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Sepia print of a valley with a river, winding road, travelers and a large tree beneath hills and clouds, 1776.

Llangollin in the County of Denbigh, from the Turnpike Road Above the River Dee, plate four from Twelve Views in Nort…

Paul Sandby, 1776

Sepia print of a valley with a carriage, riders, trees and a church tower beneath hills, titled Bangor in the County of Caern

Bangor in the County of Caernarvon, plate nine from Twelve Views in North Wales

Paul Sandby, 1776

Mezzotint of a man in a dark coat holding a falcon on his gloved hand, with a spaniel beside him in a dusky landscape.

The Falconer

Samuel William Reynolds the elder, 1797

Etching of Notre-Dame cathedral silhouetted at dusk above the Seine, with two figures and a street lamp in the foreground.

Notre-Dame, Evening, plate eight from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

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

Tan portfolio cover titled 15 Lithographies d'après Degas by G. W. Thornley, with a sketch of ballet dancers.

Thornley Portfolio Cover

Georges-William Thornley, 1889-90

Mévisto, from Le Café-Concert

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893

Engraved portrait of a hooded monk holding a manuscript, seated beside a column with an open book.

Portrait of Father Arnoul de Loo

Pierre Imbert Drevet, n.d.

Etching of a seated man smoking a pipe with a dog and bucket beside him, against a hatched stone wall.

Organ Grinder

Charles Émile Jacque, 1844

Woodcut of a seated evangelist writing beside an eagle, with the crowned Virgin and Christ Child on a crescent moon above.

The Virgin Appearing to St. John, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1511

Woodcut of an angel with a key standing over a dragon, with a walled city and mountains in the background.

The Angel with the Key of the Bottomless Pit, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496-98; published 1511

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

Etching of dark trees framing a shaded lawn with a large building and chimneys visible behind hedges.

Kensington Gardens, No. I (small plate)

Francis Seymour Haden, 1859

Etching of a winged female figure in draped robes holding up a long, twisting scroll against hatched shadows.

Frontispiece, from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844, printed 1900

Etching of seated robed men with cross emblems reading open books on a wooden bench, from Goya's Disasters of War.

One Can't Tell Why, plate 35 from The Disasters of War

Francisco Goya, 1812/15, published 1863

Pencil sketch of children, a woman with an infant and three soldiers resting among ruins beside a lake.

Children, Woman with Infant and Three Soldiers Sitting Among Ruins by Lake

Attributed to George Cattermole, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of a laurel-crowned woman reading a book beside a reclining man in a leafy forest setting.

Muse and Poet

Alfred Edward Chalon, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of a tall geyser erupting from rocky terrain, with a steam cloud and distant shoreline.

Geyser, Iceland

II John Clevely, 1772

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded religious procession with banners, a carriage, horses, and figures in period costume.

Religious Festival in Northern France, possibly Normandy

John Coney, c. 1820

Pencil sketch of Dieppe harbor at low tide with moored boats and waterfront houses.

Dieppe

Edward William Cooke, c. 1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain gorge with tall trees, a small standing figure on a ledge, and distant peaks.

Mountain Gorge

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a flat shoreline with a rounded headland, a horse and rider in the foreground, and distant hills under pale

Langham, South Wales

the elder David Cox, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a river winding past wooded banks and hills, with a tall tree on the right and small figures wading.

River Scene

the elder Probably David Cox, n.d.

Pen and pencil sketch of nude warriors battling rearing centaurs, one figure raising a sword, with loose background figures.

Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

Attributed to Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of a caricatured man riding a galloping horse beside a dog, with trees and clouds in the background.

Comic Scene II

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of a comic landscape with twisted tree-like figures, a stag, and small grotesque figures below clouds.

Comic Scene III

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior with a spear riding a galloping horse, with a second horse behind, in an oval frame

Two Mounted Warriors

Attributed to John Deare, n.d.

Five Sketches of Heads

Samuel Drummond, n.d.

Pencil study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, sash across his chest, striking a dramatic pose on a step.

Study for Standing Man Wearing Sash and Striking Dramatic Pose

Thomas Duncan, n.d.