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Pencil sketch of clouds over a distant mountain ridge with handwritten color notes and a signature dated 1880.

Mountains and Clouds in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of Lake Winnipesaukee framed by hills and mountains, with shrubs and trees in the foreground.

Lake Winnipesaukee from Wolfeboro Neck, Looking West

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pocket and embroidered border with yellow scallops and painted flower bouquets.

Design for the Embroidered Border and Pocket of a Waistcoat

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath mountains with clouds, inscribed Togue Lake, Sept. 1870, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Mount Katahdin across Togue Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with four columns, statues in niches, and a slate roof.

Elevation of a Theater, Venice

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Brown ink and wash elevation of a domed church with twin towers flanked by arcaded buildings under a cloudy sky.

Elevation of a Church Flanked by Two Houses

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a dark sea under a pale sky with a small rocky outcrop at right and a handwritten weather note below.

Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of three sailboats beached on a sandy shore with two small figures and a calm sea behind.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a rocky valley with a tall cliff, conifers, a stream and boulders under a pale sky.

Near Meadow Creek, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed Italian farmhouse with a tiled roof, chimney, and exterior staircase with railing.

Italian Farmhouse

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling visitor while attendants stand nearby in an arched interior.

Pope Receiving Visitor

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Graphite sketch of a craggy rock ledge with layered strata and deep cracks on cream paper.

Rock Ledge at Stowe

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Snow-capped mountain rising through mist and clouds above dark hills, with a pale moon in a rust-coloured sky.

Chimborazo through Rising Mist and Clouds, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of winged putti with a bow and a bird, plus pencil studies of hands, on sepia paper.

Study for a Painting on Theme of Callisto

Filippo Falciatore, 1740

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of war weapons with a central shield, crossed swords, helmets, banners and a cannon.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engraved

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of two galleys at sea, one with many oars and billowing sails, on aged toned paper.

Two Galleys at Sea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical facade with columns, a central clock, and sculptural figures.

Timepiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of two schooners on choppy ocean waves, with a small arrow notation in the upper right corner.

Schooners and Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rustic peasant house beside a path, with trees and rolling hills in a valley beneath clouds.

A Peasant's House in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a horizontal decorative frieze with oval medallions, scrolling foliage, and grotesque masks.

Design for a Frieze

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Loose oil sketch of icebergs in dark water under a pink sunset sky, with a brown rocky coastline on the horizon.

Icebergs off Cape St. John, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a rocky shore with pine trees on the left and distant islands across a calm sea.

Sea Shore

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1810

Ink sketch of a standing woman in a long dress on a cream sheet, with faint reversed printed text below.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of an old olive tree beside a stone column and an arched entablature with scalloped detail.

Old Olive Tree and Entablature, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare trees and boulders on a rocky shore under a pale sky.

Study, Trees, Santa Barbara, California

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a street with columned palazzo facades, arched doorways, balconies and a tree.

Theatre Design: Streetscape

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of steep cliffs above a rocky shore with dark shadows over the water, Grand Manan Island.

Effect of Shadows over Cliffs, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Colored elevation drawing of a marble altar with gilded urns, fluted columns and a painted panel, for Santa Maria Maggiore.

Altar Mensa for the Capella Paolina (Borghese Chapel), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Pen and ink sheet of architectural interior elevations, decorative panels, a niche, and small figure sketches.

Interior elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Hazy coastal view of a green hillside above a calm sea with a curving sandbar stretching into the distance.

View of the Palisadoes near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sheet of seven stylized flower sprays and one naturalistic blossom drawn in grey and red chalk on cream paper.

Sprays of Seven ideal Flowers and of one quasi naturalistic flower

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Brown ink and wash design of architectural frieze with acanthus leaves, acorns, and scrolled ornament in horizontal bands.

Design for ceiling decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of a rounded mountain above dark forest and a grey lake, under a warm cloudy sky.

Pamola Peak and Mt. Katahdin from a Basin Pond, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nude putto in a diagonal pose, with faint pencil lines and handwritten notes on the sheet.

Putto

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink and wash design sheet showing nine ceiling panels with oval medallions, classical figures, putti and scrollwork.

Design for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a rocky desert valley with steep cliffs, a carved rock facade, and small figures on the valley floor.

El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a hillside village framed by large trees, with a small figure in the foreground.

View of a Village in Mountainous Country

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the goddess Diana reclining with a bow and quiver beside a stag in a rocky landscape.

Diana

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch on tan card showing a horizon with a small building at left, trees at right, and handwritten color notes above.

Building and Trees in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a design for a square with an obelisk, domed classical palace, fountain, and small figures and

Design for a Square with a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored men and a draped standing woman around a nude figure, with a shield at lower left.

The Civil Law, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch sheet with a rock outcrop, a leafy tree, and studies of grazing sheep on pale paper.

Mixed Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of several classical mantelpiece designs with columns, capitals and moldings.

Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink design drawing of a classical interior with a frieze, three arched niches with figures, altar and incense.

Decorative Design

Oil sketch of a sunlit golden autumn tree on a hillside with red foliage, rocks, and distant mountains.

Autumn in Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a pyramid-shaped mausoleum with a columned temple front, stepped terrace, and arcaded colonnade.

Mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with putti, oval shields, a grotesque mask, and small landscape scenes.

Design for the Decoration of a Frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with hills, a distant snowy peak, trees, and handwritten color notes below.

View along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil study of a dense cluster of trees with spreading branches on a sloping hillside, drawn on toned paper.

Study of Trees, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of two decorative friezes with rosettes, flowers and a meander ribbon, with handwritten color notes.

