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Graphite sketch sheet with several loosely drawn figures, including a large reclining nude and smaller seated forms.

Sketches of Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of three figures, two men in hats and a woman, standing and seated on a pale ground with loose construction lin

Three figures

Jean-François Millet, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing female figure with arms raised overhead and one leg bent forward.

Sketch of a Female Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of seated and reclining figures among flame-like forms on translucent paper, study for a ceiling design.

Sketch of Figures for a Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with floral borders, small birds, two long-tailed birds flanking Chinese characters in a panel.

Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket

Jean François Bony, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wood engraving class with a teacher and women students at stools and a desk in an interior.

Mr. Herrick Teaching Wood Engraved in the Women's Art School, Cooper Union

Ada C. Thompson, 1850

Study of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil and wash design of a seated classical female figure drawing back drapery, framed by Greek key borders and panels.

Penelope

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats beached on a sandy shore with masts and rigging against a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Seashore

Walter Clark, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped classical dress resting her hand against her face.

Classical Figure

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor study of an arched stained glass window with gold lattice, floral borders and a fan-shaped top panel.

Study for a Window in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

John La Farge, 1900

Grey wash drawing of a young woman reclining in a striped chair beside a table with a tall vase and figurine.

Girl in a Wicker Chair

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1880

Hatched pen drawing of a male model posing on a platform before students at easels in a crowded art studio.

Atelier for Women (Bouguereau and Robert-Fleury)

M. Riccardo Nobili, 1880

Pencil drawing of draped striped cloth hung over a stand, with hatched folds and a handwritten date in the lower left.

Still life arrangement

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketch of three elephants, one with long tusks, moving through tall grass beneath trees.

Ivory at Home

Frederic Villiers, 1890

Pencil study of a raised right hand with curled fingers and shaded knuckles on tan paper, by Francis Augustus Lathrop.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and ink sketch sheet of winged grotesque creatures above two gnarled bare trees on a sloping ground.

Grotesques

Netherlandish Hieronymous Bosch, 1570

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining nude woman with extended arms and several studies of hands.

Sketches of Female Nude and Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink design drawing of an ornamental ceiling border with scrolls, putti, and layered moldings, 1570.

Design for a Ceiling

Luzio Romano, 1570

Design with a winged figure holding a laurel wreath and painter's palette, Latin inscription above, in grey, yellow and blue

Design for Mosaic or Stained Glass Window in Honor of a Painter (“Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat”)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pastel and graphite portrait of a seated woman with red hair in a gray-blue dress and red brooch, on a chair.

Portrait

Carroll Beckwith, 1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a hand with curled fingers, with faint studies of another hand and a foot below.

Studies of Hands and a Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of a winged putto reclining with one arm raised to its head, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch for Putto

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Study for Cleopatra

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a sailboat by a grassy shore with trees at left and a distant horizon on tan paper.

Landscape

Walter Clark, 1880

Stained glass design with two arched panels showing the Adoration of the Magi under a star and a crescent moon.

Adoration of the Magi (Design for Stained Glass Window)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of seated passengers in hats, including women and men, in a crowded interior.

Train Passengers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated classical man beneath figural caryatids in an ornate architectural interior.

Godfrey de Bouillon, after Giulio Romano and Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a right arm and shoulder on tan paper with a purple museum stamp in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Right Arm

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Grey wash drawing of an ornate cuirass flanked by shields, a spear and a banner, arranged as a military trophy.

Trophy with Weapons

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830