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Pen and ink drawing of an ornate chandelier with a coiled serpent around its central stem and hanging bead garlands.

Chandelier

Giuseppe Barberi

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg with jagged peaks above calm water, with a small sailing ship in the foreground.

The Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of three women seen from behind in full skirts and veils, with a stone urn and trees in a garden.

A Street Scene in Madrid, from Series "Sketches in Madrid"

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of a carriage with two occupants and three top-hatted riders on horseback along a road.

A Carriage and Three Riders

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil sketch on paper showing a standing draped female figure with smaller studies of a seated figure and a head.

Women and children

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite drawing on grey paper of a standing female nude seen from behind, with a separate study of bare feet at right.

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown wash drawing of Venus reclining while Cupid tends her foot, with a hilly landscape and tree behind them.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Cupid Removes a Thorn from the Foot of Venus

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Pencil sketches of several sailing boats and schooners on a tan sheet, with sails and hulls drawn in varying sizes.

Sketches of Sailing Craft

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash design of an arched alcove ceiling with figural friezes, putti in spandrels, and draped curtains below.

Design for Bed Alcove Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall hemlock tree with feathery branches above smaller trees and undergrowth on pale paper.

Study of Hemlock, Gorham, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental letter B surrounded by foliage, a horse head, armor, and scrollwork.

Ornamental Design for the Letter B

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1710

Pencil sketch of a figure reaching outward amid clouds and rocky ground, a study for a bank note design.

Electricity (Motif for Bank Note Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil study sheet with figure sketches, hands, feet and head profiles by Walter Shirlaw, 1880.

Studies of Figures for an Historical Representation

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of two putti beside a classical urn overflowing with flowers, on a pale sheet.

Study for a Painted Wall Decoration: Two Putti beside a Vase with Flowers

Antonio de' Dominici, 1710

Pencil sketch of a whirlwind with concentric swirling lines and streaming strokes, with handwritten color notes below.

Whirlwind

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and neck in loose graphite lines on cream paper.

Horse

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pale iceberg rendered in white gouache on tan paper, with a handwritten date in the upper right corner.

Iceberg near Cape Race, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate escutcheon with putti, scrolls, a draped curtain and a blank central oval.

Design of Escutcheon and Draped Tablet

Leonardo Scaglia, 1620

Grey and ochre study of draped classical figures in an arched tympanum, with a panel inscribed CICERO.

Study for Tympanum in Honor of Cicero

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pencil sketch of a sailboat on a horizon under loose clouds, with hatched study forms and handwritten notes below.

Seascape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a heraldic coat of arms with a crown, star, winged crest and scrolled shield ornament.

Sketch for Coat of Arms

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and brown wash sketch of three classical figures: one beside a bust, one at a desk with books, one playing a lyre.

Allegories of Sculpture, Architecture and Music

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated bearded man in a robe, with sketched hands and head on brown paper.

Study for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Pope Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels and saints in loose groups.

Virgin and Child with Saints

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Four brown ink and wash studies of the Madonna and Child with saints, arranged in two rows on a single sheet.

Madonna and Child and St. John, Study after Francia; Madonna and Child with St. John, Study after Dossi; Madonna and…

Felice Giani, 1820

Charcoal drawing of dark storm clouds over wind-bent trees and sand dunes, with a small figure running in the foreground.

Storm Coming

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of ornamental wall paneling, oval medallions, a console table, and a seated figure sketch.

Wall decoration; console table

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of villagers gathered on a street before a whitewashed building, including women in headscarves and children.

The Artist in the Village

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash design sheet for a ceiling, with a central panel of Spartan women and warriors surrounded by medallions and scro

Design for Ceiling with Spartan Women in Central Rectangular Panel

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a tiered sepulchral wall monument with columns, a bust medallion, and cherub ornament.

Design for a sepulchral wall monument

Girolamo Rainaldi, 1600