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Pencil sketch of three figures in a flat landscape with a windmill and distant buildings on the horizon.

Three Figures in a Landscape with a Windmill

Kate Greenaway, c. 1894

Brown and grey wash study of a classical female head with swirling hair and white chalk highlights.

Study of Female Head (recto); Classical Male Head (verso)

Henri Cros, c. 1890

Watercolor and pencil drawing of an ornate Renaissance-style interior with gilded ceiling, history paintings, and a figure in

Gabinetto d'Isabella d'Este, Mantua

Possibly Joseph Nash, 1842

Pen and brown ink drawing of a drunken Silenus with a companion, above which are studies of garlands, a ram's head and an eag

Drunken Silenus and Decorative Sketches: Studies for the Tazza Farnese (recto); Two Putti Fighting: Study for the Gal…

Annibale Carracci, 1599/1601

Watercolor of a standing man in a red cap, teal coat and red breeches, holding a stick, with a pale ground.

A Sporting Character

Attributed to David Allan, 1754-1796

Watercolor landscape of a lake with a dark rocky cliff, wooded islands, hills, and two figures on the shore.

Barzon's Wake Lake, Lancashire

Style of Gilpin Sawrey, 1753-1807

Watercolor of a sunlit town square with a tall church bell tower, stone houses and a hillside behind.

Tournon

Style of Samuel Prout, 1735-1868

Watercolor of a gnarled tree with twisted pale trunk, green and golden leaves, and a grassy foreground under a blue sky.

Gnarled Tree

After David Hall McKewan, 1826-1873

Charcoal drawing of a tall hooded woman in a long robe against a warm ochre background with pale light.

Beatrice

Odilon Redon, c. 1892

Watercolor of a sailing ship battered by huge waves under a dark sky with lightning, seagulls nearby.

West India Hurricane

After François Louis Thomas Francia, French, 1802-1899

Watercolor of a waterfall over rocks with a caravan crossing a distant hilltop under a cloudy sky.

Camel Caravan Crossing Plane Above Waterfall

Dominic Serres, 1742-1793

Watercolor of a harbor with a fortified tower, a sailing ship at anchor, rowboats and rocky shore in foreground.

Harbor before Fortified Town

Possibly William Marlow, n.d.

Loose pencil sketch of several period-costumed figures, two seated women and a standing woman pouring a drink.

Study

Achille Devéria, 1839/42

Watercolor of a reclining woman embraced by a bearded figure in purple drapery on a gold couch among clouds.

Mythological Scene

Attributed to Nicholas Pocock, 1760-1821

Watercolor of a hilly landscape at sunset with a windmill, farm buildings, a tree line and a green field beneath dark blue cl

Hilly Landscape at Sunset

Style of John Varley, c. 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, framed by laurel wreaths, ribbons and a coat of arms.

Antoine Turgot de Saint-Clair

Antoine Masson, 1668

Pencil sketch of four figures around a wooden fence, including a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a woman in a cloak.

Four Figures at a Fence

William Henry Pyne, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a street with timber-framed gabled houses, tall chimneys, two seated men by a Wines doorway, and a figure wi

Foregate Street, Chester

Thomas Webster, 1827

Chalk drawing of a youth with lowered eyes wearing a pink cap, rendered in black and red chalk on grey paper.

Head of Youth in a Pink Cap

Follower of Jacopo Bassano, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of Hercules wrestling Antaeus atop rocks, with two lion heads at the base, a fountain design.

Hercules and Antaeus Design for a Fountain

Attributed to Martin Desjardins, n.d.

Portrait of a Gentleman

II George Dance, 1816

Drawing of two figures crowned with grape leaves picking grapes and raising a cup beneath a tree, in watercolor.

Bacchus and Maiden

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747/1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of two nude figures seated on a rock in a wooded landscape, one pointing into the distance.

Adam and Eve in Paradise

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Watercolor of a castle with crenellated towers and walls under a pale rising sun, with hazy hills behind.

Sunrise, Conway Castle

the elder David Cox, 1830

Watercolor of children in shallow lagoon water beside a dark wooden boat, with white villas and trees on the shore.

Children with Boat on Venetian Lagoon

G. Paolini, n.d.

Brown ink and watercolor landscape of a river with cottages, an arched stone bridge, trees, and a fisherman in the foreground

Glasnevin Near Dublin (recto); Sketch of Man's Costume (verso)

Attributed to William Heath, 1824 (recto); c. 1824 (verso)

Watercolor of Venice at sunset with a bell tower, arcaded palace and gondolas on a green lagoon.

View of Venice

G. Saetta, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd fleeing across rocks as mounted soldiers charge from the right, with sheep and dogs in front.

The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army

Attributed to Martin Pepijn, n.d.

Pencil and pastel portrait of a woman with center-parted dark hair and a lace collar, dated 1858.

Female Portrait Head

Elizabeth Murray, 1858

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in spectacles and a dark robe, with a cursive signature below.

Portrait of Justice Stephen Field

Max Rosenthal, 1890