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Pencil sketch of a seated draped woman beside a donkey and tree, with the handwritten word plenty below.

Study for "Plenty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil and wash sketch of a steep cliff with small buildings above a calm sea, with a horizon line on the left.

Study of coastal cliff, Amalphi, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a Gothic-style library bookcase with pointed arch tracery and pierced crest, by Thomas Chippen

Design for a Library Bookcase

Thomas Chippendale, 1750

Watercolor wall elevation with Chinese figure panels, a pagoda-roofed central door, dragon scrollwork and green marbled walls

Wall Elevation with Panels of Chinese Figures, for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil and white chalk drapery studies of knotted and folded cloth on mauve paper, by Elihu Vedder, 1890.

Studies of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a 19th-century Biedermeier drawing room with a tiled stove, piano, green carpet and potted plants.

Design for a Bourgeois Biedermeier Interior

Pencil sketch on translucent paper of polo players on horseback with raised mallets, folded into a curved lampshade design.

Design for Lampshade, Polo Players

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Architectural elevation of a side wall with panelled sections and a central fireplace flanked by pilasters, in peach wash.

Side wall with fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Wall elevation drawing of a symmetrical room with central fireplace, carved overmantel, paneled doors and classical busts in

Wall Elevation

James Byres, 1810

Watercolor of Storm King rising over the Hudson River with three sailboats and rocky shore in the foreground.

Storm King, Northern Entrance to the Highlands, Hudson River

Edwin Whitefield, 1840

Pencil sketches of gabled buildings with a tower, a sailboat on water, and two figures seated on a grassy bank.

Sketches at Marlborough

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an interior wall with a central double door, red panels, a gold plaque, and decorative fretwork borders.

Design for Wall with Doorway, probably for the Ante Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental balustrade panel with scrolls, rosettes and foliage on a pale ground.

Study for panel of a balustrade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure over a draped pedestal beside an ornate scroll-handled vase.

Ornamental detail with winged figure and vase

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink design drawing of a chapel wall with a lunette, narrative panels, pilasters and decorative cartouches.

Design for a Chapel Wall

Giovanni Battista della Rovere, 1590

Charcoal and white chalk study of two bent arms with open hands on gray paper.

Study of arm

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman with raised arm, after Michelangelo's Night, by Kenyon Cox, 1870.

Study of Michelangelo's "Night"

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Watercolor elevation of a chinoiserie wall design with pink panels, dragons, mythical lions and pagoda-topped niches on blue

Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of two ornamental wall panels with dragons, lattice borders and a central figure above a carved base.

Wall Decoration (West) Wall, Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a flat marsh landscape with grasses, a large tree at left, distant wooded hills, and small cattle at right.

Study of seashore, Rhode Island

William Trost Richards, 1880

Pen drawing of a tea service with saucer, cup, teapot, sugar bowl and creamer decorated with scrolling ornamental patterns.

Design for China Decoration

Anna M. de Pool, 1880

Charcoal sketch of four running hounds above a wavy scroll border, a design for a firescreen by William Hunt Diederich.

Design for Firescreen, Four Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Ink and wash drawing of an interior wall with three arched niches, rococo scrollwork, and urn-topped brackets.

Elevation of Wall with Three Niches

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen drawing of a nude woman riding a unicorn beside a satyr and putto, with scrolling foliage and the words Leonard Cox - His

Bookplate for Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Red chalk sketch on cream paper showing a winged figure on the left and two putti interacting on the right within a ruled bor

Three putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design for a box cover with blue ground, white interlaced scrollwork, gold vines and a blank central circle.

Design for a Box Cover

Anna M. de Pool, 1890

Red chalk drawing of three ornate candelabras with scrolled bases and flared tops on cream paper.

Candelabras

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grasshopper driving a chariot pulled by two butterflies over flowering plants, with a patterned border below.

Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a reclining classical male nude statue on an oval pedestal, dated December 31 in the lower right.

Study of a Statue, or Cast

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a shoreline with sandy banks, grasses and a line of trees on a hill, with a small study in the upper left.

