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Pen and ink sketch of an arched cartouche of leaves with small figures supporting the frame, on cream paper.

Sketch of a cartouche

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Watercolor design drawing of a gilded candelabrum with two arms, fluted column, and lion-footed pedestal on paper.

Design for a Candelabrum

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of flower clusters on cream paper with handwritten color notes like light scarlet and dull green.

Flowers

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Sketch of a tree trunk with red and yellow autumn vine leaves against a loose brown background.

Tree and Leaves

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of two candlesticks, each held by a putto and supported by a scrolling dolphin-like base.

Two candelsticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of three stacked ornamental cartouches with scrolls, foliage and a seated putto beside a blank shi

Three Escutcheons with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Vaccaro, 1670

Two circular pen-and-ink drawings of winged victory figures with horse-drawn chariots on pale blue paper.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots; River Victory

Felice Giani, 1800

Six watercolor trophies of gardening tools mixed with flowers, fruit and garlands on a cream sheet.

Six Trophies with the Attributes of Gardening

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Graphite sketch of a seated draped woman beside a classical column, with loose cloud shapes and stone steps below.

Seated Woman (Motif for Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated young woman with braided hair holding an open book on her lap.

Portrait Study of Miss Elliott

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures welcoming a leader before a temple and crowd in a Roman setting.

Ceiling Design for Numa Pompilius Welcomed to Rome after his Election, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Woman with Lyre

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil portrait of a young man with tousled hair and a high collar, turned three-quarters, signed Wicar on the lower right.

Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing figure in flowing drapery and a cloak, with a hat at upper left, on pale paper.

Standing Figure

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a gilded reliquary cross with crown, cherubs, eagle pedestal and sunburst rays.

Elevation of a Reliquary Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two ornate candlesticks on classical columns with winged figures and a plain column beside them.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree rising above tangled vines and shrubs, with an inscription reading Hoboken.

Evergreen with Vines, Hoboken

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clusters on pale paper, with a museum stamp in the lower left.

Trees on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a male figure with raised arm and extended arm on tinted paper, a study by Robert Frederick Blum.

Study for a man, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Grey wash sketch of a robed bishop-like figure with a crozier and mitre among clouds, with a small cherub below.

Saint Gennaro Calming Vesuvius

Andrea Vaccaro, 1600

Red chalk study on blue paper showing sketched hands, an arm, and a reclining figure with handwritten inscription.

Dead Christ

Angelo Solimena, 1710

Pencil study of a kneeling nude male figure seen from behind, drawn over a squared grid, signed Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Genius," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Portrait of a man

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of draped figures, a canopy and a seated figure in loose studies on pale paper.

Three sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash drawing with three putti roundels, a central forge scene with draped figures, and a lower panel of winged figure

Venus at Forge of Vulcan, Winter, Victories and Three Roundels, Putti as Elements

Felice Giani, 1790

Seated Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman with long hair, one arm outstretched and her gaze raised upward, draped in cloth.

Lucretia or Tarquinia Stabbing Herself

Francesco Coghetti, 1820

Pencil sketch of sailboats on a choppy sea under a cloudy sky, with ships visible on the horizon.

Ships at sea

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged woman with a lyre seated on clouds, flanked by two putti holding scrolls.

Personification of Poetry, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, head turned toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Head of a man in the style of Frans Hals

Homer Dodge Martin, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of ornamental arabesques with winged figures, garlands, and medallions on a sheet.

Five Motifs for Ornamental Arabesques

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1780

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo wall with gilded frames, floral garlands, figure medallions and a landscape roundel.

Section of wall, Council chamber of Louis XV

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil and grey wash sketch of two men seated on an army wagon, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat and jacket.

Two Men in an Army Wagon

Winslow Homer, 1860

Studies for a religious representation

Filippo Marchionni

Rococo design drawing of an ornate oval frame with allegorical figures, cherubs, and military trophies around an empty centra

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1750

Pencil sketch of a nest with young hummingbirds, labeled in handwriting, with a loose bird study below.

Hummingbirds

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a figure in a hat leaning on a ship's railing beside rigging and deck structures.

Figure in Oilskins at a Ship's Railing

Winslow Homer, 1890

Decorative wall study with arabesque panels, classical figures, urns and gilded moldings in pink, red and gold tones.

Section of wall showing panels of arabesque designs, Music Room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and ink drawing with an ornamental title cartouche of silkworms above and figures tending silkworms in an interior below.

Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a dancing female figure with raised arms, flowing hair and drapery, with extra arm studies, on aged paper.

Sketches for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of the Virgin rising with angels above kneeling apostles gathered around an open tomb.

Assumption of the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1700

Pencil sketch of a tall hemlock tree with layered branches above undergrowth and a distant shoreline, on aged paper.

Study of Hemlock near White Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate candelabrum with a winged figure, scrolls and foliage within a border.

Candelabrum Sketch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of three putti with flower garlands and looping ribbons on a vertical pillar strip.

Pillar strip, three putti with ribbon and garlands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a fork and two spoons with female figure handles and a scallop shell bowl.

Design for a Fork and Two Spoons

Giulio Romano, 1600

Pen and wash drawing of a jewelry earring design with a scalloped round top, a flower cluster, and a teardrop pendant.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1800

Brown-toned drawing of a man in a fur cap and collar, with curled hair and a clasp at his neck.

Portrait of a Man

Francesco Bonsignori, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary holding the infant Christ and a bearded man gesturing from a platform.

The Nativity

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate panel with putti, lions, and a mythological forge scene in the center.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, Design for a Sideboard Panel

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1700

Pen and ink oval sketch of Ulysses and Penelope embracing beside columns and a balustrade, with an inscription below.

