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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

Winged nude figure with shield and spear soars over a reclining woman entwined by a serpent, in ochre and green washes.

Satan Exulting over Eve

William Blake, 1795

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

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a rocky cliff on the left, tall trees, and distant hills under a pale sky.

A Wooded Landscape

Herman van Swanevelt, about 1629-1643

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

Brown wash drawing of an archer beside a seated mother holding an infant, in an oval frame with a verse caption below.

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

Angelica Kauffmann, 1779-1781

Watercolor of a teal and blue bird with a curved bill perched on a bare, lichen-covered branch.

Coracias Benghalensis

Sarah Stone, 1788

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling emperor before a pope and clergy in an ornate Venetian-style square crowded with onlookers.

The Submission of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to Pope Alexander III

Federico Zuccaro, about 1585

Drawing of a garden doorway with trellis walls, stone steps rising to a balustraded terrace and a flower urn.

Landscape with a Staircase and a Balustrade

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, about 1744-1747

Watercolor of a chained, turbaned man seated on a rug looking up at a woman holding a lamp in a stone prison cell.

Episode from "The Corsair" by Lord Byron

Eugène Delacroix, about 1831

Brown wash drawing of a crowned enthroned woman on clouds with a scales-bearing companion and putti holding a blank scroll.

Faith and Justice Enthroned

Carlo Maratti, about 1676

Watercolor of a classical street with a temple, a chariot arriving, colonnades, an inscribed arch and robed figures.

Street Scene with Temple, Chariot Arriving

Frances Maria Lushington, 1839 ?

Pen and brown ink drawing of allegorical figures, winged beings and putti arranged among clouds.

An Allegory of the Virtues of Federico II Gonzaga

Giulio Romano, about 1530

Pen and wash drawing of the crowned Madonna and Child in glory above saints, including an arrow-pierced figure and a kneeling

The Crowned Madonna and Child in Glory, with Saints Sebastian, Roch, Jerome, and John Nepomuk

Gaspare Diziani, about 1718

Sepia ink drawing of two cloaked men crossing a frozen lake crowded with huddled figures, after Dante's Inferno.

Dante and Virgil Passing over the Frozen Lake of Traitors

Giovanni Battista Paggi, about 1590

Pencil drawing of a woman in period dress playing a Gothic organ beside tracery windows and an arched landscape view.

Saint Cecilia

Joseph Anton Draeger, 1822

Circular drawing of a seated woman holding a heraldic shield beneath a tree, with a castle landscape and Latin lettering.

Study for a Stained Glass Window with the Coat of Arms of the Barons von Paar (recto); Study for a Sceptre with the I…

Georg Pencz, about 1540

Brown wash drawing of Hagar and Ishmael expelled by Abraham beside a column, with a dog and a winged angel.

The Expulsion of Hagar

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, late 1640s

Head of a Young Boy

Jan Cossiers, about 1658

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a ladder-back chair and a child seated in an armchair making lace.

A Lady and a Child Making Lace

Gérard ter Borch, January 21, 1629

Brown wash drawing of a bound, thorn-crowned nude figure tied to a column while two men whip him in an arched niche.

The Flagellation

Bernardino Lanino, about 1550

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winding forest path with tall trees and a cottage where figures gather at the door.

View of a Path in the Hague Forest, with Beggars at the Door of a Cottage

Jan Lievens, about 1654-1658

Brown wash drawing of ferry boats with masts and tents moored by a riverbank, trees behind, figures working on deck.

The Valkenburg Ferry Boat

Jan de Bisschop, 1655-1660

Botanical study of a peony, irises and a star-shaped flower with several beetles on a pale background.

Flowers and Beetles

Hans Hoffmann, 1582

Drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds, with angels bearing Passion symbols and kneeling figures before an altar.

Madonna and Child with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1583

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

Pen and watercolor drawing of riders in red coats with hounds in a field, with a castle on a hill behind trees.

Landscape with Hunting Scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780s

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

Chalk drawing of a boy in a feathered cap raising a pear, with white highlights on a brown paper ground.

A Boy Holding a Pear (Giacomo Piazzetta?)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, about 1737

Pencil sketch of horse tack studies including a bridle, fringed tassels, and a horse's leg and hoof.

Horse Studies and Tassels

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and wash drawing of three nude male figures at a forge, the central one raising a hammer beside an anvil.

Vulcan at His Forge

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1550

Grey-toned drawing of two muscular male nudes seen from behind against a wooded landscape with draped cloth below.

Two Male Nudes

Cornelis van Haarlem, about 1590

Pencil sketch of a walking lion with a separate study of a lioness head above it, on a small page.

Lion walking, head of a lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seen from behind, arm raised, carrying a cross, with draped cloth.

An Angel, Seen from Behind, Carrying the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, about 1700-1702

Pen and brown ink sketch of a curly-haired child holding a lamb, with a shepherd's staff behind him.

The Christ Child as the Good Shepherd

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1675-1680

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

Brown ink drawing of a man sketching at a window under a crescent moon, with a city view and figure studies on the walls.

Taddeo Drawing by Moonlight in Calabrese's House

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

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

Pencil sketch of a rustic house beside a tree and fence, framed by an embossed floral border.

[Drawing of a House]

James G. Jones, 1865

Arched chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned among saints and angels in clouds above.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1510-1513

Charcoal sketch of a woman bending forward to dry her outstretched arm with a cloth on a bath surface.

Woman in the Bath Drying her Arm

Edgar Degas, 1880s or 1890s

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of a draped standing woman holding a flute, with ornamental scrollwork at left.

Female Figure with a Tibia, and Ornamental Studies (recto); Ornamental Studies (verso)

Raphael, about 1504-1508

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of three muscular male nudes seen from behind, standing closely together.

Nude Studies

Bartolomeo Passarotti, about 1570-1580

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

Ink and wash drawing of a draftsman copying nude figures from a wall, with a column and jug beside him.

Taddeo in the Sistine Chapel Drawing Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

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

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary and Joseph kneeling before the glowing infant Christ, an angel and cherubs above

The Nativity

Francesco Vanni, about 1600

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

Gouache study of a helmeted armored man seen from behind, one arm raised, against a blue wash on brown paper.

Study for Perseus

Edward Burne-Jones, about 1882

Brown ink and wash drawing of tree trunks and branches rising through dense foliage in a woodland.

Trunks and Branches

Franz Innocenz Kobell, about 1797-1819

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 grey wash drawing of a stained glass design with two heraldic coats of arms, a rearing horse, and architectural frami

Stained Glass Design with Two Coats of Arms (recto); Study of a Helm (verso)

Hans Jakob Plepp, about 1590-1595

Charcoal drawing of a river framed by trees, with a distant stone tower and reflections on the water.

Castle Overlooking a River

Maxime Lalanne, 1860s-1870s

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