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Painting of the Crucifixion with Mary and John beside the cross, a skull at the base, and a distant landscape with a city and

The Crucifixion

The Master of the Risen Magdalen, 1500

Oval portrait of a man in a velvet cap and fur-trimmed robe holding a red book against a green background.

Ezra Stiles (1727-1795), B.A.1746, M.A.1749

Nathaniel Smibert, 1756

Painting of a seated woman with auburn hair holding a white drape, barefoot in a green outdoor setting.

The Bather

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900

Abstract geometric painting of grey, white and black rectangles, a semicircle and a small red dome in vertical composition.

Composition I

Ragnhild Keyser, 1926

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands resting on a gilt book against a brown background.

Dr. Lemuel Hopkins (1750-1801), M.A. (Hon.) 1784

John Trumbull, 1793

Oil study of a seated male nude with one arm raised, resting on a green drape against a dark background.

Male Nude Study

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1877

Gilded Gothic panel of the Virgin Annunciate in blue and red robes, haloed beneath an arch, with Ave Maria inscription.

Virgin Annunciate

called Sassetta Stefano di Giovanni, 1428

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit flanked by two women in feathered hats leaning toward him in a draped room.

L'Intrigue

Engraving of a seated couple in a landscape with a castle, pond, and conifers beyond, drapery in the foreground.

The Lovers

Master M. Z, 1500

Pencil sketch of a robed man with bowed head and clasped hands in prayer, drawn in loose hatched strokes on paper.

Robed figure, praying: study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Theodore de Banville

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers with spears and a kneeling figure.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Ink and watercolor costume study of a man in a top hat, tan coat, striped waistcoat and blue trousers.

Sketch of a man - costume study for La Tosca(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a stooped elderly man in a worn coat and cap, leaning on a cane before a stone pedestal.

Le Chevalier Desgrieux

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and a white collar, inscribed with his name and office, 1668.

Jean-Baptist van Steenberghen, Conseiller du Roi au Conseil de Flandre (King's Counselor to the Council of Flanders)

Robert Nanteuil, 1668

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones and a dark shadow at right.

Study of a wing, for "Infancy of Galahad" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a man and woman reclining on a sofa in a draped interior, with a walking cane on the floor.

The New Novel

Etched portrait of a bearded man with receding hair, head and shoulders, signed Desboutin in script below.

Portrait of J.J. Henner

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1878

Pencil sketch of a young man kneeling on his hands and knees with his head bowed, on an off-white sheet.

Study of a young man, on his hands and knees

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a scowling seated man in an armchair smoking a cigarette beside a decanter.

Les femmes?...un tas de serpents!

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Hand-colored lithograph of Vulcan in a red tunic throwing a net over two figures hidden among roses, with a classical temple

Les Filets de Vulcain. Ce vilain serrurier sachant que son epouse...from Histoire Ancienne

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Engraved oval portrait of Henry III, King of France and Poland, in ruff collar and jeweled cap, with French verse below.

Henry III, King of France and Poland

Black and white lithograph of two women seen from behind, one seated at a desk with papers, the other leaning in beside her.

"L'amour platonique..." En v'la une pose!

Paul Gavarni, 1853

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

Engraved design of an ornate commode beneath candelabra and chandeliers decorated with putti, garlands and fleur-de-lis.

Sheet from Commodes et Lustres

Johann Christoph Hafner

Lithograph of a heavyset seated man in a long coat beside a table with glass bottles, with a city skyline behind him.

Faut que la verite embete cranement l'homme!

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

Five Figures

Charles Demuth, 1909

Lithograph of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat seated with a portfolio and rolled paper beside stacked art supplies.

Clotilde