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Pastoral drawing of a rider, two figures and a dog before a ruined stone arch, with trees and distant hills.

Landscape with Ruined Architecture

School of Zuccarelli, mid-18th-mid-19th century

Brown wash drawing of a family group with women, children and a reclining man in an ornate paneled interior.

An English Family Group

Antonio Zucchi, late 18th century

Brown wash drawing of four men in period dress seated around a table, conversing, with white highlights.

Four Connoisseurs Seated at a Table

Antonio Zucchi, late 18th century

Pencil sketch of draped figures in a colonnaded classical interior, with a seated man at left and a group at right.

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1788

Brown ink drawing of a man in a cocked hat and coat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, by Goya.

Self-Portrait in a Cocked Hat

Francisco Goya, ca. 1790

Pencil study of a young woman turning her head, with draped shoulders and a sketched hand at lower right.

Study for "Raphael and the Fornarina"(?)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1814(?)

Watercolor sketch of a beach with women, a child, and nude bathers on rocks beside a pale blue sea.

Beach Scene

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883

Loose watercolor sketch of women in hats and long skirts near a railing and tree, with figures sketched in the foreground.

Figures under a Tree

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880-82 (?)

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, trees, and a path under a blue and pink sky, by Auguste Renoir, 1889.

Landscape

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1889

Watercolor sketch of a seated girl in a blue blouse and red skirt beneath loose, colorful trees, with a hat on the ground.

Landscape with a Girl

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880s or early 1890s

Soft grey chalk portrait of a woman with upswept hair, fur collar, and drop earring, turned slightly toward the viewer.

Portrait of Séverine

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1885-87

Italian Peasant Woman with Basket on her Head

Unknown artist, 1820-40

Studies of a Horse in Profile

Eugène Delacroix, 1823-30

Brown ink and wash study of reclining and falling figures with draped limbs and small figures among clouds.

Study of Bodies "Liberty Leading the People"

Eugène Delacroix, 1830

Brown wash drawing of two standing men and a crouched figure beside a skull in a graveyard setting.

Hamlet and Horatio in the Graveyard

Eugène Delacroix, 1827-28

Graphite study of a muscular male nude turning upward, one arm extended, draped at the hips beside a stone ledge.

Study of a Male Nude Study for "The Death of Seneca"

Eugène Delacroix, 1838-40

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a young woman with curled hair, coral necklace and white dress on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Lady with an Amber Necklace

Thomas Lawrence, 1814

Pen and brown ink sketch of three seated men in an interior with chairs, a table and curtains.

Studies for "Frederick, Duke of York and Albany"

David Wilkie, 1822

Watercolor of a river at dusk with two masted ships, a castle tower, a stone bridge, and a leaning tree on the right.

A View of Chester

John Varley, 1836

Pencil sketch of ruined Roman arches, walls and a staircase among trees on a hillside, on tan paper.

The Palatine Hill, Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1825-26

Watercolor of a two-horse carriage with liveried footmen passing a stone gateway, by Constantin Guys.

A Carriage in London

Constantin Guys, 1848-56

Grey ink and wash drawing of a man in a top hat on horseback gesturing to mounted soldiers in plumed caps on a city street.

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December

Constantin Guys, 1851-55

Brown wash sketch of a woman seen from behind in a full crinoline skirt with an elaborate updo.

A Parisienne Seen from the Back

Constantin Guys, 1850s(?)

Watercolor of a young woman with dark hair in a blue and black checkered dress with a blue ruffled collar.

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress

Constantin Guys, ca. 1863 (?)

Loose watercolor of women dancing together in a lamp-lit room while seated women and musicians watch.

Women Dancing in a Brothel

Constantin Guys, ca. 1865

Ink and wash drawing of a bullfight with a mounted rider and charging bull in an arena, spectators and city buildings behind.

Bullfight

Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, 19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated painter beside an easel in a studio crowded with busts, sculptures and framed prints.

The Painter's Studio

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, ca. 1855

Brown wash drawing of two older men in bust view, one with hand raised near his face, against a shaded background.

Two Drinkers

Honoré Daumier, 1860-79

Grey ink drawing of wind-bent trees beside a pond with an open field and cloudy sky beyond.

Landscape with a Pond

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1850

Pencil sketch of a winding country road past a cottage beneath tall leaning trees, by Charles-François Daubigny.

Country Road Landscape with Trees (recto); Landscape with Trees (verso)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1860s or 1870s

Watercolor of a cathedral silhouetted against a sunset sky, with a river, bridge and reflective pools in the foreground.

