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Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor sketch of a sunlit golden hill with a small temple outline on top, above a pale blue sea.

Sketchbook of Greek and Near East Subjects

Mary Newbold Sargent, 1904

Brown ink and wash study of a bearded nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning against a pillar.

Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West, 1788

Engraving of a preacher with outstretched arms addressing kneeling women and standing men in a stone church interior.

The Wept of the Wish-Ton-Wish

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Pastel portrait of a woman with pearl-decorated hair, blue-green silk gown, lace collar and a pink rose at her neckline.

Elizabeth Green (Mrs. Ebenezer Storer II)

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Charcoal drawing of dark trees and shrubs beside a grassy field under a cloudy sky, signed Harpignies 1911.

The Pond at Les Luneaux, Allier

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Pencil study of a standing female nude with loosely sketched drapery over the shoulder, on tan paper.

Study of a Nude with Drapery

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1908

Caricature of a Man Carrying a Stick, Standing in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Skull in Profile

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1538

Ink and wash drawing of a figure seen from behind in a voluminous gown and tricorn hat, within an octagonal border.

Caricature of a Person in a Voluminous Gown, Seen from Behind

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cap beside a raised hand and a crumpled pillow, by Albrecht Dürer, 1493.

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso)

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right

Veronese School, mid-15th century

Woodblock print of a lakeside harbor town with moored boats, pedestrians on the quay, and mountains across the water.

Otsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Hand-colored print of two red-shouldered hawks on a tree branch with leaves and Spanish moss.

Red Shouldered Hawk (No. 12)

John James Audubon, 1829

Hand-colored print of a goshawk in flight and two perched hawks in a marsh landscape with grasses and hills.

Goshawk, Stanley Hawk (No. 29)

John James Audubon, 1830

Woodblock print of a lake at Hakone with pine trees, houses, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance under a blue sky.

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sa…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a palace gate with a tiled roof and a procession of robed figures and attendants in the foreground.

Kyoto: Dairi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Hand-colored print of two dark hawks, one perched on a branch and one diving with spread wings, by Audubon, 1830.

Black Warrior (No. 18)

John James Audubon, 1830

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern and the other an umbrella, by Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800.

“Geisha” from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tōsei bijin san’yū: Geigi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hairpins holding a scroll and brush, wearing a blossom-patterned kimono.

“Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya,” from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Ukiyo-e print of courtesans in kimono and hair ornaments in a wooden interior with latticed windows and a river view.

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a green hillside, with pack horses and travelers on a path in the foreground.

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1831-32

Woodblock print of a courtesan with gold hair ornaments, wearing a kimono and a green crane-patterned robe, with calligraphy

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel in Yoshiwara (Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi, Yoshino, Tatsuta)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793-94

Japanese woodblock print of a lacquer box, metal kettle, red tray and pine sprigs arranged on a wooden stand, with calligraph

Wine-Set for the New Year Ceremony

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a waterfall beside a rocky green cliff, a temple building, and figures carrying baskets along a path.

The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various…

Katsushika Hokusai

Architectural drawing of a dining room with rococo plasterwork, a mythological ceiling painting, and wall elevations in grey

Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Woodblock print of a robed figure facing a large moon and a wall of orange flames, with small figures in the lower right.

Moon in the Flame from the Series One Hundred Images of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata-enchūgetsu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, February, 1886

Pencil design of Mars and Venus with Cupid in an oval medallion, flanked by cherubs and sphinxes, with ornamental scrolls.

Design for the painting, Mars, Venus & Cupid for the Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48