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Two officers in red coats with blue facings and plumed hats stand on grass before a cloudy sky, painted in watercolor.

Two Subaltern Officers of the Batavian Army

Jan Anthonie Langendijk, 1797

Pencil sketch of a cloaked standing figure with a smaller figure to the left and loose horizontal strokes above.

Study: Minstrel standing before wall

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

Charcoal sketch of three thatched rustic houses with a winding path and a standing figure in the foreground.

Three Houses

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ink sketch of a woman in a wide hat carrying a tray with a glass and a small object, seen from behind.

Woman with Tray

Grey wash drawing of a gnarled tree beside a small arched stone bridge over a riverbank, with a blank foreground.

Landscape by a riverbank

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a grey horse pulling a blue cart stacked with rows of bottles, driven by a man in a green coat.

The Mead, Ginger & Rootbeer Cart

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Ink and watercolor sketch of spectators in theater boxes, men in black evening dress and women in hats, by Joaquín Torres-Gar

Artists' Ball: Spectators in Theater Boxes

Joaquín Torres-García, 1921

Graphite study of a cloaked standing figure beside two hooded figures and a sketched castle on a gridded sheet.

Galahad on horseback: study for "Galahad Departs" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored archangel with a sword above falling rebel angels in clouds.

Fall of the Rebel Angels

or copy after? Domenico Piola

Grey-wash drawing of a dilapidated farmhouse with thatched roof, climbing vines, barrels, and a leaning ladder in the yard.

The Dilapidated Farmhouse

François Boucher, 1740

Pastel and chalk study of a female figure with raised arm and billowing drapery on a grey-green background.

Study for figure of 3 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Charcoal drawing of a fen with clustered trees, reflective water in the foreground, and streaked clouds over a tan sky.

Fen near Saasveld

Piet Mondrian, 1907

Pencil drawing of a nude woman with head tilted back in front of a shaded bearded male head, with a dedication inscription.

Woman and Head of Christ

Kahlil Gibran, 1921

Charcoal sketch of a hooded, robed figure bowing its head with one hand raised to the face in grief.

Study of a robed figure, crying, for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of the frigate Constitution under full sail on blue waves, American flags flying, pale clouds overhead.

U.S.S. "Constitution" under full sail, in strong breeze (starboard view)

Worden Wood, 1929

Abstract geometric study in red, blue, yellow and black with a small red figure, by Fernand Léger, 1919.

Study for La Ville

Fernand Léger, 1919

Pastel study of a young woman with long flowing red hair and a pale white garment against a dark background.

Study for the Head of Ophelia, in The Play Scene, in Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a standing female nude with auburn hair, rendered in pale orange wash on paper.

Extase

Red chalk sketch of several sheep in standing, lying, and head studies on a pale sheet.

Studies of Sheep

Portrait of an old bearded man, in profile

Edwin Austin Abbey

Abstract watercolor of blue, purple, teal and black organic shapes clustered like stylized flowers on pale paper.

Abstraction Based on Flower Forms, III

David Kakabadzé, 1921

Ink and wash drawing of Mary Magdalene praying with a rosary, beside a skull, book, and cross under rays of light.

Saint Mary Magdalen in Prayer

Claude Mellan, 1621

Charcoal sketch of a young girl's head with tousled hair tied with a ribbon, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a girl (unidentified sitter)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor drawing of an ornate gilded hose carriage with a coiled dark hose reel and spoked wheels on a green ground.

The Hose Carriage

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a sailboat heeling in rough sea with waves, other ships on the horizon, and cloudy sky.

Sailing Boats in a Storm (recto); sketch of village with figure (verso)

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom

Pen drawing of two women in a stone interior, one seated holding a veil, the other standing with a book.

Rebecca and Rowena, illustration for Ivanhoe

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Watercolor of a bearded watchman in a grey coat and black hat holding a wooden rattle beside a stone pedestal.

The Watchman

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of winged angels and cupids in dynamic poses arranged around a central arch.

Studies of Angels and Cupids (Recto); Architectural Studies (verso)

Alessandro Casolani

Watercolor and pencil sketch of architectural interior details with decorative panels, medallions, and an arch.

Sketch of an interior - architectural details

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil drawing of a rustic courtyard with timber buildings, a ladder, hanging laundry, and figures on tan paper.

Barnyard Scene

Émile Frédéric Nicolle, 1862