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Ink and watercolor sketch of a man in a grey suit and red vest holding a croquet mallet beside a red ball.

Croquet Player

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in Scottish evening dress with tartan kilt, sporran, and red sash.

Scotsman in Evening Attire

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded robed man and a veiled woman in a wooded landscape, with small figures in the background.

Cacciaguida Greets Dante and Virgil

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and long dress, on pale textured paper.

Sketch of a Woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil drawing of a young man with short dark hair and a bow tie, looking directly forward, labeled Self-portrait.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental escutcheon with scrollwork and a figure on top, against a brick wall.

Design for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with clouds, radiating light, winged figures and framed corner scenes.

Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with winged creatures on its base, above a standing griffin.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor wall section with a black and gold border, blue fret-patterned panel, clouds, and a seated haloed figure.

Section of wall

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of an oval escutcheon with scrolled ornament at top and a pointed base, shaded with hatching.

Project for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pencil sketch of a tiered birdcage with a domed top and wire panels, with faint branches on the left.

Birdcage

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a flowering bough with thorny twigs, leaves and blossoms on pale paper.

Bough

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a seated woman in a long dress attended by two standing women beside a table with an oil lamp.

Finishing the Toilet

Constantin Guys, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design of a decorative panel with a classical urn, flowers, scrollwork, and a reclining woman with a cupid holding

Detail of door panel, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated young man in a cap with arms around his knee, with a separate study of a foot at upper right.

Obverse: A seated young Moor (?)

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil drawing of an earring design with a round bead cluster, ribbed central bow, and long teardrop pendant on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of two ornate chalices with flared cups, twisted and scrolled stems, and decorated bases on tan pap

Two chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an empty oval escutcheon framed by scrolls, fruit garlands, and two reclining putti.

Project for an Escutcheon

Carlo Bianconi, 1750

Pen and grey wash drawing of a jewelled earring design with faceted stone, scrolled ornament and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1740

Watercolor design drawing of a silver and gold classical ewer with a scrolling handle and gilded leaf decoration on a footed

Project for an Ewer and Basin

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing split in two: a hunting scene with nude figures above, and a crowd of riders and horses in a storm below.

Diana and Actaeon [above]; Dido and Aeneas Shelter from the Storm [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash sketch of a kneeling woman before standing figures, with architecture and swirling flames above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental designs: a bearded mask among acanthus scrolls and a nude figure beside a grotes

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Loose dark ink sketch of a woman seated backward on a wooden chair, wearing a full dark dress, on pale paper.

Woman Seated

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a male torso with outstretched arm and sketched head, by Carlo Maratti.

A Torso of the Dead Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Pencil and wash elevation drawing of a candlestick with urn-shaped body, handles and a square pedestal with rosette.

Elevation of a Candlestick

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Small watercolor sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, blue vest, and clogs on textured paper.

Sketch of a French Peasant

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a winged Victory figure with a wreath in an arch spandrel, with a helmeted head at right.

A Winged Victory in the Right Spandrel of an Arch

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a standing draped figure, architectural scrolls, arched niche and seated figure.

Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of Salome receiving the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter, with soldiers and angels.

Salome Receives the Head of St. John the Baptist

Domenico Piola, 1700

Watercolor and ink study of a standing cow's forelegs and hooves against a muted blue and tan background.

Forelegs of a Standing Cow or Ox, Newport

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a bare elm tree with a tall trunk and spreading branches on grey paper.

Study of an Elm

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Grey wash design drawing of a draped salt cellar with Egyptian-style head supports on a stepped base.

Design for a Salt Cellar

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Cattle, a Cow Walking and a Cow Crouching

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical doorway with columns, relief panels, and a curved pediment.

Door Wall Elevation of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman, a peacock, and a winged figure above a reclining body, by Jan Luyken.

Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus

Jan Luyken, 1700

Brown ink and wash sketch of a bearded man's head above a rearing horse with a rider and swirling tail.

The Head of a Bearded Man, a Man on Horseback

Paolo Emilio Besenzi, 1650

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two figures on calm lake water, inscribed 'Boat of Lake Leman' at the bottom.

Boat of Lake Leman (Lake Geneva)

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil and chalk study of a bare leg with bent knee and foot on cream paper, by Robert Frederick Blum, 1890.

Study for the left maenad, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Yellow-toned watercolor design of a mantel clock with a classical archer figure, bow, quiver and lion mask ornament.

Design for a clock

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Madonna holding the Christ child, with St. Joseph standing behind them at left.

Madonna and Child with St. Joseph

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a reclining figure supported by draped women before arched colonnades, with children at right.

Figural Study

Giacomo Cavedone, 1640

Watercolor design of a hanging altar lamp with gold chains, flames, two eagles and a garland on an urn-shaped body.

Altar Lamp

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Graphite and white chalk study of draped cloth with deep folds on toned paper, torn edges, inscription lower right.

Study of Drapery

Giovani Gioseffo dal Sole, 1670

Study of a Woman's Head for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of two hanging censers with ornate scrollwork, chains, and finials on pale paper.

Two Censers

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk with a dark ant nest and a small leafy plant growing from it on pale paper.

Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of layered swagged drapery with tassels and central rosettes over a decorative base.

Design for Drapery Over Door or Bed

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk study sheet with three figures: two seated men in hats, a bearded man leaning over a ledge, and a seated figure see

Figural Studies

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Watercolor design of a bronze krater with classical reliefs on a tiered marble pedestal, with a scale bar below.

