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Red and black chalk drawing of a flute player, a woman reading music beside a chair, and a standing man in 18th-century dress

A Music Party

Jacques-André Portail, 1738

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a rocky outcrop, and cows grazing on a path.

Wooded Landscape with Cows

Johann Georg von Dillis, about 1793

Oval drawing of a reclining nude Venus above the sea with cherubs, dolphins and nymphs, and cherubs with a cloth in the sky.

The Birth and Triumph of Venus

François Boucher, about 1743

Blue-toned drawing of an eagle and a magpie flying over a river, rocky banks, and a distant tower and church spire.

The Eagle and the Magpie

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1733

Watercolor of a yellow bud on a green leaf with a stem, above a handwritten French letter on cream paper.

Letter Decorated with a Snail on a Leaf

Édouard Manet, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a footed wine cooler with scroll handles, female masks and a relief frieze of putti.

Drawing for a Wine Cooler

Jean Guillaume Moitte, about 1785-1790

Red chalk drawing of a cow grazing with its head lowered, signed with the artist's initials at lower left.

A Cow Grazing

Adriaen van de Velde, about 1663

Pastel drawing of a young woman with brown curls and a blue ribbon, reclining on a blue pillow, looking upward.

Head of a Young Woman

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1779

Study of a Kneeling Man

Pieter Lastman, about 1625

Brown ink and wash drawing of riders with a hawk on a country road, a large tree at right, and a village church in the distan

A Lady and Gentleman Hawking

Esaias van de Velde, 1629

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head turned upward, with white highlights on grey paper.

Head of a Man Looking Up

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, about 1750-1760

Pastel portrait of a young man with curled hair, wearing a blue jacket, lace cravat and red cloak against a dark background.

Portrait of William Burton Conyngham

Anton Raphael Mengs, about 1754-1755

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a nude man carrying a rudder on his shoulder, on blue paper.

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder

Titian, about 1555-1556

Black chalk drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude, one arm raised and a cloth draped over her legs.

Seated Female Nude

Adriaen van de Velde, about 1660-1670

Pencil portrait of a woman in a white cap and large white collar, with an inscription and date 1658 at upper right.

Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Visscher, 1658

Brown wash drawing of nude figures, animals and a cave in a rocky landscape, with winged figures holding a banner above.

The Age of Gold

Jacopo Zucchi, about 1575

Chalk drawing of two women, one in a white turban whispering with a finger to her lips toward the other.

Le Secret (The Secret)

François-André Vincent, 1795

Watercolor and ink drawing of a woman in a blue crinoline dress holding a blue parasol against a brown and pink background.

Woman with a Parasol

Constantin Guys, 1860-1865

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling draped figure with a faint halo beside a stone pedestal.

Study for the Kneeling Virgin

Tanzio da Varallo, about 1625

The Head of King Priam in Profile

Gaetano Gandolfi, about 1797-1799

Grey wash drawing of a woman holding a platter with a severed head at a banquet, with a dog and two onlookers.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, about 1490

Red chalk drawing of a young man with bobbed hair and a ruffled collar, turned toward the viewer on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Man

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1630

Red chalk drawing of a haloed saint in armor riding a rearing horse, holding a banner, with a town in the distance.

A Saint on Horseback

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, about 1510

Portrait of a Young Girl

Edwin Landseer, about 1840-1845

Brown ink and wash drawing of seated Charity nursing an infant, with a second child beside her and studies of architectural c

Charity and Studies of Entablatures (recto); Frieze of Putti (verso)

Paolo Farinati, about 1580

Red chalk drawing of a draped figure with hatched folds of cloth falling around a seated form.

Drapery Study (recto); Study of a Nude Man (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, about 1517

Watercolor study of a stag beetle with raised antler-like jaws and spread legs, dated 1505, on aged paper.

Stag Beetle

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

White paper cutout of a poppy flower with a bud and serrated leaves on a blue background.

Poppy

Philipp Otto Runge, about 1800-1803

Pen and brown wash sketch of the Holy Family with angels beneath an arch, the infant Christ asleep on Mary's lap.

The Holy Family with Angels before an Arch

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, second half of 1750s

Pencil sketches of a nude man drawing a bow and arrow, with a faint horse and rider at lower right.

Three studies of a nude man with bow and arrow, standing cavalier

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pencil drawing of a young woman with dark hair reclining on a cushion, head tilted back, signed Gustav Klimt.

Portrait of a Young Woman Reclining

Gustav Klimt, 1897-1898

Sketch of a standing officer in red uniform and plumed hat in a vaulted passage, with kneeling figures and a reclining body n

Study for 'Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sahib'

R.A. Sir David Wilkie, about 1834-1836

Black chalk drawing of a young man in half-length with a loose tunic and banded sleeves, mounted on a card.

