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Brown wash drawing of an archer beside a seated mother holding an infant, in an oval frame with a verse caption below.

Frontispiece Design for Bell’s Poets of Great Britain, Churchill

Angelica Kauffman, 1779-1781

Watercolor of a teal and blue bird with a curved bill perched on a bare, lichen-covered branch.

Coracias Benghalensis

Sarah Stone, 1788

Watercolor of a chained, turbaned man seated on a rug looking up at a woman holding a lamp in a stone prison cell.

Episode from "The Corsair" by Lord Byron

Eugène Delacroix, about 1831

Brown wash drawing of a crowned enthroned woman on clouds with a scales-bearing companion and putti holding a blank scroll.

Faith and Justice Enthroned

Carlo Maratti, about 1676

Pen and wash drawing of the crowned Madonna and Child in glory above saints, including an arrow-pierced figure and a kneeling

The Crowned Madonna and Child in Glory, with Saints Sebastian, Roch, Jerome, and John Nepomuk

Gaspare Diziani, about 1718

Pencil drawing of a woman in period dress playing a Gothic organ beside tracery windows and an arched landscape view.

Saint Cecilia

Joseph Anton Draeger, 1822

Head of a Young Boy

Jan Cossiers, about 1658

Brown wash drawing of a bound, thorn-crowned nude figure tied to a column while two men whip him in an arched niche.

The Flagellation

Bernardino Lanino, about 1550

Drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds, with angels bearing Passion symbols and kneeling figures before an altar.

Madonna and Child with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1583

Chalk drawing of a boy in a feathered cap raising a pear, with white highlights on a brown paper ground.

A Boy Holding a Pear (Giacomo Piazzetta?)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, about 1737

Pencil sketch of horse tack studies including a bridle, fringed tassels, and a horse's leg and hoof.

Horse Studies and Tassels

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and wash drawing of three nude male figures at a forge, the central one raising a hammer beside an anvil.

Vulcan at His Forge

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1550

Grey-toned drawing of two muscular male nudes seen from behind against a wooded landscape with draped cloth below.

Two Male Nudes

Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, about 1590

Pencil sketch of a walking lion with a separate study of a lioness head above it, on a small page.

Lion walking, head of a lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seen from behind, arm raised, carrying a cross, with draped cloth.

An Angel, Seen from Behind, Carrying the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, about 1700-1702

Pen and brown ink sketch of a curly-haired child holding a lamb, with a shepherd's staff behind him.

The Christ Child as the Good Shepherd

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1675-1680

Brown ink drawing of a man sketching at a window under a crescent moon, with a city view and figure studies on the walls.

Taddeo Drawing by Moonlight in Calabrese's House

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pencil sketch of a rustic house beside a tree and fence, framed by an embossed floral border.

[Drawing of a House]

James G. Jones, 1865

Arched chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned among saints and angels in clouds above.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Fra Bartolommeo, 1510-1513

Charcoal sketch of a woman bending forward to dry her outstretched arm with a cloth on a bath surface.

Woman in the Bath Drying her Arm

Edgar Degas, 1880s or 1890s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a draped standing woman holding a flute, with ornamental scrollwork at left.

Female Figure with a Tibia, and Ornamental Studies (recto); Ornamental Studies (verso)

Raphael, about 1504-1508

Pen and brown ink drawing of three muscular male nudes seen from behind, standing closely together.

Nude Studies

Bartolomeo Passarotti, about 1570-1580

Ink and wash drawing of a draftsman copying nude figures from a wall, with a column and jug beside him.

Taddeo in the Sistine Chapel Drawing Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary and Joseph kneeling before the glowing infant Christ, an angel and cherubs above

The Nativity

Francesco Vanni, about 1600

Gouache study of a helmeted armored man seen from behind, one arm raised, against a blue wash on brown paper.

Study for Perseus

Edward Burne-Jones, about 1882

Brown ink and wash drawing of tree trunks and branches rising through dense foliage in a woodland.

Trunks and Branches

Franz Innocenz Kobell, about 1797-1819

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stained glass design with two heraldic coats of arms, a rearing horse, and architectural frami

Stained Glass Design with Two Coats of Arms (recto); Study of a Helm (verso)

Hans Jacob Plepp, about 1590-1595

Charcoal drawing of a river framed by trees, with a distant stone tower and reflections on the water.

Castle Overlooking a River

Maxime Lalanne, 1860s-1870s

Daumier drawing of a lawyer in a blue robe gesturing in a courtroom, with a leaning companion and a watching officer.

A Criminal Case

Honoré Daumier, about 1865

Caricature of Two Men Seen in Profile

Guercino, about 1635

Brown ink drawing of a chained bearded man looking up at angels on clouds, with soldiers on a bridge behind him.

Manasseh, Repentant Sinner from the Old Testament

Karel van Mander, 1596

Pen and brown ink drawing of a young saint seated on rocks with a cross-topped staff beside a lamb.

