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Pastel drawing of a female acrobat in a blue costume leaping toward a trapeze, with blue hatched background.

Miss Lala at the Fernando Circus

Edgar Degas, 1879

Charcoal drawing of a pale vertical light shape breaking through dark, grainy tonal masses on textured paper.

A Clearing

Charles Angrand, about 1893-1896

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 Zuccari, about 1548

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in loose drapery, head tilted up, legs crossed, with faint sketches around him.

A Seated Man

Bernardino Poccetti, about 1600-1610

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

Drawing of a gilded inkstand with a pink column, a trumpeting putto, armored and winged figures, and blue and green panels.

Drawing for an Inkstand

Robert-Joseph Auguste, about 1780

Pen and brown ink study of two standing male nudes with hatched shading, drawn on aged paper.

Study of Two Men (recto); Study of the Head of a Bearded Man (verso)

Baccio Bandinelli, about 1525

Pastel portrait of an elderly man in a gray head wrap, with lined face and direct gaze, on a tan ground.

Portrait of Louis de Silvestre

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, about 1753

Pastel portrait of a man with a goatee, dark skullcap and white collar, gazing at the viewer against a tan background.

Portrait of Monseigneur Louis Doni d'Attichy, Bishop of Riez and later of Autun

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing boats at a fishing weir, with rowboats and figures on calm water under a pale sky.

Ships at a Fishing Weir with a City in the Background

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, late 1660s

Pencil sketch of a centaur drawing a bow with a young rider seated on its back, on tan paper.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, about 1844

Pen and brown ink roundel drawing of a crowned bearded head above a shield with a harp, with letters O.H.L. V.S.

Design for a Bookplate or a Glass Etching

Virgilius Solis, about 1550-1560

Graphite and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman with crossed arms, flowing hair, and a sandy ground with a palm tree

Sphinx

Auguste Rodin, about 1898-1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of kneeling shepherds with a dog, a sheep, and several head studies around the page.

A Group of Shepherds, and Other Studies

Agostino Carracci, about 1598-1600

Red chalk drawing of a nude young man with one arm raised, with a partial figure study at the left edge.

Study of a Nude Boy, Partial Figure Study (recto); Study of a Seated Man (verso)

Black and red chalk portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white collar, and buttoned doublet.

Portrait of a Man (recto); Portrait of a Man (accidental offset) (verso)

Filippo Baldinucci, about 1660

Pen and brown wash drawing of tall trees at left with an open grassy clearing and birds in the sky at right.

Forest Scene

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, about 1650

Red chalk study of two figures seated behind a balustrade, with hatched shading and loose contour lines.

Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (recto); Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, about 1522

Brown wash drawing of Christ praying as an angel offers a chalice while three sleeping disciples lie on rocks below.

The Agony in the Garden

Valerio Castello, about 1645

Sketch of a crowded columned temple interior with robed figures in red, yellow and gray chalk.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Jacopo Bassano, about 1570

Pen and wash drawing of fishermen and a river god on the Arno, with a city skyline and arched bridge behind.

The Arno with Fishermen

Stradanus, between 1580 and 1596

Pencil sketch of café figures at tables, with a bottle and glass, a bowl, and a handwritten French note above.

Reyer and the Washer Woman

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Black chalk studies of a muscular male figure with twisting torso and legs on tan paper, with a small sketch at upper right.

Studies of a Statuette of Atlas (recto); Studies of a Statuette of Atlas and a Figure Praying (verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, mid-1570s-1580s

Black chalk drawing of a reclining nude youth with head turned upward, arm extended, and drapery over the legs.

Reclining Youth

Pontormo, about 1525

[Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland]

Eliza Willis, 1850s

A Potentate Accompanied by His Halberd Bearer

Jusepe de Ribera, about 1625-1630

Pencil sketch of a crouching lion at upper right with three lion head studies on a pale sheet.

Four lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Horse head, view of a courtyard

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown wash drawing of an army column with camels and banners passing a crenellated castle on a hillside.

An Army Leaving a Castle

Jacques Callot, about 1632

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with a river, conifer trees, rocky slopes and handwritten notes, by John Herschel, 1834.

Valley of Fassa from Opposite Gries

John Frederick William Herschel, 1834

[Sketch of Marching Soldiers]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, mid-19th century

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a galloping black horse along a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky.

The Giaour

Théodore Géricault, about 1822-1823

Pastel portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair in a pink gown, holding blue thread over a basket.

Lady Dungarvan, Countess of Ailesbury (née Susannah Hoare)

Mary Hoare, about 1760

Pen and brown ink drawing of robed hermits and monks among caves, trees and rocks in a hilly landscape.

