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Pen and brown wash design for a symmetrical ornamental panel with scrolling foliage, cherubs, a medallion scene, and a centra

Design for a Painted Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1760

Pencil sketch of a crowned lion-head fountain with carved scrolls, steps, and architectural fragments on tan paper.

Study of a Fountain, Italy

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pencil drawing of an ornate ewer design with curling scrolled handle and spout, supported by a seated cherub on a cloud base.

Design for a Ewer

Johannes Lutma, 1620

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a seated nude man with surrounding studies of hands, feet and legs.

Studies of a Seated Nude

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a building at upper left and mountain peaks below, with handwritten notes.

Sketches of a Building and Mountains, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of an artist with an umbrella sketching outdoors beside loose scribbled foliage on a cream page.

Artist sketching outside

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated veiled woman surrounded by angels and musicians on clouds under a radiant arch.

Virgin Ascending with Concert of Angels

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a Mexican landscape with distant mountains, a sun in the sky, and foreground hills and shrubs.

Mexican Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor sketch of a carter and woman in an interior as a man in a red coat recoils, with a clock and chairs.

The Pious Carter

Robert Cruikshank, 1810

Watercolor of tall dark conifers beside boulders, with a misty granite dome and mountains receding behind them.

Half Dome, Yosemite

Thomas Moran, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a glassmaking furnace beside a coastal landscape with ships, figures, and a rocky peak, in an ornate

Study for The Making of Glass, The Treasure Hid in the Sand, Plate 363, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Graphite study of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm extended toward a ledge.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Watercolor of the Grand Canyon with red cliffs, a winding river, and boulders in the foreground under a hazy sky.

View from Powell's Plateau, Grand Canyon, Colorado

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of clouds and a river shoreline with handwritten color notes.

Smoke on the Hudson River, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with one arm extended, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of a craggy mountain above trees and low buildings, inscribed Bavaria, on tan paper.

Mountain in Bavaria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal sketch of three soldiers in kepi caps holding upright rifles, with faint figures of a drilling formation behind them

Soldiers Drilling

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of ornamental friezes with masks, grapevines, bull skulls, a classical base and scrollwork.

Three Friezes; A Base; An Ornament

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch on graph paper of two arcaded interior scenes with women in long dresses, preparatory study for a painting.

Two Figure Compositions for the Painting "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Loose pencil sketch of a partial figure's head and neck on a beige sheet of paper.

Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Vertical grey-wash design of a classical pilaster strip with scrolls, acanthus leaves, rosettes and grapes.

Design for the Decoration of a Pilaster Strip

C. C, 1810

Faint pencil sketch of a rough outdoor scene with a fence line on a cream sheet mounted in a red-bound album.

Field Kitchen Fire

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of a vaulted stone cellar with receding arches and shadowed niches, in grey tones.

Stage Design, Prison Cellar

Bibiena Family, 1700

Graphite anatomical sketches of heads, necks, shoulders and arms on tan paper, with handwritten muscle labels.

Anatomical Sketches of the Head, Neck, and Shoulders

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rugged cliff with rock layers, a sloping path, and a fence with cactus in the foreground.

Rugged Cliff, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Small sketch of rose-colored rock cliffs with carved facades, a camel and rider, under a pale blue and pink sky.

Jabal al-Habis, Petra, Jordan

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two pencil sketches of sailboats on pale paper, with red accents on the sails and a handwritten note beside them.

Sailboat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of architectural ornament with columns, capitals, arched doorway, winged figures and an eagle.

Decorative Study; Verso: Anatomical Study

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of a horizontal ornamental panel with acanthus scrolls and two putti among the leaves.

One of a set of projects for a title page and decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Watercolor design of a cherub with torch above musical instruments, globe, roses and wheat in a decorative still life arrange

Design for a woven or printed fabric

P. and C. Lacour, 1880

Caricature

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketches of castle towers, flags, and figures including a woman holding a child and a man in a hat on tan paper.

Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil outline of a mountain ridgeline with a tall central peak on grey paper, labeled Katahdin from Katahdin Lake.

