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Red chalk drawing of a centaur carrying a draped woman, with a bearded figure above and a standing woman at left.

Centaur and Lapith

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1540

Red chalk drawing of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourners, mounted soldiers and a crowd on rocky ground.

The Crucifixion

Antoine Coypel, 1692

Grisaille drawing of a ceremonial procession in a hall, with a couple, a page, musicians, and crowds beneath a draped canopy.

Marriage of a Patrician Couple

Nicolò dell'Abate, about 1540-1545

Pencil sketch of a forest path lined with gnarled trees, with a winding river and distant town on the right.

Forest in Boisrémond (recto); Cottage in a Forest (verso)

Théodore Rousseau, 1842

Watercolor of the Acropolis in Athens with the Parthenon on the hilltop, seen over a grassy slope with three seated figures.

A View of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Henry Byam Martin, 1835

Pen and brown ink drawing of a busy forge with workers, a furnace, an anvil, and hanging tools.

A Scene in a Forge

Jan Verbeeck II, 1548

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, three robed figures on a path, a classical doorway, and sheep near a wel

Landscape with Abraham and the Three Angels in the Valley of Mambre

Joseph Anton Koch, 1797

Pen and brown wash drawing of a thatched farmhouse among large trees beside a winding rural road.

A Farmhouse at Shoreham

John Linnell, about 1830

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling figure beside three pencil studies of faces, by Eugène Delacroix.

Marguerite in the church with studies of the head of Mephistopheles

Eugène Delacroix, 1826-1827

Drawing of a timber barn interior with barrels, a ladder, and a family of coopers seated near the right side.

Interior of a Barn with a Family of Coopers

François Boucher, about 1763-1766

Brown wash drawing of haloed Christ with a soldier gripping his arm and veiled women watching behind him.

Christ Carrying the Cross (recto); The Resurrection (verso)

Sodoma, about 1535

Watercolor of a man and dog by a gate, with a ruined Doric temple, bell tower and hills beyond.

The Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri

Jakob Philipp Hackert, 1783

Grey wash drawing of a village path with trees, a fence, a church spire in the distance, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Village Path with Church Spire in the Distance

Guillam Dubois, about 1650

Watercolor of windmills beside a calm canal with boats and red-roofed buildings under a pale sky.

Windmills on a Canal

Antonie Erkelens, about 1790-1800

Watercolor of a classical villa interior with red-based columns, a fountain pool, hanging lamps and a painted ceiling.

Interior of a Villa, with Fountain Pool

Frances Maria Lushington, 1828

Pen and wash drawing of workers in a forge with anvils, a large water wheel, and a suspended hoist apparatus.

The Nail Makers (Le Cloutier Grossier)

Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune, about 1763

Brown ink and wash drawing of an arched grotto entrance between rocky cliffs, with a winding road and trees.

The Entrance to the Grotto at Posillipo

Joseph Vernet, about 1750

Red chalk drawing of Saint Peter's dome above Roman palazzo facades, with steps and small figures in the foreground.

View of Saint Peter's (recto); Study of a Young Man (verso)

Federico Zuccaro, 1603

Still life of citrons and lemons in a white bowl with blossoms, leaves, a wasp and almonds on a brown table.

Still Life with Bowl of Citrons

Giovanna Garzoni, late 1640s

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman in a flowing gown, looking down at an open fan.

Seated Woman with a Fan

Jean-Antoine Watteau, about 1716-1717

Grey wash drawing of two men in 16th-century dress beside a table with calipers, an hourglass and books on a shelf.

A Double Portrait of Hans Furraht and Jacob von der Burch

Ludger tom Ring the Younger, about 1560

Pencil drawing of a young man reclining on cushions, head resting on his hand, with an open book beside him.

Portrait of Raymond de Magnoncourt

Théodore Chassériau, 1851

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf, leaning back with a full skirt spread across the lower sheet.

Study of a Seated Woman

Jean-Baptiste Pater, about 1730

Pen and wash drawing of a waterfall among rocks and trees under a pale moon, with mountains in the distance.

Waterfall in the Mountains by Moonlight

Franz Innocenz Kobell, about 1800

Drawing of Eve holding an apple beside Adam seated under a tree, with animals and a serpent in a landscape.

Eve Tempting Adam

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Red chalk drawing of two hooded friars' heads, one older in three-quarter view and one facing forward.

Heads of Two Dominican Friars

Fra Bartolommeo, about 1511

Charcoal sketch sheet with studies of a woman in a long skirt, a man in a coat, an older man's face, and several hands.

Study for Heinrich von Kleist's Broken Jug

Adolf von Menzel, about 1877

Ink and wash drawing of an old man attacked by three younger men with daggers beside a curtained bed.

An Old Man Murdered by Three Younger Men

Johann Heinrich Fuseli, early 1770s

Three Sketches

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Wash drawing of a preacher addressing kneeling men under trees before a distant city with a round tower.

Jonah Preaching at Nineveh

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, after 1733

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winter scene with a brick tower, skaters on a frozen river, and a small boat.

Winter Landscape with Tower

Esaias van de Velde, about 1613-1614

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with cliffs, a winding road, a stone building with smoke, and figures.

Landscape with a Road below Cliffs near Bracciano

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, about 1625

Two Studies of the Head of an Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626

Pencil sketches of several female figures in varied poses, including bending, seated and back-turned studies, on a sketchbook

Five Rapid Sketches

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of a boatman rowing a boat carrying a woman and winged figure along a river.

