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Pencil botanical sketch of a tall flowering stem and blossoms on paper, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches, Bloxburgh, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink line drawing of a costumed figure in a plumed helmet and winged cape, signed by Enrico Caruso at lower right.

Enrico Caruso as Don José in "Carmen"

Enrico Caruso, 1920

Pencil drapery study of a seated woman with billowing cloth and arms raised, drawn over a squared grid.

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

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Oval pen and brown ink drawing of an imagined architectural space with arcades, balustrades, columns, and clouds.

Capriccio for a Painted Ceiling

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a hat holding a leafy apple tree branch in a grassy field.

Girl Holding a Branch of an Apple Tree

Winslow Homer, 1870

Red chalk drawing of two children's heads, one tilted downward and one turned upward, with curly hair.

Studies: Two heads of children

Mauro Gandolfi, 1800

Grey-wash drawing of a ceiling study with clouds, a central chariot figure, putti, and reclining women.

Study for Painted Decoration of a Ceiling, Casino de la Reina (Queen's Casino), Madrid, Spain

Vicente López Portaña, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of four stacked vignettes showing draped classical goddesses, altars, and mythological figures on a pale s

Four Antique Goddesses

Gray monochrome painting of a rooster and hens on a diagonal wooden roost, with chicks gathered in straw below.

Cock and Chickens

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds with angels playing lute and organ, mounted with a study of musician saint

The Assumption of the Virgin

Ventura Salimbeni, 1610

Pen and ink drawing in an octagon of a banquet with reclining gods, a spilled cup, and a fallen figure on the floor.

Hebe Falls and Spills the Nectar Brought to Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil botanical study of oxalis, zinnia, and potato blossom sprigs on pale paper, with handwritten plant labels.

Oxalis, Zinnia, and Potato Blossom, East Hampton

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketches of two leafy plant branches on tan paper, with a museum stamp at lower left.

Sketches of Plants

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil caricature of a bearded man with round spectacles and tousled hair on a cream sheet with a museum stamp.

Caricature of James McNeill Whistler

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Grey wash sketch of a town square with a tall tower, factory chimney with smoke, and crowds of figures in long clothing.

Town Square (Study for an Illustration)

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown ink drawing with two scenes: Melchizedek offering bread and wine above, and a unicorn hunt below.

Melchizedek Brings Bread and Wine to Abraham [above]; Unicorn Hunt [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tall fluted column on a stepped base, topped by a standing statue.

Monumental column

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in three-quarter view with handwritten inscriptions naming the sitter below.

Sketch of Peter Richards' Head for his Portrait

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink sketch of two men with a large instrument walking past a building sign, with musical notes below.

Recto: Three Musicians in Front of the Albergo Della Pace, 1810

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor of a decorated wall with wood paneling, caryatid figures, putti, an oval hunting scene and a wooden chair.

Section of wall, Gallery Francis I, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil study of a seated draped woman operating a telegraph key, with a handwritten label reading The Morse Code.

The Morse Code, Study for "Electricity as Applied to Commerce," Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Colum…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame: a standing figure with a staff faces a reclining figure, with a serpent below.

Ceres is told of the Rape of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a mounted rider on a rearing horse inside an ornate gilded rococo frame with cherubs and a crown.

Wall Decoration for Cosimo III de' Medici

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned female figure holding a sword and scales, surrounded by putti and clouds in an oval.

Personification of Justice

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a domed classical rotunda with columns over a decorated rectangular panel.

Ornament; part of centerpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a two-branch candlestick with griffin heads, lion masks on the pedestal, and a flame finial.

Design for a Candlestick

Johann Nepomuk Muxel, 1820

Pencil sketch of a left hand hanging downward with curled fingers and a sleeve cuff, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Drawing: A hanging left hand

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Red chalk sketch of a female figure rising with one arm raised high, drawn on cream paper within a thin frame.

Ascending female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink study of the Death of St. Joseph with mourners, cherubs and angels in clouds above, drawn on a grid.

Death of St. Joseph, study for a ceiling painting

Francesco Solimena, 1740

Watercolor study of love-in-a-mist flowers in pale blue and violet with feathery green bracts and buds on thin stems.