Study of a Young Man (recto); Study of a Standing Man with a Beard (verso), accidental offset

Andrea del Sarto, 1523

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig, white cravat and brown coat with a blue drape, gazing at the viewer.

Sir James Gray, 2nd Bt.

Rosalba Carriera, about 1744-1745

Drawing of a leaning ivy-covered tree beside a winding path leading to a small house among rocks and distant trees.

A Wooded Landscape with a Path to a House

Lucas Achtschellinck, about 1640-1650

Portrait of a Lady

Jan van de Velde, 1639

Charcoal study of a nude seated young man leaning forward, with a reclining figure below, on toned paper.

Study of a Seated Young Man

Guercino, about 1619

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a plumed hat and decorated cape, holding a stick and sword, dated 1556.

An Officer of the Rank of 'Oberster Feldprofoss' in the Imperial Army

Jost Amman, 1556

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman in a turban with drapery over one arm, signed and dated 1855.

Female Nude with a Turban

Christian Friedrich Gille, 1855

Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, about 1500

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded old man seated at a table in an arched niche, wearing a cap and robe.

St. Jerome (recto); Kneeling Male Nude, with His Head and Shoulders Leaning Back (verso)

Juan del Castillo, about 1630-1650

Pastel portrait of a man in a gray wig, blue sash and dark cloak, hands clasped before a gray drapery backdrop.

Portrait of a Man

Joseph Vivien, about 1725

Drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at angels and putti in clouds, with a city and ruins below.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria at the Wheel

Nicolò dell'Abate, 1547-1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds with a monk and a kneeling female saint in prayer below.

St. Francis (?) Interceding with the Virgin on behalf of a Female Saint

Juan Martín Cabezalero, about 1665-1670

Seated lion, two lion head studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and ink drawing of harvesters in a wheat field with sheaves, a town skyline with church towers and a chimney behind.

Arles: View from the Wheatfields

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Black chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing female saint holding a palm frond, wearing a draped robe.

Saint Lucy

Fra Paolino, about 1525-1530

Graphite study of a seated bearded man in flowing drapery, one arm raised and the other holding a staff, on toned paper.

Study for the figure of Astasius

Eustache Le Sueur, about 1652

Botanical drawing of a guava branch with green leaves, white flowers, and two yellow fruits on a cream background.

Guava

Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1750s

Pencil and wash drawing of a slender tree with branching limbs and smaller trees with foliage at the lower left, on aged pape

Three Studies of Trees

Fra Bartolommeo, about 1508

Pen and ink drawing of a classical altar with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and statues in niches.

Design for an Altar

Baldassare Peruzzi, about 1527

Black chalk drawing of a standing man in a cap and cloak on blue-grey paper.

Standing Male Figure

Franciabigio, about 1515

Pencil drawing of a standing man in a long draped coat with hands clasped, head turned slightly to one side.

Joseph Wintergerst in a Floor-length Coat, Standing, with his Hands Placed on Top of one another

Wilhelm von Schadow, about 1811-1813

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing studies of armored, turbaned and kneeling figures with faint architectural outlin

Studies of Figures and Architecture (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Perino del Vaga, about 1542-1545

Pen and ink drawing of a toad-like creature clutching coins, an allegory of greed by Jacques de Gheyn II.

Allegory of Avarice

Jacques de Gheyn II, about 1609

Bishop Holding a Candle (recto); Draped Legs (verso)

Vittore Carpaccio, 1493

Pencil sketch on sketchbook page with three studies of figure groups, including a standing man and horsemen.

Three compositional studies of figure group

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and wash drawing of a woman's head tilted downward, with red chalk on cheeks and lips and a ruffled collar.

Head of a Woman

Jacob Jordaens, about 1635

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman holding a nude infant, with loose hatched drapery around them.

Studies of the Madonna and Child (recto); Studies of the Madonna and Child and of an Architectural Detail (verso)

Parmigianino, about 1535

Pen and brown ink drawing of a muscular nude warrior in a helmet leaning on a volute and holding a sword.

Nude Warrior (Mars?) Leaning over a Volute (recto); Nude Child Playing with a Viola (verso)

Toussaint Dubreuil, about 1589-1602

Interior scene of a seated man drawing at a table beside a woman in a white cap at an open window.

The Artist in his Atelier

Christiaan Andriessen, about 1805-1808

Brown wash drawing of a seated laureled poet beside lyre-playing figures in an oval frame, with the name Savage above.

Frontispiece Design for Bell’s Poets of Great Britain, Savage

Angelica Kauffman, 1779-1781

Pen and brown wash drawing of a helmeted man with a spear approaching a town, flanked by companions and nude figures.

Taddeo Returns to Rome Escorted by Drawing and Spirit toward the Three Graces

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pastel portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat holding a black hat against a grey background.

