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Pencil design drawing of a garden fountain with cascading water and a relief frieze of reclining mythological figures.

Design for Fountain with Tritone

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of four framed allegorical figures representing America, Asia, Africa and Europe in classical inte

The Four Continents: America, Asia, Africa, Europe

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel between flaming torches on ornate pedestals, with radiating light behind.

Design for a ceremonial decoration

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil sketch of two boats on a beach with figures, a sail, and a small dog, by Winslow Homer.

Two Boats on Beach with Figures, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto flying among clouds in a lunette shape, with a handwritten inscription above.

Winter, Lunette for Ceiling of Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Painting of yellow and red zinnias among green leaves on a loose gray-blue background with visible brushwork.

Zinnias

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a pale iceberg floating on teal water under rosy, cloudy pink skies.

Iceberg Under Cloudy Skies, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Hand-drawn ink map of part of Penobscot County, Maine, showing a river, township grid, and handwritten place names on tan pap

Map of a Part of Penobscot County, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink drawing of men hunting crocodiles along a riverbank beneath willow trees, with onlookers at upper right.

Crocodile Hunt in Egypt

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged goddess Iris pointing beside an old bearded man, with columns and a distant warrior camp

Iris Encourages Priam to Beg the Body of Hector from Achilles

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree with a branching trunk above a wooden fence, with faint smaller tree studies to the right.

Tree Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Red chalk study on blue paper of a seated draped man with a turned head and several sketched arms and hands.

Study for an Evangelist

Giuseppe Passeri, 1700

Three colored design drawings of ornate candlesticks labeled A, B and C, with yellow and grey washes on pale paper.

Three Designs for Candlesticks

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of soldiers gathered in a field, drawn loosely on a page in a maroon sketchbook.

Soldiers in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a standing man with a lantern beside seated figures and rocks, a study for Winslow Homer's The Wreck.

Sketch for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a craggy rocky outcrop and boulders with trees on the ridge, inscribed Study from Nature.

Study from Nature

Thomas Doughty, 1830

Brown ink drawing of Neptune on a shell chariot drawn by sea creatures amid waves and nude figures.

Triumph of Neptune and Galatea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of four allegorical female figures on a folding screen design, with color notes labeling each panel.

Allegorical figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of three men playing dominoes at a table beside a teapot, with Chinese scrolls on the wall behind them.

Three Chinese Men Playing Dominoes in a Baxter Street Club-House, New York City

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged angels playing a tambourine, lute and flute among clouds.

Concert of Angels

Felice Giani, 1810

Oil sketch of a calm blue sea and pale sky above brown coastal hills, with small clouds along the horizon.

View of the Sea from Bloxburgh, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash sketch of two figures in a rowboat on calm sea, with a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Two Figures in a Rowboat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a flying angel with flowing drapery on pale paper, with an inscription naming Placido Costanzi below.

Sketch for a Flying Angel

Placido Costanzi, 1720

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in draped fabric with an arm resting across a chair back and a hand at right.

Sketches for Portraits

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of two female hands in different poses on cream paper, with the inscription Mrs. McCready at lower right.

Sketch of Hands for Portrait of Mrs. McCready

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing: left, a palazzo facade with windows and doorways; right, an Annunciation scene with an angel and

Elevation of Palazzo Pazzi dell' Accademia Colombaria [left]; Annunciation [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and wash design drawing of an elongated vessel with shell and claw feet, shaded in soft grey tones.

Design for a Tray for Hors D'oeuvres

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a decorated passageway wall with draped swags, candelabra sconces, and paneled ornament.

Design for the Interior of a Passageway

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pencil sketch on grid paper of a crowded interior with an arched doorway and figures in period dress.

General Plan for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Brown wash drawing of figures in a classical hall reacting as a kneeling man reaches toward an embracing couple near a stone

Joseph and his Brothers

Joseph Bergler the younger, 1780

Loose red chalk sketch of a horse over a pencil grid on tan paper.

Study for left hand, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apollo and Daphne

Felice Giani, 1790