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Pencil study of a standing man in an overcoat with a repeated head, shoulder and outstretched arm on tan paper.

President Chester A. Arthur, Standing, with Separate Head, Shoulder, and Arm Study

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a tall candlestick with six leaf-shaped candle cups, winged sphinxes, and an ivy-wrapped colum

Design for a Candlestick

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Graphite sketch of four monkey head studies on tan paper, one large frontal face and three smaller angled views.

Monkey

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Watercolor of a Venetian canal street with brick buildings, a footbridge, a lantern, and a figure in a dark cloak.

Canal, Venice, Italy

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1880

Pencil sketch of a waterfall and cliff beneath a moon in the night sky, titled Niagara Moonlight.

Niagara Moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Two Studies of a Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and chalk drawing of Bash-Bish Falls with figures resting on a rock ledge in the foreground.

Bash-Bish Falls, South Egremont, Massachusetts

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Ink and wash design for a rococo escutcheon with an empty central field, shell crest and scrolled fluted sides.

Design for an escutcheon

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Ink and wash architectural design of an altar with columns, a coffered arch, a niche statue, and a floor plan below.

Design for an altar for St. Anthony of Padua

Andrea Pozzo, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of five vertical pilaster strips with medallions, garlands, and small standing figures.

Design for the Decorations of Five Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk sketch of angels with a diagonal cross and draped shroud, showing overlapping figure studies on a pale sheet.

Angels Carrying the Holy Cross and Shroud

Mattia Preti, 1660

Two watercolor studies of resting brown and white calves, one lying under a tree and one asleep in grass.

Studies of Calves, Stockbridge

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed figure kneeling at an altar as a priest gestures toward rising smoke, with onlookers.

Ceiling Design for the Consecration of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude figure bound to a column while two men raise whips in a colonnaded hall.

Sketchbook Page: Flagellation of Christ

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of Zeus enthroned at the center of a council of gods, with a winged figure and warriors around him.

Zeus Deciding on the Destiny of Troy, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a dark suit, arms folded, head bowed, on a wooden chair.

Young Man, Seated, from Scribner's "Eighty Drawings including the Weaker Sex"

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Watercolor and pencil design with rose and heather bouquets and oval embroidered floral motifs on a pale blue ground.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a tree branch with twigs and a small perched bird on a tan sheet of paper.

Tree Branch

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing split into two scenes: Erminia with a shepherd above, and Atalanta hunting a boar below.

Erminia and the Shepherd [above]; Atalanta hunting the Calydonian Boar [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered baroque steeple with columns, statues and a domed top, with handwritten notes.

Steeple in baroque style in the style of Borromini

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a violinist seen from behind, bow raised, with a smaller partial figure drawing below.

Musician playing the violin

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Study of Mrs. Jay for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sketch of three scenes: horsemen by a river, figures in water, and a crowded battle with an SPQR banner.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 95: Three Paintings after Giulio Romano; Verso: Lion and Eagle

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a domed Egyptian-style tomb interior with columns, hieroglyphs, a large statue and small figures.

Stage Design, Sepulchral Building in Egyptian Style

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1780

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar design with columns, sculpted figures, a relief panel and a winged angel statue.

Design for an Altar

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall plunging through a rocky gorge, with small figures below and buildings on the cliff

The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli

Felice Giani, 1800