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Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak holding an open book, with Latin text below.

Peter Scriverius

Cornelis Visscher, 1649

Illuminated antiphonal page with an angel playing an instrument in a decorated R initial, floral border, and musical notation

Angel Playing an Instrument in a Decorated Initial "R" with Flora, Fauna and Grotesque, from an Antiphonal

Unknown artist, n.d.

Lithograph of a pale cherub-like head looking up at a dark winged figure beneath a starry, arched celestial dome.

The Wheel, plate three from In Dreams

Odilon Redon, 1879

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark cap and draped cloak, within an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

Johann Kupetzky

Bernhard Vogel, 1737

Monochrome engraving of a young man in a feathered cap singing and playing violin beside a jug and bread on a table.

The Musical Boy

James Watson, 1777

Lithograph of a solitary cloaked man beside a bench and a large tree in a dark night landscape.

The Man was Alone in a Night Landscape, from Night

Odilon Redon, 1886

Etching of a woman's head and shoulders, turned to the side, with curled hair, a necklace, and a draped garment.

Woman's Head

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of the dead Christ supported by figures, with studies of heads and drapery on blue paper.

Dead Christ Supported by Holy Women and Angels

Circle of Lelio Orsi, n.d.

Brünnhilde

Odilon Redon, 1894

Etching of an elderly bearded man with head tilted down, eyes glancing aside, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Man's Head

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of Tarquin and Lucretia: a seated nude woman, a helmeted nude man, and a torch-bearing figure in a niche.

Tarquin and Lucretia

School of Fontainebleau, n.d.

Pencil sketch of shepherds, cattle, and a floating angel among clouds, drawn on pale paper.

Adoration of the Shepherds

After Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Head of a Black Man in Profile

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Drawing of a young woman with wavy hair writing a letter with a quill pen, holding an inkwell in her other hand.

Seated Youth

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a canal beneath a stone arch bridge, with rowing boats, a waterwheel and brick buildings.

City Canal

George Hadfield, 1778

Etching of a man's head turned to the left, with curly hair and a ruffled collar, on a plain background.

Man's Head (turned to left)

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Fright

John Downman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with framing trees, a distant town, a small boat, and two seated figures in the foreground

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Etched portrait of a woman in a bonnet and draped collar, head turned to the right, with plate numbers in the corners.

Woman's Head (turned to right)

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Attention

John Downman, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a windswept forest with gnarled trees, roots, and wild animals including bears, deer, and cattle.

Forest Landscape with Wild Animals

After Pieter Bruegel, the elder, late 16th century

Etching of a young boy's head turned to the right, with curly hair and an open collar, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Boy's Head (turned to right)

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Pen drawing of a seated draped woman holding a chalice beside a classical cornice, study after Raphael, 1774.

Study after the figure of Faith, after Raphael

John Downman, 1774

Red chalk drawing of a winged bearded figure carrying a woman through the air, with cherubs around them.

Boreas and Orytheia

Jan Lauwryn Krafft, n.d.

Engraved print of a woman's head turned to the left, with upswept hair and a ruffled lace collar.

Woman's Head (turned to left)

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of an angel leading Lot and his family past classical columns and an arch, with a figure lying in the foreg

Lot and His Family Led Out of Sodom

Possibly after Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Engraved full-length portrait of Napoleon in imperial robes, holding a scepter beside an orb and throne.

Napoleon the Great

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers, 1808

Etching of a man's head with a wide-brimmed hat and pleated ruff collar, eyes lowered and faint smile.

Man's Head (with hat and ruff)

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head turned right, with long wavy hair and curled beard on tan paper.

Head of Christ

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, c. 1655

Pen drawing of Minerva, three nude Graces, a lyre player and a princess under drapery, with French text below.

Education of Marie de Medicis

Possibly after Nicolas Pierre Loir, 1700-1799