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Various drawings illustrating historical narratives, featuring figures in prayer, mythical moments, and interactions, with an emphasis on classical themes.

Matthias and Barnabas in prayer, intermediary draughtsman: Federico Zuccaro, draughtsman: anonymous, 1560 - 1640, paper, pen, brush, h 240 mm × w 401 mm
Matthias and Barnabas in prayer, intermediary draughtsman: Federico Zuccaro, draughtsman: anonymous, 1560 - 1640, paper, pen, brush, h 240 mm × w 401 mm
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Decapitation of a saint (H. Catharina). .
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Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well. late 16th century. Drawings. Pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk
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Composition with Four Figures recto and verso. Dated: c. 1805. Dimensions: sheet: 13.2 × 11.1 cm (5 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Washington Allston.
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Anto Kk Tski on Resursa ";  1826 (1826-00-00-1826-00-00); was downloaded from the Muse of the National Museum in Warsaw; drawing / pen, drawing / ink / ink / ink Elazowo-Galasowy; products from Wzkien / Paper / Rown Paper / Paper, Paper; height 26.6 cm, width 42.2 cm; Fig. 14884 MNW; all rightsKątski, Antoni (1817-1899)-iconography, Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912), Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912)-collection, gift (provenance), pianos (musical instruments), game (genre scenes), musical instruments , music
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Study for The Feast of Love 1717-1718 France. Red chalk and graphite on buff laid paper . Jean Antoine Watteau
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Visitation. Luca Cambiaso; Italian, 1527-1585. Date: 1553-1557. Dimensions: 242 x 174 mm (max.). Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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after Maarten de Vos, Coronation of the Emperor, pen and brown ink over graphite and touches of black crayon on laid paper
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Temple walk of Mary. Draughtsman: Vincenzo Tamagni da San Gimignano. Dating: 1502 - 1530. Measurements: h 171 mm × w 193 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Design for a print, Street scene when going out of a theater in London, draughtsman: Jean Emile Laboureur, 1887 - 1943, paper, h 178 mm × w 370 mm
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Etching by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn titled 'The Cross Acceptance', executed in 1642, showing figures and a cross with detailed line and tonal work.
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Marcus Curius Dentatus rejecting the gifts of the Samnites, drawn by Ferdinand Bol in brown and gray ink over black chalk, circa 1655.
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Radha and Krishna are seated in a room in a palace against a background of vistas to other spaces in which figures move and a crescent-shaped moon can be seen. The representation is framed by a braid angle of frame lines with at the bottom a series of narrower horizontal brush lines in grey, over the whole uncolored representation lies a white haze of opaque paint., Radha and Krishna, draughtsman: anonymous, Kangra, 1810, paper, brush, h 174 mm × w 111 mm, h 268 mm × w 185 mm
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Daniel kneeling for a window is spied.
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Lucas de Leyde (attributed to). "Abraham referring Agar and Ismaël". Pen drawing and bistre wash. 1st half of the 16th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Old will, bible, bistre, drawing, genese, wash, biblical character, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, pen
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Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)
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Allegory on the music, Allegory on the music, draughtsman: Theodoor Loockemans, 1605, parchment (animal material), pen, brush, h 208 mm × w 305 mm
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Lafeu: Nay, come your ways,” from Act II, Scene i, All’s Well That Ends Well. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897
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Cabaret scene: two girls and two sailors Constantine Guys (1802-1892). Cabaret scene: two girls and two sailors. Feather, Lavis.
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Young Artists in the Studio ca.1763-65 Hubert Robert French. Young Artists in the Studio 339702
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Drawing (Italy)
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Saint John Preaching, Probably a Page from a Drawing Book, Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre wash, brush and white gouache on paper, Saint John stands at left upon an elevation turned toward right and shown from the right back. The crowd fills the central plane and the right foreground. Mountainous landscape in the back. A villa is at right., Italy, 1750-1780, Drawing, Drawing
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July (one of a series representing the labors of the months). Artist: Jonas Umbach (German, Augsburg 1624-1693 Augsburg). Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm). Date: 1690 or slightly earlier. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Fra Bartolommeo, An Angel Blowing a Trumpet, and Another Holding a Standard, Italian, 1472 - 1517, c. 1500, pen and brown ink, squared in red chalk for transfer on laid paper
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Pen and laved drawing by Ignaz Unterberger depicting the mother of the Gracchi, focusing on figures and composition.
