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Red chalk drawing of a man's head on grey paper, face turned slightly toward the viewer, with soft shading.

Man's Head

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1728-40

Pencil and gray wash drawing of a tall medieval tower over a square with groups of people in period dress.

The Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra

David Roberts, 1835

Watercolor of an ornate tiered tower with a domed building behind, robed figures and palm trees in the foreground.

Oriental Scene

David Roberts, 1838

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long gown writing at a table, with dark shadows at left.

Lady Seated at a Table (recto); Dancing Figures (verso)

George Romney, 1775 or later

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a book, with loose drapery lines around her gown.

Lady Holding a Book (recto); Plan of Placing Colors on a Palette (verso)

George Romney, 1754-1803

Pen and ink sketch of mourning figures gathered around a reclining body, with seated women in the foreground.

Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue

George Romney, ca. 1773-75

Graphite sketches of a lion's head, including a full-face study and two smaller head studies on cream paper.

A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841

Eugène Delacroix, 1841

Pencil sheet with studies of hands, a nude male figure, and sketched heads and forms by Eugène Delacroix.

Studies of Hands and Figures for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

Eugène Delacroix, 1833-38

Graphite sketch of a fallen male nude with raised arm and studies of clenched fists by Eugène Delacroix, 1852.

Studies of a Fallen Male Nude for "Hercules and the Horses of Diomedes"

Eugène Delacroix, 1852

Pencil sheet with several sketched studies of muscular nude male figures in twisting, falling poses.

Figure Studies after Rubens's "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1820-22

Pencil sketch on tan paper of bearded men, a nude female figure and an infant, studies after Rubens' Adoration of the Magi.

Adoration of the Magi, after Rubens

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1830

Pencil sketch of an armored knight effigy standing beside a small child, with heraldic shields above.

Tomb Effigies: A Man in a Suit of Armor beside a Child

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1825-30

Pencil sketch sheet of medieval-costumed figures, standing men, seated groups and several women's heads in headdresses.

Figures in Medieval Costume (Tracings from the "Nuremberg Chronicle")

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1822-30

Brown ink and wash sketch of a river landscape with a multi-arched aqueduct, trees, reeds and distant hills.

Landscape with an Aqueduct

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1827

Ink sketch of a lion crouching in the lower left and a seated female nude above it on a pale sheet.

Studies of a Lion and a Female Nude (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1844

Pencil sketch of two men embracing at a grave while robed mourners with a crucifix and torches gather around them.

Hamlet and Laertes at the Tomb of Ophelia

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1843

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with a tiered fountain, an arched doorway at left, and trees behind.

Courtyard with a Fountain

Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Pencil sketch of two columns with carved capitals and arches above them, drawn on pale blue-grey paper.

Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, May 1832

Pencil sketch of rigging lines, moored boats and a quay, with handwritten notes, on cream paper.

Sketch of an Arena(?)

Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Graphite sketch of veiled and hooded figures in various poses, with a small tile-roofed building and handwritten notes.

Sketches of Figures and a Tile-Roofed Building, Seville, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, May 1832

Pencil sketches of four figures in Spanish dress with a grey wash behind one figure, on cream paper.

Sketches of Four Figures, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, Thursday, May 26, 1832

Ink and wash sketches of a rearing horse attacked by a lion, plus a lion wrestling a serpent in brown wash.

Studies of a Rearing Horse Attacked by a Lion and a Lion Wrestling with a Serpent

Eugène Delacroix, 1830s

Pen and grey wash drawing of horses at a hay rack in a stable yard beside a thatched barn, with pigs resting nearby.

Stable Yard with Horses

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-1795

Watercolor of an officer in a blue coat reviewing ranks of soldiers and drummers on a parade ground under a cloudy sky.

The Review

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1800

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Salon gallery, top-hatted men and bonneted women staring up at hanging paintings, caricatured

A Day When You Do Not Pay-Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur ), from…

Honoré Daumier, May 17, 1852

Elderly couple on a garden bench gazing at a classical marble statue, with a man in a top hat and a cane beside a woman.

--No matter what one says, old things are always beautiful. --Yes, my dear, but only in marble., from 'As you like it…

Honoré Daumier, January 21, 1850

Lithograph of three people peeking out from draped tents on a shore, with sailboats in a harbor behind them.

