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Pen and ink drawing of two octagonal scenes of classical figures in interiors, with handwritten captions below each.

Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this…

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a room's paneled wall elevation with oval medallions, decorative friezes, and doorways.

Living room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketches on cream paper of standing figures in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, with a small market scene near the center

Figure Sketches, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo architrave with garlands, scrolls, cherub heads and a central lion mask.

Design for an Architrave

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of three men in hats working together to shear a sheep, with one standing and two crouched.

Three Men at a Sheep Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Chalk study on blue paper of a muscular male nude in a twisting pose with drapery, a preparatory figure sketch.

Study of Hermes, Preparatory Study for the Fall of the Giants, Ceiling Fresco at the Palazzo Moroni, Bergamo

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1640

Pencil sketch of a charred, broken tree trunk lying over a pale granite boulder, with handwritten notes.

Broken Tree upon a Boulder

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketches on paper: a certificate design with papal arms, a standing figure, and studies of cherubs and sheep.

Design for a Printed Certifiate of a Religious Ceremony for Children

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch map on blue-grey paper showing hills, an arrow, and handwritten place names including Saugerties.

Map of Saugerties Area, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rural Japanese village street with thatched houses, a walking figure, a cart, and trees.

View of Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a domed church with a bell tower among trees, with mountains rising behind and a balustrade in the foregroun

Church of Guapulo, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a classical stage set with columns, a central arch, winged figures and eagle ornaments.

Stage design, a garden loggia

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a garden with a white building, an arched gateway, and a twisted column.

Garden at Quito and Mojanda North of Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man in a curled wig gesturing toward a book, with wash shading.

Portrait of a Prelate

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monument with a seated female figure holding a torch, flanked by Corinthian columns.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil study of a left arm and open hand extending diagonally across a cream sheet, with white highlights.

Study of Left Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a wooden hut among trees with a horse's head at left and a man carrying a rifle at right.

Monday's Hut

Homer Dodge Martin, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mountain above a shrubby valley with rocks in the foreground, dated Oct. 1850 at lower right.

Landscape Sketch, Mount Desert, Maine

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered monument with a bust under a crown, seated allegorical figures, and putti over a drape

Design for Stuart Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered sepulchral monument with a warrior statue, flaming urns, lions and mourning figures.

Sepulchral monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of four ornamental architectural consoles with scrolled and fluted profiles and cornice moldings.

Four consoles

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown and gold landscape sketch of sunlit mountain peaks under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a leaning tree in the foreground.

Overlook Mountain with Snow, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a domed funeral chapel with colonnade, flanking towers and small figures on the roof.

Elevation of a funeral chapel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a towering Gothic castle with crenellated towers, arched windows, and stone balconies.

Stage Design, Gothic Castle

Pasquale Canna, 1800

Pen and red chalk drawing of a domed columned catafalque with steps, a seated figure at an easel inside the arch.

Catafalque of the Bolognese Artist Elisabetta Sirani

Matteo Borboni, 1660

Pencil sketch of a Japanese interior with sliding screens, a wooden doorway, and flowering plants in the foreground.

Interior, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Loose graphite sketch of a female figure with flowing drapery and a raised arm, on cream paper.

Figure

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of layered mountains and a lake on tan paper, with handwritten notes about light and shadow.

Mountains and Lake, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a carved mantelpiece with grotesque face, acanthus pilasters, and separate scrolled bracket stu

Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and watercolor design with a floral urn, birds and garlands for an embroidered overskirt, partly colored.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Graphite and chalk study of a standing woman in a long period dress, one arm extended, on gray paper.

Study of Standing Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Grey ink and wash drawing of rococo carved panel ornament with flowers, a bird, a leaping dog and radiating rays.

Design for the Upper Part of the Carved Decoration of a Wall Panel

Johann August Nahl the Elder, 1740

Pen and brown wash sketches of a domed palace with long colonnaded wings and smaller plan studies on paper.

Sketches for a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Snowy winter landscape with rolling hills, bare trees, a sunlit orange slope, and a pale yellow sky at dusk.

