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Pencil sketches of women and a child among tree trunks, two compositional studies on one sheet of paper.

Two studies for a figure composition, including three women and a child

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1820-76

Etching of a marsh with wading birds feeding in shallow water beside a large oak and a flock of birds in a cloudy sky.

The Marshes

Charles-François Daubigny, 1851

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a woman holding a child, beside a bending female figure.

Mother and Child and a Female Figure

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 19th century

Brown ink figure studies on blue paper showing draped standing figures and reclining figures in quick sketch lines.

Sheet of figure studies

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 19th century

Loose pencil sketch of a figure composition with printed text reading Maison en Chine & au Japon on the left.

Figure composition

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1820-76

Graphite sketch of a woman in a headscarf beside studies of hands holding an open box and beads on tan paper.

Woman holding an open jewelry box (recto); Studies for a figure composition and a leaded window (verso)

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1820-76

Grey wash drawing of allegorical figures with a trumpeting winged figure, a portrait medallion, and cannons and artillery in

Allegorical Homage to the Duc du Maine, Grand Maître de l'Artillerie

Antoine Dieu, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of crowned muses and winged figures in a forest, with women transforming into birds near a fountain.

The Nine Pierides Transformed into Magpies after Their Unsuccessful Competition with the Muses (Ovid, Metamorphoses,…

Antoine Dieu, n.d.

Watercolor design of a classical tomb with urn, willow and cypresses, a mourning figure, and a ground plan below.

Design for a Tomb, Rothgeisser in Nuremberg (Elevation and Ground Plan)

Johann Georg Dürschner, 1826

Colored drawing of armored soldiers and robed figures beside an ornate chariot in a classical columned hall with a coffered a

Scene from the Life of Alexander I

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a winged youth embracing a nude woman, with reclining and seated figures among clouds at right.

Mythological Scene, from the Legend of Cupid and Psyche

Bonaventura Genelli, early 19th-mid 19th century

Red chalk drawing of an ornate baroque tomb with a saint statue on top, flanked by winged cherubs and garlands.

The Silver Tomb of St. John Nepomuk in the Cathedral of St. Veit's Prague, designed by Fischer von Erlach, 1729

Jeremias Jakob Sedelmayr, ca. 1729

Architectural elevation drawing of a town house with a curved gable, scrolled volutes, and arched doorways in ink and wash.

Drawing for the Street Elevation of a Town House

Andreas Schneidmann, 1729

Pencil drawing of winged human-animal figures with lion and bull heads beside a chariot with wheels and a robed figure.

The Vision of Ezekiel

Bonaventura Genelli, early 19th-mid 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a nobleman giving coins to a kneeling beggar in a Roman piazza with a dog and the Coliseum behind.

Nobleman Giving Alms to Beggar in Piazza near the Coliseum

Conrad Martin Metz, 1813

Engraving of a man in a turban beside a grey horse in an open landscape, with a distant rider and a sword on the ground.

A Turk Saddling His Horse

Eugène Delacroix, 1824

Engraving of a fierce battle in a columned palace, with armored soldiers, fallen bodies and a city burning in the distance.

Battle in the Palace of Priam

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Sepia drawing of a man with curly hair and a stern expression, wearing a ruffled shirt, by Francisco Goya.

Self-portrait

Francisco Goya, 1795

Engraving of nude women bathing in a classical interior, framed by fruit garlands, scrolls, and cupids.

Women Bathing

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of the Last Judgment with an enthroned Christ above clouds, angels, rising nude souls, and demons tormenting the da

The Last Judgment

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of Adonis lying dead while women mourn him in a forest, with cupid above and a fruit-garland border.

The Death of Adonis

Jean Mignon, 1544

Engraving of the death of Adonis: a reclining youth surrounded by women, Cupid with a bow above, forest behind, fruit-garland

The Death of Adonis

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of Abraham restrained by an angel as he prepares to sacrifice Isaac on a wood altar in a forest.

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of St. John the Baptist preaching to a crowd of men, women and children in a wooded desert landscape.

St. John Preaching in the Desert

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of Adam and Eve with a serpent in a tree, surrounded by animals including a lion, deer, and horse, within a fruit-d

Temptation in the Garden

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of Actaeon with stag antlers beside nude women bathing at a fountain, framed by a decorative grotesque border.

The Metamorphosis of Actaeon

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by mourners, framed by an ornate border of masks and fruit garlands.

Christ's Deposition from the Cross

Jean Mignon, ca. 1544

Engraving of figures carrying a nude body toward a tomb beneath rocks, framed by an ornate border of fruit and foliage.

The Entombment of Christ

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of the Lamentation over Christ with mourners around the reclined body, a ladder and skull, in an ornate fruit-and-f

The Lamentation over Christ

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Etching of a seated young woman in a headscarf with a child leaning on a stone wall beneath a branch, by François Boucher.

The Young Girl Resting

François Boucher, 1756