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Grey-wash drawing of a waterfall beneath a large flowering tree, with three figures on a path and conifers in the distance.

Landscape with Waterfall

Friedrich Wilhelm Gmelin, 18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowned saint with a halo holding a church model, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and armor.

Saint Henry (Emperor Henry II)

Joseph von Führich, 1800-1876

Pencil sketch of a tall fractured rock cliff above a pool, with boulders and shrubs in the foreground.

Rocks in the Bode Valley; verso: Small Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840

Pencil and wash sketch of rocks, a bent tree, and a ruined wall in a landscape on tan paper.

The Bode Valley with Rocks and Trees; verso: Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840

Watercolor of a Gothic church portal with a pointed arch, a pine tree, a stone tomb and a wet courtyard under a yellow sky.

A Portal of a Church

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1820s

Watercolor of a postilion riding with harnessed horses through a snowy landscape, with two figures in blue in the foreground.

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape

Wilhelm von Kobell, ca. 1798

Pen and ink drawing of a large tree, a stream and bridge, and a village with a church on rolling hills.

Southern German Landscape

Otto Friedrich Magnus Count Baudissin, 1800-1865

Watercolor of a pastoral landscape with shepherds and sheep framed by an archway, with castle ruins on distant hills.

The Four Castles of Neckarsteinach

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Pen drawing of a wooded landscape with a Bacchic procession of satyrs, maenads and a centaur, with a distant hilltop temple.

The Triumph of Bacchus

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Watercolor village scene with a stone cottage, a woman at the door, two walking figures on a dirt road, and rolling hills.

Village Scene with Figures

Jan van Ravenswaay, 19th century

Watercolor and ink landscape of a multi-tiered waterfall over rocks, framed by pine trees and steep mountain slopes.

Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Christoph Rist, 1816

Calm lake reflecting a steep forested shore, with rocks in the foreground and hazy mountain peaks in the distance.

Wooded Shore at the King's Lake (Königssee)

Johann Heinrich Schilbach, first half 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a waterfall and river in a forested mountain valley, with pine trees, small figures and distant peaks

Mountainous Landscape with a River

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1835/37

Grey wash drawing of snowy mountains above cliffs with two waterfalls falling into a green valley.

Foggy Landscape in the Apennine; verso: Sketch of Landscape

Carl Wagner, early 19th-mid-19th century

Engraving of Saint Jerome seated under a rocky arch with a lion, buildings and a distant landscape beyond.

Saint Jerome seated beneath a rocky arch

Benedetto Montagna, ca. 1505-20

Watercolor of a large oak beside birches, with deer grazing near a fence and path, and a conifer forest beyond.

Wooded Landscape with Stag

Carl August Lebschee, 1800-1877

Pen and ink drawing of a standing young man with curly hair in a draped robe, shown barefoot on a grey-blue sheet.

Study of a Male Figure

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1849

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi showing a kneeling elder offering gifts to the Virgin and Child, with attendants nearb

The Adoration of the Magi

Jacopo de' Barbari, ca. 1500

Engraving of a crowned woman in flowing robes holding a sword and a palm frond, standing on a curved ledge.

Saint Catherine

Jacopo de' Barbari, ca. 1501-3

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist seated in a wooded landscape, Saint Joseph at lef

The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist in a landscape, St Joseph at the left

Jacopo de' Barbari, ca. 1503

Engraving of a winged guardian angel touching the head of a sleeping bearded old man slumped over a book.

The Guardian Angel

Jacopo de' Barbari, ca. 1500-3

Waist-Length Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, in Profile Facing Left

Guercino, 1620s

Two Female Heads and Standing Figure (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Small etching of a bearded man with lowered eyes, head covered by a hood, rendered in loose cross-hatched lines on brown pape

Hooded Male Head (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Old Woman and Child in Oval (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Narrow etched panorama of a rocky coastline with cliffs, hills, a small sailboat and a hilltop building over calm water.

View of a Coast Line (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Etching of a seated young girl with long dark hair and a dark dress, shaded with cross-hatched lines on buff paper.

Annie

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a crumbling timber farmhouse with a woman in white standing by a doorway and tools in the yard.

The Unsafe Tenement (The Old Farm)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of an elderly woman in a cap seated by a doorway in a dim cluttered interior with shelves and pots.

La Vielle aux Loques

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etched title page showing a crowd of figures around a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, with handwritten inscriptions above a

Title Page from the "French Set" (Douze Eaux-Fortes d'Après Nature)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a boy standing beside a seated woman at a table in a dim interior, framed by a doorway and hanging cloth.

The Rag Gatherers (Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat surrounded by standing women, children and men in a street scene.

Title to the French Set

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a woman reading in bed with a slipper on the floor beside her, dark curtain behind.

