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Pencil sketch of rolling storm waves and clouds with a small distant ship on the horizon, on toned paper.

Combers in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil landscape sketch of a river shoreline with trees and hills, with handwritten tonal notes and numbers on yellowed paper

Goat Island and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers in formation with rifles, a sword-bearing officer in the foreground, and figures fading i

Infantry Rifle Drill, Sickles Regiment, Lee's Mills, Virginia

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and wash sketch of men in hats gathered around a campfire with kettles hanging over the flames.

Campfire with Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Black and white chalk study of a seated male nude looking upward, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for a Male Nude

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1740

Graphite and chalk study of a standing woman in a period gown with ruffled cuffs and full skirt, on gray paper.

Study of Sophia Chew for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Brown ink drawing of Minerva in a helmet writing on a tablet, with an owl on a pedestal and scrolls beside her.

Minerva

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with conifers, farm buildings, a fence, and a distant horizon on tan paper.

View to the Sea, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of four allegorical scenes with classical columns, a winged trumpeter, and theatre masks.

Four Allegories of Commedia and Tragedy

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of ornamental designs with putti, foliage scrolls, a pedestal and small birds in medallions.

Ceiling decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of mountain ridges and snow under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Moon over the Rhône Valley, Belalp, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Neoclassical design drawing of a centerpiece with a lattice bowl, two draped women holding garlands, and winged sphinxes.

Design for a Centerpiece

Pietro Belli, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate architectural capital with scrolls and carved animal heads on a plain pedestal.

Design for an Ornament

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Watercolor of fishermen pulling a boat ashore beside a woman, children, and nets, with a coastal town behind.

Water color; On the shore in Chiaja

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing female nude with hair pulled back, one hand resting on a ledge.

Standing Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Painting of a leaning coconut palm and an ivy-covered palm with a figure in a straw hat at right, under a pale sky.

Coconut Palm with Figure, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winter landscape with rolling hills, evergreen trees, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Winter View from Long Hill, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of hop vines with cones and lobed leaves, with a handwritten note reading Hop Vine, East Hampton, 1880.

Sketch of Hop Vine

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and brown wash design for a tomb with a draped female figure holding a cross above a sarcophagus and two putti.

Design for a Tomb

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant beside a tree trunk, with several small studies of faces in the upper right corner.

Plant Sketch with Faces

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of hills and distant mountains on tan paper, with handwritten color notes including rich green and rainbow red.

Rainbow over Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch page of trees, leaf studies, a shrub and rocks, with handwritten notes on plant descriptions.

Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink stage design of a group of antique buildings with arches, colonnades, a pyramid, and small figures on steps.

Stage Design, Group of Antique Buildings

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Brown ink and wash design for a stage curtain showing winged figures and muses in a domed temple beneath beams of light.

Design for Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a volcanic peak over hills, with handwritten color notes and the date February 19, 1890.

Popocatépetl from Cuautla, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Sheet of pencil and white-heightened sketches showing sailing boats, schooners and sails on a tan ground.

Sketches of Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Textile design drawing with white and blue flowers, leaves and scallop shells on a brown ground, 1800.

Design for a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with a mule in harness and a soldier beside it, on pale paper mounted in a grey album.

Army Wagon and Mule

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling design with octagonal and circular panels showing classical sacrifice scenes.

Decorative Design for Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of two octagonal allegorical wall designs with seated female figures and winged putti.

Justice and Strength: Project for Two Octagonal Wall Paintings

Felice Giani, 1810