Thatched Roof Collection (#2)

Path through the Village of Manen at Ede, 1783. Creator: Wybrand Hendriks
Path through the Village of Manen at Ede, 1783. Wybrand Hendriks lived in Ede in the province of Gelderland between 1782 and 1785, far from the bustling art world

A Piebald Horse, 1655-1666. Creator: Jan Wouwerman
A Piebald Horse, 1655-1666

A Farm Cottage, 1766. Creator: Johann Georg Wille
A Farm Cottage, 1766

Autumn Landscape, c.1875-c.1903. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Autumn Landscape, c.1875-c.1903

Village in the Szill Valley; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Village in the Szill Valley; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816

Farmstead in Skåne, 1875. Creator: Anders Kallenberg
Farmstead in Skane, 1875

View Mariana's Oord, taken from the Dome House...Pontianak, 1800-1900. Creator: J.E. Ljung
View of Mariana's Oord, taken from the Dome House of the Assistant Resident in Pontianak, 1800-1900. The Dutch settlement of Mariana's or Marianne's Oord (place) in Pontianak

Chinese street theatre, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese street theatre, 1779-1785. Sword fight. Stage with lanterns, man kowtowing before a magistrate, musicians

Farmhouse with wooden extension, wheelbarrow and grinding stone, 1837-1903. Creator: Jan Striening
Farmhouse with wooden extension, wheelbarrow and grinding stone, 1837-1903

Farm house at the fork of a country road, 1783. Creator: Jan Bulthuis
Farm house at the fork of a country road, 1783

The blacksmith, 1876. Creator: Charles Rochussen
The blacksmith, 1876

Farms, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farms, c.1780-c.1800

Farm buildings with thatched roofs, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farm buildings with thatched roofs, c.1780-c.1800

Farmyard and farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farmyard and farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. There is a cart in the barn

Farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800

Barn and felled trees, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Barn and felled trees, c.1780-c.1800

Barn and view of a city on the water, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Barn and view of a city on the water, c.1780-c.1800

Farms, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farms, c.1780-c.1800

Barn with a thatched roof in a meadow, 1864-c. 1865. Creator: Maria Vos
Barn with a thatched roof in a meadow, 1864-c. 1865

Dutch Farm, 1676. Creator: Emanuel Murant
Dutch Farm, 1676

Chorrera, Panama, street scene, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Chorrera, Panama, street scene, c.between 1910 and 1920

Arrajan [sic], Panama, native street scene, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Arrajan [sic], Panama, native street scene, c.between 1910 and 1920

Farmhouse, 1900-1938. Creator: Willem Henri van Schaik
Farmhouse, 1900-1938

Straw cottage, Salamanca, Mexico, between 1880 and 1900. Creator: Unknown
Straw cottage, Salamanca, Mexico, between 1880 and 1900

Palms and straw houses at Rascon, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Palms and straw houses at Rascon, between 1880 and 1897

At a West Jutland brickworks, grey weather, 1891. Creator: Niels Bjerre
At a West Jutland brickworks, grey weather, 1891

Outside a homestead, 1879-1890. Creator: Holger Moller
Outside a homestead, 1879-1890

Hill Village in the Santhal Country, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Hill Village in the Santhal Country, 1856....it was too soon discovered that this race of men, naturally the most cowardly and harmless of the human race

The Vegetable Garden, c.1885-c.1888. Creator: Anton Mauve
The Vegetable Garden, c.1885-c.1888

View of Ainu village, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village, 1908

View of Ainu village, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village, 1908

View of Ainu village, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village, 1908

View of Ainu village, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village, 1908

View of Ainu village, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village, 1908

View of Ainu village with ceremonial poles, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village with ceremonial poles, 1908

View of Ainu village beyond trees, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Ainu village beyond trees, 1908

Two Ainu women standing outside the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Two Ainu women standing outside the entrance of a hut, 1908

Two Ainu women standing at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Two Ainu women standing at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Two Ainu woman, one holding a child, standing outside, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Two Ainu woman, one holding a child, standing outside, 1908

Cocoanut palms, Puerto Rico, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Cocoanut palms, Puerto Rico, c1903

Scene in Iquitos, Peru, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Scene in Iquitos, Peru, 1913

Crane dance of the Ainu women, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crane dance of the Ainu women, 1908

Crane dance of the Ainu women, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crane dance of the Ainu women, 1908

Ainu women and children outside a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu women and children outside a hut, 1908

Ainu woman standing outside the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman standing outside the entrance of a hut, 1908

Ainu woman standing outside a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman standing outside a hut, 1908

Ainu woman standing by the doorway of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman standing by the doorway of a hut, 1908

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