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Red chalk sketch of a muscular figure with outstretched arm and two ornamental scroll studies on pale paper.

Detail from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child surrounded by angels and musical putti on an oval sheet.

Adoration of the Angels

Donato Creti, 1720

Watercolor elevation of a hall wall at Brighton Pavilion with an arched sky niche, Chinese-style cartouches and dark doorways

Entrance Hall, North Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Study for a stained glass window showing an armored knight with a red lion shield and sword under a foliage-filled arch.

Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketches of sailboats, rowboats and figures on a canal with buildings along one side.

Sketches of Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a jacket and bow tie, with an inscription at upper right.

Portrait of W. M. Darling, New York

James Henry Moser, 1880

Sketch of a Youth

George Charles Aid, 1910

Red chalk drawing of two ornamental pedestals, one with scrolled foliate carving and one tapering with a carved rim, on pale

Two pedestals

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of a hanging Syrian oil lamp, a glass pendant, a geometric lattice panel and ornaments, with handwritten note

Sketches from Cairo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk study of a standing robed figure holding a book, with hatched shading, mounted in a gold and black border.

St. Francis de Sales from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Instructional sheet of handwritten perspective diagrams showing rooms, a street, boxes, a staircase and a table with red vani

Exercises in Parallel One-Point Perspective

Cooper Union Art School, 1880

Pencil sketch of sailboats on calm water near a wooded island, with rocks and evergreen trees in the foreground.

Rodick’s Island, Mt. Desert

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a blue-upholstered salon with a crystal chandelier, framed paintings, patterned carpet and a white tiled stove.

A Salon in Vienna

Franz Alt, 1870

Watercolor of a blue-walled interior with a dining table, chandelier, flower vases, and an open doorway to a red room.

The Blue Room, Schloss Fischbach

Friedrich Wilhelm Klose, 1840

Pen and wash drawing of an oval dome design with a saint, winged angels, and putti among clouds.

Design for the Dome of a Dominican Church

Lorenzo Peracino, 1710

Pen and brown ink drawing of two flying winged putti with a shield and weapon inside an oval frame, surrounded by clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Weapons

Felice Giani, 1800

Oil sketch of wild flowers with a red bloom, yellow daffodils, and pink and white petunias on a dark green ground.

Wild Flowers

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Views of a Seated Bull, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketches of tropical trees, palm fronds and grasses on grey paper with handwritten notes about foliage.

Botanical and Landscape Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a biblical-style supper scene with figures at a draped table, columns, and a kneeling servant with a

The Last Supper

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a bed alcove with Corinthian columns, drapery swags, and an arched pediment with a central medallion.

Design for a Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a long dress with windblown hair, standing with hands clasped, seen from behind.

Girl

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil study of a left hand in a leaning pose with drapery folds, signed with the name Giovanni Andrea Sirani on pale paper.

Study: A left hand in a leaning position

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, 1650

Design drawing of a watch chain and two bracelets with medallions, classical heads and the inscription UBI AMOR IBI ANIMA.

Design for a watch chain and two bracelets

Roman Augusto Castellani, 1860

Pen and watercolor design for a decorated coach body with gilded scrollwork and circular medallions containing winged figures

Decorated Coach Body

Brown ink and wash sketch of a robed standing man beside a group of draped women in classical dress.

Saint Paul and Figures, after Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a winged putto holding a torch on clouds, with a second cherub, in an octagonal frame.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1800

Pen and wash drawing in four scenes: a deer hunt with hounds and horsemen above, and skylark hunting with falcons and nets be

Deer Hunt with Hounds [above]; Skylark Hunt with Falcons [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man from behind working at a large grinding wheel in a workshop with an easel beside it.

A Shears Grinder

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil study of a raised hand with spread fingers and flowing drapery on grey toned paper.

Study of Hand for "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830