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Red chalk and graphite sketch of a reclining female nude seen from behind, resting on loosely drawn grass.

Female Nude, Resting on Grass

James Wells Champney, 1880

Pencil sketch of a table with fluted legs in an interior, with windows and cabinetry sketched at left and right.

Table

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink design sheet with scrolling acanthus, a lion head, winged creature and cherubs in a double border.

Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Charcoal study of a rescuer in a cap holding an unconscious woman beneath a hanging rope and life ring.

Study for "The Life Line"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Ink drawing of a reclining hero on a funeral pyre as a kneeling man lights it with a torch, with arrows on the ground.

Philactetes Applies the Torch of Hercules to the Funeral Pyre

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey ink wash drawing of a draped female figure holding a staff beside a celestial globe on a pedestal.

Urania

Filippo Marchionni, 1780

Watercolor of a small boat's stern and oars in rough teal sea with white-capped waves, by Winslow Homer.

Study for "The Gulf Stream"

Winslow Homer, 1890

Oil sketch of a twilight sea with dark water, a horizon line, and a sky glowing pink and yellow with streaked clouds.

Twilight at Sea, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Drawing of a sauce boat with fluted bowl, sphere support, tortoise base and satyr-head handle, in brown wash.

A Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and brown ink sketch of three nude male figures, two standing and one reclining, in a hatched rocky landscape.

Three Nude men

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Drawing of two bracelet designs: an upper one with interlaced links and oval floral panels, a lower one with braided strands

Design for two bracelets

Roman Augusto Castellani, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two roundels: a winged victory driving a horse chariot, and a winged victory crowning seated Min

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning Minerva; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of men and women unloading a fishing dory on a beach, with boats and a distant sailboat.

Men and Women Unloading a Fishing Dory, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen drawing of a neoclassical plaster ceiling design with central rosette, laurel wreaths, scrolling borders, and a bay eleva

Design for a Plaster Ceiling with Bay

James Wyatt, 1810

Loose brown ink sketch of a seated woman conversing with a standing draped woman, with hatched background strokes.

Figural Sketch with a Seated Girl Conversing with a Standing Girl

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Painted study of a slender palm tree on a grassy slope with rocks and shrubs, against a brown, brushy background.

Palm Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing with an empty ornamental cartouche above and a hunter on horseback attacked by snakes below.

Title page for a Series of Hunting Scenes [above]; Unexperienced Hunter attacked by Snakes [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ill man in a canopy bed attended by a robed figure reading a book in an ornate room.

Infirmity

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and ink ceiling design with a central medallion of a classical figure in clouds, surrounded by winged figures and garland

Design for Ceiling with Aurora as the Central Motif

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a drawing room wall elevation with vaulted ceiling, two doorways, classical relief panels and benches.

Elevation of Drawing Room Entrance Wall with Vaulted Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Study for "Roman Girl", Head of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Charcoal study of two sleeping cats, one curled up at upper left and one stretched out at lower right, on tan paper.

Study of Cats

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash design sheet showing draped curtains around a bed alcove and arched niches in interior elevations.

Designs for Bedroom Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of a tall elm tree with a full canopy beside a small cottage and a hill, with handwritten notes below.

Elm near Pitman's, Bartlett, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of layered hills and water with handwritten color notes like grey, dark purple, and greenish tones.

Sunset Sketch, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite sketch of a cow lying down, seen from behind with head turned to the right, horns visible, on tan paper.

Study of a Lying Cow

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of two scenes: Salome dancing at Herod's banquet above, and Salome presenting John the Baptist's h

Salome Dancing during the Banquet of Herod [above]; Salome Offering Saint John's Head to her Parents [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus mourning the dying Adonis, with cupids, a boar and a hilly landscape behind.

Death of Adonis

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an officer inspecting uniformed soldiers holding rifles, with handwritten notes naming Colonel Dwight and Si

Col. Dwight Inspecting His Regiment

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a thatched church, a palm tree, fan-leaf fronds, and rows of shrubs with handwritten notes.

