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Degas and Other Sketches

Edgar Degas, 1877

Baronne de Domecy

Odilon Redon, about 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of men lowering a pale body wrapped in a shroud in a dark setting.

The Entombment (recto); Partial Study of the Entombment (verso)

Anthony van Dyck, 1617-1618

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a draped cloak, one arm raised, with a radiant burst at his feet.

Study of a Male Figure (Empedocles and/or Saint Roch)

Rosso Fiorentino, about 1538-1540

Brown wash drawing of ruined Roman stone arch and fluted columns with plants growing from cracks, dated 1623.

The Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1623

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

Watercolor of a shepherd, dog, children, sheep and ducks by a village wall in spring, with a stork on a roof.

Spring Has Arrived

Ludwig Richter, 1870

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

Watercolor of a pink double hollyhock on a tall stem with buds and leaves, with a spiral shell at the base.

A Hollyhock

Herman Saftleven, September 21, 1682

Pencil sketch of a lion attacking a coiled snake, with a nude figure study drawn below.

Lion attacking a snake over nude figure study

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

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

Pastel drawing of a female acrobat in a blue costume leaping toward a trapeze, with blue hatched background.

Miss Lala at the Fernando Circus

Edgar Degas, 1879

Charcoal drawing of a pale vertical light shape breaking through dark, grainy tonal masses on textured paper.

A Clearing

Charles Angrand, about 1893-1896

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in loose drapery, head tilted up, legs crossed, with faint sketches around him.

A Seated Man

Bernardino Poccetti, about 1600-1610

Drawing of a gilded inkstand with a pink column, a trumpeting putto, armored and winged figures, and blue and green panels.

Drawing for an Inkstand

Robert-Joseph Auguste, about 1780

Pen and brown ink study of two standing male nudes with hatched shading, drawn on aged paper.

Study of Two Men (recto); Study of the Head of a Bearded Man (verso)

Baccio Bandinelli, about 1525

Pastel portrait of an elderly man in a gray head wrap, with lined face and direct gaze, on a tan ground.

Portrait of Louis de Silvestre

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, about 1753

Pastel portrait of a man with a goatee, dark skullcap and white collar, gazing at the viewer against a tan background.

Portrait of Monseigneur Louis Doni d'Attichy, Bishop of Riez and later of Autun

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

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

Graphite and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman with crossed arms, flowing hair, and a sandy ground with a palm tree

Sphinx

Auguste Rodin, about 1898-1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of kneeling shepherds with a dog, a sheep, and several head studies around the page.

A Group of Shepherds, and Other Studies

Agostino Carracci, about 1598-1600

Red chalk drawing of a nude young man with one arm raised, with a partial figure study at the left edge.

Study of a Nude Boy, Partial Figure Study (recto); Study of a Seated Man (verso)

Black and red chalk portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white collar, and buttoned doublet.

Portrait of a Man (recto); Portrait of a Man (accidental offset) (verso)

Filippo Baldinucci, about 1660

A Potentate Accompanied by His Halberd Bearer

Jusepe de Ribera, about 1625-1630

Pencil sketch of a crouching lion at upper right with three lion head studies on a pale sheet.

Four lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pastel portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair in a pink gown, holding blue thread over a basket.

Lady Dungarvan, Countess of Ailesbury (née Susannah Hoare)

Mary Hoare, about 1760

Pen and brown ink drawing of three comic Punchinello figures in tall hats and ruffled collars, one leaning toward another.

Punchinellos Approaching a Woman

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1730s

Horse head, view of a courtyard

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and ink drawing of a seated king extending a sceptre to a kneeling woman before attendants in an arched hall.

Esther Before Ahasuerus (recto); Slight Sketch of an Ornamental Vase (verso)

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, about 1525

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