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13,165 works

Red chalk drawing of a draped woman seen from behind, head turned upward, with white highlights on her folded garment.

Draped Woman, Seen From Back

Attributed to François Boucher, n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a flying cherub with wings, holding a bow, on tan paper.

Flying Putto

Studio or school of François Boucher, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing of a young woman with upswept hair and a lace collar, on toned paper.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

François Boucher, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a dog's head with hatched fur strokes on yellowed paper, with sketched lines at upper left.

Head of a Dog

Bernard Baron, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing saint with halo holding a crucifix in a rounded niche, with a lace-trimmed robe.

Saint Francis Holding a Crucifix

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon, n.d.

Engraved ornamental plate with scrollwork and masks framing a standing nude female figure in an oval cartouche.

Plate 13, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601

Red chalk drawing of a standing hound seen from the side, looking left, with a sketched paw in the foreground.

Hound Standing

After Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Virgin standing on clouds, surrounded by kneeling and flying angels and cherubs.

Adoration of the Virgin

Possibly Antoine Rivalz, n.d.

Kabuki actors in a stormy scene with lightning, rain and waves, one floating above swirling clouds in a blue robe.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as Umeomaru in the play "Suga…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1832

Diptych woodblock print: a figure leans over a curved bridge, and below, a figure sits in a boat beneath it.

Huang Shigong (Kosekiho) and Zhang Liang (Choryo), from "A Set of Two on the States of Han and Chu (Kanso niban no uc…

Attributed to Yanagawa Shigenobu II, 1834

Pen and ink sketch of two women and a baby beside a standing man, with a rider on horseback sketched below.

Two Sketches: Two Women and Baby with Man Looking On

George Louis Pamella Busson Dumaurier, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman carrying buckets on a yoke beneath a pine branch, in a patterned kimono.

The Brine Maiden

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Profile Bust of Young Woman

After François Boucher, n.d.

Engraving of an armored knight from behind, hand on a ewer on a pedestal, with a tree and draped cloth behind him.

Knight

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1512/1515

Woodblock print of a grey and white cat batting a paper butterfly on a striped stick, with calligraphy above.

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1828

Etching of a young girl carrying a basket of fruit on her head through an orchard with gnarled trees.

Young Girl in an Orchard with a Basket of Fruit

Miles Birket Foster, c. 1850

Etching of a smiling bearded Chinese botanist carrying flowering branches beside ceramic vases in a garden.

Chinese Botanist, from Recueil de diverses figures chinoise du cabinet de François Boucher

François Boucher, 1738/45

Japanese print of a teacup, lacquered box, ribbons and two birds in flight beside vertical calligraphy.

Magic (Tezuma), from the series "Various Arts (Shogei tsukushi)"

Hotei Gosei, c. 1811/13

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure turning his head and pulling a sheet of drapery, with loose hatched shading.

Man Tugging on Sheet: Study for the Entombment [Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, 1596]

called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, 1595/96

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with infant Saint John and Saint Anne beneath a draped curtain.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John and Saint Anne

Style of Raffaellino da Reggio, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair on tan paper, with a small sketch to the right.

Head of a Woman

Antonio Balestra, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint Lawrence standing on a cloud beside a gridiron, gazing upward with one arm extended.

Saint Lawrence in Glory

Sigismondo Caula, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Simon, a bearded haloed man holding a book and a saw, standing on a hatched floor.

Saint Simon

Master F.V.B., c. 1500

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of robed figures and soldiers in a rocky landscape, with a cross on a hill and grid lines

Saint Andrew Led to Martyrdom

Attributed to Niccolò Circignani, called Il Pomarancio, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a winged angel bending toward a kneeling bald man, with two cherub heads in the upper right.

Communion of Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Circle of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, n.d.

Red chalk portrait of a young boy with wavy hair and a loose collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Charles Beale, c. 1680

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered red kimono holding a sword and plate, with a stern expression.

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed saint kneeling as executioners raise clubs and swords, with onlookers and architecture behin

Martyrdom of a Saint

Workshop of Vicencio Carducho, 1626/32

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped cloth holding a child, with a partial second figure at lower left.

Seated Mother and Child

Circle of Giovanni Bilivert, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending among angels while robed apostles look up from below.

Assumption of the Virgin

After Giacinto Calandrucci, after 1703