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Pencil sketches of stained glass pattern, gothic arch mouldings, a window, and a carved capital on tan paper.

Architectural Details at Lisieux Cathedral

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a purple cap and flowing gown leaning on a yellow rail, on brown paper.

The Purple Cap

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Five loose blue crayon head studies of a bearded older man on tan paper, inscribed "Walt Whitman" and dated April 17, 81.

Walt Whitman

Frank Hill Smith, 1880

Benjamin Franklin (front cover of "The VIsion of Columbus")

John Scoles, 1790

Watercolor portrait of a smiling man in tweed suit and red knickerbockers holding a painter's palette and brushes.

Edwin Austin Abbey

Leslie Ward, 1890

Watercolor portrait of a seated man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, sword beside him, at a desk by a window.

Colonel Jonathan F. Williams

Thomas Sully, 1810

Charcoal and chalk drawing of two women embracing, one in a red headscarf, with a handwritten French dedication below.

Greeting

Antoine Calbet, 1940

Pastel portrait of a woman with short dark hair and blue eyes wearing a pale blue dress against a soft background.

Mrs. Pansy Cotton

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired man in an olive open-collared shirt against a grey background.

Edward Leiter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Loose black ink sketch of a young child in a flared dress, standing with one arm outstretched on yellowed paper.

Untitled (Child)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Chalk drawing of a turbaned bearded man drinking from a cup, with grapevines and a poem text block above.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Soul of the Cup

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Chalk drawing of a bearded man pointing above two reclining women with vine leaves, a wine jug, and an inscribed verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Daughter of the Vine

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Chalk drawing of a draped figure reaching toward a laurel wreath with a monogram, above a dedication plaque.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Dedication

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Chalk drawing of a seated spinning woman, a standing woman with a distaff, goats, and a clay jug, with a verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Youth and Age

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Engraving of Venus reclining nude beside Cupid aiming a bow, with two doves and a wooded hillside landscape beyond.

Venus und Amor

Johann Gottfried Bartsch

Pencil drawing of a long road between embankments with poplars, resting figures, a woman with buckets, and a domed building.

Die Sandgstetten auf der Wieden am Belvedere

Ferdinand Olivier, 1800

Watercolor drawing of a Roman interior with a seated statue, Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling and small figures.

Roman room

Georges-François Georges-François Blondel Blondel, 1756

Drawing of a wounded stag fleeing through a river as hounds attack, with a wounded dog in the water and rocky cliffs behind.

Verwundeter Hirsch, von zwei Hunden durchs Wasser gehetzt, ein dritter Hund liegt verwundet im Wasser

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1741

Chalk drawing of six cherub heads with wings arranged among soft clouds, some eyes closed and others gazing aside.

Six angel heads in clouds

François Boucher

Pencil study on grey paper of a drooping arm with a glove in the hand, for a portrait by Moritz von Schwind.

Herabhängender Arm, in der Hand ein Handschuh, zum Porträt des Freiherrn von Blittersdorff

Moritz von Schwind, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd listening to a preacher in a forest clearing, with a dog in the foreground.

Die Predigt Johannes des Täufers im Walde

Hermann Weyer, 1615

Brown ink drawing of the infant Moses in a basket by a river, with a kneeling woman, reclining river god and hilltop city.

The Exposure of Moses on the Nile

Francisque Francisque Millet Millet

Pen and watercolor drawing of four putti gathered around a large vase under a cloudy sky.

Vier Amoretten bei einer Vase

Red and black chalk drawing of a muscular male torso seen from behind, with hatched shading on toned paper.

Rear view of a male torso (Torso from the Belvedere)

Nicolas Lancret

Pencil sketch of a nude putto seen from behind, holding grapes and twisting within a circular scroll frame.

Putto between vines, in rear view

Moritz von Schwind

Brown wash drawing of horses, a covered wagon and travelers resting at night beside a village with a church spire.

Nächtliche Rast in einem Kirchdorf

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded flogging scene with bound figures at a column, soldiers on horseback, and onlookers.

Geißelung der Missetäter

Pen and ink drawing of a hooded monk, an executioner and a bound nude man standing together on tinted paper.

Mönch, Henker und Delinquent

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein

Watercolor of a kitchen girl trimming cabbage at a brick window ledge, with a basket, stoneware jug and birdcage, 1789.

Kitchen girl

Jacobus Johannes Lauwers, 1789

Evening meadow with a cluster of trees on the right, under a grey sky with warm sunset light near the horizon.

Abendliche Wiese mit Bäumen

Blonder Junge im verlorenen Profil nach rechts

Brown wash drawing of two men in a cave gesturing toward a winged vision descending from the upper right.

Vision zweier Männer in einer Grotte