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Pastel portrait of a woman in a jeweled tiara and white fur, holding a jeweled scepter against a dark blue background.

Personification of Europe

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Design for a Decorative Frieze

Carlo Bianconi, 1800

Pen and watercolour drawing of a mother with two children in a green-draped boudoir, with a toy horse and a cat nearby.

Mother and Two Children in a Boudoir

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of three men on a grassy ridge, one using a telescope, overlooking a valley with a flag at left.

Buzzard's Roost Gap-Ga

Theodore Russell Davis, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man with a sword and a woman offering a basket of loaves before a curtain and columns.

Figure Presenting Loaves to a General

Bohemian Karel Škréta, 1650

Seated male nude study in chalk on grey paper, legs crossed, leaning on a rock, with detailed muscular modeling.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Pio Piatti, 1810

Ink sketch of stylized hounds with looping, flowing outlines on yellowed paper, with a small purple wash.

Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Study for "A Florentine Picnic"

Elihu Vedder, 1870

Dark monochrome drawing of a seated young woman and a stooping older woman holding white cloth in a dim interior.

White My Flax, Red My Ring, Gold the Heart of My Betrothed

Henry Patrick Raleigh, 1910

Red chalk sketch of a winged female figure in draped robes standing on a stepped pedestal, arm outstretched.

Winged figure on pedestal

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a bearded saint in a tall headdress holding a book and a palm, within a double-ruled border.

St. Stephen from façade of S. Silvestro in Capite

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of two winged putti among clouds, set inside a double ruled border with orange and green edges.

Two putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of a standing nude male figure and a seated figure gesturing toward a sphere, mounted on tan card.

Sketches of a Nude Figure in Classical Pose and a Seated Figure

Andrea del Sarto

Watercolor of an ornate gilded palace interior with a mirror, porcelain vases, portraits and rooms receding through arches.

Apartments of Queen Elizabeth of Prussia, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin

Elizabeth Pochhammer, 1860

Boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor wall elevation with a circular pagoda landscape medallion, pink panels, and brown lattice double doors.

Wall Elevation Design, probably for the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design for a doorway with red lattice double doors, pink latticed side panels, and a frieze with Chinese character

Design for Doorway, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Charcoal study of a nude bearded man standing with a staff, with a sketched animal hide behind him on aged paper.

Nude Study of Man with a Staff

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Watercolor study of a rocky hillside with shrubs, boulders, a dirt path and an eroded reddish bank under a pale sky.

Study of landscape, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk study of three ornamental balusters with acanthus leaf decoration on cream paper.

Study of balusters

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure in drapery standing between a window and a column, within a gold border.

Winged figure between window and column

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal and white chalk portrait sketch of a young woman with hair pinned up, looking sideways, on grey paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a bearded robed figure beside a draped companion, with a handwritten number at upper right.

St. Nicholas of Bari from colonnade of St. Peter's

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Portrait of Aunt Alicia McNeill

James McNeill Whistler, 1840

Grey-toned painting of a stagecoach with passengers and four horses descending a dusty hillside road past rocks and trees.

Down Grade Into The Valley

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated girl with a bow in her hair reaching toward a small frog on the floor.

Sketch of a Girl with a Frog

Louise Cox, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a white turban and pearl necklace holding a scorpion, against a blue sky.

Personification of Africa

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Colored drawing of an ivy wreath with a flute tied by a blue ribbon bow, by Antoine Berjon, 1780.

Trophy with Flute, Ivy and Blue Ribbon

Antoine Berjon, 1780

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailboat on calm water beside rocky shore and evergreen trees, with a wooded headland beyond.

Bald Porcupine Island

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure holding a bow, sketched with hatched shading on cream paper within a ruled border.

Winged figure with bow

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal portrait of a young man with tousled hair, dark jacket and white cravat, his hand resting at lower right.

Portrait of a Young Man

Giuseppe Sabatelli, 1820

Red chalk sketch of rococo scrollwork, foliage and a feathered motif on a pale sheet with a border.

Study for panel of the Tribune

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a plum branch with ripe red-purple plums, green and yellowing leaves, and two caterpillars.

Branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars

Mrs. Smith, 1820

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing female nude with curly hair, holding a thin rod, on grey paper.

Study of Female Nude

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of five decorative fretwork panels with oval lattice patterns in pink and blue and a geometric border.

Design for Fretwork, perhaps for the glass passage

Frederick Crace, 1800

Nude Study of Seated Man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing male figure in a draped chiton, with loose hatched shading and a ruled border.

Standing male figure in chiton

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Ink drawing of overlapping grotesque male heads with wild, flowing hair and dense hatched shading on paper.

Grotesque Heads

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1770

Graphite sketch of a group of bearded heads clustered around a central male figure with a draped cloak.

Group of Heads

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1800

Watercolor design of a lobby with green marbled walls, pink columns, paneled wood ceiling, double doors, and red carpet.

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

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling monk in ecstasy beside a crucifix and skull, with angels among clouds above.

St. Bruno in Ecstasy

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1800

Graphite study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different gestures, with reaching fingers and raised palms.

Studies of Hands

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1900

Watercolor design for a Gothic stained glass window with a central dove, radiating yellow light, and floral border.

Stained glass window: three part design

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of muscular figures struggling against serpents, with a mother and children at the right.

Figures Attacked by Serpents

Raymond Lafage, 1800

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a curved saloon with blue bird-and-tree wallpaper, painted columns, and a tiered chandelier drawn above.

Design for the Decoration of the Saloon, Royal Pavillion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky coastline with cliffs and shrubs framing a sea inlet receding toward the horizon.

Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"

William Trost Richards, 1870

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary at center surrounded by apostles and a descending dove in clouds.

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1700

Pencil sketch of a staircase and hall interior with carved balusters, a bust on a table, and a statue at left.

Staircase - Mossley Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Sepia architectural rendering of a domed civic center with a tall clock tower above a plaza with gardens and tram tracks.

Sketches - Lake Como

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind with arm extended, with a drapery study in the upper right.

Study of Standing Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Watercolor wall elevation with chinoiserie figures, pagoda ornaments, pink doors and a green marbled wall above a fireplace.

Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Charcoal and chalk study of a kneeling nude woman seen from behind, with a sketched drape of cloth at upper right.

Study of Kneeling Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Portrait of a Boy

James Henry Moser, 1880

Pencil sketch of rooftops and the Red Lion Hotel sign beside a harbor with sailboats and flying gulls.

Red Lion Hotel

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped robes with a small child beside her, under a sweeping arch.

Standing figures with an arch and crown

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

White chalk drawing on tan paper of a classical female bust with curled hair and draped shoulders.

Academic Study of a Cast of a Classical Female Bust

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Grey wash drawing of cavalry charging past a fallen officer and horse, with an overturned cart and a discarded helmet in the

Blücher Unhorsed at Ligny

Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a uniformed officer seen from behind, hands clasped, wearing a peaked cap, with handwritten caption below.

Officer on Duty. 2.30 P.M

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of six Persian glass vessels, including bottles and a ewer, with handwritten colour notes on cream paper.

Pottery and Glass

Arnold William Brunner, 1880