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Ink and wash drawing of a stone hall with pointed Gothic arches, vaulted ceilings, and a gallery balustrade.

Stage Design, Interior of Large Hall

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a shaded ridge, with handwritten color notes on a cream sheet.

Rugged Mountain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch with white highlights of snowy mountain peaks, a wooded riverbank, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

River and Mountain Peaks, Berchtesgaden, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a classical gateway with three arched bays, columns, and a sculptural pediment.

Elevation of a Gateway, Probably for a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky columnar cliffs and a sailboat on the sea under streaked clouds, Grand Manan Island.

View on Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of palm trees on a riverbank with a distant range of cloud-capped mountains and handwritten notes.

Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a classical atrium with Ionic columns, a niche statue, and a staircase leading to a vaulted hall.

Atrium and Staircase in Classical Style

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of multiple Gothic vaulted interiors with arches, columns and medallions on ceilings.

Stage set

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design drawing of a gilt inkstand with scrolled arms and dolphin-decorated red marble base, dated 1810.

Design for an Inkstand

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1810

Watercolor elevation of a sacristy wall with a central door, two painted landscape panels in arched niches, and a scale bar.

Project for the Interior of the Sacristy of St. Giovanni de’ Florentini in Rome

Giuseppe Palazzi, 1800

Night seascape with a full moon behind dark clouds above a glowing horizon and a shadowy shoreline.

Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pale graphite and white-highlighted drawing of rolling hills, a winding path, a bright sea and sky, with a small tree at lowe

View of the Palisadoes and Kingston Harbor from Bellevue, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds with saints, a banner, and cherubs above and below.

The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints

Antonio de' Dominici, 1740

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cloudy sky over a river horizon with wooded shoreline below.

Cloudy Sky, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hall wall with arched niches, columns and draped swags.

Wall Elevation of a Hall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree beside distant mountains and clouds, with handwritten notes on the landscape.

Mountains and an Evergreen, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Charcoal sketch of boats and a figure on wet sand at low tide under a cloudy sky.

Beach at Low Tide, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Painted sketch of a Victorian house with a turret among large trees above a sunlit lawn and stone wall.

House in Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude woman with one arm raised and her head turned upward, on tan paper.

Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

Brown ink sketch of figures gathered around a round well with water jars, camels, and architecture in the background.

Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Loose painted sketch of a frozen waterfall with snowy rock ledges, bare trees, and a distant wooded gorge in winter.

American Falls in the Snow, from Goat Island, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of sailboats and rowboats on calm water with a distant shoreline and lighthouse on the left.

Point of Land with a Lighthouse

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of a horse-drawn wagon with a star-marked canvas cover, horses and riders on a tan sheet.

Study for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a cow with head lowered beside a leafy plant with serrated leaves on cream paper.

Cow Scratching its Head and a Leafy Plant

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Watercolor elevation of a park colonnade with fluted columns, fountains with lion-head spouts, urns, and a garden view.

Design for a Park Colonnade

Josef Georg Kornhäusel, 1820

Graphite and white chalk sketch of surf breaking over rocks along a coastline under a pale sky.

Coastline at Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of jagged snowy Alpine peaks above a valley with a church spire at left.

Landscape in the Austrian Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed figure praying before an altar with flames, with figures and a column at left.

The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of two winged putti flying among clouds in a semicircular lunette design.

Gemini, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash elevation of a two-storey building with arched openings, columns and small figures in upper niches.

Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus or Museum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketches of tropical plants, branches and epiphytes on tan paper, with handwritten color notes.

Thirteen Botanical Sketches from Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of several studies of a woman's arms, hands and feet in different poses on pale paper.

Studies of a Woman's Limbs

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor sketch of cypress tree trunks and green foliage in a grove, with warm light on the ground, on tan paper.

Cypress Trees, Chapultepec, Mexico

Samuel Colman, 1890

Grey wash drawing of an ornate Rococo tureen with a cherub finial, scrolled handles, garlands and mask motifs.

Tureen

Giovanni Bettati, 1740

Loose painted sketch of a brown wooded hillside above a pale green field under a light sky.

Wooded Hillside

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a deep valley with rocky cliffs, a distant plain and hills, small figures and a ruin in the foreground.

Near Jericho, On the Road to Jerusalem

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of rolling hills under a stormy sky on tan paper, with the handwritten words Thunder Storm in the upper right.

Thunderstorm, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil botanical sketches of leafy branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes describing young leaf colour and size.

Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of Adam and Eve in a landscape, with a winged figure above and a serpent at lower right.

Adam and Eve, The Temptation

Felice Giani, 1800

Sepia ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical classical palace with a columned central portico and sculpted pediment.

Elevation of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Watercolor design sheet of pink flower sprigs, leaves, pink ribbons and a small basket for embroidery, pattern 591.

Design for the Embroidery of a Lady's Dress, Pattern 591, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a wooded bank with tall pine trees, fallen branches and rocks on tan paper.

Wooded Bank, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with tall trees, undergrowth, and a winding path on aged paper.

Wooded Scene - West Campton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Horizontal watercolor study of draped figures in a procession near classical columns, with a kneeling woman in the foreground

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of several trees with handwritten notes on bark, leaves and branches, on pale paper.

Trees and Plants, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor study of a brown and white ox head with long curved horns, facing forward on a gray background.

Head of a Cow or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a domed pavilion beside a round basin in a tree-lined park, with strollers and riders in the foreground.

Basin with a pavilion in a park

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of a sunset over a lake and mountains, with dark clouds, glowing orange light and a small sailboat.

Sunset across the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of four architectural overdoor designs with central oval cartouches and carved pediments.

Designs for an overdoor with a papal escutcheon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a rustic cottage with a tall chimney and bushes beside a dirt road, with distant hills at left.

A Peasant's House at a Lake

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of a hilly landscape with cypress trees and a stone wall, titled Jerusalem by Moonlight.

Jerusalem by Moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two ships on a horizon under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on a cream card.

Moonlit Ships, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil and wash sketch of Neptune, the sea god, reclining on a scroll with a trident among clouds.

Neptune

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a river valley with mountains, trees, and large rocks in the foreground, by Daniel Huntington.

Mount Washington from Ellis River, Looking North

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical villa with a columned portico, pediment, dome and trees on the left.

View of a villa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a wooded riverside landscape with figures, a small boat, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1850

Pencil sketch of a distant mountain range with a small cow in the foreground and handwritten color notes on the paper.

Mountain Landscape with a Cow, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a busy harbor with figures, barrels, moored boats, a dog, and a rocky cliff with arched buildings.

A Port Scene

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketches of an altar with a domed tabernacle, putti, a balustrade and a small cabinet on paper.

Sketches for an altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a flying angel with a raised arm, draped figure, cherubs and studies of limbs on paper.

Flying Angel and Other Figures

Mattia Preti, 1660

Charcoal sketch of two fishermen in a canoe on rapids, with rocks and evergreen trees along the distant shore.

Fishermen in the Rapids

Winslow Homer, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of Moses displaying the tables of law to a crowd of Israelites.

Moses Shows the Tables of Law to the Israelites, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch on grey paper with cloud studies, hills, handwritten color notes, and a small moon at upper left.

Full Moon over Mountains, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860