San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a study with a writing desk, armchair, bookshelves and window, inscribed Washington Irving's Library at Sunn

Washington Irving's Library at Sunnyside

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Sketches of Sheep and a Ram, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowded classical scene with columns, a helmeted soldier, and draped figures in a framed borde

The Death of Viginia, Daughter of Marcus Claudius

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Grey wash drawing of a church doorway draped with curtains, topped by a crowned coat of arms and garlands, with small figures

Doorway of San Salvatore in Lauro with Decoration for the Funeral of King Frederick August III of Poland, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1760

Pen and brown ink sketch of an artist's studio with a standing man, an easel, and seated nude models beneath draped curtains.

Figural Scene with Artist Drawing Female Figure While Man Watches from Behind

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor study of pink and white azalea branches with green leaves over faint pencil sketches on a tan sheet.

Azaleas

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a bonnet and checked dress holding a pail, standing among loose grass strokes.

Girl with a Pail

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical scenes of warriors and women in interiors, with Italian captions.

Agamemnon Refuses to Liberate Chryseis; Minerva Appears to Achilles; The Abduction of Briseis: Galerie d'Iliad, Palaz…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a reclining man smoking a long pipe on a wooden bench, with another figure in a bunk behind him.

Chinese Man Smoking an Opium Pipe in a Baxter Street Club House, New York City

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with bare, twisting branches on pale paper, with the date April 1845 written above.

Leafless Bough of a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Sepia ink sketch of a mounted battle scene above and a warrior on an elephant among soldiers below.

Sketchbook Page: Death of Flaminius in the Battle of Trasimeno; Annabelle Loses an Eye in the Swamps of Fiano, Tuscany

Felice Giani, 1800

Loose oil sketch of an autumn meadow with red and orange wildflowers, rust-colored grasses, and pale white blooms.

Meadow in Autumn, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Studies of a Right Foot, Two Heads

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a candelabra with a triangular plan and figures supporting the stem beside a column.

Design for a Candelabra

Carlo Marchionni

Pencil sketch of a tall slender pine tree beside rocks on aged paper, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Study of Pine Tree, Shawangunk Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil sketch of rocky cliffs with sunlit pink ledges and surf breaking over dark sea water.

Big Island, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a soldier firing a rifle on a tan sheet, with loose hatching and grey wash patches in a sketchbook.

Soldier Firing a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a crowd of men with raised daggers attacking a reclining figure in a classical interior with arched nich

The Killing of Cesare

Felice Giani, 1780

Pen and ink design sketch of a chandelier, garlands, and two consoles with pedestal in a neoclassical interior.

Project for Two Consoles

Pencil drawing of four decorative vases with snake and swan handles, classical figure reliefs and floral ornament.

Four Vases

Felice Giani, 1780

Loose pencil sketch of lilac branches with buds and flower sprays, labeled 'lilac', on cream paper.

Lilac

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of an ornate clock case design, held up by a muscular Atlas-like figure above a pedestal.

Design for a Clock Case

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1700

Brown wash drawing of a classical entrance wall with a fireplace, Corinthian columns, and a relief panel above the mantel.

Entrance wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a standing female nude with curled hair, one arm across her body and the other extended to the right.

Female Nude, Study for Portrait of Mrs. Henry Schieffelin

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sketch of six ornate doorknob designs with scrolls, foliage, a grotesque mask and a female figure.

Six doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered tureen with helmeted and elephant-head handles and a tiered base.

Deign for a Covered Tureen

Johann Alois Seethaler, 1820

Red chalk study of a woman in a flowing dress raising a tambourine overhead, with loose drapery lines.

Study for Girl with Tambourine, “Vintage Festival”, Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Graphite drawing of a female torso from a plaster cast standing on a pedestal, shaded against a gray background.

Female Torso From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink drawing of a fantastic branch with ferny leaves, ruffled blossoms tied with ribbon bows, and twisting stems on paper.

Bough of a fantastic tree

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Graphite study of a neck and shoulder on grey paper, with soft hatched shading and a partial outline.

Study of Neck for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Oval pastel portrait of a woman in a blue jacket and black feathered hat holding a brass horn, with a yellow skirt.

