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Pen and grey wash drawing of a large Dutch warship under sail in choppy sea, with smaller boats nearby.

Dutch Men Of War

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Old Ship Model

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of Dutch sailing ships with flags and rowboats on choppy water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships on a Harbour

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of warships in battle, with gunsmoke rising around a central ship flying a flag on calm water.

Sea Fight

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of becalmed sailing boats on calm water with a figure holding a long pole on a sandbank.

Boats Becalmed

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a line of sailing ships on calm water, with a large ornate stern vessel in the foreground.

A Fleet

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink sketches of sailing ships and small boats with masts and sails arranged in four rows on pale paper.

Studies of Ships and Boats

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a sailing ship near a rocky coastline with cliffs and hills under a pale sky.

Coast Scene

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

The French Vessel "Courtisan"

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a rustic stone osteria with arched doorways, a wooden ladder, clay pots and climbing vines.

An Osteria in the Campagna

Jacob van der Ulft, mid-17th-late 17th century

Sepia drawing of a ruined Romanesque church with a rose window and bell tower under a cloudy sky, with small figures in front

The Mariakerk In Utrecht

Jacob van der Ulft, late 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a woman, a man in a plumed hat, a skeleton behind a curtain, and a child on a tiled floor.

To Each His Own Pastime (Elck Sijn Tijt-Verdrijff)

Adriaen van de Venne, ca. 1632 (?)

Grey wash drawing of a coastal dune landscape with figures, horses, a sailing boat, and a ruined building.

Landscape with Figures

Hendrik Verschuring, 1642-90

Pale brown wash drawing of a flat canal landscape with sailboats, a rowing boat of figures, windmills and a farmhouse.

Canal Landscape with Figures

Abraham de Verwer, 17th century

Pencil drawing of cows grazing in a flat landscape with a herdsman, sheep, trees and distant windmills under a cloudy sky.

Cows in a Landscape

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, 19th century

Graphite drawing of sheep and a lamb resting by a wooden fence, with a hen and a distant village in an open landscape.

Sheep in a Landscape

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, 1870

Engraved title page showing a reclining skeleton on a shrouded bier, flames, and an inverted nude figure holding a goblet.

The Skeleton Re-Animated, Title Page to "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

William Blake, March 1, 1813

Brown ink drawing of a mountainous valley with a hilltop town, travelers with staffs, a bridge, and a watermill.

Mountainous Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Tobias Verhaecht, 1575-1631

Engraving of a dying muscular man on a bed, a spirit rising above him, a woman mourning and a figure covering their face at r

Death of the Strong Wicked Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

William Blake, March 1, 1813

Pen and ink landscape of jagged mountains, pine trees, a wooden bridge over a river, and travelers on a road.

Mountainous Landscape with Travelers on a Road

Tobias Verhaecht, 1616

Gray wash drawing of a seated woman in a dark gown, white collar and lace cap, hands folded in her lap.

Portrait of a Lady

Cornelis Visscher, ca. 1655

Reddish-brown print of a man in a wide hat walking under an arch, with a sunburst at his side and handwritten text above.

Frontispiece to Jerusalem, the Emanation of the Great Albion

William Blake, [ca. 1804-20] (?)

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted stone interior with stacked arches and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

The Interior of the So-called Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli

Hendrik Voogd, 1793

Brown ink drawing of the Baptism of Christ with a bearded figure pouring water, a crowd of onlookers, and angels in clouds.

Baptism of Christ

Maerten de Vos, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of refugees leaving a shore with ships, a fortified city behind them, and a Dutch verse below.

Leaving Troy

Sebastiaen Vrancx, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with a rocky cliff, boats, and a town with church spires on the far bank.

View of Vienne on the Rhone

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, ca. 1587-89

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with trees, shrubs, clouds, and a traveler with a dog on a path.

River Landscape with Traveler

Cornelis Vroom, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of bare trees framing a stone arched bridge and a house with a steep roof beside a path.

A House near a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Pencil drawing of thatched farm buildings, a mill wheel, a rowboat and a bare tree in a rolling landscape.

Landscape with a Mill (recto); A Steepled Façade and Farm House (verso)

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Blue-grey wash drawing of a shadowed forest with a waterfall cascading over rocks beneath tall trees.

River Landscape with Mountain Stream

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century