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Pencil sketch of an ornate fireplace with a carved mantelpiece and surrounding wall in a room interior.

Fireplace

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of tree trunks, a board fence, and faint animal legs on cream paper.

Tree Trunks beside a Board Fence

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

A White-Brown Cockatoo

Flemish Frans Snyders, 1610

Pen and brown wash design for a frame with an empty oval cartouche labeled Otway, above a pedestal with a lyre and a head.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Thomas Otway

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a young boy balancing a tray of bottles on a pedestal, pointing outward.

The Youthful Vendor

François Boucher, 1750

Pencil sketch of a floating iceberg and distant mountains with a small head study and handwritten color notes on aged paper.

Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Study of Boy Holding a Salver for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketches of dunes, a house among trees, and a wind-bent tree on a coastal page with handwritten colour notes.

Sketches from Sea Girt, New Jersey

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and wash architectural design of a doorway with pediment, urn and reclining dogs, with two figures standing in the openin

Design for the North Portal, Grand Gallery, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Brown ink drawing of a rococo covered tureen above a circular platter with an ornate scrolled border.

Design for a Tureen and a Platter

Thomas Germain, 1740

Frame and chandelier; male portrait bust

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped bed alcove with swagged curtains, tassels, and a canopy with foliage.

Elevation of a Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor study of an ornate palace wall with gilded stucco, painted panels of flowers and landscapes, and a decorated door.

Section of a wall showing groups of painted panels, Oval Chamber, Salon Louis XIV, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Graphite study of a woman's head turned upward, eyes gazing up and to the left, on toned paper, 1850.

Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Stained glass design of a winged angel with a sword beside a memorial tablet inscribed with Thomas J. Post, against a starry

Design for Stained Glass Memorial Window to Thomas J. Post

Robert Winthrop Chanler, 1910

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate fireplace with a carved bust in a niche, a standing figure, and an oval floor plan b

Design for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of hands and a sleeve cuff, preparatory studies for a portrait.

Sketches of Hands for Portrait of William Amory

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sheet of grouped studies: a Madonna with angels, robed figures, crowded interiors, and an architectural mo

Studies after Paintings by Perugino and Alfonso Lombardo in Bologna; sixteenth-century monument, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil portrait of a balding, heavy-set man in a high-collared coat and cravat, turned to the left, within a ruled border.

Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1820

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ child with a rosary, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Sheet 15 of a Drawing Book, Group of the Madonna of the Rosary

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1800

Graphite study of a young girl with long wavy hair and a white collar, turned to the side, on cream paper.

Study of Child's Head for "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite drawing of a seated nude woman with long hair, leaning against a post with her head bowed.

Female Nude on a Stool

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall birch trees with pale trunks and loose foliage rising above rocky ground.

Study of Black Birches

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and wash design of an enthroned crowned woman among allegorical figures and cherubs, framed by empty rococo cartouches.

Design for a title page or frontispiece dedicated to the Empress Maria Theresa

Johann Gottfried Eichler The Younger, 1730

Red chalk drawing of an asymmetric rococo cartouche with scrolls, shells, a flower bouquet and palm trees around an empty cen

Drawing for a Rocaille Escutcheon

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of two women in long skirts and a black mantilla in a town street with buildings behind them.

In a Spanish Town

Constantin Guys, 1840

Study of Titian for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a door with an overdoor relief of seated figures and scrolling ornamental panels.

Design for a Double Door with Overdoor

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a church pillar pedestal with a relief of two putti and fluted pilasters.

Design for the Pedestal and Base of a Pillar in a Church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental frame with fruit garlands, a crowned cartouche, and figures around a central doorway.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Mattia Preti, 1660

Pencil sketch of a seated figure seen from behind, holding a book and resting a hand on a chair arm.

Sketch of Seated Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a figure with a parasol walking past a woman in a shawl and a man in a hat.

Man and Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a neoclassical urn with female masks, grape garlands, and eagles on a tray below.

Design for Bottle Cooler, Glasses, and Tray

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch of two girls seated on a grassy bank beside a tree trunk, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two Girls Seated on a Bank

Winslow Homer, 1870

Red chalk sketch of three standing men in hats, one seen from behind, with loose hatched shading on a pale sheet.

Three Standing Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of a woman seen from behind, arms raised and hands gathering ruffled fabric on tan paper.

Study of a Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a dagger with an ornate hilt and long blade, with handwritten notes, on a pale sheet of paper.

Dagger

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Charcoal sketch on blue-grey paper of a man in a cap and long coat, seen from behind, holding a drum and stick.

Drummer Seen from the Back

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite study of a seated man reading against a tree, with sketches of hands and feet around him.

Study for Illustration

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Oval grey-blue wash drawing of three putti near an architectural niche, with brown and white highlights.

Three Putti: Design for a Grisaille Painting

Jacob de Wit, 1750

Grey wash drawing of a vertical ceiling design with Apollo, putti, clouds and a reclining draped figure.

Ceiling Design with Apollo

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1770

Pencil sketch of a long-necked stringed instrument with notes about pine wood and a small study of birds.

Musical instrument

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a leafy group of trees with slender trunks rising from rocky ground, handwritten date at right.

A Group of Trees, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of two winged putti in dynamic poses, with a sketched urn.

Sketches of Two Winged Putti and an Urn

Taddeo Zuccari, 1550

Female Nude Study for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite and chalk portrait of a woman with side-parted hair and a white collar, on tan paper.

