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Pencil sketch of rugged mountains under clouds, with handwritten notes reading Silver grey and golden brown.

Mountains in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti in four octagons and two circles, surrounded by clouds, by Felice Giani.

Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor of children in rowboats on calm water, one child waving arms in a straw hat, others in background boats.

Four Rowboats with Children

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of mountains and a yellow plain with handwritten colour notes and small clouds above.

Mountains in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with mounted warriors, rearing horses, shields and spears in combat.

Battle Scene

Giulio Romano, 1540

Red chalk study of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with white chalk highlights on toned paper.

Study for Reclining Nude

François Boucher, 1740

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridges and hazy hills on cream paper, with handwritten notes in the lower center.

Mountainous Landscape, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Horizontal border design with repeated festoons, tulip blooms and scrolling foliage in pale tones on a rust-brown ground.

Design no. 12 for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pen and wash design sheet showing labeled neoclassical tableware including tureens, cruets, salt cellars, and cutlery with Gr

Project for a Set of Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of rolling hill ridgelines on tan paper, with faint handwritten notes at top and bottom.

View from Flamstead, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of an eagle with spread wings standing in front of an oak leaf wreath with ribbon swags below.

Oak Leaf Wreath with Eagle

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bed alcove with draped curtains and a neoclassical chimney mantel with an urn.

Bed alcove and chimney mantel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with snowy peaks, meadows, trees and small farmhouses, inscribed Berchtesgaden.

Near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of two horizontal friezes showing winged putti playing among vases, garlands and animals.

Design for Two Friezes with Putti

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of ceiling designs with rosettes, coffered panels, lattice patterns and pointed arches.

Designs for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose oil sketch of a snowy winter landscape at sunset with dark clouds, a wooded knoll, and glowing distant hills.

Winter Landscape at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with mules on a faded sheet mounted in a grey album page.

Army Wagon with Mules

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of nude Hercules with club and lion skin beside a serpent in a garden, with Italian caption below.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a sky over low hills with handwritten colour notes and a date along the bottom edge.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of two classical sarcophagus designs, one with a relief of draped figures, the other with a mask a

Two Designs for Sarcophagi

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Ink and wash drawing of Alexander and the family of Darius in a tent, with armored men, kneeling women and a child.

Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of layered cliffs with horizontal rock strata and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Straits of Belle Isle, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose pencil sketch of a bullfight showing a matador in a wide hat, a charging bull, and a dark cape.

Bullfight, Spain

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman in drapery with a fruit basket, beside a sketched ornamental panel.

"The Foliage of Berenice:" from Callimachus

Pencil sketch of clouds over a sea horizon and rocky shore, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Clouds

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and grey wash drawing of a bishop saint gazing up at a Christ child on clouds, with a mitre and open book below.

Bishop Saint Adoring Christ Child

Corrado Giaquinto, 1710

Ink and grey wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with pointed arches, stone columns, timber roof and carved altar steps.

Stage Design, Interior of Gothic Chapel

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of five icebergs on a horizon line, with white highlights and handwritten dates July 5th and July 6th.

Five Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil design sketch of a teapot and two covered sugar bowls with scroll handles on tan paper.

Drawing - George E Germer, 1910

George E Germer, 1910

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical wall with blue drapery, a chandelier and painted allegorical roundels.

Design for the Wall Decoration for Marie-Antoinette's Apartment at Fontainebleau Palace

Jean-Siméon Rousseau, 1770

Pencil sketch of a rocky plain with boulders, a lone tree, and distant mountains, with handwritten colour notes.

Mountainous Landscape with Boulders, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil drawing of a farmhouse, barn and outbuildings beside a split-rail fence and a bare tree in a grassy field.

Mr. Shriner's Farmhouse

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1850

Pale watercolor of a wide river beneath hazy sky, with sandstone bluffs on the right and a sandbar in the foreground.