Hudson Valley in Winter from Church's Farm, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of mountains across a flat plain with two small figures, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Mountains across a Plain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketches of three plants with flowering stems and leaves, labeled with handwritten plant names, on tan paper.

Sketches of Three Plants, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal sketch of two girls in bonnets and long dresses standing close, one with her arm around the other's shoulder.

Two Girls

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of bare winter trees and distant hills with handwritten color notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Winter Landscape with Barren Trees, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil botanical study of a large fern frond beside a flowering stem with lobed leaves and buds on cream paper.

Leaf Studies

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, with cascading water, rocky ledges, and a distant flat-topped mesa.

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pen and brown ink sketch in four registers showing Alexander the Great's birth, a sacrifice, a battle, and a triumphal proces

Sketchbook Page: Birth of Alexander the Great; Battle of Alexander and Darius; Triumph of Alexander

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a theatrical hilltop town with turreted buildings, spires, and classical columns framing the scene.

Stage Design, Town on Hill with Turreted Buildings

Bibiena Family, 1770

Watercolor design drawing of a neoclassical bottle cooler with female masks, gilded grape garlands and a Greek key rim.

Design for a Bottle Cooler

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Circular drawing with a central heraldic shield bearing a tree, flanked by two seated women and cherubs above.

Design for a Tondo with Arms of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere

called il Trometta Niccolò Martinelli, 1570

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with eight columns, a pediment, arched windows and a blue-gr

Elevation of the Facade of the Theater, St. Petersburg

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Pencil sketch of a lone canoeist on misty, calm water with faint horizon lines and a reflection beneath the boat.

Canoe Rider in the Fog, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed church with a tall bell tower, tiled roofs and a picket fence under a cloudy sky.

Parish Church of Our Lady of Chiquinquira del Cerrito, Chiquinquira, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of architectural ornaments with an urn, griffin relief, and acanthus scrolls, with handwritten calculati

Architectural Studies and Accounting

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate altar elevation with winged figures, putti, balustrade and carved pedestals.

Design for the Elevation of an Altar with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Solimena, 1690

Watercolor and ink stage design of a palace interior with arches, columns, and a staircase seen through a large arched openin

Stage Design, Palace Courtyards and Staircases

Bibiena Family, 1800

Pencil study of two cherub heads, one looking up and one sleeping, with sketched feathered wings on pale paper.

Study for Two Cherubim

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil sketch of layered mountains above a valley with shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes below.

Mountains and Valley, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Drawing of a rococo ceiling design with a central circular medallion, scrollwork panels, garlands, and putti on blue-grey pap

Design for a ceiling

Robert de Cotte, 1720

Pencil and white highlight sketch of a mountain valley with a snow-capped peak, agave plants, and a small hut in the foregrou

View of Chimborazo near Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash design with draped curtains, oval medallions, cherubs and columns in a symmetrical decorative scheme.

Decoration for the marriage of Prince Paluzzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Watercolor architectural section of a classical villa interior with columns, pediment, reliefs, statues and vaulted cellars.

Section of a Villa

called Le Romain Francois Soufflot, 1770

Pencil sketches on paper of arches, a palm tree, a horseback rider, ornate capitals and a gabled facade, labeled Ceiling of H

Mixed Sketches around Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and pastel drawing of three robed figures in an oval frame, one raising a torch against a pale disk.

Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a conical mountain peak with rolling ridgelines, with a handwritten note in the lower right corner.

Haystack Mountain from Littleton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Unfinished watercolor design with floral garlands, wheat stalks and rose vines for a waistcoat embroidery, dated 1780.

Design for the Embroidery of the Left Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," "Gilet" Design…

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with full sails above a line of crashing waves on cream paper.

Sailboat and Crashing Wave

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Four brown ink and wash studies of mythological scenes with nude figures, putti, a centaur, and a winged lyre player.

Glauco and Scylla, study after Agostino Carracci

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor embroidery design of purple flowers, red poppies and wheat beside a looping gold ribbon with tassels.

Design for the Embroidery of the Top Part of a Man's Coat, Pattern No. 1410 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil drapery study of a reclining woman in flowing robes over a squared grid, with an inscription naming the figure Traditi

Study for "The Common Law," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890