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Pencil sketch of a gnarled pine shrub with twisting branches beside a lake, with handwritten notes on ruled paper.

Pine Shrub by Lake, Lakewood

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Circular ink and wash drawing of helmeted soldiers gathered at a stone tomb, one reading an open book, with a temple in the d

Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a cavalry soldier raising a sword while mounted on a horse, drawn on tan paper.

Cavalry Soldier with Sword on Horseback

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a knight on a rearing horse lancing a dragon beneath him, with handwritten text along the bottom.

St. George and the Dragon

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch on grey paper of bamboo, palm fronds and broad-leaved plants with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical and Meteorological Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing of four vertical pilaster designs with oval medallions, floral garlands, ribbon bows, open books and foliag

Designs for Decorated Pilasters

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of an ornate interior wall with gilded moldings, floral textile panels, and a bronze bust on a marquetry co

Section of a wall, Queen's bedroom

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Watercolor design of a waistcoat with floral sprigs, roses, cornflowers and swags of orange chain and teal foliage.

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 10 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pink-toned sunset seascape with rocky shore in foreground, calm water, distant wooded islands and small sailboats on the hori

Mt. Desert Island from Sutton Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink sketch of a monument in a domed church interior, with studies of a kneeling angel, a standing man, and architectura

Sketchbook Page, Folio 64: Study after Bolognese Architecture and Monuments, Including Arch of San Domenico; Verso: G…

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rock formations, pine trees, and handwritten geological notes on tan paper.

Yellowstone, Above Tower Falls

Thomas Moran, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a small domed pavilion on columns, with a handwritten Italian dedication to Apollo at upper right.

Elevation of a Small Round Domed Room

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with a statue on top and two seated female figures flanking the base.

Sepulchral monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen drawing of ornamental moldings and three triangular lunettes with small classical figure scenes and garlands.

Moldings and Three Triangular Lunettes

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor of a masquerade ball in a classical hall with caryatid columns, checkered floor, costumed dancers and spectators i

View of a Masquerade Ball

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg street with an arched loggia, steep roofs, and a tower with a clock face.

The Castle yard in Heidelberg

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of Italian city buildings with a domed church, bell tower, and rooftops, with handwritten notes on the page.

City Buildings, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and watercolor drawing of Hermes beside a draped table of fruit, with nymphs and putti reaching for it in a classical lan

Hermes in the Garden of the Hesperides

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1770

Ducks

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and clouds with handwritten colour notes including blue, pink and coppery yellow.

Mountainous Landscape with a Figure, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a large thunderhead over a waterfront with buildings, mast, and handwritten tonal notes on tan paper.

Thunderhead above Buildings, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted study of tall Corinthian columns and fallen stones among grassy ruins under a pale sky.

Pillars of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of an ornamental lamp with flame finial, fluted pedestal, garland reliefs and stepped base.

Project for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels showing classical gods Mars and Juno, and Mercury and Diana, in reclining p

Mars and Juno; Mercury and Diana set in Diagonal Composition

Felice Giani, 1810

Blue-grey wash drawing of the crowned Virgin Mary on clouds, surrounded by angels and saints in a heavenly scene.

Recto: Coronation of the Virgin

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Watercolor architectural drawing of a chapel elevation with altar and columns, with a floor plan below and small ornament stu

A Chapel; Elevation and Floor Plan

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and a valley with trees in the foreground, with handwritten note about hard rain on Mt. Craw

Sketch in "Hard Rain on Mt. Crawford"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a muscular male figure with arms raised above a reclining figure on cream paper.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Grey ink and wash stage design of an ornate oriental palace interior with columns, arches, drapery and a central fountain.

Stage Design, Interior of Oriental Palace

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1840

Pencil sketch of a narrow alpine lake flanked by steep mountains with snowy peaks in the distance.

View of the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany), Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860