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Grey wash drawing of a cemetery stage design with a tall memorial column, urns on pedestals, steps, and small figures.

Design for a Stage: A Cemetery

Pasquale Canna, 1800

Pale floral border design of hydrangea clusters and leaves on a brown ground, an unfinished textile design from 1800.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed standing figure in a circular medallion framed by classical trophies and ornament.

Design for Overmirror Decoration for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling veiled woman in draped robes, with a study of folded cloth below on toned paper.

Studies of the Virgin Mary and a Standing Man

Gugliemo Cortese, 1640

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical hall with fluted columns, coffered ceiling, relief friezes and draped curtain.

Stage Design, Interior of Hall in Antique Style

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Charcoal drawing of a young child with voluminous curly hair turned to the side, shaded softly against a pale tan sheet.

Portrait of a Child

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1820

Pencil and white chalk sketch of maple trees with branches and foliage on tan paper, with handwritten note at lower left.

Maple Top on Road to Jackson, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin Mary, with angels and cherubs above.

Lamentation over Christ

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1810

Watercolor study of an apple tree with branches of green leaves and small apples on a pale background.

Apple Tree (Study for a Decorative Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a draped monument with putti, a helmeted figure, and shields, by Giuseppe Barberi.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped island above two studies of floating icebergs on tan paper, with handwritten location note.

Island off Henley Harbour with Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and watercolor sketch of Phaeton and Apollo on a chariot amid clouds and sun rays, with a winged cherub below.

Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose sketch of rolling hills, a distant mountain, and cloudy sky above a wide valley with a dark wooded slope at left.

Mountainous Lanscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash sketch of hunters with pumpkins among ducks, reeds and trees beside a pond.

Hunting Ducks using Pumpkins in the West Indies

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor design of a four-branch candlestick with a standing figure, atlas figures, gilded eagles and relief-panelled pedes

A Candlestick with Four Branches

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of a snow-dusted mountain peak emerging from mist, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

From Window of Chalet, Top of Mt. Scheidegg , After a Mist and Storm

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of flying putti with a garland, a she-wolf nursing two infants, and musician putti below.

Three Putti with Garland; Romulus and Remus Breastfeeding from She-Wolf; Two Putti Playing Cymbals

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and white chalk drapery study on blue paper of a standing figure in a belted gown.

Drapery Study for Angel in "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a neoclassical oil lamp design with side cups, fluted stem, and winged lion figures on a Greek key base

Design for an Oil Lamp

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of decorative panels, griffins, putti, columns and architectural ornament on one sheet.

Rendering of Various Decorative details of Bologna; Verso: Architectural Details

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and brown wash drawing of a classical funerary monument with two draped female figures flanking an urn.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a reclining river god on a monument with putti, a lyre, and inscribed pedestal among trees.

Monument for a poet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of a bearded teamster in a hat seated on a horse beside a wagon wheel.

Study of a Teamster

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two men sitting in a canoe on water, surrounded by reeds, grasses and evergreen trees.

Two Men in a Canoe

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of rustic peasant houses with pitched roofs and chimneys in a valley, with trees and a path in the foreground.

Peasant Houses in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a room with four figure niches and a sarcophagus with a reclining animal beside it.

Design for the Egyptian Room, Palazzo Nuovo, Rome, Italy

Ferdinando Fuga, 1740

Pen and gray wash design for a vaulted ceiling panel with a central figural scene and two small putti medallions.

Abundance, Vaulted Panel, Sala d'onore, Appartmento Napoleonico, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash stage design showing oriental buildings, a fluted column, and a fountain set among rocky caves.

Stage Design, Oriental Buildings Amidst Caves and Rocks

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Watercolor of a palace wall with a Flemish tapestry of a rider, gilt frame, carved cabinet, and upholstered armchair.

Section of a wall showing portion of Flemish tapestry, Tapestry room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a garden with a monumental urn, obelisk, cypresses, an umbrella pine and two small figures on a path.

Fantasy of a Garden with a Monumental Urn, Sculptures, and a Fountain

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1730

Pencil sketch of a rugged snow-streaked mountain summit above a forested valley, near Berchtesgaden, by Frederic Edwin Church

Summit of the Watzmann, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with scrolled handle, fruit garlands, a central mask, and reclining putti.

Design for a Decorative Ewer

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760

Pencil sketch of a crowned figure on a spotted horse with figures below, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Ornament with Royal Procession

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor square with a tall column, arcaded buildings, and small boats on the water.

Port of Ajaccio, Corsica

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Small painted study of a lake at sunset with a sailboat, red sky, mountains and sun reflected on the water.

Maine Lake, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped female figure with heavy folds of cloth on grey paper.

Study for a standing woman with child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Painted sketch of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with rocky shore, overhanging trees and a warm sky.

Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a multi-story town mansion with arches, columns and rows of windows.

Elevation of a Town Mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of an angel leading a seated man past sleeping guards in a prison cell with a niche and column.

Design for St. Peter Delivered from Prison

Abraham Bloemaert, 1640

Brown ink and wash elevation of a classical building with arched windows, sculpted figures and a flight of steps.

Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman's head with a raised arm and an extended hand on tan paper.

Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms gesturing outward, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Actor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of two trophy designs with tools, drapery and wreaths above an inscribed plinth with flowers.

Designs for Two Trophies: Stonecutters and Goldsmiths

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Pencil sketch of distant hills under clouds with handwritten colour notes about a sunset above the page.

Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of layered mountains and hills with a waterfall in the valley, on tan paper.

Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, near Tuquerres, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Textile border design with white daisies, pale blue and pink garlands, and fringed swags on a brown background.

Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of a sloping mountain ridge with hatched shading, shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes on the page.

Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain valley with a stream, clouds above, and a tree trunk at the right edge.

View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a riverbank village with a palm tree, a small boat on the water, and handwritten color notes.

Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti in four octagons and two circles, surrounded by clouds, by Felice Giani.

Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor of children in rowboats on calm water, one child waving arms in a straw hat, others in background boats.

Four Rowboats with Children

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti with wreath and thyrsus staff flying in a circular frame over clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design for a vertical panel with drapery, flower garlands, a central cherub face and birds at the base.

Design for a panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with mounted warriors, rearing horses, shields and spears in combat.

Battle Scene

Giulio Romano, 1540

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes such as splendid green blue and luminous.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat and long dress, drawn in loose quick lines on cream paper.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a valley with a distant town, rolling hills and layered mountains beneath an open sky.

View of Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of the American Falls at Niagara, showing a cliff edge with falling water and a small structure on the bank.

The American Falls, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk study of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with white chalk highlights on toned paper.

Study for Reclining Nude

François Boucher, 1740

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing a walled hilltop town with a tower, architectural fragments, a cypress, and handwritten

Mixed Sketches, Turkey

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink design sheet with cherubs, a lion, an oval shield, caryatids and a SEMPER banner, for stained glass.

Design for Stained Glass in the Laurentian Library, Florence, Italy

Wouter Crabeth I, 1580

Horizontal border design with repeated festoons, tulip blooms and scrolling foliage in pale tones on a rust-brown ground.

Design no. 12 for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pen and wash design sheet showing labeled neoclassical tableware including tureens, cruets, salt cellars, and cutlery with Gr

Project for a Set of Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical domed pavilion with columns, lattice panels, and a flower-crowned head finial.

Centerpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of an eagle with spread wings standing in front of an oak leaf wreath with ribbon swags below.

Oak Leaf Wreath with Eagle

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Brown ink wash stage design of a domed theatre with a winged figure, classical columns, and a crowd around a smoking altar.

Stage Design: Curtain, The Workshop of Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bed alcove with draped curtains and a neoclassical chimney mantel with an urn.

Bed alcove and chimney mantel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor of a steep mountain gorge with cascading white waterfalls and sunlit cliffs beneath a blue sky.

Toltec Gorge and Eva Cliff from the West, Colorado

Thomas Moran, 1890

A Sailing Ship

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and grey wash drawing of a trophy arrangement with a cross, chalice, trumpets, shield, laurel and flowering branches.

Trophy with Symbols of the Virtues

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pen and wash design drawing of a rococo wall panel and fireplace with a pastoral scene framed by scrolling ornament.

Design for a Wall Panel with Fireplace

Johann August Nahl the Elder, 1740

Brown ink drawing of two horizontal friezes showing winged putti playing among vases, garlands and animals.

Design for Two Friezes with Putti

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of ceiling designs with rosettes, coffered panels, lattice patterns and pointed arches.

Designs for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with mules on a faded sheet mounted in a grey album page.

Army Wagon with Mules

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of a rock face with snowy alpine peaks and a valley beyond.

Rockface near Belalp, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of nude Hercules with club and lion skin beside a serpent in a garden, with Italian caption below.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two classical sarcophagus designs, one with a relief of draped figures, the other with a mask a

Two Designs for Sarcophagi

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil study of two bird wings with detailed feather shading on cream paper, with faint guidelines.

Study for "Contemplative Spirit of the East," Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, MN

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of Alexander and the family of Darius in a tent, with armored men, kneeling women and a child.

Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Oil sketch of a standing Bedouin man in dark robe and yellow headwrap, holding a long rifle against a brown background.

Standing Bedouin Figure

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink studies of ornate candlesticks and candelabra with foliage and putti, with handwritten notes at top.

Candlesticks, Probably for the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Loose oil sketch of white clouds over a dark forested valley with distant hills and small evergreens in the foreground.

Clouds over the Hudson Valley, from the Catskill Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Loose pencil sketch of a standing figure with a head covering on a pale sheet of paper.

Figure

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of three stacked trapezoid decorative panels with mythological figures, putti, centaurs and flowers.

Decorative Project: Three Trapezoids with Flora and Zefiro

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil study of a woman's left arm and hand reaching toward a coin, with a separate sketch of her right hand above.

Studies of the Left Arm and Right Hand of a Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Tiber river with a domed church, villas, and trees along the banks, annotated with place names.

View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Claude's Villa, and St. Peter's, Rome, Italy, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of a swan with spread wing and curved neck beside a column and scrollwork, on pale paper.

Study for "The Sources of Wealth," Union Trust Company Building, Cleveland, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman in drapery with a fruit basket, beside a sketched ornamental panel.

"The Foliage of Berenice:" from Callimachus

Loose pencil sketch of a bullfight showing a matador in a wide hat, a charging bull, and a dark cape.

Bullfight, Spain

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Faint pencil sketch of a dog seen from behind on a cream sheet, with a date inscribed in the upper right corner.

Dog, Shown from Behind

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil and watercolor sketch of gnarled cypress tree trunks in a grove, with a small building at the right edge.

Cypress Trees of Chapultepec, Mexico

Samuel Colman, 1890

Brown wash drawing of an arched stone doorway with an inscription DOMVS, dimension lines, and handwritten notes beside it.

Doorway for a town mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a snow-capped mountain and shadowed slopes on tan paper.

Mountain Landscape, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and grey wash drawing of a bishop saint gazing up at a Christ child on clouds, with a mitre and open book below.

Bishop Saint Adoring Christ Child

Corrado Giaquinto, 1710