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Head of a Saint (profile to the right), after Fra Angelico

Edgar Degas, n.d.

Graphite sketch of a standing nude youth seen from behind, right arm raised, on tan paper with a central guideline.

Standing Nude Youth, with right arm raised

Edgar Degas, 1859-60

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a dancer balanced on pointe, skirt flaring, arm extended, on tan paper.

Dancer on pointe

Edgar Degas, ca. 1878

Loose pencil and blue crayon sketch of two riders on horses beside sketched trees on cream paper.

A Woman and a Man on Horseback

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1879-81

Grey chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing figure with raised arm in draped cloth, beside a cropped drapery study

Study of a Draped Figure

Edgar Degas, 1857-58

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a hunched, bowed seated man with head lowered and arms drawn close to the body.

Study for Ugolino

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 19th century

Pencil study of an intertwined group of figures within an arched niche, drawn in loose overlapping strokes on paper.

Study for the Ugolino Group

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 19th century

Watercolor of an open Pompeian dining room with Ionic columns, a fountain, a cypress tree and painted red and blue walls.

Triclinium, Excavated in the House of Actaeon, Pompeii

Charles Frédéric Chassériau, ca. 1824

Brown wash drawing of hunched figures in a dark prison interior beneath a barred arched window.

Figures inside a prison (recto), a monstrous animal (verso)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1820-50 (or later)

Loose grey and white wash study of horses and riders in motion, a preparatory sketch for The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.

Study for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 19th century

Etching of two philosophers on a parapet, one pointing at a partly eclipsed sun beside an armillary sphere and classical buil

Two Philosophers Watching an Eclipse

Pierre Brébiette, 1615-42

Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot)

Edgar Degas, 1869

Ink and graphite sketch of a windblown dancing figure with faint studies, and a wash study of an older man's head at lower ri

Sheet of Studies with a Dancer

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

Chalk drawing of a frontispiece with a nude atlas figure holding a medallion, two reclining putti, and an inscribed panel.

Design for a Frontispiece

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, 19th century

Loose watercolor and pencil landscape of a valley seen through trees, with green fields and a distant village under a pale sk

In the Oise Valley

Paul Cézanne, 1878-80

Charcoal drawing of a busy harbor promenade with a masted ship, townhouses, and walking figures under a pale sky.

The Port, Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1840-98

Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1899

Two Dogs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town with a tower above shrubby foreground and rolling hills beyond.

View of Nemi

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1843 or 1826

Three sketched male heads in ink and brown watercolor on tan paper, signed with initials at lower left.

Three Male Heads

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

Pen and grey wash sketch of two men, one in a dark cloak in the foreground glancing sideways, a lighter figure behind him.

L'Amateur

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

Two Male Heads

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

Graphite sketch on grey-blue paper of a seated woman in drapery, hands pressed to her face.

Study for Vieille Italienne (recto); Drapery Study (verso)

Edgar Degas, 1856

Grey-blue wash drawing of Roman rooftops and a bell tower with a draped statue on a pedestal in the foreground.

SS. Giovanni e Paolo, seen from the Villa Mattei, Rome

Jean Achille Benouville

Brown wash drawing of a tree-lined road with a seated figure, leading toward a town with arches and a domed church.

View of Ariccia

Jean Achille Benouville, 1853

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a garden gate in a low wall, with trees and a pale house with a red-tiled roof behind.

Entrance to a Garden

Paul Cézanne, 1878-80

Drawing of a draped female figure with clasped hands gazing upward, in graphite and white chalk on tan paper with grid lines.

Allegorical Figure of the City of Piacenza, for a Pendentive in the Chapel of Saint-Roch, Church of Saint-Sulpice, Pa…

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, 1821

Study for “Madame Théodore Gobillard” (Yves Morisot)

Edgar Degas, 1869

Graphite drawing of Pope Pius IX blessing from a balcony, with attendants holding an umbrella and cross and papal arms below.

Pope Pius IX Imparting the Blessing Urbi et Orbi

François-Léon Benouville, 1847

Lithograph of a hairdresser combing a woman's yellow hair while she holds a hand mirror, drawn in brown ink with color accent

The Coiffure (Playbill for the Théâtre Libre)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Lithograph of a seated man playing a long instrument, with a horned devil figure and crescent moon behind him in a dark sky.

For You! (from Les Vieilles Histoires)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Nuit Blanche

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

The Final Outing (from Les Vieilles Histoires)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Lithograph of a bearded man in bed tended by a nurse holding a bowl beside a candle on a carved table.