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Round presentation with allegory. Draughtsman: Bernard Picart. Dating: 1683 - 1733. Measurements: h 112 mm × w 113 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Return of Grand Duke Cosimo I from Tuscany to his palace; Mediceae Familiae Rerum (...), DL. 3. Design for a print.
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Ministrants, Charles Haslewood Shannon (Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England, 1863 - 1937) 1894
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Paris's opinion.
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Audience at a Parisian Theatre II. Giovanni Boldini; Italian, 1842-1931. Date: 1880-1890. Dimensions: 92 x 150 mm. Graphite on cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Pietro Fancelli, Four Standing Warriors, c 1820 Four Standing Warriors
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Bliżej Kultury Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669), H. Kleinmann & Co Haarlem
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Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone. Illustration for the Boccaccio Decamerone, History Lxxii. The servant of a priest stands with a mortar under his arm in a farming barn. Together with the farmer, he holds the cloak of his master. On the right at the table is the farmer.
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The Re-entrance of the Players, illustration for Act V, Scene I, A Midsummer Nights Dream. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897
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Drinking and Dancing Before the Tribal Chief. Leng Mei (); Chinese, 1669-1742. Date: 1669-1742. Dimensions: 35.7 × 99.8 cm. Handscroll; ink on paper. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Standing company (around Moses), Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 drawing  Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush
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Design for a painting, Izak blesses Jakob., draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755, paper, pen, brush, h 185 mm × w 257 mm
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Lot and His Daughters (recto); Rocky Landscape with a Castle and Bridge (verso). Artist: Hermann Weyer (German, Coburg 1596-ca. 1621 Coburg). Dimensions: sheet: 6 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (17.1 x 19.2 cm). Date: ca. 1616. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Gentleman kneeling before a lady, Gerard ter Borch (II), c. 1654 - 1656, A kneeling gentleman before a lady, accompanied by a cupid and a leaping deer., draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II), (mentioned on object), Deventer, c. 1654 - 1656, paper, h 153 mm × w 199 mm
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Soldier Mounting a Horse. Artist: Attributed to Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen 1791-1824 Paris). Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 7/16 in. (22.6 x 29.1 cm). Date: 1808 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The Hundred Guilder Print: the figures leaning on the wall in the centre left, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1775 - 1800 print Fragment of cut plate.  Japanese paper etching / drypoint Christ preaching in the open
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Etching by Francesco la Marra depicting Dionysios, the tyrant of Syracuse, executed with brush and roulette technique, 1792.
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Roman or Greek Warriors Celebrating after a Victory. Artist: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore). Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 8 7/8in. (11.8 x 22.5cm). Date: 1503-40. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Studies of an Apostle Guided by an Angel and the Adoration of the Shepherds. Dated: 1720/1750. Dimensions: mount: 46.1 x 29.4 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.). Medium: album page with four drawings in various media. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Agostino Masucci.
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Preliminary study for the Corporalship of Captain Adriaen Pietersz. Raep, Pieter Isaacsz., 1579 - 1603, Design for a painting., draughtsman: Pieter Isaacsz., 1579 - 1603, paper, pen, brush, h 215 mm × w 360 mm
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Aeneas tells Dido about his fortunes; History of Dido and Aeneas. Aeneas is next to Queen Dido and tells her about his fortunes. They are accompanied by Amor, disguised as Ascanius. On the left plays a figure the winch. The print is part of a six-part series of prints with scenes from the mythological story of Dido and Aeneas.
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The Toilette of Psyche from The Story of Psyche tapestry series; After design by François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770, woven under the direction of Nicolas Besnier, French, 1714 - 1754, and Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French, 1686 - 1755, Beauvais Manufactory, French, founded 1664; Beauvais, France, Europe; about 1741 - 1742; Wool and silk; modern cotton lining; Object:  H:  335.3 cm x W:  266.7 cm (H:  11 ft. x W:  8 ft. 9 in.)
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DESFILE PROCESIONAL - DIBUJO A LAPIZ PLOMO - 22X28 CM - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MANUEL TRAMULLES (1715-1791). Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.
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Decoration for the holiday gallery of the town hall in 1852, current 4th arrondissement. Pendant.
