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Watercolor of Tangiers on a hillside with white houses, a minaret, city walls, sea and mountains under cloudy skies.

Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil design drawing of an ornate arched doorway flanked by medallions with winged creatures and decorative friezes.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a mountain gorge with a stone arched bridge, a domed church, olive trees and a stream.

Source of the Gordicchio

Joseph Pennell, 1890

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailing vessel and small rowboats on a sandy shore, with a figure standing near the boats.

Study of boats on the coast

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Pencil sketch of tiled rooftops, a stone wall, cypress trees and a small arched building with distant hills.

Garden Wall, Granada

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of a curly dog lying on a cushion atop a pedestal under a draped canopy with tassels.

Design for Memorial to a Dog

Giulio Romano, 1530

Oil study of cumulus clouds lit pink and gold above dark mountain silhouettes at dusk.

Study of clouds

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of a Baltimore skyline with rooftops and spires, grid panels and handwritten colour notes, 1920.

Baltimore Skyline

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Pencil sketches of architectural mouldings, capitals with volutes, cornice profiles, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

Sketches of Mouldings on Capitals

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of low tide flats with a figure carrying a rifle, marsh grass, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Low Tide, Annisquam

Walter Shirlaw, 1910

Painted floral textile design with white and blue flowers, multicolored lobed leaves, and grey branches on a dotted dark grou

Floral design for printed textiles

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Pencil study of two carved architectural pieces, a foliate capital and a curved Byzantine arch moulding, on tan paper.

Architectural Details

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Watercolor elevation of a Victorian-style house with a tower, gabled bay, balcony and ornate roof trim.

Architectural project for the house of P.J. Hetzel

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1880

Red chalk drawing of three ornamental urns with scrolled handles, garlands and pedestal bases on a cream sheet.

Three urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of a porch with a hammock and wicker chair, and a window with shutters labeled Scott Cottage.

Two Sketches, Scott Cottage

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a blue and gold ewer flanked by two oval brown cameo panels with classical figures and cherubs.

Ornament Design with Ewer and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style wall with an arched sky niche, lattice borders, paneled doors and red latticework.

Wall Decoration, Entrance Hall, North Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketches of architectural details including a balustrade, gargoyle, buttress base, and carved column from Caen.

Architectural Sketches in Caen

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a rocky coastal headland with a small sailboat, wind-bent pines and boulders under a hazy sky.

Mackerel Cove

William Trost Richards, 1890

Watercolor rendering of a domed stone mausoleum with steps, balustrade, topiary and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Rendering for Bliss Family Mausoleum

Hughson Hawley, 1900

Pencil sketch of half-timbered houses with steep roofs and dormers on a street, with small figures in the foreground.

Sketch of Lisieux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a fallen robed man surrounded by daggered togaed figures in a Roman interior with a she-wolf relief.

The Death of Julius Caesar

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink, red and blue flowers and green leaves in a corner border on pale paper.

Floral design for printed textile

Jean DuBois, 1800

Pencil sketch of Bar Harbor with sailboats on calm water, a wooded shoreline, rowboats, and a small framed sailboat inset.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite and white chalk study of two hands gripping tubular objects, drawn on grey paper.

studies of two hands holding flutes (?)

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Watercolor of a formal salon with blue walls, gilt mirror, red upholstered furniture, and Corinthian columns.

Salon Interior

A. Redkovsky, 1850

Three Studies of Man in a Habit

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Design drawing of a trellised ceiling opening to a cloudy sky, with climbing roses, drapery and a floral urn.

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall stone castle tower behind a stone wall and bare trees, with small figures on a path.

Nuremberg Castle, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor of a dark silhouetted town with church spires under an orange sunset, with tidal flats and pilings in the foregrou

Sunset, Nantucket

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea cliff and islet on the left, and a steep rock face with stone buildings on the right.

Study of seascape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a fishing village with rooftops, chimneys, and small sailboats on water in the distance.

