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Preparatory Study for a Portrait of Man Singh and His Harem, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, pricked for transfer, India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)
Preparatory Study for a Portrait of Man Singh and His Harem
India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)
1810–15
Preparatory Study for Plate 34 in "Maisons de plaisance" Vol. II, Jacques François Blondel French, Red chalk
Preparatory Study for Plate 34 in "Maisons de plaisance" Vol. II
Jacques François Blondel
18th century
Preparatory Study for Plate 41 in "Maisons de plaisance," Vol. II, Jacques François Blondel French, Red chalk
Preparatory Study for Plate 41 in "Maisons de plaisance," Vol. II
Jacques François Blondel
18th century
Youth with Right Arm Raised in a Shoulder-Length Portrayal (preparatory study for St. Sebastian), Timoteo Viti Italian, Soft black chalk, or charcoal, on paper now very darkened (to beige color)
Youth with Right Arm Raised in a Shoulder-Length Portrayal (preparatory study for St. Sebastian)
Timoteo Viti
ca. 1515
Exterior Window Bay from the Farnese Palace of Caprarola, Preparatory Study for the 'Oeuvres Complètes de Jacques Barozzi de Vignole', François Debret French, Pen and black ink over graphite underdrawing, pink, gray and yellow watercolor
Exterior Window Bay from the Farnese Palace of Caprarola, Preparatory Study for the 'Oeuvres Complètes de Jacques Barozzi de Vignole'
François Debret
1815–23
Grotto from the Gardens of the Farnese Palace at Caprarola, Preparatory Study for the 'Oeuvres Complètes de Jacques Barozzi de Vignole', François Debret French, Pen and black ink over graphite underdrawing, pink, gray and yellow watercolor
Grotto from the Gardens of the Farnese Palace at Caprarola, Preparatory Study for the 'Oeuvres Complètes de Jacques Barozzi de Vignole'
François Debret
After Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola
1815–23
Study of a couple, preparatory for "La Famille" (The Family), Virginie Demont-Breton, Charcoal
Study of a couple, preparatory for "La Famille" (The Family)
Virginie Demont-Breton
ca. 1882
The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Oil on cardboard
The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1892
The Martyrdom of Saint Paul, Taddeo Zuccaro Italian, Pen and brown and gray ink, brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper.
The Martyrdom of Saint Paul
Taddeo Zuccaro
ca. 1557–58
Perseus and the Origin of Coral, Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) French, Black chalk, sepia and black ink, sepia and gray wash heightened with white
Perseus and the Origin of Coral
Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
ca. 1671
Untitled (for Never Before, h,c,f,d), Josef Albers American, born Germany, Graphite, ink and paint swatch
Untitled (for Never Before, h,c,f,d)
Josef Albers
ca. 1976
Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), Edgar Degas French, Oil on canvas
Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893)
Edgar Degas
1869
Virginia Amélie Avegno Gautreau, Study for "Madame X", John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Virginia Amélie Avegno Gautreau, Study for "Madame X"
John Singer Sargent
1883–84
Study for "Poseuses", Georges Seurat French, Conté crayon on laid paper.
Study for "Poseuses"
Georges Seurat
1886–87
Honoré de Balzac, Auguste Rodin French, Terracotta, French
Honoré de Balzac
Auguste Rodin
1891
Davida Johnson Clark, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American, Plaster, shellac, American
Davida Johnson Clark
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1886
Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Benedetto Luti Italian, Oil on copper
Christ and the Woman of Samaria
Benedetto Luti
1715–20
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat French, Oil on wood
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
Georges Seurat
1884
Study of Four Saints, Correggio (Antonio Allegri) Italian, Red chalk; squared in red chalk
Study of Four Saints
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
1525–34
Seated Woman, Antoine Watteau French, Black, red and white chalk
Seated Woman
Antoine Watteau
1716–17
Wolf hunt, Etienne Delaune French, Pen and black, dark gray, and gray brown ink, and (between the pen lines of the illusionistic frame) brush and gray ink, on vellum.
Wolf hunt
Etienne Delaune
second half 16th century
The Madonna Adoring the Child, with an Angel, Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d'Andrea d'Oderigo) Italian, Pen and brown ink, traces of white, over red chalk underdrawing of the Madonna.
The Madonna Adoring the Child, with an Angel
School of Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d'Andrea d'Oderigo)
early 16th century
Saint Sebastian (recto); sketches of a male head and a standing figure in a short cape; a copy of the figure on the recto (verso), Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) Italian, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, black chalk (verso)
Saint Sebastian (recto); sketches of a male head and a standing figure in a short cape; a copy of the figure on the recto (verso)
Follower of Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi)
early–mid-16th century
Tigers Hunting Boars and Deer, Ink on paper, Western India, Rajasthan, Kota
Tigers Hunting Boars and Deer
Western India, Rajasthan, Kota
ca. 1830
Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles), Paul Gauguin French, Charcoal on laid paper
Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)
Paul Gauguin
ca. 1899
Study for "Young Girl in a Green Coat", Berthe Morisot French, Pencil on polished buff laid paper
Study for "Young Girl in a Green Coat"
Berthe Morisot
ca. 1894
A Kneeling Man in Fifteenth-Century Costume (recto); a small, fragmentary sketch of a recumbant boy, probably by a later hand (verso), Pinturicchio Italian, Metalpoint, heightened with white, reworked with the point of the brush and gray ink, on gray prepared paper.
A Kneeling Man in Fifteenth-Century Costume (recto); a small, fragmentary sketch of a recumbant boy, probably by a later hand (verso)
Circle of Pinturicchio
ca. 1509
Study for Ceiling Decoration, Kenyon Cox American, Graphite on off-white laid paper for transfer, American
Study for Ceiling Decoration
Kenyon Cox
ca. 1894
Male Nude, Seen from Behind, Hippolyte Flandrin French, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Male Nude, Seen from Behind
Hippolyte Flandrin
or Paul Flandrin
ca. 1829–46
The Summons: Study for the Head of Gawaine, Sir Edward Burne-Jones British, Fabricated black crayon on paper
The Summons: Study for the Head of Gawaine
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
1893
Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila , Sahib Ram, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Rajasthan, Jaipur)

Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila

Attributed to Sahib Ram
ca. 1800
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro) Italian, Point of the brush and brown ink, heightened with white (partly oxidized), traces of black chalk, on paper washed with light brown.
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro)
early 16th century
Man with Red Drapery, John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Man with Red Drapery
John Singer Sargent
After 1900
Singer and Sarinda Player, Sahib Ram, Ink on paper, India (Rajasthan, Jaipur)
Singer and Sarinda Player
Attributed to Sahib Ram
ca. 1800
Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat, Edgar Degas French, Graphite and black chalk
Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat
Edgar Degas
Sitter Edouard Manet
ca. 1868
[Nude Before a Mirror], Bruno Braquehais French, Albumen silver print from glass negative
[Nude Before a Mirror]
Attributed to Bruno Braquehais
ca. 1857
Standing Apostle, Giovanni Bandini (called Giovanni dell'Opera) Italian, Pen and brown ink
Standing Apostle
Giovanni Bandini (called Giovanni dell'Opera)
mid-16th century
Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on oak
Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?)
Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
1535
1807, Friedland, Ernest Meissonier French, Oil on canvas
1807, Friedland
Ernest Meissonier
ca. 1861–75
Study for South End of the Special Collections Hall, John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Study for South End of the Special Collections Hall
John Singer Sargent
ca. 1895–1900
Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean), Georges Seurat French, Conté crayon on Michallet paper
Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean)
Georges Seurat
Sitter Edmond-François Aman-Jean
1882–83
Study for "Gil Blas and the Archbishop" (from Sketchbook of Figure and Landscape Subjects), Francis William Edmonds American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Study for "Gil Blas and the Archbishop" (from Sketchbook of Figure and Landscape Subjects)
Francis William Edmonds
ca. 1839

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