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Pen and wash design for a jeweled pendant with a bow top, green gems, and a cross of faceted stones.

Design for a Pendant with Cross

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Tall ornamental panel with turquoise ground, white garlands, urns, figures and a central medallion in neoclassical style.

Panel of Arabesques for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1780

Oil sketch of icebergs lit gold at sunset, rising from dark green water under a red and brown sky.

Icebergs at Sunset, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a blank rectangular frame topped with a floral garland, draped swag and tassel, on a stepped base.

Standing frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor elevation of a classical triumphal arch with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and small figures with a dog at its b

Design for a Triumpal Arch for Napoleon I, Bergamo, Italy

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1800

Pencil sketch of two horses, one saddled and one carrying a mounted rider in uniform, on pale paper.

Two Horses, One Mounted

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure holding flowers and drapery, leaning forward on a pale sheet of paper.

Venus Picking Flowers

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of an elm tree with a spreading leafy canopy and branches on a tan paper sheet.

Elm Tree, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Handwritten ink inventory on grid paper listing saint and religious painting titles with prices and attributions.

Inventory of Paintings

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two heraldic escutcheons with scrolling ornament, foliage and drapery on aged paper.

Two escutcheons for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory with angels above, and a winged warrior driving a falling demon below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, Study after Mastelletta; Angel Gabriel Driving Lucifer from Heaven, Study after Marcanton…

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of the El Altar mountain above trees with cloud bands, with handwritten notes about Riobamba and morning light.

El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of three men seated in a canoe on water, with diagonal hatched sky above.

Canoe with Three Men

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a hazy grey sea with rocky outcrops and a cliff edge of green and ochre vegetation at the bottom.

Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of a trophy of armor, helmet, shields and swords with wheat and foliage around a winged hourglass.

Trophy with Winged Hourglass

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a woman's face looking upward, one hand raised to shield her eyes, hair flowing across a cream sheet.

Woman Shielding Her Eyes

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and small figures among the col

Stage Design: Interior of Gothic Cathedral

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen-and-ink drawing of ornate wall panels and niches with sketched running figures above, on grey-blue paper.

Atalanta and Hippomenes

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of four vertical pilaster strips with medallions, lattice, garlands and foliage ornament.

Design for Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose painted landscape sketch of a golden field, dark tree line, and cloudy sky glowing yellow near the horizon.

Cloudy Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of three sailors in caps on a stone bridge and a boat with mast and rigging.

Sailors

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with a tall poplar and handwritten tonal notes on pale paper.

Cloud Sketches with a Common Poplar

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of camels grazing and standing, with saddled animals and handwritten colour notes on a pale sheet.

Camel Studies, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of dark clouds framing a glowing sunset over purple mountains and a dim green-brown landscape.

Sunset Clouds over Purple Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil drawing of a sea centaur fighting a sea monster, with a winged sea creature and figure above.

Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a salon entrance wall with two doors, pilasters, and small classical relief scenes above.

Entrance wall of a salon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman resting her head on her hand, drawn as a design for a magazine cover, with faint layout panels.

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks above a forested alpine valley with conifers in the foreground.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860