Fishing Village

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Floral garland design of orange and yellow roses, white blossoms and green leaves on a squared grid, with printed credits.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Watercolor study of an arched stone doorway partly covered by ivy, with strong cast shadows on tan paper.

Study of doorway

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet showing a stone frog on a pedestal, a farmhouse with chimneys, a sleeping cat, and ornamental scrollwork.

Sketch of Stone Frog and Farm House

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky in a square coffered frame, flanked by lattice lunettes.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, for condervatory/music room or perhaps dining room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of sailing ships moored at a busy wooden pier with cranes, workers and birds in the sky.

Shipyard and Pier

James Henry Moser, 1870

Pencil sketch of old walls and tiled-roof buildings in Toledo above a sloping dirt path.

Walls in Toledo

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with towers and gables above houses and trees on a hillside.

Church, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk study on squared grid showing nude figures, standing children with poles, and a seated woman, framed horizontally.

The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil drawing of a shadowed stone archway with carved moldings and columns over a paved courtyard.

Low Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Gridded pattern sheet with a horizontal spray of pink, white and red roses and green leaves, numbered 908.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Carl F. W. Wicht, 1850

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of a nude male back, two heads, and an outstretched arm.

Figure Studies

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Watercolor of Durham Cathedral's tall tower and spires rising above trees and rooftops under a cloudy sky.

View of Durham Cathedral

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil and white chalk study of a reclining nude woman with one arm raised, on tan paper.

Study of Reclining Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Small landscape study: rocky outcrop with green shrubs on left, blue receding mountains and hazy sky on right.

Study of landscape, Drachenfels, Germany

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of architectural column details, labeled moulding profiles, and a water pitcher with handwritten note.

Architectural Details

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two hounds playing within a decorative framed border, with wavy bands above and below.

Two Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor design of a central domed pavilion with blue and gold ornament, flanked by two smaller pavilions before distant mo

Designs for Pavilions

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a steep cliff above a harbor with masted boats on calm water and hills fading into haze.

Last View of Quebec

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a child working at a table in a woodland clearing beside a basket and trees.

Woodland Camp

James Henry Moser, 1880

Colored side elevation drawing of a steam locomotive numbered 633 on a railway track, by William H. Dohm.

Elevation View of a Locomotive, First Prize Drawing

William H. Dohm, 1880

Pencil sketches of stained glass pattern, gothic arch mouldings, a window, and a carved capital on tan paper.

Architectural Details at Lisieux Cathedral

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a log farmhouse with a porch, bare trees and tree stumps in an open field, by James Henry Moser.

On Woodward's Farm

James Henry Moser, 1870

Watercolor ornament design with two horizontal friezes of scrolls and acanthus leaves and a vertical stacked floral border.

Ornament Design

Michel Angelo Pergolesi

Brown ink and wash drawing of a haloed figure on a chariot drawn by horses, with angels and trumpeters above.

Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Third Scene

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil design drawing of an interior wall with a paneled door, fireplace, Gothic arcade frieze and ornate pierced screen.

Design for Wall Decoration for the South Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Graphite study of a seated nude woman holding balance scales, drawn in pencil on cream paper with light construction lines.

Study for "Equity" in "The Common Law" Frieze for "The Reign of Law" Mural at New York Appellate Division Courthouse

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Two pencil sketches of houses on a cream sheet: a tower with gabled buildings at left and a half-timbered turreted house at r

Two Sketches of Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor architectural elevation with a balcony, red columns, two figures in arched niches, and a central pagoda between ca

Design for the West Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with a fountain, stone urns, rocaille arch, classical buildings and tall trees.

Garden with Classical Buildings and a Fountain

Isaac de Moucheron, 1740

Pencil sketches of Gothic stone moldings and cornice profiles with handwritten labels for Chartres, Semur and 12th and 13th c

Details of Church, Stonework

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a painted interior wall with three gothic arches, gold dragons, striped columns and a hanging Chinese la

Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Design for Chimney wall with 3 gothic arches and Chinese lantern

Frederick Crace, 1810