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Brown wash drawing of Apollo and Diana on clouds shooting arrows at fallen figures before a classical building.

The Sons of Niobe Being Slain by Apollo and Diana

Jan de Bisschop, about 1660-1670

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted church crypt with stone columns, a wooden chest, and two men sleeping on the floor.

The Crypt of a Church with Two Men Sleeping

Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger, possibly 1625

Watercolor of butterflies, a caterpillar, moths, beetles and insects arranged around red and white currant sprigs on a pale g

Butterfly, Caterpillar, Moth, Insects, and Currants

Jan van Kessel I, about 1650-1655

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Roman imperial palace ruins with arched brick walls, trees, a stream, and grazing goats unde

The Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

Carl Rottmann, about 1831

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men conversing in a prison interior with barred window and bench.

Joseph in Prison Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh's Baker and Butler

Govert Flinck, about 1639

Watercolor of a ruined stone gateway and tower with a man, woman, child and dog in the foreground.

Ruin of the Tiefburg at Handschuhsheim

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1813/1814

Red and black chalk drawing of two seated men in tricorn hats and draped coats, one leaning back, one gazing upward.

Two Seated Men

Nicolas Lancret, about 1725-1730

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a tower, trees, grazing sheep and cattle, and farm buildings under a wide sky.

The House with the Little Tower Seen from the Northeast

Adriaen van de Velde, about 1660

Painted study of two red peony blossoms and a branch with buds and green leaves on aged paper.

Studies of Peonies

Martin Schongauer, about 1472-1473

Pen and brown ink study of a crowd of seated and standing figures around architectural steps and blocks.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

Paolo Veronese, 1560s

Watercolor study of a young woman in a checked dress resting in a bentwood rocking chair, hand at her chin.

Young Woman in a Rocking Chair, study for the painting "The Last Evening"

Jacques Joseph Tissot, about 1873

Pen and wash drawing of a dead tree beside a stream, with a wooden bridge and a farmhouse on a hill.

Dead Tree by a Stream at the Foot of a Hill

Jacob van Ruisdael, about 1650-1660

Watercolor of a curving country road with a man, a carriage, trees, and a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Louveciennes, Route de Saint-Germain

Camille Pissarro, 1871

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched cottage among trees on a riverbank, with a small boat on the water.

A Cottage Hidden Among Trees on a Riverbank

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, about 1658-1663

Drawing of Rome with St. Peter's dome on the right, a large tree in the left foreground, and a seated figure in a field.

An extensive view of Rome from the Orti della Pineta Sacchetti

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate cartouche with a central scene of chariots and soldiers in a sea, and small medallions of fi

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army and Other Scenes within a Cartouche

Etienne Delaune, about 1560-1570

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched studies of the Virgin and Child, seated and standing, plus cherub heads.

Studies of the Virgin and Child (recto); Virgin and Child Enthroned (verso)

Desiderio da Settignano, 1460s

Watercolor landscape of a winding river, flat fields, distant hills, and two figures on a path under a pale sky.

River Landscape

Philips Koninck, about 1675

Watercolor of a brick tower and hilltop town beside a river, with moored sailing boats and figures in boats.

Villeneuve lez Avignon

William Callow, 1840

Graphite drawing of a laurel-crowned painter at an easel, a helmeted man gesturing toward a seated nude woman in a classical

Alexander Ceding Campaspe to Apelles

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1819

Sheet of painted studies of butterflies, moths, a dragonfly, a grasshopper and beetles on a pale background.

Sheet of Studies of a Dragonfly, Grasshopper, Butterflies, Moths, and Beetles

Pieter Holsteyn II, about 1636

Pen and wash drawing of a timber yard with log cabins, a bell frame, a barn and two figures near a fence.

Norwegian Landscape with a Timber Yard

Allart van Everdingen, 1644

Three dragonflies seen from above in a watercolor drawing on pale paper, with a handwritten inscription along the bottom edge

Three Dragonflies

Rochus van Veen, 1681

Pen and brown ink drawing of a round fortified tower, arched harbor walls, figures on a quay, and a sailing ship at right.

