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Pencil sketch of a large floating iceberg with hatched shading on tan paper, dated July 16th.

Floating Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and watercolor design for a ceiling showing Aurora in a chariot with horses, surrounded by cherubs and garlands.

Design for a Painted Ceiling of Irregular Shape: Aurora

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1810

Pencil sketch of a ceiba tree and thatched house on a riverbank, with a sailing boat and small canoe on the water.

House beneath a Ceiba Tree and Champan Canoes, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of two officers inspecting a line of rifle-carrying soldiers in a field, with a horse at right.

Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketches of bamboo stalks and feathery foliage on toned paper, with the inscription Jamaica Aug 65 near the bottom.

Botanical Sketches of Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Architectural drawing of an ornate bedroom with a canopy bed, Corinthian columns, sculpted figures, and draped curtains.

Design for a Bedroom, Hotel de Mailly-Nesle, Paris

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frieze with four caryatid figures supporting an entablature above framed panels.

Frieze with Four Caryatids

Sketch of twilight sunbeams fanning over brown hills and a pale sandy foreground, with pencil lines and orange clouds.

Sunbeams at Twilight, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal sketch of children resting by a cliff on a beach, with a small boat on the distant sea.

Children Playing at the Seaside, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a mill beside a stream with trees and hills, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Mill by a Stream, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and grey wash design for a richly ornamented ceiling with an eagle, urn, garlands and a circular sky opening framed by co

Project for a Painted Oblong Ceiling

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and wash design of a chinoiserie wall panel with a central garden landscape, pavilion, palm trees and rococo scrolled bor

Design for Chinoiserie Wall Decoration

Daniël Marot, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorated wall with putti, garlands, medallions, and a central landscape panel.

Wall Elevation with Swags and Medallions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with figures on calm water, smaller boats visible near the distant horizon.

Fishing boats, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink drawing of winged putti carrying garlands and objects in a frieze, with a classical altar below.

Putto Frieze; Classical Altar

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil study on blue paper of a youthful head tilted downward with wavy hair and lowered eyes.

Study of Angel's Head for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of Hercules lifting the struggling giant Antaeus off the ground in a wrestling hold.

Hercules and Antaeus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil study sheet of several icebergs by Frederic Edwin Church, with handwritten notes on capsizing and avalanche.

Foundering Icebergs near Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing of a decorative dado with spiraling scrolls, laurel garland and measurement marks.

Dado

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet of tropical plants including palms, flowering spikes and broad leaves, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketches near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite sketch of distant mountains, tropical plants, tree trunks, and studies of men in hats, with handwritten notes.

River Bank with Mountains and Clouds, Three Plants, and Men with Hats, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink ceiling design with an oval medallion, scrolling foliage, small figures, and a decorative border on pale paper.

Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling with a Central Circular Decoration

Felice Giani, 1820

Woman in a Sunbonnet

Winslow Homer, 1870

Decorative embroidery design with yellow leaves, blue flowers, garlands, and birds including a peacock on a pale ground.

Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket

Mademoiselle Calva, 1770

Brown ink drawing of an angel kneeling before an elderly man beside a well, with standing robed figures in an arched architec

Copy after Annunciation of the Angel to Zechariah

Andrea del Sarto

Pencil sketch of a seated nude male figure with one arm outstretched, drawn on brown paper.

Sketch for Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of two friezes with allegorical figures, chariots, horses, and winged putti.

Personification of Two of the Elements

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal and chalk study on brown paper of a muscular arm and torso, with an inscription reading Il Sansone fece in the corne

Study: The left arm and the neighboring parts of the body of an elderly man

called Il Sansone Giuseppe Marchesi, 1720

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated bearded god on clouds with winged figures, musicians, and an altar inscribed PACE.

Olympus

Felice Giani, 1810

Oil sketch of a lake among wooded hills at sunset, with a bright sun reflected on the water and a rounded mountain at left.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850