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Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a bearded older man with eyes turned upward, white highlights on the face.

Head of an Apostle

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Grey pencil study of birds on a branch above sheet music, a flute, flowers and a cloth on a grassy bank.

Study for a Pastoral Scene

Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Colored architectural ground plan of a symmetrical palace with colonnades, a central courtyard, and a formal garden with a po

Architectural Ground Plan

Paul Guillaume Lemoine, n.d.

Watercolor design drawing of a classical table with female caryatid supports, a green urn-shaped central column, and gilded o

Design for a Table

Adrien Louis Marie Cavelier, ealry 19th century

Graphite drawing of a symmetrical ornamental headpiece with a crown, fleurs-de-lis shield, scrollwork and a banner.

Design for the Headpiece of the "Gazette de France"

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Pencil sketches of a winged cherub beside a draped pedestal inside two oval frames, one with lettering above.

Design for a Box-Lid

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a vertical ornamental jewelry design with a bow, flowers, scrolling leaves and a round medallion at the bas

Design for a Piece of Jewelry (Bracelet?)

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1730-50

Pen and gray wash drawing of a reclining nude sea figure with putti and a sea creature in a triangular pediment design.

Design for a Box-Front

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a bearded armored rider on a rearing horse in a landscape.

Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg, Prince of Brabançon (1600-1674)

Anthony van Dyck, 17th century

Sheet of Studies of Heads

Anthony van Dyck, 1615-41

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a large spreading tree and shrubs on a sloping bank above a path.

A Group a Trees

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Chalk drawing of Christ on the cross with arms raised, head bowed, and a draped cloth at the hips, on tan paper.

Christ on the Cross; verso: St. Jerome Reading by Candlelight, and Sketch of Male Torso (?)

Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Chalk study on tan paper of a standing woman in a draped robe and headscarf, with studies of hands beside her.

Study for a Portrait of a Lady

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a curly-haired standing male figure, partly draped, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Study of the Christ Child and the Hand of the Madonna. Verso; Profile of a Man

Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch with wash of robed bearded men and a figure with raised arm, possibly Christ confronting Pharisees.

Christ and the Pharisees (recto); Christ and a Pharisee (verso)

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing with a gnarled tree in the foreground and a farmhouse on the right under open sky.

Landscape with a Gnarled Tree and a Farm

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Drawing of a seated turbaned king beside a canopy bed, with a kneeling veiled woman and a standing attendant in an interior.

David's Promise to Bathsheba

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1642-43

Pencil sketch of a woman in a full gown standing in an elegant interior with a sofa, console table and doorway.

Study for "The Just Resentment," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Pencil sketch of dancing couples and onlookers in an outdoor garden, with a musician at left and trees framing the scene.

Study for "The Mutual Agreement," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Pen and grey wash drawing of two figures clasping hands in an arched colonnaded hall with a tiled floor.

Design for a Scene in Pierre de Laujon's "L'Amoureux de quinze ans, ou la Double-Fête..."

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1771

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a ruined stone wall, arched opening, small travelers, and birds in the sky.

Landscape with Ruins

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1650

Brown wash drawing of a young man in a broad-brimmed hat resting his chin on his hand, with a cane beside him.

Young Man in Broad-Brimmed Hat, Resting His Chin on His Left Hand

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, ca. 1655

Grey wash drawing of fishermen with boats on a wide river, a grazing cow and trees on the bank, under a cloudy sky.

Coast Scene

Jacob Esselens, 1626-87

Watercolor landscape of a tall rocky cliff beside a river, with figures and a small boat on the sandy bank and blue hills bey

Landscape

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Pencil sketch of an interior with a canopied bed, a seated man and a standing woman in a long gown.

Study for a frontispiece for "Histoire de Miss Jenny"

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a coastal village with ruined walls, rowing boats on the beach, a sailing ship and figures.

View of an Italian Coastal Village with Boats Landing on a Beach

Casper van Eyck, mid-17th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman with a basket among poultry and birds, with a shed, haystack and town in the distance.

Landscape with Three Figures and Birds

Albert Flamen, mid-late 17th century

A Woman Asleep (recto); Landscape Composition with Well-Sweep (verso)

Govert Flinck, 1633-36

Pen and brown ink drawing of witches tending a cauldron over a fire, with a winged figure rising from smoke and a cat nearby.

Witches' Sabbath

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a youth with head turned left, leaning on his elbow, with a partial figure at the right edge.

Study of a Youth with his Head Turned to the Left and Leaning on his Right Elbow

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century