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Charcoal and white chalk study of a male nude with praying hands and flowing drapery on grey paper.

Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk study of a bearded standing male figure with a draped white cloth on grey paper.

Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on toned paper, showing folded cloth falling from an upper edge.

Drapery Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Par…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Pencil studies on a mounted sheet: praying hands, a nude male torso, and two hooded friars, one with a halo.

a. Study for Clovis (middle register); b. Study for Clovis (middle register); c. St. Dominic and another Friar, after…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on grey paper showing folds of cloth falling from an unseen figure.

Drapery Study for Figure Holding Crown (middle register); study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Saint…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk study of a robed standing figure with raised arms and a staff, drawn on grey paper.

Study for Saint Remi (middle register); verso: Study for Remi's Raised Arm (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on grey paper of two drapery studies, one with a hand gripping the fabric.

Drapery Study for Saint Remi (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde,…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Gray paper with red chalk hand study, black chalk hand gripping cloth, and large drapery study for a figure.

a. Hand of Saint Remi; b. Hand of Saint Remi; c. Drapery Study for Acolyte Holding Book (middle register); (studies f…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in heavy draped cloth, head and upper body sketched lightly on pale paper.

Drapery Study for Sainte Clotilde (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clot…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk and white highlight study of a kneeling robed figure with arms outstretched, plus two hand studies above, on grey p

Sainte Clotilde (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Acolyte with Open Book (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black chalk study of a standing draped soldier holding a spear and shield, with white highlights on tan paper.

Soldier (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on gray paper showing folded cloth draped over a shoulder.

Drapery Study for Soldier (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed standing man gazing upward with one arm outstretched on toned paper.

Saint Remi (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

a. Hands of Saint Remi (lower register); b. Head of Saint Clotilde (upper register); c. Head of Saint Clotilde (lower…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk study on grey paper of two kneeling bishops in draped robes, with haloed heads and white highlights.

Two Bishops (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Drawing of a seated bishop in a draped robe, sketched in graphite and white chalk on grey paper.

Bishop (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a seated, cloaked figure on grey paper.

Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Chalk drawing on gray paper of a kneeling bishop seen from behind, with a flowing robe and red-lined vestment.

Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register); verso: Sketch of a sleeve; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red and white chalk study of a kneeling cleric raising one hand and gazing upward, holding a book, on grey paper.

Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Drapery study in black chalk and white highlights on gray paper, showing a monk's robe folding in long vertical folds.

Drapery Study for a Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pari…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Monk (lower register); verso: Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register); (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a cleric's sleeve and hand holding a book on blue-gray paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing cleric in a flowing robe, studied on grey paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register); verso: Sleeve of a Cleric; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black chalk study of a standing cleric in a long robe pointing left, with a small figure sketched at lower right.

Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858); black ch…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a pink dress and white hat with a red parasol, inside a blue-framed streetcar scene.

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The Huntington Avenue Streetcar

Maurice Prendergast, 1895

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a robed cleric with outstretched arms, with a separate study of a hand above.

Cleric with Raised Arms (lower register?; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pari…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black and white chalk drawing of a robed cleric with hands joined in prayer, seen from behind on grey paper.

Cleric with Joined Hands (lower register?); verso: (same figure); (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk and white highlight drapery study of a figure with faint graphite sketches of a soldier behind it.

Drapery Study for Sainte-Clotilde (upper register); verso: Standing Soldier; (studies for wall paintings in the Chape…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk drapery study of two standing robed figures, one holding a book, on a pale sheet of paper.

Drapery Study for Sainte-Clotilde (upper register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Cloti…

Isidore Pils, 1830-75

Angel (upper register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated bearded man, bare to the waist, leaning on draped cloth on grey paper.

Seated Bearded Man, Nude to the Waist (Jupiter Seated)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Watercolor of ruined Tuileries Palace colonnade and facade framing a view of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.

Ruins of the Tuileries Palace

Isidore Pils, 1871

Pencil study sheet showing a walking cart horse, a horse-drawn cart, and several bending and walking soldiers.

Studies of Soldiers and Cart Horses

Isidore Pils, 1830-75

Graphite sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, smoking a pipe while resting his arms on a ledge.

Portrait of Théodore Ballu

Isidore Pils, 1842

Pencil sketch of a standing peasant man in a long coat and hat, hands at his waist, on lined paper.

Peasant

Camille Pissarro, second half 19th century

Pencil sketch of a village church spire rising above trees and rooftops, with fields and hills in the distance.

