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Brown wash drawing of a woman turning from a bearded man in a classical hall while a spear-bearing youth looks on.

Phaedra Rejecting the Embraces of Theseus

Anne-Louis Girodet, about 1800

Grey wash drawing of ragged travelers with donkeys and sacks meeting armed soldiers near tents and a banner in hills.

The Trickery of the Gibeonites

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1565

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded seated man in a cloak and cap, with a bowl beside him and handwritten notes.

Seated Man

Roelant Savery, about 1606-1608/1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wild boar at bay surrounded by attacking hunting dogs among tree trunks and grass.

A Wild Boar at Bay

Frans Snijders, 1620-1630

Charcoal study of two men seen from behind, one lifting a long pole overhead, with loose clothing and belts.

Figure Studies

Adolf von Menzel, 1872

Watercolor of a moored sailing ship and gondolas before a Venetian waterfront with a bell tower under clouds.

Riva degli Schiavoni, from near San Biagio, Venice

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Watercolor of a priest elevating the host at an altar as a kneeling boy holds his cloak, with villagers praying in a church i

Fridolin Assists with the Holy Mass

Peter Fendi, 1833

Red chalk sketch of many figure studies including a Madonna and Child, draped women, kneeling figures, and a nude child.

Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Karel Škréta, about 1660

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

Fra Bartolommeo, about 1510-1515

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman in lace collar and headdress, set within an oval, signed D. Bailly 1629.

Portrait of a Woman

David Bailly, 1629

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

Pen and ink drawing of Napoleon on horseback amid dead soldiers and smoke on a battlefield, with a ruined church behind.

Napoleon at the Battlefield of Eylau

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1807

Black chalk drawing of reclining and embracing nude figures in a landscape with a stone bench and clouds.

Night

Charles Le Brun, about 1635-1642

Study of a Stag (recto); Study of Goats (verso)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1520-1530

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of villagers dancing at a kermis before thatched cottages, with a cart and oxen at left.

Peasant Kermis

David Vinckboons, 1604

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

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

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

Jacques 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

Pencil sketch of a pig with its snout resting over the rim of a wooden trough, showing its eye and ear.

[Pig]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, 1840s-1850s

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated Madonna and child with winged figures above, in a gold mat.

Two Studies for a Holy Family

Parmigianino, 1526

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 le jeune, 1775

Pen and brown wash landscape of shepherds by a river, with a hilltop town and ruined buildings beyond.

Landscape with Shepherds by a River and a Town Beyond (recto); Figure Studies and Roman Ruins (verso)

Jan van Scorel, about 1525-1530

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle scene with mounted horsemen, rearing horses and foot soldiers.

Battle Scene

Girolamo Genga, about 1525

Watercolor drawing of a standing ruff bird with a black neck ruff, speckled brown back, and long legs on grassy ground.

Standing Ruff

Gerardus van Veen, 1677

Pen and wash drawing of a farmer couple seated among a horse, cow, dog, cat and farming tools, with an inscribed cartouche.

Farmer Couple Surrounded by their Animals and Farming Tools

Anna Catharina Rugendas, 1714

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

Watercolor allegory with winged figures, a helmeted Minerva, a lion and a classical temple, inscribed with Canova's name.

Allegory on the Life of Canova

Felice Giani, about 1822-1823