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Woman Having Her Hair Combed, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on light green wove paper, now discolored to warm gray, affixed to original pulpboard mount — Woman Having Her Hair Combed
Edgar Degas
ca. 1886–88

Shop Girls, William James Glackens American, Pastel and watercolor on illustration board, American — Shop Girls
William James Glackens
ca. 1900

Nurse and Child, Mary Cassatt American, Pastel on wove paper (originally blue), mounted on canvas, American — Nurse and Child
Mary Cassatt
1896–97

Road in Etten, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Chalk, pencil, pastel, watercolor. Underdrawing in pen and brown ink. — Road in Etten
Vincent van Gogh
1881

At the Circus: The Spanish Walk (Au Cirque: Le Pas espagnol), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Graphite, black and colored pastel, and charcoal on off-white heavy wove paper — At the Circus: The Spanish Walk (Au Cirque: Le Pas espagnol)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1899

John Adams, James Sharples British, Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper, American — John Adams
James Sharples
ca.1796

Abigail Smith Adams, James Sharples British, Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper, American — Abigail Smith Adams
James Sharples
ca.1796

The Artist's Wife (Périe, 1849–1887) Reading, Albert Bartholomé French, Pastel and charcoal on wove paper, laid down on blue wove paper, laid down on stretched canvas — The Artist's Wife (Périe, 1849–1887) Reading
Albert Bartholomé
1883

The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841–1878), Edgar Degas French, Pastel on green wove paper, now darkened to brown — The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841–1878)
Edgar Degas
1873

Woman on a Sofa, Edgar Degas French, Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with touches of pastel, over graphite underdrawing, on pink paper — Woman on a Sofa
Edgar Degas
1875

At the Milliner's, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on pale gray wove paper (industrial wrapping paper), laid down on silk bolting — At the Milliner's
Edgar Degas
1882

Woman with a Towel, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on cream-colored wove paper with red and blue fibers throughout — Woman with a Towel
Edgar Degas
1894 or 1898

Dancer with a Fan, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on gray-green laid paper — Dancer with a Fan
Edgar Degas
ca. 1880

Dancer with a Fan, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and charcoal on buff-colored wove tracing paper — Dancer with a Fan
Edgar Degas
ca. 1890–95

The Milliner, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and charcoal on warm gray wove paper, now discolored to buff (watermark MICHALLET), laid down on dark brown wove paper — The Milliner
Edgar Degas
ca. 1882

Portraits at the Stock Exchange, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on paper, pieced, and laid down on canvas — Portraits at the Stock Exchange
Edgar Degas
ca. 1878–79

The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, Edgar Degas French, Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas — The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage
Edgar Degas
ca. 1874

The Rehearsal Onstage, Edgar Degas French, Pastel over brush-and-ink drawing on thin cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas — The Rehearsal Onstage
Edgar Degas
ca. 1874

George Moore (1852–1933), Edouard Manet French, Pastel on canvas — George Moore (1852–1933)
Edouard Manet
1879

Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on paper, laid down on board — Dancer
Edgar Degas
1880–85

Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume, Rosalba Carriera Italian, Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas — Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume
Rosalba Carriera
1730–31

Madame Elisabeth de France (1764–1794), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard French, Pastel on blue paper, seven sheets joined, laid down on canvas — Madame Elisabeth de France (1764–1794)
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
ca. 1787

Woman Drying Her Arm, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and charcoal on light pink wove paper, discolored at the edges — Woman Drying Her Arm
Edgar Degas
late 1880s–early 1890s

Study Head of a Young Woman, Anthony van Dyck Flemish, Oil on paper, laid down on wood — Study Head of a Young Woman
Anthony van Dyck
ca. 1618–20

Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier, 1865–1946), Odilon Redon French, Pastel on paper — Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier, 1865–1946)
Odilon Redon
1901

Bouquet of Flowers, Odilon Redon French, Pastel on paper — Bouquet of Flowers
Odilon Redon
ca. 1900–1905

At the Milliner's, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on five pieces of wove paper, backed with paper, and laid down on canvas — At the Milliner's
Edgar Degas
1881

Race Horses, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on wood — Race Horses
Edgar Degas
ca. 1885–88

Bather Stepping into a Tub, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and charcoal on blue laid paper, mounted at perimeter on backing board — Bather Stepping into a Tub
Edgar Degas
ca. 1890

The Dance Lesson, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and black chalk on three pieces of wove paper, joined together — The Dance Lesson
Edgar Degas
ca. 1879

Three Dancers Preparing for Class, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on buff-colored wove paper — Three Dancers Preparing for Class
Edgar Degas
after 1878

Three Jockeys, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on tracing paper, laid down on board — Three Jockeys
Edgar Degas
ca. 1900

Woman Drying Her Foot, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on buff wove paper, affixed to original pulpboard mount — Woman Drying Her Foot
Edgar Degas
1885–86

Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier (1857–1926), Edouard Manet French, Pastel on canvas — Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier (1857–1926)
Edouard Manet
1879–82

Emilie-Louise Delabigne (1848–1910), Called Valtesse de la Bigne, Edouard Manet French, Pastel on canvas — Emilie-Louise Delabigne (1848–1910), Called Valtesse de la Bigne
Edouard Manet
1879

François de Jullienne (1722–1754) and Marie Elisabeth de Jullienne (Marie Elisabeth de Séré de Rieux, 1724–1795), Charles Antoine Coypel French, Pastel, black chalk, watercolor, and traces of black chalk underdrawing on four joined sheets of handmade blue laid paper, mounted on canvas and adhered to a keyed stretcher — François de Jullienne (1722–1754) and Marie Elisabeth de Jullienne (Marie Elisabeth de Séré de Rieux, 1724–1795)
Charles Antoine Coypel
1743

The Singer in Green, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on light blue laid paper — The Singer in Green
Edgar Degas
ca. 1884

Sketchbook, Louis C. Tiffany American, Graphite, pastel, watercolor, and crayon on paper, American — Sketchbook
Louis C. Tiffany
1908

Landscape, Edgar Degas French, Monotype in oil colors, heightened with pastel — Landscape
Edgar Degas
1892

Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume, Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, Black, red, and white chalk, blue pastel, and pen and brown and black ink on light brown laid paper — Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume
Peter Paul Rubens
1617