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Engraving of a seated woman and a standing man beside a dog under a tree, with a river landscape and boat in the background.

Daphne Encountered by Apollo

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Hand-coloured design of a tall wall with grotesque ornament, classical figures, putti and a blue panel with fruit garlands.

Plate I from Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano

Giovanni Ottaviani, 1770

Hand-colored print of an ornate classical wall panel with putti, statues in niches, fruit garlands and a marble inset.

Wall Decoration, Plate XII from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Red-toned print of a woman in a turban holding sheet music, resting her hand on a violin on a table.

Music

Robert Samuel Marcuard, 1770

Painted frieze study of allegorical figures on a stone bench, with a seated woman holding a tablet, children, and heraldic ea

The Statute Law, Study for Right Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Study of man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of a girl in a pale dress shelling peas on a wooden porch lined with potted flowers and climbing vines.

Girl Shelling Peas

Winslow Homer, 1880

Two girls in sunbonnets in a field under a cloudy sky, one seated knitting and one standing in a yellow dress.

Two Girls with Sunbonnets In a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil painting of children near tall haystacks, a fence, two horses and chickens in a farmyard under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks and Children

Winslow Homer, 1870

Two children rest on a grassy hill beside a tree while sheep graze under a cloudy teal sky.

Boy and Girl in a Field with Sheep

Winslow Homer, 1870

Woman in red dress and white bonnet picking beans from a vine in a garden with tall corn stalks.

The Bean Picker

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a farmyard with a gray barn, a wooden cart, ducks and chickens on grass, and trees under a blue sky.

Farmyard with Ducks and Chickens

Winslow Homer, 1870

Horizontal frieze study with seated allegorical figures, a central scroll reading Law Reigns, and wreath medallions on turquo

Law Reigns, Study for Central Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Painting of a barefoot boy in a dark hat leaning on a wooden fence beside a red wall and leafy vines.

A Country Lad

Winslow Homer, 1870

Portrait of George Campbell Cooper

John White Alexander, 1900

Painting of a man with a scythe on his shoulder standing in an open field at dusk, with trees and distant riders.

Man with a Scythe

Winslow Homer, 1860

Young woman in a blue dress seated on a garden bench with a fan, watching a butterfly in dappled sunlight.

The Butterfly

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a bearded man with a knapsack and walking stick standing in an autumn field with trees on a hill.

Man with a Knapsack

Winslow Homer, 1870

Two fishermen in blue stand on rocks at sunset, casting lines into a calm cove beneath a wooded hill.

Lobster Cove, Manchester, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, 1860

Oil study on wood of a young man in a feathered cap, a bird head, a red-banded hat, and a figure's shoulder.

Study of man and woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of a girl reading in a hammock under leafy trees, with dappled sunlight falling on the grass below.

Sunlight and Shadow

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a young woman in a white dress standing before a hammock strung between dark green trees.

Summer Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1870

Dusky painting of a wooden colonial house on a hill, with a stone wall, fence, and two walking figures in the foreground.

Garrison House, York, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of red and green autumn treetops in the foreground with a hazy mountain ridge under a grey sky.

Autumn Treetops

Winslow Homer, 1870

Woman in a dark dress reaching into a blossoming apple tree in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Girl Picking Apple Blossoms

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a brown and white cow standing before a reddish barn wall, painted in loose brushwork.

Study of a Standing Cow, Farmington

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose oil study of a brown and white cow grazing with its head down on a dirt ground, with a barn wall behind.

Study of a Grazing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose oil sketch of three pink peonies and green leaves against a dark reddish-brown wash on pale paper.

Red Peonies

Samuel Colman, 1920

Painting of a child at a spinning wheel in a farmyard with a stone doorway, thatched roof, and trees beyond.

French Farmyard

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painted study of a seated woman wrapped in white electric cables, holding a telephone, against a gold background.

Study of Pendentive Figure for Electricity, Dome of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exp…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Oil painting of heavy green ocean swells breaking over dark rocks, with white surf and a distant headland under a pale sky.

