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Snow-capped mountain rising through mist and clouds above dark hills, with a pale moon in a rust-coloured sky.

Chimborazo through Rising Mist and Clouds, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

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 sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

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 sketch of two schooners on choppy ocean waves, with a small arrow notation in the upper right corner.

Schooners and Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

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

Loose oil sketch of icebergs in dark water under a pink sunset sky, with a brown rocky coastline on the horizon.

Icebergs off Cape St. John, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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