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Pencil sketch of Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River with mist and a faint double rainbow above the cascade.

Horseshoe Falls with a Double Rainbow, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a canoe with three men on a river, framed by trees and shoreline, with reflections in the water.

Canoe with Three Men, Ile Maligne, Quebec

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pen and wash drawing of an interior with cooking figures at left, a robed man before a canopied bed at right.

The Discovery of Guaiacum as a Cure for Venereal Disease

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of trees, shrubs and a flock of birds in flight, with handwritten notes about colour and foliage greens.

Birds and Trees along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Sepia drawing of six classical-style oil lamps, several with grotesque human heads and reclining or seated figures as handles

Six Lamps in Classical Style

Giulio Romano, 1540

Brown ink drawing of a galley with oarsmen approaching sirens with serpentine tails in the sea, under clouds.

Odysseus and the Sirens

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a horizon with clouds and sea, with handwritten colour notes and numbered tonal marks across the page.

Sketch of the Sky

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of church spires and rooftops above trees on pale paper, with light blue wash and a handwritten note in the low

City of London, United Kingdom, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a military trophy with shields, a plumed helmet, spears, a drum, trumpets and a banner.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Watercolor architectural drawing of a Gothic stone lantern with tracery panels, plus details and a smaller lantern.

Rendering of Two Stone Lanterns, from the Castle in Amboise, France

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Pencil sketch of sailing ships at sea on cream paper, with the handwritten inscription 'Mrs E. W. Bethune' at top.

Ships at Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a schooner with raised sails riding choppy waves, with a tree-lined shore on the horizon at right.

Schooner Riding Waves off Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of an oval rococo frame with scrolls, shell ornament and two reclining putti.

Design for a Metal Frame

Giovanni Bettati, 1700

Pencil sketch of a town with low buildings, a bare tree, distant mountains, and handwritten color notes.

View of a Town, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with rolling hills, scattered trees, small huts and a winding river.

View near Ibagué, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated nude woman, eyes closed, one hand on her chest, on grey paper.

Female Nude, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded religious procession with a canopy, soldiers with pikes, and classical buildings.

Procession of the Sacrament

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash elevation of a rococo bedroom wall with carved paneling, fireplace, canopy bed and mythological panel paintings.

Wall Elevation of the Bedroom of the Prince de Rohan, Hôtel de Soubise, Paris

Germain Boffrand, 1730

Brown wash drawing of a frieze with allegorical figures, a putto, scrolls, reeds and a music stand.

Design for a Frieze with the Allegory of Literature

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780

Loose oil sketch of a dark sailboat on calm water before reddish hills and a cloudy sky.

The Strait of Messina, Looking towards Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash studies of draped bedroom alcoves with swagged valances and curtains on a cream sheet.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch on green paper with horizontal strokes, numbered tone notes, and handwritten color notes in the upper corner.

Clouds over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a cloudy sunset glowing orange over dark hills, with the word Jamaica written in the lower left corner.

Cloudy Sunset, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped figure reading, putti on steps, and a woman with a basket beside classical architectur

Urban Scene with Draped Figure, Putti, and Woman Carrying Basket

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a uniformed soldier lying dead on the ground, boots extended, on tan paper with grid line

Dead Soldier

Ange-Louis Janet Lange, 1830

Oil sketch of pink-lit clouds over rolling green hills and trees under a teal sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Clouds above the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Small painting of two pale icebergs rising above dark choppy sea under a warm tan sky.

Two Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of two figures seen from behind beside reeds and a shoreline, with a seated figure at left.

Stern View of Two Canoes

Winslow Homer, 1890

Oil sketch of a flat-topped iceberg above dark water under a muted sky, painted by Frederic Edwin Church in 1850.

Iceberg in Cartwright's Bight, Southwest from Battle Harbor, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of leaning rifles and grass tufts on a yellowed page mounted in a grey album.