A View of Moulins

Henri Harpignies, ca. 1850-60

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road by a ditch, tall autumn trees, two small figures, and a hill under a pale sky.

Landscape at Famars

Henri Harpignies, 1863

Pencil and wash sketch of moored sailboats and rowboats in a calm harbor under a pale sky.

Marine Scene (recto)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870-85

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rural village with farmhouses, dense trees and shrubs, and birds over a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Eugène-Louis Boudin, ca. 1850 (?)

Watercolor of a dancer in a blue gown holding red flowers, with a severed head on a dish at left and a seated figure at right

Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, mid to late 19th century

Pencil design study of a standing female figure called Flora, with a rose crown, flower basket and draped robe.

Design for the Figure of "Flora"

Edward Burne-Jones, 19th century

Studies of a Young Woman

Adolph Menzel, 1870 or 1879

Study of a Woman

Adolph Menzel, 1888

Study of an Old Woman from Magdeburg

Adolph Menzel, 1891

Graphite drawing of a nude youth standing with arms raised overhead and legs wide apart on tan paper.

Youth with Arms Upraised

Edgar Degas, 1859-60 or 1861-62

Graphite sketch of a nude young man seen from behind, one arm raised in a defensive pose, on pale paper.

Youth in an Attitude of Defense

Edgar Degas, 1859-60

Charcoal and pastel sketch of a seated ballet dancer in a tutu on pink paper, signed Degas in red.

Study of a Ballet Dancer (recto); Two Studies of Dancers (verso)

Edgar Degas, ca. 1873

Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back

Edgar Degas, 1875 (?)

Manet and his Easel

Jean-Frédéric Bazille, 1868-70 (?)

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a fur stole, one hand raised to her neck, on tan paper.

Study for "Young Girl in a Green Coat"

Berthe Morisot, ca. 1894

Three small colored pencil sketches of two walking geese, a peasant woman beside a cow, and a goose with its head tucked.

Three Sketches-Two Geese Walking; Peasant Woman with a Cow; Goose Hiding its Head

Alfred Sisley, 1895-97

Watercolor and ink drawing of three men drinking wine at a table in a room with framed pictures, with a dog beside them.

Raising the Wind

Thomas Rowlandson, 1812

Painted view of a sunlit bay with a white coastal town, boats on the water, and three figures on a hillside.

View of Sorrento

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Painted view of Naples bay with Mount Vesuvius smoking, a tall palm tree and small figures on a hilltop terrace.

View of Naples from San Martino

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Print of a bearded man writing at a table as a woman watches, with armor and a helmet hanging on the wall behind them.

Scene from Goethe's 'Götz' (Götz von Berlichingen Writing his Memoirs)

Eugène Delacroix, 1836-63

Engraving of nude Venus combing her long hair while Cupid draws a bow beside her, with a ewer and draped curtain.

Venus and Cupid

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1571-1650

Two kabuki actors in colorful robes under autumn maple branches, one striking a dramatic pose, the other holding a staff.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon and Arashi Sangorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1773

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beside a wooden bucket and a lattice-windowed backdrop.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III and the Actor Onoe Kikugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one holding a staff and one holding a sword, on a wave-patte

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II and the Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Katsukawa Shunshō

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of a man holding a basket-hat and a woman in maple-patterned robe carrying a sword.

Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as a Komuso Holding a Basket-Hat in His Right Hand

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand against a muted backdrop, one holding a round fan and one a folding fan.

The Actors the Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro and the Arashi Sangoro

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Triptych kabuki print: a wild-haired man in a torn black cloak between two crouching figures before a red lattice fence.

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play Hana-zumo Genji-biki

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775

Two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one raising a sword overhead and one holding a drawn sword, beside a riverbank.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo Second with Raised Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Triptych woodblock print of three men in patterned kimono against a pink cloud-band background with blossoming branches.

An Unidentified Actor as a Farmer with a Basket on His Back

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Two panels of a Japanese woodblock print showing kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath pink blossom branches.

The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1792

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of two standing figures before a plank wall and bamboo lattice, one in checkered olive rob

The Actor Otani Hiroemon as a Man Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of standing figures in patterned kimono before a wooden lattice screen.

In the Room of a House of the Yoshiwara

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of pleasure boats with women in kimono on the Sumida River beside a bridge, by Chōbunsai Eishi.

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

Triptych print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one holding a demon mask, before a flaming halo and maple branches

Three Actors in Beautiful Costumes Performing a Religious Dance

Katsukawa Shunsen, ca. 1785