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Pen and wash drawing of a rococo salon wall with a paneled door, fountain niche, urn and ornate carved decoration.

Project for the entrance wall of a salon with alternative suggestions

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing bald man with head bowed, one arm bent across his chest and the other extended outward.

Bearded Man Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a street vendor's stall with a hanging lantern, a bowl, and handwritten color notes beside it.

Street vendor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a draped gown with one arm raised, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Mrs. Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of four ornamental designs: a cartouche, draped panel, laurel label, and carved frieze motif.

An escutcheon, a trophy, a label, a decorative motif for a frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash design sheet showing a symmetrical set of neoclassical silver tableware with labeled pieces and figural decorati

Design for a Set of Silver Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of icebergs on calm water with small figures on an ice shelf at lower right.

Icebergs near Belle Isle, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned tabernacle with a chalice in a sunburst, flanked by two kneeling winged angels.

Design for a Tabernacle Door to be Executed in Bronze

G B C, 1710

Pencil study of a reclining woman's bare feet on pale paper, with soft shading and faint grass strokes at the left.

Study of the Feet of a Reclining Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Black chalk study of two right hands in different positions on tan toned paper, with white highlights and a signature.

Study: Two right hands, of a woman

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Pencil drawing of a draped white cloth with soft folds and hatched shading over a rounded form.

Drapery Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Faint pencil sketch of a vessel with rigging and two small soldiers on a pale sheet in a grey album.

Vessel with Two Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned, robed men in discussion around a celestial globe beneath draped curtains.

Magi Conversing about Heavenly Bodies, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded seated man with a separate study of a hand holding a chain above.

John Jay Phelps Seated, Separate Hand and Chain Study

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a winged fairy figure named Puck, seated in motion with butterfly wings and construction grid lines.

Puck, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and grey wash sketch of rococo scrollwork, acanthus foliage, a pedestal and a bird, with handwritten sums.

Sketches

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch sheet of sheep in various poses, grazing and resting on the ground, by Walter Shirlaw.

Sketches of Sheep

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash design for a pendant with a crown above a heraldic shield and scrolled ornament.

Design for pendant with crown and coat of arms

Medici Family, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of a swooning woman held by two winged angels, with a man and a cherub beside her.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of hands with handwritten colour notes and an inscription on cream paper, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Dr. Muhlenberg, Notes on Hugh Baxter

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Sketch of three Middle Eastern men in robes and red caps, one standing and two seated with a rifle and sword, on brown wash.

Three Bedouin Men

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a bed alcove with draped curtains, a canopy, a bed post, and a garland-decorated arch.

Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink study of a bearded saint raised among clouds, with angels and putti in flight around him.

Glorification of St. Filippo Neri

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Ink and watercolor design of an illusionistic gilded ceiling with putti, clouds, draped fabric and figures on a balustrade.

Ceiling Design

Philippe Canot, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated draped figure holding a scroll, with sketched heads at upper right.

Five Figures from Parnassus by Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia ink and wash sheet with a draped figure bracket and three curved bands decorated with flowers and rosettes.

Door Knocker and Metal Purse Frames

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorative wall dado with garlands, urns, and a central framed panel.

Dado with alternative suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink design sketch of a domed classical mantelpiece with columns, garlands, and detail studies of ornament.

Design for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Valadier, 1810

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg rising from the horizon on tan paper, with the handwritten note 'July 15th' below.

The Last Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two bearded men in military-style uniforms and kepis, one with a sash and one with a cane.

From Richmond

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painting of a sunlit cumulus cloud rising over a calm sea horizon, with pink wispy clouds in a pale blue sky.

Clouds at Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown wash design for spandrel decoration showing a bearded man with a raised sword and a child within arched frames.

Design for Spandral Decoration

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude woman beside a swan, with a small pencil sketch of a crouching figure below.

Girl with Swan

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Circular painted design of a seated woman in pink drapery raising a cup, with two white doves above, on a gold ground.

