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Pen and brown ink sketches of winged figures, putti and scrolled decorative frames on a cream sheet of paper.

Sketches for a tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath mountains with clouds, inscribed Togue Lake, Sept. 1870, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Mount Katahdin across Togue Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, shaded with loose diagonal hatching on tan paper.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Watercolor study of flower boughs with purple and blue blossoms and green foliage in flowing garland sprays.

Study of Flower Boughs for Woven Textile

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with two putti, a lyre in a wreath, an inscription, and flanking urns.

Sepulchral Monument for the Poet Colte, of Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pencil sketch of a Venice waterfront with a gondola, masts, a bell tower, a domed church and strolling figures.

View of Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Grey wash drawing of gods and cherubs seated on clouds, with a bearded deity holding an orb at the center.

Study for Painting, Mount Olympus

Vito D'Anna, 1750

Pen and ink drawing of a papal coat of arms with tiara, crossed keys, floral garland, and handwritten Italian notes.

Frame for papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a dark sea under a pale sky with a small rocky outcrop at right and a handwritten weather note below.

Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with a colonnade, fallen column, seated figures, and a statue in an arched niche.

Antique Ruins with Figures Contemplating

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of six tomb monuments in niches with columns, a central allegorical figure holding a cross.

Six tombs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed Italian farmhouse with a tiled roof, chimney, and exterior staircase with railing.

Italian Farmhouse

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Soldier with Sword and Pipe

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical church facade with a central pedimented portico, cross finial and flanking pavilions.

Elevation of a Church for Monte Vergine

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Snow-capped mountain rising through mist and clouds above dark hills, with a pale moon in a rust-coloured sky.

Chimborazo through Rising Mist and Clouds, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of fishermen hauling a wooden dory up a wet beach, with sailboats on the sea behind.

Fishermen Beaching a Dory, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Gedney Bunce

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and watercolour design for an oblong ceiling with circular medallions, arcs and scrolling ornament in pink and ochre.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Pencil sketch of oxen resting near a tree and a cart with barrels, with farm buildings and a road in the background.

A Village Square

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of two schooners on choppy ocean waves, with a small arrow notation in the upper right corner.

Schooners and Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk study of a muscular nude man with raised arm, beside graphite sketches of figures in an architectural setting.

Studies for the Flagellation of Christ

Guiseppe Cesari, 1640

Pencil sketch of three ship masts, one flagged, above a shoreline with figures, with handwritten notes on the page.

Masts of Ship with United States Flag

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of a small standing child seen from behind beside a larger adult figure with bent head and legs.

Figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of palm trees and fan-shaped plants on grey paper with handwritten notes.

Palm Tree Crowns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of Lake Winnipesaukee framed by hills and mountains, with shrubs and trees in the foreground.

Lake Winnipesaukee from Wolfeboro Neck, Looking West

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pocket and embroidered border with yellow scallops and painted flower bouquets.

Design for the Embroidered Border and Pocket of a Waistcoat

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with four columns, statues in niches, and a slate roof.

Elevation of a Theater, Venice

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Pen and grey wash design of an empty oval frame with drapery, with a seated putto holding a staff beside a crown.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of William Russell, First Duke of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730