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Study of a Woman’s Dress for a Portrait

Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 16th century (d. 1600)

ca. 1540–60 · Black chalk, with small traces of white chalk, on blue paper

Portrait of a Woman

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1772 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

Study for a Portrait of a Doge

Circle of Tintoretto (d. 1594)

fourth quarter 16th century · Black and white chalk, on rough tan paper.

Portrait of a Woman

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1775 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

Study for a Portrait of a Lady

Anthony van Dyck (d. 1641)

early 17th century · Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown paper

Portrait of a Woman

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1776 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

Study for a Portrait of a Man

Guillaume Courtois (d. 1679)

17th century · Red chalk

Portrait of a Seated Woman

François-André Vincent (d. 1816)

18th-19th century · Drawing, Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown paper

Study for a Portrait of a Woman

Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (d. 1680)

1670s · Oil on canvas

Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto)

James McNeill Whistler (d. 1903)

c. 1872 · Drawing, black chalk and pastel

Study of a Woman's Head and Hands

Antoine Watteau (d. 1721)

ca. 1717 · Red and white chalk and graphite

Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife

Arthur Devis (d. 1787)

ca. 1756–58 · Black and white chalk and black ink on blue laid paper