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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

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

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, 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

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

Brown ink drawing of an imposing classical city with arched gateways, columns, balconies and small figures in the street.

An Ancient Port

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1740s

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

Sketches of Café Singers

Edgar Degas, about 1877

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

Panoramic watercolor of a river city with an arched bridge, church dome and spires, with figures and horses on a path.

View of Dresden

Christian Gottlob Hammer, 1810

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

Pencil drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, a rushing river over boulders, and trees in the foreground.

Valley of the Saltina near Brieg at Entrance of the Simplon

John Frederick William Herschel, 1821

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a hooded habit with a rosary, looking up at rays of light before an open book.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Gerrit Pietersz, 1608

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a suit of armor with pauldrons, breastplate, and gauntleted arms, heightened in white.

Studies of Armor

Paolo Veronese, about 1570

Pen and ink drawing of ruins, an arched bridge, overgrown trees and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Ruins (recto); Head of a Woman and Animals (verso)

Jan van de Velde, about 1615-1616

Drawing of Adam and Eve beneath a tree with a robed figure above, a lion at left, and a small expulsion scene behind.

The Fall of Man

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Watercolor of Stonehenge silhouetted at twilight over a brown plain with sheep, tracks, a pond and birds.

Stonehenge - Twilight

William Turner, about 1840