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Brown ink and wash drawing of a putto holding a basin with a scorpion tail, a lunette design for a ceiling.

Scorpio, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Four vertical ink designs of ornate candelabra with scrollwork, figures and armor on pale blue paper.

Four Candelabra Designs

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a beach with waves, a standing figure on a rise of land, and distant figures under a pale sky.

Beach Scene, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of a right arm and hand with a draped sleeve on aged tan paper.

Study of Right Arm

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horned cow in a barn beside a feeding trough, with a second cow head in the foreground and hanging harness

Cattle Study for Sheep-Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink sketch of two figures talking in an interior with a table holding a pitcher and vase.

A genre scene

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a seated soldier holding a rifle, with small figures and a horizon in the distance.

Three Days on the Front

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of horsemen, a standing figure on a horse, and a crowd with a boat in a loose study.

Feast of the Ascension celebration, Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Two watercolor brooch designs in Byzantine style with gold scrollwork, red crosses, blue roundels and interlaced bands on cre

Two Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Watercolor and ink ceiling design with radiating canopy, central oval of Aurora and putti, and garlands.

A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two children and cabin furnishings on a small sheet mounted in a maroon album.

Cabin with Two Children

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey wash drawing of figures seated at a tea table beside a dragon sculpture, with floral and star-patterned garments.

International Tea Party

Winslow Homer, 1860

Head of a Bearded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose charcoal sketch of two sailboats on choppy sea, one large sail in the foreground and a smaller boat on the horizon.

Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil and white chalk drawing of rocky coastal cliffs, a calm sea, and a distant sailboat under a streaked evening sky.

Cliffs at Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose watercolor sketch of soldiers seated and standing together on sandy ground beside tents and trees.

Soldiers Seated in a Group

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of several tree canopies with handwritten notes about purple flowers and foliage gaps.

Sketches of Tree Tops, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite and chalk drawing of a folded fabric sleeve and bent arm on tan paper, study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Sleeve for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a thick horizontal limb and bare branches on aged paper.

Study of a Leafless Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil drapery study of a folded sleeve on tan paper, with hatched shading and a handwritten date in the lower right.

Drapery Study of Sleeve

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a Pompeiian-style wall and ceiling with winged figures, drapery swags, and columns.

Wall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and white chalk study on grey-blue paper of a leather boot and a hand with curled fingers.

Study for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Watercolor elevation of a classical entablature with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, and bead molding in ochre and brown washes.

Elevation of an Entablature

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Two brown ink and wash ceiling design studies with octagonal coffers, oval medallions, a putto, and scrollwork.

Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of a pedestal table with flowers and a console table with fluted columns, with faint pencil room outlines.

Project for Tables; Sketches for Chests of Drawers and Possibly Frieze Stand

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of covered army wagons, mules and horses on an open plain, with tents and figures in the distance.

Train of Army Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two putti statuary groups labeled Mutua Amicitia and Concordia, by Jan Claudius de Cock.

Projects for a statuary group: "Friendship," "Accord"

Flemish Jan Claudius de Cock, 1720

Pen sketch of men in wide hats peering over earthworks in a grassy field, with rifles along the embankment.

Men Looking Over Earthworks

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose sketch of small figures in robes on a sandy shore, with a small boat, a white building and a dog.

Mixed Sketches with Figures

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two pen and ink sketches of heraldic shields with scrolling ornament, putti, and a crown, on cream paper.

Two sketches for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Brown-toned sketch of cliffs, churning sea and a distant island, with white highlights on the waves and rocks.

Views near Cape St. John and Gull Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a steamship with smoking funnel battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky.

Seascape with Fishing Trawler, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned hall, with seated men at a bench on the right.

The Spirit of Science

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown wash drawing of a crowded lifeboat battling rough waves, with a distant ship on a stormy sea.

The Life Boat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of an orange and pink sunset sky over dark silhouetted trees and distant blue hills.

Orange Sky at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of men on a hill, one standing with a long pole, others crouching or seated, one carrying a basket.

Figures on a Hill

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Watercolor design of floral embroidery motifs with roses and sprigs on two flat waistcoat pattern pieces, labeled 1614 SR.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1614 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Baulieu, 1780

Pencil sketch of two seated classical women embracing, one leaning her head against the other, with arches behind them.

Study for Justice and Mercy, The Kiss of Righteousnes and Peace

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown wash drawing of Hebe pouring wine for seated Jupiter, with an eagle, cherubs and clouds around them.

Hebe Pours Wine into Jupiter's Bowl

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sheet with eight oval studies of winged female allegorical figures holding trumpets, torches, mirrors and serpen

Ceiling Design, History, Abundance in Six Ovals, Sala di Ercole ed Ebe, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four horses through clouds, with a winged figure above.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, for the Sala di Apollo e Diana, Palazzo Bianchetti, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of two robed figures beside stone altars, one smoking, under clouds with small winged figures above.

The Spirit of Piety

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and wash design sheet with rows of arched and diamond panels showing classical figures with sea centaurs and scrollwork.

Women Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a standing nude male figure, seated figures, winged putti and cloud studies.

Figural Studies

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures worshipping a nude statue beside an incense altar, with classical buildings in a

The Worship of Amor Vincitor

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of a winged figure with a trumpet flying among clouds and cherubs, a design for a ceiling.

Project for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink drawing of ten circular mythological scenes with classical deities, altars and ruins arranged in two rows.

Nine Circular Compositions with Diety Subject Matter

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of two draped women, one seated with a bowl and one reclining, with a ship in the background.

Bank Note Design: Commerce

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a bearded reclining figure, an Egyptian woman, and two putti beneath a rococo cartouche.

Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with an open book, flanked by two winged putti on clouds.

Theology, after Raphael Sansio, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, floral garland, and laurel branches on a cream sheet.

Design for a Trophy

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an ornate rococo library wall with bookshelves, a door, mirror, and classical urns.

Design for a Library Wall

Nicolas Pineau, 1730

Pencil sketch of loosely drawn seated and standing figures within a rectangular frame, with handwritten color notes below.

Figures in a Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Wash drawing of a domed ceiling design with coffered panels, classical columns, putti and a central hexagonal opening.

Design for a Painted Oblong Ceiling

Andrea Pazzi, 1700

Oil sketch of a muted sky with streaked rose and brown clouds over a blue-green band and ochre ground.

Sketch of the Sky

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a goat on a rock beside a wooden fence, with a tree behind, inscribed Pandi July 1853.

A Goat in Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash elevation of a salon wall with double doors, a central mantelpiece with clock, and a pale blue panel.

Wall Elevation for a Salon with Mantelpiece

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1770

Watercolor study of three harnessed horses pulling a wooden plow across a field, on textured tan paper.

Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of a battle between centaurs and Lapiths, with warriors grappling and raised weapons.

Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on paper of a gnarled tree trunk, hands, and a white cedar sprig with handwritten notes.

Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and watercolor sketch of a state coach with pale horses, a passenger under a striped awning, and attendants.

The State Coach

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850