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Watercolor of a priest elevating the host at an altar as a kneeling boy holds his cloak, with villagers praying in a church i

Fridolin Assists with the Holy Mass

Peter Fendi, 1833

Red chalk sketch of many figure studies including a Madonna and Child, draped women, kneeling figures, and a nude child.

Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Karel Škréta, about 1660

Pen and ink drawing of Napoleon on horseback amid dead soldiers and smoke on a battlefield, with a ruined church behind.

Napoleon at the Battlefield of Eylau

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1807

Black chalk drawing of reclining and embracing nude figures in a landscape with a stone bench and clouds.

Night

Charles Le Brun, about 1635-1642

Study of a Stag (recto); Study of Goats (verso)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1520-1530

Pen and brown wash drawing of villagers dancing at a kermis before thatched cottages, with a cart and oxen at left.

Peasant Kermis

David Vinckboons, 1604

Pen and brown wash landscape of shepherds by a river, with a hilltop town and ruined buildings beyond.

Landscape with Shepherds by a River and a Town Beyond (recto); Figure Studies and Roman Ruins (verso)

Jan van Scorel, about 1525-1530

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle scene with mounted horsemen, rearing horses and foot soldiers.

Battle Scene

Girolamo Genga, about 1525

Watercolor drawing of a standing ruff bird with a black neck ruff, speckled brown back, and long legs on grassy ground.

Standing Ruff

Gerardus van Veen, 1677

Pen and wash drawing of a farmer couple seated among a horse, cow, dog, cat and farming tools, with an inscribed cartouche.

Farmer Couple Surrounded by their Animals and Farming Tools

Anna Catharina Rugendas, 1714

Watercolor allegory with winged figures, a helmeted Minerva, a lion and a classical temple, inscribed with Canova's name.

Allegory on the Life of Canova

Felice Giani, about 1822-1823

Brown ink drawing of an imposing classical city with arched gateways, columns, balconies and small figures in the street.

An Ancient Port

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1740s

Sketches of Café Singers

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Panoramic watercolor of a river city with an arched bridge, church dome and spires, with figures and horses on a path.

View of Dresden

Christian Gottlieb Hammer, 1810

Pencil drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, a rushing river over boulders, and trees in the foreground.

Valley of the Saltina near Brieg at Entrance of the Simplon

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1821

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a hooded habit with a rosary, looking up at rays of light before an open book.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Gerrit Pietersz, 1608

Pen and ink drawing of ruins, an arched bridge, overgrown trees and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Ruins (recto); Head of a Woman and Animals (verso)

Jan van de Velde, about 1615-1616

Drawing of Adam and Eve beneath a tree with a robed figure above, a lion at left, and a small expulsion scene behind.

The Fall of Man

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Watercolor of Stonehenge silhouetted at twilight over a brown plain with sheep, tracks, a pond and birds.

Stonehenge - Twilight

William Turner of Oxford, about 1840

Brown ink drawing of a forest with large trees, a stream, a small wooden bridge, and a path receding into the distance.

Forest Landscape with a Distant Castle

Denys van Alsloot, 1608

Blue wash drawing of harvesters cutting grain on a hillside, with a farmhouse, trees, and a distant village under a cloudy sk

August

Jacob I Savery, 1595

Pen and brown ink sketch of mythological figures, sea creatures and a chariot-like shell on aged paper.

Study for the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite or the Birth of Venus

Nicolas Poussin, about 1634

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ preaching to seated listeners in a columned temple interior beneath a draped canopy.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

Guercino, about 1625-1627

Sepia drawing of a man and woman driving a chariot pulled by two galloping horses past classical buildings and palms.

The Return from the Race

Carle Vernet, 1800

Watercolor of a thatched mill by a waterfall with cattle, sheep, a shepherd, two women and chickens in a rural landscape.

A Summer Scene

Hendrik Meyer, 1787

Brown wash drawing of the Mocking of Christ, showing a seated figure with a crown of thorns surrounded by soldiers.

Mocking of Christ

Caspar Freisinger, about 1595

Faint pencil sketch on cream paper of overlapping rectangles, a diagonal line, and an L-shaped outline.

Abstract Lines

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Pencil landscape drawing of dense trees on a slope, a villa on a hilltop at left, and a distant plain.

View from Ariccia near Albano

Ernst Fries, 1824

Pencil drawing of a hilltop castle above rocky slopes, trees and a winding path in the foreground.

A View of Civitella from the Serpentara next to Olevano

Heinrich Reinhold, 1821

Pen and wash drawing of a village street with a church tower, thatched cottages, a cart and a stream.

View of Eindhoven from the Northeast

Isack van Ostade, 1645