Rifles Leaning Together

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of broken tree trunks and branches on tan paper, with the upper part of the sheet left blank.

Broken Tree Trunks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Painted study of broken fluted columns and stone fragments overlooking a blue sea and distant mountains.

Broken Columns, View from the Parthenon, Athens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash design drawing of a neoclassical chimneypiece with Ionic columns and a relief frieze of figures and lions.

Design for a Chimneypiece

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and trees with handwritten color notes on cream paper.

Mountain Views from Cuautla, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of icebergs and sea, with handwritten notes about colour on pale paper.

Four Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Sunset over Rome with St. Peter's dome and a statue-topped column above rooftops, drawn in loose brown and orange strokes.

The Column of the Immaculate Conception and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a classical facade with four standing figures in niches and reclining figures on the pediment.

Entrance to a prison

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink and wash stage design showing classical columns, an arcade and a rocky cave with trees under diagonal light.

Stage Design, Cave and Temple

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Oil sketch of a forest path with tree trunks and sunlit undergrowth, painted in browns and greens.

A Road into the Woods

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a stone lazaretto with a domed roof, arched doors and a low wall on a hillside.

Lazaretto at Hebron, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Small sketch of a broad plain with rounded hills, forested slopes, cloudy sky and a red path in the foreground.

Liguanea Plain, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens, with ruins and fallen stones in the foreground.

The Parthenon and Erechtheion, Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted design for an embroidered border with yellow leaf garland, orange drapery swags, fringe and twisted rope on brown pap

Design for an Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil and paint sketch of a mauve mountain rising over a pale tan plain under a grey-blue sky.

Mountain Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded ridge and leaves on pale paper, with a small bird form and handwritten notes at right.

Wooded Ridge and Leaves, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of rugged mountain peaks and ridges on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and white highlights.

Approaching Mt. Hor

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lake with a small boat, clouds above, and trees along the shore.

Imaginary Landscape with a Boat

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Loose oil sketch of a calm sea horizon under a pink and gray streaked sky with soft clouds.

Icebergs in the Distance, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sphinx tied by rope to an ornate tripod stand with a flaming urn.

Fender

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash sketch of a seated draped figure in a vaulted stone interior with arches and pillars.

Sketch, Seated Allegory in Architectural Setting

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of stone arches, ruined walls and figures in robes on a terrace, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Chur

Buildings and Figures at as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a landscape with trees, shrubs, rocks and hills receding into the distance.

View of Toche, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of a shell-shaped cartouche with two seated cherubs at its base and a small figure above.

Tablet bearing the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV with shell as background

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Brown ink sketch of a wooden house by the water with beached dories and horizontal hatched sky and sea.

House at a Railing with Beached Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Faint pencil sketch of low rolling hills receding under an empty sky on tan paper.

Clouds

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a river valley with wooded hills and ruined castle towers on a rocky height at right.

A Valley in Mountainous Country

Eugène Edouard Soulès

Pencil sketch on cream paper in an album mount, showing a rough figure, an animal form, and handwritten notes.

The Extra Ration

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a steamship with a trailing smoke plume crossing rough sea under a cloudy sky.

Fishing Trawler

Winslow Homer, 1890

Sunset over a river with red clouds, dark mountains beyond, and a small figure on the grassy bank at lower left.

Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of mountains and a foreground hill with handwritten color notes such as blue, brown, and cloud on cream paper.

Mountains, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Graphite and white chalk sketch of boulders in the foreground with mountain ridges receding into the distance.

Sketch from Mount Chocorua

Daniel Huntington, 1860

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

Reclining nude woman with red hair resting on a round mirror, draped in white cloth, against an ochre background.

Reclining Nude

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Watercolor drawing of an octagonal gazebo with twisted columns, garlands, broad stairs and statues on terraces.

Gazebo

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rocky mountain peak with boulders, a bare tree and distant ridges on grey paper.

