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Pen and ink landscape drawing with a large gnarled tree at left and a winding road leading to distant trees and hills.

Landscape

Ercole Bazicaluva, mid-17th century

Etching of a bearded older man in three-quarter view with a smaller sketched head study below.

Victor Hugo (three-quarter view)

Auguste Rodin, 1885

Etching by Auguste Rodin showing a reclining figure supporting a globe with small winged cherubs clustered around its curved

Love Turning the World

Auguste Rodin, 1881

Grey wash drawing of an allegorical frontispiece with classical figures, flowers, putti and open books inscribed La Grammaire

Design for a Frontispiece

Bernard Picart, 1720

Ink and wash sketch of a seated man smoking a hookah beside a standing attendant, with tents and seated men behind.

The Croatian Portative Narguilé

Constantin Guys, 1855

Engraved print of an ancient marble vase with satyr masks on a pedestal, with inset detail drawings of handle and leaves.

Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Pi…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778-80

Etched engraving of an ornate ancient marble candelabrum with swan-headed supports and a figure holding a bowl atop.

Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Pi…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778-80

Engraved plate of Ionic capitals and Greek temple architecture with caryatids and a carved mask, by Piranesi.

Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de' Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista P…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, 1765

Watercolor design of a Gothic baptismal font in a pointed-arch niche between two grey columns, with carved finials.

Design for baptismal font set between paired Purbeck marble columns

Auguste Charles Pugin, late 18th-early 19th century

Etching of an imaginary prison-like interior with crisscrossing walkways, cranes, arches, and tiny figures along the railings

Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761-1809

Etching of a grand Roman palazzo facade on the Via del Corso with a street full of figures and a carriage.

Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), part I

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750-78

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with a Corinthian column, a domed church, and small figures among ruins.

The Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina on the right (Arco di Settimio Severo), from "Vedute di…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1759

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Rome with a fountain, carriages, pedestrians and the Spanish Steps rising at right.

The Piazza di Spagna (Veduta di Piazza di Spagna)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of the Roman Forum with ruined arches, columns, temples and the Colosseum in the distance, with figures among the rui

The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius in the foreground left, Temple of V…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1775

Etching of the Capitoline Hill in Rome with a broad staircase, equestrian statue, and church facade by Piranesi.

The Capitol and the steps of S. Maria in Aracoeli (Veduta del Romano Camipidoglio con scalinata che va alla chiesa d'…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1775

Hand-coloured etching of a crowded hall with spectators around a carriage, under a sign reading Bullock's Museum of Natural C

Exhibition at Bullock's Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage Taken at Waterloo

Thomas Rowlandson, January 10, 1816

Etching of the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome with the Pantheon, a central obelisk and fountain, and busy market activity.

The Piazza della Rotonda, with the Pantheon and Obelisk (Veduta della Piazza della Rotonda), from "Vedute di Roma"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1751

Etching of the Roman Forum with a triumphal arch, ruined columns, figures among the ruins, and the Colosseum in the distance.

The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the capitol, with the Arch of Septimus Severus in the foreground left, Temp…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1775

Major General Charles Lee

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraving of a bearded bagpiper in a turban leaning against a tree and playing bagpipes, dated 1514.

The Bagpiper

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Etching of a military review with marching infantry, cavalry, cannons, and a plumed rider in the foreground.

La Revue (The Review)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1628

Etching of a standing man in a plumed hat before a crowded Italian street with buildings and onlookers.

Le Captain ou L'Amoureux, from "Les Trois Pantalons pièces appélees Les Trois Acteurs" (The Three Pants also called t…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-20

Etching of a symmetrical city street with a ceremonial procession of turbaned figures and soldiers between palazzo buildings.

Soliman 2.e Acte, from "Soliman"

Jacques Callot, 1620

Black and white chalk drawing of a lying curly-furred dog with its head raised to the right on pale paper.

A Dog

Cornelis Saftleven, 17th century

Etching of a skeletal Death figure striding over a ledge carrying an infant, with a town and small skeleton in the background

Death Carrying an Infant, from 'The five deaths' (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of a skeleton on a rearing horse charging through a battlefield with fleeing soldiers and smoke in the background.

Death on the Battlefield, from 'The five deaths' (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1650-64

Etching of a bearded man with a lantern beside a pile of dead animals, a nude figure, a dog, and a tree.

Diogenes in search of an honest man

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-47

Woodcut print of a standing nude, two embracing seated women, a reclining animal, and leafy foliage on cream paper.

Women, Animals, and Foliage

Paul Gauguin, 1898

Etching of a kneeling shepherd with sheep under a palm tree, beside two turbaned bearded men and a child.

Shepherd with Two Magicians, from "Scherzi"

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-57

Etching of timber centering and scaffolding for a bridge over a river, with workers, rowing boats and a distant church spire.

A view of part of the intended Bridge at Blackfriars, London

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1764

Etching of a workshop interior with a seated writer, a large clay jar, a brick furnace and a flaming vessel hanging above.

Plate 45, Volume II of "Antiquités de la Grande-Grèce"

Francesco Piranesi, ca. 1807

Watercolor ceiling design with radiating panels, birds, ribbon garlands, and floral medallions in blue, pink and gold.