Recto: Two Friezes with Flowers Verso: Sketch for a Decorative Painting

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of fern fronds and bamboo on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and a round museum stamp.

Botanical Sketches of Ferns and Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two seated nude infants seen from behind, one with both arms raised, on cream paper.

Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown wash sketch of garden fountains with reclining stone figures, a balustrade, and a standing woman in a gown.

Fountains

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a hilly ridge with clouds and handwritten colour notes on grey paper, Jamaica, 1860.

Mountain Ridge with Clouds, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo architrave with garlands, scrolls, cherub heads and a central lion mask.

Design for an Architrave

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a room's paneled wall elevation with oval medallions, decorative friezes, and doorways.

Living room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a broken carved column capital with acanthus leaves beside a camel head with bridle.

Column Capital and Head of a Camel, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of three men in hats working together to shear a sheep, with one standing and two crouched.

Three Men at a Sheep Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rural Japanese village street with thatched houses, a walking figure, a cart, and trees.

View of Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a wooded island in a calm lake with distant hills and clouds, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1870.

Wooded Island, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a classical stage set with columns, a central arch, winged figures and eagle ornaments.

Stage design, a garden loggia

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil sketch of a wooden hut among trees with a horse's head at left and a man carrying a rifle at right.

Monday's Hut

Homer Dodge Martin, 1850

Oil sketch of a glowing pink cumulus cloud over dark trees and hills at dusk, with a teal sky.

Nightfall near Olana

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a mountain above a shrubby valley with rocks in the foreground, dated Oct. 1850 at lower right.

Landscape Sketch, Mount Desert, Maine

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered sepulchral monument with a warrior statue, flaming urns, lions and mourning figures.

Sepulchral monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of green hills sloping to a blue sea with distant mountains, with pencil outlines of boats in the foreground.

Sea View from Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a towering Gothic castle with crenellated towers, arched windows, and stone balconies.

Stage Design, Gothic Castle

Pasquale Canna, 1800

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a domed funeral chapel with colonnade, flanking towers and small figures on the roof.

Elevation of a funeral chapel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of rolling hills and a building at right, with handwritten colour notes along the bottom.

The Roman Campagna from Isola Farnese, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Japanese interior with sliding screens, a wooden doorway, and flowering plants in the foreground.

Interior, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Grey ink and wash drawing of rococo carved panel ornament with flowers, a bird, a leaping dog and radiating rays.

Design for the Upper Part of the Carved Decoration of a Wall Panel

Johann August Nahl the Elder, 1740

Oil sketch of a broad plain with distant hills and a rain shower under a heavy, warm-toned cloudy sky.

Rain over the Liguanea Plain, near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketches of a domed palace with long colonnaded wings and smaller plan studies on paper.

Sketches for a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, with cascading water, rocky ledges, and a distant flat-topped mesa.

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a lake with mountains, a wooded shore, and a church steeple village across the water.

St. Gilgen by the Wolfgangsee, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with eight columns, a pediment, arched windows and a blue-gr

Elevation of the Facade of the Theater, St. Petersburg

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate altar elevation with winged figures, putti, balustrade and carved pedestals.

Design for the Elevation of an Altar with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Solimena, 1690

Oil sketch of a sunset sky with streaked clouds glowing gold and orange above dark hills and a shadowed landscape.

Clouds at Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor and ink stage design of a palace interior with arches, columns, and a staircase seen through a large arched openin

Stage Design, Palace Courtyards and Staircases

Bibiena Family, 1800

Pencil study of two cherub heads, one looking up and one sleeping, with sketched feathered wings on pale paper.

Study for Two Cherubim

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil sketch of a deep Andean valley with steep mountain slopes, rocky outcrops, and a winding path in the foreground.

A Valley in the Andes, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor architectural section of a classical villa interior with columns, pediment, reliefs, statues and vaulted cellars.

Section of a Villa

called Le Romain Francois Soufflot, 1770

Pencil sketch of a conical mountain peak with rolling ridgelines, with a handwritten note in the lower right corner.

Haystack Mountain from Littleton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil botanical sketch sheet of Jamaican plants, including a Spanish bayonet palm and leafy vines, with handwritten notes.

Botanical Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Unfinished watercolor design with floral garlands, wheat stalks and rose vines for a waistcoat embroidery, dated 1780.

Design for the Embroidery of the Left Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," "Gilet" Design…

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil drapery study of a reclining woman in flowing robes over a squared grid, with an inscription naming the figure Traditi

Study for "The Common Law," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town, a carved shell-like stone fragment in an arch, and a stepped stone block, with handwritten l

Landscape and Architecture Sketches, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of a columned gallery interior with framed paintings, figures at a draped table, and handwritten Dutch l

Diagram of a painting by Gonzales Coques and others, "Interior with Figures in a Picture Gallery," 1672 (Mauritshuis)

Flemish Gonzales Coques, 1700

Watercolor design of an angular border filled with pink, purple and blue flowering branches for a waistcoat embroidery.

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

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketches on cream paper of standing figures in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, with a small market scene near the center

Figure Sketches, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil drawing on grey paper of folded drapery around a bowed figure, with white chalk highlights on the cloth folds.

Drapery Study for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Colored architectural drawing of a symmetrical monument with winged Liberty figure atop a central tower, flanked by seated al

Design for a Monument Commemorating Systematization of Weights and Measures in France

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, 1800

Pencil sketch of a charred, broken tree trunk lying over a pale granite boulder, with handwritten notes.

Broken Tree upon a Boulder

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketches on paper of two army mules in harness, a wagon with wheels, and a wheel with loose shapes.

Four Small Sketches of Army Mules and Wagon

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged figure holding scales of Libra among swirling clouds, in a semicircular lunette format

Libra, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800