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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

Watercolor design drawing of a paneled wall with blue ground, central recessed panel, side pilasters and a cornice.

Paneled Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

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

Brown ink sketch of a bearded elderly pilgrim in a turban holding rosary beads and a staff, with a small study in the corner.

Half-length Sketch of an Elderly Pilgrim

Agostino Carracci, 1600

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

Embroidery pattern on squared paper with pink roses and blue ribbons above, and blue forget-me-nots with orange ribbons below

Memorial Wool Embroidery Design "Meinem Theuren Vater" and "Meiner Theuren Mater"

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

Pencil sketch of bearded gods and a winged figure on a cloud bank, with a lion-like creature below, mounted in a grey border.

Gods on a Cloud-bank

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

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

Pencil sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes on a pillow, with handwritten colour notes across the page.

Funerary Portrait of James Cardinal Gibbons

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Pen and watercolor drawing of veiled women and a crowd gathered around an ox cart beneath a large tree.

Lucius Albinius Rescues the Vestal Virgins

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Watercolor wall elevation with yellow pilasters, blue panels, paneled double doors, candelabra and a classical statue in a ni

Wall Elevation

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a sailboat seascape with a rowboat and rocks beside an interior view of a wooden staircase.

Sketch of Landscape and Staircase

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketch of a rustic courtyard with a shed, a leaning tree, and a kneeling figure beside a glowing opening.

Set for a Christmas Crèche (Nativity)

Leonardo Scaglia, 1740

Watercolor design of a chinoiserie window alcove with red swagged drapery, blue lattice panels, and a glazed central door.

Window Alcove for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of women washing near grazing cattle and a seated herder, with a dog and a farm building in the background.

Women doing washing near a cow-herd

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1800

Pale sketch of Murano's low waterfront skyline with church towers rising above a flat lagoon.

Study of seascape, Murano, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1870

Watercolor elevation of a room wall with a central fireplace, yellow panel, green marbled pilasters and two paneled doors.

Wall Elevation with Fireplace and Two Doors

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor interior wall design with two arched niches holding seated gilded figures, a blue urn, and a scrolled frieze.

Design for the Entrance Hall, the East Wall, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Charcoal design sketch of two stylized hounds with curved tails inside a decorative arched frame.

Design for Firescreen, Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor design of a red double door with classical urn in an arch, flanked by red and marbleized wall panels.

Red Door, Marbleized Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design elevation of a decorated interior wall with a scrolling frieze, paneled doors and a red lattice railing.

Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor of moored sailing boats and rowboats in calm water beneath an overcast sky with a distant shoreline.

A Seascape

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor interior elevation with chinoiserie landscape wallpaper, latticed doors, red drapery and a central altar table wit

Interior with Chinese Wallpaper

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of mounted cavalry driving a large herd of cattle across a field past a tree and stream.

The Cattle Raid by the Confederate Cavalry

Alfred Waud, 1880

Pencil sketches of two men seated on rocks, one at left seen from behind and one at right holding a paper, on tan paper.

Two Sketches of a Man Seated on Rocks in San Remo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil study sheet of women in bonnets at a market, some seated, some standing, with baskets and handwritten note.

Market Day

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of two Holy Family scenes with the Virgin, Christ child and Saint Joseph under a tree.

Holy Family

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1610

Pencil drawing of a wall design with ornate pilasters, foliate scrollwork and a decorative lower frieze around a blank panel.

Design for a Wall Decoration, Possibly for the Corridor

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure facing a gesturing kneeling figure in draped robes against a faint landscape.

Standing and Kneeking Figures

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1730

Pencil sketch of sailboats on calm water with a rocky headland and shoreline in the distance.

Point Levi From Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of three plants: a leafy rosette, a tall yellow-flowered mullein spike, and a spiny thistle-like

Study of mullein plants

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Grayscale interior of two soldiers entering a cabin where a seated man reads by a fireplace with a kettle.

Surprised at Mrs. Kitchen's

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Pencil study of Mount Vesuvius rising above the sea with a smoke plume from its summit, viewed from Sorrento.

Study of Mt. Vesuvius from Sorrento, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Colored design drawing of a pipe organ flanked by pagoda pavilions and serpent-wrapped columns in a chinoiserie music room.

Design for the North Wall of the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside books, a chair and a winged figure, with an ornamental scroll at right.

Seated female figure with books and putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a decorated wall with pink and blue panels, gilded columns, dragon motifs and a central pagoda canopy.

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

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a painted wall with blue and pink panels, gilt trim, and a central double door with lattice panes.

Design for Wall with Doorway, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man with a long pole approaching a hanging figure in a town square with onlookers.

The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het blo…

Jan Luyken, 1680

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman with ivy in her hair holding a hand mirror, with drapery and grid lines.

Nude Study of "Comedy" for Headband

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a winding river lined with trees and shrubs, with rolling hills in the distance and a small boat on the righ

Delaware River, Milford, Pa

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of four ornamental pedestals with scrolled leaf-like bases and slender shafts, framed in gold and black.

