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Head of a Child, an Angel and a Hand (recto); Male Figure (verso)

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1510-1515

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling saint, with pencil grid lines.

The Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Louis of France

Mariano Salvador Maella, about 1780s

Pencil sketch of a seated stag with branching antlers in side view, with faint vertical strokes suggesting trees behind.

Seated Stag

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of a city street with a woman pointing at a boy carrying a basket, and a child writing in the foreg

Taddeo Sent on an Errand by Calabrese's Wife

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman carrying jugs, with a Spanish inscription beneath, by Goya, about 1808-1814.

It's a pity you don't have something else to do

Francisco Goya, about 1808-1814

Pencil sketch sheet with several loose studies of a lion, including a head, a crouching body, and a paw.

Lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and wash drawing of a soldier in a plumed hat blowing on his match cord while holding a musket with a rest pole.

A Soldier on Guard Blowing the Match

Jacob de Gheyn II, about 1597

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arms and studies of a foot and arm on pieced paper.

Study of a Man with Various Sketches (recto); Study of a Man's Draped Leg (verso)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, about 1535

Sepia drawing of a salon with a man gesturing beside chair and three elegantly dressed women near a sofa and table.

"Have No Fear, My Good Friend"

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1775

Black chalk drawing of a man in a hat and cloak seen from behind, holding a violin and bow, on grey paper.

Violin Player

Adriaen van Ostade, about 1653

Pencil study of a standing woman in a long dress with crossed hands and a brooch, plus a separate hand study at upper right.

Study for the Dress and the Hands of Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1851

Seated lion, head of lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude man on a cross, arms raised, head bowed, with fine hatching modeling the body.

Study of the Good Thief

Albrecht Dürer, about 1503-1505

Ink drawing of a two-armed wall sconce with a flame finial, scrolled arms, and handwritten measurement notes.

Drawing for a Wall Light

Jean-Louis Prieur, about 1775

Pencil sketch page with three studies of horses, one rearing at lower left and a head study at right.

Three horse studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Chalk drawing of a man in a turban holding a palette and brushes, inside an oval scrolled cartouche with an inscription below

Self-Portrait

Gaetano Sabbatini, early 1730s

Grey wash drawing of a small boat on stormy waves, with a standing figure at the oar and a hooded figure at the stern.

After the Shipwreck - Design for an Illustration of Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Gustave Doré, about 1875

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in flowing robes holding a child, with a sketched landscape behind her.

Saint Agnes (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Adam Elsheimer, about 1605

Chalk and wash drawing of a woman in a wide hat walking in a garden beside a small child, with trees behind.

A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child

Thomas Gainsborough, about 1785

Brown wash drawing of a path winding through tall trees toward a sunlit forest clearing.

A Path Leading into a Forest Clearing

Nicolas Poussin, about 1635-1640

Black chalk drawing of a man's head with curly hair and downcast eyes, with draped cloth over the shoulder, on blue paper.

Study for the Figure of Christ Carrying the Cross

Sebastiano del Piombo, about 1513-1514

Sketch of a performer in a blue tutu walking beside a white horse toward a circus audience seated in curved tiers.

Au cirque: Entrèe en piste

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman offering a wreath to a standing man beside a waterfall, with a dog and sheep.

Allegory of Painting and Drawing

Gerard van Nijmegen, 1801

Study of a Seated Boy

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1893

Study of the Virgin (recto); Study of the Virgin and of Hands (verso)

Vittore Carpaccio, about 1505

Pen and ink sheet with many studies of folded drapery and cloth creases, c. 1490.

Studies of Christ's Loincloth (recto); Studies of Bookbindings and of Christ's Loincloth (verso)

Master of the Coburg Roundels, about 1490

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a muscular male nude seen from behind with one arm raised.

Study of Triton Blowing a Conch Shell (recto); Partial Study of an Arm (verso)

Annibale Carracci, about 1600

Charcoal sketch of a river bank with a tall pine, reeds, a fallen branch over water, birds and clouds above.

River Landscape

Josef Wenglein, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling hooded monk with clasped hands and upturned face, with a staff beside him.

Saint Francis (recto); Dead Christ (verso)

Pontormo, about 1517-1518

Red chalk drawing of Christ with a halo addressing a kneeling man, with a group of figures and clouds above.

Christ's Command to St. Peter, "Feed My Sheep!" ("Pasce Oves Mea")

Andrea Sacchi, about 1628