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Drawing of a seated man beside a reclining older woman on a floral sofa, in a room with a chandelier and framed portrait.

He Sat Still, Studying His Mother's Strong, Lined Face

Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1910

Watercolor sketch of the Moulin de la Galette windmills in Paris, with an arched dance hall entrance and figures on the stree

Moulin de la Galette, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor of a man leaning toward a woman in a pink dress reading a letter in a sloped-roof attic beside a desk and trunk.

"He is the image of you"

Arthur Ignatius Keller, 1910

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young woman with closed eyes and hair in a bun, on grey paper with blue shading.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman with Closed Eyes

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a man's head and shoulders on tan paper, with wavy hair and a slight smile.

Study for portrait, Bell Tilghman

Harriet Blackstone, 1920

Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an ornate multi-armed lighting fixture with blue bands and floral details, dated 1810.

Design for a Lighting Fixture

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor ornament sheet with two laurel and myrtle wreaths framing a purple band of pink acanthus scrolls.

Ornament Design, Foliate Panel between Roman Myrtle and Laurel Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tower with a pointed roof above rooftops, with twisted wooden posts drawn below on tan paper.

Sketches at Lausanne

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two muscular nude male figures embracing, drawn in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Figures from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods and an ornate octagonal basin.

Recto: Fountain Design with Oceanus and the River Gods Arno and Tiber

Jacopo Zucchi, 1580

Grayscale shaded drawing of a plaster head tilted upward on a stepped pedestal, with the name M. Alice Travers inscribed at u

Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Tra…

M. Alice Travers, 1890

Watercolor ornament sheet with a triangular panel of two winged lions, a laurel wreath, and a crown with ribbons.

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel with Winged Lions and Two Roman Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Charcoal study of an elderly bearded man with a balding head wearing a buttoned overcoat, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man: Study from Life

Coralie E. Feilner, 1880

Charcoal and chalk figure studies on gray paper: a female head and shoulders, an arm, a leg, and a foot.

details of figure studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted winged figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, within a double ruled border.

Winged figure holding glass in upraised hand

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a round stone medieval tower with conical roof and rooftops of Loches beneath a pale sky.

Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait fo unknown man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Watercolor design with two vertical Roman-style standards holding cameo medallions and a central red triangular panel with wh

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude with curly beard, one arm raised, shaded to show musculature.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with gnarled roots and textured bark on the forest floor, dated June 1860.

Tree Trunks, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor ornament design sheet with a laurel-wreathed bust, a blue pinecone and floral frieze, and an eagle in a pink wreat

Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a tomb design with a heraldic shield, helmet, drapery swags and an inscription panel with figures.

Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a narrow stepped lane between old houses with tiled roofs, trees and climbing plants, on green paper.

Narrow Steps between Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ornament design sheet with a cherub cameo, a red-figure vase, and a classical female figure cameo in watercolor.

Ornament Design with Vase and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a kneeling winged figure with draped cloth, set within a double-ruled border on cream paper.

Kneeling winged figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of a shuttered building facade, a cornice detail, and two figures with carts on paper.

Sketches of Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor ornament design with a red and black urn, classical cameo figures, garlands, and ribbon bows on a cream sheet.

Ornament Design with Urn and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a seated figure in antique military dress with helmet and armor, within a double ruled border.

Figure in antique military dress

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style vase with gilt dragon handles on a gilded spiral-column pedestal.

Mounted Chinese Vase on a Pedestal, for the Music Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion

Robert Jones, 1810

Design drawing of a golden hair comb with a nymph figure rising from swirling waves and blue enamel accents on gray paper.

Design for a Nymph Comb

Eugène Samuel Grasset, 1910

Pencil sketch sheet with small sailboats on water and studies of men in caps, labeled Napoli.

Sketches in Naples

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Gouache design of a gold chatelaine with a watch, diamond chains, and an enamelled cameo of a winged figure on a tan backgrou

Design for a Chatelaine with Watch

Alexis Falize, 1880

Red chalk sketch of two male figures above an ornamented pedestal, framed by orange and green borders.

