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Brown ink drawing of Numa Pompilius seated with the nymph Egeria in a rocky grotto landscape within an oval frame.

Numa Pompilius and Egeria, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate covered reliquary with cherubs, scrollwork and a figure on top.

Design for Reliquary

Leonardo Scaglia, 1630

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate silver standing cup with lobed bowl, scrolled stem and figure finial.

Design for a Silver Standing Cup

Moravian Wenzel von Olmütz, 1400

Pen and ink architectural design of two Corinthian columns with arched pediments and faint putti, by Carlo Fontana.

Design for Altar at Santo Spirito dei Napolitani (Holy Spirit of the Neapolitans), Rome, Italy

Carlo Fontana, 1700

Painting of a cardamom flowering spike with pink-tipped white bracts and yellow blossoms against dark green leaves.

Cardamom, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Bust of Man Crowned with Vine Wreath

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red chalk study of draped fabric folds for a standing woman figure on tan paper, with faint grid lines.

Study for a standing woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf seated on a grassy bank, with distant boats and trees across a hazy landscape.

Girl Seated on a Tree Trunk

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of a lancer on horseback holding a long lance, with the horse outlined faintly at right.

Lancer on Horseback

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite sketch of tall umbrella pines with spreading crowns, a smaller pine at lower right, labeled Borghese Villa, Rome.

Study of Pines, Borghese Villa, Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Sketch of a seated man smoking a pipe in a red cap and jacket, with two donkeys on a pale background.

Smoking Man and Donkeys

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two girls standing in tall grass, one in a wide hat with her arm around the other in a bonnet.

Two Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a shouting sailor in a sou'wester raising his arm, with a ship on the sea behind him.

The Lookout

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with tree studies, palm fronds, an alligator, and handwritten notes on foliage and bark colour.

Botanical Sketches with an Alligator, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with leafy branches framing a woodland opening, drawn on cream paper.

Sketch of Trees

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Ink and wash sketch of a bearded older man in a wide-brimmed hat, mounted on tan board with a red wax seal.

Head of a Bearded Man

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Ink and wash sheet with thirteen roundel and octagonal studies of Apollo mythological scenes, annotated in red ink.

Thirteen Apollo Subjects for Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of nude and draped female figures in a landscape beside a classical column and curtain.

Diana and Callisto, after Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of floral sprigs and ferns in a cartouche with green and violet borders, for an embroidered waistcoat.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1777 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1780

Pencil sketch of a standing male nude with handwritten proportion notes in the margins and along the bottom.

Sketch of a Male Nude with Notations

Winslow Homer, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of a funeral catafalque with an obelisk, flanking draped figures, and ornamental reliefs on a tiered base.

Project for a Catafalque for the Funeral Service for Pope Pius VI in Forli

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen drawing of three vertical candelabrum designs with classical figures, urns, scrollwork and foliage on pale paper.

Candelabrum Designs

Giovanna Benati, 1800

Pen and brown wash design for a wall with arches, pilasters, hanging garlands, draped curtains and candelabra.

Design for Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a bonnet carrying a basket in a grassy field with trees behind her.

Young Woman Carrying a Basket

Winslow Homer, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude with arm raised behind his head, resting on draped cloth, on worn paper.

Slave from Hero and Leander in the Galleria Farnese, after Annibale Carraci

Annibale Carracci

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of three men, one seated, one standing looking up, one leaning on a ledge.

Three Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Watercolor design for an embroidered coat lapel with black fabric, painted flower bouquets, and pearl bead trim on pale paper

Design for Embroidered Coat (upper section), Gilet lapel, pattern 1464 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate altar elevation with arched niches, standing figures, and putti.

Elevation of an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pencil study of a standing woman with foliage in her hair and draped cloth, sketched on cream paper.

Study for a standing woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Colored drawing of an ornate classical ceiling design with medallions, garlands, scrollwork, and figures in red, blue and gol

Ceiling in Hadrian's Villa, near Tivoli

Luigi Rossini, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures in an interior, with an ambassador holding a staff before a seated man.

