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Pen and wash drawing of a baroque architectural title page with a saint slaying a dragon and skeleton figures in niches.

Title Page, Part 9, from an Album of Drawings belonging to Don Gaspero Méndez de Haro y Guzman

Gasparo Mendez de Haro y Guzman, 1800

Red chalk and grey wash drawing of several architectural window cases and pediments with scrolled and shell ornaments.

Window Cases with Alternate Suggestions

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman with one arm raised to her head and legs crossed, on aged paper.

Study of a female figure

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge over layered foothills, with handwritten color notes and the label Toluca, Feb 23, 92.

Nevado de Toluca, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Ink and grey wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with pointed arches, stone columns, timber roof and carved altar steps.

Stage Design, Interior of Gothic Chapel

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of rolling hills, a plain, and distant mountains with handwritten colour notes on tinted paper.

View Across the Hills and Plains of Arabah, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor design of a radiant monstrance with angels, clouds, and two kneeling angels supporting a draped cloth below.

Project for a Ostensory

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain ridges above a sloping foreground, with the handwritten label Königsee at lower right.

Mountains over the Königssee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of Ceres enthroned under a drape with attendants, plus sketches of figures and ornament on the right.

The Seasons Bring Gifts to Ceres and Triptolemus

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil design sketch of a teapot and two covered sugar bowls with scroll handles on tan paper.

Drawing - George E Germer, 1910

George E Germer, 1910

Pen and ink sketches of ornamental rococo tablet frames with scrolls, urns, shells and moldings on pale paper.

Six Sketches for Tablet Frames

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Oil sketch of a glowing mountain range at sunset above a grassy meadow with grazing animals and dark trees.

Alpine Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of an arched doorway in a building with shadowed walls and loose foliage above, dated 1880.

Doorway

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Graphite and white chalk sketch of a waterfall with cascading water, mist, and rocks on a tan paper ground.

Under Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite drawing on grey paper of a pair of male legs beside a pedestal, with a muscular arm and clenched fist below.

Two Partial Anatomical Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical wall with blue drapery, a chandelier and painted allegorical roundels.

Design for the Wall Decoration for Marie-Antoinette's Apartment at Fontainebleau Palace

Jean-Siméon Rousseau, 1770

Pencil sketch of mountains above a village with houses, trees, and a church tower.

Orizaba, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical title page with two draped women framing an oval portrait medallion.

Title page of a book

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of Tequendama Falls, a waterfall between rocky cliffs and wooded slopes, drawn on grey paper.

Tequendama Falls near Bogata, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate lip-spout pitcher with scrolling handle and a figural relief panel on its body.

Lip-spout pitcher

Auguste Bergeret, 1700

Pencil drawing of a winged woman seated on draped cloth, looking upward while writing on a tablet with a stylus.

Mnemosyne, Mother of the Muses

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study sheet with a violin, several hands gripping an instrument and bow, a scroll detail, and a shoe.

Study of Hands of a Violin Player

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of two octagonal allegorical scenes with seated women, cornucopia, scales, and winged putti.

Two Octagons: Vigilance, Beneficence

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and watercolor sketch of the snowy peak of Chimborazo rising over an Andean plateau with agave plants in the foregroun

Chimborazo from Riobamba, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ecclesiastic stall design with a central arched niche, columns, and seated clergy figures.

Designs for Ecclesiastic Stalls

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of a farmhouse, barn and outbuildings beside a split-rail fence and a bare tree in a grassy field.

Mr. Shriner's Farmhouse

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a coat of arms with six stars, flanked by two winged putti, trumpet, hourglass and garlands.

Coat of arms of Cardinal Vincenzo Maria Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree beside a road, with a low wall and a figure with a cart in the background.

A Road in Polling, Bavaria

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Pale watercolor of a wide river beneath hazy sky, with sandstone bluffs on the right and a sandbar in the foreground.

Green River from the Ferry, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1880

Pencil sketch of a two-masted schooner with dinghies alongside, and a small rowboat with a rower below.

