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Pen and ink sketch page with two female nudes, a seated male nude, and three small equestrian figures.

Two Female Nudes; Seated Male Nude (after Michelangelo?); Three Equestrian Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor of ruined Doric temple columns and fallen stones under a grey sky, by William Stanley Haseltine, 1881.

Girgenti (The Temple of Juno Lacinia at Agrigentum)

William Stanley Haseltine, 1881

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor sketch of a sunlit golden hill with a small temple outline on top, above a pale blue sea.

Sketchbook of Greek and Near East Subjects

Mary Newbold Sargent, 1904

Brown ink and wash study of a bearded nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning against a pillar.

Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West, 1788

Pastel portrait of a woman with pearl-decorated hair, blue-green silk gown, lace collar and a pink rose at her neckline.

Elizabeth Green (Mrs. Ebenezer Storer II)

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Charcoal drawing of dark trees and shrubs beside a grassy field under a cloudy sky, signed Harpignies 1911.

The Pond at Les Luneaux, Allier

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Pencil study of a standing female nude with loosely sketched drapery over the shoulder, on tan paper.

Study of a Nude with Drapery

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1908

Caricature of a Man Carrying a Stick, Standing in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Skull in Profile

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1538

Ink and wash drawing of a figure seen from behind in a voluminous gown and tricorn hat, within an octagonal border.

Caricature of a Person in a Voluminous Gown, Seen from Behind

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cap beside a raised hand and a crumpled pillow, by Albrecht Dürer, 1493.

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso)

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right

Veronese School, mid-15th century

Architectural drawing of a dining room with rococo plasterwork, a mythological ceiling painting, and wall elevations in grey

Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Pencil design of Mars and Venus with Cupid in an oval medallion, flanked by cherubs and sphinxes, with ornamental scrolls.

Design for the painting, Mars, Venus & Cupid for the Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling old man greeting three winged angels, with a woman behind a curtain at left.

Three Angels Visiting Abraham

Charles Meynier, 1793

Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest

François-André Vincent, ca. 1787

Pencil sketch of a cat resting on all fours, seen from behind, with its head turned to the side.

A Cat Resting on All Fours, Seen from Behind

Édouard Manet, 1861

Grey wash drawing of a priest raising the host at an altar while kneeling worshippers fill a vaulted church interior.

Mass

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1837-38

Ink and pencil sketch of a parade with musicians, a large drum, a brass instrument, and a crowd on a street.

A Parade

George Cruikshank, ca. 1850

Pastel drawing of a ballerina in a pale green tutu on pointe, one arm raised, against a soft green and ochre background.

Dancer in Green

Edgar Degas, ca. 1883

Pen and ink drawing of a standing nude male figure holding a bow, with fine hatching modeling the muscular body.

Standing Male Nude Holding a Bow ("Poynter Apollo")

Albrecht Dürer, 1501-3

Red chalk drawing of a man's head and shoulders, turned sideways with curly hair and an open-mouthed, upward gaze.

Bust of a Man

Wolfgang Huber, 1522

Pen and ink sketch of two women in full skirts beside a folding screen, with a swan, window and oval medallion in an interior

Study for "On Guardian's Power," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Pen and gray wash design of a nude female figure holding a celestial globe inside an ornate oval scrolled cartouche.

Design for an Ornamental Panel with the Figure of Astronomy

Johann Matthias Kager, 1590-1637

Pen drawing of a wounded crane with an arrow in its breast, flying before a setting sun with radiating rays.

Wounded Crane with an Arrow in its Breast Before Setting Sun

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Pen sketch of figures in a circular medal design over a squared grid, with an arched inscription band above.

Design for a Box-Lid or Medal

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, ca. 1785