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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

Pen and brown wash drawing of tall trees at left with an open grassy clearing and birds in the sky at right.

Forest Scene

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, about 1650

Red chalk study of two figures seated behind a balustrade, with hatched shading and loose contour lines.

Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (recto); Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, about 1522

Brown wash drawing of Christ praying as an angel offers a chalice while three sleeping disciples lie on rocks below.

The Agony in the Garden

Valerio Castello, about 1645

Sketch of a crowded columned temple interior with robed figures in red, yellow and gray chalk.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Jacopo Bassano, about 1570

Pen and wash drawing of fishermen and a river god on the Arno, with a city skyline and arched bridge behind.

The Arno with Fishermen

Stradanus, between 1580 and 1596

Pencil sketch of café figures at tables, with a bottle and glass, a bowl, and a handwritten French note above.

Reyer and the Washer Woman

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Black chalk studies of a muscular male figure with twisting torso and legs on tan paper, with a small sketch at upper right.

Studies of a Statuette of Atlas (recto); Studies of a Statuette of Atlas and a Figure Praying (verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, mid-1570s-1580s

Black chalk drawing of a reclining nude youth with head turned upward, arm extended, and drapery over the legs.

Reclining Youth

Pontormo, about 1525

[Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland]

Eliza Willis, 1850s

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

Horse head, view of a courtyard

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown wash drawing of an army column with camels and banners passing a crenellated castle on a hillside.

An Army Leaving a Castle

Jacques Callot, about 1632

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with a river, conifer trees, rocky slopes and handwritten notes, by John Herschel, 1834.

Valley of Fassa from Opposite Gries

John Frederick William Herschel, 1834

[Sketch of Marching Soldiers]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, mid-19th century

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a galloping black horse along a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky.

The Giaour

Théodore Géricault, about 1822-1823

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 robed hermits and monks among caves, trees and rocks in a hilly landscape.

A Thebaid: Monks and Hermits in a Landscape

Lorenzo Costa, about 1505

Horse head

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

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

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a tower, low wall, resting figures, a boat and a large tree.

Landscape with Farmhouses and Figures

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Grey-paper drawing in black chalk and white highlights of a reclining female nude, with a second study of a figure above.

Two Studies of a Reclining Female Nude

Domenico Tintoretto, 1590-1610

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman in draped robes beside a lion, with hatched shading and a curling tail.

Fortitude

Giovanni Bellini, about 1470

Watercolor landscape of a round ancient temple on a rocky hill overlooking a valley with olive trees and cypresses.

View of the Ruins of the Temple of Ceres in the Valley of Agrigento

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1776-1779

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 frieze with draped figures bringing offerings to a flaming altar within stone architecture.

Design for a Frieze with Worshipers Bringing Sacrificial Offerings

Lelio Orsi, about 1555