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Distant Collection (#8)

"Distant: A Glimpse into the Unreachable" The Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012 captures galaxies so far away, they seem like mere specks of light in an endless expanse

Background imageDistant Collection: Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangärde in Dalarna, 1896. Creator: Anshelm Schultzberg

Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangärde in Dalarna, 1896. Creator: Anshelm Schultzberg
Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangarde in Dalarna, 1896

Background imageDistant Collection: French Attack of July 31, 1917; The battlefield beyond conquered enemy... 1917. Creator: Unknown

French Attack of July 31, 1917; The battlefield beyond conquered enemy... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack of July 31, 1917; The battlefield beyond conquered enemy second lines; in the background, the German barrage, 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: French Attack North of Hurtebise; Triggered assault waves of the 152nd... Creator: Unknown

French Attack North of Hurtebise; Triggered assault waves of the 152nd... Creator: Unknown
French Attack North of Hurtebise; Triggered assault waves of the 152nd, June 25, 1917, at 6 p.m. 5, for the attack on a stubborn spur northwest of Hurtebise; on the right

Background imageDistant Collection: Block Island, RI, 19th century. Creator: Charles Lanman

Block Island, RI, 19th century. Creator: Charles Lanman
Block Island, RI, 19th century

Background imageDistant Collection: The Town, 1903. Creator: August Strindberg

The Town, 1903. Creator: August Strindberg
The Town, 1903

Background imageDistant Collection: Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Bivouac of a division in the mountains of Judea, 1917

Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Bivouac of a division in the mountains of Judea, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Bivouac of a division in the mountains of Judea, 1917 From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDistant Collection: Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Camp in an oasis in the Sinai desert, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Camp in an oasis in the Sinai desert, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Palestine; Camp in an oasis in the Sinai desert, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDistant Collection: Visionary Landscape, 1867/1880. Creator: George Inness

Visionary Landscape, 1867/1880. Creator: George Inness
Visionary Landscape, 1867/1880. Fragment of Inness monumental painting "The New Jerusalem."

Background imageDistant Collection: The Valley of the Olives, 1867. Creator: George Inness

The Valley of the Olives, 1867. Creator: George Inness
The Valley of the Olives, 1867. Largest surviving fragment of Inness monumental painting "The New Jerusalem."

Background imageDistant Collection: Rocky Mountain Scene, Wind River Mountains, 1853. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Rocky Mountain Scene, Wind River Mountains, 1853. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Rocky Mountain Scene, Wind River Mountains, 1853

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape with farm and cattle, 1849. Creator: Willem Roelofs

Landscape with farm and cattle, 1849. Creator: Willem Roelofs
Landscape with farm and cattle, 1849

Background imageDistant Collection: Forest landscape, 1873-1932. Creator: Willem Steenhoff

Forest landscape, 1873-1932. Creator: Willem Steenhoff
Forest landscape, 1873-1932

Background imageDistant Collection: A landscape with a church on the horizon, 1758-1815. Creator: Nicolaas Wicart

A landscape with a church on the horizon, 1758-1815. Creator: Nicolaas Wicart
A landscape with a church on the horizon, 1758-1815

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape with a resting farmer with a horse, 1874-1918. Creator: Martinus van Andringa

Landscape with a resting farmer with a horse, 1874-1918. Creator: Martinus van Andringa
Landscape with a resting farmer with a horse, 1874-1918

Background imageDistant Collection: Hill landscape, 1874-1918. Creator: Martinus van Andringa

Hill landscape, 1874-1918. Creator: Martinus van Andringa
Hill landscape, 1874-1918

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape with a waterfall and a castle in the distance, 1769. Creator: Johann Heinrich Muntz

Landscape with a waterfall and a castle in the distance, 1769. Creator: Johann Heinrich Muntz
Landscape with a waterfall and a castle in the distance, 1769

Background imageDistant Collection: Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. From Famous Places of the Sixty-odd Provinces

Background imageDistant Collection: Asakusa Rice Fields and Festival of Torinomachi, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Asakusa Rice Fields and Festival of Torinomachi, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Asakusa Rice Fields and Festival of Torinomachi, 1857. Part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 101, part 4: Winter

Background imageDistant Collection: Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Linked Bridge, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Linked Bridge, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Linked Bridge, 1857. From Part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 094, part 3: Autumn

Background imageDistant Collection: Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, 1857. Part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 085, part 3: Autumn

Background imageDistant Collection: 'Shirasuka: View at Shiomizaka Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka fûkei)', between c1841 and c1842

"Shirasuka: View at Shiomizaka Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka fûkei)", between c1841 and c1842
"Shirasuka: View at Shiomizaka Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka fukei)", between circa 1841 and circa 1842. Gyosho version

Background imageDistant Collection: Crossing the Tenryu River at Mitsuke, Published in 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Crossing the Tenryu River at Mitsuke, Published in 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Crossing the Tenryu River at Mitsuke, Published in 1865. From Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Background imageDistant Collection: Battle for Nagaoka Castle (image 2 of 4), Published in 1868. Creator: Utagawa Kuniteru

Battle for Nagaoka Castle (image 2 of 4), Published in 1868. Creator: Utagawa Kuniteru
Battle for Nagaoka Castle (image 2 of 4), Published in 1868. Battles of Uesugi Kagekatsu in the War of Succession in Echigo Province

