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Ink and wash drawing of a rowdy party with dancing men, fallen figures, women watching, and trumpeters in a Gothic-windowed r

A Rowdy Party

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1845

Pen and watercolor drawing of a tree-lined country road with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and a cloudy sky.

The Amstelveen Road from Amsterdam towards Amstelveen

Johann Edler Goll van Franckenstein, mid-18th-late 18th century

Red chalk drawing of an allegorical woman with a unicorn and a putto beside her on toned paper.

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Putto (recto); Study of a Nude Boy (verso)

Baldassare Franceschini, 1642

Red chalk drawing of a crowned woman with a unicorn and two putti in an arched niche.

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Two Putti (recto); Study of the Same Figures (verso)

Baldassare Franceschini, 1642

Red chalk drawing of an ornate catafalque with scrolled volutes, draped swags and a crowning finial under a sketched arch.

Design for a Catafalque (recto); Female Saint Kneeling on Clouds under an Arch, and a Design for the Pinnacle of the…

Baldassare Franceschini, ca. 1669

Red chalk sketch of a kneeling youth in armour, leaning forward with curly hair and one hand on his chest.

Kneeling Youth in Armour

Baldassare Franceschini, 1611-89

Red chalk drawing of three arched niches with columns, draped canopies, and tomb-like catafalque designs under clouds and a f

Design for a Catafalgue Used on the Occasion of the Canonization of Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Florence, 1669

Baldassare Franceschini, 1669

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded saint in robes holding a panel of the Virgin and Child in an arched niche.

Saint Luke Holding a Painting of the Virgin and Child

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1648-1729

Brown wash drawing of a curly-haired winged angel leaning forward with arms resting on a closed tablet or book.

Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book

Marcantonio Franceschini, ca. 1690-95

Graphite sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a ridge with a small ruined tower under a pale sky.

Cliffs of Malbec at Mont-Dore, the Auvergne

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1830

Two Studies of a Woman in Peasant Costume

Alexandr Andreevic Ivanov, 19th century

Pen and red chalk drawing of the Holy Family in an interior, with the Christ child holding a cross beside Mary and Joseph.

Holy Family in an Interior

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Circular pen and ink drawing of a stoning scene with a man throwing stones at seated elders before a walled city.

The Stoning of the Elders

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th century

Portrait of John Poyntz

Hans Holbein the Younger, early 16th century

Grey wash drawing of men handling sacks and barrels among horses and tents on a quayside.

Figures at a Quayside

Johannes Lingelbach, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a herdsman leading a donkey past sheep resting beneath a large tree.

A Herdsman with a Donkey

Jacob Van Der Does, 1658

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Virgin and Child enthroned with saints, one a bishop with a crosier.

The Virgin and Child with Saints

Girolamo da Treviso, 1498-1544

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint John Nepomuk kneeling in a niche with an angel above and a crucifix at left.

Saint John Nepomuk Praying

Georg Anton Urlaub, 1720-59

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation in a lunette, with the dove of the Holy Spirit radiating light between columns and fig

The Annunciation

Martin Fréminet, ca. 1610-15

Brown ink drawing of a musketeer seen from behind, walking with a musket over his shoulder and a tall hat.

A Walking Musketeer, seen from behind

Anthonie Palamedesz, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Lawrence beside a grill, with a putto holding a palm frond and cherubs in a tree.

Saint Lawrence Standing and Holding the Grill, Instrument of His Martyrdom

Marcantonio Franceschini, ca. 1715

Brown wash drawing of a mythological birth scene with a seated woman, an infant, cherubs, satyrs and nymphs in a wooded lands

The Birth of Adonis

Marcantonio Franceschini, ca. 1684

Drawing of a seated woman with a unicorn in a shell niche, with a putto and attendant on clouds below.

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1688-89

Red chalk drawing of five nude putti playing with a goat on a pale sheet.

Five Putti Playing with a Goat (Bacchanalia)

Carlo Cignani, ca. 1690-95

Brown and white drawing of a young woman with lowered eyes wearing a folded headscarf, by Carlo Cignani.

Head of a Young Woman in Three-Quarter View Facing Left

Carlo Cignani, 1670-1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of an allegorical seated woman with mirror, putti on clouds, and a kneeling attendant in a shell n

Allegorical Figure of Faith

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1648-1729

Brown wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman holding a flaming heart, with an infant, cherubs and clouds under a radiatin

Allegorical Figure of Charity

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1688-89

Pen and ink sketches of a kneeling draped woman, a standing bearded man, a seated figure in a niche, and a small child on pin

Sketches of Figures of the Virgin Kneeling, Saint Peter Standing, Seated Allegorical Figures of Faith and Charity, an…

Francesco di Simone Ferrucci, 1487-88

Pink-toned drawing of a winged angel and a putto holding a looping ribbon banderole, with white highlights on drapery.