Carnot Is Sick! (from Les Vieilles Histoires)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Black line drawing of a woman in a wide hat and full dress beneath a chandelier, printed on pale paper.

Jane Avril, from "Le Café Concert"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Lithograph of seated figures in top and bowler hats beside a woman in a cloak, with a man in a cap at right.

Au Moulin Rouge: Un Rude! Un Vrai Rude!

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Lithograph of a woman in black beside a seated man in a striped cap, with a dark speckled background and hanging lights.

At the Moulin Rouge: The Franco-Russian Alliance

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

La Tige, Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Miss May Belfort (Large Plate)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Lithograph sketch of a woman in a long gown holding a black cat, with dark audience silhouettes in the foreground.

Miss May Belfort (Medium Plate)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Five O'Clock: Supper in London

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Lithograph of a red-haired woman in a pale dress reclining on red cushions, with a second figure resting behind her and black

Débauché

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Lithograph of a nude woman seen from behind, bending over a basin and washing, in brown and blue tones.

Washing

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Brown-toned print of a woman seated on a bed combing her long dark hair, with a basin and dresser at left.

Combing Their Hair

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Red chalk sketch on grey paper of a sprawled figure on a bed, a standing nude at center, and a seated figure in an interior.

Collapsed on the Bed

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Woman seen from behind fastening a corset in a room, a man in a top hat beside her, patterned rug at left.

Fastening a Corset, from "Elles"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Painted figure of a crowned, bearded king with a halo, holding a sceptre and red shield, in an arched frame.

Hezekiah, King of Judah

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1856-63

Figure in armor and red cloak raises arm toward a pale sun against teal arched background, with golden halo.

Joshua, with the Sun at Upper Left

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1856-63

Lithograph of a woman in a cape and top hat leaning on a cane before a stage curtain, by Toulouse-Lautrec.

Cecy Loftus

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Graphite and chalk drawing of a hilltop town above a lake, framed by trees, with a small figure on a path.

The Town and Lake of Nemi

Édouard Bertin, 1815-80

Standing Female Saint

Hippolyte Flandrin, 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle on a hillside, with charging horsemen, fallen soldiers, and gunsmoke in the distance.

Battle Scene (Waterloo)

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1815-66

Etching of sea gods, nymphs and cherubs feasting and riding chariots across waves, with a female figure holding a conch horn.

Neptune and Amphitrite

Pierre Brébiette, 1615-42

Etching of two women in a shell chariot pulled by sea creatures across waves, with tritons and musicians on the right.

Two Women Sitting in a Shell

Pierre Brébiette, 1615-42

Engraving of Jacob drawing water at a well for sheep and a camel, with a woman in a flowing robe at left.

Jacob Draws Water for Rachel's Animals (Jacob abreuve le troupeau de Rachel)

Etching of a peasant tending a mule's hoof beside a stream, with a waterfall, wooded cliff and distant mountains.

Plate 1: a peasant checking the hoof of his mule by a stream, from "Landscapes in the manner of Salvator Rosa" (Die L…

Joachim Franz Beich, ca. 1700-25

Etching of a bull tossing a man over its back in an arena while a second man holds out sticks and others stand behind.

Plate 8 from "Tauromaquia": A moor caught by the bull in the ring

Francisco Goya, ca. 1816

Etching of dogs attacking a bull in a bullring, with a mounted rider and caped figures watching beside the wooden barrier.

Plate C: The dogs let loose on the bull, from "Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, ca. 1816

Etching of a young boy in a feathered hat riding a rearing horse across a landscape under a cloudy sky.

Baltasar Carlos on horseback

Francisco Goya, 1778

Etching of several bulls leaping and tumbling in chaotic motion against a dark background.

Little Bulls' Folly, from "The Disparates" (Disparates, Plate D)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1877)

Watercolor of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with overgrown arches, small figures on paths, and a cloudy blue sky.

The Colosseum, Rome

Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of tall twisting trees and rocky ground in a forest, on tan paper, arched top.

Trees in a Forest

Édouard Bertin

Ink caricature of a winged woman watching an animal-headed painter with palette and brush, paint drops falling between them.

Caricature of the Art of Painting

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1800-66

Drawing of a young girl in a white communion dress and veil, seated with hands clasped against a dark background.

The Little Communicant (La Petite Communiante)

Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1848-84

Pencil sketch of tall trees and rocky ground in a forest clearing, drawn in 1854.

Plateau de la Mare aux Fées (Forest of Fontainebleau)

Claude-Félix-Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny, 1854

Etching of a hanged man from a tree beside a seated figure in a cap, numbered 36, from Goya's Disasters of War.

