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Pencil drawing of a man's face with deep-set eyes and pursed mouth, framed by a close-fitting hood and draped cloth.

Male Head in a Hood

Dominique Vivant Denon, ca. 1794

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1…

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1794

Loose pencil sketch of several men standing beside a small fire at lower right, one leaning forward.

Men Spitting at a Fire

Francisco Goya, ca. 1820-50

Pencil sketch of a flying winged figure holding a crown above a reclining male figure, on pale paper.

Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Red line drawing of a woman with dark hair lying on a bed beside a nightstand with a candle.

Your Mouth (from Les Vieilles Histoires)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Watercolor and graphite sketch of a seated woman in a patterned robe and headwrap, with handwritten notes at right.

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1846

Lithograph sheet music cover for Eros Vanné showing two figures in hats and fur collars beside a lamppost, with printed title

Eros Vanquished

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Graphite drawing of a standing peasant girl in a headscarf and smock, holding up her skirt, wearing clogs.

Standing Peasant Girl

François Bonvin, 1847

Watercolor of a woman with a fan leaning on a stone pillar beside flowering vines, wearing a gold dress and blue sash.

Lady with a Fan

Louis-Robert Cuvillon, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a nude male figure looking up toward winged figures in clouds, beside a dark tree trunk.

Saint Sebastian

Honoré Daumier, 1849-50

Black-and-white book cover showing a loosely drawn clown with ruffled collar and cuffs beside the title Jouets de Paris.

Jouets De Paris

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1901

L'Exemple de Ninon de Lenclos, Amoureuse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898

Watercolor of white flower heads and green leaves in a golden vase on a fluted base, with a blue shadow.

White Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor still life of pink and purple peonies, a thistle and a blue globe thistle in a clear glass vase.

Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor sketch of two pink roses on thorny green stems with leaves and buds on cream paper.

Two Roses

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Brown wash drawing of a bound man in a pale robe hanging from a gallows, with a figure on a ladder above.

Hanged Man

Graphite portrait sketch of a bearded, balding man with loose hatched shading against a pale background.

Portrait of the Artist (recto); Fragment of a Landscape Study (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1880

Pencil drawing of a seated woman flanked by two standing young women in period dresses, in a sketched interior.

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

Théodore Chassériau, 1841

Ink and wash drawing of a crowded theater audience with men in coats and top hats gazing toward the stage.

A Theater Audience

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

The Cardinal Pacca

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Portrait of Hortense Valpinçon (Mme. Jacques Fourchy)

Edgar Degas, 1883

Sketch of a jockey in a dark jacket riding a horse, drawn in graphite and wash on tan paper.

A Jockey on His Horse

Edgar Degas, ca. 1868-70

Self-Portrait; wearing a top hat facing left within a drawn frame (recto); two studies of his face (verso)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1797-98

Pencil drawing of a smiling balding man with curly hair in an oval frame, beside a book and a long gun on a table.

Portrait of the Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)

François Dumont, 1808

Pencil sketch of a preacher in a pulpit addressing a seated congregation under arches, with a kneeling figure in the foregrou

Interior of a Church

Thomas Couture, 1877

Loose watercolor and pencil landscape with slanting tree trunks, a pastel sky, and low hills beneath.

Landscape (recto); Sketch of rocks(?) (verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1890-95

Head of a Saint (profile to the right), after Fra Angelico

Edgar Degas, n.d.

Graphite sketch of a standing nude youth seen from behind, right arm raised, on tan paper with a central guideline.

Standing Nude Youth, with right arm raised

Edgar Degas, 1859-60

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a dancer balanced on pointe, skirt flaring, arm extended, on tan paper.

Dancer on pointe

Edgar Degas, ca. 1878

Grey chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing figure with raised arm in draped cloth, beside a cropped drapery study

Study of a Draped Figure

Edgar Degas, 1857-58