Putto and Angel Holding a Banderole

Antonio Franchi, 1706

Reddish-brown wash drawing of a winged angel holding a long pale banderole among clouds.

Angel Holding a Banderole

Antonio Franchi, 1706

Pen and ink sketches of Cain killing Abel beside an altar, with standing women, a hand, and a seated child.

Figure Studies: Three Sketches of Cain Killing Abel, with an Altar of Sacrifice at Center, Two Standing Women, a Hand…

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bull's head and forequarters with curved horns and hatched shading.

Head and Front Quarters of a Bull

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Red chalk drawing of a standing male nude with hands behind his back, muscular torso and head turned to the side.

Standing Male Nude with Hands behind Back

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Pen and wash drawing of a flying draped female figure pointing toward clouds, beside a seated bearded man reading a book.

Allegory with a Flying Victory and a Seated Bearded Man with a Book

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Red chalk drawing of a youth with an outstretched arm and bowed head, sketched on pale laid paper.

Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed Head (recto); Two Women, One Holding a Vase, the Other a…

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1554-61

Pen and wash drawing of three allegorical figures in a circular roundel, including a nude man and a kneeling putto among clou

Three Allegorical Figures in a Roundel

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Pen and ink sketch of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child, with drapery studies and two small heads at upper right.

Standing Virgin with Child, Two Heads at Upper Right (recto); Sketch of Steps (verso)

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1530

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man tied to a cross, with studies of a child's head and an ear in the corners.

The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Pen and ink drawing of a muscular nude man bound to a cross, head turned sideways, with a draped loincloth.

The Penitent Thief on the Cross

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Pen drawing of a frontal male figure in Egyptian headdress and kilt, with Italian handwritten notes below.

Roman Telamones in the Egyptian Style

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1510-61

Red chalk drawing of a nude flying putto with raised arms supporting a crown above his head.

Flying Putto Supporting a Crown

Anton Domenico Gabbiani, 1652-1726

Pen and ink design for a ceiling with mythological figures, a winged horse, cherubs and an armored warrior around an open cen

Design for a Ceiling Decoration: A Gathering of Mythological Figures (recto); Dancing Satyr and Two Seated Figures (v…

Anton Domenico Gabbiani, 1652-1726

Pen and gray wash drawing of Bacchus and Ceres with putti, a bearded sea deity, an amphora, and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres Attended by Putti and a Marine Deity

Sebastiano Galeotti, 1676-1741/46

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior pointing as a kneeling woman reaches toward him beneath a draped canopy, with a city

Hector's Farewell to Andromache and Astyanax

Sebastiano Galeotti, 1676-1741/46

Brown wash drawing of a domed rotunda on a hill, a striped tent, armored soldiers and horsemen in a mountain landscape.

Alexander in His Tent (?)

Antonio Gandini, 1602-30

Brown wash drawing of a mythological scene with warriors on horseback, a serpent, towers, and ships on a rocky coast.

Mythological Scene

Antonio Gandini, 1602-30

Chalk drawing of a helmeted warrior and seated woman while a painter at an easel gestures toward them in a studio.

Alexander the Great Offering His Concubine Campaspe to the Painter Apelles

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1793-97

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded haloed saint standing barefoot with a palm frond and book beside a building.

A Martyr Saint Reading

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family: a seated Virgin with a book, the infant Christ, and Saint Joseph with a staff.

The Holy Family

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Graphite drawing of mourners around a reclining body on a bed in a classical room, with a standing man gesturing.

The Royal Family of Troy Mourning the Death of Hector

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Night drawing of a crowded city square with fireworks, an illuminated monument, a horse carriage and townhouses.

City Square with Fireworks

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1796

Graphite sketch of a cloaked rider on a rearing horse with a raised spear above a rocky chasm.

Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Brown wash drawing of a saint raising a chalice beneath an angel, with kneeling and reclining figures below.

Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint James of the March, and Saint Didacus

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Charcoal drawing of a seated prophet in draped robes, with angelic heads and a raised arm above among clouds.

Seated Prophet

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1779

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a helmeted warrior in scale armor holding a sword and round shield, gazing upward.

Joshua

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1779

Pen and wash drawing of a draped woman with a celestial globe and winged putto within an ornate scrolled frame.

Vignette with an Allegorical Figure of Astronomy

Mauro Gandolfi, ca. 1798

Pen and wash drawing of a veiled female saint in half figure, gazing upward beneath rays of light and a scrolled frame.

Half Figure of a Female Saint

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-81

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude stretched across rocky ground, with soft hatched shading.

Reclining Male Nude (recto); Seated Male Nude (verso)

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-81

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with curly hair, resting on rocks, turning his head to one side.

