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11,050 works

Sepia drawing of an ornate urn on a pedestal with sphinxes, fruit swags, a satyr and putto relief, birds and flowers.

Wine Cooler or Vase on a Classical Pedestal

Aubert Henri Joseph Parent, ca. 1784

Woodblock print of five small green birds perched on a branch with red autumn leaves against a pale blue background.

Small Birds on a Twig

Ohara Koson, 1900

Engraving of a bearded penitent man kneeling beside a lion among rocky cliffs and pine trees, with a distant castle.

Saint Jerome Penitent in the Wilderness

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1496

Etching of horses standing in a stream with figures on the left and trees and buildings in the background.

Scene with Horses Standing in Stream

George Hendrik Breitner

Pencil landscape drawing of a seated shepherd by a tree with a dog, shrubs and a wide distant view, in a green border.

Landscape with Seated Shepherd and Dog

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Watercolor ceiling design with soft clouds, two small birds, and a lattice border entwined with vines and purple flowers.

Designs for Ceilings with Clouds and Birds

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and ink study of a bearded prophet-like man in draped robes raising one arm, on a grey-toned sheet.

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a…

Henry Fuseli, 1764-70

Pen and wash drawing of a trompe l'oeil ceiling with Corinthian columns, ornate vault moldings, eagles and figures opening to

Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, ca. 1750-60

Pen and grey wash drawing of a symmetrical ornamental panel with an armored woman, putti, and scrolling decorative framing.

Study for an Ornamental Panel

Jean Bernard Toro, n.d.

Wood engraving of a horse-drawn carriage crowded with a woman, children and men, driving past onlookers on a town street.

Escaping with Master's Carriages and Horses

Harriet Shepherd, 1870

Pen and wash drawing on blue paper of a classical cavalry battle with rearing horses, armored riders and spears.

Classical Battle Scene; Verso: Peter and John Heal a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Bartholomeus Spranger, ca. 1590

Grey wash drawing of a military convoy in disarray after an explosion, with fallen horses, soldiers, and an overturned carria

A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Brown wash drawing of a woman holding a child on a terrace beside a sleeping dog, with an inscription beneath.

O Bella Giovane

Fortunato Duranti, n.d.

Oval drawing of Diana with stags, hounds, spears and hunting gear amid ornamental scrollwork.

Diana with Attributes of the Hunt

Antoine Caron, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of mounted riders and tents in a camp, with a distant city and smoke under a pale sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai, Seen from the South-West (March 20-April 19, 1677)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, probably 1680s

Circular drawing of an old bearded man by a hearth as a boy blows on the fire, with a street scene visible outside.

December: And Old Man Seated by a Hearth with a Young Man Blowing on the Fire

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, late 16th-mid 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a bearded armored warrior with a banner, with battle scenes and horsemen behind him.

Levi Avenging the Honor of his Sister Dinah

Crispijn van den Broeck, 16th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fox beside a glass vessel with fish, two herons, and a dead duck in a landscape.

Fox With Two Herons

Frans Snyders, ca. 1630-40

Brown ink and wash drawing of seated King David playing a harp with angels on clouds, over a red chalk grid.

King David with Angels

Morazzone, ca. 1625-26

Pen and ink sketch sheet with horses, riders, elephants, an ox and two dancing figures, with handwritten notes.

Various Studies

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of hunters and hunting dogs gathered in a crowded interior hung with game and filled with pottery.

Departure for the Hunt

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of armed riders and figures under a cloudy sky, with skeletal remains in the foreground.

After the Battle

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink sketch sheet with studies of helmeted Roman soldiers, cavalry riders, and a battle scene with fallen figures.

Sketches of Roman Soldiers

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1842-85

Pen drawing of a cluttered peasant kitchen with a standing woman, a seated man, a dog, and fish hanging from the rafters.

Peasants' interior with spinner

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1860

Pen and ink study on tan paper showing a landscape with a village, mountains, soldiers, a flying bird and decorative sketches

Studies

Rodolphe Bresdin

Ink sketch of a mounted rider in a fur hat with a lance, leading a column of horsemen across open ground.

Muscovite Rider

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink sketch of riders on galloping horses chasing across a hilly landscape under clouds.

The Hunt

Rodolphe Bresdin

Engraving of a frightened naiad recoiling from a lion-headed fountain beside a palm tree and cypresses.

The Frightened Naïad (Une naïade échevelée recule d'efroi à la vue d'un lion)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, ca. 1740

Ink drawing of three horses in loose black outline, surrounded by stylized dark ink washes, by Leo Gestel, 1925.

Three Horses

Leo Gestel, 1925

Watercolor of red-coated riders on horseback with hounds, one horse leaping a stream beside bare trees.

Mounted Hunters with Dogs

Attributed to Henry Alken, 1830/40

Watercolor of a rider on a rearing horse shying from a woman in a red cloak and a dog on a dirt path.

Horse with Rider Shying Away From Woman with Dog

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1860

Ink and wash drawing of a stormy forest with lightning, a standing rider and a fallen dead horse in the foreground.

A Rider and a Dead Horse in a Landscape