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Selected Ink Drawings

Two Satyrs in a Landscape, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) Italian, Pen and brown ink, highlighted with white gouache on fine, off-white laid paper — Two Satyrs in a Landscape
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)
ca. 1505–10

Study of Eleven Heads, Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish, Pen and three shades of brown ink with black chalk on laid paper; framing lines in brown ink and graphite — Study of Eleven Heads
Jacques de Gheyn II
late 16th–early 17th century

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus, Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk — Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus
Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
1658

The Last Trumpet (recto); Two studies of a right eye, a profile of an open-mouthed young man, the head of an eagle, and the head of a lion (verso)

William Blake

1780–85

A Rocky Outcrop, Baccio Bandinelli Italian, Pen and brown ink — A Rocky Outcrop
Baccio Bandinelli
1493–1560

Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece), Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) Italian, Brush and brown wash over black chalk — Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece)
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
1529–30

Lucretia, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian, Pen and brown ink over black chalk, partially incised with a stylus (recto); rubbed with black chalk for transfer (verso) — Lucretia
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
1508–10

The Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ, Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink; squared in black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink — The Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ
Lucas van Leyden
1520s

The Bearer of the Banner of the Canton Glarus, Urs Graf Swiss, Pen and brown ink — The Bearer of the Banner of the Canton Glarus
Urs Graf
1521

Bacchanal, Nicolas Poussin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over faint black chalk underdrawing — Bacchanal
Nicolas Poussin
ca. 1635–36

Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm, Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, Pen and brown ink — Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm
Peter Paul Rubens
ca. 1600–05

Landscape with a Tree and a Farm Building, Anthony van Dyck Flemish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash — Landscape with a Tree and a Farm Building
Anthony van Dyck
early 17th century

Samson Captured by the Philistines, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian, Pen and dark brown (iron gall) ink with brush and two hues of brown wash — Samson Captured by the Philistines
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
1619

Cottage among Trees, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper washed with brown — Cottage among Trees
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
ca. 1650

Chinese Bed, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale British, Black ink, gray ink and gray wash — Chinese Bed, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
Thomas Chippendale
1754

Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland, Francis Towne British, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite — Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland
Francis Towne
C. & I. Honig
September 2, 1781

Underriver–The Golden Valley, John Linnell British, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite — Underriver–The Golden Valley
John Linnell
ca. 1833

Crouching Tiger, Eugène Delacroix French, Pen and brush and iron gall ink — Crouching Tiger
Eugène Delacroix
1839

Souvenir of a Castle in Vosges, Victor Hugo French, Brush and iron gall washes, pen and iron gall ink, white gouache; outline of castle obtained by using a paper stencil — Souvenir of a Castle in Vosges
Victor Hugo
1857

Alice, la Belle Pèlerine, Sir Edward Burne-Jones British, Graphite and black ink, heightened with white, on vellum; the head and shoulders on a subsidiary piece of vellum — Alice, la Belle Pèlerine
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
1858–59

Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over black chalk on wove paper (backed with wove paper) — Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Vincent van Gogh
ca. July 15, 1888

Self-Portrait, turned slightly to the left, Käthe Kollwitz German, Pen and different shades of gray-black ink — Self-Portrait, turned slightly to the left
Käthe Kollwitz
ca. 1893

Standing Female Nude, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Pen and ink on paper — Standing Female Nude
Pablo Picasso
Cadaqués, summer 1910

Large Face (Mask), Henri Matisse French, Brush and Ink on paper — Large Face (Mask)
Henri Matisse
1952

Studies of Diego, Alberto Giacometti Swiss, Red ballpoint pen and pen and ink on paper — Studies of Diego
Alberto Giacometti
1962