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Ink drawing of two friezes: winged putti playing with sea creatures above, and putti leading a sheep beside an altar below.

Design for Two Freizes

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with scrolls, garlands, moldings and a central cross medallion.

Painted Ceiling

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1740

Pencil sketch of tree ferns, broad-leaved plants and stems on brown paper, with handwritten labels.

Sketches of Plants and Tree Ferns near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

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 sheet of trees, hanging vegetation and a small house, with handwritten botanical notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches with a House, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

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

Pencil sketches of soldiers and figures on a small page mounted in an album, divided by a vertical line.

Sketches of Soldiers

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

Pen and ink sketch with wash of a woman in a crinoline dress and bonnet on a street beside two men.

Street Scene

Constantin Guys, 1850

Charcoal sketch of a figure in a hat looking out at sailboats and rowboats on a sea with rocks and other figures.

Beach with Boats and People, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Octagonal ink and wash drawing of a chariot procession with classical figures, putti, a panther and columns in the background

The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1810

Four brown ink and wash studies on one sheet showing haloed figures, cherubs among clouds, embracing putti and two women.

Lunette with St. Peter and St.Paul with St. Matthew and the Prophet Isaiah, Study after Sebastiano del Piombo

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a two-masted schooner towing three dories across choppy sea under streaked clouds.

Schooner with Three Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded arcaded interior with seated figures on a platform, riders, and standing onlookers.

The Spirit of Wisdom

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure holding a bowl and raising one hand, within a gold and black ruled border.

Minerva Giustiniani

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a feathered-hat woman at a table with several wine bottles, one lying on its side, on cream paper.

Woman Drinking Wine, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil study of rocks and leafy undergrowth with ferns on a pale sheet, with a handwritten date and place inscription.

Study of foliage, Trachselwald, Bern, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk study on blue paper of a kneeling draped man seen from behind, with sketched hands and drapery studies nearby.

Studies of a Kneeling Figure

Carlo Maratti, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated draped woman beside a donkey and tree, with the handwritten word plenty below.

Study for "Plenty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Red chalk sketch of a bearded robed man standing and holding a book, head turned upward, within a double ruled border.

St. Ignatius Loyola from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil and wash sketch of a steep cliff with small buildings above a calm sea, with a horizon line on the left.

Study of coastal cliff, Amalphi, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald, bearded man with head bowed and eyes looking downward.

Study for "A Lesson of Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and wash design drawing of a Gothic-style library bookcase with pointed arch tracery and pierced crest, by Thomas Chippen

Design for a Library Bookcase

Thomas Chippendale, 1750

Watercolor wall elevation with Chinese figure panels, a pagoda-roofed central door, dragon scrollwork and green marbled walls

Wall Elevation with Panels of Chinese Figures, for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil drawing of Saint John holding a chalice, draped in a flowing robe, with a haloed inscription above his head.

St. John, Cartoon for Carlisle Window, Paisley Abbey, Scotland

Edward Burne-Jones, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a leaf-patterned rosette, a leafy footed base, and a fluted urn with handles on pale paper.

Urn and leaf-like ornament

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing woman in a nun's habit with a veil and flowing drapery, within a double-ruled border.

Standing woman in nun's habit

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor and pen design sheet with ceiling plan and four wall elevations of a room with painted panels, mirror and drapery.

Design for Ceiling and Four Walls of Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a robed standing figure holding a long staff, set within a thin gold and black ruled border.

Christ standing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted draped woman flanked by a bearded satyr and a nude male figure on pale paper.

Classical Figures

Girolamo da Carpi, 1540

Graphite portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and dark neckcloth, drawn on grey paper.

Self-portrait

Giuseppe Sabatelli, 1820

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure holding a strap above a small putto, with loose hatching, within a double-ruled border.

Winged figure holding strap with putto

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil and white chalk drapery studies of knotted and folded cloth on mauve paper, by Elihu Vedder, 1890.

Studies of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a muscular male figure twisting in motion with flowing drapery on cream paper.

Figure from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a man in a suit seated on a stool, smoking a pipe with eyes lowered.

Seated Man

George Charles Aid, 1900

Red chalk drawing of an angel reaching upward through radiating light rays, with swirling drapery and a cloud below.

Angel in the Church of the Gesù

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a 19th-century Biedermeier drawing room with a tiled stove, piano, green carpet and potted plants.

Design for a Bourgeois Biedermeier Interior

Pencil sketch on translucent paper of polo players on horseback with raised mallets, folded into a curved lampshade design.

Design for Lampshade, Polo Players

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor of two men in period coats and wigs conversing on a shaded park path between trees.

Two Gentleman Conversing in a Park

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1800

Seated Woman

George Charles Aid, 1900

Architectural elevation of a side wall with panelled sections and a central fireplace flanked by pilasters, in peach wash.

Side wall with fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Wall elevation drawing of a symmetrical room with central fireplace, carved overmantel, paneled doors and classical busts in

Wall Elevation

James Byres, 1810

Pencil sketch of Turkish tombstones with carved stelae and turban-topped markers in grass, captioned Turkish Tombstones.

Turkish Tombstones

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with short hair gazing upward, holding a long diagonal staff across her body.

Study of Standing Female Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pencil sketch of chimneys, rooftops and a scrolled barber's sign on tan paper, annotated Lausanne Sept. 18.

Chimneys - Lusanne

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal drawing of two nude and partly draped putti, one pointing and one lifting a billowing cloth overhead.

Two Putti

Francesco Bartolozzi

Colorful design elevation of a Chinese-style interior wall with red panels, pagodas, dragons, and a central fireplace.

Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, for Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a young girl with a hair bow holding a bowl, wearing a belted pleated skirt and ankle boots.

Girl with Bowl

Louise Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of a helmet on a bracket with handwritten notes, and two figures in top hats labeled little boys at Eton.

Sketch of Helmet and Men at Eton

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a muscular man raising a sword over a kneeling, bound figure in an execution scene.

Execution Scene

Andrea Boscoli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a young man's head and shoulders, gazing directly at the viewer, with hatched shading on hair and face.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Watercolor of Storm King rising over the Hudson River with three sailboats and rocky shore in the foreground.

Storm King, Northern Entrance to the Highlands, Hudson River

Edwin Whitefield, 1840

Pencil sketch of a seated editor gesturing as a kneeling man sharpens a pencil beside a waste basket of papers.

Study for Cartoon, "Editor's Easy Chair"

Thomas Nast, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male figure with draped cloth and decorative scroll motifs on a cream sheet.

Ceiling detail of figure and decorative motif

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of gabled buildings with a tower, a sailboat on water, and two figures seated on a grassy bank.

Sketches at Marlborough

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on lavender paper, cloth knotted in the center with folds trailing across the sheet.

Study for "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a seated bishop holding a crozier, with a mitre and draped robes against a faint architectural backgroun

Seated bishop

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770