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Watercolor design of an ornate corridor with a painted ceiling panel, gilded cornice, statue niches and decorative columns.

Design for the Corridor to the Chinese Gallery, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo holding a palm frond, sketched on cream paper within a gold border.

St. Julian of Antinoe from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing figure with one arm raised, looking upward, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with raised arm looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of a veiled standing nude woman with one arm outstretched, plus a smaller draped figure in the lower right.

Study of Veiled Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of standing children in loose clothing and small head studies.

Sketches of Children at Eyub

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a draped standing female figure holding a fluted vessel, veiled, on a low pedestal.

St. Clare on façade of S. Silvestro in Capite

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite study of two muscular nude men wrestling, one lifting the other above rocky ground.

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Watercolor design of an arched ceiling with blue lattice panels, pink and yellow bamboo-style borders, and a corner rosette.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for Conservatory/Music Room or Perhaps Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing on blue paper of a veiled woman holding a sleeping infant against her shoulder, by Carlo Morelli.

Standing Mother and Child

Carlo Morelli, 1830

Portrait of Unidentified Man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Pen drawing of a Gothic entrance hall with a grand staircase, pointed arches, timber roof trusses, and a tall traceried windo

Gothic Country House: Entrance Hall

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped man holding a nude child across his lap, set within a gold and ink border.

Josiah with Jechoniah in his arms, ancestors of Christ from the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of an ornate monstrance with scrolling foliate decoration, an oval central medallion, and a tiered base.

Monstrance

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Portrait of Florence Johnson

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in draped robes, one arm outstretched to the right, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with palm facing up

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing draped female figure with headcovering, one hand raised to chest, framed by a double-ruled bor

St. Balbina from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch page of multiple seated and kneeling robed figures, with handwritten notes referring to prayer toward Mecca.

Pilgrims at St. Sophia

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded male figure in draped robes holding an object aloft.

Standing male figure with book

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo, one arm raised, set within a gilt and ink border.

St. Bernard from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with loose hair and faint outlines of shoulders.

Head of a Woman

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890

Ink and wash sketch of a man with dark hair, dark jacket and bow tie, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk sketch of a draped female figure with raised arm beside a second figure in a headscarf.

The Persian Sibyl from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil drawing of a nude man kneeling with clasped hands and upturned face, over faint grid lines on aged paper.

Figure Study for "The Temptation of St. Anthony"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Grey wash drawing of mounted cavalry officers gesturing amid fallen soldiers and horses, with lancers and a village behind.

You See, Sir, Surrender Is Out of the Question

Ludovico Marchetti, 1890

Watercolor drawing of a pierced bronze chandelier from Kaid Bey Mosque in Cairo, with plan sections above.

Bronze Chandelier, Kaid Bey Mosque, Cairo

Alfred Normand, 1850

Portrait of Mrs. Henry B. Fuller

Louise Cox, 1900

Watercolor design of a symmetrical wall with four paneled sections in pink and gold, with scrollwork medallions below.

Design for Wall Decoration, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure in draped cloth above scrolling floral ornament, framed by a thin border.

Winged figure looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed man looking upward with one arm extended, within a double ruled border.

St. John from St. John Lateran's Basilica

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Sketches of People on Montreal Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880