Flight into Egypt (recto); Various Studies (verso)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725-1735

Ink and wash drawing of a forest waterfall between rocky cliffs, with two small figures in a clearing at right.

Mountain Landscape, Peasants in a Clearing near a Waterfall (recto); Landscape Sketch (verso)

Anthonie Waterloo, early 1650s

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of figures working on small boats and merchant vessels with billowing sails.

Figures on Board Small Merchant Vessels

Willem van de Velde the Elder, about 1650-1655

Watercolor landscape of a river with trees, rocks and a cloudy blue sky, painted in loose dabbed brushstrokes.

Landscape at Pont-Aven

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892

Red and black chalk drawing of three women in flowing gowns, one seated holding a fan, two standing.

Studies of Three Women

Jean-Antoine Watteau, about 1715-1716

Winter scene of figures skating and gathering on a frozen canal beside a thatched cottage and bare trees.

Figures on a Frozen Canal

Gerrit Battem, 1670s

Charcoal drawing of a bedroom with a four-poster canopy bed, a standing figure beside it, and patterned wallpaper.

Chambre de V. Hugo

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], 1885

Brown ink drawing of boys performing household chores in a room with a seated woman and a distant city view.

Taddeo Employed on Menial Tasks at Calabrese's House

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man embraced by a youth beside a reclining figure, with a mourning figure behind.

Study for the Death of Socrates

Jean François Pierre Peyron, about 1787

Pen and wash design of an ornate frame with a civilian and an armored knight flanking an empty center, skull at base.

Design for the Title Page of "The Exercise of Cavalry"

Jacques de Gheyn II, 1598-1599

Red chalk drawing of a farmyard with a well, two seated figures, a wheelbarrow in front, and trees on the right.

Farmyard with Two Figures by a Well and a Large Wheelbarrow in the Foreground

Hubert Robert, 1760-1765

Pencil drawing of a curly-haired woman asleep on a patterned chaise-longue, head resting on her hand.

Study of Fanny Cornforth, asleep on a chaise-longue

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1862

Panoramic ink and wash drawing of a riverside town with boats, church spires, and windmills across a calm river.

Panoramic View of Dordrecht and the River Maas

Aelbert Cuyp, about 1645-1652

Brown wash drawing of beached fishing boats and figures on a beach under stormy clouds, with a windmill at left.

Bord de Plage (Fishing-boats on a beach, storm clouds in the distance)

Eugène Isabey, about 1830

Red and black chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman on a bed with an older woman seated beside her.

The Remedy

Jean-Antoine Watteau, about 1716-1717

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur and a female faun reclining in a rocky landscape with cypress trees.

A Centaur and a Female Faun in a Landscape

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, about 1775

Sepia drawing of fishermen by a river with a castle on a hill and a large tree in the foreground.

Fishermen on the River Zschopau by Kriebstein Castle, Saxony

Adrian Zingg, about 1785

Pen and wash drawing of two cabbages and a trailing marrow plant with leaves and a gourd on pale paper.

Studies of a Marrow Plant and Cabbages

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1605-1614

Pencil sketch of a woman with opera glasses in a theatre box, with men in the audience behind her.

Opera Boxes

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Pen and brown ink costume studies of draped standing figures with handwritten notes, by Paolo Veronese, about 1584-1585.

Costume Studies for Sophocles' "Oedipus Tyrannus" (recto); Costume Studies for Sophocles' "Oedipus Tyrannus" (verso)

Paolo Veronese, about 1584-1585

Drawing of an ornate ceiling design with a central oval of a female figure on clouds, surrounded by putti and drapery.

Study for a Ceiling

Lattanzio Gambara, 1565-1570

Grey wash drawing of a moated castle with a tall tower, a wooden footbridge, and trees in the background.

The Castle Giessenburg, near Gorinchem

Roelant Roghman, 1646-1647

Brown ink and wash drawing of a paved Venetian-style square with palazzi, arched windows and small groups of figures.

View of Campo S. Polo

Francesco Guardi, about 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of farm laborers digging in a hilly landscape with distant mountains and trees under a hazy sky.

Landscape in Latium with Farm Laborers

Claude Lorrain, about 1660-1663

Watercolor still life of a blue lidded pot, white pitcher, teapot and apples on a white cloth and patterned fabric.

Still Life with Blue Pot

Paul Cézanne, about 1900-1906

Brown wash drawing of shepherds and cattle resting under a tree beside a cascade, with a hilltop town in the distance.

A Landscape with Shepherds Resting Under a Tree by a Cascade (recto); Sketch of a Landscape (verso)

Francesco Zuccarelli, mid-1700s

Drawing of loaded horse-drawn wagons and travelers crossing a frozen flat landscape with windmills on the horizon.

A Scene on the Ice with Skaters and Wagons

Pieter Molijn, 1655

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining lion with a full mane, head turned toward the viewer, tail curling to the right.

Study of a Lion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Brown wash drawing of monks mourning around a draped body on a bier, with two angels hovering in a vaulted hall.

The Deaths of the Blessed Ugoccione and Sostegno (recto); A Study of the Farnese Hercules (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, about 1604-1612

Pastoral drawing of a woman on horseback guiding sheep past a palm tree, with shepherds and distant hills.

Pastoral Journey

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, about 1650