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Pen and brown ink drawing of two scenes: a crowd around a pedestal above, and a shrouded body carried on a bier below.

Apollonius Curing a Young Athenian Possessed of a Demon [above]; Apollonius Raising a Girl from the Dead in Rome [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing in two scenes: a seated queen receives two warriors above, and figures with cupids in a rocky land

Aeneas and Achates before Dido; the Love of Aeneas and Dido

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear among cannons and weapons, with a town and troops behind.

Arma

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink drawing of Diana seated with a falcon, surrounded by hunting dogs, nets and hunters in a wooded landscape.

The Hunt, Personified by Diana

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures in clouds above scrollwork, with a bull and sea creature below.

Design for Illuminated Initial "F"

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1690

Brown ink wash drawing of Judith holding a raised sword beside the severed head of Holofernes, with an attendant kneeling at

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Ink and watercolor design of an illusionistic gilded ceiling with putti, clouds, draped fabric and figures on a balustrade.

Ceiling Design

Philippe Canot, 1710

Watercolor of a masquerade ball in a classical hall with caryatid columns, checkered floor, costumed dancers and spectators i

View of a Masquerade Ball

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pastel and charcoal decorative design of a female figure with cherubs in an oval medallion, framed by wings and lilies.

Study for "The Crescent Moon"

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a columned bed alcove with draped curtains and a coffered ceiling in perspective.

Design for a Bed Alcove, Perspective

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a reclining woman with a winged cherub, a ship approaching on the sea at right.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Ariadne Viewing the Approach of Bacchus' Ship

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Engraved ornamental frieze with classical figures, scrollwork, and a central cartouche reading Theodor de Bry.

Plate 1, from a set of four frieze designs

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Engraving of turbaned horsemen with spears chasing ostriches across a plain, with dogs and palm trees framing the scene.

The Ostrich Hunt

Flemish Philip Galle, 1570

Art nouveau poster of a woman in a flowing green gown with flowers in her hair, framed by a decorative floral halo.

Leslie Carter

Alphonse Mucha, 1900

Engraved portrait of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown, arms raised before a Gothic window, with an open book.

George Whitefield

John Greenwood, 1760

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military dress, with laurel wreath, shield and name banner below.

George Washington

James Trenchard, 1780

Pastel drawing of a woman with long windswept auburn hair and a fur wrap against a pale blue-grey background.

Circe

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark veil and gold comb against a warm brown background, by Alice Pike Barney, 1930.

Spanish Comb

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Brown and white chalk drawing of a hooded old man and a nude winged woman beside a dead bird, with verse text in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Sorry Scheme

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Engraving of Saint Michael standing on a fallen dragon beneath a heavenly figure, with angels and demons in clouds.

Der Heilige Michael tötet den Drachen

Dominicus Custos

Engraving of Bacchus embracing Ariadne near a cave, with satyrs, cherubs, a grapevine garland and a sea view.

Bacchus und Ariadne

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd around a woman falling beside a serpent, with figures in turbans and trees behind.

Mythologische oder alttestamentarische Szene: Stürzende Frau von einer Schlange angegriffen

Michel Corneille, 1651

Pastel portrait of a man in a dark blue coat and black cravat, looking upward against a tan background.

Bildnis des Bildhauers Karl Friedrich Wichmann

Etching of an Arcadian landscape with a river, leaning trees, rocks, and three figures resting on a ledge.

Arcadian landscape with a river

Abraham Genoels, 1675

Half-length drawing of a balding, clean-shaven old man with bowed head turned left, rendered in dense hatching.

Brustbild eines bartlosen Mannes mit gesenktem Kopf nach links

A beggar, holding his hat in his hand, in profile to the left

Watercolor drawing of a vaulted ruin with a staircase, classical portico, lion-head fountain and a cloaked figure in the fore

Vault with antique fountain and view of a staircase

Hubert Robert, 1780

Pen drawing of a rocky mountain valley with a white house on the left and a small figure walking beside it.

Gebirgslandschaft, links ein Haus mit einem Wanderer davor

Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, 1832

Charcoal drawing of a monk with clasped hands praying at a table with a jug, plate and bread, a crucifix on the wall.

Monk during grace

Otto Scholderer