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Watercolor sketch of a bowing man in blue and a woman in yellow and red beside a table, with French handwritten dialogue belo

The Shirtmaker

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of several robed figures, one raising an arm above a pedestal and another seated below.

Four Sketches of a Saint

Francesco Manno, 1800

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, turning his head, one arm extended, foot resting on a block.

Male Nude

Luigi Calamatta, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with a female figure and satyr supporting the shaft.

Elevation of a Candlestick

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, 1800

Drawing of a standing male nude with raised arm, shaded in chalk and white highlights on tan paper.

Study of a Male Nude

Nicola Consoni, 1840

Girl

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a bowler hat and dark suit, hands resting on a table.

Portrait of a Man

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman with a child, a lamb, and a rocky landscape with a tall tree.

Madonna and Child with St. Anna and Lamb, after Leonardo

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a jacket with lace collar, hands in lap, on aged paper.

Sketch for a Portrait

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Red chalk study on blue paper of a kneeling draped figure with several sketched heads and hands around it.

Studies for a Kneeling Monk

Giuseppe Passeri

Graphite study on grey-green paper of a bent arm with clasped hands and flowing hair, with white highlights.

Study for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with feathery foliage on a bank, with a faint stream and rocks sketched below.

Tree by a Stream, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate candelabrum with scrolled candle arms and a radiating finial on a monogrammed pedestal

Candelabrum, Probably for Rooms in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Colored design drawing of an ornate urn on a pedestal with lion masks, garland swags, and a scale bar below.

Urn Design, after the Warwick Vase

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Pencil sketch of a woman in Bethlehem dress with a head veil, annotated with names of garments and jewelry.

Woman of Bethlehem

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of two winged putti, one on clouds and one beside a draped urn, on aged paper.

Study of Two Putti

Francesco Solimena, 1690

Pen and ink sketch of a seated draped female figure with one arm raised, framed by a black ruled border.

Sketchbook page: Allegorical Figure

Pietro da Cortona, 1660

Study sheet of horse legs and hooves in brown and white wash with pencil, labeled fore feet and hind feet.

Studies After Cattle

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling man in heavy draped robes with bare feet, seen from behind, on aged paper.

Kneeling Man

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with an upswept hairstyle and ruffled dress, hands resting in her lap.

Seated Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketches of a Madonna and Child with studies of faces and a hand, after works in the Uffizi.

Madonna and Child, Sketches after Leonardo Da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo of Works in the Uffizi, Florence

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with a central classical figure group, oval medallions, and rococo scrollwork.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Jan Schtchukin, 1880

Pen and ink study of a muscular man leaning forward with an extended arm, drawn with red chalk underlines on pale paper.

Figural Study of a Man

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Ink and wash drawing with two scenes: a robed man addressing a crowd, and a seated woman speaking with a standing man in a cl

Design for Palazzo Conti

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ seated among onlookers as a woman stands before soldiers in an arched hall.

Christ and the Adulterous Woman

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1750

Red chalk study of a standing boy with a leafy wreath, holding a small figure near his chest, on pale paper.

Study for standing boy with kid, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and the Ear

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a victory column flanked by two trumpeting winged figures on military trophy pedestals.

Inkstand with victory column flanked by figures of fame on top of military trophies

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash sketch: figures in a colonnade above, and warriors fighting dragons below, with handwritten text between.

David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two Dragons Decapitated [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bound bouquet with tall leaves, flower buds and open blossoms resting on stones.

Bunch of flowers tied with ribbon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800