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Pencil sheet with studies of hands, a nude male figure, and sketched heads and forms by Eugène Delacroix.

Studies of Hands and Figures for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

Eugène Delacroix, 1833-38

Graphite sketch of a fallen male nude with raised arm and studies of clenched fists by Eugène Delacroix, 1852.

Studies of a Fallen Male Nude for "Hercules and the Horses of Diomedes"

Eugène Delacroix, 1852

Pencil sheet with several sketched studies of muscular nude male figures in twisting, falling poses.

Figure Studies after Rubens's "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1820-22

Pencil sketch on tan paper of bearded men, a nude female figure and an infant, studies after Rubens' Adoration of the Magi.

Adoration of the Magi, after Rubens

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1830

Pencil sketch of an armored knight effigy standing beside a small child, with heraldic shields above.

Tomb Effigies: A Man in a Suit of Armor beside a Child

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1825-30

Pencil sketch sheet of medieval-costumed figures, standing men, seated groups and several women's heads in headdresses.

Figures in Medieval Costume (Tracings from the "Nuremberg Chronicle")

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1822-30

Brown ink and wash sketch of a river landscape with a multi-arched aqueduct, trees, reeds and distant hills.

Landscape with an Aqueduct

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1827

Ink sketch of a lion crouching in the lower left and a seated female nude above it on a pale sheet.

Studies of a Lion and a Female Nude (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1844

Pencil sketch of two men embracing at a grave while robed mourners with a crucifix and torches gather around them.

Hamlet and Laertes at the Tomb of Ophelia

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1843

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with a tiered fountain, an arched doorway at left, and trees behind.

Courtyard with a Fountain

Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Pencil sketch of two columns with carved capitals and arches above them, drawn on pale blue-grey paper.

Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, May 1832

Pencil sketch of rigging lines, moored boats and a quay, with handwritten notes, on cream paper.

Sketch of an Arena(?)

Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Graphite sketch of veiled and hooded figures in various poses, with a small tile-roofed building and handwritten notes.

Sketches of Figures and a Tile-Roofed Building, Seville, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, May 1832

Pencil sketches of four figures in Spanish dress with a grey wash behind one figure, on cream paper.

Sketches of Four Figures, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, Thursday, May 26, 1832

Ink and wash sketches of a rearing horse attacked by a lion, plus a lion wrestling a serpent in brown wash.

Studies of a Rearing Horse Attacked by a Lion and a Lion Wrestling with a Serpent

Eugène Delacroix, 1830s

Pen and grey wash drawing of horses at a hay rack in a stable yard beside a thatched barn, with pigs resting nearby.

Stable Yard with Horses

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-1795

Watercolor of an officer in a blue coat reviewing ranks of soldiers and drummers on a parade ground under a cloudy sky.

The Review

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1800

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Salon gallery, top-hatted men and bonneted women staring up at hanging paintings, caricatured

A Day When You Do Not Pay-Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur ), from…

Honoré Daumier, May 17, 1852

Elderly couple on a garden bench gazing at a classical marble statue, with a man in a top hat and a cane beside a woman.

--No matter what one says, old things are always beautiful. --Yes, my dear, but only in marble., from 'As you like it…

Honoré Daumier, January 21, 1850

Lithograph of three people peeking out from draped tents on a shore, with sailboats in a harbor behind them.

À Cherbourg, from "Actualités"

Honoré Daumier, August 11, 1858

Caricature of a sculptor offering a cup to a statue of a woman bending down from a pedestal in a cluttered studio.

Pygmalion, from Histoire Ancienne, published in Le Charivari, December 28, 1842

Honoré Daumier, December 28, 1842

Lithograph of a tall man in a top hat with a cane looking up at a shorter man in a smock and cap, by Daumier, 1869.

Comme ça se redresse vite. .

Honoré Daumier, June 25, 1869

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted gallery visitors crowding before paintings at the 1859 Exposition, with a French caption bel

Cristi,... v'là-t-y un boeuf qui est bien fait!..., from Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, May 4, 1859

Honoré Daumier, May 4, 1859

Daumier caricature of a father raising his hat beside his son, who points toward a domed exposition building in the distance.

-Oh, my son, what a wonderful scene! You see here the exhibition hall of the temple of peace! -Yes, papa, and the mil…

Honoré Daumier, ca. 1867

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men viewing paintings, one stooping with a compass and another using a telescope on a tripod

Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

Honoré Daumier, March 16, 1840

Daumier lithograph of two men: one bundled in winter coat and top hat, the other relaxed in summer clothes, captioned about V

The assemby in Versailles: In January -Wretched winter!... In June -Scoundrel of a summer!...

Honoré Daumier, June 22, 1872

Daumier lithograph: an elderly woman clasps her hands as a young woman watches bouquets thrown from a crowded theater balcony

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

Honoré Daumier, July 2, 1864

Lithograph of three men talking at a café table, one smoking a pipe, with a newspaper and glasses before them.

The ravaged poets' corner, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, January 7, 1864

Honoré Daumier, January 7, 1864

Watercolor design of a faceted decanter with gilt stopper, landscape panel, figure medallion and floral ornament.

Design for a Decanter

Virginia Ferrari, 19th century

Brown ink and wash design of a bird resting among curving branches and feathery leaves inside a circular frame.

Design for a Plate Decorated with a Bird and Plant Motifs

Karl Bodmer, 1825-93