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Red chalk drawing of an angel with large wings, arm outstretched, and loose draped robes, framed by a black and gold border.

Angel with large wings

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite drapery study of swirling and falling cloth, labeled Jacob and the Angel, on aged paper.

Drapery Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pen and ink study of the Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family on a donkey, angels above among palm trees, and a distant lan

Study for Painting "The Flight into Egypt"

Antonio Bellandi, 1850

Charcoal sketch of a twisting seated male figure with draped cloth on grey paper.

Fortitude (?)

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1630

Charcoal study of two muscular nude male figures wrestling, one arm raised over the other's shoulder, on toned paper.

Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated nude woman from behind, lifting flowing hair within a circular frame.

Study for "The Morning Glory"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of robed men in caps and a small view of two sailboats on water.

Fellow Passengers on the Cleo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing female figure wrapped in a draped shawl, framed by a double ruled border.

Standing figure with shawl

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a nude young archer with a quiver, mounted within a green and gold decorative border.

The Young Archer, a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo, Plate 13 from an album "Drawings after Sculpture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Gouache design of a gold brooch with green cabochon gems, pearls and a teardrop emerald pendant on tan paper.

Design for a Gold and Cabochon Gem Brooch

Alexis Falize, 1840

Head of a Nun

Alessandro Marchesini, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, face turned left, dark shading around the head.

Portrait of a Young Man

Thomas Sidney Moran, 1900

Study of a Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Black and white chalk study on grey paper showing a bent arm with a relaxed hand and two bare legs with feet.

Study of a model

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Fantasy Composed of Heads and a Sculpted Urn

Donato Creti, 1720

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a seated boy in a cap playing a lute on a pale sheet.

Seated boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Charcoal and white chalk study of a draped female figure holding a stylus over a tablet, with a hand detail below.

Study for "Muse of History"

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a draped hooded figure holding a medallion portrait and a small infant, topped by a cross.

Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of armed men confronting a seated clerk at a table in a beamed room, by Frederick Coffay Yohn.

Arrest of Major Wildman

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Watercolor design for a stained glass window showing a kneeling haloed figure reaching toward a standing bearded Christ figur

Stained glass window: Christ and Peter

John C. Wolf, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a classical head of Apollo with curly hair and downcast eyes, by Giuseppe Longhi.

Head of Apollo

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a male figure supporting a slab beside a wall with garland ornament and a pedestal.

Male figure supporting slab; wall detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a Gothic-style room end with pointed arches, a central fireplace, red doors, and cherub panels.

One end of an Octagonal Room in Gothic style

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in drapery, one arm extended in a pointing gesture, within a gold-ruled border.

Standing female figure pointing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Sketch on red paper of a robed female saint with raised arm, plus studies of a head and hands.

A Dominican Female Saint in Ecstasy and Other Studies

Sante Pacini, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long coat and bonnet beside a birdcage, carriage, and tree, with a large decorative lette

Miss Violet Carmine, Initial I

Edward Windsor Kemble, 1880

Pencil sketch of robed figures, including a seated man on stone steps and standing clergy, inscribed 'In St. Peters'.

In St. Peter’s, Rome

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Gray chalk drawing on tan paper of a kneeling angel with bowed head, feathered wings, and draped robe.

A Kneeling Angel

Elisabetta Sirani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of officers by a tree with cavalry behind and a dead dog and helmet on the ground.

Who the Devil Told You We Were Going to Charge?

Ludovico Marchetti, 1890

Pencil sketch of three studies of a figure in a wide hat and veil, with a handwritten inscription at lower right.

Three Sketches of a Nun Wearing a Hat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880