Landscape with a View of a Fortified Port

Guercino, about 1635

Brown ink drawing of a crowd at a classical temple sacrifice with oxen, an altar, a statue, and robed figures reacting.

The Sacrifice at Lystra

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, about 1529-1530

Pencil drawing of a hilly valley with trees, a distant village, mountain ridges, and a seated figure in the foreground.

View from Civitella, near Olevano

Victor Paul Mohn, 1866

Grisaille drawing of a fallen charioteer thrown from a chariot as panicked horses rear across a rocky mountain landscape.

Death of Hippolytos

Carle Vernet, 1800

Grey wash drawing of shepherds and a horseman on a sandy dune with a tree, distant hills beyond.

Dune Landscape with Shepherds

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1652

Watercolor of a dark sailboat battling a stormy sea with a breaking white wave and a distant ship under a brown sky.

Sailboat on a Raging Sea

Théodore Géricault, about 1818-1819

Watercolor of a classical villa courtyard with columns, statues, a marble fountain, and two women walking.

Interior Garden of a Villa, with Two Ladies Walking

Frances Maria Lushington, about 1828

Pen and ink design of a horizontal frieze with scrolling grapevines, grape clusters, and a central urn, dated 1537.

Design for a Frieze of Grapevines

Virgilius Solis, 1537

Watercolor of a turquoise alpine river flowing past boulders and pine trees toward distant mountain peaks.

Wooded River Landscape in the Alps

Thomas Ender, about 1850-1870

Grey wash drawing of people picking and sorting fruit in an orchard, with ladders, baskets and a donkey loaded with produce.

September: Picking Fruit

Claude Simpol, about 1700

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels on clouds carrying a tall column, with small putti assisting below.

Angels Bearing the Column of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1580-1590

Two women in a dim interior, one sewing by an oil lamp, the other seated at a table, rendered in soft chalk.

The Mother and Wife of the Artist Sewing by Lamplight (La mère et la femme de l'artiste cousant à la lumière d'une la…

Albert Lebourg, 1880

Watercolor landscape with a large spreading tree, wooded banks, distant blue hills and a small cottage at right.

Landscape

Anthony van Dyck, about 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of costumed figures in a theatrical interior, with a seated man writing at a table.

Scene from the Italian Comedy (recto); Figure Study (verso)

Claude Gillot, about 1700

Pencil drawing of a hilltop town with a church complex above a river valley, with mountains and two figures on a path.

View of Benevento

Edmund Kanoldt, 1874

Pen and watercolor drawing of an armored man and a woman riding horses through a landscape, with two coats of arms above.

Johan IV van Nassau and His Wife Maria van Loon-Heinsberg

Bernaert van Orley, about 1528-1530

Brown ink and wash drawing of an artist sketching the Laocoön statue group in a Roman courtyard with classical statues.

Taddeo in the Belvedere Court in the Vatican Drawing the Laocoön

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and blue wash drawing of God reaching toward nude Adam, with animals including a lion and peacock in a landscape.

Creation of Adam

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Centaur galloping with a bow while a young archer shoots beside him across a green landscape under a stormy sky.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, 1862

Charcoal drawing of two men tending a smoldering charcoal mound in a smoky field beneath dark trees.

Charcoal burners (Les charbonniers)

Rosa Bonheur, 1880-1890s

Brown ink drawing of a village with a church spire, thatched cottages, bare trees and a horse and cart on a road.

The Village of Beekbergen in Winter

Constantin Huygens, December 31, 1675

Brown wash drawing of a round castle by the sea with a cannon firing, a man and donkey on a path, and sailing ships offshore.

West Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight

Lambert Doomer, 1646

Brown wash drawing of a figure leaning on a rock beside a slender tree and large boulders in a landscape.

Fontainebleau, Figure Leaning Against a Rock

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, about 1830-1835

Pencil drawing of sailing boats on calm water with a low town skyline and church tower along the distant shore.