The Youthful Saint John the Baptist Seated in a Landscape (recto); Unidentified Figure Composition (Dido and Aeneas?)…

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1655

Charcoal drawing of a dim interior with a lit candle on a table, an open door, and a curtain in shadow.

Still Life with Candle

Albert Lebourg, about 1867-1870

Red chalk sheet of studies: a seated nude man, a youthful head, and a caricature of a man playing a pipe.

Sheet of Studies: A Seated Nude Man, A Youthful Head and a Caricature Head of a Man Playing a Pipe

Domenico Maria Canuti, about 1669-1671

Watercolor drawing of four beetles and a flying stink bug on cream paper, with a grassy mound at the bottom.

Four Beetles and a Flying Stink Bug

Nicolaas Struyck, 1715

Brown and white chalk drawing of an old woman in a headscarf with both arms outstretched, standing on tan paper.

Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1756

Black chalk drawing of a bowed armored warrior beneath a bearded old man pointing into a stormy sky.

The Dream of Aeneas

Salvator Rosa, about 1663

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ in clouds above four saints in an arched composition.

Christ the Saviour above Saints John the Baptist, Jerome, Catherine and Thomas

Giuseppe Porta, about 1550-1559

Seated female nude drawn in white and black chalk on blue paper, one arm raised above her head.

Study of a Female Nude

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, about 1800

Portrait of Anton Rem

Hans Schwarz, about 1518

Pen and ink drawing of seated nude Hercules with a club, surrounded by severed serpent heads and a tree.

Hercules Resting after Killing the Hydra

Giulio Romano, about 1535

Pen and ink drawing of a standing peasant woman with a basket, beside a gate, windmill and flat landscape.

A Peasant Girl from Alkmaar

Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, about 1621

Brown ink drawing of a gnarled tree with a full canopy beside a wooden fence in an open dune landscape.

Knotty Old Tree in the Dunes with a Fence

Claes van Beresteyn, about 1650-1670

Pen and brown ink drawing of an owl pendant design with scrolling foliage, hanging drops and gemstones.

Design for a Pendant Jewel

Theodor de Bry, about 1580-1590

Pen and ink sketches of a child reclining with a lamb, with mirrored handwritten notes along the top edge.

Studies for the Christ Child with a Lamb (recto); Head of an Old Man, and Studies of Machinery (verso)

Leonardo da Vinci, about 1503-1506

Watercolor of a ribbed cactus in a terracotta pot with two large white flowers and a bud against a dark background.

Flowering Cactus

Marie-Alexandrine-Olimpe Arson, about 1840

Pen and ink drawing with white heightening of a winged angel in robes with a scroll, on a gray arched sheet.

Study of an Angel

Mair von Landshut, 1498

Drawing of a muscular male nude with billowing drapery standing on a sea creature beside a pillar, in brown ink.

Neptune

Giulio Campi, 1541

Head of a Young Girl in Profile

Odilon Redon, 1895

Brown ink drawing of two muscular male nudes, one seen from behind, studied for anatomy.

Anatomical Studies

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1600-1605

Pencil sketch of cavalry horses and riders in battle, drawn in loose overlapping lines on a small cream page.

Cavalry battle

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Botanical drawing of a cinnamon branch with broad oval leaves and clusters of small white flowers.

Cinnamomum

Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1759

Red and black chalk drawing of a mystic marriage scene with a seated woman, infant, saint and figures in a wooded landscape.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (after Correggio)

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Graphite sketch of a lion hunt with overlapping horses and riders, plus small architectural interior studies above.

Two compositional studies of a lion hunt

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Red and black chalk drawing of a boy's head tilted downward, on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Boy (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Federico Barocci, about 1586-1589

Brown ink drawing of helmeted Pallas Athena pointing to a landscape with ruins while a boy raises his hand beside her.

Pallas Athena Shows Taddeo the Prospect of Rome

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pencil sketch of a cavalry skirmish with overlapping horses and riders on cream paper, a rider at upper right.

Cavalry skirmish with four horsemen

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing male nude raising his arms and holding a sword, with a reclining figure nearby.

Study for the Figure of Abraham

Domenico Beccafumi, 1547

Head of an Angel (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Francesco Paolo Michetti, about 1890

Pencil sketch of a lion head with a hatched mane on a sketchbook page, with faint outlines of a seated lion below.

Head on view of seated lion

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Black chalk portrait of a young woman with a tall feathered hairstyle and ruffled collar, holding a fan, seated in a chair.

Portrait of a Young Woman Holding a Fan

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1781

Pen drawing of a rider on horseback looking up at rays of light and a descending figure, with a tree and castle in the landsc

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Wolf Huber, 1531

Black chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a lace collar and dark doublet, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Portrait of Hendrick van Balen

Anthony van Dyck, about 1627-1632

Black and white chalk drawing on tan paper of a large outstretched arm and four smaller studies of hands in different gesture

Studies of Hands

Alphonse Legros, n.d.