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| Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari) Figures fleeing Soldier before 1640 drawing Musée du Louvre |
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| Michel Corneille the Younger Goddess Diana concealing Nymph in Flight ca. 1660-70 drawing Musée du Louvre |
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| George Dance A Ghost Appearing to a Group of Figures ca. 1775 drawing, with watercolor and gouache Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| Frank Dicksee Young Woman in Flight ca. 1892 drawing (study for painting, Startled) Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| James O'Connor A Vision 1813 drawing Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| Antonio Molinari Monarch chastising a Subject, with Cupid attending before 1704 drawing Musée du Louvre |
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| Richard Redgrave The Outcast 1851 drawing (study for painting) Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| John Deare Assassination Attempt on Edward I before 1798 drawing (study for painting) Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| Benjamin West St Michael and Lucifer before 1820 drawing Yale Center for British Art |
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| Agostino Tassi Ship in Stormy Sea before 1644 drawing Musée du Louvre |
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| John Gilbert Destruction of Trees in Greenwich Park in High Winds 1868 drawing, with watercolor Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| William Holman Hunt Claudio and Isabella (scene from Measure for Measure) 1850 drawing (study for painting) Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Jean-Baptiste Greuze Youth Kneeling in Grief ca. 1777 drawing (study for painting, The Father's Curse) Musée du Louvre |
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| Robert Medley Preparation for Execution ca. 1994 oil on canvas Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| Anthony Whishaw Bullfight with Falling Picador 1951-52 oil on canvas Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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| Robert Buhler The Anatomy Lesson, or, The Death of Art Schools ca. 1960-70 drawing Royal Academy of Arts, London |
from In the Name of the Tyrant
. . . disoriented and dizzy as crows
swarming the corpses of our own hearts,
in the aisles of the department stores
filled with the glitter of plenty, we kept
spilling coffee on ourselves. Why
are we forever afraid of bathtubs, of water
hitting us in the face like the invisible
stoning of an anonymous crowd, why does buying
makeup make us feel guilty, why do we
eat our food like thieves? Why do we
sneak our friends in the back door
and make our love climb up a tree? Why
do our lies nest within one another like
diminishing dolls? Why do we jump
when the smallest child pushes open a door?
– Rebecca Seiferle (2007)