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Pen drawing of a Gothic entrance hall with a grand staircase, pointed arches, timber roof trusses, and a tall traceried windo

Gothic Country House: Entrance Hall

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped man holding a nude child across his lap, set within a gold and ink border.

Josiah with Jechoniah in his arms, ancestors of Christ from the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of an ornate monstrance with scrolling foliate decoration, an oval central medallion, and a tiered base.

Monstrance

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Portrait of Florence Johnson

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in draped robes, one arm outstretched to the right, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with palm facing up

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing draped female figure with headcovering, one hand raised to chest, framed by a double-ruled bor

St. Balbina from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch page of multiple seated and kneeling robed figures, with handwritten notes referring to prayer toward Mecca.

Pilgrims at St. Sophia

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded male figure in draped robes holding an object aloft.

Standing male figure with book

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo, one arm raised, set within a gilt and ink border.

St. Bernard from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil drawing of a winged old man with an hourglass above leaping stags, with a robed man and children in the foreground.

Allegory of Time

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil drawing of a seated faun pointing beside a classical stone monument and trees, mounted on grey card.

Faun by a Monument

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with loose hair and faint outlines of shoulders.

Head of a Woman

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890

Ink and wash sketch of a man with dark hair, dark jacket and bow tie, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk sketch of a draped female figure with raised arm beside a second figure in a headscarf.

The Persian Sibyl from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil drawing of a nude man kneeling with clasped hands and upturned face, over faint grid lines on aged paper.

Figure Study for "The Temptation of St. Anthony"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Grey wash drawing of mounted cavalry officers gesturing amid fallen soldiers and horses, with lancers and a village behind.

You See, Sir, Surrender Is Out of the Question

Ludovico Marchetti, 1890

Watercolor drawing of a pierced bronze chandelier from Kaid Bey Mosque in Cairo, with plan sections above.

Bronze Chandelier, Kaid Bey Mosque, Cairo

Alfred Normand, 1850

Portrait of Mrs. Henry B. Fuller

Louise Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated allegorical female figure on a cloud, with draped cloth and bare feet, mounted in a brown border.

Allegorical Figure of Fidelity

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Watercolor design of a symmetrical wall with four paneled sections in pink and gold, with scrollwork medallions below.

Design for Wall Decoration, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure in draped cloth above scrolling floral ornament, framed by a thin border.

Winged figure looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed man looking upward with one arm extended, within a double ruled border.

St. John from St. John Lateran's Basilica

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Sketches of People on Montreal Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal study of a nude male figure standing and holding a long staff, with soft shading on the torso and legs.

Nude Study of Man Walking

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and harness on cream paper, with handwritten inscription below.

A Buggy Horse

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a scrolled corner ornament with a partially nude male figure reclining within it.

Corner detail with partially nude male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of an ornate Costaguti coat of arms with scrolls, an inscription, and a partial female figure and bird.

Costaguti coat of arms and part of a female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing figure holding fronds with a small putto below, on cream paper with a ruled border.

Figure with fronds and putto

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a draped standing figure with one arm raised holding an object, drawn on cream paper within a border.

St. Francis Borgia (de Borja) from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a running female figure with arms raised and drapery flowing behind her.

Running female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770