Calm Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, about 1665-1666

Pen and brown ink drawing of two seated women with an ox, donkey, lion head and sheep beside a blank central circle.

Allegories of Fortitude and Patience

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Red chalk drawing of a village with a church spire, thatched cottage, dense trees and two resting figures on a path.

Landscape with Figures

François Boucher, about 1726-1728

Red chalk drawing with white highlights showing studies of arms, hands and a bearded figure's head on a tan ground.

Study of God the Father with Angels

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1555-1560

Pen and ink drawing of a man's face in three-quarter view under a dark cap, with dense hatched shading.

Self-Portrait

Charles Samuel Keene, about 1845

Pen and brown ink drawing of a boy and older men in turbans and caps, with feathered wing forms rising behind them.

Boy in a Turban, Winged Angel and Three Companions

Jacques de Gheyn II, about 1600

Sketches of Men in Profile

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Brown chalk drawing of three young men in a studio with easels, a palette, and a seated figure holding a canvas.

Three Young Artists in a Studio

Louis-Léopold Boilly, about 1820

Grey wash drawing of a farmyard with thatched cottages, men repairing a cart wheel, barrels, and a large tree.

A Farmyard with Men Repairing a Wheel

Pieter Molijn, 1654

Sketches of a Ballet Master

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Sepia architectural drawing of a domed neoclassical church section with coffered dome, columns, and painted clouds above.

Architectural Project for the Church of the Madeleine

Etienne-Louis Boullée, 1777-1785

Watercolor of a woman in blue seated beside a fallen armored knight in a forest, with a sword and helmet on the ground.

The Death of Lara

Eugène Delacroix, about 1824

Man in Profile

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Brown wash drawing of a sailboat moored by a riverbank with a wooden shed, figures, and trees under a pale sky.

The Corner of the Bulwark at Utrecht

Herman Saftleven the Younger, 1650s

Brown wash drawing of Christ before Pilate with soldiers, onlookers, and a barred window in a stone architectural setting.

Christ Before Pilate

Nikolaus Knüpfer, about 1640-1650

Graphite sketch of two women in headscarves seen half-length, with a separate study of a hand between them.

Two Female Figures in Half-length and a Study of a Hand

Friedrich Preller, 1861

Pen drawing of a kneeling prophet over a child on a bed, with a seated woman in an adjoining room and a jug in the foreground

Elijah Revives the Son of the Widow of Zarephath

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1842

Watercolor of a horse and hay cart with peasants on a road, a town with a church spire visible in the distance.

Austrian Peasants with a Horse and Cart, with a View of Vienna in the Distance

Johann Adam Klein, 1816-1818

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowded regatta on the Grand Canal with gondolas, spectators and palazzi along the water.

A Regatta on the Grand Canal

Francesco Guardi, about 1778

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a castle beside a moonlit loch with hills and a full moon in a grey sky.

[Castle in Moonlight]

James Makgill Heriot Maitland, mid-19th century

Pencil drawing of a crenellated tomb tower beside the Appian Way, with trees, rooftops, and a distant dome.

Via Appia Antica with the Tomb of Cecilia Metella

Ernst Fries, 1824

Pastel double portrait of a boy in a gold coat and a girl holding a flower basket, before a pale landscape.

Portrait of Joseph (1741-1786) and his Brother John Gulston (1750-1764)

Francis Cotes, 1754

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ship in a harbor beside a ruined obelisk, with rowboats and distant ruins.

A ship in a port near a ruined obelisk

Pierre Puget, about 1675-1680

Grey wash drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with angels, saints, a column and a lagoon with sailboats.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saints and a Doge

Andrea Schiavone, about 1550-1553

Brown wash drawing of armored men resting under a tree, with a winged figure hovering above and sketched studies around.

Iris appearing to Turnus; study of a Helmet (recto); Alternative design for the recto composition (verso)

Pier Francesco Mola, 1658-1659

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded road curving between tall trees and undergrowth, with a fence on the right.

A Wooded Road

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1650

Red chalk drawing of a muscular figure with bowed head, bent arm and clenched hand, with sketched forms above.