Venus (Design for a Wall Painting)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of rocky peaks and a shallow pool of water in a rugged landscape.

Still life

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of canoes on water, a man rowing in a hat, and a seated figure with a pot on a bank.

Sketches of Canoes and Figures, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of a hooded woman seated on a grassy hillside, looking to the side under an open sky.

Girl Seated on a Hillside

Winslow Homer, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate escutcheon with coat of arms, flanked by cherubs and an inscribed cartouche below.

Design of Escutcheon with Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640

Pencil sketch of wooded riverbanks and tree canopies reflected in water, with handwritten notes naming the Río Magdalena.

Wooded Banks along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a symmetrical wall decoration with two arched niches, a woman at an altar, and putti beside a torch.

Painted Wall Decoration

Mauro Gandolfi, 1800

Pen and wash design for a tall painted panel with classical figures, sphinxes, garlands and a central medallion of three wome

Design for a Painted Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo ornamental frame with scrolls, foliage, and a central urn motif.

Ornament Composition

P. Ludovik, 1730

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd beneath arched colonnades in an interior scene.

Christ Healing Paralytics near the Pool of Bethesda

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and watercolor elevation of a neoclassical room wall with green panels, pink drapery, medallions and putti.

Wall Elevation for an Antechamber or Salon

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1780

Study of Dr. Mott for "Scientific Group"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of Thetis dipping infant Achilles into a river among draped women, reeds, and a decorated urn.

Thetis Plunges Achilles in River Styx

Felice Giani, 1790

Colored pen drawing of a coffered ceiling design with a central medallion showing a figure on a sea chariot among cherubs.

Design for Ceiling with Triumph of Galatea

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of six ornate serving utensils and a knife on a pale blue sheet, with laurel and fish motifs.

Cutlery Designs

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant stem with serrated leaves and buds, plus a branch of pinnate leaves, on tan paper.

Plant Sketch

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash study of an ornamental ceiling with coffered panels, a column detail, and a temple facade sketch.

Study for the Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo tureen with putti, scrolling handles, garlands and a domed lid.

Design for a Tureen

Giuseppe Gagliardi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a mounted officer leading horsemen, with studies of horse heads and handwritten notes on paper.

Talbot's Battery

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a woman praying with clasped hands and upturned face, with small sketched animal studies below.

Woman Praying, Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of two long-beaked birds among acanthus leaves and seed pods on a curving stem.

Two Birds in Foliage with Seed Pods

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a fisherman in a boat on water, with figures and boats near a rocky shore under a pale sky.

Three Boats with Fishermen Setting Out a Net

Winslow Homer, 1880

Study of a Woman's Head for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor and pencil botanical study of buttercups, a sea urchin, and flower details on cream paper.

Buttercups, Mt. Desert

Samuel Colman, 1870

Vertical oil sketch of a glowing orange sunset over purple water with dark green land at the bottom.

Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a loose robe resting his hand on a book, with a separate hand study in the upper left.

Albert Gallatin Seated, Study of Right Hand

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bare dead tree trunk with angular branches extending to the right on cream paper.

Dead Tree Trunk, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Watercolor elevation of a salon wall with floral garlands, gilded panels, a central mirror and a blue settee.

Elevation of the Wall of a Salon

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Pencil sketches of a horned bull on cream paper, showing a head study with harness and a side view of the body.

Bull Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Tall watercolor of an ornate palace wall with painted medallions, sculpted figures, gilded moldings and faux marble panels.

Section of wall, Escalier de la cour ovale, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Watercolor of two figures in a gray rowboat with oars extended over calm water, reflections below.

Two Girls in a Rowboat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and a saddle on a cream sheet mounted in a grey sketchbook album.

Head of a Horse and a Saddle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash design for a ceiling with circular medallions, winged putti, garlands and coffered panels.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil study of maple seed pods hanging from branches, with several sketches of budding maple twigs below on grey paper.