Reading in Bed (The Slipper)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Seymour Seated

James McNeill Whistler, 1857-58

Etching of a man in a top hat reclining on grass with a walking stick, with a sketched landscape behind him.

Greenwich Pensioner

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a farmstead with two grazing horses, a fence, trees and hatched clouds over a field.

Landscape with the Horse (Landscape with Horses)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a riverside wharf with moored boats, masts, workers and a brick Thames Police building on the right.

Thames Police (Wapping Wharf)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a man leaning by a barrel in a timber shed, with ladders and a bright doorway opening onto distant figures.

The Lime-Burner (W. Jones, Lime-Burner, Thames Street)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a seated man in a cap holding a cello, with loose hatched lines and an open background.

Becquet (J. Becquet, Sculptor)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a river harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats, a cargo barge, and riverside buildings under a hatched sky.

Little Wapping (The Little Rotherhithe)

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Etching of a misty river with sailing boats, a wooden pier, and factory chimneys along the distant shore.

Early Morning, Battersea (Battersea Dawn) (Cadogan Pier)

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1863

Etching of the Old Hungerford Bridge over a busy river with sailing barges, rowing boats, and a distant city skyline.

Old Hungerford Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Etching of a river landscape with trees and a rowboat, and a woman in a hat sketching in the foreground.

Sketching, No. 1

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Red chalk and ink drawing of clergy and onlookers at a ceremony, with a procession and classical buildings in the background.

The Consecration of the Site of a Church in Rome by a Pope ("The Miracle of Saint Mary of the Snows"?)

Giovanni Lanfranco, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a shepherd with a crook pointing while a seated nude male looks up on rocky ground.

A Shepherd Addressing a Seated Male Nude

Alessandro Magnasco, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a barefoot elderly friar in a hooded robe, seen from behind, with white highlights.

Standing Pilgrim Friar

Alessandro Magnasco, ca. 1705-20

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of many robed figures, poets and musicians gathered beside a classical building on an arc

An Allegory of Learning

Parrasio Micheli, ca. 1565

Brown ink drawing of a clergyman blessing a book before a seated assembly in a grand interior with a raised throne.

An Ecclesiastic (Pope?) Blessing a Book before the Sacred College

Cesare Nebbia, 1580-90

Pen and red chalk drawing of Christ and a woman at a stone well, with trees and an urn in a landscape setting.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Giuseppe Passeri, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ gesturing to a kneeling centurion while soldiers with spears stand nearby.

Christ and the Centurion (recto); Figure Waving to Departing Ship (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1665-1714

Pen and brown wash drawing of two women embracing on steps, with onlookers, a donkey, and architecture in the background.

The Visitation

Bernardino Poccetti, ca. 1599-1610

Brown wash drawing of Christ standing and gesturing to a kneeling Mary Magdalen beneath a tree in a landscape.

Christ Appearing to Saint Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere")

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1560

Pen and ink drawing of a draped female figure pointing to a crescent moon with two infants beside her and a tree.

Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants

Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1539-42

Etching of a young girl with long hair in a long dress, standing beside a hoop with its shadow on the ground.

Florence Leyland

James McNeill Whistler, [1873]

Etched sketch of a nude female figure leaning forward with lowered head, set against loose vertical hatching.

Tillie: a Model (Tillie Gilchrist)

James McNeill Whistler, 1873

Etching of a sailing barge on a river beside factory sheds and smokestacks, with a bridge in the distance.

Price's Candle-Works (Price's Candle Factory)

James McNeill Whistler, 1876-77

Etching of a harbor with masted ships, warehouses and a wooden pier, with a rowboat crossing the water in the foreground.

Free Trade Wharf

James McNeill Whistler, 1877

Etching of sailing ships, masts and rowboats in a busy riverside harbor with wooden pilings and a hazy city beyond.

A Sketch from Billingsgate (From Billingsgate)

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Etched bust portrait of a man with tousled hair and a pale streak, set against diagonal hatched shading.

Whistler with the White Lock

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Etching of a harbor with masts and rigging above, two wooden pilings, a small boat, and two figures on the quay.

The Tiny Pool

James McNeill Whistler, [1879]

Etching of a timber bridge over a river with a church tower and trees on the right bank.

The Little Putney, No. 1 (Little Putney Bridge)

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Etching of a calm river with a dark sailing boat, a jetty and a house on the right bank, and trees on the far shore.

Little Putney, No. 2 (The Little Putney)

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged infant riding a crouching horse, holding its reins, on a pale sheet.

Winged Infant Riding a Crouching Horse

Giulio Romano, n.d.

Etching of a truss bridge over a river with moored boats, bare trees and riverbank buildings, under diagonal lines.

Fulham (Chelsea)

James McNeill Whistler, 1879