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Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures, putti and a warrior floating among clouds in a celestial triumph scene.

The Triumph of Wisdom

Bartolomeo Tarsia, c. 1750

Brown ink and wash drawing of two monks standing and kneeling beside a prostrate man on the ground.

Two Monks with a Prostrate Man

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1725

Graphite and white chalk landscape drawing on tan paper showing shrubs, a winding stream, trees at right, and distant hills.

Landscape near Vourlis

Antoine Jean Duclaux, c. 1830

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a couple seen from behind, a man in a top hat and a woman in a bonnet and long skirt.

A Fashionable Couple Seen from Behind

Philibert d'Amiens de Ranchicourt, c. 1810

Black chalk drawing of a male torso with arms raised overhead and head turned upward, on tan paper.

A Male Herm

Domenico Maria Canuti, c. 1669

Ink and chalk drawing of a leafy oak beside a woodland path, with white highlights on the trunk and branches.

A Leafy Oak by a Woodland Path

Johann Caspar Huber, 1780s

Brown wash drawing of ghostly soldiers raising banners on a hill above ranks of troops under a pale moon.

The Shades of French Soldiers from the Past Exhort the Army to Victory on the Rhine

Gustave Doré, c. 1870

Charcoal study of two women in long dresses, one reaching toward the other against a sketchy leafy background.

Two Studies of Madame Lemmen

Georges Lemmen, 1885

Tonal print of a seated nude man with bound hands, a figure behind him, and draped cloth above, with an inscription below.

A Naked Man, Seated, with His Hands Tied

John Skippe after Baccio Bandinelli, 1782

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral interior with an ornate spiral staircase and women in shawls on the stone floor.

The Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen at Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1841

Pen and brown ink drawing of a haloed saint holding a cross, wheat, and Passion instruments beside open books.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux with the Instruments of the Passion

Pieter de Jode, c. 1625

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude looking down, one hand gripping a raised knee, on tan paper.

A Seated Male Nude

Charles André van Loo

Painted sketch of a cavalry officer seen from behind, in green uniform with white crossbelts and plumed shako, on orange grou

A Mounted Cavalry Officer Seen from Behind

Franz Adam, 1850s

Watercolor interior of a paneled music room with a green tiled stove, grand piano, blue sofa, and mountain view through windo

The Music Room of Archduchess Margarete, Princess of Saxony, in Schloss Ambras

Heinrich von Förster, 1870s

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins, fallen columns, a wind-bent palm, and a river winding toward a distant mountain.

Antique Ruins along a Mountain Coast

Johann Franz Ermels, 1670s

Oval graphite drawing of a smiling seated boy with short dark hair, white collar and arms folded over his knee.

Seated Boy

Thomas Lawrence

Charcoal sketch of a Spanish dancer in a full skirt, one arm raised overhead, drawn on tan paper with pink accents.

A Spanish Dancer

Ricard Canals Llambí, c. 1900

Pencil study of a kneeling figure reaching toward a standing robed figure, on tan paper, by John La Farge.

Study for "Christ Appearing to Mary"

John La Farge, 1877-1878

Graphite and white chalk drawing of dense leafy branches on tan paper, signed W.T. Richards at lower left.

Foliage

William Trost Richards, late 19th century

Watercolor drawing of two lions resting in a sandy clearing beside rocks and pale tree trunks.

Sleeping Lions

Antoine-Louis Barye, possibly 1830s

Drawing of three standing men in long robes, one with a wide-brimmed hat, with white highlights on grey paper.

Three Figures

School of Carpaccio

Brown ink drawing of a young man in a cap and striped tunic with pleated skirt, on aged paper.

Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1460s?

Watercolor of a marshy plain at sunset with glowing reflections in water and silhouetted trees on the horizon.

Vicinity of Morestal

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1890

Brown leather book cover with gold foliate border and gold lettering reading American Artist Life.

Book of the Artists. American Artist Life, Comprising Biographical and Critical Sketches of American Artists: Precede…

Henry Theodore Tuckerman, 1867

Daumier caricature lithograph of a gaunt running man in shallow water, with a rowboat and riverside buildings behind.

Un bain contrarié

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Pencil and wash drawing of leafless trees on a misty hillside with a small dog in the lower left foreground.

The First Snowfall

Arthur Bowen Davies, c. 1877-1887

Charcoal drawing of a standing nude figure with long hair, arms crossed, over a faint grid on tan paper.

A Standing Male Nude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1879

Brown wash drawing of Christ seated among robed scholars in a vaulted temple interior with arcades and balconies.

Christ among the Doctors

Bartolomeo Ramenghi, 1520s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man being whipped at a column in a classical interior with onlookers.

The Flagellation

Daniele Crespi, c. 1629

Pen and brown ink study sheet with figures, a standing woman, a kneeling nude, a winged angel and smaller sketches.

A Sheet of Studies for the Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Palma il Giovane, late 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of figures, horses and animals gathered among trees on tan paper, signed W. Ranney.

Study for "The Freshet"

William Ranney, 1857

A Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s