Cut-out of Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of grass blades clustered at upper left on pale paper, with handwritten inscription above.

Arrangement of Grass, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens seen across a plain, with rocky hills at right and handwritten color n

View of the Acropolis from Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey and blue wash drawing of an architectural fountain design with a central waterfall, heraldic pediment and water jets.

Design for a Fountain

Ludovicus Radix, 1760

Grey wash drawing of ruined Gothic arches, a crumbling tower, broken columns and urns, with mountains in the distance.

Stage Design, Ruins of Antique Buildings, design for "Gli Avventurieri" by Carlo Valentini (1790-1853), produced at t…

Emanuele Alderani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a nude woman reclining on her side with one arm raised behind her head, mounted on a cream card mat.

Sketch of Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

Pencil sketch of an entrance hall with a dark doorway, hanging cloth, and a standing figure beside a column.

Entrance Hall

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of hills and layered clouds at twilight, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Twilight in the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

A peasant woman from the neighborhood of Rome

Miguel Alfarren, 1840

Brown ink wash drawing of two draped classical figures on steps, one seated gesturing, with a standing figure behind.

Man and Woman, Cartoon for "Death of Ananias" after Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of a domed circular temple on a pyramid, with steps, columns, an urn and ruins in the foreground.

Architectural Fantasy: A Circular Temple on a Truncated Pyramid

Louis Joseph le Lorrain, 1720

Pen and ink sheet of ornamental friezes, moldings and a candelabrum with scrollwork and handwritten material notes.

Eight Studies of Friezes and Candelabrum

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of a man's right hand gripping an object, with white highlights on a tan paper, inscribed for the priest.

Study of Right Hand for the Priest in the "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of an altar design with Corinthian columns, a coffered arch, and two winged figures in a painted lunette

Design for an Altar at San Petronio, Bologna

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and wash stage design of a vaulted classical palace interior with arcades, columns and statues, by Angelo Toselli.

Stage Design, Interior of Palace

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of Christ reaching to save Saint Peter from drowning beside a sailing boat in rough seas.

Christ Saving Peter from Drowning

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown wash drawing of a large tree behind a stone wall, with two small figures standing in an open field.

In a Country Place

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1790

Graphite sketch of a stone arch bridge with wooden railings over a brook, flanked by rocks and trees on tan paper.

Bridge Over a Brook

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval: a draped woman offers a cup to a reclining bearded god, with cherubs in clouds above.

Hebe Offering a Drink to Zeus

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink architectural drawing of a tiered monument with twisted columns, a staircase, candelabra and a papal tiara at top.

Design for a Monument for Pope Pius VI

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a coastal seascape with clouds, a distant shoreline, and calm water, with handwritten color notes.

Sunset, Bar Harbor, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with shrubs and hills leading to a distant mountain range under a pale sky.

Pichincha from the Chillo Valley, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of the Baalbek temple ruins across a hazy landscape, with fallen stone blocks in the foreground and handwritten

Temples at Baalbek from the Roman Quarry, Lebanon, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing with two scenes: a giant blinded by men above, and a body on a bier with onlookers below.

Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Oil sketch of autumn hills with orange and red trees, a grassy meadow in front and a pale sky above.

Autumn in the Hills of Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a volcano erupting with a dark smoke plume and glowing orange summit under a pale sky, rocky slopes below.

Sangay Erupting, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch on a loose page in a red album showing a reclining wounded figure among branches and rough ground.

Wounded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a seated warrior in a tent as a woman is led forward by a helmeted man and bearded elders.

Achilles Yields Briseis

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped mountain peak above forested hills and a valley, with white highlights on the snow.

The Watzmann from the Grounds of the Château in Aigen, near Salzburg, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grayscale drawing of a tall vase on a pedestal supported by two winged sphinxes with lion paws.

Design of a Vase

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a classical public building with a columned portico, central dome, and flanking wings, with a small ske

Elevation for a Public Building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical ruin with columns, an arched bridge, a statue, vines and small figures.

Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin

Jean-Henry-Alexandre Pernet, 1780

Pencil sketch of Acropolis ruins overlooking a distant plain and hills, with columns at the right edge.

View from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints, angels and putti gathered around a draped altar niche.

Virgin and Child with Saints

Charles Mellin, 1640

Pencil study of a hooded female figure holding leaves, with additional sketches of hands and arms on aged paper.

Study of Figure for "In the Mountains"

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat and cloak raising a lantern that casts a glow across an open, cloudy landscape.

Red Light

Winslow Homer, 1880

Charcoal and chalk sketch of five boys in caps and jackets walking across sand, with a crouching figure at left.

Study for "Snap the Whip"

Winslow Homer, 1870

Ink and wash design sketch of ornamental wall and ceiling panels with scrollwork, mythological figures, and a portrait medall

Project for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Mannocchi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a symmetrical trophy of war weapons with crossed banners, helmet, trumpets, and a central shield

One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil sketch of a sunset over the sea with cloud forms and handwritten notes on colours and tones.

Sunset at Sea, Ecuador, Part Three

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a covered champan river boat with figures, a standing woman, a bush, and a thatched hut with palm.

Mixed Sketches with a Champan, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a rococo paneled door beside a carved pilaster and an oval floor panel.

Design for a door of an organ loft

F. Cornille, 1800

Pencil botanical sketch on aged paper of thistle leaves, a thistle head, and plant stems with handwritten notes.

Thorns and Thistles

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and wash drawing of a grand palace interior with arcades, Corinthian columns, a staircase and coffered ceiling.

Stage Design: Palace Interior

Francesco Galli Bibiena, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a theatrical church interior with arches, columns, vaulting and small seated figures.

Stage Design of a Church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Sketch of a walled town with a tall minaret and domed buildings, with small figures and red and green banners in front.

Parade Entering Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a neoclassical decorated panel with garlands, a central urn, winged figure and scrolls.

Design for a Decorated Panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1770

Sepia drawing of four allegorical female statues in arched niches labeled Musica, Architettura, Pittura, Scoltura, with a sma

Four Statues in Niches: Music, Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture; Study of Bacchus and Mercury

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and wash sketch of a boat's rigging and pulleys with a seated figure and choppy sea behind a wooden rail.

Study for "The Signal of Distress"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with saints, a lion, angels and classical temples in a landscape.

Madonna and the Infant, St. Jerome, Mary Magdalene and Angels, after Correggio

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose oil sketch of a layered rust and lavender cliff face with dark shadowed recesses, painted in quick brushstrokes.

Cliff Face, Petra, Syria (Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men: one seated in a wide hat, one standing from behind, one with a staff on his shoulders.

Three Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1630

Oil sketch of distant blue mountains under a pink evening sky, with dark evergreen trees on a hillside in the foreground.

Looking toward the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with a distant landscape and buildings at the left.

The Virgin and Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of two religious interior scenes with crowds of figures beneath arches and beside a column.

The Mocking of Christ [left]; Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Pen and brown wash drawing showing two stacked elevations of a large palace with arches, columns and pediments.

Two Elevations of the Central Part of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered funerary monument with urns, garlands, and a summit group of figures beneath a cross.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument to King Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in an arched classical niche, with kneeling and standing worshippers below.

The Virgin and Child with Worshippers in Classical Interior

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Grey ink and wash drawing of a rocky valley with tall cliffs, trees, ruined walls and a building on a ridge.

Stage Design, Rocky Valley with Buildings

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Watercolor and ink elevation of an altar design with painted marble panels, a central oval medallion, and classical pilasters

Project for an altar: intended to be executed in colored marbles

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Small oil sketch of a turquoise iceberg on dark sea under a brown sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.

Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Small sketch of wooded hills under a pink evening sky, with a lone tree and a patch of water in the foreground.

Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Hazy mountain ridges under a red and orange sunset sky, painted in loose brushwork with a misty valley below.

Sunset and Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey watercolor of a seated man in a hat looking over a lake toward wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

Mountain River or Lake

Winslow Homer, 1890