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Pencil sketch of a standing cavalier with handwritten ink notes and ruled staff lines on a page.

Standing cavalier, continuation of letter

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and ink drawing of robed men at a prison, with a jailer holding a key, a barred window, and a crowd in the background.

The Seven Acts of Mercy: Freeing the Prisoners

Pieter Cornelisz. genaamd Kunst, 1532

Red chalk drawing of a draped marble statue of a man beside a globe, with lion heads at the base.

Monument to Buffon

Augustin Pajou, about 1776

Pencil sketch of nude men in combat poses, with faint studies of limbs and figures on a rotated sheet.

Studies of nude men in combat

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Drawing of a rocky forest valley with tall trees, mossy boulders and a stream in the foreground.

View of the Valley of Trippstadt in the Pfalz

Ferdinand Kobell, 1770s or 1780s

Brown wash drawing of the Descent from the Cross with ladders, mourning women, and kneeling friars in a cloudy landscape.

The Descent from the Cross with Saint Francis and another Friar

Jan de Bisschop, about 1669

Lion walking, face of lion

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman raising an arm beside a standing woman in a cloak, in a simple interior.

Pygmalion and Galatea

Francisco Goya, possibly about 1812-1820

Pen and brown ink sketch of a curly-haired young man leaning on a stick, head bowed, in loose drapery.

Young Man Leaning on a Stick

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1629

Seated man in a powdered wig and silk jacket with lace cuffs, drawn in chalk on blue-grey paper with white highlights.

Portrait of a Man

Hyacinthe Rigaud, about 1712

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, with a sketched animal head beside her on tan paper.

Study of a Reclining Nude

François Boucher, 1732-1735

Pastel self-portrait of a bearded man in pince-nez against a yellow halo on brown paper, signed and dated 1877.

Self-Portrait

Francesco Paolo Michetti, 1877

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted gallery with painted ceilings, classical statues in niches, and small figures on the floor.

View of the Farnese Gallery, Rome

Francesco Panini, about 1775

Pen drawing of two armored men wrestling on a ledge beside a lion, with a cliff and sea below and a small scene at upper righ

Siegfried Battles with the Gatekeeper as Alberich Approaches

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1865

Charcoal drawing of a sleeping woman with closed eyes and leafy wreath in her hair, by Gustave Courbet, 1847.

Head of a Sleeping Bacchante

Gustave Courbet, 1847

Portrait of an Egyptian Fellah

Jean-Léon Gérôme, about 1856

Watercolor botanical study of a carnation stem with two blooms, one red and white, several buds, and leaves on pale paper.

Carnations

Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1750s

Brown ink drawing of a brick chapel among huge trees, with a haloed figure and a kneeling man before a carved cross.

La Verna: The Chapel of the Blessed Giovanni della Verna

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1607

Pencil sketch of a seated lion with dense diagonal hatching on its body and a raised paw, on an aged page.

Seated lion

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Drawing of a bearded nude man standing with a wooden staff, looking down, rendered in soft graphite on paper.

Standing Male Nude

Gabriel Ferrier, October 13, 1866

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining woman with a parasol and draped dress beside a straw hat on grass.

Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal Resting, Holding a Parasol

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, about 1852-1855

Brown ink drawing of a bearded saint in draped robes with a winged angel behind him, on tan paper.

Saint John the Evangelist and an Angel

El Greco, about 1600

Pen and watercolor design for a ceiling with an oval sky scene, gilded frame, cherubs, and caryatid figures.

Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apotheosis of Psyche (recto); Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apo…

Charles de La Fosse, about 1680

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