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Pen and brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with a kneeling woman, an infant, crowded figures and a standing d

Adoration of the Shepherds; Arcangle St. Michael after Raphael; St. Margarite after Raphael; Aloof de Wignancourt by…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a gnarled, leafless tree with twisting branches crossing diagonally on pale paper.

Gnarled Dead Tree

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor and pencil study of cow legs, hooves, and a horned cow head on a grey-green sheet.

Sketches from Narragensett, Rhode Island

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of tall grass stalks with dark seed heads and handwritten notes reading last grass stalks, deep madder.

Madder

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Figural Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Soft pencil sketch of a man in a hat and coat standing on a street beside another figure and a dark doorway.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a tiered fountain with winged figures supporting its basin, with small figures in a colonnaded courtyard.

Fountain Supported by Three Harpies and Three Groups of People in Garden in Villa Albani, Rome

Felice Giani, 1820

Loose graphite sketch of a dark bird perched on a rocky outcrop, drawn on a warm tan paper sheet.

Bird

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded Saint Matthew with a book and a winged angel beside a tablet, in classical architecture

Saint Matthew and an Angel

Felice Giani, 1810

Drawing of a flared bowl supported by three nude female figures standing on a round base, in brown ink and wash.

Support for a Bowl

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a standing woman in period dress with separate arm and drapery studies on tan paper.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Separate Arm and Drapery Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a drummer in a kepi cap and military coat holding a snare drum and sticks.

Drummer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Portrait of Nancy Darling

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

Pencil sketch of a philodendron plant with broad leaves growing above a rock, labeled Jamaica, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Philodendron Growing Above a Rock, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of rowing boats and a ship above, and workers around a smoking furnace below.

The Collecting of Bitumen [above]; Catching Night Moths [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Neoclassical vase design drawing with grape garlands, female mask, two doves on the rim and eagles on the pedestal.

Design for a Tray with Punch Bowl and Glasses

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Graphite study of a standing man in a long overcoat leaning on a table, with a handwritten name at lower right.

Study for Portrait of James Prendergast

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose graphite sketch of two figures, one wearing a hat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Grey wash drawing of an ornate hanging altar lamp with chains, scrolled body, and several candle arms.

Design for an Altar Lamp

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil sketch of allegorical figures, putti and clouds on pale paper, a ceiling design study by Fedele Fischetti.

Ceiling Design

Fedele Fischetti, 1790

Charcoal and white chalk study of a male head with curly hair, drawn from a plaster cast on tan paper.

Male Head From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a vertical ornament panel with a nude female figure, cherubs, garlands and embracing couple.

Ornament Panel

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil study on tan paper of an older man seated at a table, one hand resting on it, the other hanging by his knee.

Study for a Portrait of Albert Gallatin, Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pastel design of a draped standing woman in a glowing arched niche beside a shadowy seated figure and a column.

Design for a Wall Decoration

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in front of a bullfighting poster with a bull's head emblem and the word Toro.

Bullfighter, Spain

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of several soldiers in uniform, one aiming a rifle, with cartridge boxes and belts drawn in loose lines.

Study of Soldiers Taking Aim

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey ink drawing of serpents attacking fallen figures in a rocky landscape, framed by an ornate Rococo cartouche with serpent

Study for Serpents Sent to Destroy the Sinners, Plate 360, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Pencil study on blue paper of a woman's raised hand and forearm with a second hand at upper left.

Mercy's Hand and Arm, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a high-waisted gown with puffed sleeves and a bundled cloth at her feet.

Study for drapery

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor study of three cattle: a brown steer grazing, a black-and-white steer standing, and a brown cow beside a fence.

Cattle, Steers

Samuel Colman, 1880