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139,192 works

Painted design study of a decorated wall with green damask field, gilded moldings, heraldic medallion and ornamental panels.

Section of wall, Guard Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, turning his head, one arm extended, foot resting on a block.

Male Nude

Luigi Calamatta, 1820

Graphite sketch of a hand and wrist with fingers curled over a surface, on tan paper.

Study of Hand and Wrist

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of Woman's Head in Profile

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Three boys in a grassy field eating watermelon beside a whole melon, with a wooden fence and cloudy sky behind them.

The Watermelon Boys

Winslow Homer, 1870

Reddish-brown wash sketch of a winged putto reclining with flowing drapery on tan paper.

Sketch of Putti with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Light pencil sketch of a seated figure with head bowed and arms around knees on mottled brown paper.

Sketch of Seated Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Small oil sketch of pale icebergs lit by warm sunset light above dark, choppy sea, with a tiny red boat at left.

Icebergs

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash design drawing of a decorative ceiling grid with white scrolling foliage panels, fading to plain outlined panels b

Design for a Bedroom Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a winged angel figure in flowing drapery, with a second wing behind on toned paper.

Study for an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil and white gouache sketch of snow-capped alpine peaks and steep slopes on brown paper, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Basin of the Obersee, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a twilight sea with dark water, a horizon line, and a sky glowing pink and yellow with streaked clouds.

Twilight at Sea, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

A White-Brown Cockatoo

Flemish Frans Snyders, 1610

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a tall palm tree with drooping fronds on a brown paper ground.

Abaye Palm, Mt. Salus, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped classical dress resting her hand against her face.

Classical Figure

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Drawing of a muscular nude man with both arms raised overhead, shown in a twisting standing pose on grey paper.

Study for St. Sebastian, Museo Pomarici Santomasi, Puglia, Italy

Ludovico Carracci, 1590

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald man with a long beard, head bowed, on tan paper.

Study of Man's Head for "A Lesson in Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Drawing of a lunette design with two putti, a central heraldic shield, flower garlands, and two reclining female figures.

Project for the top of a painted frame of an altar

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Etching of a park with tall trees on open lawn, seated figures near the trunks, a walking woman at right, and a distant house

Greenwich Park

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, face turned to the side, on brown paper.

Self-Portrait

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Oval woodcut portrait of a man in period dress with a ribbon bow, on a pedestal labeled Noah Webster, Jun. Esq.

Noah Webster

Unknown artist, 1780

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with star collar insignia, captioned Gen. R. E. Lee, on tan card.

Robert E. Lee

D. Murphy, 1861

Charcoal and chalk drawing of an older hooded woman and a bearded man before a stone wall with sailboats on the sea.

French Peasants

Charles Cottet, 1920

Seated woman in blue drapes with a tragedy mask, laurel wreath and trumpet beside her, framed by an arched gilded border.

Muse of Tragedy

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pastel portrait of a smiling man with short hair in a dark blue jacket and white collar, on grey paper.

Hail Fellow, Well Met

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor landscape of a road, a windmill on a rise, two walking figures, and a large cloudy sky.

Small Landscape (Dutch)

Sr John Varley, 1770

Architectural drawing of a classical interior with Corinthian columns and an arched mural of angels above a group of men.

A Town Meeting

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Chalk drawing of a wild-haired figure above skulls and bones, with a block of calligraphic verse in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Inevitable Fate

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Costume design sketch of a girl with blonde hair, blue dress and white apron on brown paper.

Alice (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Drawing of a man in a red fez and ottoman-style costume with a red sash, holding a cane beside a column.

Venetian Man

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860