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Colored design drawing of a tall classical candelabrum with winged figures, seated women, and lion bases on a pale sheet.

Design for a Candelabrum

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels: a winged figure handing a lyre to a seated youth, and women kneeling before a stat

Winged Victory Gives Apollo Lyre; Statue of Minerva

Sketch of a tree trunk with red and yellow autumn vine leaves against a loose brown background.

Tree and Leaves

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of two candlesticks, each held by a putto and supported by a scrolling dolphin-like base.

Two candelsticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Three pencil sketches of a bent standing figure on a pale washed sheet mounted in a gray sketchbook page.

Three Sketches of a Soldier Firing Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of three stacked ornamental cartouches with scrolls, foliage and a seated putto beside a blank shi

Three Escutcheons with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Vaccaro, 1670

Two circular pen-and-ink drawings of winged victory figures with horse-drawn chariots on pale blue paper.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots; River Victory

Felice Giani, 1800

Six watercolor trophies of gardening tools mixed with flowers, fruit and garlands on a cream sheet.

Six Trophies with the Attributes of Gardening

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Graphite sketch of a seated draped woman beside a classical column, with loose cloud shapes and stone steps below.

Seated Woman (Motif for Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated young woman with braided hair holding an open book on her lap.

Portrait Study of Miss Elliott

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures welcoming a leader before a temple and crowd in a Roman setting.

Ceiling Design for Numa Pompilius Welcomed to Rome after his Election, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Woman with Lyre

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline and rippling water on a tan sheet, mounted in a red album with a handwritten caption.

"From the Retina of a Drowned Man"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a gilded reliquary cross with crown, cherubs, eagle pedestal and sunburst rays.

Elevation of a Reliquary Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two ornate candlesticks on classical columns with winged figures and a plain column beside them.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree rising above tangled vines and shrubs, with an inscription reading Hoboken.

Evergreen with Vines, Hoboken

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink drawing of a crowded church interior with an altar under a canopy and worshippers gathered around it.

Communion at Church

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clusters on pale paper, with a museum stamp in the lower left.

Trees on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned seated king watching a man thrust his arm over a brazier before soldiers.

Caius Mucius Scaevola and Porsena

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family in a landscape with a donkey, a figure leading it, and a hilltop town.

The Flight into Egypt, After Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two women handling a fishing net beside a beached dory with two men, sailboats on calm water behind.

Fisherman and Women Stowing Nets in a Beached Dory, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a ship deck with rigging, a mast, rough waves and figures near the mast.

Ship Deck with Two Women Lashed to the Mast

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a dying warrior held by a comrade near an eagle standard, with a volcano behind and fallen soldiers aro

The death of King Teja

Pietro Narducci, 1820

Red chalk sketch of a male figure with raised arm and extended arm on tinted paper, a study by Robert Frederick Blum.

Study for a man, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Sketch of waves breaking over dark rocks on a rugged coast under a pale sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Near Otter Cliffs, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash sketch of a robed bishop-like figure with a crozier and mitre among clouds, with a small cherub below.

Saint Gennaro Calming Vesuvius

Andrea Vaccaro, 1600

Red chalk study on blue paper showing sketched hands, an arm, and a reclining figure with handwritten inscription.

Dead Christ

Angelo Solimena, 1710

Pencil study of a kneeling nude male figure seen from behind, drawn over a squared grid, signed Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Genius," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Portrait of a man

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of tree branches and foliage on pale paper, mounted in a grey and red sketchbook page.

Sketches of Soldiers and Trees

Winslow Homer, 1860