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Woodblock print of a kabuki actor leaning on a bamboo pole in a grove, with swords at his side and patterned robes.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Takenuki Goro in the Play Eho Soga Nen-nen-goyomi, Performed at the Morita Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green robes with two swords, beneath a pine branch beside a grassy slope.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Osada no Zenjo Kagemune in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (First Performance…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beneath a flowering plum branch, signed Shun'ei.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Drawing of Mars in a chariot pulled by horses through clouds, with winged figures and reclining attendants around the edges.

Ceiling Design with Mars Driving His Chariot

Lattanzio Gambara, 1565/69

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a pole beside a wooden tub, one seated.

Washing Clothes

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1780/1800

Watercolor sketch of a grey horse kicking in a stable yard while grooms and top-hatted gentlemen watch.

Just Up to Your Weight

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Etching of a line of covered wagons pulled by horses across an open grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Covered Wagons (Souvenir of the Morvan)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono trimming her nails on a bamboo bench under a weeping willow.

Trimming Her Nails

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1755

Etching of playful putti and satyrs in a Bacchanal procession, with a reclining figure, grapes, and a classical building.

Bacchanal

Giulio Carpioni, 1633/78

Etching of nude cherubs around a wooden printing press, with bottles labeled for etching lessons and banners reading Imprimer

The Press

Félicien Rops, 1878

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze-like procession of robed figures, with a mounted rider at left and women and children.

Sabines Crossing the River Tiber to Attend the Roman Games

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Woodblock print of a figure poling a raft through falling snow along a river, with snowy pilings and a bent tree.

The Sumida River in Winter Snow (Fuyu Sumidagawa no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834/35

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and attendant, with a tall box sign bearing calligraphy, in pink and yellow kimono.

A Woman Peddler of Needles and Thread

Hanegawa Chincho, c. 1730

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of three seated men at a table in an arched room, with a standing woman behind.

Study for the Supper at Emmaus

Giulio Campi, 1550/59

Medieval manuscript page of two columns of Latin text with a decorated pink and green initial letter at lower left.

Bifolia from a Vita Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints

Unknown artist, c. 1150

Pen and wash landscape with trees, rocks, a stream, goats and small figures on a path.

Landscape with Satyr, Goats and Other Figures

Attributed to Abraham Genoels II, n.d.

Black chalk study on tan paper of a standing robed figure in a close cap, with white highlights on the drapery.

Study for Priest Bearing Crozier

Eustache Le Sueur, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a drunken Silenus with nymphs and satyrs feasting in a wooded bacchanal scene.

Drunken Silenus Satyr and Nymphs

Possibly Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in glory with two kneeling monk saints and angels in clouds.

Virgin and Child in Glory Worshipped by Two Monk Saints

Circle of Ercole Procaccini the younger, n.d.

Brown-toned drawing of mourners carrying a dead body toward a rocky tomb, with grieving figures in robes.

Entombment of Christ

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1527/28

Sketch of two boys carrying baskets, one balancing a basket overhead and the other bent with a basket at his hip, on brown pa

Two Boys Carrying Baskets

After Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined Roman arches, a stone sarcophagus, a standing woman and small figures among vegetation.

Roman Ruins and Two Figures

Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Mark with halo, quill and open book, seated beside a lion near a column.

Saint Mark the Evangelist

Maerten de Vos, n.d.

Graphite drawing of an older clergyman in a cassock beside a crucifix and rosary, with drapery behind him.

Portrait of Ecclesiastic

or after Caspar Netscher, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of draped male attendants with flagons and pitchers in a shadowy architectural setting.

Fragment of a Composition: Attendants Bearing Flagons

Attributed to Biagio Pupini, called dalle Lame, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of a company of mounted horsemen with raised lances advancing across an open ground.

A Company of Horsemen

After Battista Franco, called Il Semolei, c. 1510

Pen and ink study of a standing female figure with a staff and a peacock beside her, over faint grid lines.

Study for Juno (or Diana) with a Peacock

Luca Cambiaso, 1584/85

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds, with Saints Anthony and John the Baptist kneeling below and cherubs

Madonna and Child Adored by Saints Anthony and John the Baptist

Style of Cornelis Schut, 1600/1625

Pencil drawing of a cow resting on the ground with its head turned right, showing curved horns and folded legs.

Cow

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, 1769/1822

Ink drawing of a dirt road lined with trees, with houses and telegraph poles visible in the distance.

Tree-Lined Road with Houses and Telegraph Poles in Distance

George-Ernest Colby, 1897

Woodblock print of a sleeping woman in a floral kimono, with a flowering branch and Mt. Fuji visible in the distance.

Sleeping Young Woman with Mt. Fuji Above

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1740s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man in striped kimono holding a fishing net and sword beside reeds and water.

Young Man with Fishing Pole and Net

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769