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Brown ink and wash design of draped panels under a flower garland, with a star, a cherub in a wreath, and scrollwork ornament

Design for the Decoration of a Dome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a red and orange sunset over a dark, rippling sea beneath a low band of clouds.

Sunset at Sea, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin in glory among clouds and putti, flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul under architectural fra

Virgin in Glory with St. Peter and St. Paul

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil sketch of two artists painting at easels outdoors, one under a parasol, with mountains in the distance.

Artists Sketching in the White Mountains

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of women in robes seated in an interior with vertical screens and a low table, drawn in soft graphite.

Japanese Women

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Four circular brooch designs in red, blue, green and gold watercolor with geometric and floral Byzantine-style patterns.

Four Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Brown ink sketch of a man reclining on a couch with a sword as mourners raise their arms beside him under a stormy sky.

Suicide of Marcus Porcius Cato

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a red blouse smoking, with a smaller standing figure study at upper right.

Two Cheyenne Youth

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of two legs in tall military boots standing in grass, with a sword scabbard between them.

Study of Cavalry Officer's Boots

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and watercolor drawing in a hexagonal frame of Apollo with a bow striding toward a serpent-like python on a rocky ground.

Apollo kills the Python

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and grey wash drawing of a circular garland with winged putti and a trumpeting winged figure, study for a fresco.

Study for Fresco Decoration, Quirinal Palace, Rome

Francesco Manno, 1810

Charcoal and chalk sketch of two men's shoes and trouser legs on grey paper, study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Peter Cooper's Feet for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pen and watercolor ceiling design in an arched gold frame showing Jupiter, Juno, deities on clouds, and putti.

Ceiling with Jupiter, Juno, and Other Deities

Giovanni Odazzi, 1710

Pencil study of a bent arm and relaxed hand on cream paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1850.

Study of an Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated child with hair in buns leaning on a boat's edge, with faint rigging lines on cream paper.

Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with spiraling scrolls and acanthus-style foliage.

Decoration of a frieze

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite and white chalk study of an outstretched arm and hand on tan paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1830.

Study of Hand for Angel Appearing to St. Peter in "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Architectural drawing of an oblong plaster ceiling with oval rosettes and central scrollwork, labeled for the first hall of C

Design for Oblong Plaster Ceiling for the First Hall, Carlton House, Pall Mall, London, England

Henry Holland, 1780

Pencil sketch of four schooners with tall sails on calm water, one large vessel at upper right.

Four Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical jewel design resembling a butterfly, with faceted stones and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Agraffe

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Ink and wash drawing of Ulysses and Penelope reunited with Minerva, framed by smaller classical narrative roundels and curved

The Return of Ulysses to Ithaca, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink sketch of a draped female statue on a pedestal, holding a scroll and looking downward.

Sketch of an Allegorical Statue

Melchiorre de Gregorio, 1820

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a woman seen from behind with raised arms, with hand studies in the upper corners.

Woman With Hands Raised

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Loose oil sketch of a dark-haired woman embracing a fair-haired child who rests against her shoulder.

Study for "Portrait of Mrs. James Robb and her Three Children," Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Red chalk study of a maenad figure with one arm raised and draped body, on tan paper.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a man in a light headwrap, head and shoulders turned toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Japanese Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Grey wash drawing of an architectural memorial with draped curtain, trumpeting winged figure, portrait medallion and classica

Study for the Memorial to Giovanni Domenico Milano, Duca di San Giorgio, in the Sacristy of S. Domenico Maggiore, Nap…

Giacomo del Pò, 1700

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several trees, with leafy clusters at left and center and a bare branching tree at right.

Sketches of Trees

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man comforting a reclining woman in pink drapery before a rocky landscape, in a hexagonal f

Jupiter consoles an imploring goddess, probably Venus

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash sketch of five men seen from behind, some in hats and cloaks, with a seated animal at left.

Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Brown ink and grey wash frieze of putti carrying billowing cloth across a dark grey ground within a ruled border.

Frieze with Children

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pen and wash sketch of a long row of miniature classical monuments, obelisks, columns, arches and a temple, with Italian labe

Sketch, A Centerpiece or "Desser" Celebrating Napoleon's Victories

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of figures at a stone wall, including a robed reader, a bearded man, and a seated figure.

Jews at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped canopy on columns, with two small cherub heads and scrolled ornament sketched around it.

Studies of Heads

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of five ceiling designs with coffered panels, medallions and numbered Italian notes.

Five Ceiling Schemes

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil study of a man's right arm with clenched hand, drawn on cream paper.

Study of Right Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Sepia wash drawing of a neoclassical vase with swan-head handles, leaf bands and a scroll frieze on a plinth.

Design for a Vase

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of an ornate classical helmet with laurel and rosette decoration and acanthus ornaments b

Helmet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil studies of hands in various poses on a brown toned paper sheet, one detailed hand at upper left.

Studies of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of two alternative classical mantelpiece designs with columns, an urn, and carved reliefs.

Design for a Mantelpiece with Alternative Suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of a hanging altar lamp with flames, chains, seated figures and garlands, with a scale bar below.

Altar Lamp

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of icebergs with an arch, a sailing ship on the horizon, and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Icebergs off Greenspond, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a dead birch tree trunk with peeling bark rising from the ground on a cream sheet.

Trunk of a Dead Birch Tree, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of Christ on a bordered cross with four small framed figures beside him on aged paper.

Medieval Crucifix

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Charcoal sketch of fishermen hauling a wooden boat up a beach under a cloudy sky.

Fishermen Beaching a Boat, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketches of three women's heads in headdresses, with handwritten notes about double lining and velvet and satin.

Headdress

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing with four mythological scenes showing winged figures, a bull, a horse, a sea serpent and an altar w

The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing officer in military uniform and kepi cap, holding a sword at his side.

Standing Officer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of figures amid rough waves and a curved boat or sky form, with loose hatched shading.

Two Women Lashed to a Boat's Mast

Winslow Homer, 1890

Red chalk sketch of four figures, a standing man at left and grouped figures at right, with handwritten inscription above.

Four Figures

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Ink and watercolor design sheet with green gemstone brooches, grey scrollwork, and pink ribbon bows on cream paper.

Design for Six Brooches

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Oil sketch of a tree trunk with exposed roots over mossy ground and scattered autumn leaves in a woodland setting.

Tree Trunk with Roots

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus seated with a thyrsus and panther, within an octagonal frame with a temple behind.

Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia drawing of a fluted water kettle on a tripod stand with a spirit lamp, shaded in grey wash.

Design for a Water Kettle with Stand

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil study of a birch tree with white highlights beside a leafy oak on tan paper, labeled birch and oak.

Study of Trees, Birch and Oak

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a domed sentry box and a cannon on a carriage at a fortification, with hills in the distance.

Study for "Searchlight, Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink drawing of allegorical Prudence seated with a hand mirror and two winged putti, inscribed PRVDENZA below.

Prudence

Felice Giani, 1810

Study of a Young Man in Profile for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Drawing on tan paper of a lion, a recumbent dog, and a reclining animal, with handwritten French annotations.

Fountain Design with Three Bronze Animals

Charles Le Brun, 1680

Pale iceberg floating on dark calm sea under a warm muted sky, painted sketch by Frederic Edwin Church.

Floating Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Study of a Woman's Head

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown wash sketch of two standing men in wide-brimmed hats and two seated figures below.

Four Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Small oil sketch of pale icebergs lit by warm sunset light above dark, choppy sea, with a tiny red boat at left.

Icebergs

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850