Ulysses and Penelope Embracing Each other

Felice Giani, 1800

Two pencil and white chalk studies of hands on tan paper, one reaching outward and one with extended fingers.

Two Studies of Hand for Angel Appearing to St. Peter in "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a lace-trimmed blouse beside a chair, with handwritten colour notes in the margins.

Sketch for Portrait of Miss Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a snaphunce long gun with handwritten labels for iron, steel, and brass parts.

Snaphunce long gun

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man leaning back and pulling a rope, with a hand study at lower right.

Young Man Pulling a Rope

Pencil sketch of a market stall with an awning, figures in hats, and studies of heads on a cream sheet.

Market Scene

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Colorful design drawing of a square painted ceiling with radiating coffers, classical figures, putti and ornate decorative bo

Design for a Painted Square Ceiling

Eugenio Agneni, 1850

Head of a Woman Wearing a Hat

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and gray wash drawing of a classical urn with a griffin, lion head, garlands, and a helmeted cameo portrait.

Fantasy of Classical Sculpture

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of two seated women in an oval, one with scales of justice and one with an olive branch.

Justice and Peace

Study of a Male Nude for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing of four ornamental pilaster strips with scrollwork, medallions, putti and classical figures.

Design for the Decoration of Four Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and wash sketch of a nude female figure raising one arm, holding a pendant, with draped cloth around her legs.

Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and wash design of an ornate doorway with an allegorical vignette showing a cross, eagle, lion, and shield.

Portal Design,"la Prusse et la Religion," design for plate 40 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique..."

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Graphite drawing of a draped female figure with laurel wreath playing a flute, labeled Euterpe musica.

Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a tricorn hat holding a cane, with a globe on a pedestal behind him.

Seated Gentleman

Hubert François Gravelot, 1720

Watercolor botanical study of pink hollyhocks, seed pods, blueberries and blackberries on a cream sheet.

Botanical Detail Studies: Hollyhocks, Blueberries, and Blackberries

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a mounted officer with a rifle and horse, plus a second head study in the upper right.

Side View of a Mounted Officer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing split in two: an interior birth scene above and a preacher addressing a crowd in a wilderness below.

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, Melpomene holding a dagger and Clio with a scroll, beside a tall column.

Melpomane, Muse of Tragedia and Clio, Muse of History

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing in four panels showing soldiers, monks, a fire, a banquet, and an angel in interiors.

Scenes from Life of San Giovanni Gualberto

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long lace-trimmed dress, with a separate hand study and handwritten colour notes.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Standing, with Separate Left Hand Study

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of an archway entrance with a standing robed figure and a seated figure beside a stone wall.

Entrance to a Mosque

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite and chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated draped woman beside a bust in an arched niche, with a child at right.

Design for Allegory of Sculpture

Giacomo Zampa, 1800

Watercolor and pencil study of Siena Cathedral interior with a pulpit, painted arches, blue vaults and small figures.

Study of Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Faint pencil sketch of a seated female nude with raised arm, with a distant shoreline and buildings on warm toned paper.

Beach Scene

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen drawing of an ornate Rococo frame with an empty oval, an eagle, putti, an allegorical woman, and a city view below.

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Frederick V, King of Denmark

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1770

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical portal with caryatids, laurel garland, and an allegorical relief panel of religious

Irlande et sa Religion, (Ireland and its Religion), portal design for plate 44 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique"

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760

Pencil sketch of a draped standing figure with a smaller figure seated at lower left on cream paper.

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a tall papaya tree with lobed leaves and clusters of round fruit near its crown.

Papaya Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending among angels and clouds, with kneeling saints below looking upward.

Ascension of the Virgin

Pietro Novelli, 1640

Pencil study of a violin on a squared grid, with a handwritten note about background color, for Kenyon Cox's Music.

Study for "Music," "The Arts," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Grey wash drawing of a cruet stand with two faceted decanters, pierced fretwork panels, and a central handle.

Design for a Cruet Stand

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil sketch of an open umbrella and hat above a tree trunk and grass on cream paper with a museum stamp.

Artist sketching

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V

Netherlandish Emperor Charles V, 1530

Pencil sketch of a horse and cart with figures in a street scene, above a study of a woman in a hat.

Street scene

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink design sketch of a classical wall panel with putti, caryatid figures and a swag of garland.

Design for Wall Panel Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oval pen and brown wash drawing of a seated bearded figure in drapery holding a statuette beside a workbench.

Vulcan, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Vertical brown-wash arabesque panel with winged figures, rearing horses, columns and scrollwork ornament.

Arabesque Panel

Jean-Louis Prieur, 1780

Two graphite and white chalk studies of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, one seated and one reclining with a rifle.

Two Studies of the Artist's Son Charlie

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Neoclassical drawing of an oil lamp design with an Egyptian-style male figure supporting a bowl, urn, and sun medallion.

Design for an Oil Lamp

Giovacchino Belli, 1810

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures before a classical building, framed by a border of ancient coins and a palm tree.

Study for Abimelech Reproveth Sarah, Plate 81, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Pencil study of a man's arm and hand, a watch chain, and a reclining figure's hand, with handwritten name labels.

Sketches of Right Arm of Mr. Kennedy and Left Hand of Mr. Silliman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Charcoal and chalk study of a child's head turned sideways, with curly hair and a closed eye, on brown toned paper.

Study of a Child's Head

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil and watercolor study of a windswept tree with green foliage on a sloping hillside, on pale paper.

Study of a Tree on a Hillside

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a long coat and cravat, gesturing with one arm, on ruled paper.

Study of Samuel F. B. Morse for "Scientific Group"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of two circular roundels: a winged Victory with a horse above, and two winged figures flanking a helmete

Two Victories in Roundels

Felice Giani, 1810