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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

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

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

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

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

Study of Two Rams

Samuel Colman, 1850

Ink drawing of two friezes: winged putti playing with sea creatures above, and putti leading a sheep beside an altar below.

Design for Two Freizes

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with scrolls, garlands, moldings and a central cross medallion.

Painted Ceiling

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1740

Pencil sketch of tree ferns, broad-leaved plants and stems on brown paper, with handwritten labels.

Sketches of Plants and Tree Ferns near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet of trees, hanging vegetation and a small house, with handwritten botanical notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches with a House, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketches of soldiers and figures on a small page mounted in an album, divided by a vertical line.

Sketches of Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Charcoal sketch of a figure in a hat looking out at sailboats and rowboats on a sea with rocks and other figures.

Beach with Boats and People, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a two-masted schooner towing three dories across choppy sea under streaked clouds.

Schooner with Three Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded arcaded interior with seated figures on a platform, riders, and standing onlookers.

The Spirit of Wisdom

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil study of rocks and leafy undergrowth with ferns on a pale sheet, with a handwritten date and place inscription.

Study of foliage, Trachselwald, Bern, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a seated draped woman beside a donkey and tree, with the handwritten word plenty below.

Study for "Plenty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil and wash sketch of a steep cliff with small buildings above a calm sea, with a horizon line on the left.

Study of coastal cliff, Amalphi, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a Gothic-style library bookcase with pointed arch tracery and pierced crest, by Thomas Chippen

Design for a Library Bookcase

Thomas Chippendale, 1750

Watercolor wall elevation with Chinese figure panels, a pagoda-roofed central door, dragon scrollwork and green marbled walls

Wall Elevation with Panels of Chinese Figures, for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil and white chalk drapery studies of knotted and folded cloth on mauve paper, by Elihu Vedder, 1890.

Studies of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a 19th-century Biedermeier drawing room with a tiled stove, piano, green carpet and potted plants.

Design for a Bourgeois Biedermeier Interior

Pencil sketch on translucent paper of polo players on horseback with raised mallets, folded into a curved lampshade design.

Design for Lampshade, Polo Players

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Architectural elevation of a side wall with panelled sections and a central fireplace flanked by pilasters, in peach wash.

Side wall with fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Wall elevation drawing of a symmetrical room with central fireplace, carved overmantel, paneled doors and classical busts in

Wall Elevation

James Byres, 1810

Watercolor of Storm King rising over the Hudson River with three sailboats and rocky shore in the foreground.

Storm King, Northern Entrance to the Highlands, Hudson River

Edwin Whitefield, 1840

Pencil sketches of gabled buildings with a tower, a sailboat on water, and two figures seated on a grassy bank.

Sketches at Marlborough

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an interior wall with a central double door, red panels, a gold plaque, and decorative fretwork borders.

Design for Wall with Doorway, probably for the Ante Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a wall with yellow faux marble niche, green pilasters and arched pediment, by Frederick Crace.

Wall Elevation with Marbled Niche

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental balustrade panel with scrolls, rosettes and foliage on a pale ground.

Study for panel of a balustrade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure over a draped pedestal beside an ornate scroll-handled vase.

Ornamental detail with winged figure and vase

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink design drawing of a chapel wall with a lunette, narrative panels, pilasters and decorative cartouches.

Design for a Chapel Wall

Giovanni Battista della Rovere, 1590

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman with raised arm, after Michelangelo's Night, by Kenyon Cox, 1870.

Study of Michelangelo's "Night"

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Watercolor elevation of a chinoiserie wall design with pink panels, dragons, mythical lions and pagoda-topped niches on blue

Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of two ornamental wall panels with dragons, lattice borders and a central figure above a carved base.

Wall Decoration (West) Wall, Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a flat marsh landscape with grasses, a large tree at left, distant wooded hills, and small cattle at right.

Study of seashore, Rhode Island

William Trost Richards, 1880

Pen drawing of a tea service with saucer, cup, teapot, sugar bowl and creamer decorated with scrolling ornamental patterns.

Design for China Decoration

Anna M. de Pool, 1880

Charcoal sketch of four running hounds above a wavy scroll border, a design for a firescreen by William Hunt Diederich.

Design for Firescreen, Four Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Ink and wash drawing of an interior wall with three arched niches, rococo scrollwork, and urn-topped brackets.

Elevation of Wall with Three Niches

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen drawing of a nude woman riding a unicorn beside a satyr and putto, with scrolling foliage and the words Leonard Cox - His

Bookplate for Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Red chalk sketch on cream paper showing a winged figure on the left and two putti interacting on the right within a ruled bor

Three putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design for a box cover with blue ground, white interlaced scrollwork, gold vines and a blank central circle.

Design for a Box Cover

Anna M. de Pool, 1890

Red chalk drawing of three ornate candelabras with scrolled bases and flared tops on cream paper.

Candelabras

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grasshopper driving a chariot pulled by two butterflies over flowering plants, with a patterned border below.

Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a reclining classical male nude statue on an oval pedestal, dated December 31 in the lower right.

Study of a Statue, or Cast

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pen drawing of an allegorical frontispiece design with two figures seated on a bison head above a blank oval cartouche.

Design for a Frontispiece, Allegory of America

Flemish Marten de Vos, 1590

Pencil sketch of a shoreline with sandy banks, grasses and a line of trees on a hill, with a small study in the upper left.

Seashore, Newport, RI

William Trost Richards, 1870

Pencil design drawing of a wall decoration with swagged drapery, floral motifs, birds and elephant figures in flanking panels

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Proposed Wall Decoration

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil and white chalk study of violet leaves and grass blades on grey paper.

Study of violet leaves and grass

William Trost Richards, 1850

Brown ink sketch of a haloed rider on a donkey with a second donkey at left, set against loose wash clouds.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Watercolor elevation of a paneled interior wall with two wood-veneer doors, decorative upper panels and a central framed pane

Side wall elevation

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil design drawing of an ornate doorway with an arched top, flanked by chinoiserie pagoda panels and decorative columns.

Design for Doorway

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design sheet of a tea service with blue floral sprigs, gilded scrollwork and lattice patterns on teapot, cups and

Design for China Decoration

Mary Morison Brownson, 1890

Pale watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with a church tower, small sailboats with pink sails, and mooring poles under a hazy sky

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Graphite study on toned paper of leafy plants and undergrowth with white highlights, by William Trost Richards.

Study of foliage

William Trost Richards, 1850

Grey monochrome sketch of a figure in dark billowing cloak leaning into wind, with pale hand extended, on a stormy grey groun

Man in a Storm

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Watercolor wall design with bare trees, three potted plants on stands, and red and yellow fretwork border against pale blue.

Design for Blue and Silver Wall Decoration for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Design for a Decorative Frieze

Carlo Bianconi, 1800

Ink sketch of stylized hounds with looping, flowing outlines on yellowed paper, with a small purple wash.

Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor of an ornate gilded palace interior with a mirror, porcelain vases, portraits and rooms receding through arches.

Apartments of Queen Elizabeth of Prussia, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin

Elizabeth Pochhammer, 1860

Watercolor wall elevation with a circular pagoda landscape medallion, pink panels, and brown lattice double doors.

Wall Elevation Design, probably for the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design for a doorway with red lattice double doors, pink latticed side panels, and a frieze with Chinese character

Design for Doorway, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor study of a rocky hillside with shrubs, boulders, a dirt path and an eroded reddish bank under a pale sky.

Study of landscape, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850