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Pencil sketch of fishermen hauling a dory onto a beach with onlookers at left and clouds above.

Fishermen Beaching a Dory

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a seated man with outstretched legs, with a foot study and a hand study beside it.

Study for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of five ornate goblet designs with cherubs, foliage and scrolled bases on tan paper.

Chalice Designs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of waves breaking on dark rocks with a distant rocky island under a pale grey sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

"Old Soaker" off Great Head, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered tureen with scroll handles, fluted bowl, and grapevine relief on a stepped base.

Design for a Tureen with Alternate Suggestions

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Small study of lavender clouds with a warm pink sunset glow breaking through pale yellow and blue sky.

Cloud Sketch, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of a fleet of small fishing boats along a distant sea horizon, with handwritten notes above.

Fleet of Mackerel Fishers, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing in four panels showing deer attacked by lynxes, a deer hunt, a fleeing group, and horsemen near a cave.

Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape…

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Loose grey sketch of two sloops with sails sailing across choppy open water toward a distant horizon.

Two Sloops Sailing

Winslow Homer, 1900

Ink drawing of Hercules raising a club while subduing the three-headed dog Cerberus, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Cerberus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink architectural drawing of two obelisks flanking a gate with figures, with a plan of an arched structure below.

Ornament

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Black and red chalk study of a raised forearm and left hand on grey paper, with a small rounded shape above.

Study: An erected forearm and left hand holding something

Giovanni Maria Viani, 1700

Pencil sketch of a man in a cap playing a bugle in a room with a stool, cabinet, and staircase.

Man Wearing Zouave's Cap

Winslow Homer, 1860

Still life painting of a whole red pitahaya fruit and a halved one with dark seeds on a pale stone ledge.

Pitajaya Fruit, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of two trees on cream paper, one leafy and one with bare branches, with "July 1844" written in the upper corner

Two Trees, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink sketches of ornate monstrances with radiating rays, angel figures and pedestal studies on pale paper.

Sketches for a Monstrance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pencil sketch of bamboo, palms and tropical foliage with a small figure carrying bananas, inscribed Bellevue, Jamaica.

Bamboo Sketches, Bellevue, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk drawing of the Finding of the Cross: kneeling women, an old man with a staff near wooden beams, and onlookers.

Finding of the Cross

Luca Giordano, 1650

Pencil sketch of a soldier marching with a rifle over his shoulder, seen from behind, on tan paper.

Soldier Marching

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a mantelpiece with a figural bracket and a frieze of garlands and putti.

Design for Mantelpiece Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor design of a rococo paneled wall with a door and an oval medallion showing a couple in a garden.

Section of wall, small anti-chamber, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Watercolor study of a crouching brown camel with a saddle and bridle on a cream sheet of paper.

Crouching Camel, Syria or Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash design of two symmetrical trophies with armour, laurel wreaths, swords, drapery and a crown on paper.

Design for Two Trophies

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1740

Pencil sketches on tan paper of several soldiers with rifles, some running and one kneeling among grass.

Studies of Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a peaked mountain with dark rocks and pale highlights, with handwritten notes beneath on tan paper.

Cotacachi from Otavalo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of a child's feet and toes in different angles on cream paper.

Studies of a Child's Left Foot

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Red chalk study on blue-grey paper of a robed figure with raised arm, plus hands holding a lantern and a box.

Portrait of a Cardinal

Giuseppe Passeri, 1800

Brown ink and wash design sheet showing a low domed ceiling, garland swags, and a floral scroll border with a lyre.

Designs for a Low Domed Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd of robed figures around an altar with a kneeling figure and trumpeters.

Heathen Sacrifice, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a frock coat and bow tie, turned to the left, resting his hands in an armchair.

William E. Dodge Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880