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Pencil sketch of a horse's head and a saddle on a cream sheet mounted in a grey sketchbook album.

Head of a Horse and a Saddle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash design for a ceiling with circular medallions, winged putti, garlands and coffered panels.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil study of maple seed pods hanging from branches, with several sketches of budding maple twigs below on grey paper.

Maple Seed Vessels

Samuel Colman, 1880

Graphite sketch sheet with multiple studies of cow heads, eyes, horns, and legs on cream paper.

Studies of Cows

Samuel Colman, 1860

Pencil and white chalk study of a woman's hand with sleeve and cuff on tan paper, inscribed "for Martha reproved".

Study of Hand for "Martha Reproved"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of several sailboats and a rowboat on calm water, with a shoreline at center right.

Six Studies of Sailboats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash design for a bed alcove with a reclining putto, draped fabric, foliage, and scrolled ornament around a central p

Design for Decoration of a Bed Alcove

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1720

Oil sketch of a lichen-covered boulder in a woodland clearing with tree trunks behind it, in brown and olive tones.

Mossy Boulder, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo silver tureen with cherubs, scrolling handles, and a lion mask.

The Elevation of a Silver or Silver Gilt Tureen

Vincenzo Belli, 1740

Pen and grey wash ceiling design with coffered panels, figurative medallions and corner spandrels by Felice Giani, 1810.

Ceiling Design for Room in Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of two decorative friezes with winged putti, scrolling foliage, birds, and flowers, with handwritten colo

Two Friezes

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornamented interior wall with a central doorway, oval medallions and an arched cornice.

Elevation, End Wall of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketches of several trees with varied foliage and trunks on blue-grey paper, with handwritten annotations.

Sketches of Trees, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a conch-shell goblet supported by a small nude figure on a rocky base.

Design for a Goblet

Johannes Lutma, 1650

Pen drawing of a classical female figure with raised arms holding flower sprays, wearing a draped tunic and sash.

Classical Figure

Henry Kirke Brown, 1840

Pen and brown wash sketch of a coffered ceiling design with cherubic figures among clouds in curved panels.

Design for Ceiling Decoration with Central Oblong

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a haystack beside a rail fence in an open field with tall posts and distant trees.

Haystack and Rail Fence

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink drawing of two round medallions and an octagonal panel showing chariots, winged Victory and a warrior.

Two Circular and Octagonal Painting for Ceiling: Deeds of Alexander the Great

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate cartel clock case with a circular dial, scrollwork, and figural decoration.

Design for a Cartel Clock Case for J. Thuret, clockmaker to Louis XIV

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1710

Oil sketch of a standing boy in a fur hat, dark coat, red scarf and white mittens against a loose brown-green background.

Portrait of a Boy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a dark coastline and rippling water under a sunset sky of rose and green, with a handwritten date.

Coast of Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and blue wash drawing of an ornate ewer with a grotesque mask, scroll handle, drapery swags and pedestal base.

Design for a Ewer

Auguste Bergeret, 1710

Pencil botanical study of a maidenhair fern with radiating fronds and separate fan-shaped leaflet studies on cream paper.

Maidenhair Fern

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of three vertical ornamental bands showing wheat ears, a leafy vine, and oval beads.

Three bands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite drawing of a draped woman seen from behind holding a celestial sphere, identified as Urania, Muse of Astronomy.

Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a child's head with curled hair above a loose landscape of trees, a village and a church spire.

Sketch of C. Waterman with a View of Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet of palm and tropical trees with handwritten notes on leaf color, and small flying parrots at top.

Botanical Sketches with Flying Parrots, Boquia, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a prison cell with despairing men, chains, a barred window and a kneeling figure.

Death of Count Ugolino and his Sons

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining woman with head resting on her arm and one knee bent, on cream paper.

Study for a woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of two nude putti, one holding a bundle of stalks and one raising a sprig of foliage.

Design for a Lunette, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Summer

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1690

Pencil study sheet with sketches of heads, faces, eyes, a crouching figure and a reclining body on pale paper.

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and Eyes

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of standing men with baskets, carts, and horses, framed by a painted green and yellow border.

Figural Studies

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Red chalk and white highlight study on blue paper of a draped figure with outstretched arms and detailed drapery folds.

