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Pencil drawing of a ruined Gothic church interior with pointed arches, rubble, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Ruins of the Church of the Saints-Innocents, Paris

Hubert Robert, 1786/1787

Watercolor of a rocky stream with rapids, mossy red banks, and a small kingfisher perched on a branch in the foreground.

The Kingfisher's Haunt

John George Sowerby, c. 1890s

Brown wash drawing of mounted soldiers and two women in classical dress before a fortified city wall.

Daughter of Jephthah

Louis Chéron, late 17th century

Drawing of a woman holding a lamp over a sleeping nude figure on a draped canopy bed, with a golden ewer nearby.

Cupid and Psyche

Santino Tagliafichi, 1800

Red and black chalk drawing of two elegant women in full gowns with fur trim, one standing and gesturing, one seated with a f

Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress

Nicolas Lancret, c. 1723

Etching of a rooster on a signpost above two muscular figures holding torches and money bags, with a caged bird and skulls be

The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge)

Félicien Rops, 1871

Etching of a lion labeled Belgicus Leo beneath a frontier sign, with a cherub and scattered papers, and faint faces above.

Belgian Border, Bill of Disorder (Frontiere de Belgique. Billet a Desordre)

Félicien Rops, 1871

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a woman's head and bust, with curled hair, a feathered hat and a tied ribbon at the neck.

Head and Bust of a Woman

Joshua Reynolds

Engraving of peasants gardening in formal beds beside a thatched farmhouse, with grazing sheep and a village in the distance.

Spring

Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, published 1570

Engraving of a haloed bearded saint holding an open book and leaning on a cross, in a long draped robe.

Saint Simon

Master FVB, c. 1490/1500

Printed textile with haloed figures at a banquet table, vine trellis background, and bearded figures in arches below.

A Lectern Cloth with the Marriage at Cana

Unknown artist, c. 1400

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stormy forest with two figures, one kneeling and one reclining, beneath bending trees.

Clap of Thunder [recto]

Alphonse Legros

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elderly bearded man in a robe, seated and leaning forward, hands resting on a round object.

Beggar with Crutches

Alphonse Legros

Drawing of an interior where a man lies dead on the floor as startled women and a kneeling figure react beside a fireplace.

On trouve le corps mort de l'hote que l'on avait cache

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1727

Lithograph title page showing sailing boats and a beached rowboat on a shoreline under a cloudy sky, for Six marines by Isabe

Six marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Cléo de Mérode

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Black and red chalk drawing of two studies of a violinist, one raising a bow and one holding a violin, both wearing hats.

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717/1718

Pen and brown ink drawing of a riverbank with trees, a cottage, and a figure beside the water.

Bank of a River

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink drawing of a flat countryside with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky above receding fields.

Countryside of Burgundy [recto]

Alphonse Legros

Pen and wash drawing of villagers dancing in a rustic barn while a flute player stands on a barrel and onlookers watch.

The Peasant Dance

Hubert Robert, c. 1770/1775

Drypoint print of a young girl in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and ruffled dress standing beside a railing.

Young Girl with Large Hat

J. Alden Weir, 1893

Watercolor of rear brick buildings, chimneys and a wooden fence in a Philadelphia alley, with a small shed and tree.

A View from an East Window in the Old Sugar House, No.3 Norris' Alley, Philadelphia

Unknown artist, 1811

Colored print of horses and jockeys racing past a crowded grandstand and carriages at Doncaster racecourse.

Doncaster Race for the Great St. Legder Stakes

James Pollard, published 1839

Ink and wash drawing of a carriage with two horses, a coachman on the box, and a standing groom beside a city building.

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn

Constantin Guys

Pen drawing on parchment of Gothic architectural motifs, with columns and pointed tracery patterns in dark ink.

Standing Youth with a Branch

Unknown artist, c. 1325

Etching of a wooded landscape with a rocky cliff, a wooden bridge over a stream, and travelers on horseback and foot.

The Wooden Bridge at Sulmona near Tivoli

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Nativity with shepherds, animals and the Christ child lying in a manger.

The Nativity

Giuliano Traballesi

Brown wash drawing of tumbling and reaching figures in swirling clouds, with a central figure raising both arms beside a chil

Figures in a Storm

Alessandro Magnasco

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded faun's head in a roundel, framed by ivy and grape vines.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Agostino Carracci, probably c. 1595

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe beside an ox and donkey in a stable arch with a fruit garland above.

Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity

Hans von Kulmbach, probably c. 1510

Etching of a fox seated on a donkey beside a wolf, with trees and a ruined tower in the background.

Reynard Seated Atop the Ass

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of animals in a wooded landscape: a bear and lion face each other while a wolf, sheep, rooster and fox watch.

The Bear Beseeches the Lion for Justice

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656