Maple Seed Vessels

Samuel Colman, 1880

Graphite sketch sheet with multiple studies of cow heads, eyes, horns, and legs on cream paper.

Studies of Cows

Samuel Colman, 1860

Pencil and white chalk study of a woman's hand with sleeve and cuff on tan paper, inscribed "for Martha reproved".

Study of Hand for "Martha Reproved"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of several sailboats and a rowboat on calm water, with a shoreline at center right.

Six Studies of Sailboats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash design for a bed alcove with a reclining putto, draped fabric, foliage, and scrolled ornament around a central p

Design for Decoration of a Bed Alcove

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1720

Oil sketch of a lichen-covered boulder in a woodland clearing with tree trunks behind it, in brown and olive tones.

Mossy Boulder, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo silver tureen with cherubs, scrolling handles, and a lion mask.

The Elevation of a Silver or Silver Gilt Tureen

Vincenzo Belli, 1740

Pen and grey wash ceiling design with coffered panels, figurative medallions and corner spandrels by Felice Giani, 1810.

Ceiling Design for Room in Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of two decorative friezes with winged putti, scrolling foliage, birds, and flowers, with handwritten colo

Two Friezes

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornamented interior wall with a central doorway, oval medallions and an arched cornice.

Elevation, End Wall of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketches of several trees with varied foliage and trunks on blue-grey paper, with handwritten annotations.

Sketches of Trees, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a conch-shell goblet supported by a small nude figure on a rocky base.

Design for a Goblet

Johannes Lutma, 1650

Pen drawing of a classical female figure with raised arms holding flower sprays, wearing a draped tunic and sash.

Classical Figure

Henry Kirke Brown, 1840

Pen and brown wash sketch of a coffered ceiling design with cherubic figures among clouds in curved panels.

Design for Ceiling Decoration with Central Oblong

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a haystack beside a rail fence in an open field with tall posts and distant trees.

Haystack and Rail Fence

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink drawing of two round medallions and an octagonal panel showing chariots, winged Victory and a warrior.

Two Circular and Octagonal Painting for Ceiling: Deeds of Alexander the Great

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate cartel clock case with a circular dial, scrollwork, and figural decoration.

Design for a Cartel Clock Case for J. Thuret, clockmaker to Louis XIV

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1710

Oil sketch of a standing boy in a fur hat, dark coat, red scarf and white mittens against a loose brown-green background.

Portrait of a Boy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a dark coastline and rippling water under a sunset sky of rose and green, with a handwritten date.

Coast of Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and blue wash drawing of an ornate ewer with a grotesque mask, scroll handle, drapery swags and pedestal base.

Design for a Ewer

Auguste Bergeret, 1710

Pencil botanical study of a maidenhair fern with radiating fronds and separate fan-shaped leaflet studies on cream paper.

Maidenhair Fern

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of three vertical ornamental bands showing wheat ears, a leafy vine, and oval beads.

Three bands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite drawing of a draped woman seen from behind holding a celestial sphere, identified as Urania, Muse of Astronomy.

Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a child's head with curled hair above a loose landscape of trees, a village and a church spire.

Sketch of C. Waterman with a View of Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet of palm and tropical trees with handwritten notes on leaf color, and small flying parrots at top.

Botanical Sketches with Flying Parrots, Boquia, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a prison cell with despairing men, chains, a barred window and a kneeling figure.

Death of Count Ugolino and his Sons

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining woman with head resting on her arm and one knee bent, on cream paper.

Study for a woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of two nude putti, one holding a bundle of stalks and one raising a sprig of foliage.

Design for a Lunette, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Summer

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1690

Pencil study sheet with sketches of heads, faces, eyes, a crouching figure and a reclining body on pale paper.

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and Eyes

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of standing men with baskets, carts, and horses, framed by a painted green and yellow border.

Figural Studies

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700