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Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil drawing of old timber farmhouses with pitched roofs, a wooden water trough, and mountains in the distance.

Old Farmhouses

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a lake with handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Mountains and Lakes, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining with a garland of flowers in a lunette-shaped design.

Autumn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Reclining woman in blue gown with lace cap and green parasol, draped over pink and green decorative scrolls on peach paper.

Female Monkey with umbrella

Christophe Huet, 1890

Colored design drawing of a square ceiling with a central radiating medallion and classical scrolls, urns, and a winged figur

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Charles Percier, 1800

Pencil sketch of rugged mountain peaks and rocky cliffs on tan paper, with a diagonal line and handwritten label.

Mountain Peaks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of tangled tree roots descending over a cliff, with handwritten note reading Recollection of Roots on the face

Recollection of Roots, Galloway Hill, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of Zeus enthroned at the center of a council of gods, with a winged figure and warriors around him.

Zeus Deciding on the Destiny of Troy, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey chalk drawing of a stone staircase, ruined archway, urn on pedestal and receding arcades in a Gothic ruin setting.

Stage Design, Gothic Ruins

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1770

Watercolor design of a waistcoat embroidery with pink flowers, green sprigs, gold scalloped borders and sunburst motifs.

Design no. 948 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Loose painted sketch of autumn trees in red and orange foliage before a rolling hillside and meadow.

Autumn Colors, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of classical architectural details including capitals, a caryatid, a dolphin and a seated figure.

Classical and Pseudo-Classical Architectural Details

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pen and wash design drawing of a symmetrical cruet frame with two urns, a central Medusa head, serpents and a Greek key base.

Design for a Cruet Frame with Alternative Suggestions

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Two oval ink and wash drawings of a hunter with a bow and a shepherd playing pipes beside a cow.

Man the Hunter, Man the Shepherd, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a windswept seacoast with scrub pines, a rocky outcrop, and surf breaking on sand.

Seacoast with Scrub Pines, Prout's Neck, Eastern Point

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil drawing of riverside houses on wooden supports, rowboats on a river, and a church with spires across the water.

Poissy, Seine-et-Oise

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of a distant London skyline with spires and domes above trees, with handwritten color notes below.

City of London, United Kingdom, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a dark suit, arms folded, head bowed, on a wooden chair.

Young Man, Seated, from Scribner's "Eighty Drawings including the Weaker Sex"

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Watercolor and pencil design with rose and heather bouquets and oval embroidered floral motifs on a pale blue ground.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Ink and grey wash drawing of a ruined arched aqueduct in a wooded rocky valley with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Stage Design, Aqueduct

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky outcropping beside birch and hemlock trees, with handwritten labels on pale paper.

Rocky Outcropping with Trees, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, with trees, a distant house, and clouds.

Landscape with Bridge

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and ink design for a frieze with a blank oval cartouche, seated woman, putto, garlands and scrollwork.

Design for Frieze Decoration, with Alternative Suggestions

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1800

Pencil sketch of cloudy skies over mountain ridges, with handwritten color notes along the bottom edge.

Cloudy Skies over Mountain Ridges near Hacienda Chillo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a tree branch with twigs and a small perched bird on a tan sheet of paper.

Tree Branch

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a dish stand with extending arms, scrolled supports, and a central spirit lamp.

Design for a Dish Stand with Extending Arms and a Small Spirit Lamp

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Ink sketch of a spear-carrying rider on a camel leading a caravan, with faint pencil figures of other camels behind.

Desert Caravan, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Small sketch of lightning striking through rose-tinted storm clouds above a dark treeline and distant hills at dusk.

Storm over the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing split into two scenes: Erminia with a shepherd above, and Atalanta hunting a boar below.

Erminia and the Shepherd [above]; Atalanta hunting the Calydonian Boar [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered baroque steeple with columns, statues and a domed top, with handwritten notes.