Background imageDistant Collection: Otomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Otomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Otomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea, 1879. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Background imageDistant Collection: Daimyo Procession at Kasumigaseki in Edo, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II

Daimyo Procession at Kasumigaseki in Edo, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
Daimyo Procession at Kasumigaseki in Edo, 1863

Background imageDistant Collection: Distant View of Savendroog, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

Distant View of Savendroog, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
Distant View of Savendroog, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: View of Shevagunga from the Road to Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

View of Shevagunga from the Road to Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
View of Shevagunga from the Road to Seringapatam, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: View of the North East Angle of Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

View of the North East Angle of Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
View of the North East Angle of Seringapatam, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: North East View of Oliahdroog, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

North East View of Oliahdroog, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
North East View of Oliahdroog, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: North View of Pessi-Naig Droogum, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

North View of Pessi-Naig Droogum, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
North View of Pessi-Naig Droogum, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: Distant View of Savendroog, Two Days March from Bangalore, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

Distant View of Savendroog, Two Days March from Bangalore, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
Distant View of Savendroog, Two Days March from Bangalore, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: East View of Bangalore with the Cypress Garden, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

East View of Bangalore with the Cypress Garden, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
East View of Bangalore with the Cypress Garden, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: North View of Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home

North View of Seringapatam, 1794. Creator: Robert Home
North View of Seringapatam, 1794

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape with a Village, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Landscape with a Village, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with a Village, 17th century

Background imageDistant Collection: View of Ariano and monument, known as Altar of Janus, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of Ariano and monument, known as Altar of Janus, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of Ariano and monument, known as Altar of Janus, 1778

Background imageDistant Collection: View of Montefusco, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of Montefusco, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of Montefusco, 1778

Background imageDistant Collection: View of the Abbey of Monte Vergine high above Avellino, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of the Abbey of Monte Vergine high above Avellino, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the Abbey of Monte Vergine high above Avellino, 1778

Background imageDistant Collection: Tsukuda, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Tsukuda, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Tsukuda, c1802. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Background imageDistant Collection: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1831 . Creator: Hokusai

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1831 . Creator: Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1831 

Background imageDistant Collection: An Autumn Morning, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson

An Autumn Morning, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
An Autumn Morning, 1886. Plate: Plate XXXVIII

Background imageDistant Collection: Costumes de Différent Pays, Paysan de L'Angoumois, c1797. Creators

Costumes de Différent Pays, Paysan de L'Angoumois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Different Pays, Paysan de L'Angoumois, c1797

Background imageDistant Collection: River View with Seventeen Arch Bridge, Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato

River View with Seventeen Arch Bridge, Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
River View with Seventeen Arch Bridge, Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1860

Background imageDistant Collection: Sloop transports officers to a ship, 1829-1879. Creator: Ary Pleijsier

Sloop transports officers to a ship, 1829-1879. Creator: Ary Pleijsier
Sloop transports officers to a ship, 1829-1879

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape, 1704-1758. Creator: Sybrand Feitama

Landscape, 1704-1758. Creator: Sybrand Feitama
Landscape, 1704-1758

Background imageDistant Collection: Country houses at the foot of the mountains, high mountains in the distance, La Turbie, 1875

Country houses at the foot of the mountains, high mountains in the distance, La Turbie, 1875

Background imageDistant Collection: View of the Dekkersduin, with the old gas factory and windmill in the distance, 1834-1903

View of the Dekkersduin, with the old gas factory and windmill in the distance, 1834-1903

Background imageDistant Collection: View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden, c.1880-c.1885. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch

View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden, c.1880-c.1885. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden, c.1880-c.1885

Background imageDistant Collection: Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795. Creator: Friedrich Tischbein

Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795. Creator: Friedrich Tischbein
Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795




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"Distant: A Glimpse into the Unreachable" The Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012 captures galaxies so far away, they seem like mere specks of light in an endless expanse. Gemsbok gracefully traverse the vast sand dunes of Namibia, a distant landscape that seems untouched by time. A polar bear roams on Champ Island glacier above the sea, reminding us of the remote and isolated corners of our planet. Woolwich Barracks stand as a reminder of history's distant battles fought and sacrifices made for our freedom. JMW Turner's painting "Launceston" transports us to a distant era, where cobblestone streets and horse-drawn carriages were commonplace. David Cox the elder's artwork "Ulverston Sands" takes us back to 1835, immersing us in a world long gone yet still resonating with beauty. Scarborough depicted by JMW Turner evokes memories of seaside holidays from another time, where families sought solace in its distant shores. Titian's masterpiece "Noli Me Tangere" portrays Jesus' encounter with Mary Magdalene - a profound moment shrouded in mystery and distance from our present reality. Sunrise at Rattray Head Lighthouse paints a picture of solitude and tranquility on Scotland's northeastern coast – nature's way of whispering from afar. Al Khazneh (The Treasury) stands tall amidst Petra’s ancient ruins; its grandeur echoes through time, beckoning visitors to explore this distant wonderland. Blenheim Palace showcases England’s architectural brilliance while standing as an emblematic symbol of power and wealth throughout centuries past – an opulent destination steeped in prestige but geographically remote for most.