The Church at Eragny

Camille Pissarro, ca. 1894-95

Pencil sketch of a road leading to a spired church, with bare trees, a low wall and handwritten color notes.

All Saints Church, Upper Norwood seen from the north side of Beulah Hill

Camille Pissarro, second half 19th century

Pastel drawing of two women with buckets talking on a garden path beside a hedge and a brick cottage.

Two Women in a Garden

Camille Pissarro, 1888

Red and black chalk studies on toned paper of a bearded man looking upward, raised hands, and a draped standing figure.

Studies for "The Conversion of the Jailer before Saint Paul and Silas"

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, 1666

Brown ink wash drawing of a violinist beside a seated figure, with sketched studies of heads along the bottom edge.

Paganini Playing and Studies of Heads

Henri-Louis-Hippolyte Poterlet, 1820-35

Brown ink drawing of a cinerary urn design with a blank cartouche, eagles, roosters and a mask among fruit garlands.

Cinerary Urn, after the Antique

Nicolas Poussin, 17th-19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a sorcerer on a winged beast seizing a lady from a rearing horse beside a tree.

The Sorcerer Atlante Abducting Pinabello's Lady (Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, canto II, 38)

Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1635-38

Manet on His Deathbed

Pierre-Ernest Prins, ca. 1883

Pen and ink drawing of sleeping figures on a shore under a large tree, with a setting sun over the sea.

Sleep: sketch for the painting, now in the museum at Lille

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1840-98

Charcoal study of a reclining nude man, a horse head, a rearing horse, and a draped female figure on toned paper.

Sketch for War, painting in the Museum of Picardy at Amiens

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1861

Pencil and watercolor sketch of nude bathers beside a tree in a forest clearing, with a seated figure in red drapery.

Bathers

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1864

Graphite study of a nude male figure with hand raised to chin, drawn over a blue grid on tan paper.

Study for Geometry in "The Sorbonne"

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1886-87

Graphite study of a nude seated figure, head bowed and arms around the knees, drawn over a squared grid on tan paper.

Seated Figure: Study for "A Vision of Antiquity"

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883-85

Graphite sketch of a standing woman in classical drapery holding a vessel, with a tree trunk behind her, on tan paper.

A Muse of Poetry

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 19th century

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister with robed figures, cypresses under a crescent moon, and a blue painted nativity pa

Christian Inspiration

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883-86

Pen and ink sketch of figures unloading cargo beside sailing ships with masts, on tan paper.

Figures Unloading Cargo from Sailing Vessels

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a squadron of lancers on horseback advancing under a cloudy sky, pennants raised.

Squadron of Lancers

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 19th century

Pen and watercolor sketch of soldiers marching across an open plain toward distant hills, with mounted officers behind them.

Prise de Constantine

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, ca. 1838

Pencil and watercolor sheet of soldiers in shakos and greatcoats with uniform detail studies and handwritten French notes.

Uniforms of the civil guard in Courtray, Belgium

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1832

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister courtyard with a central fountain, obelisk, garden beds, and two robed figures.

Cloister of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1777-79

Pastel drawing of a young woman with bowed head holding a dark muff, wearing a grey bodice and pleated orange skirt.

Young Woman with a Muff

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1860-1919

Boy with an Egg, Girl with a Hen, and a Watching Woman

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Charcoal drawing of an executioner in a turban raising a severed head, with draped robes and white chalk highlights on grey p

Executioner Holding Up a Severed Head

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Loose watercolor and pencil studies of landscape, trees and plant forms in orange, yellow and blue on pale paper.

Studies of Landscape, Trees, and Exotic Fruit

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1885

A Girl Reading (with a Sketch of Seated Woman)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, n.d.

Charcoal study on grey paper of a seated man turning his head, with detailed arms and hands in the foreground.

David With the Head of Goliath (recto); Study of Lower Leg and Right Foot (verso)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Charcoal drawing of a pensive young boy with his hand at his chin and a staff behind his shoulder, on toned paper.

Boy With a Staff

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Black chalk drawing of a young girl with lowered eyes and a hen perched on her shoulder, with white highlights.

Girl with a Hen

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Red chalk drawing of a ruined vaulted hall with arches, brick walls, and small figures among the fragments.

The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1777

Sketch of a seated hooded monk in a long robe reading an open book against a dark brown background.

