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Pencil botanical sketch sheet of Jamaican plants, including a Spanish bayonet palm and leafy vines, with handwritten notes.

Botanical Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two decorative friezes with rosettes, flowers and a meander ribbon, with handwritten color notes.

Recto: Two Friezes with Flowers Verso: Sketch for a Decorative Painting

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds in an arched frame, with figures around a woman and infant.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Antonio de' Dominici, 1720

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town, a carved shell-like stone fragment in an arch, and a stepped stone block, with handwritten l

Landscape and Architecture Sketches, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a young girl in a ruffled dress holding a drinking glass, hair blowing in the wind.

Girl Holding a Drinking Glass

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two seated nude infants seen from behind, one with both arms raised, on cream paper.

Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown wash sketch of garden fountains with reclining stone figures, a balustrade, and a standing woman in a gown.

Fountains

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of pine trees on a rocky bank with grass and shrubs, with handwritten color notes at upper right.

Pine Trees Along a Rocky Bank, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude viewed from behind, arm extended, with studies of a foot at right.

Nude

Domenico Corvi, 1730

Pen and brown wash drawing showing two architectural views: a vaulted colonnade hall above and a courtyard with arches and a

Two Designs for Portico and Court of Palace

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of two octagonal scenes of classical figures in interiors, with handwritten captions below each.

Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this…

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a room's paneled wall elevation with oval medallions, decorative friezes, and doorways.

Living room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketches on cream paper of standing figures in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, with a small market scene near the center

Figure Sketches, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo architrave with garlands, scrolls, cherub heads and a central lion mask.

Design for an Architrave

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of three men in hats working together to shear a sheep, with one standing and two crouched.

Three Men at a Sheep Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Chalk study on blue paper of a muscular male nude in a twisting pose with drapery, a preparatory figure sketch.

Study of Hermes, Preparatory Study for the Fall of the Giants, Ceiling Fresco at the Palazzo Moroni, Bergamo

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1640

Pencil sketch of a charred, broken tree trunk lying over a pale granite boulder, with handwritten notes.

Broken Tree upon a Boulder

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketches on paper: a certificate design with papal arms, a standing figure, and studies of cherubs and sheep.

Design for a Printed Certifiate of a Religious Ceremony for Children

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch map on blue-grey paper showing hills, an arrow, and handwritten place names including Saugerties.

Map of Saugerties Area, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rural Japanese village street with thatched houses, a walking figure, a cart, and trees.

View of Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a domed church with a bell tower among trees, with mountains rising behind and a balustrade in the foregroun

Church of Guapulo, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a classical stage set with columns, a central arch, winged figures and eagle ornaments.

Stage design, a garden loggia

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a garden with a white building, an arched gateway, and a twisted column.

Garden at Quito and Mojanda North of Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man in a curled wig gesturing toward a book, with wash shading.

Portrait of a Prelate

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monument with a seated female figure holding a torch, flanked by Corinthian columns.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil study of a left arm and open hand extending diagonally across a cream sheet, with white highlights.

Study of Left Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a wooden hut among trees with a horse's head at left and a man carrying a rifle at right.

Monday's Hut

Homer Dodge Martin, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mountain above a shrubby valley with rocks in the foreground, dated Oct. 1850 at lower right.

Landscape Sketch, Mount Desert, Maine

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered monument with a bust under a crown, seated allegorical figures, and putti over a drape

Design for Stuart Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered sepulchral monument with a warrior statue, flaming urns, lions and mourning figures.

Sepulchral monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800