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Red chalk sketch of a muscular figure with raised arms and swirling drapery on cream paper, within a decorative border.

God dividing light from darkness, from the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Head of Athena (from a cast)

Adile Marie Osborne, 1900

Green and gold rococo rocaille scrollwork design drawn on tan paper, with interlocking C-scrolls and leafy fronds.

Design for a Painted Coach Panel with Rocaille Motif

Edward Crace, 1740

Watercolor design for a floor covering with an arched panel of symmetrical blue and gold motifs and a patterned border.

Design for a floor covering

Red chalk drawing of an angel with large wings, arm outstretched, and loose draped robes, framed by a black and gold border.

Angel with large wings

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite drapery study of swirling and falling cloth, labeled Jacob and the Angel, on aged paper.

Drapery Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pen and ink study of the Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family on a donkey, angels above among palm trees, and a distant lan

Study for Painting "The Flight into Egypt"

Antonio Bellandi, 1850

Charcoal sketch of a twisting seated male figure with draped cloth on grey paper.

Fortitude (?)

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1630

Charcoal study of two muscular nude male figures wrestling, one arm raised over the other's shoulder, on toned paper.

Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated nude woman from behind, lifting flowing hair within a circular frame.

Study for "The Morning Glory"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of robed men in caps and a small view of two sailboats on water.

Fellow Passengers on the Cleo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing female figure wrapped in a draped shawl, framed by a double ruled border.

Standing figure with shawl

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a nude young archer with a quiver, mounted within a green and gold decorative border.

The Young Archer, a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo, Plate 13 from an album "Drawings after Sculpture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Gouache design of a gold brooch with green cabochon gems, pearls and a teardrop emerald pendant on tan paper.

Design for a Gold and Cabochon Gem Brooch

Alexis Falize, 1840

Head of a Nun

Alessandro Marchesini, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, face turned left, dark shading around the head.

Portrait of a Young Man

Thomas Sidney Moran, 1900

Study of a Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Black and white chalk study on grey paper showing a bent arm with a relaxed hand and two bare legs with feet.

Study of a model

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Fantasy Composed of Heads and a Sculpted Urn

Donato Creti, 1720

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a seated boy in a cap playing a lute on a pale sheet.

Seated boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Charcoal and white chalk study of a draped female figure holding a stylus over a tablet, with a hand detail below.

Study for "Muse of History"

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a draped hooded figure holding a medallion portrait and a small infant, topped by a cross.

Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of armed men confronting a seated clerk at a table in a beamed room, by Frederick Coffay Yohn.

Arrest of Major Wildman

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Watercolor design for a stained glass window showing a kneeling haloed figure reaching toward a standing bearded Christ figur

Stained glass window: Christ and Peter

John C. Wolf, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a classical head of Apollo with curly hair and downcast eyes, by Giuseppe Longhi.

Head of Apollo

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a male figure supporting a slab beside a wall with garland ornament and a pedestal.

Male figure supporting slab; wall detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a Gothic-style room end with pointed arches, a central fireplace, red doors, and cherub panels.

One end of an Octagonal Room in Gothic style

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in drapery, one arm extended in a pointing gesture, within a gold-ruled border.

Standing female figure pointing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Sketch on red paper of a robed female saint with raised arm, plus studies of a head and hands.

A Dominican Female Saint in Ecstasy and Other Studies

Sante Pacini, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long coat and bonnet beside a birdcage, carriage, and tree, with a large decorative lette

Miss Violet Carmine, Initial I

Edward Windsor Kemble, 1880

Pencil sketch of robed figures, including a seated man on stone steps and standing clergy, inscribed 'In St. Peters'.

In St. Peter’s, Rome

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Gray chalk drawing on tan paper of a kneeling angel with bowed head, feathered wings, and draped robe.

A Kneeling Angel

Elisabetta Sirani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of officers by a tree with cavalry behind and a dead dog and helmet on the ground.

Who the Devil Told You We Were Going to Charge?

Ludovico Marchetti, 1890

Pencil sketch of three studies of a figure in a wide hat and veil, with a handwritten inscription at lower right.

Three Sketches of a Nun Wearing a Hat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

A Scene of Execution

Maynard Dixon, 1900

Watercolor stained glass design of a haloed young figure among bearded robed men beneath Gothic arches.

Stained glass window: Young Christ among the doctors

John C. Wolf, 1900

Portrait of a Man with a Turban

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Blue ink drawing of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, with sketched heads in the margins.

Madonna and Child

Egisto Rossi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a man's head and shoulders, turned to the side, drawn in loose hatched strokes on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of three cartouche designs with putti and figures holding oval frames and a scrolled base.

Three sketches of cartouches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated man in an armchair with handwritten notes below, by Daniel Huntington.

Carl Schurz Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Grey wash drawing of an ornate bedstead in an arched hall with robed figures gesturing, inside a rococo frame.

Study for The Iron Bedstead of King Og, Plate 324, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a long overcoat standing with one arm resting on a support, by Daniel Huntington.

President Chester A. Arthur, Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman in a headscarf raising a hammer beside a reclining figure and a tent.

Jael and Sisera

Luca Giordano, 1700

Painting of a large tree with vines and roots on rocky ground, with green hills and misty mountains behind it.

Tree with Vines, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Narrow vertical ink and wash drawing of a sinuous vine with leaves and buds, a design for a pillar ornament.

Pillar strip

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a tall palm tree with drooping fronds on a brown paper ground.

Abaye Palm, Mt. Salus, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two costumed female figures with suit symbols and handwritten color notes on cream paper.

Playing cards

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Four pencil and pastel studies of circular ornaments filled with stylized flowers, leaves and vines on a tan sheet.

Flower Studies (Four Designs for Circular Ornaments)

Samuel Colman, 1880

Narrow pen and brown wash drawing of a pillar with leafy foliage, a lion mask vase, and two candle brackets.

Pillar strip with a candle bracket

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind with arms raised, with hatched modeling of the musculature.

Standing Man with Raised Arms

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Brown ink and wash sketch of the Baptism of Christ with a central standing figure, flanking figures, and a dove in clouds.

Baptism of Christ

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1610

Graphite pencil study of a female figure in a head wrap with a bare arm and hand resting in the foreground.

Study of Mercy for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated soldier on a box beside a standing figure, with faint tents in the background.

Soldier Sitting on a Box

Winslow Homer, 1860

Café

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink design for a mace with putti holding an oval medallion above a fluted shaft and garlands.

Project for a Mace

Vincenzo Belli, 1840

Pencil sketch of a bearded man beside a faint child figure, with an open book in the foreground.

Sketches for "Lesson of Charity" and portrait of Peter Richards, Jr.

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and ink architectural drawing of two obelisks flanking a gate with figures, with a plan of an arched structure below.

Ornament

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Black and red chalk study of a raised forearm and left hand on grey paper, with a small rounded shape above.

Study: An erected forearm and left hand holding something

Giovanni Maria Viani, 1700

Pencil sketch of a man in a cap playing a bugle in a room with a stool, cabinet, and staircase.

Man Wearing Zouave's Cap

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink sketches of ornate monstrances with radiating rays, angel figures and pedestal studies on pale paper.

Sketches for a Monstrance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pencil sketch of a soldier marching with a rifle over his shoulder, seen from behind, on tan paper.

Soldier Marching

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a mantelpiece with a figural bracket and a frieze of garlands and putti.

Design for Mantelpiece Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor design of a rococo paneled wall with a door and an oval medallion showing a couple in a garden.

Section of wall, small anti-chamber, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880