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Teapot with ruins, Worcester factory British, Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration, British — Teapot with ruins
Factory Worcester factory
ca. 1765–70

Ruins of Gallego Flour Mills, Richmond, Alexander Gardner American, Scottish, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives — Ruins of Gallego Flour Mills, Richmond
Alexander Gardner
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady
1865

Gothic Ruins, William Rickarby Miller American, born England, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Gothic Ruins
Attributed to William Rickarby Miller

Classical Ruins, William Wegman American, Single-channel digital video, transferred from Sony CV 1/2-inch video tape, black-and-white, sound, 15 sec. — Classical Ruins
William Wegman
1970

[Abbey Ruins], Unknown, Salted paper print from paper negative — [Abbey Ruins]
Unknown
1850s

[Roman Ruins], Giacomo Caneva Italian, Albumen silver print — [Roman Ruins]
Attributed to Giacomo Caneva
1860s

Arches in Ruins, Hubert Robert French, Oil on canvas — Arches in Ruins
Hubert Robert

[Temple Ruins], John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — [Temple Ruins]
Attributed to John Thomson
1865

RUINS/ MERCHANTS/ EXCHANGE, Thomas Dimmock & Co. British, Earthenware, transfer-printed, British (American market) — RUINS/ MERCHANTS/ EXCHANGE
Possibly Thomas Dimmock & Co.
ca. 1835–59

A Colonnade in Ruins, Hubert Robert French, Oil on canvas — A Colonnade in Ruins
Hubert Robert

Mules and Ruins, John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American — Mules and Ruins
John Singer Sargent
September, 1918

Aqueduct in Ruins, Hubert Robert French, Oil on canvas — Aqueduct in Ruins
Hubert Robert

Ancient Ruins, Bangkok, John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ancient Ruins, Bangkok
Attributed to John Thomson
1865

[Ruins at Old Delhi], Unknown, Albumen silver print — [Ruins at Old Delhi]
Unknown
1850s

Ruines gothiques, A. Fays French, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative — Ruines gothiques
A. Fays
Printer Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1850–53

[Ruins in a Garden], Unknown, Albumen silver print — [Ruins in a Garden]
Unknown
1870s

James Hamilton

before 1864

Ruins in Carey Street, Richmond, Thomas C. Roche American, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ruins in Carey Street, Richmond
Thomas C. Roche
Alexander Gardner
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady
1865

[Ruins, Dizfoul], Luigi Pesce Italian, Albumen silver print — [Ruins, Dizfoul]
Possibly by Luigi Pesce
1840s–60s

[Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York]
Walker Evans
1929–30

[Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York], Walker Evans American, Glass negative — [Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York]
Walker Evans
1930–31

[Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York], Walker Evans American, Glass negative — [Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York]
Walker Evans
1929–30

[Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York], Walker Evans American, Glass negative — [Fire Ruins, Scarborough, New York]
Walker Evans
1929–30

Ruins in the Roman Campagna, André Giroux French, Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard — Ruins in the Roman Campagna
André Giroux
late 1820s

Cathedral Ruins at Macao, John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Cathedral Ruins at Macao
Attributed to John Thomson
1865

Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin, Carl Gustav Carus German, Oil on canvas — Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin
Carl Gustav Carus
ca. 1828

Study of Ruins (from Sketchbook), John William Casilear American, Graphite on wove paper, American — Study of Ruins (from Sketchbook)
John William Casilear
1834, 1838

[Ruins of Cecilia Metella, Rome], Unknown, Salted paper print from paper negative — [Ruins of Cecilia Metella, Rome]
Unknown
1850s

Wenlock Abbey, Alfred Capel Cure British, Albumen silver print from paper negative — Wenlock Abbey
Alfred Capel Cure
1858

Byland Abbey, Alfred Capel Cure British, Albumen silver print from paper negative — Byland Abbey
Alfred Capel Cure
1856

Three Young Girls by Ruins, Hubert Robert French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, and pink, blue, moss green, and pale gold watercolor. — Three Young Girls by Ruins
copy after Hubert Robert
ca. 1790

Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina, George N. Barnard American, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina
George N. Barnard
1860s

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina, George N. Barnard American, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina
George N. Barnard
1860s

River Landscape with Castle Ruins, Carl Rottmann German, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — River Landscape with Castle Ruins
Carl Rottmann
1820s

Petros Moraites

1860s

Seville, Henri Cartier-Bresson French, Gelatin silver print — Seville
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1933

Roman Ruins, from "Roman Ruins", Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching; first state of three — Roman Ruins, from "Roman Ruins"
Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar
After Sebastiaen Vrancx
1673

[Ruins of the Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, after Evacuations], Alexander Gardner American, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — [Ruins of the Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, after Evacuations]
Attributed to Alexander Gardner
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady
1865

Dish with landscape and architectural ruins, Siro Antonio Africa Italian, Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Italian, Pavia — Dish with landscape and architectural ruins
Painted by Siro Antonio Africa
and his nephew Siro Domenico Africa
Workshop director in the workshop of Carlo Giuseppe Rampini
ca. 1688–1710

Ancient Ruins in the Interior, John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ancient Ruins in the Interior
Attributed to John Thomson
1865

Landscape with Ruins (recto, from sketchbook), Jervis McEntee American, Graphite and white gouache on blue wove paper, American — Landscape with Ruins (recto, from sketchbook)
Jervis McEntee
1869

An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins, Francesco Guardi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brown wash — An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins
Francesco Guardi
ca. 1780–85

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