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Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate panel design with an oval portrait of a standing man, flanked by putti and military tr

Design for a Panel with Portrait of a Nobleman

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of two bedroom alcove designs with draped curtains, pilasters and decorative cornices.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash design drawing of two draped female figures on columns holding scrolled candelabra arms.

Design for a Pair of Candelabra

Pietro Belli, 1810

Portrait of a Man

Pietro Gagliardi, 1820

Ink and brown wash sketch of an ornate pulpit with a canopy, draped fabric, and columns on a stepped base.

Pulpit elevation

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor of a man in a yellow hat and dark coat shading his eyes while leaning on a walking stick, with a cast shadow.

The Lookout

Samuel Colman, 1860

Six watercolor designs of hunting trophies with rifles, horns, game birds, nets and flowers on a cream sheet.

Designs for Six Trophies Composed of Hunting Attributes

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Pen and ink sheet of ceiling decoration studies with roundels and diamond panels showing winged putti and mythological figure

Project for Decoration of Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of four putti playing music above a lower scene of a reclining body mourned by figures in a rocky

Four Putti Making Music, Study after Lodovico Carracci; Christ, Study after Massari

Felice Giani, 1820

Charcoal sketch of a bearded soldier in a kepi raising a rifle while standing in tall grass.

Cavalry Soldier Loading a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash study of a crowned divine figure in clouds with light rays, above kneeling people, within an ornate frame.

Study for God Appears to Moses and his Companions, Plate 171, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of two vertical ornamental bands, one with interlaced leaves and one with a stem of leaves and bud

Torus molding and band

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painted design study of a decorated wall with green damask field, gilded moldings, heraldic medallion and ornamental panels.

Section of wall, Guard Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and grey wash drawing of two figures in pointed caps at a draped table beneath a feathery tree.

Design for Title Page, Cahier des Parasols Chinois

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1780

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing three putti roundels, a central Bacchus and Ariadne scene, and winged figures bes

Bacchus and Ariadne with Autumn and Victories and Three Roundels with Putti

Felice Giani, 1790

Black chalk study of a standing male nude with one arm raised, drawn on gray paper with white highlights.

Studies of a male nude

Carlo Maratti, 1650

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a ruffled collar and flowing gown, with hatched shading on the bodice.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil drawing of an ornate church processional cross with IHS monogram and evangelist names on a pale sheet.

Ecclesiastical Ornament Drawing: Cross

George E Germer, 1930

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical goblet with putto handles, garland rim and fluted pedestal base.

Goblet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate chandelier with a coiled serpent around its central stem and hanging bead garlands.

Chandelier

Giuseppe Barberi

Pen and wash sketch of three women seen from behind in full skirts and veils, with a stone urn and trees in a garden.

A Street Scene in Madrid, from Series "Sketches in Madrid"

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil sketch on paper showing a standing draped female figure with smaller studies of a seated figure and a head.

Women and children

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite drawing on grey paper of a standing female nude seen from behind, with a separate study of bare feet at right.

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a tall hemlock tree with feathery branches above smaller trees and undergrowth on pale paper.

Study of Hemlock, Gorham, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental letter B surrounded by foliage, a horse head, armor, and scrollwork.

Ornamental Design for the Letter B

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1710

Pencil study sheet with figure sketches, hands, feet and head profiles by Walter Shirlaw, 1880.

Studies of Figures for an Historical Representation

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of two putti beside a classical urn overflowing with flowers, on a pale sheet.

Study for a Painted Wall Decoration: Two Putti beside a Vase with Flowers

Antonio de' Dominici, 1710

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and neck in loose graphite lines on cream paper.

Horse

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate escutcheon with putti, scrolls, a draped curtain and a blank central oval.

Design of Escutcheon and Draped Tablet

Leonardo Scaglia, 1620

Pencil sketch of a sailboat on a horizon under loose clouds, with hatched study forms and handwritten notes below.