Heavy Swells

Howard Russell Butler, 1910

Oval portrait of an older woman in a lace cap and red shawl with fur trim, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Sarah Amelia Cooper

B. C. Porter, 1890

Three boys in a grassy field eating watermelon beside a whole melon, with a wooden fence and cloudy sky behind them.

The Watermelon Boys

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of fallen fluted column drums and stone blocks among grass on a hilltop, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Broken Column, Parthenon

Lockwood de Forest, 1860

Painting of a woman in a dark hat and yellow jacket smelling a blossom beneath a flowering tree in a green field.

The Yellow Jacket

Winslow Homer, 1870

Watercolor design of a classical column with a Corinthian capital and ornate gold scrollwork filling the shaft.

Design for an Ornamental Colonette

Gertrude M. Clarke, 1900

Hand-coloured title page with a draped curtain, butterflies, trees and roses framing French text and a castle landscape.

Title page, "Insectes d'Europe, Pients d'apres nature," by J.J. Ernst

Jacques Juillet, 1770

Engraved print of six trophy arrangements with helmets, flags, arrows, swords, a basket and flower garlands.

Trophies

Jacques Juillet, 1700

Engraved print of an ornate balcony balustrade design with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, a crown, and the title Livres de Balc

Title Page and Balcony Balustrade (Rail) Design

G. Vallée, 1710

Engraved portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte seated in a chair at Fontainebleau, wearing a military coat and tall boots beside a d

Napoleon Bonaparte at Fon

Giuseppe Guzzi, 1820

Watercolor of a 19th-century study with a writing desk, marble table, sofa, framed portraits and a brass chandelier.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1837

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a left-turning spiral staircase with plan view and curved structural sections.

Perspective and Plan View of a Spiral Staircase that Turns to the Left

Adolph Bordeaux, 1880

Pen and wash drawing in four panels showing men hunting geese and ducks with falcons, nets, and dogs.

Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of an infant's head and shoulders with handwritten inscription naming Leonard Cox beneath.

Portrait of Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Gridded embroidery pattern with orange scrollwork, flowers, a garland, and a blue box with scissors and candle.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Works)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Watercolor corner design for a mosaic floor with red acanthus scrolls and a twisted ribbon border over a tessera grid.

Corner Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Pencil sketch of three children, two lying on the ground and one standing, on tan paper with a handwritten date.

Sketch of Three Children

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Colored design drawing of a geometric mosaic floor with a central floral medallion, teal lattice tiles, and maroon and gold b

Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Ink and watercolor sketch of a man in a grey suit and red vest holding a croquet mallet beside a red ball.

Croquet Player

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Painted Berlin wool work pattern on squared grid showing repeating pansy flowers, green leaves, and red key-pattern borders.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Work)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two uniformed men riding one mule while a standing man in a hat watches, with pine trees behind.

Youse Sartin Overload Dat Mule

Allen Carter Redwood, 1880

Portrait of Louise King Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in Scottish evening dress with tartan kilt, sporran, and red sash.

Scotsman in Evening Attire

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded robed man and a veiled woman in a wooded landscape, with small figures in the background.

Cacciaguida Greets Dante and Virgil

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and long dress, on pale textured paper.

Sketch of a Woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a forearm and hand gripping a dark oval object on grey paper.

Study of arm

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a large elm tree with dense foliage and arching dark branches on aged paper.

Study of elm tree

William Trost Richards, 1850

Watercolor design sketch of a symmetrical scrolling ornamental panel with pale vertical bands and reddish foliage accents.

Stained glass window panel

John C. Wolf, 1900

Graphite and white chalk drawing of draped cloth folds on mauve paper, labeled "Fortune" and "Vedder drapery."

Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil drawing of a young man with short dark hair and a bow tie, looking directly forward, labeled Self-portrait.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of stretcher bearers carrying a soldier across a field, with a wagon and tree in the distance.

Stretcher Bearers Carrying a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental escutcheon with scrollwork and a figure on top, against a brick wall.

Design for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with clouds, radiating light, winged figures and framed corner scenes.

Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1760

Pen and grey wash design for a lamp with a fluted column, flame bowl, and two winged figures on scrolled feet.

Design for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770