Seashore, Newport, RI

William Trost Richards, 1870

Pencil design drawing of a wall decoration with swagged drapery, floral motifs, birds and elephant figures in flanking panels

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Proposed Wall Decoration

Frederick Crace, 1810

Brown ink sketch of a haloed rider on a donkey with a second donkey at left, set against loose wash clouds.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Watercolor elevation of a paneled interior wall with two wood-veneer doors, decorative upper panels and a central framed pane

Side wall elevation

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil design drawing of an ornate doorway with an arched top, flanked by chinoiserie pagoda panels and decorative columns.

Design for Doorway

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design sheet of a tea service with blue floral sprigs, gilded scrollwork and lattice patterns on teapot, cups and

Design for China Decoration

Mary Morison Brownson, 1890

Pale watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with a church tower, small sailboats with pink sails, and mooring poles under a hazy sky

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Graphite study on toned paper of leafy plants and undergrowth with white highlights, by William Trost Richards.

Study of foliage

William Trost Richards, 1850

Grey monochrome sketch of a figure in dark billowing cloak leaning into wind, with pale hand extended, on a stormy grey groun

Man in a Storm

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Watercolor wall design with bare trees, three potted plants on stands, and red and yellow fretwork border against pale blue.

Design for Blue and Silver Wall Decoration for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Design for a Decorative Frieze

Carlo Bianconi, 1800

Ink sketch of stylized hounds with looping, flowing outlines on yellowed paper, with a small purple wash.

Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor of an ornate gilded palace interior with a mirror, porcelain vases, portraits and rooms receding through arches.

Apartments of Queen Elizabeth of Prussia, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin

Elizabeth Pochhammer, 1860

Watercolor wall elevation with a circular pagoda landscape medallion, pink panels, and brown lattice double doors.

Wall Elevation Design, probably for the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design for a doorway with red lattice double doors, pink latticed side panels, and a frieze with Chinese character

Design for Doorway, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor study of a rocky hillside with shrubs, boulders, a dirt path and an eroded reddish bank under a pale sky.

Study of landscape, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk study of three ornamental balusters with acanthus leaf decoration on cream paper.

Study of balusters

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a seated girl with a bow in her hair reaching toward a small frog on the floor.

Sketch of a Girl with a Frog

Louise Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailboat on calm water beside rocky shore and evergreen trees, with a wooded headland beyond.

Bald Porcupine Island

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of rococo scrollwork, foliage and a feathered motif on a pale sheet with a border.

Study for panel of the Tribune

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of muscular figures struggling against serpents, with a mother and children at the right.

Figures Attacked by Serpents

Raymond Lafage, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky coastline with cliffs and shrubs framing a sea inlet receding toward the horizon.

Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"

William Trost Richards, 1870

Pencil sketch of a staircase and hall interior with carved balusters, a bust on a table, and a statue at left.

Staircase - Mossley Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Sepia architectural rendering of a domed civic center with a tall clock tower above a plaza with gardens and tram tracks.

Sketches - Lake Como

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor wall elevation with chinoiserie figures, pagoda ornaments, pink doors and a green marbled wall above a fireplace.

Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of rooftops and the Red Lion Hotel sign beside a harbor with sailboats and flying gulls.

Red Lion Hotel

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Grey wash drawing of cavalry charging past a fallen officer and horse, with an overturned cart and a discarded helmet in the

Blücher Unhorsed at Ligny

Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, 1880

Seven Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two large bare trees over a meadow with rocks, a ruined hilltop castle and mountains at left.

Landscape, Lake Brienz, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Painted design of a chinoiserie room wall with red drapery, winged dragons, pagodas and a willow landscape in red and gold.

Design for the South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of four seated men in suits and hats on wooden chairs, two smoking, in an interior room.

On the Border-land of Crime

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

Pencil sketch of figures with parasols on rocky shore, with a sailboat on the sea and distant coastline.

On the Rocks, Mt. Desert

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor wall design with chinoiserie landscape panels, pagoda and tent scenes, ornate scrolled frames and garlands.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink design for carved panelling with two putti holding garlands beside a central bust and blank framed panels.

