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Pen and brown ink sketch of a tiered funeral monument with a winged figure, seated mourners, and architectural studies.

Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Graphite sketch of a craggy rock ledge with layered strata and deep cracks on cream paper.

Rock Ledge at Stowe

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of an old olive tree beside a stone column and an arched entablature with scalloped detail.

Old Olive Tree and Entablature, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of winged putti with a bow and a bird, plus pencil studies of hands, on sepia paper.

Study for a Painting on Theme of Callisto

Filippo Falciatore, 1740

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of war weapons with a central shield, crossed swords, helmets, banners and a cannon.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engraved

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil and wash sketch of steep cliffs above a rocky shore with dark shadows over the water, Grand Manan Island.

Effect of Shadows over Cliffs, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a chapel facade with a pediment and cross, an arched niche with cherubs and a coat of arms.

Elevation of a chapel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed figure with one arm raised, head tilted upward, on tan paper.

Study for leader of the procession, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Hazy coastal view of a green hillside above a calm sea with a curving sandbar stretching into the distance.

View of the Palisadoes near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two galleys at sea, one with many oars and billowing sails, on aged toned paper.

Two Galleys at Sea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical facade with columns, a central clock, and sculptural figures.

Timepiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketches of figures at a ship's railing with rigging and sea, on a tan sheet.

Sketches of Figures at Ships' Railings

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of nine ornamental arabesque motifs with masks, winged figures, putti, and a unicorn rider.

Designs for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a rustic peasant house beside a path, with trees and rolling hills in a valley beneath clouds.

A Peasant's House in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a horizontal decorative frieze with oval medallions, scrolling foliage, and grotesque masks.

Design for a Frieze

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Study for "Scientific Group"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil drawing of a rocky shore with pine trees on the left and distant islands across a calm sea.

Sea Shore

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1810

Watercolor design of a gilded scroll cartouche with fleur-de-lis, crossed arrows, pink ribbon, and roses.

Design for the rest of a chair or a cushion, to be executed in tapestry

Alphonse Marie de Neuville, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a horse-drawn chariot through clouds, with a winged figure leading the way.

Apollo in Chariot with Aurora and the Hours

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink sketch of a standing woman in a long dress on a cream sheet, with faint reversed printed text below.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Oil sketch of a rounded mountain above dark forest and a grey lake, under a warm cloudy sky.

Pamola Peak and Mt. Katahdin from a Basin Pond, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Yellow watercolor design of a mantel clock with a rose top, a cherub holding a torch, and a flaming column.

Design for Clock

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare trees and boulders on a rocky shore under a pale sky.

Study, Trees, Santa Barbara, California

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a street with columned palazzo facades, arched doorways, balconies and a tree.

Theatre Design: Streetscape

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with one arm raised to her head and the other extended toward a chair.

Seated Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Oil sketch of a rocky desert valley with steep cliffs, a carved rock facade, and small figures on the valley floor.

El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Colored elevation drawing of a marble altar with gilded urns, fluted columns and a painted panel, for Santa Maria Maggiore.

Altar Mensa for the Capella Paolina (Borghese Chapel), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Pen and ink sheet of architectural interior elevations, decorative panels, a niche, and small figure sketches.

Interior elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of two andirons with a green lion on a yellow pedestal and a lattice base with rosettes.

Two designs for andirons

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Facial Expressions

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash design of architectural frieze with acanthus leaves, acorns, and scrolled ornament in horizontal bands.

Design for ceiling decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Sheet of seven stylized flower sprays and one naturalistic blossom drawn in grey and red chalk on cream paper.

Sprays of Seven ideal Flowers and of one quasi naturalistic flower

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil sketch on tan card showing a horizon with a small building at left, trees at right, and handwritten color notes above.

Building and Trees in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of a right hand on cream paper with handwritten colour notes in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Right Hand for Portrait of Mrs. Kennedy

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pale watercolor elevation of a tall fluted column topped by a winged Victory, with seated statues and flanking winged figures

Project: The elevation of a Victory monument

Giuseppe Valadier, 1820

Pencil sketch of a forested gorge with a waterfall between rocky cliffs, with handwritten notes on light and rock colour.

Approaching Tequendama Falls, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nude putto in a diagonal pose, with faint pencil lines and handwritten notes on the sheet.

Putto

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, one holding a comedy mask and one reading an open book, labeled Thalia and Calliope.

Thalia, Muse of Comedy and Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch sheet with a rock outcrop, a leafy tree, and studies of grazing sheep on pale paper.

Mixed Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash design sheet showing nine ceiling panels with oval medallions, classical figures, putti and scrollwork.

Design for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a hillside village framed by large trees, with a small figure in the foreground.

View of a Village in Mountainous Country

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Oil sketch of a sunlit golden autumn tree on a hillside with red foliage, rocks, and distant mountains.

Autumn in Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the goddess Diana reclining with a bow and quiver beside a stag in a rocky landscape.

Diana

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor sketch of a standing young Cheyenne figure in a red shirt and fringed leggings against a pale wash background.

Cheyenne Youth

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with hills, a distant snowy peak, trees, and handwritten color notes below.

View along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of fern fronds and bamboo on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and a round museum stamp.

Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a hilly ridge with clouds and handwritten colour notes on grey paper, Jamaica, 1860.

Mountain Ridge with Clouds, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a broken carved column capital with acanthus leaves beside a camel head with bridle.

Column Capital and Head of a Camel, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a female ballet dancer in an 18th-century gown with pearl and ivy trim, mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Marie Allard

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Sketch on tan paper of dandelion seed heads on thin stems with a yellow eyespot moth in the upper right corner.

Study of White Daisy, Chamomile Stem with Two Petals, and a Chamomile Petal

Samuel Colman, 1890

Brown ink drawing of two friezes: winged figures with a sea monster above, a seated woman and an ox below.

Two Friezes with Women and Sea Monsters

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a design for a square with an obelisk, domed classical palace, fountain, and small figures and

Design for a Square with a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of several classical mantelpiece designs with columns, capitals and moldings.

Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wooded island in a calm lake with distant hills and clouds, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1870.

Wooded Island, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Oil sketch of a glowing pink cumulus cloud over dark trees and hills at dusk, with a teal sky.

Nightfall near Olana

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a vertical ornamental panel with acanthus scrolls and two winged putti among the foliage.

One of a set of projects for a title page and for the decoration of a vertical panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored men and a draped standing woman around a nude figure, with a shield at lower left.

The Civil Law, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Oil sketch of green hills sloping to a blue sea with distant mountains, with pencil outlines of boats in the foreground.

Sea View from Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of rolling hills and a building at right, with handwritten colour notes along the bottom.

The Roman Campagna from Isola Farnese, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a broad plain with distant hills and a rain shower under a heavy, warm-toned cloudy sky.

Rain over the Liguanea Plain, near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a lake with mountains, a wooded shore, and a church steeple village across the water.

St. Gilgen by the Wolfgangsee, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a sunset sky with streaked clouds glowing gold and orange above dark hills and a shadowed landscape.

Clouds at Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and brown ink design drawing of a classical interior with a frieze, three arched niches with figures, altar and incense.

Decorative Design

Pen and wash design for a neoclassical wall panel with urns, garlands, scrolls, and a central flower vase.

Design for a Wall Panel

Pierre Ranson, 1770