Portrait of George de Ligne Gregory (1740 - 1822)

John Russell, 1793

Study for the Figure of the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Fra Bartolommeo, about 1509

Sketch of a robed man led by a winged angel past sleeping guards in a prison interior.

The Liberation of Saint Peter

Laurent de La Hyre, about 1647

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tiered wall decoration with a crucifixion scene in the center and narrative panels around it.

Project for a Wall Decoration

Perino del Vaga, about 1522

Pencil sketch of a seated dog in a room with a draped table, sword, helmet, open book and bed.

[sketch of a dog]

Eliza Willis, mid-19th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude male torso and leg with a study of a hand at left, on pale paper.

Seated Figure (recto); Reclining Figure (verso)

Brown wash drawing of a banquet hall with columns, a woman kneeling at a seated man's feet, guards with spears, and a dog.

Christ at Supper with Simon the Pharisee, with the Anointment of Christ's Feet by Mary Magdalen

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, about 1785

Drawing of God the Father with a long beard, blessing with one hand and holding a globe topped by a cross, among clouds.

God the Father (recto); Standing Christ (verso)

Vittore Carpaccio, about 1495-1500

Sepia drawing of Dido confronting Aeneas on a colonnaded terrace, with onlookers and a city with builders behind.

Dido Excoriates Aeneas, from Book IV of the "Aeneid"

Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune, 1803

Drawing of St. Jerome with a halo and a lion, gazing up at a trumpet blown from clouds above a rocky landscape.

St. Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment

Vicente Carducho, about 1626-1632

Drawing of a young boy in period dress with a ruffled collar, absorbed in reading an open book against a dark background.

Study of a Boy Reading

Joseph Wright of Derby, about 1766

Figure studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Anne, flanked by angels and cherubs above.

Holy Family with Saint Anne (recto); Figure Sketches (verso)

Pietro Testa, about 1645-1650

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a running youth among a crowd of figures beside a classical column.

Youth Running

Giorgio Vasari, about 1544-1545

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing tree trunks and foliage drawn with loose hatched shading.

Landscape with a row of trees

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Drawn bust portrait of a man in a broad cap and white collar, gazing upward against a warm brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1530

Pencil sketch of two men seated at a table, leaning together, one holding a tankard, with cards on the table.

Card Players

Myles Birket Foster, n.d.

Drawing of a slumped man supported by an angel as another angel offers a chalice, with clouds and cherubs above.

The Agony in the Garden

Carle Vanloo, about 1760

Drawing of an angel in flowing robes with outstretched arm, beside a separate study of folded drapery, in brown wash.

Study of an Angel and of Drapery

Innocenzo da Imola, about 1520

Pencil sketch of three entwined figures standing on a mound, drawn on a cream page.

Group of three figures

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Watercolor of a woman in a white dress and bonnet raking a garden path beside a tree, with a pavilion behind a hedge.

The Duchess of Chaulnes as a Gardener in an Allée

Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle, 1771

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged female allegory beside a crowned oval cartouche, with a laurel wreath and drapery abov

Allegory in Honor of Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Charles Errard, about 1672

Watercolor of a plum branch with blossoms, a striped caterpillar, pupa, cocoon, and a pink moth with eyespots above.

Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth on a Damson Plum, plate 13 of the Caterpillar Book

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1679

Portrait of Antonio Canova

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, 1787

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing two lions, one with a full mane at lower left and a muscular body with paws.

Pair of lions

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and ink drawing of four robed saints standing on steps, one wearing a bishop's mitre and holding a book.

Study of Four Saints (Peter, Paul, John the Evangelist, and Zeno)

Andrea Mantegna, 1456-1459

Brown wash drawing of Christ and the Canaanite woman with disciples before a large tree and distant landscape in an arched fr

Christ and the Canaanite Woman

Bagnacavallo, about 1530

Black chalk drawing of a standing woman in a headscarf and long dress holding a muff, on toned brown paper.

Standing Woman Holding a Muff, Turned Slightly to the Left (recto); Studies of Heads (verso)

Pietro Longhi, about 1755-1760

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man in a feathered cap playing a guitar, with a dog at lower right.

A Seated Man Playing a Guitar

Pietro Antonio Novelli, about 1760

Drawing of a swan among tall reeds beside a pond with water lilies, under a glowing full moon behind clouds.

A Swan Among the Reeds, by Moonlight

Carl Gustav Carus, September 18, 1852

Brown ink and red chalk drawing of the Descent from the Cross with mourners beneath a cloudy sky.

Descent from the Cross

Phillip Roos, about 1696

Chalk drawing of a woman's head with downcast eyes and curly hair highlighted in white on tan paper.

Head of a Female Figure (recto); Female Nude (verso)

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, about 1610

Red chalk drawing of a bearded haloed saint standing on a pedestal, holding a book under draped robes.

Standing Saint

Francesco Morone, about 1510