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Brown wash drawing of a classical window case with Corinthian columns, a sculpted pediment, and a draped curtain.

Design for a Window Case

Carlo Marchionni, 1800

Brown wash stage design of a vaulted temple with a central statue, columns, griffins and figures on steps.

Stage Design: Temple of Vengeance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash design drawing of an ornate censer with a domed lid, garland swags and chains.

Design for a Thurible

Filippo Marchionni, 1730

Pencil study of a male torso from a plaster cast, showing chest and abdominal muscles with soft shading on gray paper.

Male Torso From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of thistle plants with spiky flower heads and grass, inscribed Nature Study by Walter Shirlaw.

Nature Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical wainscotted wall panel with arched field, garland, and Greek key frieze.

Design for a Wainscotted Wall Panel

F. Cornille, 1800

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man in a headwrap resting on a barrel labeled Contraband, titled Dixie.

Dixie

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a glowing cross in the sky over cliffs, a sea, and a lone figure on a path.

Vision of the Cross

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor of peasant women, children and a man with a fish in traditional regional costumes against a hazy landscape.

Costumes of Sorrento, Ischia, Procida, and Gaëta

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of a winged angel lifting a radiant monstrance upward, with soft shading on pale paper.

Angel Carrying a Monstrance

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Ink and wash design with a seated allegorical woman, a putto and columns in a central panel, flanked by two round medallions

Vaulted Panel Design, Allegory of Justice, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Italy

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an Indian encampment on a rocky shore with canoes, a campfire, a tent, and tall cliffs.

Indian Encampment on the Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and chalk sketch of snow-capped volcanic peaks with smoke rising over hills and a lake, with handwritten notes.

Puracé Volcano, Colombia and Mt. Sincholagua, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch on cream paper of fern fronds and leaf studies, with the handwritten word 'fern' above the center.

Botanical Sketch of a Fern, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a quarter ceiling with curved bands, scrolls and floral ornament on pale paper.

Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1800

Sketch of a red wooden house with a chimney in a field, with blue mountains rising behind it.

House in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a small stone church with a bell tower on a grassy slope, with mountains in the distance.

Small Church in Sion, Switzerland

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink drawing of figures in procession offering garlands to a nude statue before a classical temple and rotunda.

Worship of Venus in a Classical Landscape

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and white chalk study of two hands resting on a toned brown paper, with an inscription below.

Study of Hands for Elderly Woman in "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a classical triumphal arch with columns, sculpted figures in niches, and trees on each side.

Door in a garden wall

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a layered turban, looking upward, in black and red chalk on paper.

Head of a Man in Turban

François Boucher, 1750

Grey ink wash drawing of two female figures beside an anvil and hammer, with handwritten design note below.

Design for Bank Note

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Horizontal strip of grey and black wash showing a lake shoreline, dark water and a distant tree line under pale sky.

Fragment of "Trout Fishing, Lake St. John, Quebec"

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil and white chalk study of a nude male figure with raised arms and drapery sketches on grey paper.

Nude Angel, Angel's Arm, and Drapery Studies, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped volcano above a cloud band, with church towers and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Cayambé, Morning, from the Panecillo in Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Small sketch of a reddish mountain ridge above green and yellow shrubs under a pale blue sky.

Mountain View on the Road to Baalbek, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Neoclassical wall elevation drawing with gilded frieze, pilasters, framed panels, central clock, and marbled base.

Design for a Wall Vestibule

Charles Percier, 1800

Pencil sketch of a classical column, decorative frieze, and small figure on a cream sheet, study for Vintage Festival by Robe

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a canopied altar with four figural columns, a cross finial, and steps leading up.

Design for an altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor and pencil sketch sheet showing a blue and yellow macaw on a rock with studies of a building and a parrot.

Sketches of Guacamaya, Bogotá, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with an arched bridge, large boulders, and a tree, with handwritten color notes.

