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Pencil study of three eighteenth-century officers, two standing and one kneeling, with measurement marks on a grey sheet.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Three Officers, Two Standing and One Kneeling

John Singleton Copley, 1785-86

Pen sketch sheet with several male nude figure studies, head studies, and a faint pencil sketch of a seated woman.

Seven Figure Studies; Portrait of a Woman (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Woodblock print of travelers with parasols on a rocky coast beside a teahouse, with cliffs, pines and waves.

Yui

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Japanese woodblock print of travelers on a shore under pine trees, with sailboats on a calm bay and distant hills.

Arai

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a pine tree, travelers on a path, a thatched roof, and sailboats on a calm blue sea.

Ōiso

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of travelers, a mounted samurai, a palanquin and women near an inn under willow trees at dusk.

Fuchu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a roadside village scene with two tall pines, thatched buildings, and figures working and resting.

Futagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Pen and ink sketch of two women in gowns in an interior, with a cherub medallion and armchair beside a doorway.

Study for "The Maid's Counsel," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Engraving of a muscular armored warrior seen from behind, with a plumed helmet and shield, before a distant battle scene.

Marcus Valerius, from "The Roman Heroes"

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

Engraving of a standing woman with a leafy wreath holding a lit lamp, her long hair and draped gown finely hatched.

The Third Wise Virgin

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Etching of an elderly bald man with a moustache, wearing a fur-collared cloak and rosary beads, against hatched background.

Bust of an Old Man, Frontal

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Etching of a haloed bishop standing by the sea with a ship at left, inscribed S. Birinus, Epus, number 3, Decem.

S. Birin, évêque (St. Birinus, Bishop), December 3rd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Im…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a kneeling woman in a stone cell reaching toward a barred door, with a palm frond at the top of an oval frame.

Ste. Léocadie, vierge et martyre (St. Leocadia, Virgin and Martyr), December 9th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainct…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a haloed saint pouring water on a kneeling man's head beneath a dove, with a column and basin nearby.

S. Serge et S. Paul (St. Sergius Paulus and St. Paul), December 12th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of haloed St. Aurea by a river with soldiers, a kneeling figure, a swimmer, and a walled city beyond.

S. Aurée, vierge (St. Aurea, Virgin), August 24th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Image…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a kneeling bishop martyr struck by soldiers with clubs, inside an oval frame, St. Privatus, August 21.

S. Privat, évêque (St. Privatus, Bishop), August 21st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (I…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of St. Mary of Egypt with a halo and long hair, hands in prayer, beside a lion, a kneeling figure, and a palm tree.

S. Marie Egyptienne (St. Mary of Egypt), April 2nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Imag…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of two bearded apostles with halos, St. Peter holding a key and St. Paul holding a sword, in an oval frame.

S. Pierre et S. Paul, apôtres (St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles), June 29th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Saint Francis kneeling with a halo, arms outstretched toward rays of light from a bird, beneath a tree.

S. François (St. Francis), October 4th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of the Virgin and Christ child on clouds above a snowy walled town, with the inscription S. Maria ad Nives.

Ste. Marie des Neiges (Our Lady of the Snow), August 5th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année"…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a robed figure drawing back a curtain to reveal a bearded man reclining in a canopied bed.

La Découverte du Corps de Saint Etienne (The Discovery of the Relics of St. Stephen), August 3rd, from "Les Images De…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Engraving of God presenting the reclining Eve to Adam beneath a tree, with deer and a Latin Genesis inscription below.

The Creation of Eve, from The Power of Death (Allegory of Original Sin and Death)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1541

Woodcut of the Presentation in the Temple: a high priest holds an infant at an altar as figures watch in an arched interior.

Presentation in the Temple, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer

Woodcut of Christ bound before a seated judge, with soldiers holding spears in a stone arched hall.

Christ Before Pilate, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of a risen figure with a banner in a circle, sleeping guards below, and a town in a landscape behind.

Pacifical with Resurrection

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut print of an armored standard-bearer holding a large banner, with a village, church spire and hills behind him.

Standard-Bearer

Albrecht Altdorfer

Pen and ink drawing of Socrates reaching for a cup among robed mourners in a classical colonnaded interior.

The Death of Socrates

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1786

Hand-colored toy theater print of a sleeping giant in red and blue before a green hill, castle, church, and sea.

Scene 3, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater

Benjamin Pollock, 1870-90

Engraving of the crucifixion of Christ between two thieves, with a crowd of soldiers and mourners below and spears behind.

Christ on Raised on the Cross, from The Passion of Christ, plate 19

Grégoire Huret, 1664