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Pencil and wash sketch of two women in period costume facing each other, one wearing a mask, on brown paper.

Two Masked Ladies Bowing

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd boy playing a flute beside a seated shepherdess with sheep under trees.

Shepherd Boy and Shepherdess in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

Pen and wash drawing of a pyre with mourners above a handwritten list of garments, attributed to Stradanus, 1600.

Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Oil study of a brown and white cow standing side on in a sunlit field, with blue-green background.

Study of a Standing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and ink sketches of putti, a draped woman, and a globe with cherubs, with an inscription naming painting, poetry and astr

Sketches for wall paintings: Arts and Sciences

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink drawing of an illusionistic wall design with spiral columns, putti, and a crowned king with soldiers under an arch.

Design for an Illusionistic Wall Decoration, with a King Accompanied by Soldiers

Gaetano Lazzara, 1700

Pencil sketches of plants and foliage with a poplar branch on the right, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Plant Sketches with Poplar Tree

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor sketch of a cathedral choir interior with an artist at an easel and two figures in long dresses.

Lower Part of the Choir, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Brown ink frieze drawing of two winged women with wreaths flanking two seated bulls and a central urn with garlands.

Design for a Symmetrical Frieze

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leaning man with bowed head and arm resting on a curved form, inside a green and yellow ink mount.

Leaning Man

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing uniformed officer with a kepi and sword, with a horse's head faintly below.

Officer and Head of a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure of Fame with two putti among clouds inside an octagonal frame.

Octagonal Drawing, Fame with Two Putti, Palazzo Morri, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a classical chimneypiece with two green satyr caryatids and a frieze of lions and scrolls.

Design for a Chimneypiece

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Three circular brown ink and wash drawings depicting scenes of Bacchus with attendants, dancers, and satyrs before classical

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped

Felice Giani, 1800

Blue sheet with white chalk strokes showing waves, foam and a seagull in flight over the sea.

Seagull and Waves

Winslow Homer, 1900

Watercolor and pen drawing of boys in a rocky forest clearing with large boulders and tall trees.

Setting a Squirrel Trap

Winslow Homer, 1850

Sheet with six octagonal ink and wash drawings of scenes from the Theseus story, with Italian captions.

Six Theseus Subjects for the Palazzo Gaddi, Forli

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash design drawing of an oval gallery tray with a central decorative frieze and four alternate border studies.

Design for an Oval Gallery Tray, with Alternate Suggestions

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown ink and wash design with two circular medallions of classical chariot scenes surrounded by winged figures and ornament.

Design with Classical and Winged Figures

Felice Giani, 1820

Elevation drawing of a sauce boat with a hippocamp handle, laurel garland, pedestal base and lion paw feet.

Elevation of a Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in loose robes with one arm raised overhead and a headwrap, on tan paper.

Study of Figure with Raised Arm

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Nine circular brown-wash designs of Greek mythological scenes with handwritten Italian labels, including Leda, Neptune, and G

Design for Nine Circular Paintings in the Bathroom of the Aldini Villa, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a lagoon with a distant city skyline, a tall spire, and boats with figures in the foreground water.

View from Venetian Lagoon

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket with a separate study of a raised hand at upper left, on grey paper.

Sketch of Man Seated in Armchair

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling foliage, beaded grip and curved guard on paper.

Design for a Sword Hilt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pencil sketch of a flintlock rifle's stock and lock mechanism, drawn in two views on pale paper.

Flintlock riffle

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a lichen growth on pale paper with handwritten color notes and the date July 1844.

Lichen, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Study of a Mule

Samuel Colman, 1870

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornate neoclassical interior wall with a central chimneypiece, columns, and cherub relie

Elevation of an Interior Wall with Chimneypiece

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil study of a nude child standing with hand to head, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Study for "Education," "The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a leaning evergreen on a rocky coast with a small lighthouse at left, dated July 1850.

Coastal Evergreen and Lighthouse, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin with attendants, a basin, a vase, and sketched cherubs above.

Birth of the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures harvesting grapes under a vine arbor beside a wooden wine vat.

Winemaking

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a gnarled willow tree with twisting trunk and spreading bare branches on a pale sheet.

Willow on the Rhône, Geneva, Switzerland

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pen and ink sketches of two decorative cartouche frames with foliage, scrollwork, and a bird in flight.

Two sketches for cartouches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash design drawings of a grape-decorated goblet and a footed bowl with serpent handles on cream paper.

Designs for Two Cups

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of three classical figures on clouds in an oval frame, including a winged youth holding a torch.

Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus

Felice Giani, 1800

Painting of slender trumpet trees with broad green leaves and a white blossom over reddish earth and undergrowth.

Trumpet Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sketches of Four Heads in Caricature

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted soldier striding right, holding a long spear across his body.

Striding Soldier

Aniello Falcone, 1640

Study of a Young Bishop in Adoration

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary and apostles kneeling beneath a dove and rays of light, with angels a

Scene from Acts of the Apostles, after Stradanus

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1700

Loose graphite sketch of several dancing female figures with raised arms and flowing drapery on cream paper.

Study for dancing women, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman in a headband, one arm resting on a support, study by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Astronomy," "The Sciences," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered soup tureen with a seated Juno figure on the lid, eagles, and garlands.

Design for a Round Tureen

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pen drawing of hazelnuts with frilled leaves and a small bird with a long beak, on a mounted sheet with handwritten notes.

Project for Illustration: Hazelnuts from Nature

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil study of a sleeping child with curly hair and closed eyes, drawn on cream paper with faint shoulder lines.

