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Oil study of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on an open book beside a red-draped table.

Study for "The Reverend Thomas Stockton," San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

François Boucher, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical clock case design with fluted columns, an urn finial, a circular dial and lattice pane

Design for a Table Clock

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds in an arched niche, holding the Christ child.

Madonna and child

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candelabrum with a fluted column, scrolls, medallion and winged figure on base.

Design for a Candelabrum

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reaching toward a woman under cherubs in clouds, with an arch and barred window behind.

St. Peter and St. Agatha

Pietro Novelli, 1600

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate candlestick held by a putto, beside a standing young man holding a lantern.

Candlestick; portrait

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ornate pitchers and a lion-masked bowl on a pale sheet.

Sheet of a Drawing Book: Two Pitchers and Bowl

Giuseppe Valadier, 1620

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress with hands folded, with a separate hand study and handwritten notes.

Sketch for Portrait of the Youngest Daughter of William Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite and chalk study of a seated man in a chair, a standing man in a hat holding a pitcher, and drapery.

Study of Two Men and Skirt Drapery for Mrs. Sheppard Gandy

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor interior design of a wall with tapestry panels, a marble fireplace, a gilt clock, and a gilded chair.

Section of a wall, Tapestry Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of an urn-shaped water boiler with lion-head handles, ornate frieze, and claw feet.

Design for an Apparatus for Boiling Water

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1800

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ with soldiers, a skull, and a distant city.

Crucifixion

Felice Giani, 1810

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor study of an ornate ceiling corner with a seated figure, heraldic shield, garlands, and a cherub.

Corner detail of ceiling, Hotel de Cluny, Paris

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fringed shawl leaning on a table.

Mrs. Sheppard Gandy Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Soft pencil study of a young boy's head, face turned to the side, drawn on pale paper with light shading.

Study: Head of a boy

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Study of a Woman's Head for "Grape Gatherers"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

A Young Priest

Giacomo Cavedone, 1630

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a turban and long skirt, framed by a blue, yellow and black painted border.

Standing Woman

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar with an arched central niche, columns, angels, and a cross atop a pediment.

Project for an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pen and ink design drawing of an overmantel and wall moldings with rococo scrollwork and a medallion panel.

Design for Overmantel; recto, Plans of Moldings

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed chalice with a flared cup and decorated stem on a tan sheet.

Chalice

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical candelabra with urn top, scrolling foliage arms, and a tripod base.

Candelabra

Robert Adam, 1740

Brown wash drawing of a classical nude figure on a pedestal with laurel branches, plus candlestick and ornament studies.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate bracket with two cherubs, a central mask and flaming urns.

Bracket

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wind-bent pitch pine tree with sweeping branches and clustered needles on pale paper.

A Pitch Pine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil drawing of two vertical panels of stacked military trophies with helmets, shields, armor, swords and ribbons.

Two Panels of Trophies

Felice Giani, 1810

Nude Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red-chalk allegorical frontispiece with an oval portrait of a laureate man in armor, a winged figure, and naval and military

Frontispiece for a History of Peter the Great

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female ballet dancer in a lace-trimmed skirt and pearl necklace, shown mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Leclerc

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Brown ink sketch of a female figure holding a cup amid swirling drapery and a second figure, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Sketch for a Wall Painting

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Six watercolor trophies of military attributes, including flags, cannon, armor and drums, tied with laurel on cream paper.

Six Trophies composed of Military Attributes

Pierre Ranson, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of ceiling and wall decoration studies with coffered panels, a statue in a niche, and an inscribed curved

Designs for Ceiling and Wall Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a tall palm with feathery fronds, labeled Tamaca Palm, with a small trunk study beside it.

Tamaca Palm, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with hair pulled back, resting her arm on a chair, on aged paper.

Seated Nude Study for Portrait of Helen Hamersley

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Painted sketch of a young soldier in a grey greatcoat and dark cap, head bowed, with red fabric and pencil figures nearby.

Young Soldier, Sketch of a Soldier Giving Water to a Wounded Companion

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate canopy cresting with plumes, swagged drapery and fringed hangings.

Cresting of a Canopy

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of a seated bishop in a tall mitre and robes, with the artist's name inscribed at the right edge.

Study of a Seated Bishop

Belisario Corenzio, 1600

Pencil sketch of women in shawls in the foreground and a group of figures on a rise, with faint sea horizon lines.

Men and Women Looking Out to Sea, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor design for an oval gilded frame with rosette band, rope moulding and a garland of leaves at the top.

Project for an Oval Frame

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Graphite drapery study on tan paper showing a standing figure in a heavy classical robe with lightly sketched head and arm.

Drapery Study for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior pointing beside an altar marked Apollo, with a ship and crowd in an octagona

Themistocles

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated man with curly hair and beard in a suit, one hand on a chair arm, with handwritten notes.

Study for Portrait of Charles J. Martin

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo overdoor with cherubs in a cartouche and a carved chimney piece beside a mirror panel.

Design for an Overdoor and Chimney

Nicolas Pineau, 1730

Red ink drawing of architectural elevations with a door, overdoor, classical moldings, scrollwork, and two putti.

Elevations of a Door, Door Frames, Overdoor, and Adjoining Wall Panel

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Watercolor design drawing of a gilded goblet with fluted bowl, classical relief panels, and garland-decorated pedestal foot.

Design for a Chalice

Luigi Righetti, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a foreshortened painted ceiling with columns, cherubs, and a central sky scene by Cesare Sermei.

Project for a Painted Ceiling

Cesare Sermei, 1650

Pen and blue wash drawing of a robed male figure gazing upward beside a cherub holding a staff on a cloud.

King David

Antonio Bicchierari, 1750

Grey wash drawing of the crucified Christ with a kneeling saint and angels in an arched composition.

Saint Jadwiga kneeling before the Crucified Christ; preparatory drawing for an altarpiece at the church of San Stanis…

Polish Szymon Czechowicz, 1720

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man with a huge nose and tricorn hat, surrounded by smaller caricature heads.

Caricatures

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in draped robes holding a child, set within a painted blue, yellow, and black border.

Standing Laundress

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pencil sketches of a reclining river god and other figures with handwritten notes, on a pale sheet of paper.

Two Sketches of River Gods

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740

Pen and ink wash drawing in two scenes: a haloed figure meeting walkers above, and a crowded arcaded city square below.

Apollonius meeting the Messenger of the Brahmans [above]; Apollonius Ridding the People of Ephesus of a Plague Demon…

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Graphite study on blue paper of a woman's bowed head and an outstretched arm with hand, by Daniel Huntington.

Studies for Angel in "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil study sheet with loose bird sketches, angular forms and handwritten colour notes including blue, lilac and sunlight.

Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Watercolor and ink design drawing of a mantel clock topped by a seated archer woman and a greyhound, with a green marble case

Design for a Mantel Clock

Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger, 1780

Red chalk study of a religious altarpiece with a standing infant above cherub heads and kneeling and praying figures below.

Project for an Altar Painting

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a gnarled evergreen tree with twisted branches on brown paper, by Frederic Edwin Church.

A Gnarled Evergreen, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850