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Woodblock print of a misty lake with white-sailed boats, pine trees, layered hills and a dark mountain under a pink sky.

Clearing Weather at Awazu, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of two swallows beside drooping purple wisteria and green leaves, with calligraphy at upper right.

Swallow and Wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, mid-1840s

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry boat on a rippling river, with a wooden bridge and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Viewing the Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi sekiyō o miru), from…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of sailboats on a calm bay at sunset, with mountains in the distance and willow trees on the shore.

Fishing Boats Returning to Yabase

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Sketch of two women and a man in tricorn hat talking outdoors near trees and a table, drawn in pencil and wash.

Study for "The Suspicious Fair," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Griffin

Martin Schongauer, 1470-91

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin with the infant Christ surrounded by shepherds and an older bearded man.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

The Elephant

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Grey wash drawing of a park with tall poplars, a shaded allée, a seated statue and small figures near a wheelbarrow.

View of a Park

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1757-59

Circular watercolor of a Roman street with a classical temple behind buildings, a large tree, and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of Saturn in the Background

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Flat-colored print of a woman in a blue gown leaning on a green divan beside a floral cushion, Art Nouveau style.

Cushion (Martha Kurzweil Seated on a Divan)

Max Kurzweil, ca. 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of an imaginary palace colonnade with a diagonal staircase, arched balcony, and small walking figu

Architectural Capriccio: A Palace Colonnade

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of groups of walking figures in cloaks and hats across a grey-blue sheet.

Studies of Walking Figures

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen drawing of a decorated ballroom section with columns, arches, chandeliers and two thrones at the center.

Longitudinal Section of a Ballroom Decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a palace facade with arched windows, columns, statues and a central coat of arms.

Façade of Palace decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Grey wash drawing of the Holy Family crossing a bridge with a donkey, accompanied by angels and cherubs overhead.

The Flight into Egypt

Jacques Stella, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, with a bishop, priests, a young girl and angels.

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (recto); Another Design for the Same Composition (verso)

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Watercolor design of a blue urn with gilt bronze mounts, a satyr mask, rope handles and acanthus leaves on a pedestal.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Urn

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Etching of a seated woman with figs on a table, a bowl beside her, and a landscape with trees and a sailboat behind.

Woman with Figs

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Pencil drawing of ruined arched colonnades and vaulted stonework with overgrown plants and a small standing figure.

Architectural Ruins with a View of a Garden; Stage design for "Ballo don Parasol"

Carlo Ferrario, 1845-1907

Engraving of a muscular nude Hercules with a club and lion skin, with small struggling figures in a rocky landscape behind hi

The Great Hercules

Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Watercolor street scene with St. Paul's Cathedral dome rising above rooftops, horses, a cart, and pedestrians in the foregrou

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand

Thomas Girtin, 1795-96

Sepia drawing of Joshua raising his arm toward the sun over a walled city on cliffs, with armies in a valley below.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12-14)

John Martin, ca. 1822

Pencil drawing of boats moored by rocks in the Bay of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius and a city in the distance.

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background

Christen Købke, 1843

Etching of a seated man in a bowler hat with folded arms, with a small sketch of a hanging figure in the upper left corner.

Portrait of Guillaumin with a Hanging Man

Paul Cézanne, 1873

Sepia print of a stormy mountain lake with sailboats, lightning in the sky, and figures beside a cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun, Swiss, part III, plate 15 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Bust of an Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap

Jan Lievens, ca. 1631

Engraving of a crowned woman in flowing robes holding a lit lamp, standing on a mound, by Martin Schongauer.

The Second Wise Virgin

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling man gesturing toward a seated king in a chair before a curtain.

Uriah before King David

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky waterfall with pine trees and mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Labro Falls

Thomas Fearnley, 1824-42