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Black chalk drawing of the Holy Family with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Virgin Mary, and a standing bearded figure.

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Fra' Bartolomeo, ca. 1515-17

The Annunciation (recto); Faint View of Buildings (verso)

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1472-1517

Pen and ink drawing of a walled hilltop town framed by tall slender trees and rolling foreground hills.

A Small Town on the Crest of a Slope

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1504-07

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of trees, buildings, a stone bridge, and small figures on winding paths.

Landscape (Wooded Approach to a Town)

Fra' Bartolomeo, ca. 1508

Charcoal drawing of draped cloth over the knees and feet of a seated figure, with white highlights on the folds.

Study of Drapery over the Knees of a Seated Figure

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1472-1517

Pen and ink drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling figures, a crowd, and horses.

The Adoration of the Magi

Fra' Bartolomeo, ca. 1500

John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, William, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, de jure 8th Earl of Devon, and George Willia…

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

John Hinchcliffe, Bishop of Peterborough

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

Oval chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed collar, shown head and shoulders on tan paper.

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

Oval drawing in black and red chalk of a man with curled powdered hair gazing downward, on brown paper.

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Red chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, turned three-quarters right, on an oval brown sheet.

Richard Brocklesby, physician

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of an older man in a curled wig, turned three-quarter view, on an oval tan sheet.

Charles Pratt, Baron Camden (later 1st Earl Camden)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Oval red and black chalk portrait of a man in a buttoned coat, turned three-quarters, on tan paper.

Frederick, Lord North

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Drawing of a man with a curled wig and high collar, in red chalk and pencil on an oval sheet.

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham and 9th Baron Howard

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Head of a Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760-1815

Grey wash drawing of shepherds and sheep in a hilly landscape, with an angel appearing in the sky above.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Jacopo Bassano, 1510-92

Chalk drawing of an elderly man in a white cap, head turned three-quarters, on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Pope(?) (recto); Two Studies of Left Hand (verso)

Jacopo Bassano, 1550-1600

Grey chalk drawing of a nude martyr with raised arms surrounded by soldiers beneath classical columns and arches.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Leandro Bassano, 1557-1622

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing nude female nymphs bathing among trees in a landscape.

Nymphs Bathing

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1586-1630

Circular study of a heavenly scene with a saint and the Virgin before the Trinity, surrounded by angels, clouds, and bishops.

Monastic Saint Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin, Study for a Circular Ceiling Decoration

Lazzaro Baldi, 1622-1703

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman embracing a small child while draped figures watch from the left and a standing woman tu

Andromache and Astyanax

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, ca. 1798

Red chalk allegory: winged figure above a papal shield, scholars around a star globe, and a domed city on the right.

Allegory in Honor of Pope Benedict XIV

Pompeo Batoni, ca. 1745

Red chalk drawing of three nude male figures and a study of a right hand on pale paper.

Three Nude Male Figures; Study of the Right Hand of the Figure on the Left

Pompeo Batoni, 1708-87

Black and white chalk drawing of a seated bearded man seen from behind, head turned left, on blue-grey paper.

Seated Bearded Male Figure Looking to Upper Left

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1636-88

Pen and ink drawing of a standing soldier with a plumed hat and walking stick, with boats and birds in the background.

A Standing Soldier

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of four cloaked horsemen in wide-brimmed hats with pedestrians walking beside them.

A Procession

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of mounted horsemen and foot soldiers in period costume walking across a sheet.

Horsemen and Soldiers

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sketch of several groups of men in robes and hats talking outdoors, some standing and some seated on the ground.

Groups of Men Talking

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Studies of Cavaliers

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and grey wash drawing of a monstrance design with two kneeling angels, a flower wreath, and cherub heads.

Design for a Monstrance

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sheet of scattered figure studies, including a haloed rider on a donkey amid a crowd and a banquet table scene.

Scenes from the Life of Christ and Other Figure Studies

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of a curling decorative cartouche with scrolls and leaves, with faint frame sketches behind it.

Design for a Cartouche (recto); Designs for Frames (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Ink drawing of two riders on a rearing horse, a sword-carrying soldier walking left, and sketched trees in the background.

Two Figures on Horseback, a Soldier Walking Behind

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Figures in Battle and Head of a Horse (recto); Studies of a Man's Head and Arms (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sheet with a grinning satyr head, loose figure studies, and a handwritten Italian note in the margin.

Head of a Satyr and Other Figure Studies

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Ink and wash drawing of a skeletal death figure striding forward with billowing drapery and a raised arm above.

