L.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Group of Auriculas, from The Temple of Flora
Frederick Christian Lewis, the elder (English, 1779-1856) James Hopwood, the elder (English, c. 1752-1819) after Peter Charles Henderson (English, active 1791-1829) published by Dr. Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)

Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Italian, Milan

Armor for Heavy Calvary (Cuirassier)
Italian; Milan

Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei)
Utagawa Sadahide Japanese, 1807-1873

Blast Furnaces, Heads, Frontal Views
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934-2015)

Seventy in Seven (from Fish Story: Chapter 4)
Allan Sekula American, 1951–2013

Lock
Frank L. Koralewsky (American, born Germany, 1872–1941)

Among the Redwoods
Wallace L. DeWolf American, 1854–1930

A Belorussian Landscape
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Hanga, volume 2
Various Artists Japanese, 20th century

Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan
L. A. Shafer (American, 1866-1940) printed by W. F. Powers Co. Litho.

The Scream
Raymond Martin American, 1930-2011

Portrait of Rufino Tamayo
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

Reproduction of fresco from Knossos
Attributed to Emile Gilliéron Swiss, 1850–1924

Brooklyn Bridge
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

Cornell Towers, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Rendering
Maurice L. Bein (American, born Russia, 1897–1978) Charles L. Morgan (American, 1890–1947)

Running Horse Weather Vane
Alvin L. Jewell (American, 1821–1867) A. L. Jewell and Company (American, 1852–67) Waltham, Massachusetts

The Wedding Present
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Money Pouch
After an engraving by V. S. Aksolsky (Russian, active c. 1839) Russia

Spiders in a Jar
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964