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Pen and brown ink drawing of a blank oval cartouche framed by palm fronds and curling scrolls.

Two Variants for a Cartouche with Palm Leave Decoration

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Graphite sketch of symmetrical rocaille scrollwork forming an ornamental cartouche on torn tan paper.

Design for a Rocaille Cartouche

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design sketch of an ornate rococo scrolled frame with foliage and a carved mask, on pale paper.

Design for the Frame of a Mirror or Fire Screen (recto); Various Sketches (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown wash drawing of a satyr and satyress lifting a tall vase on a scrolled pedestal.

Design for a Statue consisting of a Satyr and Satyress Lifting a Vase

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design sheet with a rococo shell frieze above two angled corner ornaments of scrolls and foliage.

Designs for the Decoration of a Frieze and Corner Motifs (recto); Design for Two Frames Decorated with Volutes, Garla…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink sketch of an ornamental frieze with scrolling acanthus leaves and a fan-shaped palmette on paper.

Design for a Frieze Decorated With a Palmette and Tendrils (recto); Two Designs for a Rosette (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate vase with scrolled handles and a hanging festoon garland.

Design for a Vase with Handles, Decorated with a Festoon

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate two-handled urn with acanthus scrolls, egg-and-tongue band, and fluted body on a pedestal.

Design for a Two-Handled Urn with Acanthus, Shell, and Egg-and-Tongue Motif

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink drawing of Baroque scrollwork ornament with urn and baluster details on a sheet with construction lines.

Design for the Crowning Decorations of a Gate (recto); Sketches of Stone Blocks with Measurements (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental panel with acanthus scrolls, a floral motif and part of an oval medallion.

Left Side of a Panel Decorated with Acanthus Scrolls and an Oval Medallion

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental pedestal with scroll brackets and a central framed cartouche panel.

Design for a Pedestal (recto); Design for the Plan of a Monument (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate lectern with scrolling volutes, floral garlands, and a curved base.

Design for a Lectern (recto); Design for a Cartouche (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate niche fountain with flanking terms, putti, and a shell-shaped crown above a tiered basin.

Design for a Fountain in a Niche flanked by Terms

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative lidded urn with scrolled handles and a flower garland, with a smaller vase design at low

Two Designs for Vases (recto); Design for Candle Stick (?) (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate lidded vase with scrolling handles and foliate decoration on a pedestal base.

Design for a Vase with a Cross-section of its Neck (recto); Design for a Vase with studies of a Muscular Nude Male Fi…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dolphin-entwined vessel base with scrolling waves and sea forms on pale paper.

Design for the Base of a Vessel with Three Dolphins

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown wash drawing of a vessel base supported by two crouching satyr figures with raised arms.

Design for the Base of a Vessel with Two Satyrs

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and grey wash drawing of an oval basin supported by two male sirens with scrolling tails.

Table or Basin Supported by Male Sirens (recto); Sketch for the same subject (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design of a lion's head flanked by two putti on scrolled ornament, with grey wash shading.

Design for a Lion's Head flanked by Satyrs

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a tiered funerary monument with draped allegorical figures, flaming urns, and a cross-topped spire.

Design for a Funerary Monument

Ignaz Günther, ca. 1710-40

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate ceiling design with cherubs, scrolling stucco ornament and architectural frames.

Design for a Decorated Ceiling with Statues and Stucco

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a suspended censer with fluted bowl, winged cherub heads, and scroll chains.

Design for Suspended Censer

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a footed cup with a shell-shaped bowl and a large scrolling volute ornament.

Design for a Cup or Reliquary Composed of a Shell and S-Volute

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design of an ornate fountain with two lions spouting water beside a central garlanded urn and tiered basin.

Design for a Fountain with Two Water-Spouting Lions (recto); Sketch for Triumph of Galatea [?] (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink drawing of the sea nymph Galatea on a shell chariot drawn by two dolphins through swirling waves.

Galatea on her Chariot drawn by Dolphins

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Engraving of a bearded herm-like figure on a pedestal flanked by two horned grotesque figures and hanging torches.

Designs for Terms

Jean Mignon, ca. 1543-45

Engraving of a bearded man and a seated woman handling a monkey beside a tree, with a parasol on the ground.

The Five Senses

François Boucher, 1720-70

Engraving of a woman in a flowing robe beside a birdcage and a parrot on a branch, with a bowl and umbrella in the garden.

The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738-49

Pen and ink sketch of a standing draped male figure with spear, surrounded by reclining figures on rocky ground.

New Book of Various Figures

François Boucher, 1751

Engraved print of a woman in layered robes holding a fan, standing in a garden with a pavilion and bridge.

Suite de Figures Chinoises. . . Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Engraved catalogue plate of a fluted cream jug (10497) and covered teapot (10498) with leaf-patterned bands.

