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Grey wash drawing of a river town with church spires, boats, and a man with a staff on a bank in the foreground.

View of Nantes

Lambert Doomer, ca. 1650s

Brown ink and wash drawing of many muscular male nude figure studies in twisting and crouching poses.

Figure Studies

Eduard Dubois, 17th century

Watercolor of a seated woman in a red dress and striped headscarf, head resting on her hand, eyes closed.

Seated Italian Peasant Woman

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Winter scene of a frozen canal in a Dutch town with skaters, pedestrians, snowy trees and brick gabled houses.

Snow Falling on a Dutch Town

Abraham Rademaker, n.d.

Black and red chalk study of a seated man in a knitted cap seen from behind, one arm outstretched.

Study of a Seated Peasant

Cornelis Dusart, n.d.

Etching of a praying robed figure in ecstasy with a kneeling monk, a cross, a crown, and angels in clouds above.

Ecstasy of the Blessed Piero Gambacorti of Pisa

Federico Bencovich, ca. 1725-28

Pen and grey wash drawing of a covered urn with bird-head handles on an ornate acanthus-leaf pedestal with claw feet.

Covered Vase on a Three-Footed Pedestal

Jacques Androuet, 1510-84

Pen and wash design for a neoclassical wall panel with putto, seated women, garlands, and scrolling foliage.

Design for a Wall Panel

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, n.d.

Pen and ink design for a door knocker with a ram's head, scrolled arms, two lion heads and a small dog on an octagonal sheet.

Design for Door Knocker

Etienne Delaune, 16th century

Engraving of the gilded Bucintoro barge sailing through a crowded Venetian lagoon with gondolas, ships and onlookers on the q

Plate 5: The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, from 'Ducal Ceremonies and Festi…

Giovanni Battista Brustolon, ca. 1766

Watercolor of a seated man with a sword as a kneeling woman in white pleads before him in a richly furnished room.

The Pardon Refused (from Sir Walter Scott's "Kenilworth")

Camille Roqueplan, ca. 1826-29

Engraved view of a crowded arcaded square with flagpoles, a clock tower, and a religious procession of robed figures.

Plate 9: Procession on Corpus Christi Day in the Piazza San Marco, from 'Ducal Ceremonies and Festivals' (Le Feste Du…

Giovanni Battista Brustolon, ca. 1766

Drawing of two sailing squadrons flanking a monument with winged Victory, sea gods reclining in waves below.

Study for Decoration of the Obelisk at Port-Vendres

Charles de Wailly, 1783

Pencil sketch of two draped allegorical women with flying cherubs, a garland, and a lion below.

Design for a Book Illustration

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, cherub heads, foliage, and a central cartouche.

Design for a Trophy

René Charpentier, n.d.

Etching of a canal lined with buildings, an arcaded inn at left, figures, a carriage, and moored boats under a cloudy sky.

View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i lu…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Pencil sketch of a distant town skyline with a church spire, windmills and masts along a flat shoreline.

Flushing from the Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of nude figures clinging to trees and a bank amid floodwaters in a wooded landscape.

The Flood

Jan Cossiers, 1615-71

Etching of the locks at Dolo with an oval basin, stone buildings, a fruit vendor and figures in the foreground.

The Locks at Dolo, an oval-shaped basin with boats at center, buildings on either side, a fruit vendor and groups of…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etching of a three-arched portico framing ruins, a triumphal arch, and a brick building with figures in the courtyard.

A three-arched portico with an open lantern hanging at center, a triumphal arch and ruins of a classical temple in th…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etching of an imagined city view with a domed church, a tall column with statue, figures, carts and a large tree.

Imaginary View of Padua, with a campanile and domed church at left, a column surmounted by a statue of a saint at cen…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Etched title page showing a classical ruin framing a dedication inscription, with seated figures on steps at right.

Title page with a large wall of a classical ruin, with a figure seated at right pointing to the dedication, from "Vie…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Ink drawing of a seated writer with quill and inkwell, beside a flying bird-like figure carrying prey above a ground scene.

The Notaries Flew of With The Prey (Escribanitos volaron con la presa)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink wash caricature of grotesque riders on donkeys on a sunlit road, with a Spanish caption below.

They Don't Fall Off Their Donkey (They Don't Admit Their Error), (No caen de su burro)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental ceiling design with scrolls, garlands, putti, and a seated female figure in an arch.

Ceiling Design

Matías Arteaga y Alfaro, 1633-1703

Etching of a masked man in a cloak holding a coffee cup beside a table with coffee pots and a chair.

A man wearing a mask drinking a cup of coffee (Le Masque au Caffé), title page to "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Etching of a veiled woman in black walking past a church with a small white dog beside her.

The Zendale, or the woman returning from church, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a tricorn hat holding a pipe, on blue-grey paper.

Seated Gentleman Holding a Pipe (recto); Half-Length Study of the Same Man (verso)

Francisco Bayeu y Subias, 1734-95

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with the name Antonius Maria Zanetti on a pedestal.

Portrait of Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder

Giovanni Antonio Faldoni, ca. 1725

Etching of angels lifting souls toward the Virgin and Child in clouds, with a kneeling saint and open book below.

Pope Saint Gregory I Frees the Souls from Purgatory with His Prayers

Francesco Fontebasso, 1731