A Thebaid: Monks and Hermits in a Landscape

Lorenzo Costa, about 1505

Horse head

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of three comic Punchinello figures in tall hats and ruffled collars, one leaning toward another.

Punchinellos Approaching a Woman

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1730s

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a tower, low wall, resting figures, a boat and a large tree.

Landscape with Farmhouses and Figures

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Grey-paper drawing in black chalk and white highlights of a reclining female nude, with a second study of a figure above.

Two Studies of a Reclining Female Nude

Domenico Tintoretto, 1590-1610

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman in draped robes beside a lion, with hatched shading and a curling tail.

Fortitude

Giovanni Bellini, about 1470

Watercolor landscape of a round ancient temple on a rocky hill overlooking a valley with olive trees and cypresses.

View of the Ruins of the Temple of Ceres in the Valley of Agrigento

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1776-1779

Pen and ink drawing of a seated king extending a sceptre to a kneeling woman before attendants in an arched hall.

Esther Before Ahasuerus (recto); Slight Sketch of an Ornamental Vase (verso)

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, about 1525

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with draped figures bringing offerings to a flaming altar within stone architecture.

Design for a Frieze with Worshipers Bringing Sacrificial Offerings

Lelio Orsi, about 1555

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two winged angels, one holding a book and one playing a lute, with a third figure

Angel Musicians (recto); Head Studies (verso)

Morazzone, about 1598-1599

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at a cross surrounded by clouds and angels.

A Female Saint Contemplating a Crucifix

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, about 1745

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling saint embracing the Christ Child, with the Virgin, angels and light rays above.

Vision of Saint Gaetano Thiene

Ubaldo Gandolfi, about 1775

Pen and gray wash drawing of a village fair with tents, a church steeple, a flag, carts, and crowds of people.

A Village Festival with Musicians Playing Outside a Tent

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Brown wash drawing of a crowded theatre with an audience and costumed performers on an arched stage.

A Theatrical Performance

Francesco Guardi, 1782

Brown ink drawing of a young man sketching in a colonnaded loggia while a companion sleeps, with a moonlit landscape beyond.

Taddeo Copying Raphael's Frescoes in the Loggia of the Villa Farnesina, Where He is Also Represented Asleep

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Red and black chalk drawing of a young girl with long hair and a lace collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Girl

Carlo Dolci, about 1665

Pen drawing of a medieval town with half-timbered houses, a church spire, fishermen by a river, and a horseback rider.

Fishing Port

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1864

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winding road, stone bridge, and chapel below steep cliffs with a valley beyond.

Mountainous Landscape with a Chapel

Jacob de Gheyn II, about 1600-1603

Pencil sketch sheet of cavalry riders and rearing horses in overlapping studies, by Théodore Géricault.

Cavalry skirmish

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Worn green sketchbook cover with a handwritten paper label in the upper right corner.

Sketchbook

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and wash drawing of an armored warrior standing over a fallen man, with a winged putto above and allegorical women below.

Virtue or Fortitude Vanquishing Ignorance before the Allegory of the Arts

Hermann Weyer, about 1620

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin being crowned by Christ and an angel, with cherubs on clouds and a dove above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francisco Ribalta, about 1600-1628

Black chalk and white heightened drawing of Cupid overpowering the goat-legged Pan on blue paper.

Cupid Overpowering Pan (recto); Head of a Monk; Caricature of a Man in Profile (verso)

Agostino Carracci, about 1590

Dim interior drawing with a cat at a diamond-paned window and two seated figures in shadow, light falling across the floor.

"Le chat" or The Cat at the Window

Jean-François Millet, about 1857-1858

Watercolor landscape of a river winding past trees and rocks toward a distant house under a grey, cloudy sky.

River Landscape

Johann Georg von Dillis, about 1820-1830

Watercolor of a pink-flowered branch with caterpillars, a purple butterfly, and red seeds in an open pod.

The Rocu Tree with Caterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies

Maria Sibylla Merian

Red chalk drawing of a young David holding a sword, seated on the severed head of Goliath, with drapery and a distant landsca

David with the Head of Goliath (recto); Two Studies, one of a Woman (verso)

Domenico Fetti, about 1620

Circular drawing of the Circumcision of the infant Christ in an arched interior, with haloed figures and an attendant holding

The Circumcision

Sebald Beham, about 1522

Pen and ink drawing of a dancing peasant couple seen from behind, with hatched shading and billowing clothing.

Dancing Peasant Couple

Ink and wash drawing of a man-of-war and smaller sailing boats on calm, misty water under a pale sky.

Man-of-War and Small Vessels

Caspar van den Bos, 1653

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular nude man seated, one arm raised holding a cup, the other arm extended outward.

Study of a Nude Man Posed as Bacchus

Antoine Coypel, about 1685

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental wall light bracket on pale paper with a faint border.

