Figures in Classical Settings

Sketches of historical or mythological scenes, focusing on figures conveying emotions and narratives in classical art.

The Archangel Raphael in the House of Tobit, Rembrandt van Rijn (copy after), after c. 1650, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (copy after), Amsterdam, after c. 1650, paper, pen, h 187 mm × w 143 mm

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, Scene from Timon of Athens, undated. Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medlium, moderately textured, beige,, wove paper, mounted on, thick, smooth, brown, wove paper.

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife 17th century Pieter Jansz. Dutch. Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife 359441

Francesco Novelli, Entombment, c. 1800, engraving in brown on laid paper.

The Archangel Raphael in the House of Tobit, Rembrandt van Rijn (copy after), after c. 1650, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (copy after), Amsterdam, after c. 1650, paper, pen, h 187 mm × w 143 mm

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'There was nothing to be done and he died'. 1812 - 1814. Red chalk on grey laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The elders in turn led for Daniel. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 233 mm × w 341 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study for a second edition, never published, of Colle's La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV , Act III, Scene 11 1699-1766 France. Black chalk, with charcoal and traces of graphite, on oval-shaped pale gray laid paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Joseph Threatened by his Brothers, draughtsman: Willem Drost, (attributed to), draughtsman: Carel Fabritius, (rejected attribution), draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (rejected attribution), Amsterdam, c. 1650 - c. 1655, paper, pen, h 169 mm × w 175 mm

The last supper of Christ with his disciples. The disciples are frightened by the announcement that one of them will betray Christ., Last Supper, print maker: Jan Tersteeg, (mentioned on object), Rafaël, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1765 - 1807, paper, etching, h 236 mm × w 346 mm

Departure of Tobias and the Angel, Rembrandt van Rijn (Copy After), c. 1645 - c. 1650 drawing Amsterdam paper. paint (coating). ink pen Tobias and the angel Raphael travelling, accompanied by Tobias' dog

"Etching by Rembrandt from 1654 depicting Christ among the scribes, emphasizing figures, gestures, and detailed line work in a biblical scene."

A drawing by Lucas Stipperger from around 1775-1780 showing Christ with the adulteress, executed in graphite pencil and black chalk, highlighting figures and gestures.

Decorative project for a civilian stained glass window: Cavalier acceuilli by a taught woman. (Dummy title)

Various small sketches for character compositions Narcisse Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876). Various small sketches for character compositions. Graphite graphite pencil on paper.

Le voleur de poires (1st plate) , Robberies, Pear trees, Pears, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Parable of the workers in the vineyard, draughtsman: Claes Moeyaert, 1602 - 1655, paper, h 266 mm × w 399 mm

A chalk drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte illustrates the biblical Parable of the Pounds, using blind pause traces for compositional guidance.

Goblins' bief, at the edge of the Bievre; Current Berbier-du-Mets street, 13th arrondissement.

Behold the man.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Offering the Decapitated Head of a Man and Keys to a General 1696-1770 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian. Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Offering the Decapitated Head of a Man and Keys to a General 339285

Joseph in Prison Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh's Baker and Butler. Govaert Flinck (Dutch, 1615 - 1660)

After: Pietro Testa, Italian, 1611/12-1650, The Martyrdom of SaintErasmus, 17thcentury, Etching, sheet: 25 × 18.3 cm (9 13/16 × 7 3/16in.), Italian, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Study of a group of people at a boat, Johannes Jacobus Bertelman, 1831 - 1899 drawing paper. pencil

Giambattista Zelotti represented four Sibyls using feather, lavis, and ink techniques with emphasis at the top of the composition.

La Burla del Vino (The Wine Jest); Volterrano (Baldassare Franceschini) (Italian, 1611 - 1690); Italy; about 1640; Red chalk and brush with red wash; squared in red chalk for transfer; 24 x 36.2 cm (9 7,16 x 14 1,4 in.)

Religious artwork by Alonso Cano depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds, created in the seventeenth century.

Life class , Artists' models, Classrooms, Art education, Drawing. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Study magazine, among other things with figures at a gate. Also studies of figures on the street. Leaf 27 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.

Depiction of an eye surgery by Josef Danhauser, executed in pencil in 1837, showing surgeon, patient, and medical instruments.

Venus in Vulcan's Forge (recto); Geometry (verso) 1500-1599 Germany. Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash (recto), and pen and gray ink with brush and gray wash heightened with lead white (verso), on ivory laid paper . Hermann Weyer

The lost son wastes his legacy. Design for a print.

ANTE EL SULTAN - 1810-1820 - CARBONCILLO. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-DIBUJOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Barber's Shop March 20, 1803 Thomas Rowlandson A large man sits at center covered with a cloth, having his hair dressed by a barber and a boy. Another customer at right wears a cap and is covered by a cloth as he is shaved. A third figure, just released from the attentions of the barber, dabs at his neck, directed by a boy. At far left, a tall thin man and short portly man both look in a mirror and tie their neckcloths. Near them a seated bald man looks up from his paper in concern as two dogs fight over his wig which has fallen from a stand.. The Barber's Shop. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 20, 1803. Hand-colored etching with wash. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Announcement to the shepherds. Artist: anonymous (possibly). Draughtsman: Moses ter Borch. Dating: c. 1660. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 167 mm × w 206 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Britannia's Protection, or Loyalty Triumphant, undated. Pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Operation Scene in a Hospital with Subsidiary Sketches in the Margin at the Lower Right, undated. Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

The recognition of Achilles, Jan Weenix, 1650 - 1719 drawing paper brush Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, i.e. Achilles on Scyros: when presents are brought Achilles snatches up the weapons and thus betrays his identity

The recognition of Achilles.

