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Brown and blue wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple inside an ornate sculpted frame with cherubs and caryatids.

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1630-35

Watercolor of the domed Muiderpoort gatehouse beside a canal, with large trees, boats, a footbridge and a windmill.

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage

Hendrick Keun, 1771

Circular engraving of a sorceress offering a cup to a man beside a ship, with serpents and ornate architecture around them.

Circe Giving a Drink to Ulysses's Companions

Antonio Fantuzzi, 1540-45

Engraving of a mounted warrior beside armored men weighing a sword on scales before classical columns.

Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Brown wash drawing of a centaur rearing with a young satyr on its back, reaching toward a bow among trees.

Centaur with a Young Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Watercolor of a woman in blue gown and seated man watching an infant on a sofa in an ornate fireplace room.

The First Babe

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1872

Pen and wash drawing of three archangels among clouds, one holding scales and one a sword, with a small putto at lower right.

The Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael (recto); sketches of figures (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1654-1714

Grey wash drawing of a warship firing a cannon, smoke rising, with smaller boats on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Marine, the Cannon Shot

Johannes Christiaan Schotel

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a woman holding a wreath, an old man with a staff, a nude man with a dragon, and a chi

An allegorical scene; a young woman at centre holding a wreath above her head, at left is a old man leaning on a stic…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1515-27

Engraved ornamental panel with a woman holding a vase aloft, surrounded by putti, scrolls and acanthus leaves, with Italian v

A panel of ornament with a woman holding a vase in centre

Master of the Die, 1532

Brown wash drawing of the risen Christ rising above a tomb as startled soldiers recoil below.

The Resurrection of Christ

Denys Calvaert, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stage set with two grand staircases and a central arcade with columns.

Design for a Stage Set: Double Stairway Pierced by an Arcade (recto); Slight Sketch (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Etching of cows grazing in a pasture beneath a row of trees, with a farm building and figures in the background.

Cows in the Fields of Éragny, near Gisors

Camille Pissarro, 1888

Hand-colored stage design of a crowned figure on a crescent moon beneath a vast starry sky with glowing clouds.

Design for The Magic Flute: The Hall of Stars in the Palace of the Queen of the Night, Act 1, Scene 6

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1847-49

Colored print of a tabby cat leading kittens along a garden path past a rose trellis toward a house.

Pussy's Return

Currier & Ives, 1868-78

Watercolor landscape of a stream, shepherd with cattle, wooded hills, and a hilltop building under clouds.

Licenza, near Rome: Horace's Villa

William Havell, ca. 1828-29

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man with curly hair, set in an ornate architectural cartouche with Latin inscriptio

Portrait of Michelangelo

Giorgio Ghisi, after 1564

Drypoint etching of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with loose contour lines on a cream sheet.

Repose (Ruhende vom Rücken)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1913

Black cut paper silhouettes of a family group standing and seated in a room with tall draped windows.

Thomas Williams, the Town Crier of New Bedford with Wife and Daughter

Samuel Metford, 19th century

Watercolor landscape of a thatched farmhouse under large trees, with cows, sheep, a fence and a small pond in front.

Landscape with a Farmhouse

Adrianus de Visser, 1757-1837

Black and red chalk drawing of a robed male figure looking upward, hand raised at his chest, mounted in a decorative border.

Deacon Saint (Stephen or Lawrence)

Jacopo Confortini, ca. 1640-50

Engraving of a kneeling haloed figure beside a column with a standing woman, framed by scripture and small religious scenes.

Remissio Peccatorum, from "The Allegories on the Christian Creed"

Hendrick Goltzius, 1598

Etching of a blacksmith's forge with workers around an anvil, tools hanging on the wall, and figures in hats.

The Forge, from "A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects"

James McNeill Whistler, 1866

Etching of a draped funeral hall with a crowd of mourners, skeletal figures and a catafalque at the far end.

Funeral of Francesco de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky waterfall with pine trees and mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Labro Falls

Thomas Fearnley, 1824-42

Sepia drawing of an elderly man with a cane reaching toward a window while a family sits at a dining table behind him.

Uncle Toby and the Fly, from Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1847

Engraving of a ceremonial hall with a canopied throne, courtiers, banners and fleur-de-lis curtains framing the scene.

The Coronation of Louis XIV

Jean Le Pautre, 1655

Engraving of two haloed saints, one standing in draped robes and one kneeling with bare torso, cut from a larger scene.

Saint John and Saint Jerome (fragment from a Crucifixion)

Francesco Rosselli, ca. 1490s

Drawing of two figures on rocky ledges in a shadowed cave, one in armor holding a spear, the other with an arm raised.

Soldiers in a Cave Receiving Blessings from Heaven

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Watercolor of a ship's deck with masts, rigging, a hanging buoy, and sailors working near a capstan and flag.

Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Detailed drawing of a dense jungle with a rushing stream, tall trees, hanging vines, and ferns in the foreground.

Ceylonese Jungle

Hermann von Königsbrunn, 1851-65

Engraving of a bearded bishop with mitre and crosier holding an open book, standing on a pedestal labelled S. Augustinus.

St. Augustine

Nicolas Pitau, n.d.