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Pen and white-heightened drawing of nymphs dancing in a circle in a wooded glade, with seated musicians at the edges.

Dancing Nymphs in a Glade

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and white heightened drawing on blue paper of classical gods feasting at a table among clouds, with cupids overhead.

Feast of the Gods

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Oval drawing of gods on clouds above sprawled nude giants among rocks, one figure holding a torch and a ladder nearby.

Fall of the Giants

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Brown and white wash drawing on blue paper of hunters on horseback and a nude man spearing a charging boar, with hounds.

Hunt of the Calydonian Boar

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and white-heightened drawing on blue paper of Niobe's children being struck by arrows, with horses and a temple in the ba

Death of Niobe and Her Children

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Drawing of Perseus holding Medusa's head amid fallen warriors in a columned palace hall, with a banquet at left.

Fight Between Perseus And Phineus in the Palace of Cephus

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Red chalk drawing of two draped prophets, one standing with a scroll and one seated reading, with a figure gesturing behind.

The Prophets David and Daniel

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1601-2

Pen and gray wash drawing of a canal with a wooden hut, a fisherman with a rod, a rowboat, and trees.

Canal Landscape with a Fisherman

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Engraving of a fortune teller reading the palm of a seated woman beneath a large tree, with onlookers and a small dog nearby.

The Fortune Teller and the Lady

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1608

Pen and wash landscape of two figures talking in a field, a church tower and trees on the horizon, cloudy sky.

Landscape with Two Figures Conversing

Salomon van Ruysdael, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a cottage among trees, with a man and dog crossing a wooden footbridge at right.

House among Trees, at Right Man and Dog on a Footbridge

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Pen and gray wash drawing of a wooden dredging machine working in a canal beside brick houses.

Dredging a Canal

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Pen and wash panorama of ruined Delft after the 1654 gunpowder explosion, with collapsed houses, debris, and church towers.

View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654

Herman Saftleven, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a river valley with rocky cliffs, a castle on a crag, boats on the water, and figures in the foregrou

River Landscape with Mountains

Herman Saftleven, 17th century

Graphite study of three standing men in long cloaks, one holding a torch and others holding hats, on pale paper.

Study of Figures: an Old Man Holding a Hat and Facing Forwards, and a Young Man Holding a Torch and a Hat, seen from…

Antoine Sallaert, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a river with a masted sailing boat and rowboat beside a densely wooded bank.

River Scene with Boats before a densely Wooded Bank

Salomon van Ruysdael, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a rocky cliff, ruins, a hilltop castle and a town with church spires.

View of Saumur

Willem Schellinks, mid-17th century

Drawing of a man in a cap playing a violin with head tilted back, beside a jug on a stool.

Man Playing The Violin

Hendrick Sorgh, 1645

Etched portrait of a young man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, signed by Félix Bracquemond, 1893.

Portrait of Théodore Chassériau

Félix Bracquemond, 1893

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded river landscape with the Virgin and Child, a donkey, and kneeling angels in the foregr

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Herman van Swanevelt, mid-17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a horse-drawn covered carriage on a road beside a leaning tree and a horseman.

Carriage In A Landscape

Gérard ter Borch, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat handing a letter to a woman beside a tree on a cobbled street.

Scene From A Comedy

Jacob Buys, 1740-1801

Drawing of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a winding path, and a distant village on blue-grey paper.

Wooded Landscape with a House by a River

Lucas van Uden, 17th century

Chalk drawing of a young woman with curled hair, lace collar and pearl ornament, shown head and shoulders on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Wallerant Vaillant, 17th century

Ink and brown wash drawing of a spreading tree with drooping branches on a grassy mound.

Study of a Tree

Marten van Valckenborch, mid-16th-early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded street with figures, a statue on a pedestal, and a hanging banner.

Emblematic Scene

Otto van Veen, 1607 or before (?)

Drawing of a sleeping pig lying on its side, head resting on the ground, rendered in soft graphite with a thin border.

A Sleeping Swine

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Dutch Ship: The Tholen (?)

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1625-93

Pen and ink wash drawing of peasants in hats and cloaks gathered in conversation, one man seated on a mound.

Peasants

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a three-masted warship at anchor with smaller ships on calm water.

Dutch Men of War at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century