Pencil drawing by Rudolf Bacher depicting a carrier figure type from 1888, emphasizing posture, gesture, and clothing details.

Scipio Returning the Spanish Bride to Her Family 1635-1645 Netherlands. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and touches of graphite, on pieced cream laid paper . Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn

Scene from a Play: A Gentleman Concealing his Face Behind his Cocked Hat from a Lady and her Maid, Francis Hayman, 1707/8-1776, British, undated, Graphite, red chalk and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 5 1/8 × 6 3/4 inches (13 × 17.1 cm), genre subject, gentleman, lady, maid, play, theatre

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Christ and the Scribes: a sketch, verso central, print, prints, Rembrandt.f.1654, lower left, verso upper left, C. 11945, height 126 mm, width 214 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1652 - 1652, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

Allegorian mythological scene.

The Supper at Emmaus. Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806); after Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian, 1571-1610). Date: 1760-1761. Dimensions: 183 × 268 mm (primary support); 196 × 280 mm (secondary support). Black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Five Figures at Gate 1789-1843 England. Graphite on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper . William Henry Pyne

Mercury Delivers the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs ca.1789-90 Bénigne Gagneraux This rare and impressive print characteristic of Gagneraux's elegant neoclassical style. Trained in Dijon, he won the prix-de-Rome and left in 1779 for Italy, where he would spend the remainder of his career. His contemporaries in Rome included Mengs, Sergel, Fuseli, Canova, and David. While line engravings would be popularized by Flaxman and others, Gagneraux was among the first to adopt this manner of printmaking. This impression is a proof impression, with drawing in graphite indicating where the artist intended to further work the plate.. Mercury Delivers the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs. Bénigne Gagneraux (French, Dijon 1756-1795 Florence). ca.1789-90. Etching, proof impression, partly reworked in graphite. Prints

The Scolding Fishwife. Artist: Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, Dordrecht 1634-1693 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/8 x 7 1/2in. (16.8 x 19.1cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Sir Richard Worse-than-sly, Exposing his Wifes Bottom; O Fye!, 1782. Engraving.

Study for Vignette-Frontispiece in Charles-Simon Favart's "L'Amitié à l'Epreuve". Hubert François Gravelot; French, 1699-1773. Date: 1761-1773. Dimensions: 143 × 80 mm. Graphite and black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Man with a goose in a farmers interior; (...) .. no my good people .- Save you lazy your gansjen etc.a man with a goose on his lap, at a table where Three figures, in a Farmers interior. At the Top Right: pl. IV. Bottom Right: Bladz. 184.

Wine Jest; Volterrano (Baldassare Franceschini), Italian, 1611 - 1690; Italy, Europe; about 1640; Red chalk and brush with red wash; squared in red chalk for transfer; 24 x 36.2 cm (9 7/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Drawing, The Invention of Distillation; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Client: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558-1603); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on laid paper; 9.9 × 14.5 cm (3 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.)

Seven men, standing, sitting and running ..

Two Workmen 1789-1843 England. Graphite on cream wove paper . William Henry Pyne

John Singleton Copley, Study for "The Death of the Earl of Chatham", American, 1738 - 1815, 1779, graphite and white chalk on discolored blue paper

The arrest of Pieter Dirksz. Hassselaer. Design for a print.

Sketch for Władysław Czachórskis painting “New Grave". Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), draughtsman, cartoonist

Longshoremen, 1859. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903). Etching;

A pencil drawing by Cecil van Haanen depicting Prince Henry and Falstaff.

General Stuart's Return from Pennsylvania, from "Confederate War Etchings" 1861-63 Adalbert John Volck American. General Stuart's Return from Pennsylvania, from "Confederate War Etchings" 421358

The Scolding Fishwife 17th century Nicolaes Maes Dutch. The Scolding Fishwife. Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, Dordrecht 1634-1693 Amsterdam). 17th century. Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of red chalk.. Drawings

Paul-Ponce-Antoine Robert, Study for Pythagoras and his Pupils in the School of Athens, c. 1729, Etching over chiaroscuro woodblock printed in yellow-brown ink on laid paper.

Studies for the Oath of the Tennis Court. Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine; French, 1745-1830. Date: 1779-1801. Dimensions: 290 × 445 mm. Pen and black ink, brush and black ink and gray wash, and black chalk, on gray laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

. Saters are rushed through the nymphs. The Saters are tied to tree trunks and are beaten with branches and shell belts. In the middle a Sater is dragged across the ground.

