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Dark eagle and smaller birds flying toward a yellow sun with rays, with Dutch verse lettered below on a grey background.

Vogels vliegen naar de zon

Theo van Hoytema, 1892

Charcoal and white chalk study of two bare lower legs and feet on brown paper, signed Jozef Israëls.

Onderbenen en voeten van David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Drawing of an owl on a branch surrounded by storks and crows, with Dutch verse text and a flying owl below.

Tekstblad met vogels die de uil terechtwijzen

Theo van Hoytema, 1892

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wedding ceremony on the left and a banquet table with seated guests on the right.

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Painting of a barefoot boy in a dark hat leaning on a wooden fence beside a red wall and leafy vines.

A Country Lad

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of surf crashing against a rocky, cliff-lined coast with dark boulders in the foreground and a hazy sky.

Surf Pounding Against the Rocky Maine Coast

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painting of a man with a scythe on his shoulder standing in an open field at dusk, with trees and distant riders.

Man with a Scythe

Winslow Homer, 1860

Two children rest on a grassy hill beside a tree while sheep graze under a cloudy teal sky.

Boy and Girl in a Field with Sheep

Winslow Homer, 1870

Two pencil and white chalk studies of hands on tan paper, one reaching outward and one with extended fingers.

Two Studies of Hand for Angel Appearing to St. Peter in "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Charcoal study on tan paper of three arms and hands in different poses, one pointing, one gripping, one curled.

Three Studies of Arms

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with trees, a small spired building and distant hills on a wooden panel.

River Landscape

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Brown-toned charcoal drawing of a tall building with small windows beside a dark canal, soft tonal shading throughout.

Quiet Canal

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pastel drawing of a nude figure beside a white horse, with two riders on white horses in a sandy arena behind.

Three Horsemen

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1890

Old Peasant

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of two female figures, one reclining with raised arms and one seated, on aged tinted paper.

Two Female Figure Studies

Watercolor of a thorny branch with pink five-petaled flowers, yellow stamens, buds and green leaves on tan paper.

Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Brown and white chalk drawing of allegorical figures with an owl, a pillar, and a handwritten Rubaiyat verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Divorce of Reason

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Lithograph of a seated nude woman with dark bangs on a sofa, set against a dark textured background.

Paar auf dem Sofa

Otto Mueller, 1912

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing woman in a full skirt with one arm extended, by Nicolas Lancret.

Studie für eine weibliche Figur (La Niçaise)

Nicolas Lancret, 1728

Pen and ink drawing with white highlights on red ground showing a seated woman in a headdress beside a dog.

Sitzende Frau mit einem Hund

Niklaus Manuel, 1510

Black chalk drawing of a soldier in a plumed shako handing a letter to a seated woman in a bonnet.

A soldier brings a letter to a woman

Pierre-Alexandre Wille, 1779

Lion's head

Johann Elias Ridinger

Red chalk drawing of robed apostles on a rocky hill under a tree, with a kneeling crowd gathered in the foreground.

Appointing of the apostles

François François-Alexandre Verdier Verdier

Red chalk drawing of a seated young man in a tricorn hat playing violin, with a reclining figure in the foreground.

Violinist

François Boucher, 1736

Brown wash drawing of a calm bay with rocky cliffs, a ruin, sailing boats and a distant harbor town under cloudy skies.

Uferlandschaft mit Felsen, einer Ruine und einem Hafenstädtchen

Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern

Pen and brown ink drawing of a six-horse carriage with riders and attendants in procession, on tinted paper.

Six-horse carriage

Ink and wash drawing of a harbor with ships, a rocky cliff on the right, a mule driver, and a distant city.

Marine, on the right large rocks, in front a mule driver, in the background a city

Head of a river god turned to the left with a reed wreath

Oval drawing of a seated woman, a putto with a trumpet and another winged putto among clouds, in grey pencil on paper.

Die Muse der Musik mit zwei Genien, deren einer eine Trompete trägt

Pencil drawing of a veiled nun writing at a desk, gazing up toward a dove in clouds, with bookshelves behind.

The Holy Lucilia inspired by the Holy Spirit writing at the desk

Charles Le Brun

Pastel drawing of a flat coastline at dusk with buildings, a windmill, boats and a pale sea under a blue-pink sky.

Ansicht der Küste von Littlehampton

Otto Scholderer, 1872

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated boy in a wide-brimmed hat and white lace collar, crossing his legs on a stool.

Sitzender Knabe in historischer Tracht aus der "Vorbereitung zum Kostümball"

Otto Scholderer, 1879