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Pencil sketch of a grotesque mask, two smaller ornamental masks, a sword hilt and a draped ribbon with the letters R and C.

Part of Sheet 5 of a Drawing Book, Masks and Part of a Trophy

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1780

Pencil drawing of a standing female nude with hair pinned up, turning her head toward the viewer, hands clasped low.

Standing Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of a man with a full mustache in a frock coat, surrounded by handwritten color notes on tan paper.

President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil study of a bowed, hooded seated figure with stylized flowing drapery, labeled as a stained glass design study.

Study for "Memory," Pittsburgh, PA

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Grey wash drawing of a neoclassical mantelpiece with an eagle crest, garlands, and a blank overmantel mirror panel.

The elevation of a mantelpiece

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Two ornate candelabra designs in gold and silver tones with plan views and a scale bar, by Francesco Santini.

Two Designs for Candelabra

Francesco Santini, 1830

Pen and watercolor drawing of the Virgin with a haloed Christ Child holding a rosary, with two angels at left.

Christ Child with Rosary

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Drawing with red chalk studies of men in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, seated and standing, with a small pen sketch above.

Figural Studies of Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Pen and brown wash drawing of a painter's studio with nude women posing around an easel and a seated artist at work.

Zeuxis painting Helen

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and brown wash drawing of three canopied bed alcove elevations with swagged drapery and a plan view.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves: Three Elevations and One Plan

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown ink sketch of kneeling women and children pleading before armored Roman soldiers beside a tent and standards.

Coriolanus Agrees to Lift the Siege of Rome

Bust of a Model, Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of two haloed saints in draped robes, one holding a palm frond, beside an inscribed pedestal.

Two Martyrs

Giovanni Gerolama Boniforte, 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of four oval allegorical figures representing Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance.

Four Ovals: Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two ornamental knobs with acanthus leaves and carved male faces beneath finials.

Two knobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash sketch of a seated man, a crouching figure, a horse, and a standing figure on one sheet.

Five Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with hair in a bun, head bowed, one hand raised to her neck.

Figure of a Woman

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a kneeling saint and lion below and angels above.

Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome

Felice Giani, 1800

Sketch of a seated man in dark dress holding a book, with a white cravat, red chair and gold drapery behind him.

Study for "Portrait of James Cornell Biddle," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Thomas Sully, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a nude woman seen from behind holding flowers beside a tree, with a landscape beyond.

Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1620

Graphite and colored chalk study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different poses by Walter Shirlaw.

Study of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Charcoal study of a draped female torso with gathered fabric over the shoulders, on cream paper.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated older man in a suit and bow tie, hands resting in his lap, in an armchair.

Robert L. Stuart Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Colored pencil study of a banana plant with arching leaves, a stem, and handwritten color notes on grey paper.

Banana Plant

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose brown wash and pencil sketch of a mounted bugler playing a trumpet beside a horse.

Mounted Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with vine leaves, grapes, satyr figures, and lions at its base.

Candlestick Representting Autumn

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Design drawing of a rococo wall with chinoiserie landscape panels, gilded frames, and a central console table.

Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta

Nicola Fiore, 1770

Loose pencil sketch on cream paper of a goat's head above a reclining dog.

Dog and goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure, three oyster shells, and elephants helping each other in a wooded scene.

Standing figure,Oyster Shells [above]; Elephants Helping Each Other Out of a Trap [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude child seen from behind, with a grid overlay and a faint head study at upper left.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890