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Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a garden with a white building, an arched gateway, and a twisted column.

Garden at Quito and Mojanda North of Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a young girl with her hair in a bun, seated on a step in a long dress, looking toward the viewer.

Girl Seated on a Step

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil drawing of an ancient-style footed krater with scroll handles and a frieze of small classical figures.

A Krater

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown and gold landscape sketch of sunlit mountain peaks under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a leaning tree in the foreground.

Overlook Mountain with Snow, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketches of marching infantry soldiers and two standing figures in hats, with practice signatures written along the to

Sketches of Single Infantry Figures and Practice Signatures

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of Apollo with a lyre and a winged Cupid in a classical riverside landscape with ancient buildings.

Apollo with lyre and Love

Pencil sketch of layered mountains and a lake on tan paper, with handwritten notes about light and shadow.

Mountains and Lake, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental pedestals decorated with cherub heads, garlands and egg-and-dart moldings.

Pedestal

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds, offering a cup to an eagle beside him.

Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1800

Snowy winter landscape with rolling hills, bare trees, a sunlit orange slope, and a pale yellow sky at dusk.

Hudson Valley in Winter from Church's Farm, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Grey ink drawing of a domed burial chamber with arched niches, sarcophagi, fire urns and scrolled ornament.

Stage Design, Burial Chamber of Persian Kings

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1820

Pencil study of a bearded man and a young woman seated together, with books and a window landscape behind them.

Study for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of mountains across a flat plain with two small figures, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Mountains across a Plain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of a columned palace on a hill above a riverside row of buildings.

Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a timber-framed farm interior with a staircase, hearth, barrels, and small figures gathered by the fire.

Stage Design, Ruined Farm Building Interior

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1810

Pencil sketches of three plants with flowering stems and leaves, labeled with handwritten plant names, on tan paper.

Sketches of Three Plants, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash sheet of octagonal and round mythological medallions with winged cupids, a central chariot procession, and red h

Chariot with the Hours

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of two studies of a left hand with curled fingers resting on a surface, on aged cream paper.

Two Sketches of a Left Hand

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of bare winter trees and distant hills with handwritten color notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Winter Landscape with Barren Trees, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a town mansion facade with Ionic columns, arched doorway, and statues along the upper level.

Left Half of Elevation of a Town Mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a wooded landscape with large trees, a pond, a seated figure, and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with a Pond

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1650

Pencil sketch of a lone canoeist on misty, calm water with faint horizon lines and a reflection beneath the boat.

Canoe Rider in the Fog, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a domed chapel seen through a colonnade, with seated figures, sculpture and a coffered ceiling.

Sepulchral Chapel seen through a Colonnade

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and watercolor sketch of cows grazing and resting in a pasture beside trees, in soft brown and gray tones.

Cows in a Pasture

Winslow Homer, 1850

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed church with a tall bell tower, tiled roofs and a picket fence under a cloudy sky.

Parish Church of Our Lady of Chiquinquira del Cerrito, Chiquinquira, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a theatrical Egyptian temple courtyard with staircases, columns, a winged disk, and braziers.

Stage Design, Courtyard of an Egyptian Temple

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a large mansion with steep slate roofs, dormers, arched windows and a balcony, set on a lawn.

Elevation of Mansion

Whitney Warren Jr, 1900

Pencil sketch of layered mountains above a valley with shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes below.

Mountains and Valley, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Sepia ink and wash elevation of a classical palace facade with arched doorways, columns, and statues along the roofline.

Elevation of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of three men coaling, one thrusting a pole, one standing, one bending with a load, plus a head study.

Coaling Up

Walter Shirlaw, 1880