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Pencil sketch of a mountain peak above rolling hills, a calm creek in the foreground, trees and small figures at right.

Mount Chocorua, From the Creek

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a palm-lined riverbank across water with handwritten colour notes, opposite Guayaquil.

East Bank of the Guayas River, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and a distant volcano near Popayan, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

View near Popayan with the Volcano Purese, Cauca River, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a martyrdom scene with soldiers, a central figure, flying angels, and a distant city.

Martyrdom of a Saint

Andrea Sacchi, 1700

Watercolor elevation of a brick building with arched bays, green doors, and a tiled roof, with a small tower at left.

A Warehouse of the 16th Century in Pisa, Italy

Whitney Warren Jr, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of a colonnaded amphitheatre with arches, columns, and small figures along the top terrace.

Amphitheatre

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

White painted nosegay design with blossoms, feathery sprays and leaves on a brown textured ground.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Nosegay of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Anatomical Sketches of Heads

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Graphite sketch of a woman in period costume with a fitted bodice, wide skirt and sleeves, on tan paper.

Sketch of Woman in Period Costume

James Wells Champney, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Catskill Mountain House, a large multi-story building on a sloping mountainside, on cream paper.

Catskill Mountain House

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Ink and wash sketches of several cattle heads and horns on a cream sheet, with small pencil studies of legs at top.

Sketches of Cattle, Irvington

Samuel Colman, 1870

Painting of a woodland stream with a waterfall under a fallen mossy log, leaves floating on dark water in late autumn.

Woodland Stream, Late Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash sheet of sketches: a nude youth raising a goblet, a putto, a bearded mask, a heraldic shield and cartouche desig

Sheet with Sketches

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pencil sketch of tall eroded rock formations and cliffs above a foreground ridge and gully, with handwritten notes.

Rio Virgin River with Large Rock Formations

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a bonnet and dress, with extra studies of hands and a bag and handwritten notes.

Sketch of Julia Wells for "My Cousin in Blue"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sheet of small figure sketches of people in hooded and layered clothing, with handwritten colour notes.

Figure Sketches around Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Faint pencil sketch of a distant mountain ridge outlined on cream paper with an empty sky above.

The Catskill Mountains, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Ink drawing of four ornamental columns labeled Ariosto, Goldoni, Dante and Alfieri, decorated with masks, books and a lyre.

Four Columns to Italian Renaissance Writers

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor design of green draped curtains with tassels beside a painted garden scene of costumed figures and a balustrade.

Design for Portion of Stairway in Château-sur-Mer, Newport, Rhode Island

Charles Salagnad, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical figures in two scenes, including a judgement and a flaying, by Felice Giani.

The Judgement of Solomon; The Flaying of Marsyas

Felice Giani, 1820

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate Gothic interior with coffered ceiling, pointed arches, curtains, statues and leaded windows

Stage Design, Gothic Room

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Autumn woodland study with a large oak tree in red and orange foliage, a sunlit grassy path, and a grey-blue sky.

Autumn Foliage

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketches of a staircase, rooftops, a tower-topped building, and a stone wall with handwritten notes.

Architectural Sketches, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of women gathered around jewelry in a room, with a seated man gesturing toward them.

Ulysesses Discovers Achilles in Scyros

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted foundry with workers around cannon barrels, a large wheel, and a furnace.

The Invention of Gunpowder

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a Doric temple colonnade at Paestum with column studies and handwritten colour notes.

Temples of Hera and Athena at Paestum, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of a rocky brook with boulders, trees, and distant mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

View of Moat Mountain from Wildcat Brook, Jackson, New Hampshire, Looking Southwest

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with windmills and small buildings along a far bank, with open water in the foreground.

Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of trumpet-blowing angels in clouds above nude figures rising and falling in a crowd.

The Last Judgment

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated sibyl holding a book, with a putto behind her, copied after Michelangelo.

Erythean Sibyl from the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after Michelangelo

Michelangelo, 1520

Pencil sketch of a mountain and its reflection in a lake, with rocky slopes, shoreline trees and a small boat.