Drawing for a Wall Light

Pierre Contant d'Ivry, 1753-1756

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending among clouds and angels while apostles look up from below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1664-1670

Sketch of a reclining man in period dress, drawn in black and red chalk with white highlights on grey paper.

Reclining Male Figure

François Boucher, 1736

Pen and ink drawing of a forest landscape with a chapel, a shepherd resting with goats, and birds in the sky.

Landscape with Forest Chapel

Heinrich Johann Gärtner, 1847

Brown ink wash drawing of a woodland scene with nymphs and satyrs gathered by a pond beneath tall trees.

Woodland Landscape with Nymphs and Satyrs

Herman van Swanevelt, 1636

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash showing studies of draped women, infants, and a nude male figure on blue paper.

Sheet of Studies of Various Figures

Aurelio Luini, 1570s

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining figure on a couch in a columned interior, with soldiers and putti nearby.

The Death of Cleopatra

Luca Cambiaso, about 1560

Ink and wash drawing of a stooped elderly figure in a dark cloak leaning on two canes, with a Spanish inscription below.

He can no longer at the age of ninety-eight

Francisco Goya, about 1819-1823

Graphite drawing of clasped and gesturing hands and a forearm, with a collector's mark in the lower right corner.

Study of Jealousy

Bronzino, about 1545

Pen and ink drawing of a monk preaching from a pulpit to listeners, with a haloed figure in a medallion above.

A Monk Preaching

Hans Baldung Grien, about 1505

Watercolor of a Belgian canal town with a domed church, autumn trees, brick houses, and a stormy sky above.

A View of the Church of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen (Malines), Belgium

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1831

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a sword and a severed head, with a city and tents in the background, 1560.

Judith

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1560

Portrait of a Scholar or Cleric

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-1535

Colored drawing of a crowned woman with outstretched arms standing on clouds within a circular frame, grey drapery and long h

Queen of the Night

Moritz von Schwind, about 1864-1867

Red chalk drawing of men gathered at a table under a colonnade, one pouring wine, with buildings sketched behind.

Wine Jest

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1640

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornate candlesticks with putti, scrollwork and flames, by Domenico Campagnola.

Studies of Three Candlesticks

Domenico Campagnola, about 1530-1550

Arched pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo, a kneeling king, the Virgin and Child, angels and two heraldic shields, dated 1592.

Ecce Homo, the king Caspar, the Virgin and Child and the Arms of the Families Kündig and Pfyffer

Christoph Murer, 1592

Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières (recto); Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Lang…

Jean-Étienne Liotard, about 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of a barefoot monk leaning on a wooden cross, with a small cherub in the lower left corner.

A Monk Carrying a Cross

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1680-1700

Brown ink drawing of a seated nude man writing beside a lamp, a woman with an elephant, and a central emblem.

Allegories of Study and Intelligence Flanking the Zuccaro Emblem

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and brown ink drawing of a receding Venetian-style street with palazzo facades, columns, market stalls and a rooftop stat

The Campo S. Basso: The North Side with the Church (recto); A Market Scene (verso)

Canaletto, about 1740

Pen and watercolor drawing of a forest road with cattle and a herder, a distant spire and an evening sky.

Forest Road at Evening

Lucas van Uden, about 1640-1650

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man raising his arm toward an angel as a kneeling nude youth rests on stones.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Giulio Romano, about 1516-1518

Pen and wash drawing of God presenting a kneeling Eve in a garden with animals and Adam and Eve in background.

Creation of Eve

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Black chalk drawing of a bearded nude man in a loincloth, arms crossed over his chest, standing on rocky ground.

Christ Baptized

Juan Carreño de Miranda, about 1682

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude winged angel standing on a cloud, holding a book and looking upward.

An Angel Holding a Book (recto); Three Studies of a Falling Male Figure (verso)

Cristoforo Roncalli, about 1583-1586

Red chalk drawing of Hercules clubbing centaurs on a rocky ledge under a stormy sky.

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

Edmé Bouchardon, about 1735-1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ showing his wounds to a kneeling apostle while onlookers stand behind them.

The Incredulity of Thomas (recto); Study for the Figure of Thomas (verso)

Pellegrino Tibaldi, about 1565-1585

Pen and brown ink drawing of two draped standing figures in classical robes, sketched on aged paper.

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a Centaur (verso)

Nicolas Poussin, about 1632-1635

Black chalk drawing of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a bench, head turned left, cloak loosely draped.

Youth Seated on a Bench

Moses ter Borch, 1660s

Oil study of a man with dark skin in a white turban and draped white cloth against a reddish-brown background.

Study for Balthazar

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1609-1611

Study of the Head of a Bearded Man

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, about 1533