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Blue-grey wash drawing of a female saint rising through clouds among angels and putti, with a crowned figure above.

Apotheosis of a Female Saint

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a tiered altar with pediment, scrolls, cherub head, obelisks and scale bar.

Project for an Altar

Francesco Mosca, 1600

Pencil sketch of a tall palm tree beside a building, with handwritten notes on colors like warm grey and yellow light.

Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a man wearing a hat piled with newspapers, holding a sheet labeled La Presse, in a street scene.

La Presse, The Press

Constantin Guys, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier with spear and shield, with two head studies in the lower left.

Soldier Running :Study for Figure in Left Foreground, "Betrayal of Christ," Rome, S. Maria della Consolazione, Mattte…

Taddeo Zuccari, 1520

General Napoleon Bonapart

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1810

Pen and watercolor design for an ornamental cross with winged angels, cherubs on clouds, garlands and crossed staffs.

Design for a Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a standing woman holding a child on her hip, drawn on thin translucent paper.

Study for a woman holding a child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure turning his head, resting one arm on a ledge, on toned paper.

Drawing, Nude

Domenico Corvi, 1730

Red chalk drawing of a seated turbaned woman reading an open book, with a younger figure behind her on the left.

The Persian Sibyl

Michelangelo, 1600

Pen and grey wash drawing of two architectural window cases with pediments, garlands, and a carved mask.

Two Window Cases

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceremonial mace with an oval cartouche flanked by two figures on a tall shaft.

Mace with Arms of Pope Pius VII

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pen and grey wash drawing of a draped female figure balancing on a sphere, holding a pole that supports a double-bowled oil l

Desing for an Oil Lamp

Vincenzo Belli, 1820

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling above a living room elevation with fireplace, marble dado, draped sofa and Italian not

Design for Living Room with Alternate Suggestions

Gaspare Salvi, 1810

Pencil portrait of a young woman with a braided hair and shawl, drawn on brown paper with handwritten inscription below.

Senorita Filetta Molina Bolador del Carmen, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a child in a wide-brimmed hat reaching for a toy sailboat near water and rocks.

Theodore Cole Pulling his Toy Sailboat, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Monochrome watercolor of a granite cliff above conifers and boulders reflected in still water at Mirror Lake, Yosemite.

Mirror Lake, Yosemite

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil studies of monkeys on cream paper, including a head study of a marmoset and a young monkey, with handwritten labels.

Money and Marmoset

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a rococo candle bracket with two cup-shaped holders and curling leafy scrollwork on toned paper.

Design for a Candle Bracket

Romain Girard, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a ceiling design with an enthroned female figure, a dove, putti and allegorical figures among clouds.

Sketches for a Ceiling Painting: The Triumphant Church

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1740

Pencil sketch of two slender bare trees rising from boulders, with a small shrub at right, on tan paper.

Trees and Boulders near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a bonnet and fringed shawl conversing with a man in a top hat holding a cane.

The Conversation

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pen and wash architectural drawing of an arched doorway with rusticated stonework, keystone and rosettes, with handwritten me

Doorway with alternative suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and chalk drawing of a stone gate tower with pointed roof and gabled houses along a village street on tan paper.

Neumagen sur la Moselle (Neumagen on the Moselle)

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1820

Pen and wash design for a jeweled pendant with a bow top, green gems, and a cross of faceted stones.

Design for a Pendant with Cross

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Tall ornamental panel with turquoise ground, white garlands, urns, figures and a central medallion in neoclassical style.

Panel of Arabesques for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1780

Pencil sketch of two horses, one saddled and one carrying a mounted rider in uniform, on pale paper.

Two Horses, One Mounted

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure holding flowers and drapery, leaning forward on a pale sheet of paper.

Venus Picking Flowers

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Handwritten ink inventory on grid paper listing saint and religious painting titles with prices and attributions.

Inventory of Paintings

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory with angels above, and a winged warrior driving a falling demon below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, Study after Mastelletta; Angel Gabriel Driving Lucifer from Heaven, Study after Marcanton…

Felice Giani, 1820