Rembrandt, The Abduction of Europa 1632.

Carl Gustav Carus, Evening by the Sea c. 1820-1825. Carl Gustav Carus was a German physician and painter. In 1815 in  Dresden, Carus met the painter Caspar David Friedrich , who  influenced his work.

Newell Convers Wyeth, Knife Fight (Back and Forth Across It We Went). N.C. Wyeth was an American painter and book illustrator.  His list of illustrations included such books as Robin Hood,  Treasure Island, Tom Sawyer, King Arthur, etc.

Frederick Sandys, Queen Eleanor 1858. Frederick Sandys was an English painter and illustrator. He is  considered one of the most talented Pre-Raphaelites .

Jean-Francois Millet, Bird's-Nesters 1874. Jean-Francois Millet was a French painter and one of the founders of the  Barbizon school, which was named after the urban community in France  where Millet lived from 1849 until his death. In Paris in 1837, he studied for two years in the studio of the salon  painter Paul Delaroche .

Diego Velázquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs 1618. Diego Velázquez was a Spanish artist. A leading painter at the court of  King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal. He is considered one of the main  representatives of Spanish painting.

Ivan Bilibin, Baba Yaga 1900 . Ivan Bilibin was a Russian painter, book illustrator, and stage  designer. Known for his illustrations of Russian folk tales.

Ferdinand Leeke, Richard Wagner, Götterdämmerung, Act I, Siegfried’s  Rhine Journey 1908. Ferdinand Leeke was a German painter who was known for his  paintings of scenes from operas by Wilhelm Richard Wagner. Also  he was an illustrator of magazines and books.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Inundation of The Biesbosch in 1421. Lawrence Alma-Tadema (born Lourens Alma Tadema) was a Dutch  painter who moved to Great Britain in 1870 and was granted British  citizenship in 1873 by personal order of Queen Victoria. He was one of the most hi…

James Tissot, Portrait of the Marquis and Marchioness of Miramon and  their Children 1865.

Horace Vernet, The Soldier on the Field of Battle 1818. Horace Vernet was a French painter and diplomat. He came from an  painters dynasty (his grandfather and father were also painters).

Frederic Remington, Pretty Mother of the Night - White Otter  is No Longer a Boy 1900. Frederick Remington is an American painter who is known for his paintings on the subject of the Wild West (Cowboys, American Indians, U.S. Cavalry). Remington also made sculptures and illustrations, including books and magazines. Despi…