À Cherbourg, from "Actualités"

Honoré Daumier, August 11, 1858

Caricature of a sculptor offering a cup to a statue of a woman bending down from a pedestal in a cluttered studio.

Pygmalion, from Histoire Ancienne, published in Le Charivari, December 28, 1842

Honoré Daumier, December 28, 1842

Lithograph of a tall man in a top hat with a cane looking up at a shorter man in a smock and cap, by Daumier, 1869.

Comme ça se redresse vite. .

Honoré Daumier, June 25, 1869

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted gallery visitors crowding before paintings at the 1859 Exposition, with a French caption bel

Cristi,... v'là-t-y un boeuf qui est bien fait!..., from Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, May 4, 1859

Honoré Daumier, May 4, 1859

Daumier caricature of a father raising his hat beside his son, who points toward a domed exposition building in the distance.

-Oh, my son, what a wonderful scene! You see here the exhibition hall of the temple of peace! -Yes, papa, and the mil…

Honoré Daumier, ca. 1867

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men viewing paintings, one stooping with a compass and another using a telescope on a tripod

Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

Honoré Daumier, March 16, 1840

Daumier lithograph of two men: one bundled in winter coat and top hat, the other relaxed in summer clothes, captioned about V

The assemby in Versailles: In January -Wretched winter!... In June -Scoundrel of a summer!...

Honoré Daumier, June 22, 1872

Daumier lithograph: an elderly woman clasps her hands as a young woman watches bouquets thrown from a crowded theater balcony

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

Honoré Daumier, July 2, 1864

Lithograph of three men talking at a café table, one smoking a pipe, with a newspaper and glasses before them.

The ravaged poets' corner, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, January 7, 1864

Honoré Daumier, January 7, 1864

Watercolor design of a faceted decanter with gilt stopper, landscape panel, figure medallion and floral ornament.

Design for a Decanter

Virginia Ferrari, 19th century

Brown ink and wash design of a bird resting among curving branches and feathery leaves inside a circular frame.

Design for a Plate Decorated with a Bird and Plant Motifs

Karl Bodmer, 1825-93

Engraving of a woman in a wreath above a celestial sphere, with a skeleton, an aged figure, winged angels and an hourglass be

Portrait of Maria Luisa d'Orleans (1662-1689), wife of Charles II of Spain

Giovanni Battista Bonacina, ca. 1689

Pen and ink study of a coffered ceiling with nine panels, ornamental borders and rosettes, with pencil sketches inside the pa

Study for the Ceiling of a Salon in the Hotel de Mazarin

François Joseph Belanger, 1779

Engraving of a nude woman pouring from a pitcher into a goblet beside a column, with a cherub above holding a ring.

Temperance (Temperancia)

Lucas van Leyden, 1530

Engraving of an armored horseman spearing a wild boar as hunting dogs attack, framed by ornate borders with figures.

Wild Boar Hunt with Spears, from "Hunting Scenes in Ornamental Frames"

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 1570

Engraving of a martyr on a gridiron over flames, surrounded by soldiers, with angels and clouds above.

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Cornelis Cort, 1571

Design for a Fireplace with Frontal and Profile Views

James Stuart, 1735-88

Circular etching of large trees on a riverbank with a small boat, figures, a tower at left, and distant buildings.

Landscape with Trees by the Water

Goffredo Wals, n.d.

Hand-colored print of an 18th-century supper party with figures in period dress around a candlelit table with wine and fruit.

The Supper

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1787-93

Hand-colored print of a family taking a snack at a garden table before a classical colonnade, with a servant bringing a tray.

The Snack

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1787-93

Etching of sheep gathering at a wooden fold beneath trees, with a shepherd, distant hills and a radiating dawn sky.

Opening the Fold, or Early Morning

Samuel Palmer, 1880

Etching of a crowd gathered before a classical building as a figure is presented on a balcony between soldiers.

Christ Presented to the People

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Charcoal sketch of several nude figures intertwined in a circle, with soft gray shading against a dark background.

Sketch for "Jesus the Son of Man"

Kahlil Gibran, 1923

Lithograph of caricatured legislators seated in tiered rows around a curved desk in a parliamentary chamber.

