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This photograph depicts an oblique view of the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge dominates over half of the frame starting on the left and reaching into the background, while the right side represents the river and boats underneath the bridge.
Alvin Langdon Coburn (British (modern))
Brooklyn Bridge
1910
Museum Purchase
1972/1.170
This photograph depicts a view of a marble statue of an angel holding two palm fronds with a crucifix behind her. The statue is placed on top of a sealed stone well. Surrounding the statue is an ornate wall lined with arched windows.  
Samuel Bourne (British (modern))
The Memorial Well, Cawnpore, Statue by Marochetti
1865 – 1866
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1984/1.308
This red earthenware model of a well-head is constructed from an upside-down, wheel-thrown bowl with a hole pierced in its base to create the opening for the well. Its wide rim creates the well-head's base, and a flat clay slab forms the framed opening and windlass. It is topped with a small hip and gabled roof pavilion, and a basin and amphora rest on the framing. The model is covered in a green lead glaze, with iridescence and calcification. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Model of a well-head
25 – 220
Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
1993/1.74
A sailboat with its sails set aloft in the shape of two triangles is silhouetted against a cloudy sky illuminated by the sun. Reflections of the boat and sun reach into the foreground of the image toward the viewer. 
Alvin Langdon Coburn (British (modern))
The Star
1907 – 1911
Museum Purchase
1972/1.168
Black and white image of a mountain scene over water on a gold support with brown flowers. 
Takashima Hokkai
Landscape
1851 – 1931
Gift of Hebe Lutz in honor of her parents, Jake William Hearn, MD, Lt. Colonel US Army, and Juanita Wells Hearn
2017/1.553.1
This photograph depicts a view of a courtyard inside the walls of an ornate, palatial building. The figures of two men stand around a well-head, while a third man in uniform watches from a distance.
Carlo Ponti (Italian (culture or style))
Corte del Palazzo Ducale (Veduta generale)
1855 – 1870
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Becker
2012/2.171
A dozen female figures gather near a stone well; some sit in a group within the structure’s short stone walls while others carry earthen jars to and fro on their heads. Other stone buildings can be seen in the background, suggesting an urban environment. 
Felix Bonfils (French (culture or style))
Mary's Well, Nazareth
1867 – 1885
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
1994/2.29.5
In this print, a woman holds a sword in front of her.  She wears a red robe with a green bottom.  Behind her, a figure in a black robe with a white crest is visible.  In the background is a frame and pulley.  A tree stands out against the night sky.<br /><br />
This is the right panel of a diptych. <br /><br />
Inscriptions: Koshimoto Kōzakura, Sawamura Tanosuke (Title); Toyokuni ga (Artist's signature); Jūichi (Publisher's seal); Tori 5, aratame (Censor's seal)<br />
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Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese (culture or style))
Sound of the Bit and the Colors of the Bridle: Sawamura Tanosuke III as Koshimoto Kozakura
1861
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.493.2
Five figures stand facing the camera, interspersed across rocky and grassy terrain. Hills rise sharply in the distance toward the right-hand edge of the photograph. 
Felix Bonfils (French (culture or style))
Puits de la Samaritaine, ou de Jacob – The well of Jacob
1867 – 1885
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
1994/2.34.9
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