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Embankment

70 works by 21 artists

70 works featuring “Embankment” by 21 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 30 museums.

View from the window of the artist's studio onto the Kościuszko Mound, Stanisław Wyspiański

View from the window of the artist's studio onto the Kościuszko Mound, 1905.

Widok z okna pracowni artysty na Kopiec Kościuszki (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Landscape, Vichy, Jean-François Millet

Landscape, Vichy, c. 1866–1867.

Landscape, Vichy (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), pen and brown (iron gall) ink, brush and brown and green wash, over graphite

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Concarneau, Bretagne, Richard Bergh

Concarneau, Bretagne, 1882.

Vid Concarneau, Bretagne (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on panel

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Le canal, Henri Rousseau

Le canal, 1905.

Le canal (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Slope by the Sea (before letters), Carl Bloch

The Slope by the Sea (before letters), 1883.

Skrænten ved Havet (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching on yellowish paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, c. 1848–1849.

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Hampstead Heath, John Constable

Hampstead Heath, c. 1820–1830.

Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

原济兰竹册-坡石兰草, Shitao

原济兰竹册-坡石兰草

原济兰竹册-坡石兰草 (museum title)

Shitao (Chinese)

Palace Museum, China

Hünengrab mit Bäumen, Caspar David Friedrich

Hünengrab mit Bäumen, 1806.

Hünengrab mit Bäumen (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Lane near Dedham, John Constable

Lane near Dedham, 1802.

Lane near Dedham (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

A Country Road and Sandbank, John Constable

A Country Road and Sandbank, c. 1830–1836.

A Country Road and Sandbank (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Landskab med bakkeskråning nær Vichy, Jean-François Millet

Landskab med bakkeskråning nær Vichy, 1866–1868.

Landskab med bakkeskråning nær Vichy (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Road in the Spruce Forest (3rd trial proof), Carl Bloch

The Road in the Spruce Forest (3rd trial proof), 1885.

Vejen i Granskoven (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sunrise, a Castle on a Bay: ‘Solitude’, J. M. W. Turner

Sunrise, a Castle on a Bay: ‘Solitude’, 1842.

Sunrise, a Castle on a Bay: ‘Solitude’ (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Slope by the Sea (final state), Carl Bloch

The Slope by the Sea (final state), 1883.

Skrænten ved havet (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A Sandbank at Hampstead Heath, John Constable

A Sandbank at Hampstead Heath, 1821.

A Sandbank at Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

La Seine à Courbevoie, Paul Signac

La Seine à Courbevoie, 1883.

La Seine à Courbevoie (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Germany

Undergrowth, John Constable

Undergrowth, c. 1815.

Undergrowth (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper laid on cardboard

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Hünengrab mit Buschwerk, Caspar David Friedrich

Hünengrab mit Buschwerk, 1806.

Hünengrab mit Buschwerk (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Hampstead Heath, John Constable

Hampstead Heath, 1800s.

Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

La Fileuse, chevrière auvergnate, Jean-François Millet

La Fileuse, chevrière auvergnate, 1868–1869.

La Fileuse, chevrière auvergnate (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Salisbury Plain from Old Sarum, John Constable

Salisbury Plain from Old Sarum, 1829.

Salisbury Plain from Old Sarum (museum title)

John Constable (British), graphite on laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Landscape Study, Sandpit, Maria Wiik

Landscape Study, Sandpit

Maisemaharjoitelma; hiekkakuopan reuna, matalaa metsää (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Forest with a Sandy Slope, Eero Järnefelt

Forest with a Sandy Slope, 1887.

Metsää ja hiekkarinne (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Roadworkers at Lunch, Jean-François Millet

Roadworkers at Lunch, c. 1850–1852.

Roadworkers at Lunch (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon with stumping, heightened with white gouache, on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Study of Tree Trunks, John Constable

Study of Tree Trunks, c. 1821.

Study of Tree Trunks (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Lamp Light, Erik Werenskiold

Lamp Light, 1900.

Lykteskinn (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Stour Valley and Dedham Church, John Constable

Stour Valley and Dedham Church, 1814.

Stour Valley and Dedham Church (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Blick durch eine Ufersenkung auf das Meer, Caspar David Friedrich

Blick durch eine Ufersenkung auf das Meer, 1806.

Blick durch eine Ufersenkung auf das Meer (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Hampstead Heath, John Constable

Hampstead Heath, 1800s.

Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves, Henri Rousseau

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves, 1909.

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Road in the Spruce Forest (pure etching state), Carl Bloch

The Road in the Spruce Forest (pure etching state), 1885.

Vejen i Granskoven (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

原济兰竹册-竹兰石坡, Shitao

原济兰竹册-竹兰石坡

原济兰竹册-竹兰石坡 (museum title)

Shitao (Chinese)

Palace Museum, China

Vue de Hampstead Heath ; Effet d'orage, John Constable

Vue de Hampstead Heath ; Effet d'orage, 1823.

Vue de Hampstead Heath ; Effet d'orage (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Strandvejen at Hornbæk Plantation (pure etching state), Carl Bloch

Strandvejen at Hornbæk Plantation (pure etching state), 1882.

Strandvejen ved Hornbæksplantagen (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Helmingham Dell (Louvre), John Constable

Helmingham Dell (Louvre), 1820s.

Helmingham Dell. Vallon dans le parc de Helmingham (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Le Pont de la Clef à Bruges, Belgique, Camille Pissarro

Le Pont de la Clef à Bruges, Belgique, 1894.

Le Pont de la Clef à Bruges, Belgique (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Manchester City Art Galleries, United Kingdom

Dedham Vale from Langham, John Constable

Dedham Vale from Langham, c. 1813.

Dedham Vale from Langham (museum title)

John Constable (British), graphite on laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Forest Interior (Sous-Bois), Paul Gauguin

Forest Interior (Sous-Bois), 1884.

Chemin creux dans une pente boisée (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, John Constable

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Landscape, Vichy, Jean-François Millet

Landscape, Vichy, c. 1866–1867.

Landscape, Vichy (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), pen and brown ink over graphite, blue, black and green chalk, on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sunken Path, Alexandre Calame

Sunken Path, 1840–1850.

Chemin Creux (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), etching

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Road in the Spruce Forest, Carl Bloch

The Road in the Spruce Forest, 1885.

Vejen i Granskoven (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Slope by the Sea (pure etching state), Carl Bloch

The Slope by the Sea (pure etching state), 1883.

Skrænten ved Havet (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Strandvejen at Hornbæk Plantation (1st trial proof), Carl Bloch

Strandvejen at Hornbæk Plantation (1st trial proof), 1882.

Strandvejen ved Hornbæksplantagen (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sandbanks and a Cart and Horses on Hampstead Heath, John Constable

Sandbanks and a Cart and Horses on Hampstead Heath, c. 1820–1825.

Sandbanks and a Cart and Horses on Hampstead Heath (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Le Bain de Pieds, Camille Pissarro

Le Bain de Pieds, 1894.

Le Bain de Pieds (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Le talus de chemin de fer à Sèvres, Alfred Sisley

Le talus de chemin de fer à Sèvres, 1879.

Le talus de chemin de fer à Sèvres (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Botero Museum, Colombia

Paysage avec pont, Caspar David Friedrich

Paysage avec pont, 1800.

Paysage avec pont (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), gouache on paper

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Dell at Helmingham Park (Philadelphia), John Constable

Dell at Helmingham Park (Philadelphia)

Dell at Helmingham Park (Philadelphia) (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States