Le ventre législatif: Aspect des bancs ministériels de la chambre improstituée de 1834

Honoré Daumier, January 1834

Etching of the Annunciation: a kneeling winged angel offers a lily to a haloed Virgin seated beside a fruit basket and table.

The Annunciation

Jacques Bellange

Engraving of a flower bouquet in an ornate vase with a parrot and a falcon on branches at the sides.

Vase of Flowers with Two Birds

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1590-1656

Etching of two crabs and a shrimp resting on rocks under a pale sky, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Siesta I, from the series Radierte Skizzen

Max Klinger, n.d.

Pen-and-ink print of a seated man in a plumed hat and cloak, chin resting on his hand, with a sword across his knees.

The Thoughtful Captain

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1822

Etching of Dutch warships under full sail, with a large ornate vessel in front and a cannon battle with smoke on the left.

Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of Antwerp Cathedral's tall Gothic tower and façade with a busy square, carriage, and figures below.

Antwerp Cathedral (Prospectvs Tvrris Ecclesiæ Cathedralis)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

Engraved double portrait of Charles I and Henrietta Maria in oval frames, with royal titles inscribed below.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Etching of a spiral volute seashell in side view, with dense hatched lines shaping its ridges and shadowed opening.

Shell: Hebrew Volute (Voluta ebraea L)

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1646

Etching of a standing English gentlewoman in winter dress with fur muff, lace collar and black half-mask, by Wenceslaus Holla

English Lady in Winter Costume (The Winter habit of an English Gentlewoman)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Lithograph of acrobats, stilt walkers and a ringmaster with a hoop on a stage, watched by a crowd of spectators.

Grands Sauteurs!, from "La Caricature"

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1823-60

Etching of Richmond Palace across a river, with a tree and walking figures in the foreground and a ship on the water.

Richmond Palace

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1638

Lithograph of a crowd in top hats gathered before Aubert's shop window of caricature prints, a grinning man gesturing at cent

The Publisher Aubert (You must admit the government has a comic appearance)

Charles-Joseph Traviès, 1831

Woodcut of Saint Philip, a bearded elder holding a cross and a book, standing barefoot against a hatched dark background.

Saint Philip

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1540-1550

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stage set with two grand staircases and a central arcade with columns.

Design for a Stage Set: Double Stairway Pierced by an Arcade (recto); Slight Sketch (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Grey wash drawing of a man in uniform lifted to the clouds by a winged figure, with allegorical figures and a classical tomb

Apotheosis of George Washington

Etienne Pallière, ca. 1799

Pen drawing of a nude warrior pressing down on a sprawling second figure, on aged paper.

A Warrior Subduing Another (recto); Warrior Seen in Bust-Length with Fantastic Helmet (verso)

Maso Finiguerra, 1460-64

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate architectural frame with a coat of arms, caryatids, garlands and a blank central panel.

Design for the Frame of a Funerary Plaque with the Coat of Arms of Roger II de Saint Lary, Duc de Bellegarde

Etienne Martellange, ca. 1619-30

Black and white woodcut of a leaping figure beside apples, a woman at a trough, cattle, a thatched hut, and a full moon.

The Cyder Feast

Edward Calvert, 1828

Engraved sheet with vertical floral borders and four circular ornamental medallions in framed panels.

Sheet of border segments: vertical floral ornament, horizontal frieze, four corners

Francesco Rosselli, 1490-1500

Engraved horizontal frieze with a central female bust, winged figures, anthemia and hanging garlands on a pale ground.

Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments

Francesco Rosselli, 1490-1500

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a long dress leaning on a cabinet in a studio with a vase of flowers and framed pictures.

Young Woman Leaning against a Low Cabinet in Artist's Studio

William Douglas Almond, late 19th-early 20th century

Ink topographical map of central Manhattan showing street grid, hatched terrain shading, tree clusters and an orange-outlined

Topographical Map of the City and County of New-York and the Adjacent Country

David H. Burr, 1836-ca. 1858

Watercolor view of London from Greenwich with domed buildings, river ships, and onlookers with map boards in the foreground.