Seated Carthusian Holding an Open Book

Jean Restout le jeune, 1711

Brown wash drawing of a classical interior with a robed woman at an altar, smoke rising, attendants and a seated goddess stat

Dido's Sacrifice to Juno

Jean Bernard Restout, ca. 1772-74

Head of a Bearded Man

Jean Restout le jeune, ca. 1750

Black chalk and white heightening drawing of a seated male nude with one arm outstretched, on tan paper.

Seated Male Nude

Jean Restout le jeune, ca. 1740

Grey chalk drawing of robed clergy and kneeling mourners at a funeral procession before a church entrance.

Funeral of François Duplessis de Mornay

Jean Restout le jeune, n.d.

Watercolor and ink drawing of tree trunks and foliage beside a pale blue pond with distant trees.

Trees Beside a Pond

Louis-Antoine-Léon Riesener, 1853-78

Grey chalk drawing of a bare tree, a hooded figure and two birds in a rural landscape under a cloudy sky.

Copy of a painting entitled "L'Automne," by J.F. Millet

Alfred-Ernest Robaut, n.d.

Watercolor of a stone prison gate with a guard, visitors in white dresses, and onlookers on a balcony above.

Visitors leaving a prison

Hubert Robert, 1794-95

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted colonnade with a seated statue, fallen column drums, and small figures on steps.

Figures in a Colonnade

Hubert Robert, ca. 1780

Watercolor drawing of a Roman temple, equestrian statue, tall column and washerwomen by water with a dog in front.

Architectural Capriccio with Roman Monuments and Washerwomen

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of women beside stone ruins under a large leaning tree in a sketched landscape.

Young Women in a Landscape with Architectural Fragments

Hubert Robert, ca. 1773

Red chalk drawing of a classical villa courtyard with caryatids, balustrades, arched doorways and small seated figures among

The Nymphaeum of the Villa di Papa Giulio, Rome

Hubert Robert, ca. 1761

Red chalk drawing of figures in a tall arched architectural niche with pilasters, steps, and a distant landscape.

Figures in One of Michelangelo's Niches on the Apse of St. Peter's, Rome

Hubert Robert, ca. 1763

Red chalk drawing of figures on steps before a large classical arcade with vaulted ceilings and columns.

Figures in a Roman Arcade

Hubert Robert, 1763

Red chalk drawing of a seated artist sketching while a woman stands nearby and a young girl stands at right.

Artist Sketching a Young Girl

Hubert Robert, ca. 1773

Red chalk drawing of two young men drawing at a table in a studio, watched by an older woman, with framed sketches on the wal

Young Artists in the Studio

Hubert Robert, ca.1763-65

Red chalk drawing of umbrella pines, a cypress, a villa and small figures with animals in a garden landscape.

Gardens of the Villa Pamphili, Rome

Hubert Robert, 18th Century

Brown wash drawing of a ruined gallery with columns, a vaulted arch, and light falling through a broken opening.

Washerwomen in a Ruined Gallery

Hubert Robert, ca. 1760

Red chalk drawing of a large curlew with a long curved bill, with smaller curlews, a duck, reeds and flying birds behind.

Curlews and Ducks

Nicolas Robert, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of three parrots perched on a bare tree stump against a faint landscape background.

Three Parrots

Nicolas Robert, ca. 1675

Watercolor of a woman in a feathered hat with three children gathered beside her against a wooded landscape.

Lady Smith and Her Children

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1800-1872

Graphite sketch of a reclining woman resting her head on her arm, with loose hatching around her draped figure.

The Abandoned

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1902

Loose pencil sketch of a standing nude woman with raised arms, drawn on tan paper.

Figure Disrobing

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a woman with clasped hands beneath her chin, with a smaller face sketch at upper right.

Hanako

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1906-1907

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude young woman bending forward, head turned toward the viewer, by Auguste Rodin.

Young Girl Kneeling

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure seated with bowed head and arms resting on raised knee, signed Auguste Rodin.

Sketch for Figure on Whistler Monument

Auguste Rodin, 1905

Loose graphite and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman with flowing dark hair and a wreath, in grey and ochre washes.

Nero

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Rodin drawing of a seated female nude seen from behind, with graphite lines and warm watercolor washes on paper.

Seated female nude

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Watercolor and graphite drawing of a nude figure crouched on hands and knees with bowed head, on a pale blue ground.

Nude Figure on Hands and Knees (Executioner)

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Watercolor and graphite drawing of a nude female torso shaped like a vase, with a dark grey wash on the right.

Origin of the Greek Vase

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910