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Beheading of Two Male Saints 1696-1770 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian. Beheading of Two Male Saints 339363
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Peace and a Peasant Mourning on a Tomb or Joan Derk, Baron van der Capellen to Den Pol; Freedom and Patriotism Mourning at the Tomb of Joan Derk Baron van der Capellen to Den Pol. The Personifications of Freedom and Patriotism Mourning at the tomb of Joan Derk Baron van der Capellen to Den Pol (1741-84). On the floor there are a great torch with the year 1784 and a broken yoke, left a sunrise with the year 1741. On the tomb a portrait bust of the deceased.
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Study of Mary, Queen of Scots, Going to Execution, Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786-1846, British, undated, Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown, wove paper, Sheet: 4 9/16 × 7 3/16 inches (11.6 × 18.3 cm)
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'Two Men Seated at a Doorway', 1913.Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
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The shooters' meal in the Voetboog- or St. Jorisdoelen in Amsterdam to celebrate the conclusion of the peace of Munster, 18 June 1648. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1700 - 1799. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 312 mm × w 536 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Thomas Hovenden after Bernard Gaillot, Egmont and Hoorn Egmont and Hoorn
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Masinissa reaches Sophonisbe the poison cup. Draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen. Dating: 1677 - 1755. Measurements: h 330 mm × w 208 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Constantijn Daniel van Renesse depicts Esther at a meal using brown ink, brown and gray lavation, white highlights, and traces of reddish, showing figures, gestures, and table arrangement around 1655.
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Drawing (Italy)
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Vilavala Ragini Indian. Vilavala Ragini, ca. 1800. Ink on paper, sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (19.4 x 14.6 cm).   Asian Art ca. 1800
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Three men in a painted studio ..
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Bartolomeo Biscaino / 'The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist'. Second third of the XVII century. Grey wash, White lead, Black chalk, Pencil on brown paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Adriana: Ay, ay, Antipholus, look strange and frown,” illustration for Act II, Scene ii, Comedy of Errors. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897
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This pencil drawing by Johann Gualbert Raffalt depicts the city of Rome in front of a hut, emphasizing architectural elements, landscape, and compositional arrangement.
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The Tric-Trac Players, c. 1660. Philips de Koninck (Dutch, 1619-1688). Reed pen and brown ink (with brush and brown wash behind left figure); framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 18.8 x 16.7 cm (7 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.).
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"Black chalk drawing by Friedrich Overbeck depicting the Grablegung, with brownish washes and white brush highlights on yellowish paper, blue-violet background, gray illusionistic frame, created in 1861."
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Gueules of love or three women and two sailors in front of a door Constantine Guys (1802-1892). Gueules of love or three women and two sailors in front of a door. Drawing.
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Two pairs in a garden, Anonymous, 1540 - Before 1550 drawing Design for a wall carpet. Brussels paper. ink pen / brush
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The Plates from the Epitome of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Andreas Vesalius, (1514-1564) Early draft for the Title Page of the first edition of 'de Humani Corporis Fabrica' 1543.
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Study for Vignette in Abbé Dinouart's Vie du Venerable don Juan de Palafox , p 256 1757-1773 France. Pen and black ink over graphite, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot
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Provincial Figures. Dimensions: overall: 9.4 x 13.8 cm (3 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.). Medium: graphite on gray wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Boudin.
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Depiction by Johann Wilhelm Baur of an assembly with horsemen, executed in pen and ink, from the first half of the 17th century.
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Three Valkyrie. Thoma, Hans (1839-1924), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Lovers Parting at Dawn Indian. Lovers Parting at Dawn, ca. 1800. Ink on paper, sheet: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (10.8 x 14.0 cm).   Asian Art ca. 1800
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Session of Regents, 1750. Draughtsman: Pieter Louw. Dating: 1750. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 487 mm × w 676 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Four heads from the Raphael cartoons at Hampton Court , Saints, Magicians, Government officials, Paul, the Apostle, Saint, Barnabas, Apostle, Saint. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
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Three Young Artists in a Studio. Louis-Léopold Boilly (French, 1761 - 1845)
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Bliżej Kultury Normand, Charles Victor (1814 ), Albertinelli, Mariotto (1474 1515)
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Luiten playing Lord and Dame, Bernhard Schreuder, After Karel van Mander (I), 1772 - 1774 print Interior with a man and a woman who both play the lute. The print is loose in an album, see page 22. Amsterdam paper etching interior of the house. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo
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