Manufacturer's Catalogue of Silver Plated Ware

Matthew Boulton, ca. 1790

Gray wash drawing of a neoclassical candelabrum with two draped female figures holding laurel wreaths and a flaming urn.

Candelabrum with Two Victory Figures (for 'Ornamenti Diversi')

Giocondo Albertolli, ca. 1782

Sepia drawing of a rocky river landscape with fishermen, a ruined castle on a cliff, and distant mountains.

Landscape with Fishermen

Gaspard Dughet, 17th century

Red chalk study of four robed saints on a gridded sheet, with a bearded elder and a figure holding a staff.

Study of Four Saints

Antonio da Correggio, 1525-34

Pen and gray wash drawing of a seated woman, putti, a crown and lambs above an ornate cartouche, with a dove above.

Cartouche with a Crown, the Virgin (?) and the Holy Ghost, and Four Putti

Johann Matthias Kager, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a foreshortened ceiling corner with putti, garlands, scrollwork and a seated figure, with blue sky.

A Foreshortened View of a Ceiling Corner Decorated with Statues, Putti and Garlands

Luigi Garzi, n.d.

Painted river landscape with a fisherman standing in a rowboat beside rocks, framed by dense trees under a cloudy sky.

A wooded river landscape with a fisherman in a boat

the younger Benjamin Barker, 1826

Hand-coloured drawing titled Loi Lunaire, 1856, with a Napoleon medallion, a tripod brazier and a crescent moon in an ornate

Lunar Law

Charles Meryon, 1856

Ink and blue wash sheet of caricatured theatre performers with title lettering Les Jocrisses de L'Amour, signed Luc Leguey 18

Les Jocrisses de L'Amour

Luc Leguey, 1897

Pen and brown wash drawing of a musical trophy with a lyre, crossed wind instruments, leaves, and ribbon bows.

Musical Trophy

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pencil and white chalk drawing on blue paper of farm tools, a scythe, shears and a rake, arranged around a gourd and trellis.

Harvest Trophy

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a central anchor with crossed swords, laurel branches and ribbons inside an octagonal frame.

Devise with Anchor

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, on a pinkish tan ground.

Virgin Adoring the Christ Child with Saint John the Baptist (recto); The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist (verso)

Agnolo del Mazziere, ca. 1500-1515

Red chalk drawing of a seated prelate in a cape and cap, hands resting in his lap, on a cream sheet.

Seated Prelate

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman seen from behind, arms outstretched in loose sleeves and a flowing robe.

Back View of Standing Woman

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk sketch of several draped figures kneeling and bent in supplication, with hooded heads and hands.

Four Figures Kneeling in Supplication

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling robed figure with heavy draped cloth folds on grey paper.

Kneeling Prelate

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling robed figure with flowing drapery and a cushion, with a loose study at upper left.

Kneeling Prelate Holding a Cushion

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of two kneeling figures in draped garments, one with clasped hands, on grey paper.

Two Kneeling Figures

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling draped figure seen from behind, head raised, cloak falling in hatched folds.

Kneeling Draped Figure

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Drawing of a winged cloud-seated allegorical woman with an eagle above, and a seated turreted woman over a distant town.

Allegory of Air and Earth

Bartholomäus Reiter, 1618

Engraving of Judith beheading Holofernes on a bed, with an elderly maid and cherubs above.

Judith Beheading Holofernes

Engraving of Judith beheading Holofernes with a sword on a canopied bed, with a city view at left.

Judith Slaying Holofernes, from The Power of Women, plate 5

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1551

Ink and wash drawing of a covered footed serving dish with scroll handles, knotted finial, and lion-paw feet.

Design for a Covered Footed Serving Dish

Henri Auguste, ca. 1770-1816

Painted design for an ornate frame with a dragon, peacock, bird, frog, sconces and flowers on tan paper.

Design for a Frame

Edouard [?] Bouvenne, 1843

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical women, with a skull and small scenes below.

Portrait of Don Antonio Emanuel Ne-Vunda, Marchio de Wynth, Ambassador to the King of the Congo

Lucas Kilian, ca. 1608

Watercolor design for an ornate frame with gilded lattice, blue columns, green drapery and a seated bearded figure at top.

Design for Frame

Edouard [?] Bouvenne, ca. 1843

Red chalk drawing of twelve allegorical scenes in a grid, each labeled in French with classical figures and cupids.

Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book

Antoine Borel, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of castle ruins with a spired tower, stepped gables, a wooden jetty and water in the foreground.

The Ruins of Castle Merxem, near Antwerp

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1610

Dark green leather book cover with gold tooled foliate border and a small embossed coat of arms at center.

Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Pen and brown ink drawing of a canal with moored boats, wooden buildings, and trees reflected in the water.

