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Painted panel of a seated couple, a cherub with cherries, a stag beetle and butterfly, illustrating the sense of taste.

Sense of Taste

Paul Scarron, 1620

Loose pencil sketch of a draped woman holding a wheel above a tangle of reclining figures.

Sketch of Fortuna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Two pencil sketches on tan paper of reclining female nudes, one with arm raised and one with head resting on arm.

Two Sketches of Female Nudes

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink drawing of a seated crowned woman pleading with a Roman general in armor beside a curtain.

Cleopatra Pleading with Caesar

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor study of a row of haloed saints in draped robes against a patterned background, with a central Christ figure.

Study of "Altarpiece of Saint-Germer-de-fly," Paris, France

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1860

Pencil sketch of a classical-style bust of a woman with wavy hair and draped veil on tan paper.

Sketch of Bust of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Study of Woman's Hair

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil study of a human foot and ankle with toes, drawn in soft graphite on translucent paper.

Study for a Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman playing a flute by a pedestal under a tree, with a child in the foreground.

Two Figures

August-Florian Jaccaci, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo candlestick with a tall baluster stem and scrolled foot on pale paper.

Design for a Silver Candl

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1720

Pencil sketch of a bird wing with labeled feather groups and anatomical annotations on a beige paper sheet.

Study of a Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink sheet with thirteen small sketches of the Romulus and Remus legend, each with a handwritten Italian caption.

Romulus and Remus, Thirteen Paintings for the Sala delle Origini di Roma, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Portrait of Miss Phillips

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a woman with a reclining child, a draped head, and two small figure studies below.

Sketches of the Virgin and the Magi

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Grey and white wash study on brown paper of a winged angel playing a trumpet amid clouds.

Trumpeting Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure with one arm raised, study for a mural, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Figure Study for Mural

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash sketch of four figures with hooded heads and a raised arm, drawn in loose overlapping studies.

Study of Four Figures, for the Burial of St. Petronilla Altarpiece at St. Peter's

Painted textile of a seated woman with a cupid, a bearded man, and a large flower bouquet in a vase on the right.

Sense of Sight

Paul Scarron, 1620

Charcoal study of a draped female figure with a halo, outlines pricked for transfer, on tan paper.

Study for a Mural

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical oil lamp with cherubs, serpent handles, and flames on a tall stem.

An Oil Burning Lamp

Giovacchino Belli, 1770

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with head resting on her arm, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a seated woman in draped clothing, with a separate study of a hand at right.

Woman Seated, Two Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate rococo cartel clock with a green dial, Roman numerals, and a lion mask.

Design for a Cartel Clock

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1700

Watercolor embroidery design with white and blue flowers, green leaves, and beaded trailing motifs on a brown curved ground.

Embroidery Design: Top Pa

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Pencil sketch on brown paper of two hands pressed together, shaded with loose hatching.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil and charcoal sketch of three young birds with open beaks in a grass nest on brown paper.

Birds

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of several standing male nude figures with grid lines and numbered proportion marks on paper.

Studies of Male Nudes

The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil and white chalk sketches of townspeople in bonnets and hats, with a fireplace scene and a seated child, on tan paper.

Sketches of Townspeople in Mont St. Michel and Vitré

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890