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Pastel portrait of a young woman with feathered headdress, jeweled headband, quiver of arrows and pink sash against grey back

Personification of America

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Watercolor design elevation of an interior wall with two arched niches holding gilded seated figures and a central grey urn.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet of architectural capitals, corbels, moldings and small child figures, labeled Bourges, Nevers and Saint-E

Nevers and Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink and wash design drawing of concentric ornamental bands, knotwork, and oval cartouches for a silver bowl or plate.

Design for a Gilded Silver Bowl or Plate

Erasmus Hornick, Flemish, died, 1540

Pen and ink drawing of an overgrown stone wall with trees and grasses behind it and a distant headstone.

Corner Confederate Burying Ground

Harry Fenn, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch on tan paper showing figures on a bridge, including leaning men and women in bonnets.

Silhouettes on the Bridge

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Cross-section drawing of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu Comique showing tiered balconies, a domed roof truss, and labeled rooms.

Cross-section of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu Comique in Paris

Jacques Ignace Hittorff, 1820

Watercolor of sweet pea flowers in pink, cream and maroon with green vines and tendrils on a pale cream background.

Sweet Peas

Henrietta Benson Homer, 1870

Pale watercolor sketch of Granada with terracotta rooftops, cypress trees, a stone wall, and small figures on a path.

Granada

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a battlefield with charging soldiers, artillery guns, cavalry, and smoke over a wide open field.

Capture of Guns and Destruction of a Confederate Wagon Train

Alfred R. Waud, 1880

Watercolor ornament design with two decorative panels of cameo medallions flanking a central pedestal with a cherub.

Ornament Design, Altar Dedicated to Mars between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil study of architectural moldings labeled capital, base, basecourse and stringcourse from Lavercost Priory Church.

Lavercost Priory Church

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor drawing of the Arch of Severus in the Roman Forum with ruined columns, a bell tower and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum, With the Arch of Severus in the Foreground

William Hadfield, 1770

Grey watercolor design of a two-armed candelabrum with ornamented stem and stepped base, signed Anna de Pool.

Design for a Candelabrum

Anna M. de Pool, 1880

Pencil drawing of architectural stone moldings, cornices, bases and abacus capitals labeled Auxerre, on cream paper.

Architectural Details of Stonework - Auxerre

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two classical urns, one with scrolled handles on a pedestal, the other lyre-shaped, on cream paper.

Two urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a Gothic church tower with a spire and adjoining rooftops under a cloudy sky.

Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor of a gallery with blue lattice wall panels, pink pilasters, a painted wooden ceiling, and an arched doorway at the

Gallery, possibly the Glass Passage, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a winged putto leaning on a pedestal, with faint architectural lines around it on tan paper.

Sketch of Genius for "Tradition"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a narrow cobbled street in an old town with slate-roofed houses, flower boxes, a tall poplar, and figures.

Bayeux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink ground floor plan of a symmetrical country house with a central hall and curved double staircase.

Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House

John Trumbull, 1770

Pencil drawing of a seated helmeted female figure with a spear and oak branch, in a circular classical composition.

Study for "Courage," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a gothic tower and gabled buildings by a river at sunset, with boats and two seated figures on the quay.

Sunset Over Tower and River

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of tall trees, rocks and undergrowth in a forest, with two small figures on a path at lower left.

Landscape, Meiringen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Sketch of a barefoot man in rolled trousers holding a lantern while standing on a bench, with an umbrella at his back.

To Explore by that Cheerless Illumination for Leaks

Frank Walter Taylor, 1900

Pencil sketches of architectural details at Château d'Amboise, including cornices, a corbel, a window head and a turret.

Architectural sketches at Château d’Amboise

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman with curly hair modeling a small figure beside a potted flowering plant.

Virginia Modeling, Study for Etching

Jerome Myers, 1920

Drawing of bare feet on draped cloth and a twisting fabric fold in graphite and white chalk on mauve paper.

Study of Drapery "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of two intertwined figures with loose hatching, set within a gold and black ruled border.

Two figures

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with small boats, tree-lined far shore, distant mountains and leafy shrubs in the foreground

New Hampshire Lake

J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850