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Loose brown ink sketch of a seated woman conversing with a standing draped woman, with hatched background strokes.

Figural Sketch with a Seated Girl Conversing with a Standing Girl

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Painted study of a slender palm tree on a grassy slope with rocks and shrubs, against a brown, brushy background.

Palm Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing with an empty ornamental cartouche above and a hunter on horseback attacked by snakes below.

Title page for a Series of Hunting Scenes [above]; Unexperienced Hunter attacked by Snakes [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil drawing of a tall elm tree with a full canopy beside a small cottage and a hill, with handwritten notes below.

Elm near Pitman's, Bartlett, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of two scenes: Salome dancing at Herod's banquet above, and Salome presenting John the Baptist's h

Salome Dancing during the Banquet of Herod [above]; Salome Offering Saint John's Head to her Parents [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Grey wash drawing of a church doorway draped with curtains, topped by a crowned coat of arms and garlands, with small figures

Doorway of San Salvatore in Lauro with Decoration for the Funeral of King Frederick August III of Poland, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1760

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a bonnet and checked dress holding a pail, standing among loose grass strokes.

Girl with a Pail

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical scenes of warriors and women in interiors, with Italian captions.

Agamemnon Refuses to Liberate Chryseis; Minerva Appears to Achilles; The Abduction of Briseis: Galerie d'Iliad, Palaz…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with bare, twisting branches on pale paper, with the date April 1845 written above.

Leafless Bough of a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Sepia ink sketch of a mounted battle scene above and a warrior on an elephant among soldiers below.

Sketchbook Page: Death of Flaminius in the Battle of Trasimeno; Annabelle Loses an Eye in the Swamps of Fiano, Tuscany

Felice Giani, 1800

Loose oil sketch of an autumn meadow with red and orange wildflowers, rust-colored grasses, and pale white blooms.

Meadow in Autumn, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Studies of a Right Foot, Two Heads

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a candelabra with a triangular plan and figures supporting the stem beside a column.

Design for a Candelabra

Carlo Marchionni

Pencil sketch of a tall slender pine tree beside rocks on aged paper, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Study of Pine Tree, Shawangunk Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pen and ink design sketch of a chandelier, garlands, and two consoles with pedestal in a neoclassical interior.

Project for Two Consoles

Pencil drawing of four decorative vases with snake and swan handles, classical figure reliefs and floral ornament.

Four Vases

Felice Giani, 1780

Loose pencil sketch of lilac branches with buds and flower sprays, labeled 'lilac', on cream paper.

Lilac

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of an ornate clock case design, held up by a muscular Atlas-like figure above a pedestal.

Design for a Clock Case

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1700

Brown wash drawing of a classical entrance wall with a fireplace, Corinthian columns, and a relief panel above the mantel.

Entrance wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a standing female nude with curled hair, one arm across her body and the other extended to the right.

Female Nude, Study for Portrait of Mrs. Henry Schieffelin

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sketch of six ornate doorknob designs with scrolls, foliage, a grotesque mask and a female figure.

Six doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk study of a woman in a flowing dress raising a tambourine overhead, with loose drapery lines.

Study for Girl with Tambourine, “Vintage Festival”, Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Graphite drawing of a female torso from a plaster cast standing on a pedestal, shaded against a gray background.

Female Torso From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink drawing of a fantastic branch with ferny leaves, ruffled blossoms tied with ribbon bows, and twisting stems on paper.

Bough of a fantastic tree

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a priest at an altar with kneeling worshippers, while heavenly figures and angels appear in clouds above

Vision During a Mass

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with a kneeling woman, an infant, crowded figures and a standing d

Adoration of the Shepherds; Arcangle St. Michael after Raphael; St. Margarite after Raphael; Aloof de Wignancourt by…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a gnarled, leafless tree with twisting branches crossing diagonally on pale paper.

Gnarled Dead Tree

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor and pencil study of cow legs, hooves, and a horned cow head on a grey-green sheet.

Sketches from Narragensett, Rhode Island

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of tall grass stalks with dark seed heads and handwritten notes reading last grass stalks, deep madder.