Project for Carved Panelling

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1650

Pencil sketch of large leafy trees, a cottage and distant mountains, inscribed Interlaken, July 25 1860.

Landscape, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Foreground Studies, Ramapo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a gothic window with blue and pink drapes, gold fringe, serpent finials and yellow fluted panels.

Window Decoration, Probably for the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

Design sheet with brown and blue sketches of a teapot, cups, covered bowl and saucer decorated with scrolling floral patterns

Design for China Decoration

Rose Samson, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a male figure in an ascending pose with draped garment and outstretched arm, within a ruled border.

Ascending male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of an urn with scroll handles and a pitcher on an ornate pedestal, on cream paper with a border.

Urn and pitcher

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate rococo chimneypiece with a cast-iron grate and polished steel hearth.

Chimneypiece Design with Cast-iron Grate

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1830

Red chalk drawing of two ornate candelabras with baluster stems and scrolled pedestals on cream paper.

Study of candelabras

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil design drawing of a wall with three arched panels showing a peacock, potted plants, herons, and lattice patterning.

Design for North wall, Yellow Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Robert Jones, 1810

Red chalk drawing of two seated draped figures beside a central escutcheon in scrolled ornamental framing, within a green and

Ceiling detail with two seated figures and escutcheon

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of two urns and a scrolled ornamental detail on a pale sheet with gold border.

Two urns and an ornamental detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite sketch of a crowd of figures raising a cross, with a central figure stretched along the beam.

Study for the Elevation of the Cross

Pietro Dandini, 1680

Pencil drawing of an ornate courtroom with coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, marble floor, and a mural behind the judge's

View of Court Room, Federal Building, Cleveland, OH

Arnold William Brunner, 1910

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie-style interior wall with scrolling plasterwork frieze, tall windows and red lattice bal

Entrance Hall, West Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks with snowy patches and a row of trees along the lower edge.

Study of Landscape

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor design of a yellow wall with five chinoiserie landscape panels framed by dragons, tassels and a lilac balustrade.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a winged female figure draped in cloth, leaning on a large decorative scroll.

Winged female figure with decorative scroll

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seated beside scrolled ornament and a large shell-shaped niche.

A Stucco Angel from the Nave Vault, Church of the Gesu, Rome," from the album "Drawings after Ornament and Architecture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor elevation of a bedroom with pink curtains over a bed, Ionic columns, coffered ceiling and gilded pilasters.

Elevation of a Bedroom Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil design drawing of a symmetrical interior wall with fireplace, military trophies, eagle figures and a mounted rider sce

Proposed Design for the South Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a decorated wall with a central mirror over a fireplace and two chinoiserie garden scenes.

Design for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil study of an arm and curled hand on tan paper, with shaded hatching and the signature Edwin H. Blashfield.

Study of Arm and Hand

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1900

Grey wash study of Columbus landing, with armored men on a shore, a cross, angels in the clouds, and a boat at right.

Study for Painting "The Landing of Columbus in America," Sala del Minor Consiglio, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy

Francesco Solimena, 1710

Watercolor design of yellow swag curtains, red tassels and blue valance over five gothic arched windows.

Design for Curtains, for the Music Room or the Banqueting Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a Swiss mountain valley with a rocky stream, boulders, pine trees and distant peaks.

Landscape, Stechelberg, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor design elevation of a chinoiserie wall with a tiled roof, central dragon figure, and pink and blue decorative pane

Design for the South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Ink cartoon sketches of 1860s figures in crinoline gowns and formal dress, with handwritten captions across a folded sheet.

Sheet of cartoons of contemporary life

A. Bonaventure, 1860

Watercolor design of a decorative wall with a yellow panel showing a mythical creature, dancing figures, and dragon-shaped pi

Design for South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor elevation of a wall with blue and pink paneled doors, gilded trim, and painted decorative panels.

Design for Window Wall Decoration, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a baby lying on its back, head turned left, one hand raised to the mouth, legs bent with bare feet showing.

Study of a Baby

Louise Cox, 1900