Reflections on the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical door frame with pediment, fleur-de-lis and bird medallion.

Design for Door Frame

Carlo Marchionni, 1730

Pencil study of a nude woman seated on the floor, seen from behind, with shaded arms and bent legs.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of three designs for sepulchral monuments with pedestals, urns, and relief carvings.

Three Designs for the Elevation of a Sepulchral Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a river harbor with sailboats, a church spire, hills and mountains under clouds.

Harbor Scene

Jan Griffier, 1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of three ornamental vessels: a putto-supported cup, a two-handled vase, and a draped urn.

Design for a Candlestick, Cup, and Vase

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a sun god in a chariot pulled by winged horses, led by a winged aurora figure over clouds.

Sun God Being Dragged Into Sky and Preceded By Aurora

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a neoclassical domed building with colonnade, surrounded by architectural plan and detail sketc

Design for a Mausoleum or a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of cumulus clouds lit in warm tones above a reddish ground and a distant blue hill at dusk.

Clouds over Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oval brown ink wash drawing of Ulysses and companions escaping in a boat from the Cyclops's cave with sheep.

Ulysses Escapes the Cyclops’s Cave and Embarks with a Companion

Twilight landscape with dark mountains, a glowing orange and pink sunset sky, and a tree in the lower right foreground.

Twilight in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Bust Portrait of a Young Woman

Jeanne Dabos, 1780

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo ornamental frieze with scrollwork, a central mask, and foliate motifs.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Maria Rolli, 1720

Graphite study of a raised arm and clenched hand on torn toned paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1850.

Study of an Arm for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a classical door case with columns, an arched pediment, and two putti among scrolls.

Design for a Door Case

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash design for a square ceiling with central roundel, garlands, rosettes and octagonal corner panels.

Design for a Square Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Pen and ink sketches of ornate rococo picture frames with scrolls and shell motifs on a ruled page.

Sketches for Frames

Study of a nude winged putto seated on a cloud in a blue roundel, holding musical instruments, with a bird on a branch.

Study for Roundel with Putto Holding Attributes of Music

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pencil sketch of two stag heads with branching antlers on a cream sheet, one large and one small.

Study of stag head

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Red chalk study on blue paper showing kneeling draped figures, hands, and legs in multiple poses.

Kneeling Figures

Giuseppe Passeri, 1800

Ink and watercolor drawing of a vaulted stone prison interior with arches, columns, and a stairway leading to a bright passag

Stage Design, Fortified Castle Interior for "Ciro in Babilonia" by Gioachino Rossini, La Scala, Milan, 1818, "Prigion…

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman on clouds with a winged putto holding a tablet and a child.

The Astronomer, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia ink and wash drawing of obelisks, a column, an arch, a statue, and a fountain with reclining figures.

Fountains; architectural details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd of figures and horses gathered around a seated central figure beneath a canopy.

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Grey watercolor design of a classical doorway with fluted columns, shell niche, pediment and a window above with urns.

Design for a Doorway

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of classical sepulchral monuments with columns, statues, obelisks, and small figures on steps.

Sepulchral monuments

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a blank papal inscription frame topped by a tiara, crossed keys, and laurel and tassel ornaments.

Frame for a papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of Roman helmets, spears, a shield and an SPQR plaque piled together.

Trophy of weapons

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical figure on a pedestal in a colonnaded street with crowds and vessels.

Nuptiae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of ocean waves and a distant rocky coastline on cream paper, with a handwritten date in the lower right.

Ocean Surf, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Gothic archway and sculpted figures at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, with small figures in the street.

Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink and wash architectural drawing of a column capital with a ram's head, cornice, and stepped moldings.

Upper Corner of a Window Frame

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of hatched cumulus clouds on cream paper, with handwritten notes about brilliant white edges and hazy sky.

Backlit Clouds

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Loose oil study of a reclining nude woman in blue and green tones, with a small seated figure in an arched composition.

Study for a Tympanum with Reclining Figure

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900