Madder

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Figural Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Soft pencil sketch of a man in a hat and coat standing on a street beside another figure and a dark doorway.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a tiered fountain with winged figures supporting its basin, with small figures in a colonnaded courtyard.

Fountain Supported by Three Harpies and Three Groups of People in Garden in Villa Albani, Rome

Felice Giani, 1820

Loose graphite sketch of a dark bird perched on a rocky outcrop, drawn on a warm tan paper sheet.

Bird

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded Saint Matthew with a book and a winged angel beside a tablet, in classical architecture

Saint Matthew and an Angel

Felice Giani, 1810

Drawing of a flared bowl supported by three nude female figures standing on a round base, in brown ink and wash.

Support for a Bowl

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a standing woman in period dress with separate arm and drapery studies on tan paper.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Separate Arm and Drapery Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a drummer in a kepi cap and military coat holding a snare drum and sticks.

Drummer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Portrait of Nancy Darling

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

Pencil sketch of a philodendron plant with broad leaves growing above a rock, labeled Jamaica, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Philodendron Growing Above a Rock, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of rowing boats and a ship above, and workers around a smoking furnace below.

The Collecting of Bitumen [above]; Catching Night Moths [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Neoclassical vase design drawing with grape garlands, female mask, two doves on the rim and eagles on the pedestal.

Design for a Tray with Punch Bowl and Glasses

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Graphite study of a standing man in a long overcoat leaning on a table, with a handwritten name at lower right.

Study for Portrait of James Prendergast

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose graphite sketch of two figures, one wearing a hat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Grey wash drawing of an ornate hanging altar lamp with chains, scrolled body, and several candle arms.

Design for an Altar Lamp

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil sketch of allegorical figures, putti and clouds on pale paper, a ceiling design study by Fedele Fischetti.

Ceiling Design

Fedele Fischetti, 1790

Charcoal and white chalk study of a male head with curly hair, drawn from a plaster cast on tan paper.

Male Head From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a vertical ornament panel with a nude female figure, cherubs, garlands and embracing couple.

Ornament Panel

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil study on tan paper of an older man seated at a table, one hand resting on it, the other hanging by his knee.

Study for a Portrait of Albert Gallatin, Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pastel design of a draped standing woman in a glowing arched niche beside a shadowy seated figure and a column.

Design for a Wall Decoration

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in front of a bullfighting poster with a bull's head emblem and the word Toro.

Bullfighter, Spain

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of several soldiers in uniform, one aiming a rifle, with cartridge boxes and belts drawn in loose lines.

Study of Soldiers Taking Aim

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey ink drawing of serpents attacking fallen figures in a rocky landscape, framed by an ornate Rococo cartouche with serpent

Study for Serpents Sent to Destroy the Sinners, Plate 360, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Pencil study on blue paper of a woman's raised hand and forearm with a second hand at upper left.

Mercy's Hand and Arm, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a high-waisted gown with puffed sleeves and a bundled cloth at her feet.

Study for drapery

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor study of three cattle: a brown steer grazing, a black-and-white steer standing, and a brown cow beside a fence.

Cattle, Steers

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and ink sketch with wash of a woman in a crinoline dress and bonnet on a street beside two men.

Street Scene

Constantin Guys, 1850

Four brown ink and wash studies on one sheet showing haloed figures, cherubs among clouds, embracing putti and two women.

Lunette with St. Peter and St.Paul with St. Matthew and the Prophet Isaiah, Study after Sebastiano del Piombo

Felice Giani, 1820

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure holding a bowl and raising one hand, within a gold and black ruled border.

Minerva Giustiniani

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a feathered-hat woman at a table with several wine bottles, one lying on its side, on cream paper.

Woman Drinking Wine, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Red chalk study on blue paper of a kneeling draped man seen from behind, with sketched hands and drapery studies nearby.

Studies of a Kneeling Figure

Carlo Maratti, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a bearded robed man standing and holding a book, head turned upward, within a double ruled border.

St. Ignatius Loyola from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald, bearded man with head bowed and eyes looking downward.

Study for "A Lesson of Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil drawing of Saint John holding a chalice, draped in a flowing robe, with a haloed inscription above his head.

