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Pen and wash drawing of a youth in a cloak riding a chariot pulled by two dragons over clouds and a town below.

Triptolemus

Possibly after Marten de Vos, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of two runners racing before an enthroned king and queen, with spectators and soldiers along the field.

Atlanta Racing Hippomenes

Possibly after Marten de Vos, n.d.

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt with Mary, Joseph, the Christ child, an angel, a donkey, and cherubs in a landscape.

Flight into Egypt

Pier Francesco Mola, 1647/66

Grey wash drawing of a seated weaver at a loom while a helmeted goddess points at her in an interior.

Arachne Being Turned into a Spider by Minerva

Possibly after Marten de Vos, n.d.

Etching of billowing clouds above rocky mountain terrain, with dark shadowed masses on the left and streaked sky above.

Above the Mountains, Switzerland

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1908

Sepia architectural drawing of a stone public building with arched windows, entrance steps and two lion statues.

Colorado Springs Public Springs, Colorado, Perspective

Peter J. Weber, c. 1903

Sepia woodcut of Moses seated beside the tables of the law, leaning on a staff before a gnarled tree.

Moses with the Tables of the Law

Ludwig Büsinck, n.d.

Etching of Adam and Eve beside a fruit tree in Eden, with animals around them and a Latin inscription below.

The Garden of Eden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel while a skeleton with a spear drives them forward.

Expulsion from Paradise

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Pen and brown ink sketch of a figure with a staff on a path beside a tall arched building and windblown trees.

Landscape with Figure and House

Attributed to a follower of Guercino, n.d.

Etching of Adam ploughing a field as a skeleton of Death holds the plough, with Eve and an infant behind him.

Adam Ploughing

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bishop with a crosier, sheep and an hourglass at their feet, with a rising sun behind.

The Bishop and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Misty etching of a sailing ship on a lagoon with a silhouetted Venetian skyline, domes and a bell tower, in soft brown tones.

Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the "First Venice Set")

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bearded nobleman in a plumed hat, with a fallen crown and a Latin inscription below.

The Count and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a richly dressed couple beside a dancing skeleton with a drum and an hourglass on the floor.

The Bridal Pair and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a Venetian waterfront with strolling figures, moored boats, gondolas, and palazzo facades along a canal.

Riva, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of Death embracing a startled peddler carrying a heavy pack basket, with a dog and distant cross in the landscape.

The Peddlar and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of dim palace facades along a canal at night, with hatched lines and pale misty tones on the right.

Nocturne: Palaces

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a mirror beside a pine branch and bamboo.

Geisha Applying Makeup

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1781

Graphite drawing of a winged putto resting on clouds, chin on hand, gazing upward.

Putto

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with sails and figures near a layered cliff, with a small sailing ship on the right.

Fishing Boats Near Cliffs

After James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Red and black chalk study of a young standing man in a cloak beside a bearded older man in a hood, with a staff.

Saint Michael and San Giovanni Gualberto

After Andrea del Sarto, n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a young staff-bearing figure beside a bearded bishop in a mitre, on tinted paper.

Saint John the Baptist and San Bernardo degli Uberti

After Andrea del Sarto, n.d.

Etching of a skeleton Death figure gripping a nobleman's arm as courtiers and a child watch beside a stone building.

The Duke and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers with helmets, spears and shields, with a kneeling figure and a sword in the foreground.

Armed Soldiers After Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Black chalk sketch of two hooded Carthusian monks, one holding a book, with a smaller head study of a bearded monk below.

Two Studies of Carthusians (recto); Three Sketches of Heads of Carthusians (verso)

called Poccetti Bernardino Barbatelli, 1591/92

Grey wash drawing of a nativity scene with a seated woman, a newborn infant, kneeling men and a standing onlooker.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a lion's head, draped figures and nude men in a bacchanale scene on aged paper.

Blenheim Palace Sarcophagus: Bacchanale with Lion's Head

called Girolamo da Carpi Girolamo Sellari, 1549/53

Pen and brown ink drawing of nude riders, horses, a chariot and a crowd before a building, a mythological pageant.

Mythological Pageant (recto); Illegible Inscriptions and Anatomical Studies of Head (verso)

Girolamo Genga, 1528/29

Pen and wash drawing of armored riders and rearing horses in a battle scene with fallen figures below.

Cavalry Skirmish (recto); Kneeling Ecorché (verso)

called Salviati Francesco de'Rossi, 1530/39

Sepia ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child and haloed figures.

Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); Three Sketches: Buildings by Canal with Boats, Landscape with Buldings on Hillsid…

Francesco Guardi, c. 1770

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a reclining fisherman, small figures on the banks, and tall trees.

Fisherman and Figures in River Landscape

Follower of Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain, 1730-1771