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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 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' Bartolomeo, 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 Jakob 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