Four plant-like pedestals

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of men raising swords and cheering around a draped table before a seated figure in robes.

The Second Installation of Cromwell as Protector, in Westminster Hall, June 26, 1657

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Pencil sketch of several sailboats with raised sails and masts moored in a harbor, with small figures on the quay.

Study of Sailboats, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Watercolor design of pink swagged curtains with dragon finials and gothic windows labeled Music Room.

Design for Curtains on the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Grey wash drawing of soldiers charging through smoke and brush across a pine field, with a flag and officer with raised sword

Assault of the Union Troops Upon Fort Thompson, Near New Bearne

Francis H. Schell, 1860

Design sheet of ceiling light panels with laurel wreaths, scrolls, and musical instruments, partly colored in orange wash.

Ceiling light suggestions for a music room

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil sketch of seated figures on rocky shore looking at sea with sailboat, with inset views of a rowboat and standing man.

Rocking

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a wall with three Gothic arches, blue drapery, dragon-coiled columns and a dragon frieze.

Design for Wall with Three Gothic Arches, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of two Roman soldiers in helmets and armor, one gesturing upward with his arm raised, in conversation.

Two Roman Soldiers in Conversation

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of jagged glacier ice and a steep rock face under a pale sky, with a handwritten caption reading Glacier Grinde

Landscape, Grindelwald, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a lighthouse on a rocky headland with sailboats on the sea and birds flying overhead.

Kings Sail

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with a lighthouse and house on a headland, calm water and a small figure at right.

Study of seashore, Point Judith, RI

William Trost Richards, 1880

Brown ink sketch of a cat standing beside a setting hen on grassy ground, with a bird flying overhead.

A Cat and a Setting Hen

Agostino Carracci, 1600

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure with a horn and a putto holding a fasces, among scrolling foliage.

Winged figure with a horn and putto with fasces

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a pink sunset over calm harbor water, with red-sailed boats and a silhouetted town with domes.

Sunset Over Sailing Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, a bell tower, a white dome, and a cemetery wall under a cloudy sky.

Old Cemetery, Venice

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a double door between two glazed bookcases with painted pilasters and lattice door panels.

Design for Doorway and Bookcase, probably for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of the Venice lagoon skyline with domes, bell towers, a gondola and sailboats on the water.

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1870

Pencil design elevation of an entrance hall wall with doorways, a central dragon medallion, dragon pilasters and a fireplace.

Design for the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of soldiers hauling a cannon past fallen men and a dead horse on a battlefield, with an explosion behind.

Saving a Gun

Isaac Walton Taber, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of five ornate chalices with figural stems and scrolled bases on a tan sheet.

Five chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a kneeling nude figure, head cropped, arms wrapped around the raised knee, shaded with loose hatching.

Kneeling Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and grey wash sheet of Roman standards, eagle finials, weapons, and classical ornaments arranged in rows.

Designs for Roman Arms and Other Classical Motifs

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a man on horseback on a small cream sheet mounted in a grey album with red spine.

Man on Horseback

Winslow Homer, 1860

Small oil sketch of a white iceberg in choppy grey-blue sea under a hazy pale sky.

Iceberg off Torbay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing in an oval of gods feasting at a table with putti and attendants bearing garlands and vessels.

Banquet of the Gods, variant for the Sala di Pranza, Palazzo Guarini, Forli

Felice Giani, 1810

Charcoal and chalk study of two fishermen hauling a net of herring from a rowboat, with sailboats in the distance.

Study for "The Herring Net"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Engraved design for an oblong plaster ceiling with garland oval, fan corners, rosettes and a repeating decorative border.

Design for an Oblong Plaster Ceiling

George Richardson, 1780

Pen and brown wash sheet with twenty-four studies of winged putti carrying baskets, instruments and garlands.

Twenty-Four Putti, Decoration for the Dinning Room, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design sheet with hexagonal panels of Psyche scenes, oval portrait medallions, and handwritten Italian labels.

Decoration for the Ceiling of a Bedroom in Villa Aldini, Montmorency

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch sheet showing a resting camel, a walled ruin, a horse, a spear, and a mountain slope with handwritten notes.

Camels on a Mountainside with Mixed Sketches, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Studies of Peace for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink sketch of a reclining bearded river god holding an oar beside an urn and reeds.

Sketch of a River God

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1740

Pencil sketch of fishermen hauling a dory onto a beach with onlookers at left and clouds above.

Fishermen Beaching a Dory

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a seated man with outstretched legs, with a foot study and a hand study beside it.

Study for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of five ornate goblet designs with cherubs, foliage and scrolled bases on tan paper.

Chalice Designs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of waves breaking on dark rocks with a distant rocky island under a pale grey sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

"Old Soaker" off Great Head, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered tureen with scroll handles, fluted bowl, and grapevine relief on a stepped base.

Design for a Tureen with Alternate Suggestions

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Small study of lavender clouds with a warm pink sunset glow breaking through pale yellow and blue sky.

Cloud Sketch, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of a fleet of small fishing boats along a distant sea horizon, with handwritten notes above.

Fleet of Mackerel Fishers, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850