Portrait of Sarah Cooper Hewitt in French Costume

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Grey wash drawing of a priest at an altar with kneeling worshippers, while heavenly figures and angels appear in clouds above

Vision During a Mass

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with a kneeling woman, an infant, crowded figures and a standing d

Adoration of the Shepherds; Arcangle St. Michael after Raphael; St. Margarite after Raphael; Aloof de Wignancourt by…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wolf's head and shoulders, frontal view, with loose hatched shading on pale paper.

Study for "Hunting," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture" State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a gnarled, leafless tree with twisting branches crossing diagonally on pale paper.

Gnarled Dead Tree

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of figures on a shoreline looking out at a bay, with a small boat and distant lighthouse on the horizon.

Figures Overlooking Bay and Small Boat, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of a rippling lake under a pale sky, with low wooded hills on the distant shore and sandy foreground.

Millinocket Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and wash design sheet showing a silver tureen with dolphin finial, surrounded by studies of scrolls, masks and brackets.

Designs for Silver Tureen

Filippo Marchionni, 1760

Pencil sketch of a frieze of small classical figures with handwritten notes on four seasons panels.

Allegory of the Four Seasons

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Watercolor and pencil study of cow legs, hooves, and a horned cow head on a grey-green sheet.

Sketches from Narragensett, Rhode Island

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and watercolor sketch of Apollo chasing Daphne, who reaches toward a laurel branch, in a hexagonal frame.

Apollo and Daphne

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of tall grass stalks with dark seed heads and handwritten notes reading last grass stalks, deep madder.

Madder

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Figural Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Soft pencil sketch of a man in a hat and coat standing on a street beside another figure and a dark doorway.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a tiered fountain with winged figures supporting its basin, with small figures in a colonnaded courtyard.

Fountain Supported by Three Harpies and Three Groups of People in Garden in Villa Albani, Rome

Felice Giani, 1820

Loose graphite sketch of a dark bird perched on a rocky outcrop, drawn on a warm tan paper sheet.

Bird

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded Saint Matthew with a book and a winged angel beside a tablet, in classical architecture

Saint Matthew and an Angel

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with mounted riders, soldiers and fallen figures across a horizontal frie

Battaglia (Battle)

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two draped female figures embracing, one holding an olive branch, against a shaded background.

The Personification of Justice and Peace

Felice Giani, 1810

Painting of a glowing sun over distant mountains, with dark trees and hills in the foreground under a warm hazy sky.

Radiant Sun above Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Drawing of a flared bowl supported by three nude female figures standing on a round base, in brown ink and wash.

Support for a Bowl

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a dark mass of trees or rock behind two stone blocks on uneven ground.

Rock formation

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a standing woman in period dress with separate arm and drapery studies on tan paper.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Separate Arm and Drapery Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a drummer in a kepi cap and military coat holding a snare drum and sticks.

Drummer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Portrait of Nancy Darling

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

Pencil sketch of a philodendron plant with broad leaves growing above a rock, labeled Jamaica, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Philodendron Growing Above a Rock, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of rowing boats and a ship above, and workers around a smoking furnace below.

The Collecting of Bitumen [above]; Catching Night Moths [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman pouring from a jug to a winged youth, with a putto and wheat stalk; labeled Temp

Temperance

Felice Giani, 1810

Neoclassical vase design drawing with grape garlands, female mask, two doves on the rim and eagles on the pedestal.

Design for a Tray with Punch Bowl and Glasses

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a sunset sky over a sea horizon with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Ionian Sea near Corfu, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite study of a standing man in a long overcoat leaning on a table, with a handwritten name at lower right.

Study for Portrait of James Prendergast

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose graphite sketch of two figures, one wearing a hat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Grey wash drawing of an ornate hanging altar lamp with chains, scrolled body, and several candle arms.

Design for an Altar Lamp

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil study of two curled-horned rams, one standing and one lying down beside grass and rocks.

Study of Two Rams

Samuel Colman, 1850

Pencil sketch of allegorical figures, putti and clouds on pale paper, a ceiling design study by Fedele Fischetti.

Ceiling Design

Fedele Fischetti, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a scalloped-rim silver plate with handwritten inscription in the upper left corner.

Two silver plates

A. Spinazzi, 1720