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Watercolor drawing of a white azalea with brown leaves, a purple ribbon, and a trailing floral garland border.

Azalées (Azaleas)

Louis Apollinaire Sicard, 1900

Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink, red and blue flowers and green leaves in a corner border on pale paper.

Floral design for printed textile

Jean DuBois, 1800

Graphite and white chalk study of two hands gripping tubular objects, drawn on grey paper.

studies of two hands holding flutes (?)

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an ornate multi-armed lighting fixture with blue bands and floral details, dated 1810.

Design for a Lighting Fixture

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor of a formal salon with blue walls, gilt mirror, red upholstered furniture, and Corinthian columns.

Salon Interior

A. Redkovsky, 1850

Watercolor ornament sheet with two laurel and myrtle wreaths framing a purple band of pink acanthus scrolls.

Ornament Design, Foliate Panel between Roman Myrtle and Laurel Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tower with a pointed roof above rooftops, with twisted wooden posts drawn below on tan paper.

Sketches at Lausanne

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two muscular nude male figures embracing, drawn in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Figures from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods and an ornate octagonal basin.

Recto: Fountain Design with Oceanus and the River Gods Arno and Tiber

Jacopo Zucchi, 1580

Grayscale shaded drawing of a plaster head tilted upward on a stepped pedestal, with the name M. Alice Travers inscribed at u

Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Tra…

M. Alice Travers, 1890

Pencil sketch of a fishing village with rooftops, chimneys, and small sailboats on water in the distance.

Fishing Village

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor ornament sheet with a triangular panel of two winged lions, a laurel wreath, and a crown with ribbons.

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel with Winged Lions and Two Roman Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Design drawing of a trellised ceiling opening to a cloudy sky, with climbing roses, drapery and a floral urn.

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall stone castle tower behind a stone wall and bare trees, with small figures on a path.

Nuremberg Castle, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Charcoal study of an elderly bearded man with a balding head wearing a buttoned overcoat, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man: Study from Life

Coralie E. Feilner, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet showing a stone frog on a pedestal, a farmhouse with chimneys, a sleeping cat, and ornamental scrollwork.

Sketch of Stone Frog and Farm House

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal and chalk figure studies on gray paper: a female head and shoulders, an arm, a leg, and a foot.

details of figure studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted winged figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, within a double ruled border.

Winged figure holding glass in upraised hand

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a round stone medieval tower with conical roof and rooftops of Loches beneath a pale sky.

Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait fo unknown man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Watercolor design with two vertical Roman-style standards holding cameo medallions and a central red triangular panel with wh

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea cliff and islet on the left, and a steep rock face with stone buildings on the right.

Study of seascape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude with curly beard, one arm raised, shaded to show musculature.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor ornament design sheet with a laurel-wreathed bust, a blue pinecone and floral frieze, and an eagle in a pink wreat

Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with gnarled roots and textured bark on the forest floor, dated June 1860.

Tree Trunks, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a tomb design with a heraldic shield, helmet, drapery swags and an inscription panel with figures.

Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a narrow stepped lane between old houses with tiled roofs, trees and climbing plants, on green paper.

Narrow Steps between Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Floral garland design of orange and yellow roses, white blossoms and green leaves on a squared grid, with printed credits.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Nathaniel Currier, 1850