Ceiling Design: Roman Ambassador Ask the Sabine Numa Pompilius to Reign over Rome, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Mil…

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor of an ornate interior wall with a central door, sculptural pediment, painted urns and garlands, and a console tabl

Section of wall, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman holding a lute, with studies of hands and a second instrument on grey paper.

Sketches of a Woman with a Lute, Study for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Charcoal study of a seated nude woman with head lowered, hands resting on a bench, against a dark shaded background.

Nude Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Colored design drawing of an ornate silver altar lamp with angels, cherubs and gilded details, with inscription and scale bar

An Altar Lamp in the Family Chapel of the Honorati in the Cathedral in Jesi

Luigi Valadier, 1770

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated woman in a bonnet and shawl, drawn on gray paper.

Study of a Seated Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil and watercolor study of two grazing cows on grass, with faint sketches of cattle legs above.

Cattle, Two Grazing Cows and the Backs of Calves

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a winged cherub with a floral crown rising above a loosely drawn draped figure on tan paper.

Cherub

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a palm tree trunk and fronds on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and a museum stamp.

Palm Tree, Aspinwall (Colón), Panama

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink drawing of two caryatids, a seated figure, garland friezes and a crowded classical frieze below.

Friezes; Two Caryatids; Seated Figure

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of an armored allegorical figure with shield, putti and acanthus scrolls, design for a carriage rear.

Design for the Rear of a Carriage with Valor Victorious over Vice and Arrogance

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt, seen from behind, standing on a sloping sandy ground.

Woman Looking Out to Sea, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of an artist seated among easels and canvases in a studio interior, with a handwritten caption below.

Artist in the studio

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling man offering at an altar while a bearded god and eagle appear in clouds above.

Numa Pompilius Worshipping Jove on the Aventine, Ceiling Design for the Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown ink lunette design with classical figures, a lyre and a shield, labelled Poesia.

Design for a Lunette with Allegory of Poetry

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of robed surveyors measuring a walled site, with a temple floor plan above and an ornate frame.

Study for the First Plan of Solomon's Temple, Plate 420, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat and a woman in a hat seated at a café table, with a third figure at the right edge.

Café scene

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Figure with Child

Passerotti, 1550

Watercolor elevation of a bedroom alcove with a blue daybed, gilded panels, floral garlands and neoclassical painted decorati

Wall Elevation of Bedroom Alcove

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Pencil sketch page with two standing bulls, a bull head study, and an oak tree with branches, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Bulls and an Oak Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Watercolor textile design of purple flowering branches with green leaves, thorny stems, and blue and ochre decorative borders

Design for Gilet, pattern 1732 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a compote with a scalloped bowl, two dolphin supports and a shell-shaped base.

Design for a Silver and Crystal Compote

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown ink and wash design of a rococo border with allegorical figures, putti, scrollwork and a blank central panel.

Design for an Ornamental Border Used for the Surround to the General Chart in John Pine's "Tapestry Hangings in the H…

Hubert François Gravelot, 1720

Ink and wash design drawing of a bedroom alcove with a bed, draped curtains, figural pilasters and an arched frieze.

Design for a Bedroom Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of clouds and sea with handwritten color notes such as 'silver' and 'sky golden milky' on cream paper.

Moonlit Sky at Sea, Egypt

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study on grey paper of a hemlock and beech tree beside a forest clearing with sketched branches and foliage.

Study of Hemlock and Beech, White Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and wash design for a tall decorative panel with an eagle, garlands, cameo medallions and a winged figure on a globe.

Design for a Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1770

Two cloaked figures sit by a glowing campfire at night, with camels and a tent in the shadows behind them.

Bedouin Campfire at Night

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped Victory figure with a trumpet beside studies of a wall section and stool.

Sketch of Victory holding Bowknot and Trumpet; sketches of Wall Section and Stool

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design of a rococo ornament panel with a cherub riding a bird among clouds and scrollwork.

Design for an Ornament Panel

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1730

A Standing Stag

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Grey-toned drawing of an executioner with a raised sword beside a kneeling saint, with angels in the clouds above.

Beheading of Saint Paul

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated girl in a hat beside a basket, with flowers behind her.

Seated Girl with a Basket

Winslow Homer, 1880

Graphite sketch of two young pine trees on tan paper, with a handwritten note in the lower right corner.

