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A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

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Property of a Gentleman of TitleSir Peter Paul Rubens1577 - 1640A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching for a herm of Pan, after the antique; Verso: A decapitated fallen soldier Pen and brown ink;inscribed,&nbsp;recto, top centre:&nbsp;Satira, and&nbsp;verso:&nbsp;Danielis Volterranus Optima Figura &amp; x modello183 by 134 mm

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Portrait of John, 2nd Earl Tylney of Castlemaine (1712-1784)

A bound volume of fifty-two portrait caricatures

Banditi in a landscape

Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio

Allegory of Autumn with wine-making putti

Wooded landscape with two figures on horseback travelling along a winding track

Study of trees on a hillside, probably at Lake Nemi

Christ Enthroned with the Madonna, Saint Francis kneeling below

A golden eagle

Allegory of Pietas

Study of seven insects

Harlequin disguised as an Apothecary

Courtyard of a Roman Villa

A Hare

Recto: A landscape with two figures in the foreground Verso: A riverscape with trees in the foreground

Two red-legged Partridges

A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching for a herm of Pan, after the antique; Verso: A decapitated fallen soldier

Wooded hills descending to a valley near Lowther, Westmoreland

Scene from Thomas Asselyn’s Farce, 'Jan Claasz., or the Supposed Servant Girl' (Act III, scene VI)

A ship anchored off the coast

Recto: Allegory of Europe Verso: A section of a design for a gazebo decorated with a central sculpture, a fountain, and arabesques

Madonna and Child

Wooded upland landscape with shepherd and sheep

Allegory of Asia

A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men

An architectural capriccio of the ruins of a grand palace with 'Le Retour du Bétail'

A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape

Recto: A praying, kneeling monk and study of a hand Verso: Studies of legs

Farcical scene with Harlequin as a police commissioner

Recumbent Female Nude, with Cupid

A Red Parrot (Scarlet Macaw)

The White Lily

The Passion Flower

A standing male nude looking to the right, his left arm outstretched

A female figure looking upwards, her hands joined in prayer

An extensive landscape with a large tree to the left, fortified buildings and a bridge to the right along a road with travelers, three figures resting in the foreground

Recto: The Death of Hector Verso: Two Battling Figures with Shields and Swords

Trees in a landscape

Allegory of America

Recto: A Seated River God with a Dolphin Verso: A Triton

The Assumption of the Virgin

A pair of ptarmigan

The Amaryllis

The Dutch Fleet at Anchor

Standing Man with a Walking Stick Wearing a Tricorn Hat

Study of feathers

A branch of Orange Blossom, with a Bee-Eater

The River Washburn, near Lindley Bridge, Yorkshire

Recto: Two elaborate designs with shields and trophies of war supported by putti, incorporating the Medici balls and arms, the Della Rovere oak, coronets and a cardinal's hat, and a separate study of the head of a ram; Verso: Studies of groups putti and figures, and two grotesque masks

Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli

Half-length portrait of a gentleman (Aelbert Cuyp?)

Study of a standing lady

Mountainous landscape with an artist sketching

Lake Lucerne, looking down the Bay of Uri

Dancing Maenad and youth sacrificing to Aesculapius

The Gadarene Swine: Christ casting out devils into a herd of pigs

A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon

The pack waggon, going through Bagley wood, looking towards Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Portrait of a lady

The South American 'Candle' Cactus

View of St Mark's square from St Mark's church, with the church of St. Giminiano

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

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