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Brown ink and wash sketch of three panels showing winged cupids, a horse-drawn chariot, and a lion with a figure.

Three Panels with Cupids

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor of two rowboats on a pale beach under a dark overcast sky, with two figures and distant ships on the horizon.

Stern View of Two Rowboats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Charcoal sketch of two women and a child at a wooden rail overlooking a beach, with a figure reclining below.

Two Women and a Child at a Rail, Overlooking Beach at Tynemouth

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a cloaked man with a stick beside a smaller figure, on a page with a stamp and the number 26.

Sketches of Peg-Legged Men

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo seated playing a lyre beside a quiver of arrows and a decorative frieze.

Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil studies of icebergs in rows on pale green paper, with handwritten notes and a date in the lower right.

Icebergs at Sea near Newfoundland, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and watercolor drawing of two women with dark hair and ornaments, one holding a fan, with a sketched street behind them.

Two Spanish Women

Constantin Guys, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored warriors with shields and spears fighting over a nude body in battle.

The Battle for the Corpse of Patroclus

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of mythological medallions with nude figures, bulls and a bull's head, by Felice Giani.

Deeds of Jupiter, for a Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and blue wash drawing of turbaned figures kneeling before a seated ruler on a dais, one offering a tray, with armored gua

Turkish Ambassador Presenting Gift to Don Giovanni of Austria

Belisario Corenzio, 1630

Design drawing of a painted ceiling with a central scene of figures on steps and mounted riders in corner panels.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Marco Capizucchi, 1830

Brown wash and red chalk sketch of an allegorical scene with a central enthroned figure surrounded by seated and reclining fi

Design for Allegory of Divine Wisdom, Reception Room, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy

Andrea Sacchi, 1630

Ink and wash drawing with a central scene of a figure with a bow beside an altar and dog, flanked by two diamond-shaped figur

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped: Bacchus Marries Ariadne; Triumph of Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and brown wash design sketch of a bedroom alcove with arched figural panels and an oval medallion.

Design for a Bedroom Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a paneled entrance wall with cherubs, garlands, classical urns and a central double door.

The elevation of the entrance wall of a drawing room with alternative suggestions

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Grey chalk drawing of a monumental fluted urn on a pedestal in a park, with trees and a small figure.

Monumental Vase in a Park

Felice Giani, 1800

Design drawing of an octagonal ceiling with blue vault, pink ornamental borders and a central scene of Mars and Venus.

Design for a Painted Octagonal Panel

Marco Capizucchi, 1820

Pencil sketch of a standing barefoot boy in a buttoned jacket with his hands in his pockets, on a cream mount.

A Standing Boy

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink sketch of colonnaded arcades, church interiors, a tomb scene and ornamental candelabra designs.

Sketchbook Page: Atrium, San Pietro, Bologna and Detail from San Pietro; Detail from S. Michele in Bosco; Verso, Geom…

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of palm trees, a leafy tree, hills and a reclining figure, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Mixed Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor design detail of a seated woman with flower garland, gilded scrolls, urn and sphinx within a decorative border.

Detail of panel of Salon of Louis XIII

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil sketch of a grotesque mask, two smaller ornamental masks, a sword hilt and a draped ribbon with the letters R and C.

Part of Sheet 5 of a Drawing Book, Masks and Part of a Trophy

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1780

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a river landscape with a distant island, palms, reeds and ferns in the foreground.

Views along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a standing female nude with hair pinned up, turning her head toward the viewer, hands clasped low.

Standing Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Sketch of a Bull's Head, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Three-panel pen and ink drawing with brown wash showing mythological scenes of a forge, Venus with cupids, and a festive gath

Winter, the Forge of the Vulcan, Spring, the Bath of Venus, Summer Feasts of Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of a man with a full mustache in a frock coat, surrounded by handwritten color notes on tan paper.

President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of two women with a basket and a bearded man in a plumed hat, with draped classical garments.

Two Women with a Basket

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of an inkstand design with two seated women flanking a central vessel on an ornate base.

Design for an Inkstand

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pencil study of a bowed, hooded seated figure with stylized flowing drapery, labeled as a stained glass design study.

Study for "Memory," Pittsburgh, PA

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor design for an andiron with gilded swans, laurel wreath, green panel, ewer and flaming urn.

Design for an Andiron

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Graphite sketches on tan paper of several nude young children in different standing and crouching poses.

Studies of Putti

James Wells Champney, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a neoclassical mantelpiece with an eagle crest, garlands, and a blank overmantel mirror panel.

The elevation of a mantelpiece

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of Apollo and Marsyas in a hexagonal frame, with a lyre beside them and a reclining satyr figure.

Apollo flays Marsyas

Felice Giani, 1790

Two ornate candelabra designs in gold and silver tones with plan views and a scale bar, by Francesco Santini.

Two Designs for Candelabra

Francesco Santini, 1830

Grey wash drawing of an empty rococo cartouche decorated with shells, a trident, a ship mast, reeds and a swan.

Copy of an escutcheon in one of the fetes publications

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1730

Pen and ink sketches of three heraldic crests with tiaras and crossed keys beside flagpole and banner studies.

Three sketches for a standard of Pope Benedict XIV

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and watercolor drawing of the Virgin with a haloed Christ Child holding a rosary, with two angels at left.

Christ Child with Rosary

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Drawing with red chalk studies of men in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, seated and standing, with a small pen sketch above.

