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Red chalk sketch of a muscular figure with outstretched arm and two ornamental scroll studies on pale paper.

Detail from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Study for a stained glass window showing an armored knight with a red lion shield and sword under a foliage-filled arch.

Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketches of sailboats, rowboats and figures on a canal with buildings along one side.

Sketches of Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a jacket and bow tie, with an inscription at upper right.

Portrait of W. M. Darling, New York

James Henry Moser, 1880

Sketch of a Youth

George Charles Aid, 1910

Pencil sketches of a hanging Syrian oil lamp, a glass pendant, a geometric lattice panel and ornaments, with handwritten note

Sketches from Cairo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk study of a standing robed figure holding a book, with hatched shading, mounted in a gold and black border.

St. Francis de Sales from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Instructional sheet of handwritten perspective diagrams showing rooms, a street, boxes, a staircase and a table with red vani

Exercises in Parallel One-Point Perspective

Cooper Union Art School, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of an oval dome design with a saint, winged angels, and putti among clouds.

Design for the Dome of a Dominican Church

Lorenzo Peracino, 1710

Pen and wash drawing of a biblical-style supper scene with figures at a draped table, columns, and a kneeling servant with a

The Last Supper

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a long dress with windblown hair, standing with hands clasped, seen from behind.

Girl

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil study of a left hand in a leaning pose with drapery folds, signed with the name Giovanni Andrea Sirani on pale paper.

Study: A left hand in a leaning position

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man from behind working at a large grinding wheel in a workshop with an easel beside it.

A Shears Grinder

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil study of a raised hand with spread fingers and flowing drapery on grey toned paper.

Study of Hand for "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Red and grey chalk sketch of two figures standing near a gate under an arch, with a tree beside them.

Sketch: At a gate

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with wavy hair and flowing drapery, resting her arm on a chair, by Daniel Huntington.

Sketch of Seated Woman for National Academy of Design Tympanum

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cotton tree's buttress roots and trunk, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Cotton Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink sketch of Venus seated in a scallop shell with waves, surrounded by studies of winged Cupid figures.

Venus and Cupid

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey watercolor design of a two-handled urn with bird-head handles, fluted body and grapevine decoration on a stepped base.

Design for a Crystal Urn with Silver Mounts

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald man with a long beard, head bowed, on tan paper.

Study of Man's Head for "A Lesson in Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of tall grasses and tropical plants with handwritten notes and a small seated figure in a hat.

Botanical Studies with a Seated Figure, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Bust of a Young Girl

François Boucher

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Arabian robes and headcloth, with handwritten labels naming each garment and weapon.

Arabian Man

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop preaching to kneeling figures beneath cherubs in clouds, framed by columns and an alta

Sermon of a Holy Abbot

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Pencil sketch of a standing soldier in a cap and buttoned jacket, holding a pipe in his mouth.

Soldier with Pipe in His Mouth

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a kneeling bishop with mitre and crozier, hands clasped in prayer.

A Kneeling Bishop

Belisario Corenzio

Two circular brown ink drawings on blue paper: a winged victory driving a horse above, and a winged victory crowning a river

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning a River God, Reno; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketches of ornate architectural frames with scrollwork, cartouches and foliage, with scale notes, by Carlo March

Sketches for Frames, for the Sacristy of St. Peter's

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures in clouds above scrollwork, with a bull and sea creature below.

Design for Illuminated Initial "F"

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1690

Pencil and wash sketch of two women in period costume facing each other, one wearing a mask, on brown paper.

Two Masked Ladies Bowing

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850