Steeple in baroque style in the style of Borromini

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Loose painting of a white house with dark roof among palms and trees under a pink and orange sunset over hills.

A Country Estate, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a violinist seen from behind, bow raised, with a smaller partial figure drawing below.

Musician playing the violin

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female figure crowned with grain inside an octagonal frame, by Felice Giani.

Ceres

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for a man's waistcoat embroidery with floral sprigs, vines and decorative borders in green and purple.

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 1216 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a young girl seated on a plow in an open field with birds flying overhead.

Girl Seated on a Plow

Winslow Homer, 1870

Study of Mrs. Jay for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of six ornamental metal purse frames with scrolls, chains, and face medallions.

Six Metal Frames for Purses

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Ink and wash sketch of three scenes: horsemen by a river, figures in water, and a crowded battle with an SPQR banner.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 95: Three Paintings after Giulio Romano; Verso: Lion and Eagle

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a domed Egyptian-style tomb interior with columns, hieroglyphs, a large statue and small figures.

Stage Design, Sepulchral Building in Egyptian Style

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1780

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar design with columns, sculpted figures, a relief panel and a winged angel statue.

Design for an Altar

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil sketch of the Franconia Range with a snow-capped peak rising above rolling hills on pale paper.

Franconia Range Lafayette with Snow from Jefferson Hill

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of two oval medallions, one showing a standing figure and one showing seated Minerva with an owl a

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

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall plunging through a rocky gorge, with small figures below and buildings on the cliff

The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli

Felice Giani, 1800

Black and red chalk drawing of a standing soldier in period dress holding a ramrod, with a sword at his side.

Soldier Loading His Gun

Carlo Marchionni, 1710

Pen and brown wash drawing of two designs for a bedroom alcove wall with draped curtains, columns, and figures.

Designs for Bedroom Alcove Walls

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a candelabrum on a column, supported by two winged sphinx figures on pedestals.

Design for Arabesque in Candelabra Form, Probably for the Red Room in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil landscape drawing of a valley with a steep rocky bank, pine trees, boulders, and distant hills and water.

From Cozzens, West Point, Looking South

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Grey wash architectural drawing of a classical portal with arched opening, Corinthian columns and a sculpted pediment.

Frame for a town gate with alternate suggestions

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of a jagged mountain peak over rolling hills and boulders, with a handwritten caption below.

Chocorua, After the Picnic at Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil botanical sketch sheet with tree trunks, a branch, an arum plant and handwritten notes on leaf shapes.

Botanical Sketches, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor design of two robed figures holding torches beside a sun-faced column and a smaller smoking urn, with Italian insc

Design for an Andiron

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Donkey

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketches of figures, a donkey with a seated man, and a sailboat on a light paper sheet.

Figure Sketches with a Donkey and Sailboat, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of several Dutch sailing barges with masts and rigging on water, with handwritten notes.

Dutch Barges

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Pencil sketch of jagged mountain ridges and steep slopes on blue-grey paper, with handwritten notes and labels.

Mountains by the Königssee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash sketch of figures at work or in struggle beside rustic buildings, with trees and a hillside behind them.

Sketch, Exterior Scene with Figures at Work or in Combat

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Blue-grey wash drawing of a female saint rising through clouds among angels and putti, with a crowned figure above.

Apotheosis of a Female Saint

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a tiered altar with pediment, scrolls, cherub head, obelisks and scale bar.

Project for an Altar

Francesco Mosca, 1600

Pencil sketch of a tall palm tree beside a building, with handwritten notes on colors like warm grey and yellow light.

Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a man wearing a hat piled with newspapers, holding a sheet labeled La Presse, in a street scene.

La Presse, The Press

Constantin Guys, 1840

Pen and brown wash design drawing of ornamental panels with rosettes, foliage, and a blank central field.

Design for an Embroidered Frontal

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier with spear and shield, with two head studies in the lower left.

