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Red chalk study of stacked architectural corbels with carved scrolls and foliate ornament on a cream sheet.

Study of corbels

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch page showing multiple loose figure studies of standing and seated robed men and bearded heads.

Figure Sketches at St. Peter’s

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a lobby with paneled wooden double doors, gold lattice walls, a red carpet and an oval glazed side panel

Design for Lobby, Possibly the Ante Room to the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a muscular bearded male figure raising one arm beside a draped female figure, on cream paper.

Christ and Mary from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wooden chapel with a tall spire and bell tower, a gabled roof, and surrounding trees on tan paper.

Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Sylvia

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Drawing of a classical two-handled urn in red-figure style with female head handles and a seated woman scene.

Ornament Design with Urn

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Drawing of a seated man beside a reclining older woman on a floral sofa, in a room with a chandelier and framed portrait.

He Sat Still, Studying His Mother's Strong, Lined Face

Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1910

Watercolor sketch of the Moulin de la Galette windmills in Paris, with an arched dance hall entrance and figures on the stree

Moulin de la Galette, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor of a man leaning toward a woman in a pink dress reading a letter in a sloped-roof attic beside a desk and trunk.

"He is the image of you"

Arthur Ignatius Keller, 1910

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young woman with closed eyes and hair in a bun, on grey paper with blue shading.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman with Closed Eyes

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a man's head and shoulders on tan paper, with wavy hair and a slight smile.

Study for portrait, Bell Tilghman

Harriet Blackstone, 1920

Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an ornate multi-armed lighting fixture with blue bands and floral details, dated 1810.

Design for a Lighting Fixture

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor ornament sheet with two laurel and myrtle wreaths framing a purple band of pink acanthus scrolls.

Ornament Design, Foliate Panel between Roman Myrtle and Laurel Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tower with a pointed roof above rooftops, with twisted wooden posts drawn below on tan paper.

Sketches at Lausanne

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two muscular nude male figures embracing, drawn in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Figures from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods and an ornate octagonal basin.

Recto: Fountain Design with Oceanus and the River Gods Arno and Tiber

Jacopo Zucchi, 1580

Grayscale shaded drawing of a plaster head tilted upward on a stepped pedestal, with the name M. Alice Travers inscribed at u

Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Tra…

M. Alice Travers, 1890

Watercolor ornament sheet with a triangular panel of two winged lions, a laurel wreath, and a crown with ribbons.

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel with Winged Lions and Two Roman Crowns

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Charcoal study of an elderly bearded man with a balding head wearing a buttoned overcoat, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man: Study from Life

Coralie E. Feilner, 1880

Charcoal and chalk figure studies on gray paper: a female head and shoulders, an arm, a leg, and a foot.

details of figure studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted winged figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, within a double ruled border.

Winged figure holding glass in upraised hand

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a round stone medieval tower with conical roof and rooftops of Loches beneath a pale sky.

Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait fo unknown man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Watercolor design with two vertical Roman-style standards holding cameo medallions and a central red triangular panel with wh

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude with curly beard, one arm raised, shaded to show musculature.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with gnarled roots and textured bark on the forest floor, dated June 1860.

Tree Trunks, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor ornament design sheet with a laurel-wreathed bust, a blue pinecone and floral frieze, and an eagle in a pink wreat

Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a tomb design with a heraldic shield, helmet, drapery swags and an inscription panel with figures.

Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a narrow stepped lane between old houses with tiled roofs, trees and climbing plants, on green paper.

Narrow Steps between Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880