An Angel Blowing a Trumpet (recto); The Virgin and Child with Kneeling Saints (verso)

Mattia Preti, about 1652

Pen and brown wash drawing of four men in theatrical costumes with plumed hats, ruffs and jackets, with a small head sketch a

Four Figures in Theatrical Costume

Claude Gillot, about 1710

Pen and brown wash drawing of a rocky cliff with a waterfall, pine trees, a river and distant buildings.

Landscape with Waterfall

Roelant Savery, early 1620s

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd with sheep and goats beneath trees, with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Pastoral Scene

Titian, about 1565

Brown ink drawing of armored cavalry charging across a hilly battlefield with infantry ranks and an eagle banner.

The Battle of Scannagallo (recto); Mother of the Gracchi and her Female Companions (verso)

Stradanus, 1583 ?

Pen and brown ink drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a central lily emblem in a circular medallion.

Allegories of Faith and Hope, Flanking the Zuccaro Emblem

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Colored drawing of winter figures skating and sledding on a frozen river beside a brick building and bare trees.

Winter Landscape with Figures

Jan Berents, about 1723

Watercolor drawing of a tall tower beside a thatched shed, with cattle grazing and a large tree under a cloudy sky.

Freston Tower, Suffolk

Edward Dayes, about 1785

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill, winding road, and distant village with a church spire under a cloudy sky.

Panorama of Boersberg with Doorwerth Castle in the Distance

Simon de Vlieger, about 1640-1653

Brown ink drawing of peasant men drinking and smoking around a barrel in a tavern interior.

Peasants Drinking in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade, early 1640s

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint, angels and a draped curtain behind them.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Bartolomeo Biscaino, about 1655

Drawing of Venus in a sea chariot nursing Cupid, with tritons, sea creatures and a putto among clouds and waves.

Venus Seated in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid

Alessandro Algardi, about 1645

Watercolor of a towering castle on a rocky headland above choppy sea, with sailing boats and stormy clouds.

Conway Castle, North Wales

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1798

Pen and ink study of a crowned woman with flowing hair beside several grotesque and caricatured male heads.

Studies of Heads (recto); Studies of a Male Figure (verso)

Hans Baldung Grien, about 1512-1513

Brown wash drawing of masked commedia figures in pointed hats attending a seated man in an armchair in a paneled room.

Punchinello is Helped to a Chair

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, about 1791

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude with raised arm, curly hair, and legs resting on draped cloth.

Reclining Male Nude

Francesco Salviati, about 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of broad coltsfoot leaves and grass growing on the ground.

Study of Coltsfoot Leaves

Franz Innocenz Kobell, about 1797-1819

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bed scene, a central group of three figures, a domed church and a walking traveler.

Taddeo Returning Home with the Sack of Stones and in Bed Recovering from His Fever

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a man in a red jacket threshing beside a wooden wagon, with farm buildings behind.

A Man Threshing Beside a Wagon, Farm Buildings Behind

Peter Paul Rubens, 1615-1617

Red chalk drawing of a man smoking a pipe beside a figure raising a jug to drink.

Studies of a Man Smoking and a Man Drinking (recto); Studies of a Man Smoking, a Head, and Calligraphic Flourishes (v…

Dirk Helmbreker, about 1650-1660

Pencil sketch of an interior with shuttered window and a potted plant with long leaves on a sketchbook page.

Interior Scene

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Watercolor of women working on bleaching grounds with laid-out linens, houses and a church spire beyond under a cloudy sky.

"Blanchisserie à Scheveningen" Bleachery at Scheveningen (recto); "Femme de Scheveningen" Woman from Scheveningen (ve…

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Drawing of soldiers in armor carrying a pole with a model city, classical buildings behind them, in brown ink and white highl

Soldiers Carrying a Model of a City

Taddeo Zuccaro, about 1548

Pointillist landscape of a river at dawn with orange clouds, blue-violet trees on the left and green foliage on the right.

The Banks of the Marne at Dawn

Albert Dubois-Pillet, about 1888