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Brown wash drawing of nude figures clinging to trees and a bank amid floodwaters in a wooded landscape.

The Flood

Jan Cossiers, 1615-71

Etching of the locks at Dolo with an oval basin, stone buildings, a fruit vendor and figures in the foreground.

The Locks at Dolo, an oval-shaped basin with boats at center, buildings on either side, a fruit vendor and groups of…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etching of a three-arched portico framing ruins, a triumphal arch, and a brick building with figures in the courtyard.

A three-arched portico with an open lantern hanging at center, a triumphal arch and ruins of a classical temple in th…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etching of an imagined city view with a domed church, a tall column with statue, figures, carts and a large tree.

Imaginary View of Padua, with a campanile and domed church at left, a column surmounted by a statue of a saint at cen…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etched title page showing a classical ruin framing a dedication inscription, with seated figures on steps at right.

Title page with a large wall of a classical ruin, with a figure seated at right pointing to the dedication, from "Vie…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Ink drawing of a seated writer with quill and inkwell, beside a flying bird-like figure carrying prey above a ground scene.

The Notaries Flew of With The Prey (Escribanitos volaron con la presa)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink wash caricature of grotesque riders on donkeys on a sunlit road, with a Spanish caption below.

They Don't Fall Off Their Donkey (They Don't Admit Their Error), (No caen de su burro)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental ceiling design with scrolls, garlands, putti, and a seated female figure in an arch.

Ceiling Design

Matías Arteaga y Alfaro, 1633-1703

Etching of a masked man in a cloak holding a coffee cup beside a table with coffee pots and a chair.

A man wearing a mask drinking a cup of coffee (Le Masque au Caffé), title page to "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Etching of a veiled woman in black walking past a church with a small white dog beside her.

The Zendale, or the woman returning from church, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a tricorn hat holding a pipe, on blue-grey paper.

Seated Gentleman Holding a Pipe (recto); Half-Length Study of the Same Man (verso)

Francisco Bayeu y Subias, 1734-95

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with the name Antonius Maria Zanetti on a pedestal.

Portrait of Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder

Giovanni Antonio Faldoni, ca. 1725

Etching of angels lifting souls toward the Virgin and Child in clouds, with a kneeling saint and open book below.

Pope Saint Gregory I Frees the Souls from Purgatory with His Prayers

Francesco Fontebasso, 1731

Etching of nine figures in a landscape beside a herm of Pan, with a reclining nude woman and a standing nude man holding an a

Nine Figures near a Herm of Pan, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling monk attacked by a swordsman, with cherubs above holding a banner, cross, and laurel wreath.

The Martyrdom of St. Peter Martyr

Francisco Camilo, 1615-73

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin on a cloud with cherubs above, interceding for souls in flames below, with a scroll inscrip

Virgin Interceding for Those in Purgatory

Alonso Cano, 1601-67

Sketch of a standing male figure supported by an angel, with putti in clouds above, drawn on aged paper.

Angels Ministering to St. Sebastian

Alonso Cano, 1601-67

Pen and brown ink sketch with wash showing putti holding a cross above two figures, with an annotation in the lower left corn

Three Putti Holding Cross Before Two Male Saints

Alonso Cano, 1601-67

Brown ink drawing in an arched frame of an auto-da-fé in a courtyard, with a cross, seated officials and a crowd of spectator

Auto-da-fé in a Courtyard

Sebastián de Herrera-Barnuevo, 1619-71

Drawing of a gilded star-shaped chandelier with sixteen lit candles on curved arms, with a German inscription below.

Design for a Chandelier with Sixteen Candles

Isaak Ehe, 1632

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of a veiled woman holding a nude infant in an oval frame.

Madonna and Child [?]

Alonso Cano, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a classical theatre building with a pediment and arched windows, framed by trees and a hill.

Design for a Theatre

Clemens Wenzel Coudray, 1800-1845

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo tomb design with an inscribed column, crown finial, putti and a seated draped figure.

Tomb Design

Ignaz Günther, 1740-75

Pen and ink drawing of a knight on horseback beside a helmeted landsknecht with a pole, with a dog in the foreground.

Knight on Horseback and Landsknecht

Albrecht Dürer, 1485-1528

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman being crowned by a turbaned man, with courtiers watching, over a numbered grid.

The Cornation of Esther by Ahasuerus

Bartolomé Carducho, 1560-1638

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned bearded king with a scepter above a heraldic shield labeled with Aragon arms.

The Kingdom of Aragon

Vincenzo Carducci, 1560-1638

Drawing of a woman with a dog on a lakeside path, with trees, misty mountains and a hilltop tower across the water.

Woman with a dog by a mountain lake

Alexandre Calame, early to mid-19th century

Pencil drawing of a Mediterranean coast with palm trees, a hillside village, a calm sea, and a figure on a path.

Mediterranean landscape (recto); Mountains (verso)

Alexandre Calame, 1830-64

Pencil drawing of a wooded landscape with several tall trees, dense foliage, and a cloudy sky on tan paper.