St. John, Cartoon for Carlisle Window, Paisley Abbey, Scotland

Edward Burne-Jones, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a leaf-patterned rosette, a leafy footed base, and a fluted urn with handles on pale paper.

Urn and leaf-like ornament

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing woman in a nun's habit with a veil and flowing drapery, within a double-ruled border.

Standing woman in nun's habit

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor and pen design sheet with ceiling plan and four wall elevations of a room with painted panels, mirror and drapery.

Design for Ceiling and Four Walls of Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a robed standing figure holding a long staff, set within a thin gold and black ruled border.

Christ standing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted draped woman flanked by a bearded satyr and a nude male figure on pale paper.

Classical Figures

Girolamo da Carpi, 1540

Graphite portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and dark neckcloth, drawn on grey paper.

Self-portrait

Giuseppe Sabatelli, 1820

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure holding a strap above a small putto, with loose hatching, within a double-ruled border.

Winged figure holding strap with putto

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a muscular male figure twisting in motion with flowing drapery on cream paper.

Figure from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a man in a suit seated on a stool, smoking a pipe with eyes lowered.

Seated Man

George Charles Aid, 1900

Red chalk drawing of an angel reaching upward through radiating light rays, with swirling drapery and a cloud below.

Angel in the Church of the Gesù

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of two men in period coats and wigs conversing on a shaded park path between trees.

Two Gentleman Conversing in a Park

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1800

Seated Woman

George Charles Aid, 1900

Pencil sketch of Turkish tombstones with carved stelae and turban-topped markers in grass, captioned Turkish Tombstones.

Turkish Tombstones

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with short hair gazing upward, holding a long diagonal staff across her body.

Study of Standing Female Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pencil sketch of chimneys, rooftops and a scrolled barber's sign on tan paper, annotated Lausanne Sept. 18.

Chimneys - Lusanne

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal drawing of two nude and partly draped putti, one pointing and one lifting a billowing cloth overhead.

Two Putti

Francesco Bartolozzi

Pencil sketch of a young girl with a hair bow holding a bowl, wearing a belted pleated skirt and ankle boots.

Girl with Bowl

Louise Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of a helmet on a bracket with handwritten notes, and two figures in top hats labeled little boys at Eton.

Sketch of Helmet and Men at Eton

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a muscular man raising a sword over a kneeling, bound figure in an execution scene.

Execution Scene

Andrea Boscoli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a young man's head and shoulders, gazing directly at the viewer, with hatched shading on hair and face.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated editor gesturing as a kneeling man sharpens a pencil beside a waste basket of papers.

Study for Cartoon, "Editor's Easy Chair"

Thomas Nast, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male figure with draped cloth and decorative scroll motifs on a cream sheet.

Ceiling detail of figure and decorative motif

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on lavender paper, cloth knotted in the center with folds trailing across the sheet.

Study for "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a seated bishop holding a crozier, with a mitre and draped robes against a faint architectural backgroun

Seated bishop

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil elevation drawing of a domed pavilion with two lamp standards and ornate pilasters, Royal Pavilion Brighton design.

Lamp Standards and Wall Decoration, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Grey ink wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long dark dress holding a pale basket.

Woman with a Basket

George Charles Aid, 1890

Pencil sketches on paper of bearded men in caps, small standing figures, and a figure in baggy trousers.

Sketches at Pireus

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of officers on a shore watching warships and smoke from a naval battle on the water.

Officers and General Watching a Naval Battle (Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac)

Allen Carter Redwood, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a robed woman with two children beside a tree and a goat in the lower right.

Robed woman with two children and a goat

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, long coat and scarf, with one hand near his waist.

Sketch of Man in Coat and Scarf

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a young man's head in a turban, looking to the side, with loose sketch lines around the shoulders.

Head of a Turbaned Youth

Giuseppe Nogari, 1730

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped robes, head turned, set against faint architectural lines on pale paper.

Seated female figure in robes

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil and white chalk study on grey paper of a winged putto flying upward with arms raised, plus smaller putti sketches.

Studies of putti

François Boucher, 1770