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Pencil sketch of a landscape with tall grasses, a small figure on a path, distant hills, and handwritten color notes.

Landscape Scene near Velletri, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a palm-lined riverbank across water with handwritten colour notes, opposite Guayaquil.

East Bank of the Guayas River, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and a distant volcano near Popayan, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

View near Popayan with the Volcano Purese, Cauca River, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Anatomical Sketches of Heads

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Catskill Mountain House, a large multi-story building on a sloping mountainside, on cream paper.

Catskill Mountain House

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Painting of a woodland stream with a waterfall under a fallen mossy log, leaves floating on dark water in late autumn.

Woodland Stream, Late Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sheet of small figure sketches of people in hooded and layered clothing, with handwritten colour notes.

Figure Sketches around Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Faint pencil sketch of a distant mountain ridge outlined on cream paper with an empty sky above.

The Catskill Mountains, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Autumn woodland study with a large oak tree in red and orange foliage, a sunlit grassy path, and a grey-blue sky.

Autumn Foliage

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Doric temple colonnade at Paestum with column studies and handwritten colour notes.

Temples of Hera and Athena at Paestum, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of three ornamental vessels: a putto-supported cup, a two-handled vase, and a draped urn.

Design for a Candlestick, Cup, and Vase

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a sun god in a chariot pulled by winged horses, led by a winged aurora figure over clouds.

Sun God Being Dragged Into Sky and Preceded By Aurora

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a neoclassical domed building with colonnade, surrounded by architectural plan and detail sketc

Design for a Mausoleum or a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of cumulus clouds lit in warm tones above a reddish ground and a distant blue hill at dusk.

Clouds over Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Twilight landscape with dark mountains, a glowing orange and pink sunset sky, and a tree in the lower right foreground.

Twilight in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo ornamental frieze with scrollwork, a central mask, and foliate motifs.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Maria Rolli, 1720

Pen and wash design for a square ceiling with central roundel, garlands, rosettes and octagonal corner panels.

Design for a Square Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Red chalk study on blue paper showing kneeling draped figures, hands, and legs in multiple poses.

Kneeling Figures

Giuseppe Passeri, 1800

Ink and watercolor drawing of a vaulted stone prison interior with arches, columns, and a stairway leading to a bright passag

Stage Design, Fortified Castle Interior for "Ciro in Babilonia" by Gioachino Rossini, La Scala, Milan, 1818, "Prigion…

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd of figures and horses gathered around a seated central figure beneath a canopy.

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of Roman helmets, spears, a shield and an SPQR plaque piled together.

Trophy of weapons

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical figure on a pedestal in a colonnaded street with crowds and vessels.

Nuptiae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of ocean waves and a distant rocky coastline on cream paper, with a handwritten date in the lower right.

Ocean Surf, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of hatched cumulus clouds on cream paper, with handwritten notes about brilliant white edges and hazy sky.

Backlit Clouds

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Loose oil study of a reclining nude woman in blue and green tones, with a small seated figure in an arched composition.

Study for a Tympanum with Reclining Figure

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Brown wash stage design of a vaulted temple with a central statue, columns, griffins and figures on steps.

Stage Design: Temple of Vengeance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a glowing cross in the sky over cliffs, a sea, and a lone figure on a path.

Vision of the Cross

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor of peasant women, children and a man with a fish in traditional regional costumes against a hazy landscape.

Costumes of Sorrento, Ischia, Procida, and Gaëta

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Ink and wash design with a seated allegorical woman, a putto and columns in a central panel, flanked by two round medallions

Vaulted Panel Design, Allegory of Justice, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Italy

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an Indian encampment on a rocky shore with canoes, a campfire, a tent, and tall cliffs.

Indian Encampment on the Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850