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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

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

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

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

Studies of Horses (after the Elgin marbles)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1871

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

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

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

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 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 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

Drawing on green paper of a ballet dancer in a tutu with arms outstretched, plus a sketch of a crouching dancer below.

Two Studies of Dancers

Edgar Degas, about 1873

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

Watercolor still life of a flower bouquet with peonies, roses and poppies in a stone urn, with a butterfly on the vase.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, after 1802

Black chalk and white highlight sketch of a seated man in a cap holding a stick, on tan paper.

Study of a Seated Man (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, about 1720-1725

Head of a Woman: Study for "The Happy Mother" (L'Heureuse mère)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810