Young Pines

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of armed men kneeling before a crucifix in an arched interior, with a crowd at left.

Saint Giovanni Gualberto and the Miraculous Crucifix

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a square-rigged ship on choppy sea with hatched wind strokes at the right edge.

Square Rigger in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated Madonna with a nude child standing on a cloud beside her under a draped canopy.

Madonna and Child

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of two neoclassical fender designs with putti, garlands, a mask and an oval figure medallion.

Two fenders

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Charcoal and chalk sketch on brown paper of a nude woman seated with her back turned, hair up, hands near her face.

Nude Study of a Seated Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil figure study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat with one arm raised, shaded background.

Figure Study from Nature

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two cherubs with drapery and clouds inside an ornamental oval frame, a ceiling design.

Ceiling Design

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1720

Brown ink drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne's triumph in an octagon, with grape harvest and wine pressing friezes below.

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash design sheet showing neoclassical silver tureens, coffee pot, platters and salt cellars with Medusa-head ornamen

Designs for Silver Serving Pieces

Pietro Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a scaled dragon-like figure in an arch beside carved architectural ornament and a moulded cornice.

Architectural Details, Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor of a mountain laurel branch with pink and white blossoms and green leaves on a grey background.

A Bough of Mountain Laurel with Leaves and Blossoms

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and grey wash drawing of four festoon designs with floral garlands, a shield with crossed swords, and crowned eagles.

Design for Four Festoons

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of a wall decoration with columns, garlands hanging between rosettes, and vertical pilasters below.

Wall Decoration with Columns, Entablature, and Pilasters

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate inkstand with a globe, clock-bearing figure, flanking statues and handwritten notes.

Inkstand for the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais of Italy

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose oil sketch of a large reddish tree trunk in a mossy forest with thin trees and fallen branches in the foreground.

In the Maine Woods

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a stormy sea with dark clouds, choppy waves, a distant sailboat, and a rocky headland at left.

Storm off Great Head, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of a triangular pediment with draped figures, seated musicians and scroll ornaments by Walter Shirlaw.

Motif for Pediment Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and ink design of a rococo wall elevation with ornate scrolled paneling, cartouches, and a bird motif.

Design for a Wall Elevation with Wood Paneling

Nicolas Pineau, 1710

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate monstrance with radiating rays and a vase-shaped stem on a decorated base.

Design for a Monstrance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining on clouds beside a crab, a lunette design for a ceiling.

Cancer, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite study of an outstretched left arm and open hand on aged paper, with a handwritten inscription below.

Study of Left Hand for "Lesson of Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a ship's railing, deck planks, and coiled rope on pale paper, with loose horizontal lines suggesting the sea

Sketch of Details of a Ship's Railing

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a green covered wagon with a white canvas top and spoked wooden wheels on a plain under a blue sky.

A Covered Wagon

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and watercolor design for a neoclassical ceiling with winged figures in a central medallion and ornamental corner panels.

Ceiling of a Bedroom

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil costume study of a standing man in a turban, long robe and sash, with garment parts labeled in handwriting.

Effendi Gentleman

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man reclining beside a seated woman and a child with a column.

The Holy Family

Felice Giani, 1810

Decorative panel with blue shield of gold fleurs-de-lis, cherubs holding torches and a crown, laurel and floral swags on yell

Panel, escutcheon surrounded by cherubs and other motifs

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a family at a dining table with a melon, children eating, and a standing woman in a long skirt.

Family Eating Melon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash design sheet with three draperies with swags and a frieze of scrolls, wreaths and a putto.

Three Designs for Draperies and One Design for a Frieze

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a seated allegorical figure with a horned headdress and a lion, designed for a pendentive in St. Peter'

Africa, Design for a Pendentive in the Baptismal Vestibule of St. Peter’s, Rome

Francesco Trevisani, 1710

Pencil sketch of two pine trees with spreading branches and a distant hill on pale paper.

Study of Two Pines, Catskill Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pen and wash drawing of two ornate sliding bolts and a plain hinge with French annotations, by Richard de Lalonde, 1800.

Designs of Bolts and a Hinge

Richard de Lalonde, 1800