Study of Love-in-a-mist

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Pencil study of a man in a long cloak bowing low, holding his hat in one hand and his other hand on his chest.

Study of a Bowing Man (Christopher Columbus)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Painted study of pink and purple thistle flowers with spiny green leaves on a black background.

Study of Thistles

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Pencil and ink botanical study of tiger lilies with spotted blooms, drooping buds, and slender leaves on tan paper.

Study of Tiger Lilies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil and white-highlight study of peony blooms on a tan sheet, with one flower fully rendered and a second sketched beside

Study of Peonies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of a helmeted man in a long coat raising a flag, face turned upward, on tan paper.

Drawing - Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Painted botanical study of grass stems with pale green and yellow seed heads against a black background.

Study of Grass in Seed

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Graphite and chalk sketch of musicians raising trumpets and playing flutes, with a fallen figure at the bottom.

Musicians Playing Trumpets and Flutes

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Painting of an autumn bouquet of purple and white asters and rust-colored leaves on a dark background.

Study of an Autumn Bouquet

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Three sprigs of white and pink wild azalea blossoms on brown stems against a tan paper background.

Study of Wild Azalea

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Two pencil and chalk studies of a nude man kneeling on the ground, one large and one small, on tan paper.

Two Studies of a Kneeling Man

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Graphite sketch of a nude man kneeling on the floor, leaning forward with one arm braced down, head turned to the side.

Study of a Kneeling Man

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Vertical ink and brown wash design for a painted panel with a nude female figure, putti, scrolls and a grotesque mask.

Designs for Painted Panels

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Pencil sketch of a young man in a cap and cloak holding a globe on his shoulder, looking upward.

Study of a Man Holding a Globe

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Pen and watercolor study of an orchid with two pale blossoms and frilled lips, with pseudobulbs and leaves below on tan paper

Study of an Orchid

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Vertical pen and wash design for a decorative panel showing Fortune, a bust on a column, sunburst, and ornate scrollwork.

Designs for Painted Panels with Fortune and Jacques Necker

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Graphite and white chalk study of a winged female figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Female Figure (Victory)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Botanical study of a begonia with drooping flower clusters, lobed leaves and hairy stems in pencil and blue wash.

Study of Begonia

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Two Male Heads

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Painting of a botanical study with broad green leaves and feathery grass-like seed heads on a black background.

Study of Plant, Possibly Tufted Hairgrass

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Watercolor study of cornflowers in purple, pink and blue with green stems on a cream sheet, signed Sophia L. Crownfield.

Study of Cornflowers

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Watercolor study of three red poppies with dark blue centers on long green stems against a grey-green background.

Three Studies of Poppies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Study of a Seated Woman (Queen Isabella I of Spain)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of a pink begonia with white flower clusters and lobed leaves on a grey background.

Study of Pink Begonia

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of pink gladiolus flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Study of Amaryllises

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of several green fern fronds, one curling at the top, on a pale grey-blue background.

Study of Fern

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Graphite sketch of a man with long hair bowing forward, wearing a long draped cloak, on tan paper.

Study of a Bowing Man (Chrisopher Columbus)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of a linden branch with green leaves and hanging pale seed clusters on a cream background.

Study of a Linden Branch

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Study of a Seated Woman

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of pink and yellow dahlias on green stems with leaves and a bud, signed by Sophia L. Crownfield.

Study of Dahlias

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of a climbing vine with pink and mauve leaves, curling tendrils, and clusters of blue berries on beige paper

Study of Clematis Vine with Blue Berries

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Graphite and white chalk sketch of a man in a cape and cap seen from behind, one hand against a doorway.

Man wearing a cape, depicted from behind

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of pink and white peony blossoms on a green stalk against a grey background.

Study of Peony Stalk with Blossoms

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil drawing of two chrysanthemum blooms on a stem with serrated leaves, signed by Sophia L. Crownfield, on tan paper.

Study of Two Chrysanthemums

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Two pink chrysanthemum studies on grey paper, one with stem, leaves and bud, one a full bloom seen from above.

Two Studies of Violet Chrysanthemums

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900