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Pen and wash drawing of God presenting a kneeling Eve in a garden with animals and Adam and Eve in background.

Creation of Eve

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

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

Red chalk drawing of Hercules clubbing centaurs on a rocky ledge under a stormy sky.

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

Edmé Bouchardon, about 1735-1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ showing his wounds to a kneeling apostle while onlookers stand behind them.

The Incredulity of Thomas (recto); Study for the Figure of Thomas (verso)

Pellegrino Tibaldi, about 1565-1585

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

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

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

Studies of Horses (after the Elgin marbles)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1871

Brown ink and chalk drawing of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat reaching up with a pail beside her.

A Milkmaid

Aelbert Cuyp, about 1642-1646

Brown wash drawing of cows and a sheep crossing a ford under a tree, with a woman, a dog, and a man with a staff.

Cows Crossing a Ford with a Couple and a Dog

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1656

Pencil drawing of a tall tree and rocky foreground, with a village by a lake and steep mountains rising behind.

Bonneville near Geneva on the Road to Chamonix

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, August 13, 1821

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

Pen and wash drawing of a farm courtyard with a brick house, thatched barns, wooden fences and leaning ladders.

View of a Farm Courtyard (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1600

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 Antonio 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

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young boy's head with curly hair and a sketched laurel wreath, on toned paper.

The Head of a Young Boy Crowned with Laurel

Lorenzo di Credi, about 1500-1505

Pastel drawing of a rocky green hillside under a dark stormy sky with a bright lightning bolt and falling rain.

Landscape with a Thunderstorm

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, 1896

A Muse

Rosalba Carriera, mid-1720s

Pen and ink drawing of a vaulted crypt with tombs, inscribed plaques, and small kneeling figures approaching a distant altar.

Interior of the Tomb of Louis-Philippe and the Orléans Family

François Marius Granet, 1845

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