Seated Male Nude

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-81

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling saint beside an executioner with a sword, with angels in clouds above.

Decapitation of Saint James the Greater

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-81

Pen and wash drawing of a young girl praying toward angels in clouds beside temple steps and columns.

The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-81

Brown wash drawing of Christ in glory above four saints gazing upward, with angels in an arched composition.

Christ in Glory with Saint Lawrence, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and Saint Eligius

Ubaldo Gandolfi, ca. 1766

Pen and brown ink sketch of a mounted figure in the clouds above a crowd on steps in a classical setting.

Unidentified Subject: Scene of Martyrdom ?

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and ink sketch of a standing draped female figure with a tilted head and flowing folds of cloth.

Standing Draped Female Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a standing man holding a staff, with rough architecture behind.

Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Paul

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch sheet with seated figures, a child, and two flying draped figures in loose studies.

Studies of a Group of Seated Figures and of a Flying Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown wash sketch of a reclining river god with a goat head, beside a heraldic shield and emblem studies.

Reclining River God, a Goat's Head, and Studies of Heraldic Emblems (recto); Cavalier Standing on a Globe Supported b…

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch of several bending and standing male figures in loose drapery, with faint pencil studies behind.

Standing Figure and Figures Bending Over

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown ink sketch of two nude male figures, one seated and bowed, one reclining with raised arm.

Two Nude Male Figures, One Seated and One Reclining

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown wash drawing of Abraham raising a sword over Isaac on an altar as an angel intervenes, with a ram and tree at r

Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown wash drawing of God the Father appearing in clouds above a kneeling man in a rocky landscape with trees.

God the Father Appearing to a Kneeling Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch with grey wash of a nude woman riding on the back of a triton with a curling fish tail.

Nude Female Riding on a Triton's Back

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

The Baptism of Christ (recto); Kneeling Figure (?) in a Landscape (verso)

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crouching man and a standing man on a rocky ground, with loose wash shading.

A Crouching Man Defecating and a Standing Man Urinating

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Loose brown ink sketch of a charioteer leaning forward while driving a horse-drawn chariot across a pale sheet.

Charioteer

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown ink sketch of a striding male figure with one arm outstretched, with faint ornament below.

Male Figure Running (recto); Three Pen Studies of Male Heads (verso)

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Two Standing Men

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown ink figure studies of four men, two standing and two seated, one with an arm raised, on a light sheet.

Figure Studies: Two Standing and Two Seated Men

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing nude putto beside a sketch of a helmeted head.

Standing Nude Putto and Study of a Helmeted Head

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure receiving an object from a smaller turbaned figure beside him.

Seated Figure Receiving an Object Presented by a Smaller Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Brown ink and wash study of three robed figures above and a saddled horse with a small figure below.

Sheet of Studies: Three Figures Above, Studies of Horses Below

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and wash study of a saddled horse above, with a standing man and a reclining man sketched in brown wash below.

Sheet of Studies: A Horse Above, a Seated Man and a Reclining Man Below

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Brown ink and wash drawing of women finding a child on a riverbank beneath a tree, with a distant hilltop town.

The Finding of Moses

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Black chalk drawing of a reclining male nude seen from behind, resting on an urn, with one arm raised, on grey paper.

Reclining River God

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Red and white chalk study on blue paper showing female heads, hands with a bracelet, and two sketched doves.

Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Brown ink drawing of a bishop before a kneeling man under arches, with cherubs above and onlookers around.

Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods

Luigi Garzi, 1696-97

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman on clouds holding a chalice and a cross, with a cherub below.

Allegorical Figure of Faith

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1672

Ink and grey wash drawing of Christ offering the host to a kneeling veiled abbess, surrounded by angels and putti on clouds.

Christ Giving the Host to a Holy Abbess

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1690

Pen and wash drawing of the Immaculate Conception with God above in light rays, Mary on a globe, and saints among clouds.

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Pen and wash drawing of Christ giving the host to a kneeling abbess, surrounded by putti and angels on clouds.

Christ Giving the Host to a Holy Abbess (after Gaulli)

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman looking up at a winged figure holding a medallion, with a putto studying archite

Allegorical Homage to an Architect (?)

Alessandro Gherardini, 1655-1723

Pen and wash drawing of two winged cherubs on clouds flanking a blank frame under an arch, with handwritten inscription below

Angels Supporting a Frame

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Luigi Vanvitelli

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Pen and ink drawing of a man in period dress reading a book beside ancient ruins and a pyramid monument.

Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1744-51

Grey ink wash caricature of a standing man in a pointed hat and cloak, inscribed L'Abbate Folinghi celebre Poeta.

A Caricature of L'Abbate Folinghi

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755