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Watercolor costume study of a bearded man in a white turban and red embroidered cloak holding a lantern.

Costume Study for Osmin in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Watercolor costume study of a dancing male figure in a white turban, red jacket, and white trousers holding a flask.

Costume Study for Pedrillo in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Watercolor costume study of a woman in an embroidered gown, fur-trimmed bodice, pink turban and white veil, gesturing.

Costume Study for Konstanze in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Watercolor costume study of a man in a feathered hat, patterned cape, and gray hose holding a rapier.

Costume Study for Belmonte in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Watercolor costume study of a woman with braided hair, white veil, striped sash and blue trousers, standing on a pale ground.

Costume Study for Blonde in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Watercolor costume study of a bearded man in a white turban, embroidered robe, brown coat, and pink sash holding a dagger.

Costume Study for Bassa Selim in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart

Johann Georg Christoph Fries, ca. 1830-50

Etched grotesque mask with curly hair, a long mustache, and a twisted beard on a pale paper background.

Mask with Curly Hair, a Long Mustache and a Loosely Twisted Beard, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a bald, grimacing old man with tufty sideburns and large ears, shoulders wrapped in a fur-trimmed garment.

Mask of a Bald Man with Tufty Sideburns, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a grotesque bald man's face with pointed ears and a long curling beard, scowling at the viewer.

Mask of a Bald Man with Pointed Ears and a Long, Parted Beard, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Pen and brown ink drawing of a man with long wavy hair and a loose collar, turned three-quarters and looking at the viewer.

Self-Portrait

the younger John Vanderbank, ca. 1720

Grey wash drawing of an armored warrior reaching toward a woman before soldiers, women and a classical building.

The Daughter of Jephthah

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1710-50

Portrait of the Artist

Thomas Nast, ca. 1884

Head of a Mourning Woman in Profile to the Left

Girolamo Macchietti, ca. 1575-80

Pen and ink sheet with studies of an embracing couple and several curly-haired head and bust sketches.

Lovers embracing (recto). A suppliant figure (verso)

James Jefferys, 1779

Brown wash drawing of robed figures gathered around a smoking altar before a classical temple with columns.

Classical Scene with Figures Gathered around a Sacrificial Altar

Louis-Félix Delarue, ca.1760-65

Engraving of Santa Claus handing gifts to Union soldiers in a snowy camp, with tents and an American flag behind.

Santa Claus in Camp (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1863)

Thomas Nast, originally published 1863

Charcoal drawing of a laurel-crowned young man playing a long trumpet before two women on a couch in a paneled room.

Two Women in an Interior Listening to a Young Musician in Antique Times

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1902

Graphite double portrait of two men in open-collared shirts, with handwritten names and an Italian inscription below.

Double Portrait of the Artists E.F. Kloss and G. Pellicia

Wilhelm Marstrand, 1836-40

Ink drawing of a standing young woman in a long buttoned dress removing her gloves, with a seated figure in a hat beside her.

A Standing Young Lady Taking Off Her Gloves

Alfred Stevens, 1876 or after

Watercolor of a three-masted warship at anchor in calm harbor water beside a stone quay with figures and boats.

A Man O'War Lying at Anchor

Johannes Christiaan Schotel, early 19th century

Grisaille allegory of the baker's trade with putti, baking tools, grain, and oval scenes of bakery work and a street bakery.

Allegory of the Baker's Trade

Johannes Petrus van Horstok, 1807

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a chaotic battle with warriors, horses, a chariot, and billowing cloaks.

The Battle of Diomedes and Aeneas (from the Story of Achilles)

Jan van Orley, ca. 1720-30

Pen and gray wash ceiling design of an oval with putti, a wine press, and allegorical female figures in clouds.

Ceiling Design with the Mystical Wine Press

Johann Georg Dieffenbrunner, ca. 1750

Sepia etching of a bearded man writing at a desk beside glass flasks, a funnel and a magnifying glass.

Self-Portrait

Henri Charles Guérard, ca. 1890

Grey wash drawing of soldiers distributing sacks of grain to crowds of desperate townspeople in a colonnaded city.

Roman Soldiers Defending a City Plagued by Famine

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1734

Engraved print of kilted Highlander soldiers marching with bayonets past spectators beneath American flags, 1861.

The Seventy Ninth Regiment (Highlanders), New York State Militia (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, p. 329)

Winslow Homer, May 25, 1861

Woodcut of soldiers on horseback attacking infants and mothers beneath a classical colonnade, with a castle on a distant hill

Massacre of the Innocents

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1511

Grey wash drawing of three fishermen hauling a net by a rowboat, with a harbor town and flying cherubs in an oval frame.

Emblem Drawing ("Hope sustains me")

Jacob Matham, early 17th century

Colored print of a soldier leaning over to hold a horse at water, with mounted riders and tents in the distant camp.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Water Call

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of a soldier in a kepi grimacing as he bites a hard biscuit, with a tin cup beside him.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Hard Tack

Winslow Homer, 1864