Figural Studies of Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Pen and brown wash drawing of a painter's studio with nude women posing around an easel and a seated artist at work.

Zeuxis painting Helen

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and brown wash drawing of three canopied bed alcove elevations with swagged drapery and a plan view.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves: Three Elevations and One Plan

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown ink sketch of kneeling women and children pleading before armored Roman soldiers beside a tent and standards.

Coriolanus Agrees to Lift the Siege of Rome

Dog and lion

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Bust of a Model, Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes and the date July 28, 1863 at top right.

Twilight over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of two haloed saints in draped robes, one holding a palm frond, beside an inscribed pedestal.

Two Martyrs

Giovanni Gerolama Boniforte, 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of four oval allegorical figures representing Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance.

Four Ovals: Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two ornamental knobs with acanthus leaves and carved male faces beneath finials.

Two knobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash sketch of a seated man, a crouching figure, a horse, and a standing figure on one sheet.

Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of two men in wide-brimmed sombreros standing on a plain ground, one holding a long stick.

Two Mexicans Standing

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with hair in a bun, head bowed, one hand raised to her neck.

Figure of a Woman

Winslow Homer, 1880

Graphite study of an outstretched left hand emerging from draped cloth on tan paper, with a handwritten note above.

Study of Left Hand for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil botanical study of a plant with large veined leaves, buds, and a curved stem, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Study, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of a sedan chair pulled by three mules past a smoking volcano, with a muleteer and a rider in the foreground.

Journey by Sedan Chair

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a kneeling saint and lion below and angels above.

Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome

Felice Giani, 1800

Sketch of a seated man in dark dress holding a book, with a white cravat, red chair and gold drapery behind him.

Study for "Portrait of James Cornell Biddle," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Thomas Sully, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a nude woman seen from behind holding flowers beside a tree, with a landscape beyond.

Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1620

Graphite and colored chalk study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different poses by Walter Shirlaw.

Study of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Charcoal study of a draped female torso with gathered fabric over the shoulders, on cream paper.

Study for woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated older man in a suit and bow tie, hands resting in his lap, in an armchair.

Robert L. Stuart Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Colored pencil study of a banana plant with arching leaves, a stem, and handwritten color notes on grey paper.

Banana Plant

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose brown wash and pencil sketch of a mounted bugler playing a trumpet beside a horse.

Mounted Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with vine leaves, grapes, satyr figures, and lions at its base.

Candlestick Representting Autumn

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch of women wading in surf near a beach, with a seated figure in a hat beside a rowboat on pebbles.

Women Surf Bathing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a dusky landscape with a dark mountain silhouette under a glowing orange and yellow sunset sky.

The Catskills at Twilight, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design drawing of a rococo wall with chinoiserie landscape panels, gilded frames, and a central console table.

Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta

Nicola Fiore, 1770

Loose pencil sketch on cream paper of a goat's head above a reclining dog.

Dog and goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of three sailboats, including two schooners, on a calm sea under a pale horizon.

Two Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure, three oyster shells, and elephants helping each other in a wooded scene.

Standing figure,Oyster Shells [above]; Elephants Helping Each Other Out of a Trap [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude child seen from behind, with a grid overlay and a faint head study at upper left.

Study for a standing child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Design drawing of a decorated wall with landscape panels, a red upholstered chair, and a blue porcelain vase.

Section of a wall, Chinese Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil drapery study on squared grid showing shaded cloth folds and a diagonal staff, by Kenyon Cox, 1890.

Study for ''Commerce," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and bare branches on a mossy forest floor, with handwritten moss notes on tan paper.

Trees on a Slope

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a candlestick with a seated putto, pedestal relief, and handwritten Italian notes.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical candelabrum with six candles, a vine-wrapped central column and a standing putto on to

Candlestick

Giuseppe Valadier, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of four ornamental designs, including two masks with serpents, a mermaid, and a figure on acanthus

Four doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Head of a Rooster

Samuel Colman, 1900

Pencil and watercolor study of a white lily stem with open blossoms, yellow stamens, buds and green leaves on pale paper.

Lily, Stockbridge

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated man in a jacket and cravat, hands clasped, turned toward the viewer.

Man Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a jacket holding an open large book on his lap, with handwritten notes.

Study for a Portrait of Mr. Morris K. Jesup, Esq.

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil study of a seated woman guiding a standing nude youth who draws a bow, drawn over a squared transfer grid.

Study for "The Education of Cupid"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a mounted cavalry soldier in a cap, holding a sabre, with loose lines for the horse on tan paper.

Cavalry Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

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

Pencil sketch of two harnessed horses pulling a wagon with a spoked wheel visible on the right.

Horses and Wagon (The Picnic Excursion)

Winslow Homer, 1860

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

Study of a Horse, Quimper, Brittany

Samuel Colman, 1870

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

Ink and wash drawing of two scenes: Thetis at a forge with armor, and Thetis presenting armor to a reclining Achilles.

Thetis in the Workshop of Hephaestus; Thetis Showing the Armor to Achilles: Two Designs for Ceiling Panels in the Gal…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketches of a steamboat, a canoe with figures, hills, and tall plants, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Sketches of Plants, a Steamer, and a Champan from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Circular ink drawing of classical gods and figures reclining and gathering among clouds, with a handwritten caption below.

Banquet of the Gods

Felice Giani, 1810

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