Green River from the Ferry, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1880

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of tree roots, branches, wispy clouds and wildflowers on tan paper, by Frederic Edwin Chur

The Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of rolling storm waves and clouds with a small distant ship on the horizon, on toned paper.

Combers in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink drawing of Minerva in a helmet writing on a tablet, with an owl on a pedestal and scrolls beside her.

Minerva

Felice Giani, 1800

Muted sketch of a mountain rising above a still lake with dark trees along the shore and soft clouds overhead.

Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers in formation with rifles, a sword-bearing officer in the foreground, and figures fading i

Infantry Rifle Drill, Sickles Regiment, Lee's Mills, Virginia

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate architectural capital with scrolls and carved animal heads on a plain pedestal.

Design for an Ornament

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pale sketch of the American Falls at Niagara with snowy rocks, bare trees and mist, drawn in graphite and white highlights.

The American Falls in Snow, Niagara Falls, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and wash sketch of men in hats gathered around a campfire with kettles hanging over the flames.

Campfire with Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor of fishermen pulling a boat ashore beside a woman, children, and nets, with a coastal town behind.

Water color; On the shore in Chiaja

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of clouds and horizon with handwritten color notes such as smoky green, brick red, and brilliant orange.

Evening Rain over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of hop vines with cones and lobed leaves, with a handwritten note reading Hop Vine, East Hampton, 1880.

Sketch of Hop Vine

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and ink stage design of a group of antique buildings with arches, colonnades, a pyramid, and small figures on steps.

Stage Design, Group of Antique Buildings

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil cloud study on aged paper with numbered tonal notes and handwritten annotations about grey clouds.

Clouds over Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Sheet of pencil and white-heightened sketches showing sailing boats, schooners and sails on a tan ground.

Sketches of Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a domed architectural interior with Corinthian columns and a floor plan in the lower right corner.

Architecture seen from below, design for plate 55 in Andrea Pozzo's "Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum"

Andrea Pozzo, 1700

Pencil sketch of hilly terrain with trees and handwritten color notes, labeled April.

Mountain Pass, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with a mule in harness and a soldier beside it, on pale paper mounted in a grey album.

Army Wagon and Mule

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of East River shoreline with trees, a distant obelisk, and a small boat, with handwritten notes on the left edg

East River from Deck of Steamboat

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a rounded coastal rock headland with an arched opening at its base, drawn on tan paper.

Cuckhold Head from Signal Hill, St. John's, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and grey wash sketch of soldiers resting in a wooded camp beside a fire, with a horse and a standing figure.

Soldiers Camping

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite sketch of boulders, wooded hills and a distant rocky mountain with handwritten notes in the margins.

In Front of Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped island above two studies of floating icebergs on tan paper, with handwritten location note.

Island off Henley Harbour with Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a long arcaded palace with a central dome and statues on its corners, shown in wash.

Design for a Royal Palace in the Style of Borromini

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil and watercolor sketch of terraced rust-colored rock formations and hazy mountains beneath a blue hill.

Hot Springs, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Loose sketch of rolling hills, a distant mountain, and cloudy sky above a wide valley with a dark wooded slope at left.

Mountainous Lanscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a man in a canoe raising a harpoon on choppy water, with a billowing smoke shape above.

Man in a Canoe with Harpoon

Winslow Homer, 1890

Graphite sketch of two resting dogs on cream paper, one curled on the left and one stretched on the right.

Dogs

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of mourning figures gathered around a reclining body beside an inscribed pedestal and bust.

Mourning Over the Dead Christ

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pen and ink drawing of a fantasy landscape with a castle on rocky cliffs, an arched bridge, a watermill and trees.

Fantasy Landscape with Watermill

Domenico Campagnola, 1530

Pencil sketch of a rugged snow-streaked mountain summit above a forested valley, near Berchtesgaden, by Frederic Edwin Church

Summit of the Watzmann, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of a symmetrical classical villa facade flanked by obelisks, cypress trees and a carriage.

