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Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental ceiling panels with scrolls, garlands and central circular medallions.

Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a rocky mountain notch with dark stone outcrops and a shadowed stream channel below.

Notch, Mt. Mansfield

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Loose oil sketch of Roman rooftops and pale ochre buildings in hazy warm light, with a distant church tower.

Rooftops, Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of the Salzburg fortress on a hill above town buildings, with a church spire and distant mountains.

Salzburg, Austria, viewed from the Kapuzinerberg

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a large domed building on a waterfront, with rowboats and a sailing ship on the water.

Enormous Structure Situated on a Stream

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed incense boat with scroll handles and a central medallion on a stepped stem.

Design for an Incense Boat

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Oil sketch of icebergs lit gold at sunset, rising from dark green water under a red and brown sky.

Icebergs at Sunset, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a blank rectangular frame topped with a floral garland, draped swag and tassel, on a stepped base.

Standing frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor elevation of a classical triumphal arch with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and small figures with a dog at its b

Design for a Triumpal Arch for Napoleon I, Bergamo, Italy

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1800

Pencil sketch of an elm tree with a spreading leafy canopy and branches on a tan paper sheet.

Elm Tree, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of two heraldic escutcheons with scrolling ornament, foliage and drapery on aged paper.

Two escutcheons for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of the El Altar mountain above trees with cloud bands, with handwritten notes about Riobamba and morning light.

El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of three men seated in a canoe on water, with diagonal hatched sky above.

Canoe with Three Men

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a hazy grey sea with rocky outcrops and a cliff edge of green and ochre vegetation at the bottom.

Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a woman's face looking upward, one hand raised to shield her eyes, hair flowing across a cream sheet.

Woman Shielding Her Eyes

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and small figures among the col

Stage Design: Interior of Gothic Cathedral

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose painted landscape sketch of a golden field, dark tree line, and cloudy sky glowing yellow near the horizon.

Cloudy Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of three sailors in caps on a stone bridge and a boat with mast and rigging.

Sailors

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with a tall poplar and handwritten tonal notes on pale paper.

Cloud Sketches with a Common Poplar

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of camels grazing and standing, with saddled animals and handwritten colour notes on a pale sheet.

Camel Studies, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of dark clouds framing a glowing sunset over purple mountains and a dim green-brown landscape.

Sunset Clouds over Purple Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil drawing of a sea centaur fighting a sea monster, with a winged sea creature and figure above.

Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a salon entrance wall with two doors, pilasters, and small classical relief scenes above.

Entrance wall of a salon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks above a forested alpine valley with conifers in the foreground.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical facade with arched doors, windows, and a fountain in front.

Sketch, for an office building (possibly Villa Albani)

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and ink sketches of ceremonial thrones on stepped platforms with canopies and ornamental carved figures.

Fifteen Sketches for a Throne

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of hills and evergreen trees on tan paper, with numbered color notes written beside it.

Meadow and Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of classical figures and octagonal medallions.

Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and watercolor drawing of wind-bent trees and dunes along a sandy shore with the sea on the horizon.

Sea Girt, New Jersey

Samuel Colman, 1870