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Two fishermen in blue stand on rocks at sunset, casting lines into a calm cove beneath a wooded hill.

Lobster Cove, Manchester, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painting of a girl reading in a hammock under leafy trees, with dappled sunlight falling on the grass below.

Sunlight and Shadow

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a young woman in a white dress standing before a hammock strung between dark green trees.

Summer Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1870

Dusky painting of a wooden colonial house on a hill, with a stone wall, fence, and two walking figures in the foreground.

Garrison House, York, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of red and green autumn treetops in the foreground with a hazy mountain ridge under a grey sky.

Autumn Treetops

Winslow Homer, 1870

Woman in a dark dress reaching into a blossoming apple tree in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Girl Picking Apple Blossoms

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a brown and white cow standing before a reddish barn wall, painted in loose brushwork.

Study of a Standing Cow, Farmington

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose oil study of a brown and white cow grazing with its head down on a dirt ground, with a barn wall behind.

Study of a Grazing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Oil painting of heavy green ocean swells breaking over dark rocks, with white surf and a distant headland under a pale sky.

Heavy Swells

Howard Russell Butler, 1910

Three boys in a grassy field eating watermelon beside a whole melon, with a wooden fence and cloudy sky behind them.

The Watermelon Boys

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of fallen fluted column drums and stone blocks among grass on a hilltop, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Broken Column, Parthenon

Lockwood de Forest, 1860

Watercolor of a 19th-century study with a writing desk, marble table, sofa, framed portraits and a brass chandelier.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1837

Pen and wash drawing in four panels showing men hunting geese and ducks with falcons, nets, and dogs.

Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of three children, two lying on the ground and one standing, on tan paper with a handwritten date.

Sketch of Three Children

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Painted Berlin wool work pattern on squared grid showing repeating pansy flowers, green leaves, and red key-pattern borders.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Work)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two uniformed men riding one mule while a standing man in a hat watches, with pine trees behind.

Youse Sartin Overload Dat Mule

Allen Carter Redwood, 1880

Portrait of Louise King Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a forearm and hand gripping a dark oval object on grey paper.

Study of arm

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a large elm tree with dense foliage and arching dark branches on aged paper.

Study of elm tree

William Trost Richards, 1850

Watercolor design sketch of a symmetrical scrolling ornamental panel with pale vertical bands and reddish foliage accents.

Stained glass window panel

John C. Wolf, 1900

Graphite and white chalk drawing of draped cloth folds on mauve paper, labeled "Fortune" and "Vedder drapery."

Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of stretcher bearers carrying a soldier across a field, with a wagon and tree in the distance.

Stretcher Bearers Carrying a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing studies of two outstretched arms and hands, one resting in the upper left.

Sketch of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite sketch on brown paper of separate arms, a hand, and two legs with feet, by Walter Shirlaw, 1900.

Sketch for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and watercolor design of a winged Victory holding garlands, flanked by two putti on a ground line.

Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown wash drawing of draped curtains, a frieze of small figures, and a bathtub in front of a garden view.

Bathroom wall and bath tub

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rough sea breaking on a shore, with small figures on the sand and taped edges.

Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore

Winslow Homer, 1910

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate tureen with garland swags, a central medallion, and a leafy finial on a footed stand.

Tureen

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Small pen and watercolor sketch of a winged female figure dancing with a lyre beside a tripod lamp, within a pencil frame.

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810