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Pencil sketch of a mountain range with two palm-like plants in the foreground and handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Mountain Range with Palm Trees, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of a hazy distant lake and clouds at sunset, with handwritten color notes along the lower edge.

Sunset in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental ceiling panels with scrolls, garlands and central circular medallions.

Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

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

Graphite sketch of a rocky mountain notch with dark stone outcrops and a shadowed stream channel below.

Notch, Mt. Mansfield

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Loose oil sketch of Roman rooftops and pale ochre buildings in hazy warm light, with a distant church tower.

Rooftops, Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of the Salzburg fortress on a hill above town buildings, with a church spire and distant mountains.

Salzburg, Austria, viewed from the Kapuzinerberg

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a large domed building on a waterfront, with rowboats and a sailing ship on the water.

Enormous Structure Situated on a Stream

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed incense boat with scroll handles and a central medallion on a stepped stem.

Design for an Incense Boat

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

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

Oil sketch of icebergs lit gold at sunset, rising from dark green water under a red and brown sky.

Icebergs at Sunset, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a blank rectangular frame topped with a floral garland, draped swag and tassel, on a stepped base.

Standing frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor elevation of a classical triumphal arch with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and small figures with a dog at its b

Design for a Triumpal Arch for Napoleon I, Bergamo, Italy

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1800

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

Pencil sketch of an elm tree with a spreading leafy canopy and branches on a tan paper sheet.

Elm Tree, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

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 ink sketch of two heraldic escutcheons with scrolling ornament, foliage and drapery on aged paper.

Two escutcheons for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

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

Pencil sketch of the El Altar mountain above trees with cloud bands, with handwritten notes about Riobamba and morning light.

El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of three men seated in a canoe on water, with diagonal hatched sky above.

Canoe with Three Men

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a hazy grey sea with rocky outcrops and a cliff edge of green and ochre vegetation at the bottom.

Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a trophy of armor, helmet, shields and swords with wheat and foliage around a winged hourglass.

Trophy with Winged Hourglass

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a woman's face looking upward, one hand raised to shield her eyes, hair flowing across a cream sheet.

Woman Shielding Her Eyes

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and small figures among the col

Stage Design: Interior of Gothic Cathedral

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen-and-ink drawing of ornate wall panels and niches with sketched running figures above, on grey-blue paper.

Atalanta and Hippomenes

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of four vertical pilaster strips with medallions, lattice, garlands and foliage ornament.

Design for Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose painted landscape sketch of a golden field, dark tree line, and cloudy sky glowing yellow near the horizon.

Cloudy Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of three sailors in caps on a stone bridge and a boat with mast and rigging.

Sailors

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with a tall poplar and handwritten tonal notes on pale paper.

Cloud Sketches with a Common Poplar

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of camels grazing and standing, with saddled animals and handwritten colour notes on a pale sheet.

Camel Studies, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of dark clouds framing a glowing sunset over purple mountains and a dim green-brown landscape.

Sunset Clouds over Purple Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil drawing of a sea centaur fighting a sea monster, with a winged sea creature and figure above.

Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a salon entrance wall with two doors, pilasters, and small classical relief scenes above.

Entrance wall of a salon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman resting her head on her hand, drawn as a design for a magazine cover, with faint layout panels.

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks above a forested alpine valley with conifers in the foreground.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical facade with arched doors, windows, and a fountain in front.

Sketch, for an office building (possibly Villa Albani)

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Brown ink wash drawing of Judith holding a raised sword beside the severed head of Holofernes, with an attendant kneeling at

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical chimneypiece with a central urn, star ornaments, and garland swags.

Ornament for the Intersec

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Pen and ink sketches of ceremonial thrones on stepped platforms with canopies and ornamental carved figures.

Fifteen Sketches for a Throne

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of hills and evergreen trees on tan paper, with numbered color notes written beside it.

Meadow and Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of classical figures and octagonal medallions.

Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and watercolor drawing of wind-bent trees and dunes along a sandy shore with the sea on the horizon.

Sea Girt, New Jersey

Samuel Colman, 1870

Drawing of a fountain design with nude figures supporting a draped basin and a tall central column, in black chalk and white

Project for a Fountain

Etienne-Maurice Falconet, 1720

Watercolor drawing of a trophy of war and peace with helmet, drums, arrows, laurel, and blue ribbons on a pedestal.

Trophy with Attributes of War and Peace

Henri Sallembier, 1800

Pencil sketches of six buildings including gabled roofs, a church tower, a balconied tower and a timber bay window.

Alpine Architecture Sketches

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winding river through a wide landscape with distant hills, annotated with handwritten color notes.

River Reflections

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a bonnet, dark fringed shawl and full skirt, holding a rolled bundle.

La dame au châle (Lady in a Shawl)

Constantin Guys, 1840

Vertical watercolor pilaster design with scrolling foliage, floral garlands, and a female head in an oval medallion.

Painting Decoration of a Pilaster Strip

Giacomo Casa, 1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea outcrop with a tall stone pillar and birds in flight, inscribed Rock in Panama Bay.

Rock in Panama Bay

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil landscape drawing of a steep rocky hillside above a stream valley with shrubs and distant hills.

View above Wadi Barada, Syria, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil landscape drawing of a farmhouse, leaning tree, wooden gate and rocky ground under a pale sky.

Landscape with Farm

Vincenzo Martinelli, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a riverside town with an arched portico, round tower, and rowboat on the water under a cloudy sky.

Stage Design, Buildings on Riverside

Alessandro Sanquirico, 1800

Pencil sketch of a barren desert landscape with a rounded hill, distant ridges, a rider in the foreground, and handwritten co

Desert Landscape en route to Petra, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a partial figure with curved lines on an aged paper sheet, with a faint stamp at lower left.

Figure

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishops, with a young saint and putti pulling back curtains.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Bishops with St. John

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a spreading tamarind tree with feathery leaves beside smaller trees on tan paper.

Tamarind Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil perspective study of an Ionic-capped architectural bay with vanishing point lines and handwritten enlargement notes.

Study of perspective

Kenyon Cox, 1900