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Brown ink and wash drawing of six ornate chalices of varying heights, some with cherub figures supporting their stems.

Six chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg with jagged peaks above calm water, with a small sailing ship in the foreground.

The Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of a carriage with two occupants and three top-hatted riders on horseback along a road.

A Carriage and Three Riders

Constantin Guys, 1850

Brown wash drawing of Venus reclining while Cupid tends her foot, with a hilly landscape and tree behind them.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Cupid Removes a Thorn from the Foot of Venus

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Pencil sketches of several sailing boats and schooners on a tan sheet, with sails and hulls drawn in varying sizes.

Sketches of Sailing Craft

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash design of an arched alcove ceiling with figural friezes, putti in spandrels, and draped curtains below.

Design for Bed Alcove Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a figure reaching outward amid clouds and rocky ground, a study for a bank note design.

Electricity (Motif for Bank Note Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch of a whirlwind with concentric swirling lines and streaming strokes, with handwritten color notes below.

Whirlwind

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pale iceberg rendered in white gouache on tan paper, with a handwritten date in the upper right corner.

Iceberg near Cape Race, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey and ochre study of draped classical figures in an arched tympanum, with a panel inscribed CICERO.

Study for Tympanum in Honor of Cicero

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and brown wash sketch of three classical figures: one beside a bust, one at a desk with books, one playing a lyre.

Allegories of Sculpture, Architecture and Music

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal drawing of dark storm clouds over wind-bent trees and sand dunes, with a small figure running in the foreground.

Storm Coming

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash design sheet for a ceiling, with a central panel of Spartan women and warriors surrounded by medallions and scro

Design for Ceiling with Spartan Women in Central Rectangular Panel

Felice Giani, 1800

Yellowed sheet in a red album showing faint pencil sketch marks on the left and dark vertical graphite strokes on the right.

Soldier with a Cup

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a dune coastline with three sailboats on calm sea under cloudy sky.

Seascape, Prout's Neck

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a seated lyre player in pink drapery beside a dog and grazing cattle in a wooded landscape.

Apollo Guards the Herds [or Flocks] of King Admetus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of eight octagonal panels showing Romulus and Remus legend scenes with warriors and a central emble

Romulus and Remus: Decorations for Reception Room, Aldini Villa, Montmorency

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch of water spraying up over rocks on a tan paper ground.

Water Falling on Rocks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of fishing boats on a beach with figures carrying baskets and two sailboats on the sea behind.

Beach with Four Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of figures tending horses beneath a wooden shelter, with loose hatched shading and a figure in a hat at right.

Blacksmith

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of tall masts and a group of small figures on a low horizon, with faint handwriting and stains on the paper.

Figures on a Sand Dune

Winslow Homer, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman with a dove and laurel branch, flanked by two winged putti, labeled Castità Matr

Matrimonial Chastity, Sala di Corneglia, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a ruined stone wall, grasses, botanical studies and handwritten color notes.

Landscape and Botanical Sketch from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Ascension of the Virgin, with a crowd below and angels and clouds in the sky above.

Ascension of the Virgin

Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino, 1590

Pencil drawing of a youthful face with a garland and a bearded satyr mask with pointed ears and an open mouth.

Mask with Garland and ears; Mask with Beard and Ears of Satyr

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures in conversation around a desk in an interior, with a handwritten Italian caption below.

Socrates, Pericles, Alcibiades, Aspasia in Discussion

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of Alexander the Great in armor facing the reclining philosopher Diogenes beside an arch, with soldiers and

Alexander the Great and Diogenes

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships and a coiled maritime device on cream paper, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1850.

Ships at Anchor and a Maritime Device, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a putto holding a basin with a scorpion tail, a lunette design for a ceiling.

Scorpio, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Four vertical ink designs of ornate candelabra with scrollwork, figures and armor on pale blue paper.

Four Candelabra Designs

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a beach with waves, a standing figure on a rise of land, and distant figures under a pale sky.

Beach Scene, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of a right arm and hand with a draped sleeve on aged tan paper.

Study of Right Arm

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horned cow in a barn beside a feeding trough, with a second cow head in the foreground and hanging harness

Cattle Study for Sheep-Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink sketch of two figures talking in an interior with a table holding a pitcher and vase.

A genre scene

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a seated soldier holding a rifle, with small figures and a horizon in the distance.

Three Days on the Front

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of horsemen, a standing figure on a horse, and a crowd with a boat in a loose study.

Feast of the Ascension celebration, Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Watercolor and ink ceiling design with radiating canopy, central oval of Aurora and putti, and garlands.

A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two children and cabin furnishings on a small sheet mounted in a maroon album.

Cabin with Two Children

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey wash drawing of figures seated at a tea table beside a dragon sculpture, with floral and star-patterned garments.

International Tea Party

Winslow Homer, 1860

Head of a Bearded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose charcoal sketch of two sailboats on choppy sea, one large sail in the foreground and a smaller boat on the horizon.

Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil and white chalk drawing of rocky coastal cliffs, a calm sea, and a distant sailboat under a streaked evening sky.

Cliffs at Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose watercolor sketch of soldiers seated and standing together on sandy ground beside tents and trees.

Soldiers Seated in a Group

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of several tree canopies with handwritten notes about purple flowers and foliage gaps.

Sketches of Tree Tops, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite and chalk drawing of a folded fabric sleeve and bent arm on tan paper, study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Sleeve for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a thick horizontal limb and bare branches on aged paper.

Study of a Leafless Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil drapery study of a folded sleeve on tan paper, with hatched shading and a handwritten date in the lower right.

