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Watercolor embroidery design with white and blue flowers, green leaves, and beaded trailing motifs on a brown curved ground.

Embroidery Design: Top Pa

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Pencil sketch on brown paper of two hands pressed together, shaded with loose hatching.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil and charcoal sketch of three young birds with open beaks in a grass nest on brown paper.

Birds

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of several standing male nude figures with grid lines and numbered proportion marks on paper.

Studies of Male Nudes

The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil and white chalk sketches of townspeople in bonnets and hats, with a fireplace scene and a seated child, on tan paper.

Sketches of Townspeople in Mont St. Michel and Vitré

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Sketch of Two Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and shoulders turned left, gazing upward, with grey wash on tan paper.

Bust of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Woman's Head and a Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Portrait of Georgiana Davis

Martha S. Day, 1860

Pencil sketch above a watercolor study of reclining and seated classical figures in pink and green on a wall panel design.

Studies for a Wall Panel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil and watercolor design for a stained glass doorway with a painted swag frieze and fluted column, by John La Farge.

Design for Stained Glass for Doorway in Miss Caldwell's House, Newport, R.I.

John La Farge, 1880

Drawing of a seated man in a wide hat raising a wine glass, rendered in chalk with white highlights on gray paper.

Seated Cavalier with Wine Glass

Netherlandish Jacob Duck, 1650

Pencil sketch of the High Bridge at Harlem with a row of arches crossing water, trees along the banks, title written above.

High Bridge at Harlem, New York

Martha S. Day, 1860

Study for "Martha Washington Reception"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of a long-haired standing figure with outstretched arms and loosely drawn flowing drapery on pale paper.

Study for Christ, Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of a hand and wrist on tan paper, with a museum stamp in the lower right corner.

Sketch of Hand and Wrist

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules and Iole reclining on a couch with a winged Cupid beside them.

Hercules and Iole

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for five Gothic lancet stained glass panels with blue, red and gold tones and inscribed text.

Design for a Church Window

Bancel La Farge, 1900

Pencil sketch of three draped female figures and a winged figure beneath a swirling arch, with a central figure raising her a

Symbolic Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd gathered before a raised platform in a columned classical hall.

A scene from the Passion of Christ (Christ before Pilate)

Cesare Nebbia, 1600

Design study of a circular memorial window with a winged angel holding a banner, four cross roundels, and acanthus border.

Study for Memorial Window in Church at Oceanic, New Jersey

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pen drawing of a tray with two ewers with animal-head spouts and a central hand bell, with leaf-carved decoration.

Elevation of a Tray with Two Tankards and a Hand Bell

Vincenzo Belli, 1830

Pen and brown ink design drawing of an ornate tall candlestick with scrolled decoration on a pale ground.

Design for a Silver Candl

Giuseppe Gagliardi, 1710

Graphite study of a nude male figure with raised arms and outstretched legs, with a small hand sketch at upper left.

Studies for a Flying Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil design drawing of a symmetrical ornamental band with a central ROMA medallion, rosettes and scrollwork.

Design for a Bracelet

Salvatori, 1900

Pencil sketch of several overlapping winged angel figures with raised wings and loose drapery on cream paper.

Sketch of Four Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms rising through radiating light above a crowd in an arched compositio

Sketch of the Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite and red chalk study of a standing male nude with separate hand and foot studies on blue paper.

Male Nude Standing, Separ

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Study of Woman's Head and Shoulders

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of loose figures and hatched forms arranged inside a circle.

Sketch of Figures in a Circle

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Red chalk rococo cartouche design with a sun face, flower urns, scrollwork and birds around an empty central oval.

Drawing - François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated female nude with studies of arms, hands and a shoulder.

Sketches of a Female Nude and Arms

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor design of two figures framed by green columns, floral frieze and scrolled panel, against a blue sky.

Design for a Memorial Window

John La Farge, 1900

Pencil sketch of seated and reclining figures on paper, with handwritten notes including the word sea.

Seated Figures

John La Farge, 1890

Ink sketch on tan paper showing three studies of bird wings and a bird in flight with hatched feather detail.

Studies of Wings

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of Woman with Arms Crossed

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil study of a sparrow wing with handwritten labels naming its feather groups, on a pale paper sheet.

Study of a Sparrow's Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure with one foot on a step and one arm raised, looking to the side.

Male Nude with One Foot on a Step

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch on toned paper of a winged angel in flight and a seated figure below, study for a chapel commission.

Sketches for the Angel Beside "Charity," Chapel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing in three panels showing mythological figures, clouds, draped groups and a sculptural relief.

Mythological or Biblical Scene; Juno and Jove Enthroned with Three Fates; Three Graces with Apollo and Minerva; Sculp…

Pencil drawing of a coiled snake seen from above, its head resting on the coils with detailed scales on a cream sheet.

Design for a bracelet

Salvatori, 1870

Watercolor design drawing of two arched window or niche schemes with columns and painted decorative panels in pink, green and

Two Schemes for Church Windows

John La Farge, 1900

Loose oil sketch of a reclining nude woman with arms outstretched against dark, scumbled foliage on a brown ground.

Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pastel sketch of a standing sailor in navy uniform and cap, hands on hips, on tan paper.

A Jack Tar (Spanish American War)

Howard Chandler Christy, 1890

Sketch of Two Heads

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen drawing of a Tammany tiger on New York City skyline watching Teddy Roosevelt hunt a mountain lion in Colorado.

