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Wash drawing of a columned classical mausoleum with arched niches, flanked by urns and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Mausoleum for Czar Paul I (1754-1801) in the Park of Pavlovsk, near Saint Petersburg, Russia: Side Elevation

Thomas de Thomon, 1810

Watercolor interior of St. Peter's Basilica with coffered vaults, sculpted piers and small figures on the marble floor.

Interior of St. Peter's Illuminated

Francesco Panini, 1780

Watercolor of a green salon with a crystal chandelier, blue-striped chairs, round table, fireplace and white drapes.

A Salon in the Palazzo Satriano, Naples

Pen and brown wash drawing with several classical scenes, including seated figures, nudes, cherubs, dogs and an architectural

Design after Paintings by Raphael and Paintings in Bologna by Albani, Francia, Parmigianino; Monument Verso: Anatomic…

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor interior of a room with patterned tile floor, inlaid desk, framed painting, potted plants, and a view to a garden

The Study of Prince Karl of Prussia

Eduard Gaertner, 1840

Watercolor of a paneled great hall with coffered ceiling, stone fireplace, staircase, organ and a seated woman.

The Interior of Hall Place, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Henry Robert Robertson, 1870

Watercolor of a man writing at a desk in a richly furnished study with chandelier, drapes and framed paintings.

The Study of King Louis-Philippe at Neuilly

James Roberts, 1840

Watercolor interior of a library with arched windows, red drapery, bookshelves, framed paintings, and figures seated at desks

The Interior of the Library at Cassiobury

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1810

Watercolor interior of a sitting room with a marble fireplace, green striped walls, lace curtains, and a round table with boo

Sitting Room, 7 Owen's Row, Islington

Richard Parminster Cuff, 1850

Watercolor of a decorated interior with blue drapery and bird wallpaper, opening onto a conservatory with a statue.

The Interior of the Chinese Room, Looking toward the Conservatory, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire

William Alfred Delamotte, 1840

Watercolor interior of a bedroom with striped wallpaper, green daybed, folding screen, and green curtained windows.

Bedroom in a Country Dacha

Russian School, 1830

Watercolor interior of a Gothic-style library with bookshelves, a carved fireplace, statues, and an arched doorway.

A Library in Gothic Style

Charles James Richardson, 1860

Watercolor of an ornate Moorish smoking room with a painted ceiling, chandelier, columns and a seated man on a striped sofa.

A Moorish Smoking Room

Emmanuel Coulange-Lautrec, 1850

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century drawing room with green sofa, patterned wallpaper, fireplace and framed pictures.

An Interior

Mary Ellen Best, 1830

Watercolor interior of a room with a tiled stove, writing desk, round table, sofa and a hanging military uniform.

A Prussian Officer's Quarters

German School, 1830

Watercolor of a furnished study with a large desk, crowded framed pictures, oval portraits, and arched doorways.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1830

Watercolor of a green drawing room with gilded mirror, chandelier, and a woman playing piano by the windows.

The Green Drawing Room of the Earl of Essex at Cassiobury

William Henry Hunt, 1820

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century sitting room with a red-draped table, fireplace, writing desk and framed prints.

A Sitting Room with a Writing Table

Wilhelm Amandus Beer, 1860

Watercolor of a neoclassical bathroom interior with swan fountains, draped curtains, and women attending a seated figure.

Bathroom and Boudoir Interior

Jean-Claude Rumeau, 1800

Watercolor interior of a neoclassical room with coffered ceiling, gilt chandelier, framed paintings, and a seated woman at a

The Study of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Josef Sotira, 1830

Watercolor of a 19th-century salon with a chandelier, marble fireplace, and a man reading on a sofa by the window.

A Salon, probably in Stuttgart

Caspar Obach, 1850

Watercolor of a salon with a man playing violin and a seated woman playing guitar beside open French doors.

Salon Interior with Gabriel d'Arjuzon Playing the Violin and Pascalie Hosten, Comtess d'Arjuzon, Playing Guitar

Achille Louis Martinet, 1810

Watercolor of a paneled hall with carved fireplace, coffered ceiling, suits of armor, and armchairs on a tiled floor.

The Entrance Hall, East Sutton Place, Kent

Charles James Richardson, 1840

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century salon with a seated woman, green upholstered furniture, a round window and potted plant

Interior of a Salon

Lithuanian Vladislav Dmochowski, 1840

Watercolor interior of a 1820 French drawing room where women and children take an art lesson beneath a crystal chandelier.

An Art Lesson

French School, 1820

Watercolor of a rococo concert room with gilded ceiling, mirrors, blue chairs, and a checkered floor.

Concert Room of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Brown ink drawing of men on horseback hunting bulls with eagles in a hilly landscape with trees and flowers.

Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor of a Gothic Revival sitting room with stained glass screens, a chandelier, gilt-framed paintings, and a window wit

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's Sitting Room, Cottage Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

Estonian Eduard Petrovich Hau, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped figure with turned head and flowing robes, study for an Annunciation angel.

Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation

Battista Franco, 1550

Watercolor of a formal salon with a crystal chandelier, red velvet curtains, a chaise longue and gilded candelabra.