Trees (recto); Soldiers in a Wood (verso)

Alexandre Calame, early to mid-19th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing sketched female figures in draped robes and studies of heads.

Studies for the Assumption of the Virgin

Juan Carreño de Miranda, 1657-60

Graphite drawing with white highlights of wind-bent fir trees, rocks, and a distant snowy mountain range.

Fôrets et Montagnes

Alexandre Calame, 1830-64

Charcoal drawing of a mountain valley with a windswept pine, rocky boulders, and three goats, with snowy peaks behind.

Three Goats in a Moutainous Landscape

Alexandre Calame, 1830-64

Grey wash drawing of a classical garden pavilion with a cupola, beside an iron gate and tall poplar trees.

Garden Pavillion

Graphite drawing of a kneeling monk in a hooded robe, with smaller studies of a head, a hand, and folded cloth.

Figures of Monks

Juan Carreño de Miranda, 1614-85

Pen and ink study of two armored knights in ornamental borders with helmets, shields, and medallion heads.

Study for Two Book Illustrations

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, early to mid-19th century

Pen and ink drawing of Gothic architectural study panels with a rider on horseback, seated figures, and a central statue.

Studies for Two Book Illustrations

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, 1809-65

Pen drawing of a title page design with lettering in a central panel, a mounted knight, a crowd, and a castle behind.

Study for a Title Page

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, 1809-65

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with cymbals, tambourines, vines and leaves framing a panel of script.

Design for a border with Cymbals and Tambourines

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, 1809-65

Brown ink drawing of a bearded elderly man holding a sword within an oval frame, numbered 2 at top.

Half-length Figure of St Paul in an Oval

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Brown ink drawing of a bearded man in an oval frame leaning on a diagonal cross, the number 4 above.

Half-length Figure of St. Andrew in an Oval

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Pen and ink drawing of a seated bearded man holding a tall staff, looking upward beside a leafy branch.

Figure of St. James the Great Seated in a Landscape

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man seated under a tree in a landscape, holding a long staff across his lap.

Figure of St. Andrew seated in a Landscape

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of a seated woman holding a child with a halo, a standing bearded man, and a tree.

The Youthful Baptist with his Parents

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Brown ink drawing of four figures conversing in a wooded landscape with rocks and trees.

Four Figures Conversing in a Landscape

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1616-68

Pen and brown ink drawing of workers carrying sacks and shoveling grain in an arcaded hall, with bearded men at left.

Joseph Storing Grain During the Seven Years of Plenty

Patrizio Cajés, 1540-1612

Etching of a satyr with a club, a reclining woman, putti, an urn on a pedestal, and two standing men in a landscape.

Satyr with Club and Seven Figures, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Etching of armored warriors and grieving women before classical columns and ruins, with a distant temple and tree.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Etching of horsemen in a storm, with wind-bent trees, rain, thatched cottages and a castle on a hill.

Plate 6: the Tempest

Davide Antonio Fossati, 1743

Brown wash drawing of storm waves breaking on rocks under a dark sky, with birds flying overhead.

Stormy Sea

Eduard Hildebrandt, 1851

Grey wash drawing of a sunlit street with old buildings, a palm tree, an archway, and figures.

Oriental Street Scene

Eduard Hildebrandt, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a female musician with a lute, putti reading music, and a landscape with figures.

The Sense of Hearing

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a man with long hair and plumed hat riding a rearing horse in a sketched landscape.

Charles II of Spain on Horseback

Matías de Torres, late 17th century

Ink and wash design of an ewer and oval table with candelabra in a landscape, framed by putti and figures.

Design for an Ewer, table and candelabra within an ornamental frame

Abraham Drentwett the Elder, 1660-1727

Grey wash drawing of a winding road through rocky hills with conifers, enclosed in an ornate Rococo scrollwork frame.

Landscape with Ornamental Frame

Johann Melchior Füssli, ca. 1730

Pen and ink nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, infant Jesus, shepherds, an ox and angels above, on toned paper.

Nativity

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, before 1761

Two nude women rise through a starry night sky reaching toward two glowing stars, with smaller floating figures and a flowing

Twin Stars

Luis Falero, 1851-96

Watercolor and ink drawing of reclining camels with saddlecloths and a seated rider before arched walls in Tangier.

Camels Reposing, Tangiers

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1865

Loose watercolor of horsemen among trees beside a pale stretch of water under a blue sky.

Moors on Horseback

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1838-74

Watercolor of masked figures in period costume on a garden terrace with swans on a pond and autumn trees overhead.

Masquerade

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1868

Pen and wash drawing on blue paper of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross and figures on a ladder and below.

Crucifixion

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, early to mid-18th century

Ink and wash drawing of a mother holding an infant in an armchair, with a girl and standing woman beside her in a room.

The Young Family

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and wash drawing of a mother and two children playing under a large tree, with a tea table in the background.

