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Grey wash drawing of ruined Gothic arches, a crumbling tower, broken columns and urns, with mountains in the distance.

Stage Design, Ruins of Antique Buildings, design for "Gli Avventurieri" by Carlo Valentini (1790-1853), produced at t…

Emanuele Alderani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a nude woman reclining on her side with one arm raised behind her head, mounted on a cream card mat.

Sketch of Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

Pencil sketch of an entrance hall with a dark doorway, hanging cloth, and a standing figure beside a column.

Entrance Hall

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of hills and layered clouds at twilight, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Twilight in the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

A peasant woman from the neighborhood of Rome

Miguel Alfarren, 1840

Brown ink wash drawing of two draped classical figures on steps, one seated gesturing, with a standing figure behind.

Man and Woman, Cartoon for "Death of Ananias" after Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of a domed circular temple on a pyramid, with steps, columns, an urn and ruins in the foreground.

Architectural Fantasy: A Circular Temple on a Truncated Pyramid

Louis Joseph le Lorrain, 1720

Pen and ink sheet of ornamental friezes, moldings and a candelabrum with scrollwork and handwritten material notes.

Eight Studies of Friezes and Candelabrum

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of a man's right hand gripping an object, with white highlights on a tan paper, inscribed for the priest.

Study of Right Hand for the Priest in the "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of an altar design with Corinthian columns, a coffered arch, and two winged figures in a painted lunette

Design for an Altar at San Petronio, Bologna

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and wash stage design of a vaulted classical palace interior with arcades, columns and statues, by Angelo Toselli.

Stage Design, Interior of Palace

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of Christ reaching to save Saint Peter from drowning beside a sailing boat in rough seas.

Christ Saving Peter from Drowning

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown wash drawing of a large tree behind a stone wall, with two small figures standing in an open field.

In a Country Place

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1790

Graphite sketch of a stone arch bridge with wooden railings over a brook, flanked by rocks and trees on tan paper.

Bridge Over a Brook

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval: a draped woman offers a cup to a reclining bearded god, with cherubs in clouds above.

Hebe Offering a Drink to Zeus

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink architectural drawing of a tiered monument with twisted columns, a staircase, candelabra and a papal tiara at top.

Design for a Monument for Pope Pius VI

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a coastal seascape with clouds, a distant shoreline, and calm water, with handwritten color notes.

Sunset, Bar Harbor, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with shrubs and hills leading to a distant mountain range under a pale sky.

Pichincha from the Chillo Valley, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of the Baalbek temple ruins across a hazy landscape, with fallen stone blocks in the foreground and handwritten

Temples at Baalbek from the Roman Quarry, Lebanon, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing with two scenes: a giant blinded by men above, and a body on a bier with onlookers below.

Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Oil sketch of autumn hills with orange and red trees, a grassy meadow in front and a pale sky above.

Autumn in the Hills of Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a volcano erupting with a dark smoke plume and glowing orange summit under a pale sky, rocky slopes below.

Sangay Erupting, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch on a loose page in a red album showing a reclining wounded figure among branches and rough ground.

Wounded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a seated warrior in a tent as a woman is led forward by a helmeted man and bearded elders.

Achilles Yields Briseis

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped mountain peak above forested hills and a valley, with white highlights on the snow.

The Watzmann from the Grounds of the Château in Aigen, near Salzburg, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grayscale drawing of a tall vase on a pedestal supported by two winged sphinxes with lion paws.

Design of a Vase

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a classical public building with a columned portico, central dome, and flanking wings, with a small ske

Elevation for a Public Building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical ruin with columns, an arched bridge, a statue, vines and small figures.

Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin

Jean-Henry-Alexandre Pernet, 1780

Pencil sketch of Acropolis ruins overlooking a distant plain and hills, with columns at the right edge.

View from the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints, angels and putti gathered around a draped altar niche.

Virgin and Child with Saints

Charles Mellin, 1640