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Sketch sheet with a pencil head study, faint architectural outlines, and black wash shadows across the lower half.

Sheet of Sketches: Architectural and Erotic Drawings

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of morning glory flowers, buds and heart-shaped leaves on a slender vine against a pale background.

Morning Glories

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a flowering branch with pinnate leaves and clusters of pale blossoms on cream paper.

The Flowering Branch

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a rustic cabin with vine-covered roof, wooden door and fence, surrounded by trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Rustic Cabin

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a columned round tower among tall trees, with a low pavilion and small bridge at right.

View of the Park at Versailles: Petit Frianon

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a park clearing with trees, a female statue on a pedestal, and two figures on a bench.

View of the Park at Versailles: Two Figures on a Bench in a Clearing, Female Statue Nearby

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a wide stone staircase with urns, statues and trees in a formal park.

View of the Park at Versailles: Staircase, Urns and Topiaries

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a Versailles park terrace with a stone urn, a sphinx, a balustrade and a draped female statue.

View of the Park at Versailles: Terrace with Urn, Sphinx and Female Statue

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with statues, a central fountain, balustraded terrace and trees beside classical archite

View of the Park at Versailles: Statues and a Fountain

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden with an arched classical entry, urns, a fountain and ruined statuary among trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Arched Entry to a Terrace, Urns and Ruined Statuary

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with tall trees, a ladder trellis of potted plants, statues and an obelisk.

View of the Park at Versailles: Arch of Ladders with Plants; Statuary

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with tall trees, clipped hedges, classical statues on pedestals, and a fountain.

View of the Park at Versailles: Trees and Statuary

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with groups of figures, draped seated women, a horse study, and a nude male leg.

Sheet of Sketches: Groups of Figures

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden staircase with statues, leading to a classical temple, framed by tall stone pine trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Monumental Staircase, Pedestal and Temple

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey ink and wash drawing of two bulls' heads joined by fruit garlands, grapes and leaves, with two birds below.

Ornament with Two Bull's Heads (recto); Sketch of Geometric Borders (verso)

Attributed to Jean Charles Delafosse, n.d.

Pencil and brown ink architectural sketch of an arched opening flanked by pilasters with a cornice above.

Architectural Sketches

Canaletto, c. 1720

Pencil drawing of country cottages beside a dirt road and gate, with rolling hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

Country Cottages

Attributed to George Frost, n.d.

Academic study of a standing nude man holding a wooden stick, drawn in brown tones with white highlights on toned paper.

Standing Academic Male Nude (recto); Sketch of Upper Arm (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, 1816

Pen and brown ink sketch of a nude child with a leafy wreath riding a goat, with faint figure outlines in the background.

Study for Satyr Family Walking (recto); Sketches of Five Decorative Vessels (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1657

Pen and wash drawing of a draped woman holding a dagger beside a column and scrolled pedestal in a classical interior.

Lucretia

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pencil portrait of a woman with curled hair and a ruffled gown, set in an oval vignette on cream paper.

Queen Anne

Possibly the circle of Thomas Forster, n.d.

Fox Hound (recto); Sketches of Horse and Rider (verso)

Possibly Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a standing horse with its head turned toward the viewer, set in an open landscape.

Standing Horse with Head Turned

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Loose wash sketch of a reclining female figure on a couch, one arm raised toward swirling smoke, in brown and pink tones.

Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)

Henry Fuseli, c. 1781

Brown wash drawing of a nude man lurking in an archway beside a funeral scene with a woman raising her arm.

The Duke of Gloucester Lying in Wait for Lady Anne at the Funeral Procession of Her Father-in-law, King Henry VI (rec…

Henry Fuseli, 1760/67

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing figure in draped robes holding a book and a staff on toned paper.

Apostle (recto); Standing Female Figure (verso)

Circle of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a hunched seated man in loose drapery on tan paper, with a handwritten date.

The Chronicler (recto and verso)

Max Klinger, April 5, 1888 (recto); April 6, 1888 (verso)

Pencil sketch of a four-horse carriage with a coachman and top-hatted passengers, with a faint rider at left.

Horse-Drawn Carriage Preceded by Single Rider (recto); Man Riding Horse with a Blanket and Sketches of Heads, Horses…

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, n.d.

Pen and watercolor sketch of a cloaked witch with a broom, surrounded by caricature heads and small figures, by George Cruiks

Mother Shipton (recto); Sheet of Sketches: Fleur-de-Lis and Figures (verso)

George Cruikshank, 1864/78

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a bonnet and puffed-sleeve dress holding a pail, with loose background strokes.

Little Girl in a Garden

Kate Greenaway, 1894