Landscape with a Canal in the Foreground

Johannes Leupenius, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a dense tree-lined forest with a wooden fence and a pale path opening under a cloudy sky.

Large Forest (recto); A tree-lined lane with figure (verso)

Johannes Leupenius, 17th century

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ Child as a kneeling king offers gifts beside standing attendant

Adoration of the Magi

Hendrick Goltzius, n.d.

Circular brown wash drawing with white highlights showing robed men in an arched interior with a tower beyond.

The Greatness of Mordecai

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Grey wash drawing of a crowned rider on horseback led past a kneeling robed figure, with onlookers and architecture.

Mordecai rides through the Streets in the Apparel the King has sent him

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Grey wash drawing of a bearded king reaching toward a kneeling veiled woman in an arcaded palace, with attendants and a balco

Queen Esther hears of the Decree against the Jews

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Grey wash drawing of a crowned king on a dais with scepter, surrounded by robed courtiers and armed men under a canopy.

King Ahasuerus in Council

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Grey wash drawing of two seated bearded men conversing in a classical colonnaded interior, with a third man leaning over a ba

Mordecai overhears the two Conspirators plotting against the King

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Portrait of Charles Kinnaird Sheridan

Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel D'Orsay, 1844

Grey wash drawing of a crowned king and seated woman at a banquet table, with a kneeling man, standing attendant and dog.

The King and Haman at Esther's Banquet of Wine

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Pink-washed drawing of shepherds approaching the infant Christ in a manger, with angels and ruined architecture behind.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Master of Liechtenstein, 1540-60

Woodcut of two women embracing before a stone archway, with a mountain landscape, trees, and a dog in the foreground.

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1503-4

Brown ink drawing of a wide landscape with a tree, figures, and a donkey on a path, with trees receding to the horizon.

Landscape with figures

Jan Lievens, 1620-74

Brown ink drawing of a milkmaid milking a cow in a forest clearing, with resting cattle and a farmhouse.

Landscape with Milkmaid

Jan Lievens, 1622-74

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd with sheep beside willow trees, with a small church on a distant hill.

Landscape with a Shepherd and His Flock

Jan Lievens, 1622-74

Woodcut of Joachim and Anna embracing at a Gothic arched gate, with onlookers and a town in the background.

Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1504

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds, crowned by two figures above while apostles look up from an open tomb below.

The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Grey and white chalk drawing of a classical female nude statue on blue paper, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the front

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Watercolor of a bearded God in flames pointing toward a nude Adam beside a fiery horse, c. 1795.

God Judging Adam

William Blake, ca. 1795

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude classical figure seen from behind, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the back

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Watercolor of a winged woman on a flying white horse lifting a baby from a sleeping figure on a green hillside at night.

Pity

William Blake, ca. 1795

Grey wash drawing of a feathered warrior with a parrot, crocodile and sugarcane, above a panel with a smoking cherub.

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a woman with a camel, pagoda and ornate scrollwork, labelled ASIA.

Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a crowned woman seated beside a lion with a palm tree, obelisk, and ornamental panel below.

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a helmeted allegorical woman with a spear and horse, labeled EUROPA, with putti and ornate scrol

Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a market scene with a seated man, standing women in headscarves, and onlookers around a basket.

The Scolding Fishwife

Nicolaes Maes, 17th century

Loose lithograph sketch of a Paris shop front with a woman at the doorway and two dogs on the pavement.

La Fruitière de la Rue de Grenelle

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose crayon sketch of a seated woman in a feathered hat and dark dress, looking to the side, on cream paper.

A Portrait: Mildred Howells

James McNeill Whistler, 1894-96

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man, a woman guiding a toddler, and a seated bearded man.

Studies of Two Men and a Woman Teaching a Child to Walk

Nicolaes Maes, 1645-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman tending a baby by a cradle, with a cat and hanging cloths in a room.

The Young Mother

Nicolaes Maes, 1655-57

Graphite portrait of a seated man in an overcoat holding a sketchbook and pencil, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os

Anton Mauve, 1855

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt leaning forward on a shore, with a tow rope trailing behind her.

Woman pulling a tow rope. verso: sketch of landscape with figures

Anton Mauve, mid to late 19th century

Pencil drawing of a mountain lake landscape with figures, a dog, donkeys and a distant castle under clouds.

Landscape with mountains and a lake, figures in the foreground

Jan van der Meer the Younger, 1687

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, holding a paper, with a walking stick.

Seated Cavalier with Glass

Gabriel Metsu, mid-17th century

Grey wash drawing of horsemen riding past military tents toward a distant town with church spires under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1-6, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted horsemen in a field with a distant city skyline of church towers under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Tournai, Seen from the North-East (June 21-25, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, n.d.