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Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long gown holding flowers, with a faint second arm study at left.

Sketch for Portrait of a Standing Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a fish, a rowboat with figures, and standing figures, with handwritten notes.

Mixed Sketches, Obersee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash design drawing of an octagonal coffee urn with cherub medallions, classical heads, and a serpent-shaped spout.

Design for a Coffee Urn

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Brown ink and wash design of vertical wall panels with wheat sheaves, ribbon bows, flower garlands and leafy borders.

Design for Wall Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Horse

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Mrs. B as Peace, Study for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of mountain ridges and trees with handwritten colour notes like green light and green blue.

Mountains above the Königssee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sheet with studies of decorative ceiling designs, coffered panels, friezes and handwritten colour notes.

Four Decorative Studies of Ceilings; Verso: Anatomical Studies

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch with white highlights of boulders beneath a cascading waterfall on tan paper.

Boulders beneath Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a candlestick with a nude youth holding an urn cup beside a coiled serpent.

Design for a Candlestick

Pietro Belli, 1820

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a candlestick with two putti, acanthus leaves, and an oval cartouche on a pedestal.

Design for a Candlestick

Jacques III Roëttiers, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a seated armored woman with spear and shield in a rococo ornamental panel with garlands and urn.

Designs for Gobelins Tapestry, October (Les Mois Grotesques par Bandes)

Claude Audran III, 1700

Watercolor design of a rose and violet flower spray on a coat lapel outline with thorny stems below.

Design for the Embroidery of the Top Part of a Man's Coat (Lapel), Pattern No. 1510 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a woman with a jar on her head, a seated woman with a child, grass and landscape lines on aged paper.

Figure Sketches, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monument with a female figure holding a spear, flanked by two lions among trees.

Design for a monument to R. Clefeort

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil drawing of a hunting trophy with a boar head, antlers, horn, spear and foliage, arranged vertically on paper.

Design for a Snuff Box Cover (verso); Trophy of Hunting (recto)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a classical robed figure raising one arm and holding a staff on tan paper.

Classical Figure

Minardi Tommaso, 1900

Pencil sketch of a dead pine tree's bare branches and trunk on beige paper, labeled Pine.

Dead Pine Tree, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a dense cavalry battle above, with loose pen sketches of figures and horses below.

Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a rococo frame with empty oval center, scrolling foliage, and a reclining cherub at lower left.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Francis Russell, Second Earl of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical building with domed wings, a central tower, and columns.

Elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of an ornate baldacchino over an altar with papal arms, angels, columns and a crucifix.

Baldacchino with Papal Ar

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Red chalk study of a standing male figure with outstretched arm and loose sketches of heads and drapery on cream paper.

Study for a group of figures, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown-ground drawing of Christ in glory surrounded by angels, clouds and nude figures, heightened with white and blue.

Christ in Glory with Angels

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Red chalk architectural elevation of a door, overdoor with a griffin, lion mask, and carved wall panels on paper.

Elevations of a Door, Door Frame, Overdoor, and Adjoining Wall Panel

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of six designs for bedroom alcoves with draped curtains, domes, and classical columns.

Six Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a tree grove with bamboo leaf studies scattered below, labeled Jamaica Aug 65.

Bamboo Grove, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing mounted officer in a kepi cap, sash and sabre, on aged paper.

Mounted Cavalry Officer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of an empty rococo cartouche topped with a papal tiara and crossed keys.

Drawing - Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Pencil sketch of a figure seen from behind, wearing a cap and coat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

James McNeill Whistler

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880