Seascape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a heraldic coat of arms with a crown, star, winged crest and scrolled shield ornament.

Sketch for Coat of Arms

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated bearded man in a robe, with sketched hands and head on brown paper.

Study for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Pope Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels and saints in loose groups.

Virgin and Child with Saints

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Four brown ink and wash studies of the Madonna and Child with saints, arranged in two rows on a single sheet.

Madonna and Child and St. John, Study after Francia; Madonna and Child with St. John, Study after Dossi; Madonna and…

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of ornamental wall paneling, oval medallions, a console table, and a seated figure sketch.

Wall decoration; console table

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of villagers gathered on a street before a whitewashed building, including women in headscarves and children.

The Artist in the Village

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a tiered sepulchral wall monument with columns, a bust medallion, and cherub ornament.

Design for a sepulchral wall monument

Girolamo Rainaldi, 1600

Brown ink and wash design drawing of draped bed hangings with a valance, curtains, and central tassel swag.

Design for a Bedroom Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Two graphite and white chalk sketches of a lake shoreline with reeds, trees and cloudy sky on grey paper.

Study of lake

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

Pen and ink design of a square decorative ceiling with central medallion and garlands, with a small architectural sketch abov

Decorated Ceiling and Wall

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin ascending among angels and putti on clouds beneath a radiant heavenly glory.

Ascension of the Virgin

Giuseppe Galeotti, 1800

Graphite study of a curly-haired child looking upward within an oval border, with a handwritten inscription below.

Study of Child for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long layered dress, with loose shading on the fabric folds, on cream paper.

Seated woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a girl in a short dress standing on a rope swing beside tree trunks.

Girl Standing on a Swing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a standing man in a zouave-style uniform with hands on hips, on blue-gray paper.

Zouave

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash sketch of three classical scenes with seated and standing figures, with handwritten Italian captions.

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi; Socrates, Alcibiades and Aspasia; Zeus and the Maidens of Crotone

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman resting one arm on a ledge, gazing over her shoulder, on gray paper.

Seated Female Nude, Study for Portrait of Mrs. Cortland DePeyster Field (nee Hamersley)

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Dog

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil and wash study of a gnarled sycamore tree with bare branches over rocky ground and background trees.

Study of Sycamore

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall century plant flowering stalk with handwritten colour notes beside it.

Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of gathered white drapery for a kneeling figure, with a smaller fold of cloth sketched at upper right.

Drapery Study for Kneeling Figure in "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and wash drawing of two ornamental bolt designs, one circular with a beaded rim, one lobed with scrolled acanthus leaves.

Designs for Bolts

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick supported by putti holding torches and scrolled dolphin-like bases.

Design for a Candlestick

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Pen and ink drawing on red ground of a winged angel seated on a volute, one arm raised overhead.

Angel Seated on a Volute

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Watercolor of a two-masted schooner with grey sails floating on calm water, with its reflection rippling below.

Two-masted Schooner with Dory

Winslow Homer, 1890

Loose graphite sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and draped clothing, set against faint interior lines.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Ink drawing of a grand staircase with a domed ceiling, arched windows, carved wall panels, and a decorative balustrade.

Design for the Grand Staircase at the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1720

Four Studies After the Head of a Man

Giovanni Giardini, 1700

Black chalk study on blue paper of a bearded man in draped cloth, hand to his head, with a separate hand study above.

Drawing Studies with Woman's Face and Man Reclining, and Right Hand with Forearm

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers with rifles walking beside civilians in hats and coats.

Soldiers Escorting Civilians

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite and chalk study of bare feet and legs with draped cloth on tinted paper, by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Feet for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms under a canopy, flanked by kneeling figures in a circular frame.

Motif for Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink drawing of two bull hunts: horsemen with spears chasing bulls above, and eagles attacking bulls below.

Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a plumed canopy finial with beaded drapery and a fringed, tasseled valance below.

Detail of a Plumed Canopy Finial

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780