Not [in this case] either (Tampoco), plate 36 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de La Guerra)

Francisco Goya, 1810

Nude Male Figure with a Sword

Alexandre Cabanel, 1878

Graphite study of two veiled, draped standing figures, one with a halo and a raised hand, on tan paper.

Saints Adrian and Natalia

Hippolyte Flandrin, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a hilltop palace with an arcaded facade, surrounded by trees and a rolling landscape with distant moun

Castello Colonna at Genazzano, Italy

Claude-Félix-Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny, 1835

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a kneeling nude male figure leaning over a low block on gray paper.

Crouching Nude Male Figure

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1864-74

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining classical male figure in draped cloth, with a small seated figure in the upper left.

General Bonchamp Shown in a Pose Designed for His Tomb (recto); Three Figures after Poussin (verso)

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 19th century

The Allegorical Figure of France for the Tomb of General Bonchamp

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 19th century

Pen and ink sheet of studies: an older man's head, a crosshatched head, a lion, a mouse, and a bird head.

Sheet of Studies: Three Male Heads, a Lion and a Mouse

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1800-1856

Brown wash drawing of a woman with long hair crouching in a fur garment, with pencil outline of legs at right.

Crouching Woman

Fernand Cormon, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a mitred bishop raising his hand above two recumbent figures, with robed onlookers around the scene.

Miracle of St. Sylvester; the Raising of Two Pagan Priests, after Maso di Banco, S. Croce, Florence

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-38

Miss May Belfort Taking a Bow

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Graphite drawing of a reclining woman with draped cloth, head tilted back and arm extended across the sheet.

Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen

Paul Delaroche, 1815-56

Red chalk drawing of the Nativity: reclining Virgin Mary with halo, seated Joseph, and infant Christ in a manger.

The Nativity

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1860

Saint Cloud; Study for the frieze at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-64

Graphite drawing of two standing draped male figures, one bearded, with a partial third figure at the right edge.

Group of Apostles

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1854-61

Graphite and white chalk study of a standing soldier in a draped cloak on blue paper, with a squared grid and red chalk accen

Standing Soldier: Study for the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul in the Church of Saint-Séverin, Paris

Victor-François-Eloi Biennourry, 1851-52

Charcoal study on grey paper of a muscular male nude with raised arm and sword, with a crouching figure in the corner.

Seated Male Nude (recto); Crouching Male Nude (verso)

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1864-74

Pencil drawing of a tall poplar and a pollarded willow beside a pond, with shrubs at the lower left.

Landscape with a Poplar and a Willow Tree at the Edge of a Pond

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1787-1842

Red chalk drawing of winged Father Time seated on a globe with a scythe and two putti above, on a carved pedestal.

Father Time on a Globe; Design for a Clock

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a bearded seated figure in flowing robes, leaning on one arm, with an arched inscription above.

John the Apostle, for the church of St. Vaast in Arras

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, 1832

Graphite sketch of horses and riders in motion on tan paper, with loose studies of more horses and figures in the background.

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 1840-99

Drawing of a seated man in a white robe holding a long pipe, shown in two studies in brown and white chalk.

Two Studies of a Seated Arab with a Pipe

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1820-60

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd resting by a stream under trees, with sheep grazing and a classical temple on a hill.

Classical Landscape with a Shepherd

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1803

Study of a Girl's Legs for the painting "Young Spartans"

Edgar Degas, ca. 1860-62

Pencil drawing of a tall plane tree with a dense leafy canopy above a sturdy trunk, shrubs and a rock at its base.

A Plane Tree

Jean-Victor Bertin, late 18th-mid-19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a nude youth offering a boar's head to a draped woman among onlookers and satyrs.

Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Calydonian Boar

Guillaume Boichot, ca.1800

Pencil study of a standing robed man with hands at his chest, gazing upward, drawn in soft graphite on pale paper.

Study of an Apostle, for the painting of the Ascension in Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris (1839-1863)

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1822-64

Drawing of a seated man with long hair in a pink cloak, resting his hand on bagpipes, colored with pencil and wash.

The Bagpipe Player

Guillaume Bodinier

Graphite study of a seated woman resting her chin on her hand, with a rod across her lap, within an architectural frame.

Study for the Muse Thalia

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 19th century

Lithographic portrait of a young man with tousled dark hair, white cravat and dark coat, against hatched shading.

Portrait of a Young Man

Francisco Goya, ca. 1820

Pencil drawing of a robed figure offering bread to a bearded man, with spearmen and jars in a classical colonnade.

Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-64