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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

Pencil sketches of two hands on tan paper, one faint on the left and one detailed on the right, with handwritten notes.

Sketches for Portraits of William Amory and Thomas A. Scott

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sketch of two scenes: a standing woman beside a reclining man, and figures beneath an arch.

Two Views of Judith and Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a seated man at a table, a hanging ship model, stacked books and a curtained bed.

The Invention of the Compass

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and white chalk study of a man's hand curling across gray-green paper, with a sketched sleeve at the left.

Study of a Man's Hand for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of six soldiers' heads in varied caps and hats, arranged in two rows on a pale sheet.

Six Studies of Soldiers' Heads

Winslow Homer, 1860

Camel and Seated Figure

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ornamental textile design on ochre ground with swags, perched birds, floral garlands and scrolled bouquets.

Design for the Embroidery of the Left Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," "Gilet" Design

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil cloud study on cream paper with numbered tonal notes and handwritten color annotations.

Cloud Sketch, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Loose oil sketch of a reclining woman in a flowing pale gown, one arm outstretched, on a brown paper ground.

Seated Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a leaning tree, dense foliage, and distant buildings across the water.

Imaginary River Landscape with Wooded Banks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a conical volcanic peak and layered ridges on tan card, with handwritten colour notes.

Popocatépetl from Miraflores, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pen and ink elevation of a domed mausoleum flanked by two pyramids and a colonnade, drawn on pale paper.

Elevation of a Mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate fountain with a standing female figure, cherubs, lions and annotated plans.

Inkstand

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Dim night view of Niagara Falls with mist rising over the river and dark trees lining both banks.

Niagara Falls at Night, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash stage design of a colonnaded classical courtyard with statues and a smoking volcano in the distance.

Stage Design for the opera "L'Ultima giorno di Pompei," at La Scala, Milan, 1827

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a dying man attacked by demons on the left, and an angel lifting a soul to heaven on the right.

The Penitent Man Choosing Good over Evil [left]; Spirit of the Penitent Man Ascending to Heaven [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of two draped allegorical female figures, one standing with a staff and one seated, as a design study.

Commerce and Another Allegorical Figure (Motif for Bank Note Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch of a gnarled pine shrub with twisting branches beside a lake, with handwritten notes on ruled paper.

Pine Shrub by Lake, Lakewood

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch on grey paper of bamboo, palm fronds and broad-leaved plants with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical and Meteorological Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor design of a waistcoat with floral sprigs, roses, cornflowers and swags of orange chain and teal foliage.

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 10 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pink-toned sunset seascape with rocky shore in foreground, calm water, distant wooded islands and small sailboats on the hori

Mt. Desert Island from Sutton Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rock formations, pine trees, and handwritten geological notes on tan paper.

Yellowstone, Above Tower Falls

Thomas Moran, 1870

Watercolor of a masquerade ball in a classical hall with caryatid columns, checkered floor, costumed dancers and spectators i

View of a Masquerade Ball

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg street with an arched loggia, steep roofs, and a tower with a clock face.

The Castle yard in Heidelberg

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of Italian city buildings with a domed church, bell tower, and rooftops, with handwritten notes on the page.

City Buildings, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and watercolor drawing of Hermes beside a draped table of fruit, with nymphs and putti reaching for it in a classical lan

Hermes in the Garden of the Hesperides

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1770

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and clouds with handwritten colour notes including blue, pink and coppery yellow.

Mountainous Landscape with a Figure, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a large thunderhead over a waterfront with buildings, mast, and handwritten tonal notes on tan paper.

Thunderhead above Buildings, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels showing classical gods Mars and Juno, and Mercury and Diana, in reclining p

Mars and Juno; Mercury and Diana set in Diagonal Composition

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and a valley with trees in the foreground, with handwritten note about hard rain on Mt. Craw

Sketch in "Hard Rain on Mt. Crawford"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Grey ink and wash stage design of an ornate oriental palace interior with columns, arches, drapery and a central fountain.

Stage Design, Interior of Oriental Palace

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1840

Pencil sketch of a narrow alpine lake flanked by steep mountains with snowy peaks in the distance.

View of the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany), Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a tiered fountain with a tall central jet flanked by two smaller columns of water.

Sketches, a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink stage design of a colonnaded hall with vaulted ceilings, sphinx statues and urns on pedestals.

Stage Design, Entrance to Antique Hall

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a lake valley with jagged mountains and a small standing figure on rocks in the foreground.

Saint Aegidius by the Wolfgangsee, St. Gilgen, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

White chalk drawing of billowing clouds on tan paper, with soft contour lines and a small brown stain near the center.

Clouds

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil sketch of a misty mountain gorge with a tower on a cliff top, peaks lit pink under a golden evening sky.

Castle in the Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Loose painted sketch of autumn-toned rolling hills in reddish and ochre hues under a pale sky, with grass in the foreground.

The Catskill Mountains in Autumn, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of an infantry column marching with rifles across a field, mounted officers at center, bare trees and cavalry i

An Infantry Column on the March

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of distant mountain ridges with a small bare tree and shrubs in the foreground, on pale paper.

Blue Mountain Peak, from Bloxburgh, Jamaica, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor stage design of a garden with a tiered fountain framed by garlanded arches, cypress trees and stone balustrades.

Stage Design of a Garden Setting with Fountains and Arbors

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of a two-story villa with a columned portico, set among trees under a cloudy sky.

View of a villa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor drawing of turkeys, parrots and cockatoos gathered under oak trees in a woodland clearing, with a wicker basket on

Design for a Tapestry or a Painted Wall Hanging

Daniël Marot, 1720

Pencil sketch sheet with five studies of women, four in oval frames and one showing a seated figure in an interior.

Five Representations of Women

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Pencil sketches on a small sheet mounted in an album, showing horses, a wagon, and figures in loose studies.

Sketches, Artillery on the March

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of three long-horned oxen with a yoke and bell, standing on a light brown ground.

Study of Cattle in Tuscany

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a fluted column on a stepped base with domed flanking elements and a circular plan.

Design for a Memorial Structure

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a robed woman among clouds with angels and cherubs, beside an oval Madonna and child medallion.

Female Figure Among Clouds; Resurrection, Study after Panetti

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink drawing of two deathbed scenes, a sick man attended by figures and a penitent man visited by a priest and angels.

The Penitent Man on his Deathbed [left]; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and chalk sketch of mountains under a swirling sky with a small house and handwritten color notes.

Thunderstorm over the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a gun crew working around a cannon, with soldiers handling a rammer and stacked cannonballs nearby.

Gun Crew Loading a Cannon

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash elevation of a monumental stone gateway with a central arch, trophy reliefs, and a crowned coat of arms above.

Design for a monumental gateway honoring the arrival of Marie Antoinette at Versailles

Queen of France Marie Antoinette, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a man leading a horse and cart past a stone farmhouse and large trees.

In a Village

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1840

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with one hand in his pocket, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Mr. Samuel Ward Sr., Standing with Hand in Pocket

Daniel Huntington, 1880