Drapery Study of Sleeve

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a Pompeiian-style wall and ceiling with winged figures, drapery swags, and columns.

Wall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and white chalk study on grey-blue paper of a leather boot and a hand with curled fingers.

Study for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Watercolor elevation of a classical entablature with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, and bead molding in ochre and brown washes.

Elevation of an Entablature

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Two brown ink and wash ceiling design studies with octagonal coffers, oval medallions, a putto, and scrollwork.

Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of a pedestal table with flowers and a console table with fluted columns, with faint pencil room outlines.

Project for Tables; Sketches for Chests of Drawers and Possibly Frieze Stand

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of covered army wagons, mules and horses on an open plain, with tents and figures in the distance.

Train of Army Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two putti statuary groups labeled Mutua Amicitia and Concordia, by Jan Claudius de Cock.

Projects for a statuary group: "Friendship," "Accord"

Flemish Jan Claudius de Cock, 1720

Pen sketch of men in wide hats peering over earthworks in a grassy field, with rifles along the embankment.

Men Looking Over Earthworks

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose sketch of small figures in robes on a sandy shore, with a small boat, a white building and a dog.

Mixed Sketches with Figures

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two pen and ink sketches of heraldic shields with scrolling ornament, putti, and a crown, on cream paper.

Two sketches for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Brown-toned sketch of cliffs, churning sea and a distant island, with white highlights on the waves and rocks.

Views near Cape St. John and Gull Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a steamship with smoking funnel battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky.

Seascape with Fishing Trawler, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned hall, with seated men at a bench on the right.

The Spirit of Science

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown wash drawing of a crowded lifeboat battling rough waves, with a distant ship on a stormy sea.

The Life Boat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of an orange and pink sunset sky over dark silhouetted trees and distant blue hills.

Orange Sky at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of men on a hill, one standing with a long pole, others crouching or seated, one carrying a basket.

Figures on a Hill

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Watercolor design of floral embroidery motifs with roses and sprigs on two flat waistcoat pattern pieces, labeled 1614 SR.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1614 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Baulieu, 1780

Pencil sketch of two seated classical women embracing, one leaning her head against the other, with arches behind them.

Study for Justice and Mercy, The Kiss of Righteousnes and Peace

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown wash drawing of Hebe pouring wine for seated Jupiter, with an eagle, cherubs and clouds around them.

Hebe Pours Wine into Jupiter's Bowl

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sheet with eight oval studies of winged female allegorical figures holding trumpets, torches, mirrors and serpen

Ceiling Design, History, Abundance in Six Ovals, Sala di Ercole ed Ebe, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four horses through clouds, with a winged figure above.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, for the Sala di Apollo e Diana, Palazzo Bianchetti, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of two robed figures beside stone altars, one smoking, under clouds with small winged figures above.

The Spirit of Piety

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and wash design sheet with rows of arched and diamond panels showing classical figures with sea centaurs and scrollwork.

Women Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a standing nude male figure, seated figures, winged putti and cloud studies.

Figural Studies

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures worshipping a nude statue beside an incense altar, with classical buildings in a

The Worship of Amor Vincitor

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of ten circular mythological scenes with classical deities, altars and ruins arranged in two rows.

Nine Circular Compositions with Diety Subject Matter

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of two draped women, one seated with a bowl and one reclining, with a ship in the background.

Bank Note Design: Commerce

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a bearded reclining figure, an Egyptian woman, and two putti beneath a rococo cartouche.

Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with an open book, flanked by two winged putti on clouds.

Theology, after Raphael Sansio, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, floral garland, and laurel branches on a cream sheet.

Design for a Trophy

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pencil sketch of loosely drawn seated and standing figures within a rectangular frame, with handwritten color notes below.

Figures in a Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Wash drawing of a domed ceiling design with coffered panels, classical columns, putti and a central hexagonal opening.

Design for a Painted Oblong Ceiling

Andrea Pazzi, 1700

Oil sketch of a muted sky with streaked rose and brown clouds over a blue-green band and ochre ground.

Sketch of the Sky

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a goat on a rock beside a wooden fence, with a tree behind, inscribed Pandi July 1853.

A Goat in Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash elevation of a salon wall with double doors, a central mantelpiece with clock, and a pale blue panel.

Wall Elevation for a Salon with Mantelpiece

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1770

Watercolor study of three harnessed horses pulling a wooden plow across a field, on textured tan paper.

Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of a battle between centaurs and Lapiths, with warriors grappling and raised weapons.

Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on paper of a gnarled tree trunk, hands, and a white cedar sprig with handwritten notes.

Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and watercolor sketch of a state coach with pale horses, a passenger under a striped awning, and attendants.

The State Coach

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of two friezes showing a sea centaur with a ram-headed creature above and a sea figure battling a winged sea m

Sea Centaur Battles Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design drawing of a hanging censer, a footed incense holder, and an alternative hanging lamp linked by gold chains

Design for Censer and Incense Holder with Alternative Suggestions

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of three nude female figures holding a garland, flanked by two winged cupids in a trapezoidal frame.

The Three Graces

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on pale paper of cattle, including a bull drinking and a yoke, with a handwritten note saying drinking.

Bull Drinking and a Yoke, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic interior with pointed arches, a rose window, columns and a ribbed vault.

Interior of a Gothic room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rowboat with a seated figure and an oar on calm water, on a tan sheet.

Row Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch on grey paper of figures around a table, a veiled woman at left and a kneeling figure at lower right.

Mary Washing the Feet of Christ

Daniel Huntington, 1850