Ceiling Design for the Boudoir, Ardgowan

J. S. Pearse, ca. 1868

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a Doric porch with columns, pediment, fanlight and paneled door, flanked by two windows.

Design for a Doric Porch, Plan and Elevation

Robert Adam, second half 18th century

Watercolor of three men in period costume talking on a dirt road under a cloudy sky, one with a tartan sash and feathered bon

Quentin Durward and the disguised Louis XI (recto); Study of male figure (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825-26

Etching of a seated chained woman and standing figures beside a pile of bones, with bare trees and a cloudy sky.

Chained Woman and Other Figures Regarding a Pyre of Bones, from the "Capricci"

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1743

Watercolor and pencil design drawing of a desk with carved panels and plan views of portfolio compartments and a knee hole.

Design for desk and/or portfolio cabinet

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil sketch of two scrolling ornament designs on pale paper, one in a circular medallion, with handwritten notes reading 'n

Ornament Design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen sketch of ornamental door knockers, keyhole plates and mounts with handwritten location notes and measurements.

Door Knockers and Mounts from Rouen Cathedral, Goodwich Court, etc. (recto and verso)

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with scrolling foliage, a winged cherub, a unicorn and dolphin-like creatures.

Rinceau Border with Unicorn and Inlay on copper, Italian 18th century

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Symmetrical ochre and grey drawing of scrolling foliage and strapwork ornament framing a blank central arch.

Rinceau and Strapwork Ornament

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Gold-washed design drawing of two rectangular ornamental panels, one with strapwork and rosettes, one with scrolling foliage

Two Rectangular Ornaments with Strapwork, Foliage and an Eagle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a carved wood dining room door with foliate upper panels, fluted lower panels, and flanking pilasters.

Carved Wood Door for Dining Room, Leighton Hall

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1854

Colored design drawing of an arched stained glass window with floral scrollwork panels and patterned borders.

Design for Stained Glass Windows

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design for two stained glass panels with draped swags, fern foliage, fish, and a mermaid medallion.

Window with marine motifs, design for Fishmongers’ Hall, London

John Dibblee Crace, 1898

Design drawing of a blue coffered ceiling with six gilded medallions holding classical figures, with a cornice detail above.

Carved and Painted Ceiling with Six Figural Medallions, for Cleish Castle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil design sheet with grid of ceiling panels showing skies, niches, putti medallions and draped standing figures in orname

Design for Panelled Ceiling with Figures and Carving

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Architectural drawing of a geometric library ceiling design with interlocking octagonal and cross-shaped panels in tan wash.

Ceiling design for the Library, Stuffynwood Hall, Derbyshire

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1857

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling with foliate rosettes in octagonal and quatrefoil panels, labelled Breakfast Room.

Ceiling design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a rococo ceiling design with a central oval medallion, garlands and ornate scrolled corner panels.

Rococo Style Ceiling Design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Colored design drawing of an ornate ceiling with a central rose motif, fan supports at the corners, and heraldic shields.

Design for Ceiling with Two Portraits and Fan Supports at Corners

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central quatrefoil medallion, diagonal lettered ribbons and green and rust fo

Design for a Coffered and Painted Ceiling in Rust and Olive Green, with a Quatrefoil Motif

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design of a Gothic Revival drawing room with fan vaulted blue ceiling, red curtains, tapestries and a red sofa.

Design for the Decoration of the Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1850

Watercolor drawing of an ornate interior with a coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, framed paintings and a carved cabinet.

Interior with coffered ceiling and Corinthian order applied to walls

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a dining room wall with red panels, a classical doorway and a painted Pompeian-style ceiling.

Dining Room Elevation in a Simplified Third Pompeian Style

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1870-90

Watercolor design of an ornate room with a central fireplace, painted wall panels, red drapery, and a coffered ceiling.

Interior: Fireplace wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a decorated gallery wall with a central arched doorway showing a garden and fountain.

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

Basil Crage, 1890-99

Brown ink design of a helmeted charioteer driving horses, framed by blank banners and a striped decorative border.

Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society]

Walter Crane, 1880-89

Pencil drawing of a large gnarled tree with spreading branches above rocks and grass on pale paper.

Study for Three Trees

John Crome, January 12, 1812

Pen and grey wash drawing of workmen unloading crates and framed paintings at a large arched building entrance in Paris.

Delivery Entrance of Palais des Beaux Arts at the Exposition Universelle of 1855

Eyre Crowe, 1855

Watercolor design of an art gallery interior with a shopkeeper greeting a couple among paintings and sculptures.

Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery

George Cruikshank, 1873

Etched trade card of Samuel P. Avery's Fine Art Room showing a shopkeeper with a couple among paintings and sculpture.

Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery--Fine Art Room

George Cruikshank, 1873

Pencil sketch in three horizontal bands of Chinese figures: seated officials, musicians with drums, dancers, and garden scene

Three Friezes of Chinese Figures

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1800-1856

Pencil sketch of a woman in a cloak speaking to a couple in period dress beside a large tree in a park.

In the Park

Thomas Dalziel, ca. 1859