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Pencil sketch of layered hills and a distant peak under a pale sky, with handwritten notes at the top edge.

Chimborazo from the Southwest, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a horizontal ornamental bracelet with linked scrolls, foliate motifs and pointed finials on pal

Design for a Bracelet

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1830

Ink and brown wash drawing of a draped bed alcove flanked by columns, a carved pilaster, and two small figures.

Project for the Decoration of a Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and grey wash drawing of a trophy of arms with a central cuirass, plumed helmet, shields, spears and axes.

Trophy of Weapons

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Watercolor design with oval portrait of bearded Henry IV in armor, flanked by two putti holding fruit garlands above a coat o

Henry IV

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown ink and wash sketch of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with a dog in the foreground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil sketches of a stone archway and doorway in Jaffa, a seated figure, and small figures on rocks with handwritten notes.

Sketches of the House of Semon the Tanner, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Fishermen on the Rocks at Beirut,…

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of a classical architectural elevation with a domed central pavilion and urns, above a matching ground plan.

Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a room's walls with shuttered windows, paneled doors, medallions and a decorative frieze.

Elevation of a Room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket, head turned, arms resting on a chair, with handwritten notes in the lower left.

Sketches for Mr. Winthrop's Portrait for the Historical Society, Mass

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of Hercules wrestling a bull with a raised blade, with a sketched horned river god at left.

Hercules renders Horn from Bull Achelous

Felice Giani, 1800

Split architectural drawing of an altar screen with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and a central arched niche.

Elevation of Altar Screen

François Boucher, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of allegorical figures in a frieze, one reclining among wheat sheaves, by Felice Giani.

Summer on Earth

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a lunette ceiling vault with winged figures, medallions and borders, plus a small bedroom sketch

Ceiling Vault Decoration, Camera da Letto, Sala di Cornelia di Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pattern with floral bouquets, sprigs and a purple and orange triangle border.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat

Mademoiselle Favel, 1770

Pencil study of a seated draped woman with telephone and ticker, gridded with handwritten proportions and notes.

The Telephone and the Ticker, Study for "Electricity as Applied to Commerce," Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building,…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and grey wash drawing of a veiled seated woman holding a reaching infant beside a hatched brick wall.

Woman with Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of six small classical gods and goddesses stacked vertically, each beside an altar or attribute.

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

Pen and ink wash drawing of Hercules wrestling and killing the Nemean lion, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper showing a seated man presenting an apple to nude women, with a crowned figure at right.

Judgment of Paris

Pietro Liberi, 1650

Watercolor sketch of a sailing ship's deck with rigging, masts, and a seated sailor beside a hanging boat.

On Board Ship

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red chalk study of a smiling young woman in a white headscarf peeling fruit over a bowl.

Katrina Van Tassel, Study for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel or putto in flight, head turned upward, with sketched arms on a cream sheet.

A Seated Angel

Watercolor of a Neapolitan watermelon stall with vendors, customers, a pig and a dog in the street.

Water color; A Neapolitan watermelon shop

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of paired seated women in octagonal frames labeled with Muses' names, plus a small sketch below.

Autumn and Winter: Eight Muses in Pairs set in Octagons

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of two women seated on a sea wall by the water, with rocks and shoreline sketched behind them.

Two Women Seated on a Sea Wall, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of a twisted drape of fabric on pale paper, with faint grid lines marking the composition.

Study for "Commerce," "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland," United States Custom House, Cleveland…

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Graphite sketch of a cow's body and back with hatched shading, a study for a mural by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Herding," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with a radiant sun god holding a torch, reclining figures, and cherubs among clou

Study for an Oval Ceiling Design, Apollo, Strength, and Love

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Pencil sketch of two studies of a young girl looking over her shoulder, one wearing a tricorn-style hat.

Two Studies of a Young Girl Looking Over Her Shoulder

Winslow Homer, 1860