Hercules on the Tweersprong (in box with 43 drawings), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1746 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Triumph of Mordecai, c 1641 The Triumph of Mordecai

Study for a second edition, never published, of Colle's La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV , Act III, Scene 10 1699-1766 France. Black chalk, with pen and black ink, heightened with touches of white chalk, on oval-shaped gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter moounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Gainsborough Dupont, 1754-1797, British, Landscape with two woman and child, undated. Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, mounted on, very thick, slightly textured, beige, card paper.

Wskrzeszenie Łazarza, studium. Plersch, Jan Bogumił (1732-1817), draughtsman, cartoonist

The Bathers. Artist: After Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 13/16 in. (12 × 14.7 cm). Date: 1651. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lunet with a healing by a saint and some loose figures, draughtsman: anonymous, Toscane, (possibly), c. 1620, paper, pen, brush, h 160 mm × w 335 mm

Felipe de Castro / 'Jael and Sisera / Four Historical Scenes'. XVIII century. Pencil, Pencil ground on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788 - 1857), The Nauwerk Family, 1819, pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper

The Confirmation. Pierre Charles Trémolières; French, 1703-1739. Date: 1725-1735. Dimensions: 270 × 421 mm. Etching in brown on tan laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Bliżej Kultury Lingée, Éléonore (CA 1753 1806/1820), Dyck, Anton Van (1599 1641)

Logement by Van Warwyck and van Heemskerck at Bandaneira, 1599. Logement by Van Warwyck and Van Heemskerck on Bandaneira, 1599. View of a structure with walls of cloth with a scale. Spices are put on the ground and contains some vessels with content, on the balcony for the accommodation are nine people. Part of the illustrations in the travel report of the second Schipvaart to the East Indies under Jacob Cornelisz. Van Nes and Wijbrant Van Warwyck in 1598-1600. No 14.

Francesco Solimena illustrates a scene with a bearded tiger approaching an ancient chariot, with a figure gesturing in defense, executed in chalk.

Traffic 1791 Thomas Rowlandson. Traffic. After () Henry Wigstead (British, 1745-1800 Margate). 1791. Etching with worn aquatint. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Couple by a hearth, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1661 - c. 1669, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1661 - c. 1669, paper, h 97 mm × w 150 mm

Four painters (the Koekkoek brothers) Funds into the landscape. Four painters (the Koekkoek brothers) Funds, loaded with drawing and painting utensils in the landscape.

Design for an Illustration: King and Courtier against a Landscape Anonymous, German, 19th century German 19th century

Study for a frontispiece for "Histoire de Miss Jenny". Artist: Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699-1773 Paris). Dimensions: 4 15/16 x 2 13/16 in. (12.6 x 7.1 cm.). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman. Artist: Circle of Jan Swart van Groningen (Netherlandish, Groningen ca. 1490/1500-1553 or later Antwerp). Dimensions: 8 x 9-5/8 in. (20.3 x 24.4 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550-1580). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wedding procession - scene from Shakespeares “The Merchant of Venice", sketch for a lost painting?. Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), draughtsman, cartoonist

A feather drawing on brownish paper depicting John the Baptist, focusing on the figure and gesture in frontal composition.

Etching and copper engraving by Rembrandt from around 1630 depicting a bedding figure and a beggar behind a mound, showing landscape and human figures.

The Prince's Progress - Figure Study of Six Kneeling Girls for 'You should have wept her yesterday', 1865-66. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti.. 'The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems' by Christina Rossetti

Mourners Over the Dead Christ. Unknown Italian artist; after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609-1664); possibly Giuseppe Bernardino Bison; Italian, 1609-1664. Date: 1620-1676. Dimensions: 176 × 257 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Two shells collecting girls on the beach, Jan Toorop, 1873 - 1928 print paper drypoint beach (as place of recreation). girl (child between toddler and youth)

Sketch sheet with various studies, including two dogs. Sketch sheet with various studies, among other people at a carriage, two dogs, sale of Madonna from Murillo on the market.

Sketch magazine with various studies, including two dogs, August Allebé, 1848 - 1927 drawing Sketch magazine with various studies, including people at a carriage, two dogs, sale of Madonna from Murillo on the market. paper. pencil pen / brush dog

Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Mme Elisabeth Conduite au supplice.

Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790). "We never dit everything, illustration for the tales of La Fontaine, volume 1, page 72, around 1743". Drawing. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, Conte illustration, young woman, page 72, character, volume 1, scene

Sheriff of Dordrecht receives the letter from the count, Willem Pietersz Buytewech, 1619, draughtsman: Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, 1619, paper, pen, h 161 mm × w 107 mm

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Luca Cambiaso, 1537 - 1585 drawing paper. ink pen rest on the flight into Egypt

People gather around a surgeon (Baron de Wenzel) performing an eye operation. Etching by D. Chodowiecki.

Geleerde in studeervertrek.A scholar is behind a writing table in his study room and receives three men. There is a globe on the floor next to the table and there is a violin. There is a bookcase against the wall. There is a second globe on the cupboard.

The Departure. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.5 × 35.1 cm). Publisher: J. Hedges (London). Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749-1806); Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (British, Wimbledon, Surrey 1757-1806 Devonshire). Date: April 29, 1784. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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