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Pencil sketches of six buildings including gabled roofs, a church tower, a balconied tower and a timber bay window.

Alpine Architecture Sketches

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winding river through a wide landscape with distant hills, annotated with handwritten color notes.

River Reflections

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea outcrop with a tall stone pillar and birds in flight, inscribed Rock in Panama Bay.

Rock in Panama Bay

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil landscape drawing of a steep rocky hillside above a stream valley with shrubs and distant hills.

View above Wadi Barada, Syria, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a riverside town with an arched portico, round tower, and rowboat on the water under a cloudy sky.

Stage Design, Buildings on Riverside

Alessandro Sanquirico, 1800

Pencil sketch of a barren desert landscape with a rounded hill, distant ridges, a rider in the foreground, and handwritten co

Desert Landscape en route to Petra, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketches of icebergs and rocky forms along horizon lines on a tan sheet, with a few white highlights.

Iceberg Sketches, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monumental fountain with reclining figures, a sphere held by carved figures, and water flowin

Elevation of a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a crowded classical ceremony with a canopied throne, kneeling figure, colonnade, and distant city.

Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese

Francesco Salviati, 1510

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a bow aiming at a stag in a forest clearing.

Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a shepherdess reclining on grass with a crook beside her, with a rural landscape behind.

Shepherdess Resting

Winslow Homer, 1870

Grey and blue wash drawing of a domed classical exedra with columns, allegorical statues, lions, and curving walls in a park.

Exedra in a Park Dedicated to the Virtues and Human Activities

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Small pencil sketch of a covered canoe with several figures and a handwritten label, on beige paper.

Sketch of a Covered Canoe

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil drawing of a fortified town on a terrace with arched walls, trees, a paved path, and a lake with hills at left.

A Fortified Town Overlooking a Lake

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a stone hall with pointed Gothic arches, vaulted ceilings, and a gallery balustrade.

Stage Design, Interior of Large Hall

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a shaded ridge, with handwritten color notes on a cream sheet.

Rugged Mountain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch with white highlights of snowy mountain peaks, a wooded riverbank, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

River and Mountain Peaks, Berchtesgaden, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a classical gateway with three arched bays, columns, and a sculptural pediment.

Elevation of a Gateway, Probably for a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky columnar cliffs and a sailboat on the sea under streaked clouds, Grand Manan Island.

View on Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of palm trees on a riverbank with a distant range of cloud-capped mountains and handwritten notes.

Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a classical atrium with Ionic columns, a niche statue, and a staircase leading to a vaulted hall.

Atrium and Staircase in Classical Style

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of multiple Gothic vaulted interiors with arches, columns and medallions on ceilings.

Stage set

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design drawing of a gilt inkstand with scrolled arms and dolphin-decorated red marble base, dated 1810.

Design for an Inkstand

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1810

Watercolor elevation of a sacristy wall with a central door, two painted landscape panels in arched niches, and a scale bar.

Project for the Interior of the Sacristy of St. Giovanni de’ Florentini in Rome

Giuseppe Palazzi, 1800

Night seascape with a full moon behind dark clouds above a glowing horizon and a shadowy shoreline.

Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pale graphite and white-highlighted drawing of rolling hills, a winding path, a bright sea and sky, with a small tree at lowe

View of the Palisadoes and Kingston Harbor from Bellevue, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds with saints, a banner, and cherubs above and below.

The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints

Antonio de' Dominici, 1740

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cloudy sky over a river horizon with wooded shoreline below.

Cloudy Sky, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hall wall with arched niches, columns and draped swags.

Wall Elevation of a Hall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree beside distant mountains and clouds, with handwritten notes on the landscape.

Mountains and an Evergreen, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880