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Pen and wash drawing of a dove at centre surrounded by a flower garland held up by winged infant angels.

The Holy Spirit Surrounded by a Wreath of Flowers Held up by Infant Angels

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1632-98

Brown ink and wash drawing of Hector embracing Andromache as a nurse holds a frightened infant in a colonnaded hall.

Hector taking leave of Andromache: the Fright of Astyanax

Benjamin West, 1766

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large gnarled tree with twisting trunk and dense foliage on tan paper.

A Large Tree

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Red chalk drawing of the Annunciation: an angel and draped Virgin with a dove and clouds above.

The Annunciation

Camillo Procaccini, 1616-18

Brown ink and wash drawing of two men, one in a turban and draped robe, the other bearded and leaning toward him.

Two Men Seen Three- Quarter Length

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Brown wash sketch of a woman seated on a scallop shell, twisting with billowing drapery and hair swirling around her.

Studies of a Reclined Woman on a Seashell, for the Triumph of Galatea (recto and verso)

Paolo de Matteis, ca. 1692

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude men in twisting poses with studies of arms and legs, by Paolo Pagani.

Studies of Three Naked Men, a Right Arm and a Nude Figure Supported by Another (recto); Studies of a Figure with Left…

Paolo Pagani, 1700-1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling old man seen from behind, bending forward toward the upper left.

Old Man Kneeling Facing Upper Left

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Architectural cross-section drawing of a tiered theater interior with a central royal box, draped curtains and a decorated va

Transverse Section of the Small Theater in the Palace of Caserta with a View Towards the Royal Box

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin mourning the dead Christ across her lap, with a cross and ladder behind them.

The Virgin Lamenting over the Dead Christ

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated woman nursing an infant, a praying man in a hat, a palm tree, and a donkey at sunset.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

William Blake, 1806

Watercolor of an old timber mill with a wooden waterwheel beside a river, with two fishermen on the bank.

Riverside Scene (Old Mill)

Peter De Wint, 1805-10 (?)

Pen and wash drawing of a robed deacon led by armed men through an arched architectural space toward martyrdom.

A Deacon Led to Martyrdom

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1575-1640

Watercolor of a busy Venice canal with market boats, gondolas and the Rialto Bridge in the background.

The orange market, with the Rialto Bridge beyond, Venice

James Holland, 1867

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of an elderly bald man with a beard, turned three-quarters, with an inscription below.

Portrait of a Man: Francesco Albani ?

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Pen and gray wash drawing of Jupiter with an eagle and putti among clouds within an oval composition.

Jupiter with his Eagle (recto)

Francesco Solimena, 1657-1747

Night festival drawing with a glowing star-topped obelisk, crowds dancing, carriages and horsemen along a tree-lined avenue.

Design for the Engraving "Réjouissances du Peuple . . . à Reims le 27 aout 1765"

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1767

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a group of reclining nude women, with curly hair, overlapping in a tangle of bodies.

Group of Six Reclining Nude Women (Nymphs Bathing) (recto); Sketch of a Leg (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing soldier in doublet and breeches holding a tall halberd upright.

Soldier with Halberd

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade, reclining muses, a harp player, a lion and a flying figure in clouds.

Temple of the Muses

Charles Monnet, ca. 1777

Watercolor of a castle on a steep rocky headland above the sea, with small figures on the shore and cloudy sky.

Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland

Thomas Girtin, 1796-97

Pen and wash drawing of studies for a circular composition of bathing nymphs around a central figure, with reclining figures.

Studies for a Circular Composition of Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing (recto); Studies for the Same Composition (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Colorful fireworks burst over a suspension bridge at night, with steamboats and sailing ships on the river below.

The Grand Display of Fireworks and Illuminations at the Opening of the Great Suspension Bridge between New York and B…

Currier & Ives, 1883

Watercolor ceiling study with three mythological scenes, a central roundel, and pale blue and green ornamental panels with go

Study for a Ceiling

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, ca. 1780-1800

Pen drawing in cutaway perspective of a Venetian palace with a gondola on the canal and figures in the courtyard.

Perspectival Cross-Section of a Venetian Palace

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1830-79

Pencil sketch of a seated figure and a standing figure beside a table, loosely drawn in light grey lines.

Study of two figures: one seated, the other standing (recto). Study of a head looking upwards (verso)

George Romney, ca. 1777

Brown ink and wash costume design of a horned demon figure with an outstretched arm, beside a crowned devil head.

Costume Design for a Demon (Señor Remon), for a performance held during the celebration of the wedding of Marie-Louis…

Charles de La Traverse, ca. 1764

Pen and wash drawing of three rococo cartouche frames on pedestals decorated with cherubs, garlands and laurel, with a small

Design for Festival Decorations on the Bases of Piers

Carlo Marchionni, 1702-86

Etching of a plumed falconer on horseback beside a tree, with a hawk on his arm and two riders in the distance.

The Falconer

Jacques Callot, 1617

Drawing of a ceiling design with cherubs holding scales and a sword above reclining figures in a painted frame.

Design for a ceiling with an allegory of Justice

Hendrik-Frans Verbruggen, n.d.