View of London from Greenwich

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1825

Grey lithograph of a woman with closed eyes and long flowing hair, head bowed in soft granular shading.

Eyes Closed

Odilon Redon, 1890

Etching of a moonlit mountain valley with a pale cliff, waterfalls, and a seated woman on rocks in the foreground.

Mondnacht, from Intermezzi, plate 4

Max Klinger, n.d.

Hand-colored lithograph of a forest ravine with a waterfall, tall trees, rock walls, and a seated man with a staff at lower l

A Memory of Caldera, from "Histoire des Iles Canaries"

Félix Achille Beaupoil Saint-Aulaire, 1830

Etching of night fireworks with a tall torch stand, marching soldiers with drums and flag, and a lit castle behind a gate.

Fireworks at Hemissem

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1650

Daumier lithograph of a seated bespectacled director at a table with two women in dark dresses beside him, with French captio

Pardon, monsieur le directeur..., from "Naïvetés"

Honoré Daumier, March 21, 1859

Front page of Le Bouffon, May 10 1868, with a large masthead, central caricature of a jester and columns of French text.

Le Bouffon - Le Salon de 1868

Edward Ancourt, May 10, 1868

Watercolor landscape of a double rainbow arching over a wooded riverbank with dense trees and distant pale hills.

The Rainbow

John Glover, 1794

Engraving of a crowd in top hats and bonnets on a night street under a gas lamp, faces showing worry and unease.

Sortant du Drame

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

Etching of a bishop in a mitre presiding over a ceremony with kneeling figure, soldiers with halberds and clergy around an al

Coronation of Emperor Othon celebrated in San Ambrogio, Milan

Jacopo Cotta, ca. 1649

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with tousled hair and cravat, with inscription naming Le Baron de Humboldt, 1821.

Portrait of Le Baron de Humboldt

Julien-Léopold Boilly, 1821

Lithograph bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed inscription naming Gay-Lussac below.

Portrait of Joseph-Louise Gay Lussac

Julien-Léopold Boilly, 1822

Pen and gray wash architectural section of an opera house with a rococo proscenium arch, columns, and arched niches.

Design for the Proscenium Arch of an Opera house and the Section Adjacent to the Stage

Philippe de La Guêpière, 18th century

Hand-colored engraving of snow-capped Rocky Mountains above a lake, with a tipi camp and horses in the foreground.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

James Smillie, 1866

Engraved aerial plan of a Roman aviary with rectangular pools, colonnaded porticoes, a circular theatre and trees.

Ornithon Sive Aviarum, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Etching of two men resting under a large tree in a forest, with a wicker basket and walking staff beside them.

The Artist, Resting with his Guide

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1819

Lithograph portrait of a man above a cloud, with broken Egyptian statues, palms, a serpent and pyramids below.

Portrait of Giovanni Baptista Belzoni, half-length, an Egyptian landscape below with pyramids and temples and statues…

M. Fabroni, 1824

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre beside Pan, with a flying putto blowing a horn above, in a cross-shaped frame.

Apollo, Pan, and a putto blowing a horn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs fo…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1560s

Engraved religious allegory with crucified Christ on a grapevine cross, flanked by Lex Vetus and Lex Nova figures and biblica

Typus Utriusque S. Legis

Hieronymus Wierix, 1570-1619

Engraved allegorical monument with golden tree, dragon, classical figures, coins and coats of arms on rocky mountain.

Pompa Introitus...Ferdinand, Austriaci. Antwerp

Peter Paul Rubens, 1635

Engraving of the Pietà with the dead Christ held by grieving Mary, two angels, and a large cross above.

Pietà with Angels in front of the Cross

Giulio Bonasone, 1546

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and skullcap, seated in an armchair with his hand on his ch

Portrait of Eleazor Swalmius

Jonas Suyderhoef, n.d.

Engraving of a fortune teller reading coffee grounds for women seated at a garden table under trees, with a dog and servant.

The Fortune Teller on Casting the Coffee Grounds, from an Original Design at Vaux-hall Gardens

Francis Hayman, 1748-60

Engraving of three soldiers in plumed hats playing cards beside a drum under a tree, with Latin verse below.

Soldiers Playing Cards, from "Sixteen Peasant Subjects"

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century