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Ink and wash drawing of a palace facade with a grand staircase, a balustraded terrace, and dense trees on the right.

View of the Garden Terrace of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli

Israël Silvestre, 1643-44

Red chalk drawing of a smiling boy in a feathered hat holding a rommelpot and stick, with a cast shadow.

The Rommelpot Player

Unknown artist, 18th century

Sepia wash drawing of a Roman countryside with cypress and umbrella pines, an arched aqueduct, and small buildings.

Roman Landscape

Claude Lorrain, mid to late 17th century

Pencil drawing of a stone farmhouse with a round tower, a tall tree, a wooden cart and a small thatched outbuilding.

Country Farmhouse

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1728

Black chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and draped robe, resting his hand on a desk beside an inkwell.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen

Unknown artist, early second quarter 18th century

Brown wash drawing of Orpheus playing a lyre among nymphs, lions, sheep and a deer beside a stream.

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1757

Drawing of two nude women embracing on clouds with cupids, a garland of flowers and doves, in chalk on tan paper.

Nymphs and Cupids

François Boucher, ca. 1769

Graphite drawing of a leafy garden courtyard with potted plants, a statue, and a seated draftsman sketching in the foreground

The Draftsman

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1770s

Brown ink drawing of revelers dining at a table under trees, a servant pouring wine, with arches labeled Trianon and Marly.

Revelers at a Table in the Countryside

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760s

Drawing of an equestrian statue on a pedestal amid Roman ruins, with columns, fallen blocks and small figures in the foregrou

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Hubert Robert, 1757

Brown wash drawing of a sleeping woman in a pale gown in an armchair, with an easel and two watching women behind her.

The Dreamer

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, late 1770s

Watercolor of costumed figures and masked revelers in a city square with columns and an ornate monument, by Gabriel de Saint-

Les fêtes vénitiennes

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, after 1759

Pencil portrait of a man in spectacles and a double-breasted coat, hands at his waist, on tan paper, by Ingres, 1849.

Dr. François Mêlier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1849

Grey and brown wash drawing of a park with trees, statues, and crowds of figures with parasols.

View of a Park

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, late 1770s

Pen and wash drawing of a grand interior with columns, a rearing equestrian statue, and small figures in the foreground.

Interior of Saint Peter's

Hubert Robert, ca. 1758

Pencil portrait sketch of a woman in a turban and earrings, hand raised to her chest, by Ingres.

Portrait of Madame Rhode (Rhoda?)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1810-20

Sepia drawing of umbrella pines with a leaning trunk, small groups of figures on a lawn, and a pale villa behind.

Imaginary View of a Roman Villa

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, mid-1770s

Watercolor drawing of an equestrian statue in a piazza seen through a large open doorway with figures in the foreground.

View of the Campidoglio with the Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Hubert Robert, 1762

Seated Woman in Profile

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, 1774

Grey wash drawing of a seated man with long hair holding a pitcher and glass at a table.

Seated Man with a Pitcher and a Glass

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1756-1810

Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman

Peter Lely, ca. 1665

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a stream, rocks, and a small figure crossing a bridge at right.

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, early 1780s

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a bonnet and ruffled sleeves, gazing upward, on pale paper.

Lady Amelia D'Arcy

Paul Sandby, early 1760s

Brown ink sketch of a young woman in a turban and cloak, head tilted, with loose quick lines on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Young Woman

George Romney, 1782-86

Foal (Le Poulain) [also called "The Colt"]

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Brown wash drawing of a family group in 18th-century dress: a seated woman, a standing boy, a girl, and two standing adults.

Thomas Sandby and His Family

Paul Sandby, mid-1760s

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a windswept tree over rocks and a waterfall, with distant hills under a stormy sky.

Stormy Landscape

John Hoppner, 1789 (?)

Brown ink drawing of a seated allegorical woman with a playful putto beside her, set among swirling clouds.

Study of an Allegorical Female Figure with an Attendant Putto

Unknown artist, second half 18th century

Watercolor of travelers on a dirt road entering a town past a ruined stone building and large trees under a blue sky.

Travelers Entering a Town

Paul Sandby, 1751-1809

Charcoal drawing of the winged horse Pegasus with a pale rider, wings spread in dark strokes on tan paper.

Pegasus and Bellerophon

Odilon Redon, ca. 1888