A Mother and Two Children Playing Blind Man's Bluff

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and wash drawing of a woman with a stick and a child watching ducks by a pond, with trees and hills behind.

Woman and Child by a Duck Pond

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and ink drawing of a child kneeling on a chair reaching toward a white kitten, with a candelabra in the room behind.

Child Climbing a Chair to Reach for a Kitten

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and ink drawing of a toddler in a wicker basket with pillows, raising one hand, with toys and a doll nearby.

Child in a Crib

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and ink drawing of a mother kneeling by a basket as a child stands in a doorway, with a winged angel above.

Mother and Child

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and ink drawing of a girl leaning over a garden fountain with cherub statues while a white cat walks nearby.

The Fountain

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1904

Pen and ink drawing of three girls in a room with a door, coat on a hook, and a doll lying on the floor.

Three Little Girls in a Room Arguing and Spitting

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental cartouche frame with scrolls and writhing monster creatures around a blank center.

Half of a Cartouche with Monsters

Pierre Quentin Chedel, 18th century

Drawing of a pastoral landscape with two large trees, a winding road, travelers, distant hills and birds in the sky.

Landscape

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain, 1730-58

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with a statue in a circular basin, stone urns, and a long tree-lined avenue toward dist

Scenic View of Gardens

Antoine-Claude Fleury, n.d.

Pen drawing of a winged figure beside an eagle and a seated nude freed from broken chains, with distant mountains.

The Release of Prometheus

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Pen drawing of the winged horse Pegasus with a young rider on its back, with German handwritten notes below.

Pegasus and the Young Bellephron

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Loose painted sketch of mossy boulders, a fallen log and a stream bed under green foliage.

Landscape

Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl

Red and grey chalk drawing of a rococo mantel and overmantel with scrolling foliage, candle sconces, and a central cartouche.

Study for a Mantel and Overmantel

Laurent Hubert, ca. 1740-60

Brown ink and wash design for a fireplace with a seated female figure, nude male supports and trophies of arms.

Design for a Mantlepiece

Christian Gottlob Mietzsch, mid-18th-late 18th century

Red chalk drawing of figures playing backgammon at a table within an ornate rococo frame with scrolling foliage.

Game of Backgammon

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1741-88

Pen and ink title page design for Brahms songs with a flute player, a reclining woman, a flowering tree and decorative letter

Design for a Title Page for Sheet Music

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a plumed-hat rider on a rearing horse, with a cloaked standing figure at left.

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg; verso: Various Studies of Stat…

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1628-32

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a bearded older man with eyes turned upward, white highlights on the face.

Head of an Apostle

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Grey pencil study of birds on a branch above sheet music, a flute, flowers and a cloth on a grassy bank.

Study for a Pastoral Scene

Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Colored architectural ground plan of a symmetrical palace with colonnades, a central courtyard, and a formal garden with a po

Architectural Ground Plan

Paul Guillaume Lemoine, n.d.

Watercolor design drawing of a classical table with female caryatid supports, a green urn-shaped central column, and gilded o

Design for a Table

Adrien Louis Marie Cavelier, ealry 19th century

Graphite drawing of a symmetrical ornamental headpiece with a crown, fleurs-de-lis shield, scrollwork and a banner.

Design for the Headpiece of the "Gazette de France"

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Pencil sketches of a winged cherub beside a draped pedestal inside two oval frames, one with lettering above.

Design for a Box-Lid

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a vertical ornamental jewelry design with a bow, flowers, scrolling leaves and a round medallion at the bas

Design for a Piece of Jewelry (Bracelet?)

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1730-50

Pen and gray wash drawing of a reclining nude sea figure with putti and a sea creature in a triangular pediment design.

Design for a Box-Front

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a bearded armored rider on a rearing horse in a landscape.

Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg, Prince of Brabançon (1600-1674)

Anthony van Dyck, 17th century

Sheet of Studies of Heads

Anthony van Dyck, 1615-41

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a large spreading tree and shrubs on a sloping bank above a path.

A Group a Trees

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Chalk drawing of Christ on the cross with arms raised, head bowed, and a draped cloth at the hips, on tan paper.

Christ on the Cross; verso: St. Jerome Reading by Candlelight, and Sketch of Male Torso (?)

Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Chalk study on tan paper of a standing woman in a draped robe and headscarf, with studies of hands beside her.

Study for a Portrait of a Lady

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a curly-haired standing male figure, partly draped, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Study of the Christ Child and the Hand of the Madonna. Verso; Profile of a Man

Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch with wash of robed bearded men and a figure with raised arm, possibly Christ confronting Pharisees.

Christ and the Pharisees (recto); Christ and a Pharisee (verso)

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing with a gnarled tree in the foreground and a farmhouse on the right under open sky.

Landscape with a Gnarled Tree and a Farm

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Drawing of a seated turbaned king beside a canopy bed, with a kneeling veiled woman and a standing attendant in an interior.

David's Promise to Bathsheba

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1642-43