Studies for the Entombment of Christ

Giuseppe Passeri

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated classical woman in draped robes, one arm outstretched, on a pedestal.

Study after an Antique Statue of a Seated Woman

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of an allegorical scene with a winged warrior, armored men, a seated woman, and horsemen.

Allegorical subject

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Diana seated with a falcon, surrounded by hunting dogs, nets and hunters in a wooded landscape.

The Hunt, Personified by Diana

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of nude figures in a wooded landscape, one seated woman gesturing toward distant hills.

Diana and Endymion

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pen and blue wash drawing of grotesque ornament with hybrid figures, a central fountain, flowers and birds on an oblong panel

Grotesque for an Oblong Panel

Filippo Marchionni, 1730

Red chalk drawing of studies of figures, including a reclining nude, a standing man in a hat, and a robed figure.

Studies of Five Figures

called Maso da San Friano Tommaso d’Antonio Manzuoli, 1580

Charcoal sketch of a sailor with a raised arm and hat, beside a larger study of a figure's head and shoulders.

Two Studies of a Sailor with Raised Arm

Winslow Homer, 1890

Horizontal twilight study of blue mountains under a peach and gray sky with glowing pink clouds at right.

Twilight over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch on grey paper of five young boys, mostly seated, some in caps, with one standing figure at lower left.

Five Sketches of Young Boys

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate ewer with putti, scrolling handle, mask spout and dolphin-supported foot.

Design for an Ewer

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1700

Brown wash drawing of two rococo escutcheon designs with scrolls, masks, a cherub and laurel foliage.

Design for Two Escutcheons

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Ink and wash drawing of two neoclassical wall panel designs, one with a tree between seated figures and a landscape medallion

Designs for a Wall Panel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and watercolor design of flowering branches with blue blossoms, orange bell flowers, and red berries on cream paper.

Flowering Branches

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a vertical panel with a helmet, shield, crossed swords and a fluted column as trophies.

Panel of Trophies

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare tree trunks and exposed roots across a woodland floor, by Daniel Huntington.

Maple Trunk, Across Old Logging Road, Dalton

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of a small thatched hut with a grass roof and wooden door, with handwritten colour notes above.

Houses in Alatico, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk drawing of two children with a dog and sheep in a landscape, with an urn and cherub heads above.

Two Children

François Boucher, 1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of several men in top hats riding horses across the page, with a white horse in front.

Men on Horseback

Constantin Guys, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a horizontal ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, putti and a centaur.

Ornamental Panel

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a winged classical figure reaching toward a wreath in an arch spandrel, with pencil guidelines.

A Winged Victory in the Left Spandrel of an Arch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated robed woman with scrolls, cherubs and an Egyptian-style figure on clouds.

The Philosopher, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two oval medallions, one with a lyre player and lion, the other with a kneeling figure at a temple.

Orpheus, Ceres, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Oil sketch of a sunset over a river valley with a golden-edged cloud above rolling wooded hills.

Billowing Cloud at Sunset, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink design sketch of an ornate candelabra-style scaffolding with candles, scrollwork and garlands, plus smaller studi

Scaffolding for Exhibition of a Revered Painting

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of the nine Muses seated in rows with labels, plus tragedy and comedy masks below.

Designs for paintings in Montmorency: The Nine Muses and two masks, Tragedy and Comedy

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a standing bishop in a mitre holding a crozier, one arm outstretched, on pale paper.

Standing Bishop

Belisario Corenzio, 1610

Pencil sketch on paper of several daggers with ornate hilts and blades, with handwritten notes about gold embossed hilts and

Daggers

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Ink and wash design of an octagonal ceiling with hexagonal coffers and a central rosette medallion, with a scale bar below.

Design for Ceiling for the Basement Story, Carlton House, Pall Mall, London, England

Henry Holland, 1780

Pen and brown wash roundel of a chariot with two horses, a winged figure, and the word PACE above.

Triumph of Peace, Roundel, for the Aldini Villa at Montmorency

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved horizontal frieze of acanthus scrolls, rosettes and berry clusters on a hatched background.

Frieze with Rinceau

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Graphite study of a right hand and forearm extended to the left, with a folded sleeve at the elbow, on aged paper.

Study of Right Hand for "Lesson of Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1850