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Brown wash drawing of a muscular male figure in a twisting pose with a raised arm, framed with handwritten notes.

Un Hebreo, from Christ Shown to the People (recto)

Taddeo Zuccari, after 1556

Red chalk drawing of a standing male nude in side view with a separate study of a head at upper right.

Study of a Standing Male Nude, with a Study of Head in Three-Quarter Profile

Cecco Bravo, c. 1640

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with rowing boats, a domed church, a city gate and figures on a grassy bank under cloudy sky.

The Porta Portello with the Brenta Canal in Padua, 1740-1743

Canaletto, 1740

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, with arm and hand studies at lower left.

Seated Young Male Nude and Two Arm Studies

Michelangelo, 1510

Watercolor of men praying in a mosque with striped arches, a carved pulpit, and red prayer rugs on a marble floor.

Moslems at Prayer

P. Pavesi, late 1800s-early 1900s

Red chalk drawing of a central nude male figure with surrounding studies of heads, arms and legs in dense overlapping lines.

Lamentation (recto), c. 1530

Michelangelo, 1530

Pen and grey wash drawing of a river with stone and timber bridges, boats, figures and a large tree on the bank.

Old Walton Bridge seen from the Middlesex Shore

Canaletto, 1755

Pale wash drawing of the Thames with boats, a tall obelisk on the right, and Westminster Abbey's towers in the distance.

The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate

Canaletto, 1746

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with his hand resting on a large book beside an ornate chair.

A man holding a large book, formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by T. Vercruis after F. Petrucci…

Line engraving of the philosopher Epicurus with a leaf wreath in his hair, head turned slightly downward, with Italian captio

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Fontana after L. Agricola after Raphael

Brown ink grotesque drawing of winged figures, a satyr, a dragon, scrolls and架 architectural columns on paper.

Grotesque with a Satyr Feeding a Dragon (recto)

Marco Marchetti, c. 1565/1588

A Young Woman Fixing Her Hair

Domenico Maggiotto, 1745

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man wearing a bishop's mitre, on tan paper.

Head of a Bishop

Anton Raphael Mengs

Red chalk drawing of a rearing horse with a windblown mane and a plumed rider extending one arm forward.

Rearing Horse and Rider

Antonio Tempesta, c. 1600?

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a saint and an angel above, with red chalk underdrawing.

Madonna and Child with Saint

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a frowning bearded old man gesturing with one hand, wearing draped cloth.

Study for the Last Supper (Saint Peter?)

Leonardo da Vinci, 1493

Pen and wash drawing of a baroque colonnade framing a formal garden with statues, a gate, and strolling figures.

View through a Baroque Colonnade into a Garden, 1760-1768

Canaletto, 1760

Pen and ink sketch of a seated Madonna reading a book beside the infant Christ, with cherub heads at the top corners.

Reading Madonna and Child in a Landscape between two Cherub Heads

Three Standing Men in Wide Cloaks Turned to the Left (recto), c. 1492-1496

Michelangelo, 1492

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure standing with bowed head, with a sketched figure behind him, on aged paper.

Pietà

Michelangelo, 1530

Red chalk drawing of two nude male figures, one holding a staff and one seen from behind with an arm outstretched.

Nude Studies

Pen and brown ink design for a wall decoration with caryatids, niches, a pediment and sketched figures in pencil.

Design for a Wall Decoration with Pasted-in Sketches after Raphael (verso)

Frederico Zuccaro, c. 1580s-90s

Green-toned drawing of a chaotic scene of soldiers and struggling figures before a classical temple, with a commander at righ

Rape of the Sabines

Vincenzo Camuccini, c. 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure in billowing drapery flying through clouds with cherubs above.

Angels in the Sky

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, before 1762

Four small etched studies of heads and figures, including a bearded man, two turbaned men, and a figure seen from behind.

Old Man with a Beard and a Bare Head, Turk Seen from Behind, Turk with a Turban, Turk Seen from Behind

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1775

Sepia engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark beret and fur-collared gown, labelled Judge More.

Judge More

Francesco Bartolozzi, March 1792

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark beret and fur-trimmed robe, after Hans Holbein, by Bartolozzi.

Hans Holbein

Francesco Bartolozzi, published June 25, 1798

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures and an ornate architectural title page.

Portret van Tiberius Deciano

Raphaël Sadeler, 1589

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Last Supper, with Christ at the center of a long table surrounded by apostles.

The Last Supper

Unknown artist, mid 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a muscular male figure seen from behind, twisting with one arm raised and drapery at the hips.

Figure of a Man

after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Brown ink drawing of robed clerics meeting before an arched colonnade, with a processional cross and distant hills.

The Meeting of San Carlo Borromeo and San Filippo Neri

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Red chalk drawing of a seen-from-behind nude male figure seated on drapery, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Nude Male Figure [recto]

Unknown artist, 17th century