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Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family with the Virgin, infant Christ, and an elderly man beside them.

The Holy Family

Baldassare Peruzzi, about 1515

Head of a Youth

Domenico Beccafumi, about 1530

Sepia wash sketch of a child figure and draped cloth on pale paper, with loose study-like lines.

Our Lord and St. John the Baptist

Nicolaas Henneman, 1845-1846

Brown wash drawing of men carrying a nude corpse past a stone arch, with a bearded elder and sprawled figures.

Tobias Burying the Dead

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, about 1763-1765

Print of a golden ceremonial barge leading boats across a lagoon toward a domed city with a tall bell tower.

Le Doge part dans le Bucentaure au mariage avec la mer

Carlo Ponti, about 1870-1890

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man gesturing to two seated men, with a head study above, on tan paper.

Joseph in Prison Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh's Baker and Butler

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1639

Pen and ink drawing of a young man in a cap and buttoned collar, shown head and shoulders, facing the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Man, Head and Shoulders, Wearing a Cap

Piero del Pollaiuolo, about 1470

Pencil drawing of a satyr with a stick beside a reclining nude woman, a child, a rooster and an urn in a landscape.

Dawn

Charles Le Brun, about 1635-1642

Pastel self-portrait of a man in a grey wig and brown coat, leaning on a drawing board with white chalk sketches.

Self-Portrait

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1734

Pale photogram of plant sprigs, seed pods, lace fabric and a round form arranged on aged paper.

[Arrangement of Specimens]

Hippolyte Bayard, about 1839-1843

Sketch of a reclining man in period dress, drawn in black and red chalk with white highlights on grey paper.

Reclining Male Figure

François Boucher, 1736

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling hooded monk with clasped hands and upturned face, with a staff beside him.

Saint Francis (recto); Dead Christ (verso)

Pontormo, about 1517-1518

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular nude man seated, one arm raised holding a cup, the other arm extended outward.

Study of a Nude Man Posed as Bacchus

Antoine Coypel, about 1685

Watercolor of a vaulted timber-roofed hall with gothic windows, rubble on the floor and a small figure standing at right.

Interior of a Dormitory of the Ipswich Blackfriars at the End of its Period of Occupation by Ipswich School

John Sell Cotman, about 1838-1842

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle scene with mounted horsemen, rearing horses and foot soldiers.

Battle Scene

Girolamo Genga, about 1525

Black chalk and white highlight sketch of a seated man in a cap holding a stick, on tan paper.

Study of a Seated Man (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, about 1720-1725

Head of a Child, an Angel and a Hand (recto); Male Figure (verso)

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1510-1515

Black chalk drawing of a seated armored man beside a helmeted winged putto, with a shield, on grey paper.

Seated Male Figure with Putto and Armor

Paris Bordone, about 1550

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wild boar at bay surrounded by attacking hunting dogs among tree trunks and grass.

A Wild Boar at Bay

Frans Snyders, 1620-1630

Brown wash drawing of children and women around a table, one frying fritters in a pan while a dog sits nearby.

Making Fritters (Les Beignets)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, about 1782

Brown ink drawing of an old man with a lamp and an old woman smoking a pipe, with a cat and dog, under a crescent moon.

Moralizing Scene with an Old Woman and a Man

Adriaen van de Venne, 1631

Brown ink drawing of allegorical figures among clouds: winged Victory with a wreath, bearded Chronos with a scythe, and other

Victory, Janus, Chronos and Gaea

Giulio Romano, about 1532-1534

Colored drawing of an ornate decorated saddle with leather straps and stirrups on a tan background.

Brasilianischer Sattel

Ferdinand Keller, 1860

Charcoal landscape study of billowing clouds, a dark tree line on the left and a winding road receding to the horizon.

Landschaftsstudie

Gustav Kampmann

Frieze-style drawing in white chalk on grey paper showing draped classical figures, a handshake, and an ox in procession.

Die Vermählung des Äneas mit Lavinia

Moritz von Schwind, 1842

Pencil and watercolor sketch of herders driving cattle and buffalo along a road, with a rider and pack mule.

Treiber auf Mauleseln mit einer Büffelherde

Ferdinand Keller

Seated young woman in white headscarf and red bodice arranging flowers, with faint pencil sketches of a child behind her.

Junge Italienerin mit einer Schildkröte in der linken Hand

Johann Baptist Kirner, 1832

Sepia wash drawing of a rocky grotto with small figures on a ledge above water, framed by hanging trees.

Felshang mit Grotte und Soldaten über einem Gewässer

Hubert Robert, 1764

Brown drawing of a king on horseback and soldiers with ladders storming a fortified city wall.

Agramant, König der Sarazenen, bestürmt Paris

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1825

Pencil and wash drawing of Gothic monastery ruins with a broken tower beside a forested hill and a half-timbered house.

Die Klosterruine Allerheiligen

Ch. Kiefer, 1842

Brown wash title page with a stone arch showing a woman leading mounted knights, and a seated harpist at right.

Titelblatt "Frau Aventiure" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown ink and white highlight drawing of a crowned seated female allegorical figure beside a pedestal and tree, in a circle.

Allegorie der Stadt Florenz

Moritz von Schwind, 1842