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Brown wash drawing of sheep resting near wooden sheds and a cart beneath large spreading trees, with birds in the sky.

Rustic Scene with Sheep, Sheds, and Spreading Trees

the Younger Jan van der Meer, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a furry dog crouched low with head down and hindquarters raised, as if ready to leap.

Jumping Furry Dog

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a crouching dog with raised head, open mouth and curled bushy tail, on a pale background.

Growling Dog Ready to Pounce

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Retriever

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Dog Urinating on Rock

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Seated Dog with Collar

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Ink and wash sketch of an elderly man pointing left beside a woman and several caricatured figures in costume.

Old Man Pointing Left, plate 8 from Dessins des meilleurs Peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pay-Bas Tirés de dive…

Maria Catharina Prestel (, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of an elderly man and seated woman in a cluttered cottage interior with a jug and doorway.

Old Peasant Couple in Cottage

After Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of several winged putti playing among clouds and a large shell, with some holding small objects.

Seven Putti at Play with Symbols of Vanity

Circle of Adriaen van der Werff, n.d.

Turbaned Soldier Holding a Lance

Michael Kirmer, c. 1570

Red chalk drawing of a canal with a wooden footbridge, a rowboat, thatched cottages, trees and clouds in the sky.

Canal with Bridge and Houses

After Jan van de Velde, I, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a gnarled tree over a rocky bluff, with a dead man, a brigand and a fleeing child below.

Dead Man, Brigand and Fleeing Child on Rocky Bluff

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of wooden pilings in a stream, with reeds, a bank and a leafy tree under a pale sky.

Stream with Pilings

Willem van de Velde the Elder, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two sailing frigates under full sail with gun ports and rigging, plus smaller study sketches of masts and sa

Two Frigates Under Full Sail

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of several sailing ships with masts and rigging in a harbor, one large vessel centered.

Ships in a Harbor

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of two galleons and a sailboat on calm water, with distant ships fading into a hazy sky.

Galleons and Sailboats

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a large fleet of sailing warships with flags on open sea, small boats in the foreground.

Dutch and English Fleets

Possibly after Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of a fleet of sailing ships anchored on calm water, with rowing boats in the foreground.

Fleet of Ships Anchored at Sea

II Imitator of Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Armed Galleon Seen from Starboard Quarter

Possibly Willem van de Velde II, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch sailing ship showing its ornately carved stern and coat of arms, with the hull receding to the r

Dutch Ship with Ornamental Prow Seen from Starboard Quarter

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, I, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch ship's ornate stern with carved figures and a coat of arms, with faint hull lines extending left

Partial Sketch of a Dutch Vessel Seen from Port Quarter

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, I, n.d.

Circular drawing in ink and grey wash on blue paper showing two seated allegorical women with a spear, mirror, and flower gar

Roundel with Justice and Prudence

Jan Baptist Weenix, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of mounted cavalry riders escorting a horse-drawn coach up a hillside road.

Cavalry Escorting Coach

Hendrik Verschuring or after, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures, an armored emperor, a winged figure with banner, and putti beneath trees.

Design for Title Page of the Groot Placaatboek: Allegory of the Submission of the City of Utrecht to Emperor Charles V

Jan Wandelaar, c. 1729

Grey wash drawing of a saddled trotting horse with a second horse study below.

Two Sketches of Trotting Horse

Philips Wouwerman, n.d.

Sepia drawing of soldiers exercising horses in a landscape with large trees and a stone farmhouse.

Soldiers Exercising Horses Near River

Jacques François Joseph Swebach, 1785

Red chalk drawing of mounted officers and troops riding past baggage carts, with a distant city skyline of domes and spires.

Review of Troops

I Georg Philipp Rugendas, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a hilly landscape with a large tree in the foreground and a domed town in the distance.

Hilly Landscape with Town in Distance

Circle of Agostino Carracci, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of five foot soldiers marching right with long pikes on their shoulders, dated 1632.

Foot Soldiers

Adriaen Brouwer, 1632

Pen and wash sketch of peasant figures around a barrel, with a seated man, a bending figure, and a standing man with a cane.

Peasant Scene

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, I, n.d.