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Oil sketch of distant blue mountains under a pink evening sky, with dark evergreen trees on a hillside in the foreground.

Looking toward the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of two religious interior scenes with crowds of figures beneath arches and beside a column.

The Mocking of Christ [left]; Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Pen and brown wash drawing showing two stacked elevations of a large palace with arches, columns and pediments.

Two Elevations of the Central Part of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Grey ink and wash drawing of a rocky valley with tall cliffs, trees, ruined walls and a building on a ridge.

Stage Design, Rocky Valley with Buildings

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Watercolor and ink elevation of an altar design with painted marble panels, a central oval medallion, and classical pilasters

Project for an altar: intended to be executed in colored marbles

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Small oil sketch of a turquoise iceberg on dark sea under a brown sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.

Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Small sketch of wooded hills under a pink evening sky, with a lone tree and a patch of water in the foreground.

Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Hazy mountain ridges under a red and orange sunset sky, painted in loose brushwork with a misty valley below.

Sunset and Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey watercolor of a seated man in a hat looking over a lake toward wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

Mountain River or Lake

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of clouds and mist over a rippled sea horizon on tan paper, with handwritten notes at the top.

Clouds and Mist over the Sea, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of three figures in hats resting on grass beside trees, one in striped clothing, study for The Fishing Party.

Study for "The Fishing Party"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of six ornate chalices with flared cups and varied decorated stems on a tan sheet.

Six chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a young man holding a dagger toward a reclining older man on a draped bed.

The Son of Marcus Cato Bring a Dagger to his Father

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an air plant, a fern frond, and a flowering stalk with handwritten notes, above a distant hilly landscape.

Botanical Sketches with a Landscape View, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a bearded figure with a scythe beside a tripod and large disc, with reclining figures and the date 1874.

Father Time

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a stone building with a pyramidal roof, cypress trees, and a rowboat on water.

Architectural Sketch, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of two nude men in a landscape with a draped figure, discs on the ground, and a river.

Apollo and Hycianth, after Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Painting of a dark rippled sea under a tan sky, with a distant white iceberg at left and a small red boat near the horizon.

Distant Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with a winding river and distant volcano, annotated with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Churc

Volcano Puracé and the Rio de Vinagre, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Oil sketch of a large iceberg with smaller ice masses on dark sea under a pink evening sky.

Iceberg Against the Evening Sky, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of Niagara Falls seen from a cliff edge, with a tall tree on the left and distant treeline.

Niagara Falls from Prospect Point, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose sketch of an alpine valley with dark slopes, pink-tinged clouds in a blue sky, and green meadow in the foreground.

Valley in the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins on a cliff, a leaning tree, figures on a path, and distant

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a valley with rocky hills, trees and a distant city, with handwritten colour notes along the margins.

Distant View of Damascus, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch on pale paper in an album showing a building, tents and trees, with faint handwritten notes.

Army Camp with Buildings and Tents

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown sheet with faint pencil sketches of tall plant stems and branching foliage, with a museum stamp in the lower left.

Botanical Sketches, South America

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a distant landscape with buildings, palm trees and handwritten color notes on pale paper.

Looking East at Sunset, Cali, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a neoclassical interior with seated and standing women, children, and a bust on a pedestal.

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Oil sketch of the Catskill mountains at sunset with orange and rose sky and dark trees in the foreground.

The Catskills at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a reclining doll with handwritten colour and portrait notes on tan paper.

Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows

Daniel Huntington, 1880