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Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental wall light bracket on pale paper with a faint border.

Drawing for a Wall Light

Pierre Contant d'Ivry, 1753-1756

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

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

Pen and ink drawing of a forest landscape with a chapel, a shepherd resting with goats, and birds in the sky.

Landscape with Forest Chapel

Heinrich Johann Gärtner, 1847

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 ink drawing with grey wash showing studies of draped women, infants, and a nude male figure on blue paper.

Sheet of Studies of Various Figures

Aurelio Luini, 1570s

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

Ink and wash drawing of a stooped elderly figure in a dark cloak leaning on two canes, with a Spanish inscription below.

He can no longer at the age of ninety-eight

Francisco Goya, about 1819-1823

Graphite drawing of clasped and gesturing hands and a forearm, with a collector's mark in the lower right corner.

Study of Jealousy

Bronzino, about 1545

Pen and ink drawing of a monk preaching from a pulpit to listeners, with a haloed figure in a medallion above.

A Monk Preaching

Hans Baldung Grien, about 1505

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

Portrait of a Scholar or Cleric

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-1535

Colored drawing of a crowned woman with outstretched arms standing on clouds within a circular frame, grey drapery and long h

Queen of the Night

Moritz von Schwind, about 1864-1867

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornate candlesticks with putti, scrollwork and flames, by Domenico Campagnola.

Studies of Three Candlesticks

Domenico Campagnola, about 1530-1550

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

Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières (recto); Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Lang…

Jean-Étienne Liotard, about 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of a barefoot monk leaning on a wooden cross, with a small cherub in the lower left corner.

A Monk Carrying a Cross

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1680-1700

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 brown ink drawing of a receding Venetian-style street with palazzo facades, columns, market stalls and a rooftop stat

The Campo S. Basso: The North Side with the Church (recto); A Market Scene (verso)

Canaletto, about 1740

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

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man raising his arm toward an angel as a kneeling nude youth rests on stones.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Giulio Romano, about 1516-1518

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

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ showing his wounds to a kneeling apostle while onlookers stand behind them.

The Incredulity of Thomas (recto); Study for the Figure of Thomas (verso)

Pellegrino Tibaldi, about 1565-1585

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

Black chalk drawing of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a bench, head turned left, cloak loosely draped.

Youth Seated on a Bench

Moses ter Borch, 1660s

Oil study of a man with dark skin in a white turban and draped white cloth against a reddish-brown background.

Study for Balthazar

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1609-1611

Study of the Head of a Bearded Man

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, about 1533

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

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a draped standing figure with a bare foot on grey-green paper.

Asclepius (recto); Study of a Male Youth Bearing Some Leaves (verso)

Anton Raphael Mengs, about 1762

Studies of Horses (after the Elgin marbles)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1871

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

Painted head study of an elderly woman in a white cap and brown garment, with handwritten notes on a dark background.

Head of a Woman

Annibale Carracci, about 1582

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

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

Pen drawing of ships and sailboats on calm water, with an overturned boat and driftwood on grassy sand in the foreground.

The Beach at Wieck near Greifswald

Caspar David Friedrich, about 1815-1821

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed cloak, hand resting on a ledge, signed 1607.

Portrait of a Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1607

Pen drawing of a crowded tavern with men playing backgammon, a hanging birdcage, and people in a loft above.

Tavern-Goers Playing Backgammon and Merrymaking

Cornelis Dusart, 1694

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing hatched foliage and branch shapes spreading diagonally across the sheet.

Studies of clouds

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pastel portrait of a young woman with a folding fan, pearl earrings, lace collar and blue flowered dress.

Young Woman with a Fan

Pietro Rotari, early 1750s

Painted illustration of an orange crested bird with black tail feathers perched on a lichen-covered branch.

Rupicola Rupicola

Sarah Stone, 1788

Drawing of a nude seated woman beside a lion, with a radiant sun face, obelisk and niche statue in the background.

Design for the central section of The Mirror of Virtue

Cornelis Ketel, about 1594

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young boy's head with curly hair and a sketched laurel wreath, on toned paper.

The Head of a Young Boy Crowned with Laurel

Lorenzo di Credi, about 1500-1505

Pastel drawing of a rocky green hillside under a dark stormy sky with a bright lightning bolt and falling rain.

Landscape with a Thunderstorm

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, 1896

A Muse

Rosalba Carriera, mid-1720s

Pen and ink drawing of a vaulted crypt with tombs, inscribed plaques, and small kneeling figures approaching a distant altar.

Interior of the Tomb of Louis-Philippe and the Orléans Family

François Marius Granet, 1845

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing female nude with one arm raised and the other extended, on a light paper ground.

Female Nude

Karel van Mander, about 1590

Brown ink drawing of travellers in a carriage and on horseback on a country road among trees, with a distant town.

Landscape with Travellers, Two Riding in a Carriage Driven by a Postilion and a Third on Horseback behind

Marco Ricci, about 1720

Brown chalk drawing of a woman arranging fruit and vegetables at a table beside an arched window with a landscape.

Personification of September

Joachim von Sandrart

Pencil and watercolor portrait of a man with curly red hair and dark coat, signed John Linnell, 1824.

Portrait of John Varley

John Linnell, 1824

Drawing of a man in armor in a circular medallion with ornate floral and heraldic border and inscriptions.

Portrait of Napoleone Orsini II

Giovanni Campagna, about 1619

Brown ink drawing of a feasting table in an arched hall, with a beggar and two dogs in the foreground.

Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives's Table

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Portrait of Painter Jan Antoon Verschaeren (recto); Landscape (verso)

Friedrich Preller, 1829

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

Drawing of an older man in a wig and robe with his hand on a sculpted relief, beside an open book and stacked volumes.

Portrait of Cavaliere Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri

Domenico Ferretti, 1740

Pen and ink drawing of a standing young peasant holding a jar, with a sword at his side and stools on the floor.

A Young Peasant Holding a Jar

Sebald Beham, about 1520

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