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Watercolor drawing of turkeys, parrots and cockatoos gathered under oak trees in a woodland clearing, with a wicker basket on

Design for a Tapestry or a Painted Wall Hanging

Daniël Marot, 1720

Pencil sketch sheet with five studies of women, four in oval frames and one showing a seated figure in an interior.

Five Representations of Women

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Pencil sketches on a small sheet mounted in an album, showing horses, a wagon, and figures in loose studies.

Sketches, Artillery on the March

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of three long-horned oxen with a yoke and bell, standing on a light brown ground.

Study of Cattle in Tuscany

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a fluted column on a stepped base with domed flanking elements and a circular plan.

Design for a Memorial Structure

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a robed woman among clouds with angels and cherubs, beside an oval Madonna and child medallion.

Female Figure Among Clouds; Resurrection, Study after Panetti

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink drawing of two deathbed scenes, a sick man attended by figures and a penitent man visited by a priest and angels.

The Penitent Man on his Deathbed [left]; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and chalk sketch of mountains under a swirling sky with a small house and handwritten color notes.

Thunderstorm over the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a gun crew working around a cannon, with soldiers handling a rammer and stacked cannonballs nearby.

Gun Crew Loading a Cannon

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash elevation of a monumental stone gateway with a central arch, trophy reliefs, and a crowned coat of arms above.

Design for a monumental gateway honoring the arrival of Marie Antoinette at Versailles

Queen of France Marie Antoinette, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a man leading a horse and cart past a stone farmhouse and large trees.

In a Village

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1840

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with one hand in his pocket, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Mr. Samuel Ward Sr., Standing with Hand in Pocket

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketches of a leafy tree and an uprooted tree with exposed roots on cream paper, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Tree and Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Hazy blue mountains rise above a green valley with ferns and shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

In the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sketch of two standing oxen, a hay-laden cart, and a covered cart with a resting ox on tan paper.

Oxcarts, Rome, Italy

Samuel Colman, 1870

Watercolor design sheet with a floral embroidery pattern of leaves, blue blossoms and pink buds for a waistcoat, marked 1691.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1691 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Baulieu, 1780

Pale feathery leaves in a flowing branch pattern on a warm brown-orange ground, an unfinished 1800 textile design sketch.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of farmhouses on a hillside with trees and distant mountains, inscribed Guaranda June 3 37.

Houses in the Mountains of Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and grey wash sketch of a theatrical grotto set with arched colonnade, rock formations and a balustraded terrace.

Stage Design, Grotto

Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga, 1700

Pencil and watercolor sketch of craggy snowy mountains above a forested valley with a small farmhouse.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett from Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a kneeling soldier giving water to a wounded comrade, with a standing soldier and battlefield b

Soldier Giving Water to a Wounded Companion

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a domed mosque with a minaret above a city wall, with trees at left and right, dated 1860.

Mosque in Bezetha, Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a symmetrical architectural stage backdrop with arches, columns, pediments and oval cartouches.

Design for a stage backdrop with alternative suggestions

Vincenzo Scamozzi, 1600

Chalk drawing of a triangular pediment with a central shield-bearing female figure, horses, a chariot, and seated allegorical

Industry and Commerce (Design for Pediment)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Engraved view of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye château facade with a formal parterre, central fountain and strolling figures.

St. GERMAIN EN LAYE

Gabriel Pérelle, 1700

Engraved elevation of an ornate wrought iron sanctuary railing with scrolls and acanthus leaves on a stone base.

Grille d’appui posée a l’entrée du Sanctuaire de l’Eglise du Seminaire de Messieurs de l’Oratoire, executée et compos…

France Gabriel Bonthomme, 1770

Banquette avec des accotoirs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Chambranle avec colonnes Corinthiens

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved page with two ornate ewers decorated with sea figures, cherubs, masks and strapwork.

Designs for Ewers, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork)

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraved architectural plate of a decorated door frame, cornice and entablature with acanthus scrollwork and moulded profiles

Porte d'Appartement

Richard de Lalonde, 1780