Two male figures and a decorative motif

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of glass vessels, a lamp, and a geometric pattern study, with handwritten notes reading Cairo and glass.

Sketches of Decorative Details from Cairo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of uniformed soldiers beside a cannon in a brick casemate, lit by a bright muzzle flash and smoke.

A Casemate Gun During the Conflagration

Theodore Russell Davis, 1880

Watercolor front elevation of a fire house with arched wooden doors, sculpted pediment, and adjacent city buildings.

Design for a fire house: front elevation

Christian Francis Rosborg, 1910

Watercolor of a countryside meadow with a winding stream, distant mountains, a large tree at right, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape of Countryside

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a wood-grained door with an overdoor panel showing a fantastic bird in pink, green and yellow.

Design for Door and Overdoor with Fantastic Bird, probably for the Yellow Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Ornament design with two laurel wreaths tied with ribbons and a foliate acanthus panel on green between them, watercolor on p

Ornament Design, Foliate Panel between Roman Triumphal and Civic Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a narrow street passing under a stone archway, with a robed figure walking toward a distant arched gate.

Street in Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor mural design of an armored knight, a seated bearded man on a throne, and a veiled woman in a rose gown.

Mural design: Rowena, Cedric, Athelstane

John C. Wolf, 1900

Plan drawing of a square monument with a circular central court, black colonnade and red accents, with competition lettering

Monument of the soldiers, sailors and marines

Christian Francis Rosborg, 1920

Pencil sketches of architectural details including a column, scroll bracket, and leaded window pattern with handwritten notes

Architectural Details From house of Diane de Poiters

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of an urn-shaped vase with sinuous bronze mounts curling around its body and a leafy finial above.

Design for a Bronze Mounted Vase

Emile Gallé, 1880

Watercolor ornament design with a central gold rinceau panel on blue, flanked by two tall standards with medallions and class

Ornament Design, Rinceau Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of many sailing fishing boats on calm water with a distant bell tower, on toned paper.

Venetian Fishing Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of an ornate architectural frame with seated figures and a central cartouche on pale paper.

Detail from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Engraved plate of 17 figures showing fan making steps, folded fans, decorated leaves and tools, labeled Eventailliste.

Plate Illustrating Fanmaking from Diderot's "Encyclopédie"

Denis Diderot, 1750

Pencil sketch of a narrow street in San Remo with arched doorways, balconies, stone steps and a small standing figure.

Street in San Remo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a draped woman holding fasces and scales beside classical architecture, within a decorative border.

Allegorical figure of Justice with fasces

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wooded valley with leaning trees, rocks in a stream, and a small seated figure.

Study of landscape, Lawton Valley, RI

William Trost Richards, 1870

Portrait of Lord Beauclerk

Richard Dighton, 1880

Red chalk drawing of three classical urns and vases, including a baluster urn with draped garland, within a gold and black bo

Baluster, urns and pedestal

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of Union soldiers, a cannon, and horses on a road by Pratt's Pea Ridge Store with tents and wooded hills.

The Union Army under General Carr at Pratt's store

Francis H. Schell, 1880

Watercolor and ink design of a room's walls and ceiling with decorative panels, a gilt mirror, fireplace and pink curtains.

Ceiling and Four Walls of a Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated robed figure holding a tall staff beside a throne, within a double-ruled border.

Seated kingly figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and brown wash design for a salt cellar and egg dish with fork and spoon, showing nude figures and swans.

Design for a Salt Cellar and Egg Dish with Fork and Spoon

Ottavio Strada, 1570

Sepia drawing of a formal tree-lined park with stone urns, steps, and a domed colonnaded pavilion with strolling figures.

Sketches of Lake Lugano

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure in prayer, with hatched wings and drapery on pale paper within a ruled border.

Winged figure praying

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study on tan paper of three arms and hands in different poses, one pointing, one gripping, one curled.

Three Studies of Arms

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of two female heads with high collars and handwritten notes on brows and collar color.

Sketch of Two Female Heads for Chinese Figure in "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific," Mural in the Wisconsin S…

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pen and wash drawing of a timber boat house over water with trees, a land entrance elevation, and a roof plan.