A Small Salon in the Montpensier Wing, Palais Royal

Jules Frédéric Bouchet, 1830

Watercolor interior with two seated figures at a table by a window, a white dog on a parquet floor, and an open doorway behin

A Room in the Reuss Palace, Dresden

Polish C. M. Fredro, 1830

Watercolor of an ornate chinoiserie salon with a dome ceiling, lanterns, and figures near garden doors.

The Japanese Salon, Villa Hügel, Hietzing, Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Watercolor of an 1840 drawing room with two seated women, framed portraits, a tiled stove and a chandelier.

Interior in the House of Lord Chamberlain O'Neill, Strandraede, Copenhagen

Danish Christian Olavius Zeuthen, 1840

Watercolor of an ornate Chinese-style room with a blue starred ceiling, crystal chandelier, and porcelain vases.

The Chinese Room in the Royal Palace, Berlin

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Watercolor of a richly furnished library with bookshelves, brass chandelier, green armchairs and busts, by Rudolf von Alt.

The Library in the Apartment of Count Lanckoronski in Vienna, Riemergasse 8

Rudolf von Alt, 1880

Watercolor of an 1850 artist's studio with an easel, stove, seated woman on a green sofa, and framed paintings.

An Artist's Studio

Julie Bayer, 1850

Watercolor elevations of two ornamented orchestra pavilions with conical roofs and decorated bases, drawn by Félix Duban.

"Orchstres places aux Champs elysees, dans le gran carres"

Félix Duban, 1830

Italian girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and chalk drawing of a carved stone capital beside a column with radiating rib vaulting, on tan paper.

Two studies of Architectural Details

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink and pencil floor plan of a proposed Episcopal church showing nave seating, chancel, altar, pulpit, and choir areas.

Floor plan, Episcopal church at Friendship, N.Y.

John C. Wolf, 1900

Drawing of two helmeted soldiers in cloaks, one holding a shield, with a kneeling woman and a small head study.

Two Soldiers and a Kneeling Woman

Eustache Le Sueur, 1800

Watercolor of brown and red-sailed boats in a harbor beside a stone arched bridge under a cloudy sky.

Boats in Trouville

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of tall climbing ivy foliage on tan paper, with handwritten height note in the lower right.

Study of foliage

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with bare trees on a hillside, a small seated figure on the shore, and still water.

Study of landscape, Delaware River

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of rocky sea cliffs with a distant buoy, two seated figures in the foreground, and a small inset study of the c

Otter Cliffs

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a man crouching on a plank scaffold beside a vertical post, with stone blocks behind him.

Vignette: Man Crouching on a Scaffolding

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Watercolor study of a rocky ravine with ruined stone walls, a broken tower, arches, and small figures on a grassy path.

Study of landscape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil and blue-wash sketch of a stone tower, arched opening and rooftops on city walls.

Buttresses on City Walls; Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink drawing of many Rookwood pottery vases and jugs on shelves, decorated with flowers, birds and dragon motifs.

Rookwood Pottery

George Gibson, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing bearded male figure in draped robes with a scroll ornament on his head.

Standing Atlante (a Dacian captive)

Giorgio Vasari, 1800

Pencil sketch of a hotel building with tiled roofs, bare trees, two swans on water, and figures along a low wall.

Hotel Luxembourg, Nîmes - From Our Window

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and rocky outcrops under a hazy sky, with a seated figure on the right.

Landscape, Darmstadt, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a seated muscular male figure above and a smaller nude figure with draped cloth below, on cream paper.

Figures from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of architectural moulding profiles labeled for choir stalls at Chichester Cathedral, on cream paper.

Choir Stalls, Chichester

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of rocky shore with saplings, calm bay, and wooded islands in the distance.

Study of seascape. Porcupine Islands, Bar Harbor, ME

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil and watercolor design for six stained glass window panels with scrolling ornament and ellipses in muted red, green and

Front entrance group stained glass windows

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil sketch of a stone building with arched windows and a conical tower roof, with a small female bust at upper right.

Sketch if Loches and Female Bust

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketch of farm buildings, a ruined hut, and several trees and shrubs on rocky ground.

Sketches of Buildings and Trees

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Circular orange luggage label study with a large black letter A and white text reading ORIENT LINE.

Study for a Luggage Label, Orient Line

E. McKnight Kauffer, 1935

Pencil sketches of coupled columns, ironwork scrolls, and a carved capital from a cloister, with section diagrams.

In Cloister of Cathedreal, Le Puy

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a musician playing guitar from behind, surrounded by head studies, a hand and a foot.

Sketches of Heads, a Hand, a Foot, and a Musician

George Charles Aid, 1900

Pencil study of two nude men standing and clasping hands, with guidelines framing the composition on cream paper.

Figure Study for Seal of the University Club, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil sketch of a river with wooded banks, shrubs and two small boats on the water, on tan paper.

River at Milford

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor study of a domed building and trees on a slope overlooking a calm sea and distant mountain at dusk.

Study of landscape, Sorrento

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850