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Pen and brown ink design sheet with octagonal putti medallions, scrolled ornament, and a scene of Coriolanus at the walls of

Design for Various Decorations including "Coriolanus at the Walls of Rome"

Felice Giani, 1800

Textile border design with four stylized lilies, small flower clusters, and a band of oval scallops on ochre ground.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of cumulus clouds above a dark treeline and open ground on cream paper, dated Sept 1840.

Clouds over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of Eagle Lake with hills, two rowboats on the water, and rocks and a fallen log on the shore.

Eagle Lake, Mt. Desert

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with an embracing winged couple, a flying winged figure, and a kneeling Cupid with a

Frieze with Psyche and Love

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a tropical landscape with hills, trees, a palm, and handwritten notes.

View of the Sabaneta, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a military trophy with helmet, shields, trumpets, spears, banners and an eagle in a rectangular panel.

One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pen and brown ink sketches of a mother and child with a finished wash scene in the lower right corner.

Sketches, The Virgin and Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Oil sketch of a mountain peak over a shadowed valley, with rocky cliffs and evergreens in the foreground under a dusky sky.

Mt. Katahdin from South Turner Mountain, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a domed classical kaffeehaus with flanking columns and a terrace with steps.

Elevation of a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of horsemen and dogs driving deer toward a large net strung between trees.

Deer Hunt with Nets

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of gnarled tree trunks, roots, and a grape vine study on pale paper, dated September 1844.

Gnarled Tree Trunks and a Grape Vine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a young girl's head in a headscarf, gazing upward, inscribed "Beggar Girl in Rome" on toned paper.

Beggar Girl in Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a plain with scattered trees and distant mountain peaks on a tan paper, by Thomas Moran.

The Tetons, Shown from the Plain

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a hillside village with rooftops and hills, plus a small study of a thatched gateway hut with a wooden door.

Gateway and Partial View of Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical palace elevation with a central dome, surrounded by column and window studies with

Elevation of Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of waves and a sailboat on a stormy sea, with handwritten color notes at the top.

Combers in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bark-covered wigwam with a dark entrance, a smaller wigwam at left, and bare branches around it.

Wigwam, Niagara Falls

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered niche conch topped by a winged figure and a dolphin, with rosette ornament.

Design for the Decoration of the Conch of a Niche

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of a calm pond reflecting trees and a distant mountain, with a foreground bank and fallen branches.

Kearsarge from Mill Pond, at Conway Corner

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a church with a domed tower among trees and shrubs on a hill, with handwritten color notes.

Church on a Wooded Hill, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with two putti, a lyre in a wreath, an inscription, and flanking urns.

Sepulchral Monument for the Poet Colte, of Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a Venice waterfront with a gondola, masts, a bell tower, a domed church and strolling figures.

View of Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch with white highlights of a lake framed by steep mountain slopes and a distant peak.

Obersee, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical church facade with a central pedimented portico, cross finial and flanking pavilions.

Elevation of a Church for Monte Vergine

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with a colonnade, fallen column, seated figures, and a statue in an arched niche.

Antique Ruins with Figures Contemplating

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 1740

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of a deep valley with layered cliffs, a winding stream and distant hills under a pale sky.

Valley of the Yemen, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal sketch of fishermen hauling a wooden dory up a wet beach, with sailboats on the sea behind.

Fishermen Beaching a Dory, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and watercolour design for an oblong ceiling with circular medallions, arcs and scrolling ornament in pink and ochre.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Painting of a large century plant with spiky green leaves and small yellow flowers against a dim brown background of shrubs.

Century Plant, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of oxen resting near a tree and a cart with barrels, with farm buildings and a road in the background.

A Village Square

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of three ship masts, one flagged, above a shoreline with figures, with handwritten notes on the page.

Masts of Ship with United States Flag

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of clouds over a distant mountain ridge with handwritten color notes and a signature dated 1880.

Mountains and Clouds in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of Lake Winnipesaukee framed by hills and mountains, with shrubs and trees in the foreground.

Lake Winnipesaukee from Wolfeboro Neck, Looking West

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pocket and embroidered border with yellow scallops and painted flower bouquets.

Design for the Embroidered Border and Pocket of a Waistcoat

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath mountains with clouds, inscribed Togue Lake, Sept. 1870, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Mount Katahdin across Togue Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with four columns, statues in niches, and a slate roof.

Elevation of a Theater, Venice

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Brown ink and wash elevation of a domed church with twin towers flanked by arcaded buildings under a cloudy sky.

Elevation of a Church Flanked by Two Houses

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a dark sea under a pale sky with a small rocky outcrop at right and a handwritten weather note below.

Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of three sailboats beached on a sandy shore with two small figures and a calm sea behind.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a rocky valley with a tall cliff, conifers, a stream and boulders under a pale sky.

Near Meadow Creek, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed Italian farmhouse with a tiled roof, chimney, and exterior staircase with railing.

Italian Farmhouse

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling visitor while attendants stand nearby in an arched interior.

Pope Receiving Visitor

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Graphite sketch of a craggy rock ledge with layered strata and deep cracks on cream paper.

Rock Ledge at Stowe

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Snow-capped mountain rising through mist and clouds above dark hills, with a pale moon in a rust-coloured sky.

Chimborazo through Rising Mist and Clouds, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of winged putti with a bow and a bird, plus pencil studies of hands, on sepia paper.

Study for a Painting on Theme of Callisto

Filippo Falciatore, 1740

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of war weapons with a central shield, crossed swords, helmets, banners and a cannon.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engraved

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of two galleys at sea, one with many oars and billowing sails, on aged toned paper.

Two Galleys at Sea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical facade with columns, a central clock, and sculptural figures.

Timepiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of two schooners on choppy ocean waves, with a small arrow notation in the upper right corner.

Schooners and Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rustic peasant house beside a path, with trees and rolling hills in a valley beneath clouds.

A Peasant's House in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a horizontal decorative frieze with oval medallions, scrolling foliage, and grotesque masks.

Design for a Frieze

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Loose oil sketch of icebergs in dark water under a pink sunset sky, with a brown rocky coastline on the horizon.

Icebergs off Cape St. John, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a rocky shore with pine trees on the left and distant islands across a calm sea.

Sea Shore

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1810

Ink sketch of a standing woman in a long dress on a cream sheet, with faint reversed printed text below.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of an old olive tree beside a stone column and an arched entablature with scalloped detail.

Old Olive Tree and Entablature, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare trees and boulders on a rocky shore under a pale sky.

Study, Trees, Santa Barbara, California

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a street with columned palazzo facades, arched doorways, balconies and a tree.

Theatre Design: Streetscape

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of steep cliffs above a rocky shore with dark shadows over the water, Grand Manan Island.

Effect of Shadows over Cliffs, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Colored elevation drawing of a marble altar with gilded urns, fluted columns and a painted panel, for Santa Maria Maggiore.

Altar Mensa for the Capella Paolina (Borghese Chapel), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Pen and ink sheet of architectural interior elevations, decorative panels, a niche, and small figure sketches.

Interior elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Hazy coastal view of a green hillside above a calm sea with a curving sandbar stretching into the distance.

View of the Palisadoes near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sheet of seven stylized flower sprays and one naturalistic blossom drawn in grey and red chalk on cream paper.

Sprays of Seven ideal Flowers and of one quasi naturalistic flower

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800