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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

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 Henri 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

Pen and brown ink design drawing of a rectangular tablet with scrolled ornament, oval medallion and handwritten measurements.

Design for Tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of clouds and mist over a rippled sea horizon on tan paper, with handwritten notes at the top.

Clouds and Mist over the Sea, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of two standing sentries in greatcoats and kepi caps, one holding a rifle upright, on aged paper.

Two Studies of a Sentry

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of three figures in hats resting on grass beside trees, one in striped clothing, study for The Fishing Party.

Study for "The Fishing Party"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of six ornate chalices with flared cups and varied decorated stems on a tan sheet.

Six chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a young man holding a dagger toward a reclining older man on a draped bed.

The Son of Marcus Cato Bring a Dagger to his Father

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an air plant, a fern frond, and a flowering stalk with handwritten notes, above a distant hilly landscape.

Botanical Sketches with a Landscape View, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a bearded figure with a scythe beside a tripod and large disc, with reclining figures and the date 1874.

Father Time

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a stone building with a pyramidal roof, cypress trees, and a rowboat on water.

Architectural Sketch, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Study of a single coconut palm with spreading fronds against a pale gray and ochre background, on worn paper.

Coconut Palm

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a leaning white birch tree beneath the leafy top of an old elm, with roots at the base.

Old Elm Top and White Birch, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of two nude men in a landscape with a draped figure, discs on the ground, and a river.

Apollo and Hycianth, after Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch of a column, sphinx, seated figures on pedestals, and spiral staircases on paper.

Monument, column and spiral staircase

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painting of a dark rippled sea under a tan sky, with a distant white iceberg at left and a small red boat near the horizon.

Distant Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with a winding river and distant volcano, annotated with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Churc

Volcano Puracé and the Rio de Vinagre, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a large iceberg with smaller ice masses on dark sea under a pink evening sky.

Iceberg Against the Evening Sky, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of helmeted Prudence seated in an oval, holding a mirror and a serpent, labeled PRUDENZA.

Decorative Project with Prudence in Oval

Felice Giani, 1780

Pen and brown wash design for a window case with lion-head brackets, a carved mask in the pediment, and draped curtains.

Design for Elevation of a Window Case

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of Niagara Falls seen from a cliff edge, with a tall tree on the left and distant treeline.

Niagara Falls from Prospect Point, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash title page design with rococo cartouche, crossed flags, trumpets and floral urn framing the words Oeuvres de Fra

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1900

Loose sketch of an alpine valley with dark slopes, pink-tinged clouds in a blue sky, and green meadow in the foreground.

Valley in the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins on a cliff, a leaning tree, figures on a path, and distant

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown wash drawing of Yosemite valley with a pale granite dome, pine trees, boulders, a stream, and a seated figure.

The North Dome, Yosemite, California

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of masted sailing ships and a rowboat moored on calm harbor water, drawn on tan paper.

Harbor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a valley with rocky hills, trees and a distant city, with handwritten colour notes along the margins.

Distant View of Damascus, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grotesque bearded head with curled hair on a foliate-decorated column.

Head of a walking stick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the infant Christ, shepherds, animals, and angels holding a Latin b

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1790