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White Heron, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of four haloed bearded figures in paired scenes, including an angel and writing evangelists.

The Four Evangelists, Study after Giambologna

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of a deep valley with rocky cliffs, a distant plain and hills, small figures and a ruin in the foreground.

Near Jericho, On the Road to Jerusalem

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Portrait of a young boy with dark hair in a dark jacket and yellow bow tie against a brown background.

Justiniano de la Rosa of Barranquilla, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of rolling hills under a stormy sky on tan paper, with the handwritten words Thunder Storm in the upper right.

Thunderstorm, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of an ornate scrolling ewer design with a bearded man at top, cherubs in side panels, and clouds at base.

Design for an Ewer

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Loose watercolor study of a pale temple interior with a tripod stand, bronze urn, wreath, and green garlands.

Study for the entrance of a temple, “Vintage Festival”, Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical candlestick with an urn-shaped socket, pedestal, and foliate decoration.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil botanical sketches of leafy branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes describing young leaf colour and size.

Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painted sketch of a figure driving a sun chariot across a red dusk sky above a reflective lake and dark hills.

The Chariot of the Sun Fantasy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a young boy standing with a long pole across his shoulders, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of Adam and Eve in a landscape, with a winged figure above and a serpent at lower right.

Adam and Eve, The Temptation

Felice Giani, 1800

Sepia ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical classical palace with a columned central portico and sculpted pediment.

Elevation of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of two girls seated on a rope swing hanging from a wooden beam, viewed from behind.

Two Girls on a Swing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Watercolor design sheet of pink flower sprigs, leaves, pink ribbons and a small basket for embroidery, pattern 591.

Design for the Embroidery of a Lady's Dress, Pattern 591, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a wooded bank with tall pine trees, fallen branches and rocks on tan paper.

Wooded Bank, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of a symmetrical earring design with pear-shaped gems and floral clusters on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a gnarled bare tree above low shrubs and a leafy weed sprig, with handwritten labels on tan paper.

Gnarled Tree and Weed, Obersee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with tall trees, undergrowth, and a winding path on aged paper.

Wooded Scene - West Campton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman holding a standing nude child viewed from behind, on pale paper.

Study for a seated woman holding a child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Horizontal watercolor study of draped figures in a procession near classical columns, with a kneeling woman in the foreground

Study for a Procession, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown wash architectural drawing of a doorcase with pilasters, a frieze of putti and an arched niche above the door.

Design for a Doorcase

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of several trees with handwritten notes on bark, leaves and branches, on pale paper.

Trees and Plants, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor study of a brown and white ox head with long curved horns, facing forward on a gray background.

Head of a Cow or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate cartouche with two putti, scrolling acanthus and a foliage garland around a blank pane

One of a set of projects for a title page and for the decoration of thirteen vertical panels

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Brown ink drawing of a domed pavilion beside a round basin in a tree-lined park, with strollers and riders in the foreground.

Basin with a pavilion in a park

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil sketch of a sunset over a lake and mountains, with dark clouds, glowing orange light and a small sailboat.

Sunset across the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of four architectural overdoor designs with central oval cartouches and carved pediments.

Designs for an overdoor with a papal escutcheon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a rustic cottage with a tall chimney and bushes beside a dirt road, with distant hills at left.

A Peasant's House at a Lake

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830