Project for the Elevation of a Villa

Paolo Posi, 1800

Brown ink and wash sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a top-hatted driver, with distant carriages at left.

A Horse and Carriage

Constantin Guys, 1850

Small painted study of a lake at sunset with a sailboat, red sky, mountains and sun reflected on the water.

Maine Lake, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose watercolor of rough waves breaking around dark rocks with white foam and a distant shoreline.

Woodland Stream

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor embroidery design with floral sprigs and grasses arranged across a waistcoat outline, 1780.

Design no. 1878 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Painted sketch of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with rocky shore, overhanging trees and a warm sky.

Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor embroidery design of a flower-filled urn with roses, an iris, and trailing garlands, with a border of beads and fr

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1600 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted temple stage set with a central statue, winged figures, fire urns, and Italian inscriptions o

Stage Design: Interior of a Temple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of distant hills under clouds with handwritten colour notes about a sunset above the page.

Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Ink and wash elevation of a bed alcove with Corinthian columns, draped canopy, balustrade and paneled walls.

Bed Alcove for the Duc d'Orléans, Palais Royal, Paris, France

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered sepulchral monument with an urn top, medallion portrait and figures, under trees.

Sepulchral Monument for Poet Pietro Chiari

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of layered mountains and hills with a waterfall in the valley, on tan paper.

Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, near Tuquerres, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman, a mother with a reclining infant, and a small head study on paper.

Seated Woman, Mother and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a multi-story mansion facade with arcaded tiers, columns and a row of small figures o

Central Section of a Town Mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain valley with a stream, clouds above, and a tree trunk at the right edge.

View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of mythological figures battling winged sea monsters in two horizontal friezes, by Felice Giani, 1800.

Triton Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain ridge with layered distant peaks and handwritten notes on the slope.

View from Shoulder of Mount Chocorua

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of a riverbank village with a palm tree, a small boat on the water, and handwritten color notes.

Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical temple interiors, a winged trumpeter, architectural plans, and figures in a garden.

Interior of Temple of Glory and Figured Details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Sepia drawing of a canal with arched buildings and water wheels beside a Gothic arcade with figures and a cart.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 64: Study after Bolognese Architecture and Sculpture; Verso: Geometric Designs

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes such as splendid green blue and luminous.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil front elevation drawing of a domed classical library museum with columns, arched niches, sculptures and ornamental doo

Front Elevation, Proposed Library Museum for J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., New York

Whitney Warren Jr, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of a stage set with classical monuments, a triumphal arch, and a tall column along a paved avenue.

Stage Design, Group of Antique Monuments

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a valley with a distant town, rolling hills and layered mountains beneath an open sky.

View of Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink drawing of a reclining nude man beside a standing draped figure offering a bow and arrows, with foliage behind.

Hercules adds Bow and Arrow to Philactetes

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a country feast with dancing villagers, a flute player, outdoor dining, and cooking over a fire.

Cartoon for cotton printing: The Country Feast [La Fête Champêtre]

Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded, 1800

Pencil sketch of the American Falls at Niagara, showing a cliff edge with falling water and a small structure on the bank.

The American Falls, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Muted study of a painted ceiling section with framed panels, scrollwork cartouches, and a reclining figure.

Study for Section of Ceiling Ornament

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Red and graphite chalk drawing of a nude woman with raised arm and long hair, with a faint sketch of an arm at upper right.

Female Nude with Left Hand Raised

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing a walled hilltop town with a tower, architectural fragments, a cypress, and handwritten

Mixed Sketches, Turkey

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sepia drawing of several ornamental trophy designs with floral garlands, fruit swags, birds, bows, arrows and musical instrum

Designs for Trophies

Pencil drawing of ruined stone walls and arches among trees, with mountains and a winding path under a cloudy sky.

Ruins at a Lake

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830