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Rodolphe Bresdin

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Pen drawing of a medieval town with half-timbered houses, a church spire, fishermen by a river, and a horseback rider.

Fishing Port

1864

Pen and ink drawing of wrecked boats on a shore before a town of gabled houses and a church spire, under a stormy sky.

Washed Up Ships

1864

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 nativity group, horseback figures before a village, and studies of contorted figures.

Sketches for Biblical Scenes

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 drawing of a rustic country house with thatched outbuildings, figures, sheep, and a stream in front.

A Rustic Country House

1850

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 sketch sheet with studies of helmeted Roman soldiers, cavalry riders, and a battle scene with fallen figures.

Sketches of Roman Soldiers

1842-85

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 a cluttered peasant kitchen with a standing woman, a seated man, a dog, and fish hanging from the rafters.

Peasants' interior with spinner

1860

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 a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

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

Russian Cavalry

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 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 drawing of a turbaned woman riding a grey horse past rocky cliffs and a pool, with robed figures at left.

Oriental Horsewoman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

1858

Ink drawing of a turbaned horseman on a white horse in a rocky mountain ravine, with a second rider behind him.

Oriental Horseman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

1858

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

Seascape

Drawing of a whimsical thatched farmhouse village with ducks and chickens by a pond under a cloudy sky.

Fantasy Farmhouse

1853

Pen and ink drawing of a large clump of trees and grasses in the foreground, with a village and church spire in the distance.

Clump of Trees with a Village in the Distance

1861