Bronze Vase with the Sacrifice of Iphigenia (after the Medici Vase)

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pastel study of a nude woman raising her arms beside a stone fountain, with a tree and teal sky behind her.

Study of a Woman at Her Bath

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with a young John the Baptist beside a seated Virgin and infant Christ.

The Holy Family with John the Baptist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly bearded man resting his hand on his cheek, looking to the side.

Portrait of Abram Stevens Hewitt

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and watercolor sketch of two women in cloaks walking across a town square with a church spire behind them.

On a Square in a Spanish Town

Constantin Guys, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a tall baroque altar design with columns, a central saint niche, angel statues and a winged figure on

Design for an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Brown ink drawing of two figures holding laurel wreaths above twisted pole forms, one muscular male and one winged female.

Two figures as crests of poles

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, one arm raised to the head, on a tinted paper sheet.

Nudes

Manni, 1710

Loose pencil sketch of two men on horseback, one in a wide-brimmed hat, with faint trees and horizon behind them.

Men on horseback

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a standing man with a tool and basket beside a bent-over woman working in a field.

Man and Woman Working by a River

Elliott Daingerfield, 1880

Pencil sketch of a man in a bowler hat and long coat seen from behind, with a small head study above.

Figures in a crowd

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Graphite study of a draped seated female figure on a squared grid, labeled as a study for the figure of Poetry.

Study for "Poetry," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Brown ink and wash elevation of a vestibule wall with two doorways, carved floral panels and an arched pediment above.

Vestibule wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of a gilded candelabrum with two green classical figures beside a patterned pedestal.

Design for Two Candlesticks

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Pencil and white-chalk study of a young woman with lowered eyes and hair swept back, with handwritten notes at the bottom.

Sketch of Carolina Palombo, Study for "The Goldsmith's Daughter"

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Graphite study on gray paper of a seated woman in an off-shoulder dress, head bowed, hands resting in her lap.

Study of Seated Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Four brown ink and wash designs of draped bed canopies and curtains set within alcoves, arranged in a grid.

Four Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a Coney Island beach scene with small figures, flagpoles, tents, and bathers on tan paper.

Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Sepia ink and wash drawing of reclining Bacchus with grapevines, a satyr and a panther in an oval frame.

Bacchus, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink sketch in two registers: robed figures and animals above, a crowd confronting a satyr among rocks below.

Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia […

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Colored design drawing of an Egyptian-style vase clock flanked by green sphinxes, red columns and caryatid figures.

Design for a Vase Clock in Egyptian Style

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Pen and wash design drawing of a double door with classical relief scenes, garland swags, and laurel pilasters.

Design for a Double Door with Overdoor

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink drawing of a winged classical figure inscribing text on an oval shield beside a pedestal and urn.

A Winged Victory Inscribing the Date 1805 on a Shield

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash design drawing of a table clock with a laurel wreath, fluted column, garlands and urn finials.

Design for a Table Clock

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Red chalk sketch of several figures on a pale sheet, framed by layered green, yellow and black borders.

Figural Studies

Flemish Gaspar van Wittel, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures on a balcony under a colonnade, with a woman carrying a basket and an arched bridge bel

Study of the Visitation, After Peter Paul Rubens

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of a woman's bare arm bent at the elbow with the hand resting below, on grey toned paper.

Study of an Arm for Portrait of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Watercolor design of a wall with gold patterned wallpaper, a blue border, and a floral lacquered commode topped by a porcelai

Section of a wall

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Anatomical Study of Male Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a circular Navajo war shield with feathers and handwritten color notes labeling light blue, red, and dark ar

War Shield of Navajo

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Study of Seated Woman for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of robed religious figures around a central standing figure beneath a small glory motif, within an archite

Glory with Trinity and Saints (recto), architectural plan for the church of Santa Maria d'Itria in Rome

Francesco Manno, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman and child in capes and bonnets with handwritten clothing notes on cream paper.

Woman and child

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and brown wash design with two symmetrical ornamental panels featuring oval landscape medallions, scrollwork, putti and d

Design for the Decoration of a Panel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk entwined by strangler fig roots and vines, with branches, a cactus and small plants.

Strangler Fig and its Host, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two chalk studies of draped standing women on toned paper, one in red-brown and one in grey with white highlights.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with studies of hands and handwritten color notes on the page.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Standing, Studies of Arm and Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Chalk study on blue paper of a kneeling veiled woman with drapery and a separate head of a young woman.

Studies: The Cloth of a Kneeling Woman. The Head of a Young Woman

Carlo Maratti, 1650

Pencil sketch of a table with fluted legs in an interior, with windows and cabinetry sketched at left and right.

Table

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink design sheet with scrolling acanthus, a lion head, winged creature and cherubs in a double border.

Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Charcoal study of a rescuer in a cap holding an unconscious woman beneath a hanging rope and life ring.

Study for "The Life Line"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey ink wash drawing of a draped female figure holding a staff beside a celestial globe on a pedestal.

Urania

Filippo Marchionni, 1780

Watercolor of a small boat's stern and oars in rough teal sea with white-capped waves, by Winslow Homer.

Study for "The Gulf Stream"

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of two roundels: a winged victory driving a horse chariot, and a winged victory crowning seated Min

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning Minerva; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen drawing of a neoclassical plaster ceiling design with central rosette, laurel wreaths, scrolling borders, and a bay eleva

Design for a Plaster Ceiling with Bay

James Wyatt, 1810