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Sketch of two figures seated at a garden table beside a tree trunk and wooden railing, with bottles on the table.

Tête-à-tête in the garden

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Sketch of a seated young girl in a ruffled dress with hatched shading behind her, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Dorothy

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose etched sketch of a river view with a distant domed cathedral, small boats on the water, and a stone embankment in the f

Little London

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Sepia print of an alpine valley with a village, vineyards, seated figures in the foreground and jagged mountains under a hazy

Chain of Alps from Grenoble to Chamberi, plate 49 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published May 23, 1812

Sepia print of cows by a stream beneath a wooden footbridge, with trees and resting figures on the bank.

Bridge and Cows, plate 2 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 11, 1807

Sepia seascape of a setting sun over surf, with two sailing boats, wading figures and timber posts on the sand.

The Mildmay Sea-Piece, plate 40 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published February 11, 1812

Etching with handwritten French text titled Loi Solaire, red sun rays above and an oil lamp drawing below.

Solar Law

Charles Meryon, 1855

Black and white lithograph of a crowded Rouen street with timber-framed houses, a cart, pedestrians, and a distant domed towe

Great Clock Street

Richard Parkes Bonington, n.d.

Grey-toned drawing of a woman leaning over a sleeping man in classical robes among trees and wildflowers.

Swooned Murmuring of Love, and Pale with Pain

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Full-length portrait print of a standing man in a dark suit holding a walking stick against a hatched dark background.

Count Robert de Montesquiou

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, 1894

Brown wash drawing of an armored knight refusing gifts from two women in a draped interior with a seated older man.

Bayard Refusing the Presents of His Hostess, in Brescia

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1789

Hand-colored etching of a crowded market street with townspeople, a red umbrella, baskets, and rows of buildings.

The Market at Gisors; Rue Cappeville

Camille Pissarro, c. 1894

Pen and grey wash sketch of a Gothic town bridge and portal with spires, figures near water, and sky above.

Town Bridge and Portal

Possibly William Leighton Leitch, 1820/39

Engraving of the Apollo Belvedere statue with a serpent and tree, and a draughtsman sketching it at lower right.

The Apollo Belvedere, plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1592, printed c. 1617

Etching of a farmer tugging a cow by its tail beside a pond, with onlookers, a dog, and cattle under trees.

The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail

Jacob Jordaens, 1652

Lithograph of a narrow canal in Rouen lined with steep-roofed houses, a stone arch bridge and moored boats.

View of Rouen

Eugène Isabey, 1832

Lithograph of a narrow Breton street with half-timbered houses, a moored rowboat, stone steps and a distant church spire.

Plate Four, from Souvenir of Brittany

Eugène Isabey, 1832

Black and white lithograph of a rushing mountain stream, a tall pine, a bell tower and stone houses in a village.

Le Casset; Vallee du Monetier

James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Lithograph of a mountain landscape with a ruined tower on a hill, a carriage on a rocky road, and a wooden crucifix.

The Tour-sans-Venin, Dauphiné Region

James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Watercolor head-piece of a seated woman unrolling a white ribbon banner reading LIST OF over a grey floral pattern.

Head-Piece to List of Drawings

Will Hicock Low, 1885/88

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated female figure, Terpsichore, mural study by Edwin Howland Blashfield, c. 1894.

Terpsichore (recto), and Dancing Female Figure (verso), Mural Studies for Drawing Room Ceiling, Residence of Collis P…

Edwin Howland Blashfield, c. 1894

Pencil sketch of mourning women, nude warriors carrying a body, and a cloaked man in a classical frieze composition.

Seven Chiefs Against Thebes

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet by George Cruikshank with a central dinner party scene and surrounding caricature studies and annotations

Fashions and Frights of 1829 (recto); Angels Ever Bright and Fair (verso)

George Cruikshank, 1829

Brown ink sketch of a standing woman in a ruffled dress and feathered hat against loose vertical background strokes.

Study for "The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland"

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879

Charcoal drawing of a seated male nude with one leg extended diagonally, shaded to model the torso and muscles.

Seated Male Nude with Extended Leg (recto); Sketch of Kneeling Male Nude and Divided Circle (verso)

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Brown ink drawing of a standing flayed male figure showing muscles, with a sketched hilltop landscape behind him.

Écorché before Landscape (recto); Sketches of Standing Male Nude, Seated Child, Stooping Woman (verso)

After Jan Stephan van Calcar, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures gathered among trees on a rocky hill, with a central lyre player.

Parnassus

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 1600/25

Bust of a Woman (recto); Draped Figure, Three-Quarter Length (verso)

Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Black and white chalk drawing of two young girls seated together on the floor, playing with combs held to their mouths.

Two Girls Playing on Combs (recto); Sketch of Seated Woman with Fragment of Another Figure (verso)

Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Pencil sketch of a distant hill topped with buildings above a flat landscape with shrubs and a small figure.

Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)

John Sell Cotman, c. 1818