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Red chalk sketch of a bearded man in an elaborate headdress with an outstretched hand, by Giovanni Antonio Guardi.

Half Length Figure of a Magi (verso: A Seated Ruler Half-Length Carrying a Scepter)

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, 1750-1760

Neoclassical drawing of two embracing draped women, a bearded man with staff, and a statue of Apollo in a niche.

The Father of Psyche Consulting the Oracle of Apollo

Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard, about 1796

Drawing of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking soldiers and onlookers beneath a Gothic arch, in brown ink on ta

The Mocking of Christ

Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, about 1513-1514

Pencil sketch of a centaur drawing a bow with a young rider seated on its back, on tan paper.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, about 1844

Sketch of a crowded columned temple interior with robed figures in red, yellow and gray chalk.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Jacopo Bassano, about 1570

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two winged angels, one holding a book and one playing a lute, with a third figure

Angel Musicians (recto); Head Studies (verso)

Morazzone, about 1598-1599

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at a cross surrounded by clouds and angels.

A Female Saint Contemplating a Crucifix

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, about 1745

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling saint embracing the Christ Child, with the Virgin, angels and light rays above.

Vision of Saint Gaetano Thiene

Ubaldo Gandolfi, about 1775

Etching of a kneeling old man in a dark robe beside a skull in a rocky, shadowed setting, dated 1858.

Saint Jérôme (Le Grand)

Bisson Frères, 1858

Brown ink and wash sketch of a standing draped figure with several overlapping study lines on pale paper.

Santa Teresa de Jesus

Nicolaas Henneman, 1845-1846

Black chalk and white heightened drawing of Cupid overpowering the goat-legged Pan on blue paper.

Cupid Overpowering Pan (recto); Head of a Monk; Caricature of a Man in Profile (verso)

Agostino Carracci, about 1590

Print of a hooded kneeling figure beside a cross on a pole, with a castle and fortified town on a hill behind.

Saint Antoine

Bisson Frères, 1861

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular nude man seated, one arm raised holding a cup, the other arm extended outward.

Study of a Nude Man Posed as Bacchus

Antoine Coypel, about 1685

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending among clouds and angels while apostles look up from below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1664-1670

Small circular engraving of the Crucifixion with figures at the sides, centered on a large cream sheet.

Le Crucifix

Bisson Frères, 1861

Brown ink wash drawing of a woodland scene with nymphs and satyrs gathered by a pond beneath tall trees.

Woodland Landscape with Nymphs and Satyrs

Herman van Swanevelt, 1636

Arched pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo, a kneeling king, the Virgin and Child, angels and two heraldic shields, dated 1592.

Ecce Homo, the king Caspar, the Virgin and Child and the Arms of the Families Kündig and Pfyffer

Christoph Murer, 1592

Black chalk drawing of a bearded nude man in a loincloth, arms crossed over his chest, standing on rocky ground.

Christ Baptized

Juan Carreño de Miranda, about 1682

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude winged angel standing on a cloud, holding a book and looking upward.

An Angel Holding a Book (recto); Three Studies of a Falling Male Figure (verso)

Cristoforo Roncalli, about 1583-1586

Red chalk drawing of Hercules clubbing centaurs on a rocky ledge under a stormy sky.

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

Edmé Bouchardon, about 1735-1740

Pen and brown ink drawing of two draped standing figures in classical robes, sketched on aged paper.

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a Centaur (verso)

Nicolas Poussin, about 1632-1635

Drawing of the Virgin ascending to heaven among angels while figures below gaze up beside an open tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1624

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary and the Christ Child, kneeling figures, and angels on a cloud.

The Adoration of the Magi

Guillaume Courtois, about 1665

A Muse

Rosalba Carriera, mid-1720s

Painted study of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with grey curly hair and warm rose tones on a pale ground.

Head of Saint Joseph

Federico Barocci, about 1586

Pen and red chalk sketch of a muscular male nude, a satyr, a reclining camel, and two female nudes on aged paper.

Studies of male and female nudes, a satyr, and a camel (recto); Statue of Marcus Aurelius (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, about 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ carrying the cross surrounded by soldiers and onlookers, with a veiled woman at left.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Juan de Juanes, about 1560

Pen and ink drawing of a crowned standing female saint with long curly hair and a heavily draped robe.

Standing Female Saint

Martin Schongauer, 1490

Small engraved scene of Christ crowned with thorns surrounded by soldiers and a crowd, mounted on a cream page.

La Passion de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ

Bisson Frères, 1861

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel in flowing robes with trailing ribbons, standing barefoot on a pale parchment ground.

[Drawing of an Angel Playing a Viol by Pietro Vannucci, Called Perugino]

Roger Fenton, 1857