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Black chalk sketch of a stooped peasant man in a broad hat and loose clothing, carrying a bag, on tan paper.

Peasant with Bag

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and brown ink drawing of dancing women and reclining revelers beside a fountain and classical architecture.

Bacchanalian Scene with Circle of Dancing Figures

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of coastal views with sailboats, a rocky shore, a wooden shed, and clouds over hills.

Coastal Views, Maine or Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painted study of a campfire glowing beneath fallen logs beside a stream, with autumn leaves and moss on the forest floor.

Campfire, Maine Woods

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink design for a stage curtain showing a crowd gathered before a classical temple beneath clouds.

Design for Stage Curtain: Hercules Receives Gifts from Nymphys after his Victory over the River God Achelous

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite sketch sheet of palm trees, tropical trees, a small church, and handwritten botanical labels.

Botanical Sketches with a Church, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of mountain ranges and hills with trees, annotated with handwritten labels for Mansfield, Stowe and the Adirond

Adirondack from Mt. Mansfield; Mt. Mansfield from Stowe, Vermont

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Watercolor of tarantella dancers in colorful folk costume with a mandolin player and tambourine player.

Water color; Tarantella dancers

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Oil sketch of misty hills, a tree cluster on a slope, distant mountains in fog, and an orange and blue sunset sky.

Winter Fog in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Oil sketch of a sunlit rock cliff with red autumn vines beside a river and wooded hills under a pale blue sky.

Autumn Landscape with Large Rock, North Carolina

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor design of a candlestick with a grey caryatid figure holding a gold urn, flanked by gilded candle arms over a flute

Design for a Candlestick

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of the Virgin seated with the haloed Christ Child beside her in an arched niche, with a vase at lower left.

The Virgin and the Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of a small fan palm with a textured trunk and radiating fan fronds, with handwritten color notes beside it.

Small Fan Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of two friezes showing mythological figures with winged sea serpents and hybrid creatures.

Bythos and Aphros

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a fortified sea structure with a central tower and small sailboats on rippled water.

Fantastical mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a sandy plain, mountain range, shrub, rocks and folding chair, with handwritten colour notes.

Sandy Plain and Mountain Range, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sketch of sailing fishing boats on water near a rocky beach, with a group of people standing on the sand.

Beach Scene with People and Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing man in eighteenth-century coat and breeches with one hand on his hip, on cream paper.

Ship's Figurehead of Benjamin Franklin

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite sketch of a horse-drawn covered wagon with a driver, plus smaller studies of a head and figures on paper.

Horse and wagon

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketches of rococo brackets, consoles and scrolling ornament on a pale sheet, with a museum stamp.

Sketched for a Reliquary

Filippo Passarini, 1690

Pencil sketch of a coconut palm trunk and drooping fronds with a small leaf study and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Coconut Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a stage design showing a stone prison interior with a tower, arches, barred gate and hanging lantern.

Stage Design of a Prison Interior

Michelangelo Fasano, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tall obelisk on a pedestal with three standing figures and reclining figures around a mask me

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Sepia wash drawing of a desert landscape with rock formations and a lone figure with a staff walking across sand.

In the Desert, Arizona

Thomas Moran, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a monumental Romanesque hall with arcaded galleries, columns, staircases and a vaulted ceiling.

Stage Design, Romanesque Hall

Antonio Liverani, 1800

Painted textile border design of white and blue lilac blossoms and green leaves on a rust-brown background.

Design for the Border Motif of a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic interior stage design with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and draped curtains.

Stage Design for the Interior of a Gothic Building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and ridges receding into the distance, with handwritten notes above describing the landscape.

Landscape near San Miguel de Chimbo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with three oval frames, swagged drapery, and cherubs around a central pede

Decoration for portrait of Pope Pius VI and royal couple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with trees and a small building on tan paper.

Cloud Sketch, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870