Sleeping Child

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Two pencil figure studies of a female nude on cream paper: a torso with raised arm above and a reclining figure below.

Two Studies after the Nude of a Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen drawing on blue paper of two ceiling schemes with rosette medallions and a fireplace wall with pilasters.

A Fireplace Wall and Two Alternative Ceiling Schemes

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of a raised hand with extended index finger on tan paper, a preparatory study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Angel's Hand for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Study sheet with four brown ink and graphite sketches of hands, some resting on a head, on cream paper.

Studies of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Graphite study of a seated woman with draped fabric and a wooden chair, with red grid lines and handwritten inscription.

The Morse Code, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Brown ink drawing of two nude male figures beside an ornate design with scrollwork, garlands and a pedestal.

Design for the Base of the Silver Crucifix for the High Altar of Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy

Carlo Spagna, 1670

Brown wash drawing of figures before classical buildings, with a woman looking up and logs piled in the foreground.

Man and Woman Being Martyred

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Red chalk drawing of two bearded men in draped robes, one raising his arm and pointing upward.

Two Apostles

Brown ink and wash sketch of Saint John the Baptist in a prison interior with visiting disciples and onlookers.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison, Visited by his Disciples

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated robed man presenting a book to an attendant, with onlookers and ornate scrollwork.

Tribonian Presents Pandects to Emperor Julian, after Perino del Vaga; Sketch of Trophy

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of two allegorical women flanking an inscribed pedestal and obelisk, with cherubs and a garland above.

Design for a Monochrome Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1690

Graphite drawing of a nude woman with closed eyes, hand on chest, reclining on gray paper with faint background strokes.

Figure Study of Mercy for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite sketch of two women with a dog and a flock of sheep in a grassy pastoral landscape.

Pastoral Scene

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with a draped cloth falling from one raised arm and around the legs.

Study for male figure

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of decorative ceiling panels with ornamental borders, rosettes, an arched niche and a small figure.

Sketches for the Painted Decoration of Ceilings

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an ornate palace wall with niches, classical statues, arched windows and decorative friezes with putti.

Sculpture Gallery: Project for the Decoration of a Hall in a Palace during the Reign of the Emperor Napoleon as King…

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, seen from behind, on a tan sheet of paper.

Man Riding a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash design for a wall decoration with arched niches, draped swags held by two female figures and foliate garla

Wall decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk drawing of three goats, one standing, one lying down, and a head study at left, on tan paper.

Three Goats, after an etching from Berchem's "Animalia" (Animals) [ Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri im…

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1650

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb with a pediment, oval portrait medallions, an inscription panel and a carved pedestal.

Design for the Artist’ Sepulchral Monument

Felice Giani, 1770

Pen and brown wash design of decorated door and wall panels with classical figures, urns, garlands and an oval medallion.

Design for Door and Adjoining Wall Panel Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a wall with a draped alcove and a classical frieze of small figures above.

Design for Wall with Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painted design of stylized multicolored flowers, leaves and berries with a black ruled border, for embroidery.

Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of a chariot race in a classical arena with horses, charioteers, and colonnaded buildings.

Project for Wall Paintings, as Decoration of a Frieze

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil study of frilly hazelnut husks on a branch with serrated leaves, drawn on tan paper.

Study for Illustration: Hazelnuts

Samuel Colman, 1880

Watercolor sketch of a bowing man in a blue coat facing a woman in a feathered hat and yellow bodice, with handwritten French

The Salutation at the Masquerade

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tall palm tree over resting travelers and animals on rocky ground.

Caravan at Rest Near a Herm

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Ink and wash lunette design showing figures in a studio interior with a draped curtain and decorated pedestal.

Design for a Lunette with Allegory of Sculpture

Felice Giani, 1810

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

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a circular platter with a scalloped rim and leaf ornament on one edge.

Design for a Circular Platter

Johann Nepomuk Muxel, 1800

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

Pencil sketches of a woman carrying a child, a small child, and a man in a wide-brimmed hat on tan paper.

Figure Sketches, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Grey-wash still life drawing of fish, a lobster, and a parrot beside stone blocks and a hanging fish.

Still-life with Fish and Parrot

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1740

Painted landscape of two pine trees on a rocky slope above a reddish path, with rolling hills and a blue sky.

Two Pine Trees, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods feasting at a long table, with putti attending and clouds of figures above.

The Feast of the Gods

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a dory crowded with men, with loose lines suggesting waves and water below the boat.

Dory Filled with Men

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor of men gathered on a harbor jetty by a lighthouse, with a central figure in yellow breeches reciting from an open

Water color; Rinaldo Rinaldini is reciting upon the jetty

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

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

Pencil sketch of a central figure seen from behind, surrounded by smaller figures of women and children on tan paper.

Group of figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

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

Anatomical Sketches of Human and Animal Heads

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a sunset over layered pink and teal hills, with a small orange sun above a pale water band.

Two Views of the Sunset from Olana, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of three draped female figures on clouds, a study by Walter Shirlaw for a bank note design.

Commerce (Motif for Bank Note Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Brown ink and wash lunettes showing Achilles driving a chariot past Troy and Priam pleading before a seated warrior at a banq

Achilles Drags the Body of Hector around Walls of Troy, Priam Pleads for the Body of Hector, Ceiling Designs for the…

Felice Giani, 1800

Drawing of a seated shepherdess playing a flute to a reclining shepherd beside a tree, in black and red chalk.

Shepherdess Piping to a Shepherd

François Boucher, 1770

Pencil sketch of cardamom and arrowroot plants with handwritten colour notes on a tan sheet of paper.

Cardamom and Arrowroot Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860