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Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman in a headband, one arm resting on a support, study by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Astronomy," "The Sciences," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered soup tureen with a seated Juno figure on the lid, eagles, and garlands.

Design for a Round Tureen

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pen drawing of hazelnuts with frilled leaves and a small bird with a long beak, on a mounted sheet with handwritten notes.

Project for Illustration: Hazelnuts from Nature

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil study of a sleeping child with curly hair and closed eyes, drawn on cream paper with faint shoulder lines.

Sleeping Child

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Two pencil figure studies of a female nude on cream paper: a torso with raised arm above and a reclining figure below.

Two Studies after the Nude of a Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen drawing on blue paper of two ceiling schemes with rosette medallions and a fireplace wall with pilasters.

A Fireplace Wall and Two Alternative Ceiling Schemes

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of a raised hand with extended index finger on tan paper, a preparatory study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Angel's Hand for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Study sheet with four brown ink and graphite sketches of hands, some resting on a head, on cream paper.

Studies of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Graphite study of a seated woman with draped fabric and a wooden chair, with red grid lines and handwritten inscription.

The Morse Code, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Brown ink drawing of two nude male figures beside an ornate design with scrollwork, garlands and a pedestal.

Design for the Base of the Silver Crucifix for the High Altar of Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy

Carlo Spagna, 1670

Brown wash drawing of figures before classical buildings, with a woman looking up and logs piled in the foreground.

Man and Woman Being Martyred

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Red chalk drawing of two bearded men in draped robes, one raising his arm and pointing upward.

Two Apostles

Brown ink and wash sketch of Saint John the Baptist in a prison interior with visiting disciples and onlookers.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison, Visited by his Disciples

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated robed man presenting a book to an attendant, with onlookers and ornate scrollwork.

Tribonian Presents Pandects to Emperor Julian, after Perino del Vaga; Sketch of Trophy

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of two allegorical women flanking an inscribed pedestal and obelisk, with cherubs and a garland above.

Design for a Monochrome Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1690

Graphite drawing of a nude woman with closed eyes, hand on chest, reclining on gray paper with faint background strokes.

Figure Study of Mercy for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite sketch of two women with a dog and a flock of sheep in a grassy pastoral landscape.

Pastoral Scene

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with a draped cloth falling from one raised arm and around the legs.

Study for male figure

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of decorative ceiling panels with ornamental borders, rosettes, an arched niche and a small figure.

Sketches for the Painted Decoration of Ceilings

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an ornate palace wall with niches, classical statues, arched windows and decorative friezes with putti.

Sculpture Gallery: Project for the Decoration of a Hall in a Palace during the Reign of the Emperor Napoleon as King…

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, seen from behind, on a tan sheet of paper.

Man Riding a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash design for a wall decoration with arched niches, draped swags held by two female figures and foliate garla

Wall decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk drawing of three goats, one standing, one lying down, and a head study at left, on tan paper.

Three Goats, after an etching from Berchem's "Animalia" (Animals) [ Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri im…

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1650

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb with a pediment, oval portrait medallions, an inscription panel and a carved pedestal.

Design for the Artist’ Sepulchral Monument

Felice Giani, 1770

Pen and brown wash design of decorated door and wall panels with classical figures, urns, garlands and an oval medallion.

Design for Door and Adjoining Wall Panel Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a wall with a draped alcove and a classical frieze of small figures above.

Design for Wall with Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painted design of stylized multicolored flowers, leaves and berries with a black ruled border, for embroidery.

Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of a chariot race in a classical arena with horses, charioteers, and colonnaded buildings.

Project for Wall Paintings, as Decoration of a Frieze

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil study of frilly hazelnut husks on a branch with serrated leaves, drawn on tan paper.

Study for Illustration: Hazelnuts

Samuel Colman, 1880

Watercolor sketch of a bowing man in a blue coat facing a woman in a feathered hat and yellow bodice, with handwritten French

The Salutation at the Masquerade

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850