

1638 or earlier

Democritus in Meditation, a copy in reverse

Salvator Rosa

after 1662

Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation", Salvator Rosa Italian, Etching — Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation"
Salvator Rosa
1662

Heraclitus and Democritus, or Admonition to Endurance and Forbearance

Multiple artists/makers

1557

Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation", Salvator Rosa Italian, Etching and drypoint — Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation"
Salvator Rosa
1662

Copy of Heraclitus and Democritus, or Admonition to Endurance and Forbearance

Giovanni Battista Fontana

Maarten van Heemskerck

1557

Democrite, Antoine Coypel French, Etching — Democrite
Antoine Coypel
1692

Cider Making, William Sidney Mount American, Oil on canvas, American — Cider Making
William Sidney Mount
1840–41

The True Peace Commissioners, Currier & Ives American, Lithograph — The True Peace Commissioners
Multiple artists/makers
1865

"What Are You Laughing At? To the Victor Belong the Spoils" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 1097), Thomas Nast American, born Germany, Wood engraving — "What Are You Laughing At? To the Victor Belong the Spoils" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 1097)
Multiple artists/makers
November 25, 1871

Storming the Castle – "Old "Abe" on Guard, Currier & Ives American, Lithograph — Storming the Castle – "Old "Abe" on Guard
Multiple artists/makers
1860

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 889), Thomas Nast American, born Germany, Wood engraving — A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 889)
Thomas Nast
Harper's Weekly
September 23, 1871