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Pen and brown ink sketch of the Assumption of the Virgin, with angels above and kneeling figures around a tomb below.

The Assumption

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1670

Brown ink drawing of an oval classical scene framed by radiating rays, with putti and a scrolled base below.

Decoration in a church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a tricorn hat and cloak, set within a blue-green and yellow ink border.

A Standing Man

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pencil and ink sketch of a man in a high-collared uniform beside a book, with a cloudy sky and handwritten text on the page.

Sketch, Figure in Uniform with Book

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pen and ink architectural plan of a bastion with a circular central structure, labels, notes, and an octagonal diagram above.

Plan of a Bastion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Colored design drawing of a gilded reliquary with columns, a central urn, winged figures holding it up, and a risen figure on

Reliquary in White Marble and Gilded Bronze

Luigi Righetti, 1810

The Head of a Despairing Young Woman

Andrea Appiani the Elder, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of a classical double door design with a figure-filled overdoor, fluted pilasters and scrolling ornament

Design for a Double Door and Overdoor

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child giving rosaries to Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine, with cherubs in clouds above.

Design for an Altar Painting, Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Rosary from the Virgin and Child

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Pencil sketch of a coconut palm trunk with ringed bark, fronds and fruit at top, with handwritten color notes on the page.

Coconut Palm, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a boy in a cap standing on a wooden swing, holding the ropes overhead, with handwritten notes below.

Boy on a Swing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Ink and wash drawing with four panels depicting scenes from the myth of Apollo, including Daphne, Hyacinth and the Python.

Four Drawings of the Myth of Apollo; Decoration of a Wall over a Mantel, Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor and ink sketch of a woman in a yellow bodice and blue skirt with a pink shawl and high hairstyle.

A Lady Promenading

Édouard de Beaumont, 1880

Black chalk and white heightened study of a seated bearded man in draped robes gesturing with outstretched hands on blue pape

Studies: Two sitting men

Carlo Maratti, 1650

Grey wash drawing of a grotesque ornamental figure with a bearded mask in a medallion, garlands, and a seated figure on top.

Grotesque Figure

Filippo Marchionni, 1620

Pencil and wash sketch of a uniformed mounted cavalryman in a kepi cap beside a horse, with a second figure at upper right.

Mounted Cavalryman

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink landscape of trees and a road leading to a hilltop town with a dome.

Road Leading to a Mountainous Town

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Oil sketch of tree trunks, a clinging epiphyte and rocks in dense jungle undergrowth, inscribed Jamaica.

Trees in the Jungle Interior, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a domed columned altar canopy topped with a statue and figures, by Giuseppe Barberi, 1780.

Design for an Altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of an ornate bay window with a pointed roof beside an arched doorway on tan paper.

Bay window

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a brook flowing beside two leafy trees and grassy banks, drawn in soft graphite tones.

Brook and Trees

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1840

Watercolor design with a column, oval monogram cartouche, pink roses and floral garlands on a pale ground.

Design for the Embroidery of the Right Top Part of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Loose pencil and colored chalk sketches of several figures on a peach-toned sheet, with a yellow and gray accent at right.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and ink wash sketch of two men in an interior with a draped curtain, a barred window and a plumed hat.

The Beheading of St. John Baptist

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil architectural drawing of a pediment with a circular medallion, Corinthian columns, and two small sketched cherubs belo

Design of a Sepulchral Monument for a Cloister

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of two sailboats on water at the center of a pale cream sheet, with faint smudges across the page.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Dance Movement

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Pencil drawing of an ornate door frame design with a scrolled pediment and central cartouche on pale paper.

Design for a Door Frame

Filippo Barigioni, 1720

Figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a male figure supporting a three-cup candlestick on raised arms, standing on a plinth.

Design for a Candlestick

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820