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Brown ink study of two seated women with children and a flying angel above, framed by a ruled border.

Study Sheet with Two Seated Children and an Angel

Hendrick Goudt, early 17th century

Architectural drawing of a domed church with Ionic portico and bronze doors, with floor plan below, by Alexander Jackson Davi

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (front elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1832

Watercolor section and floor plans of the Church of the French Protestants in New York, showing a domed interior with columns

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1831-34

Color woodcut of a seated woman with curly hair beside a seascape with sailboats under a pink sky.

Convalescent, Mme Lepère

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1892

Etching of a young woman, an old man, a monkey and an ox beside a tree and a stone trough with horse heads.

Young shepherdess and old man with a monkey, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

La Citella Romana (Maiden)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a veil and layered gown holding a palm frond, captioned La Sposa Romana.

La Sposa Romana (Bride)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

La Maritata Romana (Matron)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a veil, dark cloak and pleated gown, hands folded at her waist, with grass at the base.

La Vedova ala Baronessa

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a long gown and veil, labeled La Vedova Romana, a costume study of a Roman widow.

La Vedova Romana

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraved full-length print of a standing woman in a draped veil, pearl necklace and long skirt, with caption La Cortigiana de

La Cortigiana de Roma (Courtesan)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Red chalk drawing of a nude central figure with bound arms flanked by two studied figures, with sketched drapery and limbs.

The Flagellation of Christ

Bernardo Cavallino, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision: a draped cloth above, a seated figure holding an infant, and onlookers around.

The Circumcision

Hans Muelich, 1516-73

Brown ink and wash drawing of shepherds approaching a group around an infant with angels, set before ruined arches and a dist

Adoration of the Shepherds

Master of Liechtenstein, ca. 1549-50

Brown wash drawing of Saint John the Baptist with a cross confronting a turbaned ruler, courtiers, a guard, and a ruined city

Saint John the Baptist Appearing Before Herod

Augustin Braun, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical battle scene with armed men, a nude figure, and a winged figure in clouds.

Allegory of the Battle at Selimbar (October 28, 1599)

Hans von Aachen, 1552-1616

Ink sketch of a mounted officer in a bicorne hat on a rearing horse, with a fallen soldier and battlefield below.

Battlefield with Soldier on Horseback (Napoleon?)

Antoine-Jean Gros, ca.1810

Pen drawing of a crowned woman beside a tall crucifix, with a dragon at her feet and a town with a sailing boat behind her.

Allegorical Figure (Faith?)

Pieter Cornelisz Kunst, early 16th-mid 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a triptych design with robed figures under arches, an angel above, and a reclining figure in th

A Design for a Triptych with the Adoration of the Two Saints

Jan Symonsz. Pynas, early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a village street with a huge tree, crowds of villagers, a cart, and low houses.

May Day Celebrations at Xeuilley

Jacques Callot, ca. 1624-25

Chalk drawing of a young woman with a candle at a table, lit by the flame in a dark arched interior.

Young Woman Seated at a Table, Holding a Candle

Godfried Schalcken, late 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a river flowing past a rocky cliff and tall trees, with a small waterfall and figure in the distance.

At Nunnery in Cumberland

Joseph Farington, August 20, 1786

Two Heavily Bearded Men

Stefano da Verona, n.d.

Pen and ink caricature of an exaggerated older man with a large nose, cloak and ruff, pointing to the right.

Caricature of a Man Pointing

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1610-80

Wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child enthroned and kneeling kings offering gifts.

The Adoration of the Magi (Cartoon for an Embroidery)

Diego Lopez de Escuriaz, 1587-89

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and kneeling women.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Caspar Fraisinger, 1590

Drawing of a bearded clergyman in an oval medallion framed by allegorical figures, putti, and a coat of arms.

Portrait of Johann Schweickhardt von Kronberg, Archbishop of Mainz

Gerhard Brück, early 17th century

Brown ink landscape drawing of gnarled trees, a winding road, two figures, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape with old trees and figures

Gillis Neyts, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a crowded courtroom with a standing man at left, a seated judge at right, and spectators filling the gall

Two Men Before a Judge in a Crowded Courtroom

Egbert Jasperszoon van Heemskerck I, late 17th century

Pen drawing of a five-bay Corinthian archway with horses on top, warrior statues, and a Latin inscription panel.

A Monumental Archway with Five Bays in the Corinthian Order

Jacques Androuet, 16th century