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Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman, a mother with a reclining infant, and a small head study on paper.

Seated Woman, Mother and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Pen and brown wash drawing of a domed columned altar canopy topped with a statue and figures, by Giuseppe Barberi, 1780.

Design for an Altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of a rain-filled mountain valley under dark storm clouds, with brown hills and scattered trees.

Storm in the Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of mythological figures battling winged sea monsters in two horizontal friezes, by Felice Giani, 1800.

Triton Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain ridge with layered distant peaks and handwritten notes on the slope.

View from Shoulder of Mount Chocorua

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of an ornate bay window with a pointed roof beside an arched doorway on tan paper.

Bay window

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical temple interiors, a winged trumpeter, architectural plans, and figures in a garden.

Interior of Temple of Glory and Figured Details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky cliff with a small tower above a river, boulders in the foreground, and a distant treeline.

Horseshoe Falls from the American Bank, Niagara Falls, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a brook flowing beside two leafy trees and grassy banks, drawn in soft graphite tones.

Brook and Trees

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1840

Sepia drawing of a canal with arched buildings and water wheels beside a Gothic arcade with figures and a cart.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 64: Study after Bolognese Architecture and Sculpture; Verso: Geometric Designs

Felice Giani, 1810

Pale ochre landscape with a winding water channel, scattered shrubs, and purple mountains under a pink sky.

View from Olana, Southwest Across the Hudson Valley

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Loose pencil and colored chalk sketches of several figures on a peach-toned sheet, with a yellow and gray accent at right.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketches of trees with handwritten notes on foliage, bark and a monkey on a branch, on grey paper.

Botanical Studies, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor design with a column, oval monogram cartouche, pink roses and floral garlands on a pale ground.

Design for the Embroidery of the Right Top Part of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil front elevation drawing of a domed classical library museum with columns, arched niches, sculptures and ornamental doo

Front Elevation, Proposed Library Museum for J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., New York

Whitney Warren Jr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a wooded Jamaican valley with rolling hills, tropical trees, banana plants and distant mountains.

Wooded Vale, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a stage set with classical monuments, a triumphal arch, and a tall column along a paved avenue.

Stage Design, Group of Antique Monuments

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil sketch of gnarled trees and rocky ground with handwritten notes about leaves, mosses and airplants.

Trees and Rocks on the Road to Mocha, Ecuador, near Chimborazo

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of two sailboats on water at the center of a pale cream sheet, with faint smudges across the page.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil and white highlight sketch of a rocky coastline with pine trees, a small cabin, driftwood, and cliffs under clouds.

Long's Eddy at William Cronk's, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated draped woman with a reclining figure in an arched architectural setting.

Design for Allegory of Painting

Giacomo Zampa, 1800

Figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Faint pencil sketch of a hill ridgeline on cream paper, with the date May 1840 inscribed in the upper right corner.

Wooded Hill, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink wash sketch of two men in an interior with a draped curtain, a barred window and a plumed hat.

The Beheading of St. John Baptist

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil architectural drawing of a pediment with a circular medallion, Corinthian columns, and two small sketched cherubs belo

Design of a Sepulchral Monument for a Cloister

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Ink drawing of a reclining nude man beside a standing draped figure offering a bow and arrows, with foliage behind.

Hercules adds Bow and Arrow to Philactetes

Felice Giani, 1810

Dance Movement

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Painting of a forested mountain above a lake with red autumn trees along the shore under a dusky sky.

Mountainside Lake in Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a country feast with dancing villagers, a flute player, outdoor dining, and cooking over a fire.

Cartoon for cotton printing: The Country Feast [La Fête Champêtre]

Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded, 1800

Pencil drawing of an ornate door frame design with a scrolled pediment and central cartouche on pale paper.

Design for a Door Frame

Filippo Barigioni, 1720