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Pencil sketch of a standing woman with hair in a bun, head bowed, one hand raised to her neck.

Figure of a Woman

Winslow Homer, 1880

Graphite study of an outstretched left hand emerging from draped cloth on tan paper, with a handwritten note above.

Study of Left Hand for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil botanical study of a plant with large veined leaves, buds, and a curved stem, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Study, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of a sedan chair pulled by three mules past a smoking volcano, with a muleteer and a rider in the foreground.

Journey by Sedan Chair

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a kneeling saint and lion below and angels above.

Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome

Felice Giani, 1800

Sketch of a seated man in dark dress holding a book, with a white cravat, red chair and gold drapery behind him.

Study for "Portrait of James Cornell Biddle," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Thomas Sully, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a nude woman seen from behind holding flowers beside a tree, with a landscape beyond.

Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1620

Graphite and colored chalk study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different poses by Walter Shirlaw.

Study of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Charcoal study of a draped female torso with gathered fabric over the shoulders, on cream paper.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated older man in a suit and bow tie, hands resting in his lap, in an armchair.

Robert L. Stuart Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Colored pencil study of a banana plant with arching leaves, a stem, and handwritten color notes on grey paper.

Banana Plant

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose brown wash and pencil sketch of a mounted bugler playing a trumpet beside a horse.

Mounted Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with vine leaves, grapes, satyr figures, and lions at its base.

Candlestick Representting Autumn

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch of women wading in surf near a beach, with a seated figure in a hat beside a rowboat on pebbles.

Women Surf Bathing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a dusky landscape with a dark mountain silhouette under a glowing orange and yellow sunset sky.

The Catskills at Twilight, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design drawing of a rococo wall with chinoiserie landscape panels, gilded frames, and a central console table.

Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta

Nicola Fiore, 1770

Loose pencil sketch on cream paper of a goat's head above a reclining dog.

Dog and goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of three sailboats, including two schooners, on a calm sea under a pale horizon.

Two Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure, three oyster shells, and elephants helping each other in a wooded scene.

Standing figure,Oyster Shells [above]; Elephants Helping Each Other Out of a Trap [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude child seen from behind, with a grid overlay and a faint head study at upper left.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Design drawing of a decorated wall with landscape panels, a red upholstered chair, and a blue porcelain vase.

Section of a wall, Chinese Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil drapery study on squared grid showing shaded cloth folds and a diagonal staff, by Kenyon Cox, 1890.

Study for ''Commerce," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and bare branches on a mossy forest floor, with handwritten moss notes on tan paper.

Trees on a Slope

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a candlestick with a seated putto, pedestal relief, and handwritten Italian notes.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical candelabrum with six candles, a vine-wrapped central column and a standing putto on to

Candlestick

Giuseppe Valadier, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of four ornamental designs, including two masks with serpents, a mermaid, and a figure on acanthus

Four doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and watercolor study of a white lily stem with open blossoms, yellow stamens, buds and green leaves on pale paper.

Lily, Stockbridge

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated man in a jacket and cravat, hands clasped, turned toward the viewer.

Man Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a jacket holding an open large book on his lap, with handwritten notes.

Study for a Portrait of Mr. Morris K. Jesup, Esq.

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil study of a seated woman guiding a standing nude youth who draws a bow, drawn over a squared transfer grid.

Study for "The Education of Cupid"

Kenyon Cox, 1910