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Pencil sketch of a hilly landscape with cypress trees and a stone wall, titled Jerusalem by Moonlight.

Jerusalem by Moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Black chalk portrait study of a man with curled powdered hair, drawn with white highlights on tan paper.

Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II

Emperor Joseph II House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1770

Pencil sketch of a kneeling haloed saint in a monk's robe gazing up at a cross in the clouds, with a rocky landscape.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of two ships on a horizon under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on a cream card.

Moonlit Ships, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil and wash sketch of Neptune, the sea god, reclining on a scroll with a trident among clouds.

Neptune

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor design sheet with radishes, leaves and berry garlands in green, lilac and red, framed by a decorative border.

Design for the Embroidery of the Right Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of Ceres and Triptolemus on a winged chariot pulled by animals within an oval medallion.

Ceres and Triptolemus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a river valley with mountains, trees, and large rocks in the foreground, by Daniel Huntington.

Mount Washington from Ellis River, Looking North

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical altar design with columns, a pediment, statues, and a relief scene beneath a cross.

Design for a Main Altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink drawing of a rococo escutcheon shaped as a sail boat with mast, framed by scrolls and waves, signed Lajoüe.

Design for an Escutcheon in Form of Boat with Sail, for Recueil Nouveau de Differens Cartouches

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1730

Pencil sketch of a single slender pine tree with loose foliage, labeled Pemadumcook Pine in handwriting below.

Pemadumcook Pine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical villa with a columned portico, pediment, dome and trees on the left.

View of a villa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Brown wash drawing of two young girls in long dresses standing in a field under white clouds, one in a wide-brimmed hat.

Two Young Girls

Winslow Homer, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a wooded riverside landscape with figures, a small boat, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1850

Pencil sketch of a distant mountain range with a small cow in the foreground and handwritten color notes on the paper.

Mountain Landscape with a Cow, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and pencil sketches on tan paper showing a floor plan with rooms and window details by Robert Frederick Blum.

Floor plans

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman in a full skirt seen from behind, with loose background hatching suggesting a room.

Woman at Piano

Winslow Homer, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a busy harbor with figures, barrels, moored boats, a dog, and a rocky cliff with arched buildings.

A Port Scene

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a cherub writing on a globe beneath an empty oval rococo frame with scrollwork.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pen and brown ink sketches of an altar with a domed tabernacle, putti, a balustrade and a small cabinet on paper.

Sketches for an altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Black chalk sketch on gray-blue paper of a standing monk in a hooded robe, one hand raised, seen from behind.

Sheet with Sketch of a Monk

Felice Giani, 1830

Red chalk sketch of a flying angel with a raised arm, draped figure, cherubs and studies of limbs on paper.

Flying Angel and Other Figures

Mattia Preti, 1660

Charcoal sketch of two fishermen in a canoe on rapids, with rocks and evergreen trees along the distant shore.

Fishermen in the Rapids

Winslow Homer, 1890

Brown wash drawing of a steep rocky gorge with a stream over boulders and pine trees far below a pale sky.

Toltec Gorge, Colorado

Thomas Moran, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of Moses displaying the tables of law to a crowd of Israelites.

Moses Shows the Tables of Law to the Israelites, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of a tree with branches and loose foliage on pale paper, with a handwritten date at upper right.

Sketch of a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch on grey paper with cloud studies, hills, handwritten color notes, and a small moon at upper left.

Full Moon over Mountains, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketches of two hands on tan paper, one faint on the left and one detailed on the right, with handwritten notes.

Sketches for Portraits of William Amory and Thomas A. Scott

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped standing woman in classical style, resembling an antique statue, with a staff.

Antique Female Statue

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash sketch of two scenes: a standing woman beside a reclining man, and figures beneath an arch.

Two Views of Judith and Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600