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Watercolor and ink elevation of an altar design with painted marble panels, a central oval medallion, and classical pilasters

Project for an altar: intended to be executed in colored marbles

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Small oil sketch of a turquoise iceberg on dark sea under a brown sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.

Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Small sketch of wooded hills under a pink evening sky, with a lone tree and a patch of water in the foreground.

Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Hazy mountain ridges under a red and orange sunset sky, painted in loose brushwork with a misty valley below.

Sunset and Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey watercolor of a seated man in a hat looking over a lake toward wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

Mountain River or Lake

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pen and brown ink design drawing of a rectangular tablet with scrolled ornament, oval medallion and handwritten measurements.

Design for Tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of clouds and mist over a rippled sea horizon on tan paper, with handwritten notes at the top.

Clouds and Mist over the Sea, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of two standing sentries in greatcoats and kepi caps, one holding a rifle upright, on aged paper.

Two Studies of a Sentry

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of three figures in hats resting on grass beside trees, one in striped clothing, study for The Fishing Party.

Study for "The Fishing Party"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of six ornate chalices with flared cups and varied decorated stems on a tan sheet.

Six chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a young man holding a dagger toward a reclining older man on a draped bed.

The Son of Marcus Cato Bring a Dagger to his Father

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an air plant, a fern frond, and a flowering stalk with handwritten notes, above a distant hilly landscape.

Botanical Sketches with a Landscape View, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a bearded figure with a scythe beside a tripod and large disc, with reclining figures and the date 1874.

Father Time

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a stone building with a pyramidal roof, cypress trees, and a rowboat on water.

Architectural Sketch, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Study of a single coconut palm with spreading fronds against a pale gray and ochre background, on worn paper.

Coconut Palm

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a leaning white birch tree beneath the leafy top of an old elm, with roots at the base.

Old Elm Top and White Birch, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of two nude men in a landscape with a draped figure, discs on the ground, and a river.

Apollo and Hycianth, after Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch of a column, sphinx, seated figures on pedestals, and spiral staircases on paper.

Monument, column and spiral staircase

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painting of a dark rippled sea under a tan sky, with a distant white iceberg at left and a small red boat near the horizon.

Distant Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with a winding river and distant volcano, annotated with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Churc

Volcano Puracé and the Rio de Vinagre, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a large iceberg with smaller ice masses on dark sea under a pink evening sky.

Iceberg Against the Evening Sky, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of helmeted Prudence seated in an oval, holding a mirror and a serpent, labeled PRUDENZA.

Decorative Project with Prudence in Oval

Felice Giani, 1780

Pen and brown wash design for a window case with lion-head brackets, a carved mask in the pediment, and draped curtains.

Design for Elevation of a Window Case

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of Niagara Falls seen from a cliff edge, with a tall tree on the left and distant treeline.

Niagara Falls from Prospect Point, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash title page design with rococo cartouche, crossed flags, trumpets and floral urn framing the words Oeuvres de Fra

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1900

Loose sketch of an alpine valley with dark slopes, pink-tinged clouds in a blue sky, and green meadow in the foreground.

Valley in the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins on a cliff, a leaning tree, figures on a path, and distant

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown wash drawing of Yosemite valley with a pale granite dome, pine trees, boulders, a stream, and a seated figure.

The North Dome, Yosemite, California

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of masted sailing ships and a rowboat moored on calm harbor water, drawn on tan paper.

Harbor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a valley with rocky hills, trees and a distant city, with handwritten colour notes along the margins.

Distant View of Damascus, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grotesque bearded head with curled hair on a foliate-decorated column.

Head of a walking stick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the infant Christ, shepherds, animals, and angels holding a Latin b

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1790

Pencil sketch of a distant landscape with buildings, palm trees and handwritten color notes on pale paper.

Looking East at Sunset, Cali, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a neoclassical interior with seated and standing women, children, and a bust on a pedestal.

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing on tan paper of a seated, curly-haired male figure with outstretched arm and white highlights.

Kneeling Man

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1600

Pencil and watercolor study of an ornate stone basin on a carved pedestal beside a striped wall and faint figures.

Study of Basin, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Oil sketch of the Catskill mountains at sunset with orange and rose sky and dark trees in the foreground.

The Catskills at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a reclining doll with handwritten colour and portrait notes on tan paper.

Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of sunbeams radiating over mountain ridges with handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Sunbeams over Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornamental arabesque designs with winged figures, swans, urns and garlands.

Design for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky coastal outcrops at half tide, with reflections in calm water under a pale sky.

Rocks at the Coast at Half Tide, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite sketch on grey paper of two women seen from behind in period dress, with a seated figure in a bonnet at right.

Studies of Standing Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a female figure's head and torso with surrounding sketches of lily flowers and annotated botanical notes.

Study for female figure and flowers

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a dusty street with thatched-roof houses and streaky clouds in a tan sky.

Calle de Commerce, Barranquilla, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a fountain jet beside colonnade columns and trees in St. Peter's Square, with handwritten color notes.

Bernini's Fountain in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Soft pencil sketch on tan paper of a young woman with a draped head covering and lowered eyes.

Madonna

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Sheet with a red chalk study of a male torso above a pencil sketch of figures in a columned architectural interior.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil drawing of two decorative friezes with rams, candelabra, a shield and swords, and winged sphinxes, griffin and putti.

Two Friezes with Rams, Candelabra, Trophies and Putti

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wooded island with pine trees in calm water, a sailboat at left, and handwritten notes above.

Wooded Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a church spire, rooftops, a wooden chair, and faint rocky forms on cream paper, dated Aug 68.

Architecture and Landscape Sketches, Austria or Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of a dense cluster of trees and foliage on tinted paper, with handwritten inscription in lower right corner.

Study of Trees, Geneva

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long frock coat with a bow tie, one hand resting on a surface.

President Chester Alan Arthur Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Charcoal study of a woman's head turned upward on grey paper, with white highlights and faint grid lines.

Study of Head for "Early Christian Prisoners"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink drawing of a classical sepulchral monument with a reclining male figure, lyre, urn, two columns and inscriptions.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument for the Critic Galilei

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of heads, facial profiles, limbs and seated nude figures, labeled Jupiter and Esqui

Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Torsos

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

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 of treetops and branches on cream paper, loosely drawn with open paper around the study.

Treetops, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of figures with a parasol on a sandy beach, wooden posts and a flat horizon in the distance.

Seashore

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink drawing of ten octagonal and round panels showing classical mythological figures with handwritten Italian labels.

Ten Octagons with Mythological Figures

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet of camels in multiple poses, with a robed figure and the handwritten note 'Against evening sky'.

Camel Studies, Against Evening Sky, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of clouds over a jagged mountain range, with handwritten notes on the sky and peaks.

Clouds over Mountains, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of resting mules tethered near covered wagons, a log cabin and a tree in the background.

Resting Mules Tethered to Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash design of a decorated portal with draped fabric, candelabra, lion figures and floral garlands.

Decoration of a portal in honor of a prelate

Paolo Pozzi, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of two hanging trophies of carpentry and cabinetmaking tools, books, and drapery, by Delafosse.

A pair of trophies referring to the crafts of the cabinet maker and the carpenter

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760