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Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor study of an ornate ceiling corner with a seated figure, heraldic shield, garlands, and a cherub.

Corner detail of ceiling, Hotel de Cluny, Paris

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fringed shawl leaning on a table.

Mrs. Sheppard Gandy Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Soft pencil study of a young boy's head, face turned to the side, drawn on pale paper with light shading.

Study: Head of a boy

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Study of a Woman's Head for "Grape Gatherers"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

A Young Priest

Giacomo Cavedone, 1630

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a turban and long skirt, framed by a blue, yellow and black painted border.

Standing Woman

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar with an arched central niche, columns, angels, and a cross atop a pediment.

Project for an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pen and ink design drawing of an overmantel and wall moldings with rococo scrollwork and a medallion panel.

Design for Overmantel; recto, Plans of Moldings

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed chalice with a flared cup and decorated stem on a tan sheet.

Chalice

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical candelabra with urn top, scrolling foliage arms, and a tripod base.

Candelabra

Robert Adam, 1740

Brown wash drawing of a classical nude figure on a pedestal with laurel branches, plus candlestick and ornament studies.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate bracket with two cherubs, a central mask and flaming urns.

Bracket

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wind-bent pitch pine tree with sweeping branches and clustered needles on pale paper.

A Pitch Pine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil drawing of two vertical panels of stacked military trophies with helmets, shields, armor, swords and ribbons.

Two Panels of Trophies

Felice Giani, 1810

Nude Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red-chalk allegorical frontispiece with an oval portrait of a laureate man in armor, a winged figure, and naval and military

Frontispiece for a History of Peter the Great

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female ballet dancer in a lace-trimmed skirt and pearl necklace, shown mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Leclerc

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Brown ink sketch of a female figure holding a cup amid swirling drapery and a second figure, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Sketch for a Wall Painting

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Six watercolor trophies of military attributes, including flags, cannon, armor and drums, tied with laurel on cream paper.

Six Trophies composed of Military Attributes

Pierre Ranson, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of ceiling and wall decoration studies with coffered panels, a statue in a niche, and an inscribed curved

Designs for Ceiling and Wall Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a tall palm with feathery fronds, labeled Tamaca Palm, with a small trunk study beside it.

Tamaca Palm, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with hair pulled back, resting her arm on a chair, on aged paper.

Seated Nude Study for Portrait of Helen Hamersley

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Painted sketch of a young soldier in a grey greatcoat and dark cap, head bowed, with red fabric and pencil figures nearby.

Young Soldier, Sketch of a Soldier Giving Water to a Wounded Companion

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate canopy cresting with plumes, swagged drapery and fringed hangings.

Cresting of a Canopy

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of a seated bishop in a tall mitre and robes, with the artist's name inscribed at the right edge.

Study of a Seated Bishop

Belisario Corenzio, 1600

Pencil sketch of women in shawls in the foreground and a group of figures on a rise, with faint sea horizon lines.

Men and Women Looking Out to Sea, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor design for an oval gilded frame with rosette band, rope moulding and a garland of leaves at the top.

Project for an Oval Frame

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Graphite drapery study on tan paper showing a standing figure in a heavy classical robe with lightly sketched head and arm.

Drapery Study for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850