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Rodolphe Bresdin

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Etching of a gnarled tree with tangled bare branches, roots and small birds, rendered in dense black hatching on cream paper.

Branches

Pen and ink drawing of a riverside village with stilt houses, palm trees, a canoe and towering rock cliffs.

Exotic Landscape

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of craggy cliffs with horsemen in turbans in the foreground and a distant domed city on the right.

Mountainous Landscape with Horsemen

n.d.

Etching of a gnarled tree beside a lake with mountains and hatched clouds, with small figures on the shore.

Lake in the Mountains, from Revue Fantaisiste

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of rocky cliffs and palm trees, with riders and a distant domed city on the right.

Caucasian Landscape

Pen drawing of jagged mountains with castles on cliffs and small figures hauling a rope across rocky ground.

Castles on Mountains

Pen and ink sketch sheet with horses, riders, elephants, an ox and two dancing figures, with handwritten notes.

Various Studies

Pen and ink sketch sheet with nativity group, horseback figures before a village, and studies of contorted figures.

Sketches for Biblical Scenes

Pen and ink sketch of a convalescent in a canopy bed attended by visitors in a room with a clock and folding screen.

The Convalescent

Pen and ink drawing of hunters and hunting dogs gathered in a crowded interior hung with game and filled with pottery.

Departure for the Hunt

Colored design with Virgin and Child in clouds above a landscape scene, framed by an ornate blue patterned border.

Design for a Stained Glass Window

Pen and ink sketch of crowded figures, horsemen, a camel, dogs and a walled city on an arched sheet.

Sketches of Classical or Biblical Figures

Pen and ink drawing of mounted warriors with spears moving through a narrow mountain pass between steep rock walls.

Warriors in a Mountain Pass

Pen and ink drawing of a mountainous valley with rocky cliffs, a village on a ridge, and a winding path.

Mountainous Scene

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of armed riders and figures under a cloudy sky, with skeletal remains in the foreground.

After the Battle

Pen and ink drawing of a thatched inn with birds on the roof and a crowd dancing and dining below.

The Chien-Caillou Inn

Pen and ink drawing of a dark rocky crevasse with steep cliffs and jagged rock formations on tan paper.

The Crevasse

Pen drawing of travelers with a child and donkey in a rocky landscape with skulls in the foreground and hills beyond.

Flight to Egypt

Pen and ink study on tan paper showing a landscape with a village, mountains, soldiers, a flying bird and decorative sketches

Studies

Pen and ink sketch of a steep rocky mountainside with cliffs, shrubs in the foreground, and light horizontal sky strokes.

Mountainous Site

Ink sketch of a mounted rider in a fur hat with a lance, leading a column of horsemen across open ground.

Muscovite Rider

Pen and ink sketch of riders on galloping horses chasing across a hilly landscape under clouds.

The Hunt

The Camel

Pen and ink sketch of a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a wooded pond bank with trees, shrubs, rocks and a cloudy sky.

Bank of a Pond

n.d.

Pen and ink landscape sketch of a rocky cliff, trees, a distant village, and small figures in the foreground.

Advance Guard

n.d.

Pen and ink landscape of figures bathing in a brook beneath trees, with rolling hills and clouds in the distance.

Bathers in a Brook

n.d.

Pen drawing of a veiled woman kneeling in prayer before a carved stone altar in a Gothic church interior.

Prayer

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of gabled wooden houses on stilts above a shore, with small figures and swirling clouds.

The Edge of the Shore

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman with an infant and an armored guard in a landscape with a city and trees.

Rest with the Guard

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted soldier with a lance, flanked by smaller riders and a group of cavalry on tan paper.

Russian Cavalry

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of four figures at a table with a cat, candlesticks, and a standing woman holding a bundle.

Alms to the Poor

n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown holding a rosary, with a crucifix, a veiled figure, a man by a column, and a landscape.

Refuge in Prayer

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted rider on a prancing horse with turbaned companions and a spear, on tan paper.

Arab Horsemen

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a village by a river with horsemen on a path and a rowing boat with figures on the water.

Horsemen and Fishermen

n.d.

Pen and ink landscape drawing of trees, a palm, a village and distant mountains on warm buff paper.

Landscape on the West Shore

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of mounted riders with lances galloping across sand, with a ship on the horizon.

Arabian Fantasy

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a country landscape with a thatched cottage, a leafless tree, a dirt path, and cattle under a cloudy s

Country Landscape

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky mountain pass with a group of small figures, apparently troops, gathered at the base of the cl

Troops in the Pass

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a town on a hill, robed figures walking, and many small inverted figure studies.

Sheet of Sketches: The Life of Christ

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a Gothic church tower and gabled houses along a canal, with rowboats in the foreground.

Maritime Village

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge below steep, hatched mountain cliffs on tan paper.

The Great Bridges

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a harbor shore with a sailing ship, gabled houses, a church tower, and a standing figure.

The Shore

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a narrow rocky gorge with steep cliffs on both sides and a rough path below.

Steam in a Gorge

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing ship and rowboats at a harbor with a statue, spired buildings and clouds.

Seascape

Etching of wind-bent trees in the foreground, with a distant village and church spire on the right under a hatched sky.

Trees Bending in the Wind

n.d.