Boat House, Virginia Water; Verso: Scullery, Virginia Water

Sir Jeffry Wyatville, 1820

Pen drawing of a rounded arch on Corinthian columns with ornamental foliate frieze and rosettes above.

An arch

J.D. Woodward, 1890

Pencil sketch of a small harbor with moored sailboats, masts, a stone archway and tiled-roof buildings along the shore.

Small Fishing Port

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite study of a standing female nude seen from behind, one arm raised, on aged tan paper.

Study of Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of a armored knight on horseback surrounded by labeled helmets, axes, and scrolls of medieval armor.

"Armor of 1440; Best Epoch"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Pencil sketch of an ornate carved stone corbel with a scroll and bearded mask, plus two smaller mask studies.

Architectural Corbel - Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an ornate candelabra with three faceted hanging lanterns and a fluted, gilded shaft.

"Candelabre du Pavillon Orchestre place dans le bassin des Tuileries en 1834"

Félix Duban, 1830

Pencil study of a seated nude woman with a floral headband, resting her chin on her hand while reading a book.

Nude Study for "The Contemplative Life" for Lunette in the Administration Building, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Audience at Café in Constantinople

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait of Mr. Franklin

Richard Dighton, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a tomb decoration with an oval portrait medallion, drapery swags, bows and an urn above.

Tomb decoration with portrait

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Two Sketches of a Cardinal, and a Confessional

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal study of a mustached man's head and shoulders on a torn cream sheet, with handwritten name and date below.

Study for portrait, Vicente Blasco Ibañez

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed figure in a tall mitre holding a flame, set within a gold ruled border.

Standing male figure in bishop's vestments

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grisaille frontispiece with a seated youth above a page and an armored knight beside a heraldic shield and motto scroll.

Pages and Knights, Frontispiece for "The Man at Arms"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Pencil sketch page with three studies of women and handwritten notes comparing idealized and realistic depictions.

Three Sketches of Women in Pireus

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Gray monochrome painting of a bearded man in a hat and lace collar walking with a cane, followed by a crowd.

King Charles on the Way to His Execution

Frank Craig, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a muscular seated male nude beside a classical pedestal, with hatched shading and a draped cloth.

Ignudo from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of crossed legs in trousers and a shoe, with a small sailboat on water above, and a brown stain.

Sketch of Crossed Legs

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal study of a standing nude woman seen from behind, head turned over her shoulder, against a sketched background.

Academic Study of a Female Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Decorative wall design with a pagoda landscape, a serpent, a gilded pillar, a bird, and a fan of orange and purple folds.

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

Frederick Crace, 1810

Drawing of a standing male nude with one arm raised to his head, rendered in graphite and white chalk on grey paper.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated by an open window beside a small table, with handwritten inscription below.

Billy Martin - Farewell Sketch at Quebec

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a cathedral interior with draped black fabric, an arched opening, and a circular medallion above.

Funeral of James Cardinal Gibbons at Roman Catholic Cathedral, Baltimore, MD

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Watercolor ornament designs showing two decorated Roman standards flanking a white scrolling foliage panel on a brown ground.

Ornament Design, Panel and Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Study of a woman

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman with curly hair and closed eyes, head bowed, on gray-green paper.

Study for woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil design drawing of a classical two-handled urn on a panelled pedestal with a small relief figure.

Design for an urn on a stand

John Nash, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a bound bearded saint tied to a tree while three men surround him.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew

Vespasiano Strada, 1590

Pencil study of a classical helmeted head of Athena, shaded on the right, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Head of Athena (from a cast)

S. D. Pratt, 1900

Pencil design drawing of an arched gate with iron bars and two hounds shown in the upper arched panel.

Design for a Gate, Two Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Red chalk drawing of three bishops in mitres and robes, standing close together, with loose hatched shading.

Three bishops

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of an ornate Corinthian column capital with acanthus leaves above a fluted shaft and stepped base.

Study of a Capital and Base

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Watercolor ornament design showing a classical female bust cameo in a blue circle, with a pink ribbon bow above.

Ornament Design with Female Portrait Cameo

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770