Looking South, Mount Mansfield, Vermont

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a bare tree with exposed roots on a rocky slope, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Königssee Tree, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of a row of classical columns, sphinxes, an obelisk and a domed pavilion on a terrace.

Design for a Table Centerpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch sheet of five sheep in varied poses, several with heads lowered to graze, on a light tan paper.

Studies of Sheep

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with spreading bare branches, with handwritten colour notes along the bottom edge.

Study of a Dead Oak Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pale white stylized flowers and leaves on brown paper, with a repeating floral border along the bottom edge.

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

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1810

Brown ink drawing of rowing boats attacking a whale in a harbor, with a crowd on the quay and classical buildings behind.

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius at Ostia

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor stage design of classical arches, colonnades, towers and a statue in a plaza, with ship masts beyond.

Stage Design, Group of Buildings Near Port

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil and white gouache sketch of rocky mountain ridges with handwritten notes on pale green paper.

Gulf of Corinth, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of old timber farmhouses with pitched roofs, a wooden water trough, and mountains in the distance.

Old Farmhouses

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a lake with handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Mountains and Lakes, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining with a garland of flowers in a lunette-shaped design.

Autumn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Reclining woman in blue gown with lace cap and green parasol, draped over pink and green decorative scrolls on peach paper.

Female Monkey with umbrella

Christophe Huet

Pencil sketch of rugged mountain peaks and rocky cliffs on tan paper, with a diagonal line and handwritten label.

Mountain Peaks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of tangled tree roots descending over a cliff, with handwritten note reading Recollection of Roots on the face

Recollection of Roots, Galloway Hill, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey chalk drawing of a stone staircase, ruined archway, urn on pedestal and receding arcades in a Gothic ruin setting.

Stage Design, Gothic Ruins

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1770

Watercolor design of a waistcoat embroidery with pink flowers, green sprigs, gold scalloped borders and sunburst motifs.

Design no. 948 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Loose painted sketch of autumn trees in red and orange foliage before a rolling hillside and meadow.

Autumn Colors, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of classical architectural details including capitals, a caryatid, a dolphin and a seated figure.

Classical and Pseudo-Classical Architectural Details

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pen and wash design drawing of a symmetrical cruet frame with two urns, a central Medusa head, serpents and a Greek key base.

Design for a Cruet Frame with Alternative Suggestions

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Two oval ink and wash drawings of a hunter with a bow and a shepherd playing pipes beside a cow.

Man the Hunter, Man the Shepherd, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a windswept seacoast with scrub pines, a rocky outcrop, and surf breaking on sand.

Seacoast with Scrub Pines, Prout's Neck, Eastern Point

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil drawing of riverside houses on wooden supports, rowboats on a river, and a church with spires across the water.

Poissy, Seine-et-Oise

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of a distant London skyline with spires and domes above trees, with handwritten color notes below.

City of London, United Kingdom, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and grey wash drawing of a ruined arched aqueduct in a wooded rocky valley with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Stage Design, Aqueduct

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky outcropping beside birch and hemlock trees, with handwritten labels on pale paper.

Rocky Outcropping with Trees, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, with trees, a distant house, and clouds.

Landscape with Bridge

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and ink design for a frieze with a blank oval cartouche, seated woman, putto, garlands and scrollwork.

Design for Frieze Decoration, with Alternative Suggestions

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pencil sketch of cloudy skies over mountain ridges, with handwritten color notes along the bottom edge.

Cloudy Skies over Mountain Ridges near Hacienda Chillo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a dish stand with extending arms, scrolled supports, and a central spirit lamp.

Design for a Dish Stand with Extending Arms and a Small Spirit Lamp

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Ink sketch of a spear-carrying rider on a camel leading a caravan, with faint pencil figures of other camels behind.

Desert Caravan, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Small sketch of lightning striking through rose-tinted storm clouds above a dark treeline and distant hills at dusk.

Storm over the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880