Tammany Tiger: "Teddy's going to hunt mountain lions so that gives me a vacation"

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

Pencil sketch of a winged figure on a pedestal with a seated woman and standing man in a circular frame.

Sketch for a Round Panel or Window

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Purple ink wash sketch of a seated woman leaning forward beside a reclining figure and a child's head.

Study of Figures for a Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch sheet with several loosely drawn figures, including a large reclining nude and smaller seated forms.

Sketches of Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of three figures, two men in hats and a woman, standing and seated on a pale ground with loose construction lin

Three figures

Jean-François Millet, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing female figure with arms raised overhead and one leg bent forward.

Sketch of a Female Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of seated and reclining figures among flame-like forms on translucent paper, study for a ceiling design.

Sketch of Figures for a Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with floral borders, small birds, two long-tailed birds flanking Chinese characters in a panel.

Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket

Jean François Bony, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wood engraving class with a teacher and women students at stools and a desk in an interior.

Mr. Herrick Teaching Wood Engraved in the Women's Art School, Cooper Union

Ada C. Thompson, 1850

Study of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil and wash design of a seated classical female figure drawing back drapery, framed by Greek key borders and panels.

Penelope

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats beached on a sandy shore with masts and rigging against a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Seashore

Walter Clark, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped classical dress resting her hand against her face.

Classical Figure

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor study of an arched stained glass window with gold lattice, floral borders and a fan-shaped top panel.

Study for a Window in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

John La Farge, 1900

Grey wash drawing of a young woman reclining in a striped chair beside a table with a tall vase and figurine.

Girl in a Wicker Chair

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1880

Hatched pen drawing of a male model posing on a platform before students at easels in a crowded art studio.

Atelier for Women (Bouguereau and Robert-Fleury)

M. Riccardo Nobili, 1880

Pencil drawing of draped striped cloth hung over a stand, with hatched folds and a handwritten date in the lower left.

Still life arrangement

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketch of three elephants, one with long tusks, moving through tall grass beneath trees.

Ivory at Home

Frederic Villiers, 1890

Pencil study of a raised right hand with curled fingers and shaded knuckles on tan paper, by Francis Augustus Lathrop.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and ink sketch sheet of winged grotesque creatures above two gnarled bare trees on a sloping ground.

Grotesques

Netherlandish Hieronymous Bosch, 1570

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining nude woman with extended arms and several studies of hands.

Sketches of Female Nude and Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink design drawing of an ornamental ceiling border with scrolls, putti, and layered moldings, 1570.

Design for a Ceiling

Luzio Romano, 1570

Design with a winged figure holding a laurel wreath and painter's palette, Latin inscription above, in grey, yellow and blue

Design for Mosaic or Stained Glass Window in Honor of a Painter (“Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat”)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pastel and graphite portrait of a seated woman with red hair in a gray-blue dress and red brooch, on a chair.

Portrait

Carroll Beckwith, 1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a hand with curled fingers, with faint studies of another hand and a foot below.

Studies of Hands and a Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of a winged putto reclining with one arm raised to its head, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch for Putto

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Study for Cleopatra

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a sailboat by a grassy shore with trees at left and a distant horizon on tan paper.

Landscape

Walter Clark, 1880

Stained glass design with two arched panels showing the Adoration of the Magi under a star and a crescent moon.

Adoration of the Magi (Design for Stained Glass Window)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of seated passengers in hats, including women and men, in a crowded interior.

Train Passengers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated classical man beneath figural caryatids in an ornate architectural interior.

Godfrey de Bouillon, after Giulio Romano and Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a right arm and shoulder on tan paper with a purple museum stamp in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Right Arm

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Grey wash drawing of an ornate cuirass flanked by shields, a spear and a banner, arranged as a military trophy.

Trophy with Weapons

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Sketch of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Dark charcoal street scene: a police officer and a boy stand beside a figure lying on a night sidewalk near a lamp post.

Incident

Worth Brehm, 1910

Light pencil sketch of a seated figure with head bowed and arms around knees on mottled brown paper.

Sketch of Seated Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of ten circular classical scenes with gods, Victories, altars and columns, labeled by hand.

Decoration Project: Six Tondi with Sacrificial Gods and Two Victories

Felice Giani, 1800

Marian Hague as a Child

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's bowed head wrapped in a draped veil, with hatched shading on the fabric folds.

Study for Bust of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor design of a pointed-arch window with three bays, pale columns, blue glazing and a gold fan pattern above.

Design for a Window for the Paulist Fathers' Church

John La Farge, 1880

Gray wash drawing of two men beside a wooden street organ, one with mouth open in song and one smiling behind him.

The Organ and the Voice Once More Beneath Our Very Windows

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Mrs. William Wright and Child

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Design for a stained glass window showing a seated woman holding an infant beside flowering branches, with an inscription in

Design for Stained Glass Window in Memory of Christina Trask

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1910

Pencil study of a left foot on blue-grey paper, toes curled, shaded in soft graphite hatching.

Study of Left Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal drawing of an elderly bearded man in a chair beside a young reader at a table in a book-lined study.

Longfellow in His Study

Worth Brehm, 1910

Pencil design drawing of an ornate necklace with mask medallions, grape clusters, and a central urn pendant.

Design for a necklace

Salvatori, 1880

Two Sketches of a Woman's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink cartoon of farmers under a Tammany Hall banner with a protest sign, a tiger under a table at right.

The Tammany Farmers' Club Prepares to March to Houston

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1890

Sketch of Trumpeting Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite pencil study of a left hand and forearm with curled fingers on blue-gray paper.

Study of Left Hand

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890