Schooner and Three Dinghies

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of rolling storm waves and clouds with a small distant ship on the horizon, on toned paper.

Combers in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil landscape sketch of a river shoreline with trees and hills, with handwritten tonal notes and numbers on yellowed paper

Goat Island and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers in formation with rifles, a sword-bearing officer in the foreground, and figures fading i

Infantry Rifle Drill, Sickles Regiment, Lee's Mills, Virginia

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and wash sketch of men in hats gathered around a campfire with kettles hanging over the flames.

Campfire with Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Black and white chalk study of a seated male nude looking upward, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for a Male Nude

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1740

Graphite and chalk study of a standing woman in a period gown with ruffled cuffs and full skirt, on gray paper.

Study of Sophia Chew for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Brown ink drawing of Minerva in a helmet writing on a tablet, with an owl on a pedestal and scrolls beside her.

Minerva

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with conifers, farm buildings, a fence, and a distant horizon on tan paper.

View to the Sea, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of four allegorical scenes with classical columns, a winged trumpeter, and theatre masks.

Four Allegories of Commedia and Tragedy

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of ornamental designs with putti, foliage scrolls, a pedestal and small birds in medallions.

Ceiling decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of mountain ridges and snow under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Moon over the Rhône Valley, Belalp, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Neoclassical design drawing of a centerpiece with a lattice bowl, two draped women holding garlands, and winged sphinxes.

Design for a Centerpiece

Pietro Belli, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate architectural capital with scrolls and carved animal heads on a plain pedestal.

Design for an Ornament

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Watercolor of fishermen pulling a boat ashore beside a woman, children, and nets, with a coastal town behind.

Water color; On the shore in Chiaja

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing female nude with hair pulled back, one hand resting on a ledge.

Standing Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Painting of a leaning coconut palm and an ivy-covered palm with a figure in a straw hat at right, under a pale sky.

Coconut Palm with Figure, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winter landscape with rolling hills, evergreen trees, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Winter View from Long Hill, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of hop vines with cones and lobed leaves, with a handwritten note reading Hop Vine, East Hampton, 1880.

Sketch of Hop Vine

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and brown wash design for a tomb with a draped female figure holding a cross above a sarcophagus and two putti.

Design for a Tomb

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant beside a tree trunk, with several small studies of faces in the upper right corner.

Plant Sketch with Faces

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of hills and distant mountains on tan paper, with handwritten color notes including rich green and rainbow red.

Rainbow over Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch page of trees, leaf studies, a shrub and rocks, with handwritten notes on plant descriptions.

Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink stage design of a group of antique buildings with arches, colonnades, a pyramid, and small figures on steps.

Stage Design, Group of Antique Buildings

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Brown ink and wash design for a stage curtain showing winged figures and muses in a domed temple beneath beams of light.

Design for Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a volcanic peak over hills, with handwritten color notes and the date February 19, 1890.

Popocatépetl from Cuautla, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Sheet of pencil and white-heightened sketches showing sailing boats, schooners and sails on a tan ground.

Sketches of Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Textile design drawing with white and blue flowers, leaves and scallop shells on a brown ground, 1800.

Design for a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with a mule in harness and a soldier beside it, on pale paper mounted in a grey album.

Army Wagon and Mule

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling design with octagonal and circular panels showing classical sacrifice scenes.

Decorative Design for Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of two octagonal allegorical wall designs with seated female figures and winged putti.

Justice and Strength: Project for Two Octagonal Wall Paintings

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and grey wash sketch of soldiers resting in a wooded camp beside a fire, with a horse and a standing figure.

Soldiers Camping

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of three scenes with draped classical figures, a sarcophagus and a reclining lion.

Sarcophagus and allegorical figures

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Hazy painted landscape of rocky outcrops and green shrubs on a slope, with pale water at the right edge under a grey sky.

Base of the American Falls, Niagara

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a domed architectural interior with Corinthian columns and a floor plan in the lower right corner.

Architecture seen from below, design for plate 55 in Andrea Pozzo's "Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum"

Andrea Pozzo, 1700