Death Carrying a Child

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ reaching into limbo to raise souls, with angels above and grid lines across the sheet.

Christ in Limbo: Design for the Standard of a Confraternity

Filippo Bellini, 1550-1604

Brown wash drawing of a robed saint reading an open book within an arched niche, with a haloed head.

Saint Mark

Domenico Beccafumi, 1538

Pen and brown ink drawing of reclining nude male figures with a crowd of onlookers behind them.

Copy in Reverse Design Orientation: Based on the Group of Reclining Figures at Left in Domenico Beccafumi's Scene of…

Domenico Beccafumi

Pen and ink drawing of a city skyline with a church tower, rooftops, trees and small figures in the foreground.

Padua from the East, with San Francesco and the Salone

Bernardo Bellotto, 1721-80

Pen and ink drawing of a domed church facade on the Grand Canal with gondolas and palazzi along the water.

San Simeone Piccolo, Venice, Seen from the Grand Canal

Bernardo Bellotto, 1721-80

Red chalk drawing of a youth with wavy hair kissing an outstretched hand, with another arm and hand extended at left.

Youth Kissing an Outstretched Hand

Marco Benefial, 1684-1764

Red chalk drawing of a penitent woman holding a skull, with angel musicians in clouds and putti and objects below.

The Penitent St. Mary Magdalen

Charles Parrocel, 1742

Black chalk drawing of a veiled seated woman holding a child, with two study heads in the upper corners.

Seated Woman with a Child on her Lap (Study for a Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria)

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Red chalk study sheet with draped kneeling and seated figures, drapery sketches, and a standing nude on tan paper.

Figural Studies

Marco Benefial, 1684-1764

Ink and wash drawing of a winged angel and a man locked in struggle, with clouds and a distant landscape behind them.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Giulio Benso, 1601-68

Pen and wash drawing of two seated draped figures on a curved cornice below a rectangular framed panel, on an arched sheet.

Seated Figures of Saint Ursula and Saint Cecilia

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1598-1680

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded saint baptizing a kneeling man beneath columns, with onlookers and a dove above.

St. Peter Baptizing Cornelius (Acts 10: 44-48)

Laurent Pêcheux, n.d.

Circular drawing of a fantasy ruined classical colonnade with arches, a central statue, two lions, and small figures among ru

Architectural fantasy

Jean Henri Alexandre Pernet, late 18th century

Pencil sketch sheet with several figure studies: a kneeling draped figure, a seated bearded man, a clenched hand, and head st

Figure Studies

Alphonse-Henri Périn, 1810-74

Graphite drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes, hair bound by a headband, and soft shading on a pale sheet.

Head of an Angel

Alphonse-Henri Périn, ca. 1833

Blue wash drawing of tritons carrying off struggling nereids through sea waves, with horses and cherubs.

Tritons Carrying Off Nereids

François Perrier, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ speaking with two women in a vaulted interior, one seated at a table.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

François Perrier, ca. 1640

Oval drawing of Venus above Neptune with sea horses, Cybele, cherubs and a sun chariot in brown wash and white heightening.

The Birth of Venus, with Neptune, Cybele and the Chariot of the Sun (Homage to Venus)

Niccolò Berrettoni, ca. 1670-80

Pen and brown wash drawing of embracing female figures, some holding musical scores, with sketched heads behind them.

Embracing Female Figures, Some Holding Musical Scores

Girolamo Mirola, 1570-73

Pen and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, attendants, and a writing figure

The Adoration of the Magi

Nosadella, 1500-1571

Pen and brown ink drawing of a plumed knight in armor aiming a long lance horizontally.

Knight with Lance

Baccio del Bianco, 1604-56

Grisaille drawing of a winged woman with a scroll and a bearded old man beside an hourglass and open book.

Allegory of History, with Time

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1761

Grey ink drawing of two women tending a wounded nude male figure beside a tree, with a third woman holding a tray.

Two Women Annointing the Wounds of Saint Sebastian (recto); Study of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Giovanni Biliverti, 1585-1644

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with an angel, the Virgin seated beside a bearded man with a staff.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, armored soldiers, an altar and animals in an antique sacrificial scene.

Scene of Antique Sacrifice

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with an altar, stained glass window, painted vault and three women at right.

Chapel in a Gothic Church (recto); Outline sketch of an oval form (verso)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental design with a caryatid figure, an eagle, putti, and scrolling acanthus ornament.

Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Sup…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844