Portrait of Sarah E. Richards

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Watercolor study of two copper gutters with ornamental brackets, one with a rosette and one with a fleur-like finial, shown i

Two Copper Gutters, from a 16th-Century Castle, Blois, France

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor study of a brown and white cow's head with curved horns against a loose blue sky.

Head of a Cow, Étretat

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of an eagle with spread wings standing on a bicorne hat, with the letter N below.

Project: Eagle displayed, with inverted wings, standing upon a French bicorne hat

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor and ink sketch of two women in crinoline skirts holding rolled papers before a shop window, with a third figure at

The New Fashions

Constantin Guys, 1850

Ink and brown wash drawing of tiered pedestals with relief panels, a mask ornament, and a lion on a plinth.

Bases of pilaster stripe

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf peeling a potato, turned to the left, on tan paper.

Study of Woman Peeling Potatoes

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a girl seated on a porch step beside a column, glancing back over her shoulder at the viewer.

Girl Seated on a Porch Step

Winslow Homer, 1870

Studies of Peace for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pastel and charcoal decorative design of a female figure with cherubs in an oval medallion, framed by wings and lilies.

Study for "The Crescent Moon"

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch of a young man in a cap leaning against ship rigging on a deck, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Young Man Leaning Against Sailboat Rigging

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of two young girls in bonnets standing in a grassy field beneath clouds, one leaning toward the other.

Two Young Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a dark coat holding a pencil, turned toward the viewer in an armchair.

Sketch for Portrait of a Seated Man

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a deathbed scene with mourners and angels among clouds above a reclining bearded man.

Death of St. Joseph

Francesco Coghetti, 1880

Pale rococo design drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling shell motifs on a blue-grey wash background.

Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Oil sketch of birch trunks and a dark tree among saplings and golden autumn foliage on the forest floor.

In the Woods, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of three male figures in wide-brimmed hats, two standing and one reclining, on aged paper.

Figural Studies of Soldiers

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Sketch of St. Mark raising an arm beside a winged lion, with angels among clouds above, drawn in chalk on tinted paper.

St. Mark

Paolo de Mattheis, 1650

Watercolor design of an ornate interior wall with gilded putti, an octagonal portrait, marble panels and a fireplace.

Section of wall, salon Louis XIII, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil study of a man's leg and leather boot with trouser cuff on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Foot for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing bald man with head bowed, one arm bent across his chest and the other extended outward.

Bearded Man Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a street vendor's stall with a hanging lantern, a bowl, and handwritten color notes beside it.

Street vendor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a draped gown with one arm raised, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Mrs. Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned tabernacle with a chalice in a sunburst, flanked by two kneeling winged angels.

Design for a Tabernacle Door to be Executed in Bronze

G B C, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned, robed men in discussion around a celestial globe beneath draped curtains.

Magi Conversing about Heavenly Bodies, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded seated man with a separate study of a hand holding a chain above.

John Jay Phelps Seated, Separate Hand and Chain Study

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a winged fairy figure named Puck, seated in motion with butterfly wings and construction grid lines.

Puck, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and grey wash sketch of rococo scrollwork, acanthus foliage, a pedestal and a bird, with handwritten sums.

Sketches

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash design for a pendant with a crown above a heraldic shield and scrolled ornament.

Design for pendant with crown and coat of arms

Medici Family, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of a swooning woman held by two winged angels, with a man and a cherub beside her.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash sketch of a bed alcove with draped curtains, a canopy, a bed post, and a garland-decorated arch.

Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink design sketch of a domed classical mantelpiece with columns, garlands, and detail studies of ornament.

Design for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Valadier, 1810

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two bearded men in military-style uniforms and kepis, one with a sash and one with a cane.

From Richmond

Winslow Homer, 1860

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude woman beside a swan, with a small pencil sketch of a crouching figure below.

Girl with Swan

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate escutcheon with coat of arms, flanked by cherubs and an inscribed cartouche below.

Design of Escutcheon with Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640

Pen and wash design for a tall painted panel with classical figures, sphinxes, garlands and a central medallion of three wome

Design for a Painted Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd beneath arched colonnades in an interior scene.

Christ Healing Paralytics near the Pool of Bethesda

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Study of Dr. Mott for "Scientific Group"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of six ornate serving utensils and a knife on a pale blue sheet, with laurel and fish motifs.

Cutlery Designs

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant stem with serrated leaves and buds, plus a branch of pinnate leaves, on tan paper.

Plant Sketch

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash study of an ornamental ceiling with coffered panels, a column detail, and a temple facade sketch.

Study for the Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman praying with clasped hands and upturned face, with small sketched animal studies below.

Woman Praying, Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of two long-beaked birds among acanthus leaves and seed pods on a curving stem.

Two Birds in Foliage with Seed Pods

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Study of a Woman's Head for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor and pencil botanical study of buttercups, a sea urchin, and flower details on cream paper.

Buttercups, Mt. Desert

Samuel Colman, 1870

Vertical oil sketch of a glowing orange sunset over purple water with dark green land at the bottom.

Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a loose robe resting his hand on a book, with a separate hand study in the upper left.

Albert Gallatin Seated, Study of Right Hand

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bare dead tree trunk with angular branches extending to the right on cream paper.

Dead Tree Trunk, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Tall watercolor of an ornate palace wall with painted medallions, sculpted figures, gilded moldings and faux marble panels.

Section of wall, Escalier de la cour ovale, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil study of maple seed pods hanging from branches, with several sketches of budding maple twigs below on grey paper.

Maple Seed Vessels

Samuel Colman, 1880