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Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pen drawing of an allegorical frontispiece design with two figures seated on a bison head above a blank oval cartouche.

Design for a Frontispiece, Allegory of America

Flemish Marten de Vos, 1590

Pencil sketch of a shoreline with sandy banks, grasses and a line of trees on a hill, with a small study in the upper left.

Seashore, Newport, RI

William Trost Richards, 1870

Pencil design drawing of a wall decoration with swagged drapery, floral motifs, birds and elephant figures in flanking panels

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Proposed Wall Decoration

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil and white chalk study of violet leaves and grass blades on grey paper.

Study of violet leaves and grass

William Trost Richards, 1850

Brown ink sketch of a haloed rider on a donkey with a second donkey at left, set against loose wash clouds.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Watercolor elevation of a paneled interior wall with two wood-veneer doors, decorative upper panels and a central framed pane

Side wall elevation

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil design drawing of an ornate doorway with an arched top, flanked by chinoiserie pagoda panels and decorative columns.

Design for Doorway

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design sheet of a tea service with blue floral sprigs, gilded scrollwork and lattice patterns on teapot, cups and

Design for China Decoration

Mary Morison Brownson, 1890

Pale watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with a church tower, small sailboats with pink sails, and mooring poles under a hazy sky

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Graphite study on toned paper of leafy plants and undergrowth with white highlights, by William Trost Richards.

Study of foliage

William Trost Richards, 1850

Grey monochrome sketch of a figure in dark billowing cloak leaning into wind, with pale hand extended, on a stormy grey groun

Man in a Storm

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Watercolor wall design with bare trees, three potted plants on stands, and red and yellow fretwork border against pale blue.

Design for Blue and Silver Wall Decoration for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Design for a Decorative Frieze

Carlo Bianconi, 1800

Ink sketch of stylized hounds with looping, flowing outlines on yellowed paper, with a small purple wash.

Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor of an ornate gilded palace interior with a mirror, porcelain vases, portraits and rooms receding through arches.

Apartments of Queen Elizabeth of Prussia, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin

Elizabeth Pochhammer, 1860

Watercolor wall elevation with a circular pagoda landscape medallion, pink panels, and brown lattice double doors.

Wall Elevation Design, probably for the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design for a doorway with red lattice double doors, pink latticed side panels, and a frieze with Chinese character

Design for Doorway, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor study of a rocky hillside with shrubs, boulders, a dirt path and an eroded reddish bank under a pale sky.

Study of landscape, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk study of three ornamental balusters with acanthus leaf decoration on cream paper.

Study of balusters

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a seated girl with a bow in her hair reaching toward a small frog on the floor.

Sketch of a Girl with a Frog

Louise Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailboat on calm water beside rocky shore and evergreen trees, with a wooded headland beyond.

Bald Porcupine Island

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of rococo scrollwork, foliage and a feathered motif on a pale sheet with a border.

Study for panel of the Tribune

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of five decorative fretwork panels with oval lattice patterns in pink and blue and a geometric border.

Design for Fretwork, perhaps for the glass passage

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of muscular figures struggling against serpents, with a mother and children at the right.

Figures Attacked by Serpents

Raymond Lafage, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky coastline with cliffs and shrubs framing a sea inlet receding toward the horizon.

Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"

William Trost Richards, 1870

Pencil sketch of a staircase and hall interior with carved balusters, a bust on a table, and a statue at left.

Staircase - Mossley Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Sepia architectural rendering of a domed civic center with a tall clock tower above a plaza with gardens and tram tracks.

Sketches - Lake Como

Arnold William Brunner, 1880