Soldier Running :Study for Figure in Left Foreground, "Betrayal of Christ," Rome, S. Maria della Consolazione, Mattte…

Taddeo Zuccaro, 1520

Watercolor design for a yellow andiron with green panel showing winged cupids, an altar, and urns at each end.

Design for andiron

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seal net, masted ship, sailboats, rowboat and rocky shore, with handwritten captions for Killick Island.

Sketches from Killick Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

General Napoleon Bonapart

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1810

Pencil sketch sheet with a distant hilly landscape above and loose studies of foliage and rocks below.

Mixed Sketches, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and watercolor design for an ornamental cross with winged angels, cherubs on clouds, garlands and crossed staffs.

Design for a Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a standing woman holding a child on her hip, drawn on thin translucent paper.

Study for a woman holding a child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped conical mountain above hatched foothills on cream paper, with handwritten notes.

Snow-Capped Mountain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure turning his head, resting one arm on a ledge, on toned paper.

Drawing, Nude

Domenico Corvi, 1730

Brown wash drawing of seated allegorical Justice holding scales and a sword within an ovoid frame, inscribed Giustizia.

Design for an Ovoidal Painting: Justice

Giacomo Zampa, 1770

Brown ink and wash design for a barrel vault with classical ruins and figures seen through a central arch.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, a Barrel Vault

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rugged canyon and winding path with a distant village, labeled El Yemen, on tan paper.

Canyon View, El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a forest waterfall between dark rocks and trees, with a pink foreground and a pale pool of sky.

Mountain Stream, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk drawing of a seated turbaned woman reading an open book, with a younger figure behind her on the left.

The Persian Sibyl

Michelangelo, 1600

Pen and grey wash drawing of two architectural window cases with pediments, garlands, and a carved mask.

Two Window Cases

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceremonial mace with an oval cartouche flanked by two figures on a tall shaft.

Mace with Arms of Pope Pius VII

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pencil landscape sketch of a winding river valley with rocky banks and distant mountains, annotated near Latacunga, Ecuador.

Landscape near Latacunga, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and grey wash drawing of a draped female figure balancing on a sphere, holding a pole that supports a double-bowled oil l

Desing for an Oil Lamp

Vincenzo Belli, 1820

Pencil sketch of two schooners and small dories on calm water, with soft reflections on a tan sheet.

Two Schooners and Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling above a living room elevation with fireplace, marble dado, draped sofa and Italian not

Design for Living Room with Alternate Suggestions

Gaspare Salvi, 1810

Pencil portrait of a young woman with a braided hair and shawl, drawn on brown paper with handwritten inscription below.

Senorita Filetta Molina Bolador del Carmen, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a child in a wide-brimmed hat reaching for a toy sailboat near water and rocks.

Theodore Cole Pulling his Toy Sailboat, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch with handwritten colour notes for a landscape, showing faint horizontal bands and small shaded patches on cream

Prairie Landscape, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

The Appeal

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Monochrome watercolor of a granite cliff above conifers and boulders reflected in still water at Mirror Lake, Yosemite.

Mirror Lake, Yosemite

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil studies of monkeys on cream paper, including a head study of a marmoset and a young monkey, with handwritten labels.

Money and Marmoset

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and chalk drawing of snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano emitting smoke above hatched hills, with Spanish inscription.

A View of the Volcano Cotopaxi from the Hacienda San Antonio, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink architectural drawing of an altar mensa with a central wreath, lion-head brackets, and flanking pilasters.

Design for an Altar Mensa

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760

Red chalk drawing of a rococo candle bracket with two cup-shaped holders and curling leafy scrollwork on toned paper.

Design for a Candle Bracket

Romain Girard, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a ceiling design with an enthroned female figure, a dove, putti and allegorical figures among clouds.

Sketches for a Ceiling Painting: The Triumphant Church

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1740

Pencil sketch of a railway bridge spanning a rocky mountain ravine, with distant hills drawn in light lines.

Railroad in the Mountains, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890