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Pen and wash drawing of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with broken arches and small figures on the open ground.

Ruins of the Colosseum in Rome

Circle of Willem van Nieuwlandt, II, c. 1600

Brown wash drawing of a grand domed church interior with coffered vaults, small figures on the floor, and a glowing cross.

View of Crossing in Saint Peter's

Follower of Louis Jean Desprez, n.d.

Brown and white drawing of a ceiling design with a blank central panel, seated sages with books, putti, and scrolled ornament

Ceiling Decoration with Four Fathers of the Church, Sibyls and Prophets

possibly after Pasquale Cati, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the left, with curled hair and white highlights on tan paper.

Female Head

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a nude putto seen from behind, standing beside a stone pedestal.

Standing Putto From the Back

Style of Generic Parrocel, n.d.

Sepia print of a country road leading to a ruined abbey on a hill, with trees, cattle, horses and figures in the foreground.

St. Catherine's Hill Near Guilford, plate 33 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 1811

Sepia print of Martello towers and a chalk cliff near a shore under stormy clouds, with figures beside overturned boats.

Martello Towers Near Bexhill, Sussex, plate 34 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 1811

Head of Bearded Man in Three-Quarter Profile to Right

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded male saint in flowing drapery, leaning forward with bare feet on a mound.

Figure of a Male Saint

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Drawing of two curly-haired putti with a lamb, rendered in grey and red chalk on pale paper.

Two Putti with Lamb

After Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Lithograph of a seated woman in a pale gown and a dark-cloaked man beside her under a moonlit sky among trees.

Duet of the Trojans, fifth plate

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1894

Ink and wash drawing of God the Father in glory amid clouds, with angels kneeling below and cherubs around him.

God the Father in Glory

Possibly after Pietro Testa, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, rearing horses, banners, and fallen soldiers.

Battle between Romans and Barbarians

Veronese Italian, n.d.

Lithograph self-portrait of a man with mustache and dark jacket, holding a pen, against a shaded background.

Self-Portrait

Achille Devéria, c. 1835

Lithograph of two shirtless boxers facing off with raised fists while a crowd of spectators watches around them.

The Boxers

Théodore Géricault, 1818

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ and God the Father, with kneeling Saints Jerome and Francis below.

Saints Jerome and Francis of Assisi Adoring the Trinity

Bartolomeo Passarotti, c. 1570

Pen and brown ink drawing of a grove of trees with rolling hills in the distance.

Grove of Trees with Hills in Distance

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Lithograph portrait of a seated man with curly hair, white cravat and dark open coat, signed Devéria 1828.

James Parry

Achille Devéria, 1828

Red and black chalk drawing of a pointing hand and forearm on toned grey paper, with a dark sleeve above.

Hand Pointing and Forearm

Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Chalk study of a hand and forearm in red and black chalk with white highlights on tan paper.

Hand and Forearm

possibly Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of thatched huts beneath large trees, with a rocky foreground and a tower on a hill at left.

Huts Near the Sea

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Stoning of Saint Stephen with figures, trees, a classical arch and a distant city.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Genoese or Venetian Italian, n.d.

Wood engraving of a moonlit harbor with classical buildings, a tree, figures on the shore, and a boat on the water.

Dido Building Carthage, from Old English Masters

Timothy Cole, 1900, printed 1902

Black and white engraving of a wagon crossing a river beside a cottage and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

The Hay Wain, from Old English Masters

Timothy Cole, 1900, printed 1902

Engraving of allegorical Temperance: a draped woman with a staff, fish and eagle crest, rocky shore and distant town behind h

Temperance, from the Virtues

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Engraved ornament with a fierce bearded grotesque mask under a laurel wreath, flanked by acanthus scrollwork.

Ornament with a Mask

Sebald Beham, 1543

Engraved horizontal ornament with two winged putti riding horned chimerical beasts beside a central oval cartouche, 1544.

Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimerical Beasts

Sebald Beham, 1544

Angora Rabbits, plate two from Animal Studies

Theo van Hoytema, 1898, printed 1917/19

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, framed by a laurel wreath above a coat of arms.

Le Chancelier le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1659

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a clerical collar and cross pendant, with a coat of arms below.

François Mallier du Houssay

Robert Nanteuil, 1657