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Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a classical gown seated in a Roman-style chair, with a footstool and hatched shading.

Woman Seated in Roman Chair

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Etching of two men and a woman drinking at a tavern table, one holding a glass and another a jug.

The Topers

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in drapery looking up and a seated bearded man with his head bowed in distress.

Man and Woman in Attitudes of Distress

Henry Tresham or after, n.d.

Etching of a woman with a swaddled child riding a donkey, led by a man, with cattle, sheep and horses in a landscape.

A Mother an Swathed Child Riding a Donkey, plate 4 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Etching of a rider and a woman crossing a ford with cattle and a goat, a ruined tower on a cliff behind them.

The Ford, plate 1 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Pen and brown wash drawing of four draped mourning women standing side by side, hands raised to their heads.

Design for a Funerary Monument: Four Draped Mourning Female Figures

John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Etching of a shepherdess riding a donkey past cattle, a dog and a man with a staff, under a large tree with hills behind.

Shepherdess Riding on a Donkey, plate 2 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female figure in classical drapery holding a scroll, with architectural sketch lines.

Fortitude: Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Brown wash drawing of sailing boats and a large ship on choppy water under a cloudy sky, with a figure on the shore.

Seascape

Jacob Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of Pope Alexander VII in skullcap and clerical robes, with cherubs and a Latin inscription below.

Pope Alexander the Seventh

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1655-58

Monochrome print of a bearded older man's head emerging from a dark background, with soft, hazy modeling of face and beard.

Portrait of Auguste Rodin

Eugène Carrière, 1897

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman in a biretta and cassock, seated beside a crucifix and open book.

Philip Roveen

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1650

Pen and wash drawing of a man with curled hair, mustache, lace collar and draped cloak, turning toward the viewer.

Anthony van Dyck

After Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of three sailboats on calm water beneath a pale sky, with figures aboard the central boat.

Three Sailboats

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and ruff holding a baton, with a city view behind him.

Francisco Valdes, Spanish commander, plate 1 from Quatuor Personae

Cornelis Visscher, 1649

White chalk sketch on blue paper of two men lifting a boulder over a prostrate man near a column.

Two Men Holding Boulder over Prostrate Man with Manacles

Possibly after Victor Honoré Janssens, n.d.

Lithograph of a French grenadier with a musket beside a wounded soldier being bandaged on a battlefield.

The French Soldier

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1818/19

Bust of Woman in Profile to Left

Godfrey Kneller

Black and white lithograph of two soldiers examining prints at a kiosk while a seated seller in a top hat waits nearby.

The Lithograph Seller

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, c. 1819

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in a draped gown with a mastiff lying at her feet beside a stone ledge.

Portrait of Court Lady with Mastiff

Godfrey Kneller or possibly after, n.d.

Lithograph of English travellers boarding a horse-drawn coach on a cobbled street, with a windmill on the hill behind.

English Travellers

Carle Vernet, 1815-25

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monstrance carried by kneeling angels on clouds, with cherubs hovering around it.

Monstrance Borne by Angels

Probably by Giacinto Calandrucci, n.d.

Constance, the Property of Mr. J.G. Schickler

Carle Vernet, c. 1820

Sepia wash drawing of two men conversing near a tree, with two women and resting figures in a landscape.

Gypsy Women and Young Men in Landscape

Possibly Guillaume Pierre Marcillat, n.d.

Print of two plumed grenadiers at left and a cloaked man in a bicorne hat among bare trees and debris at right.

Sheet with Sketch (Grenadier of the Guard, Napoleon in a Bivouac)

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1842

Lithograph of a standing figure in a buttoned uniform, kepi cap, and baggy trousers, with a sash at the waist.

Portrait of Auguste Raffet

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1857

Lithograph of three crowned children in costume, one riding a rocking horse, with a satirical caption below.

Very High and Mighty Legitimate Brats. Peoples, defend yourselves, tear yourselves to pieces, sacrifice yourselves fo…

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Brown wash drawing of nymphs gathered under a large tree by a stream, with a reclining nude in the foreground and mountains b

Nymphs in a Wooded Grove

Juan Cristobal, n.d.

Grey lithograph of a youth drawing at a board while a laurel-crowned figure on clouds offers a wreath; a sleeping cherub lies

The Vigilant One

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1816

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with several male nude figure studies, a small animal, and ornamental designs.

Sketches of Male Nudes, Animals, and Ornamental Details

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.