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Graphite sketch on tan paper of a woman's face tilted upward, with loosely drawn hair outline and shaded features.

Sketch of a Woman's Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of Two Female Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated draped woman holding a torch beside a pedestal, with the Manhattan magazine masthead across the top

Design for the Cover of the Manhattan Illustrated Monthly Magazine

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules seated beside a bull with kneeling women and a figure holding a wreath, on blue paper.

Hercules and Tole

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for a memorial tablet with a green inscription band, a laurel wreath medallion, and ochre and red panels.

Design for a Memorial Tablet

John La Farge, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped figures seated and standing on steps, an audience gathered around a preaching scene.

Saint Paul Preaching, after Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for a painted panel with winged figures, putti, garlands and classical relief scenes in pastel tones.

Design for a painted panel

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure seen from behind, arms outstretched and one leg bent, on cream paper.

Sketch for "Night"

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and brown wash sketch of ten lunette-shaped scenes with seated muses, each labeled in handwritten Italian.

Ten Lunettes with Muse and Mnemosine

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of figures in an interior with draped curtains, with handwritten notes below the drawing.

Mataafas Men Making

John La Farge, 1890

Pencil sketch of a diver plunging head first among rocks and seaweed, legs raised, on a pale sheet of paper.

Conch Divers

Winslow Homer, 1880

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a woman with upswept hair and bowed head, with white highlights and loose hatching.

Marie

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Pencil sketch of a head turned to one side with loose hair and sketched shoulders on tan paper.

Sketch for the Head of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of Vulcan's forge with workers at an anvil, armored warriors, and a winged figure, in an octagonal

Vulcano forging the Thunderbolts of Jove

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an arched coronet with scrolls, pearl-like orbs, and diamond-shaped motifs on pale paper

Design for a coronet

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of several loosely drawn winged angel figures with flowing drapery on a pale sheet of paper.

Sketch of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a young woman with raised arms and a flower held at her shoulder, signed J. Carroll Beckwith.

Muse

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with a winged horse, roses and a lyre in a floral corner border on aged paper.

Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat

Jean François Bony, 1770

Sketch for an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Portrait, possibly Elizabeth Vail

Carroll Beckwith

Pencil sketch of a right foot on cream paper with faint branch-like lines and a purple museum stamp in the lower right.

A Right Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of draped figures among clouds, including a central figure and several faces, study for an ascension scene.

Sketch of Figural Group for Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor design of the Baptism of Christ with a dove descending in light above the river and onlookers on the bank.

Baptism of Christ

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a kneeling winged angel with head bowed and hands clasped in prayer on pale paper.

Study for an Angel in Adoration

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a bobolink in flight above reeds and a pool of water, on tan paper.

Bobolink

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil sketch of a winged angel with a laurel crown holding flowers, drawn on tan paper with loose arched outlines.

Sketch of Angel with Flowers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two studies of a reclining nude male figure, one with an extended leg.

Studies of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing with two hexagonal scenes of Orpheus and Eurydice: classical figures by a building, and figures in

Two Episodes with Orpheus and Eurydice

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch on grey paper of a pensive woman with her chin resting on her hand.

Possible Study for "Marth

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Red chalk sketch of a seated man in loose outline within a rectangular frame on cream paper.

Portrait of a Seated Man

Fortunato Duranti