Monte Rosa and a Bridge near Pontegrande, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a tiered tomb monument with a Madonna and Child, a reclining effigy, and draped swags.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument for a Medici Cardinal

Francesco da Sangallo, 1570

Pencil sketch of a mountain gorge with a wooden trestle bridge, a stream, pine trees and handwritten colour notes on the pape

Gorge between Ceppo Morelli and Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a lake with hills, mountains, shrubs and trees along the shore, with handwritten notes at the top and bottom

North-South Lake near the Catskill Mountain House, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Watercolor of red sandstone cliffs and mesas above a canyon, with a river gorge in the foreground under a warm, cloudy sky.

Cliffs of the Rio Virgin, South Utah

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical doorway with fluted pilasters, a shell pediment, and small figures in a loggia.

Doorway, Loggia, Ground Floor, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a robe and turban, with handwritten labels naming his garments and accessories.

Fellah of Bethlehem

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite study on toned paper of a seated figure seen from behind, bent over a sloped board with one hand raised.

Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Oil sketch of twilight clouds with orange sunset glow over dark tree silhouettes at the bottom edge.

Clouds at Twilight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of a mountain's south face with snow streaks and forest at its base.

South Face, Mt. Katahdin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd of robed men standing together in an interior beside a bench.

Apostles after Raphael's "Death of Ananias"

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a reclining child in loose shaded strokes, with a small scroll study with tiny figures below.

Child

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Sketch of a marshy landscape with white water reflections, reeds, and a distant tree line on tan paper.

Marshy Landscape near Millinocket Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of four classical fender designs with urn finials, paw feet, garlands and lion heads.

Four fenders

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite and white highlight sketch on brown paper showing a narrow mountain valley with rocky ridges and lit slopes.

Narrow Mountain Valley near Ysapan, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of robed monks and nuns with halos meeting before a vaulted arcade, with a glowing light in the background

Meeting of Saints Francis and Clara

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Pencil elevation drawing of a symmetrical villa facade with a domed central pavilion, pilasters and statues on the roofline.

Design for the Facade of a Villa

Johann Fischer von Erlach, 1680

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier raising a sword over a seated man beside classical arches and columns.

The Death of Archimedes

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of two scenes: a crowd around a pedestal above, and a shrouded body carried on a bier below.

Apollonius Curing a Young Athenian Possessed of a Demon [above]; Apollonius Raising a Girl from the Dead in Rome [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch on cream paper of spiky, fanning leaves and curving plant stems in loose botanical study.

Botanical Sketch, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red and black chalk study of a nude elderly man with a leafy wreath, holding a tall staff and seated on draped cloth.

Study of a nude elderly man, Bacchus or one of his companions

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1670

Pencil sketch of a rock on a hilltop with faint distant hills and ridgelines on cream paper.

Rock on a Hilltop, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Loose pencil sketch on aged paper showing small figures, possibly children, and animals within a rough composition.

Children

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Chalk drawing of a standing woman in a headscarf holding two children, rendered in black and red chalk on pale paper.

Woman with Two Children

Jérôme-François Chantereau, 1740

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frieze with scrolling foliage, a skull, an oval cartouche, and a small creature with annotatio

Design for a Frieze: "Time"

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Faint pencil sketch of landscape forms on aged paper mounted in a grey album page.

Bivouac with Unhitched Army Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a riverbank with tropical foliage, a tall palm, and mountains receding into the distance.

Riverbank and Mountains from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a stone town gateway with an arched doorway, pediment, finial and small figures on top.

Gateway of a town with alternatives

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash architectural drawing of an arched portal with a balcony, a seated figure above, and a standing figure at left.

Design for left half of a portal with balcony

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Brown wash drawing of a domed classical fountain pavilion with columns, a tall column on top, and small figures around a basi

Desing for a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of tall cypress trees with shaded foliage on pale paper, inscribed with a Villa d'Este note.

Cypress, Villa d'Este, After Cropsey

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil drawing of a maple branch with serrated leaves and two buds on a cream sheet, with a handwritten label at left.

Maple Leaves, Mt. Desert

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose oil sketch of a twilight sky with pink and orange clouds over a dark horizon and olive ground.

Twilight, Color Effects

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Painting of a ruined castle on a hill above a valley, with a lit thatched cottage and storm clouds overhead.

Landscape with Castle

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870