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Black chalk studies of a muscular male figure with twisting torso and legs on tan paper, with a small sketch at upper right.

Studies of a Statuette of Atlas (recto); Studies of a Statuette of Atlas and a Figure Praying (verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, mid-1570s-1580s

Black chalk drawing of a reclining nude youth with head turned upward, arm extended, and drapery over the legs.

Reclining Youth

Pontormo, about 1525

[Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland]

Eliza Willis, 1850s

Brown wash drawing of an army column with camels and banners passing a crenellated castle on a hillside.

An Army Leaving a Castle

Jacques Callot, about 1632

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with a river, conifer trees, rocky slopes and handwritten notes, by John Herschel, 1834.

Valley of Fassa from Opposite Gries

John Frederick William Herschel, 1834

[Sketch of Marching Soldiers]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, mid-19th century

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a galloping black horse along a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky.

The Giaour

Théodore Géricault, about 1822-1823

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a tower, low wall, resting figures, a boat and a large tree.

Landscape with Farmhouses and Figures

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Grey-paper drawing in black chalk and white highlights of a reclining female nude, with a second study of a figure above.

Two Studies of a Reclining Female Nude

Domenico Tintoretto, 1590-1610

Watercolor landscape of a round ancient temple on a rocky hill overlooking a valley with olive trees and cypresses.

View of the Ruins of the Temple of Ceres in the Valley of Agrigento

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1776-1779

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with draped figures bringing offerings to a flaming altar within stone architecture.

Design for a Frieze with Worshipers Bringing Sacrificial Offerings

Lelio Orsi, about 1555

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

Pen and gray wash drawing of a village fair with tents, a church steeple, a flag, carts, and crowds of people.

A Village Festival with Musicians Playing Outside a Tent

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Brown wash drawing of a crowded theatre with an audience and costumed performers on an arched stage.

A Theatrical Performance

Francesco Guardi, 1782

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winding road, stone bridge, and chapel below steep cliffs with a valley beyond.

Mountainous Landscape with a Chapel

Jacob de Gheyn II, about 1600-1603

Watercolor landscape of a river winding past trees and rocks toward a distant house under a grey, cloudy sky.

River Landscape

Johann Georg von Dillis, about 1820-1830

Sketch of a reclining man in period dress, drawn in black and red chalk with white highlights on grey paper.

Reclining Male Figure

François Boucher, 1736

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining figure on a couch in a columned interior, with soldiers and putti nearby.

The Death of Cleopatra

Luca Cambiaso, about 1560

Watercolor of a Belgian canal town with a domed church, autumn trees, brick houses, and a stormy sky above.

A View of the Church of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen (Malines), Belgium

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1831

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a sword and a severed head, with a city and tents in the background, 1560.

Judith

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1560

Red chalk drawing of men gathered at a table under a colonnade, one pouring wine, with buildings sketched behind.

Wine Jest

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1640

Brown ink drawing of a seated nude man writing beside a lamp, a woman with an elephant, and a central emblem.

Allegories of Study and Intelligence Flanking the Zuccaro Emblem

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and watercolor drawing of a forest road with cattle and a herder, a distant spire and an evening sky.

Forest Road at Evening

Lucas van Uden, about 1640-1650

Pen and wash drawing of God presenting a kneeling Eve in a garden with animals and Adam and Eve in background.

Creation of Eve

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

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

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

Edmé Bouchardon, about 1735-1740

Brown ink and chalk drawing of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat reaching up with a pail beside her.

A Milkmaid

Aelbert Cuyp, about 1642-1646

Brown wash drawing of cows and a sheep crossing a ford under a tree, with a woman, a dog, and a man with a staff.

Cows Crossing a Ford with a Couple and a Dog

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1656

Pencil drawing of a tall tree and rocky foreground, with a village by a lake and steep mountains rising behind.

Bonneville near Geneva on the Road to Chamonix

John Frederick William Herschel, August 13, 1821

Pen and wash drawing of a farm courtyard with a brick house, thatched barns, wooden fences and leaning ladders.

View of a Farm Courtyard (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1600