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Brown ink and wash sketches on grey paper showing several studies of the Madonna and Child and other figures.

Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child (recto); Architectural Studies (verso) [partially visible on recto]

Paolo Veronese, c. 1570

Engraving of Saint Jerome seated by a lion and skull on a rocky ledge, with a river, bridge and town in the distance.

Saint Jerome in the Desert

Cherubino Alberti, c. 1575

Watercolour of a stepped stone staircase leading to a tiered temple with golden finial, with a tree and small figures.

Possibly the temple at Nu Tooth, Sri Lanka. Watercolour drawing by C.H.S.B.

Brown ink sketches on blue paper of the Madonna and Child in several poses, with seated figures and a small animal.

Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child (recto)

Paolo Veronese, c. 1580

Woodblock print of a reclining monk pointing up at a full moon in a night sky, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1881.

Moon of Enlightenment (Godo no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1881

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a waterfall, with a haloed woman reclining at lower right beneath trees.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Etching after G.F. Grimaldi

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of the risen Christ with a banner and cross, surrounded by angels and kneeling saints.

The Risen Christ Adored by Saints and Angels

Giorgio Vasari, 1566-68

Large etched panoramic print of a naval siege with ships, rowboats, a fortified town, and soldiers fighting on shore.

Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Ré

Jacques Callot, 1631

Engraving of a dense forest with gnarled trees, reeds at a marshy pool, and a small seated figure near the center.

Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness. Engraving by J. van Londerseel after G. de Hondecoeter

Gillis d'Hondecoeter

Watercolor drawing of a seated holy family with a standing infant, flanked by praying angels and a lamb among flowers.

The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)

William Blake, c. 1805

Historiated initial E showing the Virgin and Child receiving three kings on a blue ground with gold and foliate border.

The Adoration of the Magi in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/1425

Coloured lithograph of a hazy desert valley with tall cliffs, a large boulder, and robed figures resting in the foreground.

The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts…

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with raised arm, plus figure studies on the reverse sheet.

Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)

Michelangelo, 1510-11

Illuminated initial E with a seated bearded saint surrounded by female saints and other figures, in red, green and gold.

Saints Barbara, Catherine, Andrew, John the Baptist, Lawrence and Thomas à Beckett in a Historiated Initial "E" from…

Unknown artist, 1460/70

Engraving of a man climbing a coconut palm beside a banana plant, with water, a small building and hills behind.

A man climbing a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) which stands by a banana plant (Musa sp.), in a waterside setting i…

Arched drawing of falling men and a rearing horse beneath a glowing Christ holding a cross in the clouds.

The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1645-47

Engraved interior view of St. Peter's Basilica showing the baldacchino, dome, coffered arches and worshippers on the marble f

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy, Interior View

Frederick Philip Dinkelberg, 1878

Hand-coloured etching of conical thatched pagodas with spires among palm and broad trees, two figures on a path.

Buddhist pagodas at Deoghar, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Drawing of a standing nude man with arms behind his back and head tilted upward, on a toned grey-brown sheet.

Saint Sebastian

Pietro Perugino, c. 1493

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ before a kneeling woman and a crowd of robed men in an architectural interior.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1650/74

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned with lions and Nandi the bull before snowy mountains.

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

Grey chalk sketches of the Virgin and Child and draped figures on blue-grey paper.

Sketches of Virgin and Child

Giulio Campi, 1550-1600

Etching of St Paul's Cathedral dome and columned west front seen down a narrow London street between tall buildings.

Saint Paul's, Fleet Street, London

Joseph Pennell, 1905

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak with a cross, with French text below.

Joseph Xavier Tissot, in religion Father Hilarion. Lithograph by A. Lalauze [?]

Adolphe Lalauze

Angel Blowing a Trumpet

Edgar Degas, 1857-59

Etching of Gothic towers rising above trees, reflected in still water, framed by dark trees on both sides.

Westminster's Towers, from Saint James Park

Joseph Pennell, 1905

Oval lithograph portrait of an elderly bald man in a white clerical collar and cassock, captioned S. Vincenzo de Paoli.

Saint Vincent de Paul. Lithograph by A. Guardassoni

Alessandro Guardassoni

Brown wash drawing of Christ being disrobed by soldiers before a crowd, with a ladder and mountain landscape behind.

The Disrobing of Christ

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1785-90

Etching of the tall tiered tower and spire of Saint Mary-le-Strand church with surrounding London buildings and street.

Church of Saint Mary-le-Strand

Joseph Pennell, 1906

Engraving of Saint Bruno kneeling and praying in a rocky wilderness, with a dog, skull and book nearby.

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan

Pastel drawing of a young child with short hair in a pale draped garment against loose blue strokes.

Young Saint John

Berthe Morisot, 1890

Etching of a London street with a stone archway, shop signs, a walking figure, and brick buildings with chimneys.

Saint Bartholomew's Gate

Joseph Pennell, 1907