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Red chalk study of a rearing horse with raised head and flowing tail on an octagonal sheet of paper.

Study of a Rearing Horse after Leonardo da Vinci

Francesco Melzi, 1530

Decorative wall study with arabesque panels, classical figures, urns and gilded moldings in pink, red and gold tones.

Section of wall showing panels of arabesque designs, Music Room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a seated helmeted warrior receiving a standing woman in drapery, with red chalk figures behind.

A Classic Warrior Receives a Woman

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink drawing of two winged putti holding a banderole inside an oval frame, on a cream sheet.

Two Flying Putti with Banderole

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical salon wall with mythological painted panels, gilded pilasters, and a sofa below.

Elevation of a Salon Wall, for the Palace of the Prince of Hesse

Etienne Dubois, 1800

Brown ink sketch of two dories being launched into shallow surf, with figures wading beside them.

Two Dories Being Launched, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen drawing of a formal room with coffered ceiling, a throne at the far end, and robed figures seated on both sides.

Pope Benedict XIV in a Consistory with Cardinals

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and ink drawing with an ornamental title cartouche of silkworms above and figures tending silkworms in an interior below.

Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a dancing female figure with raised arms, flowing hair and drapery, with extra arm studies, on aged paper.

Sketches for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of the Virgin rising with angels above kneeling apostles gathered around an open tomb.

Assumption of the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1700

Pencil sketch of a tall hemlock tree with layered branches above undergrowth and a distant shoreline, on aged paper.

Study of Hemlock near White Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate candelabrum with a winged figure, scrolls and foliage within a border.

Candelabrum Sketch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of three putti with flower garlands and looping ribbons on a vertical pillar strip.

Pillar strip, three putti with ribbon and garlands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a heavy sea breaking over rocks with spray rising under a streaked, stormy sky.

"Spoondrift," Heavy Sea, Prout's Neck

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of a fork and two spoons with female figure handles and a scallop shell bowl.

Design for a Fork and Two Spoons

Giulio Romano, 1600

Pen and wash drawing of a jewelry earring design with a scalloped round top, a flower cluster, and a teardrop pendant.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1800

Brown-toned drawing of a man in a fur cap and collar, with curled hair and a clasp at his neck.

Portrait of a Man

Francesco Bonsignori, 1500

Brown ink drawing of sea gods and nude nymphs in churning waves, with a trident at upper left.

Study of the Landing of Maria de' Medici to Marsala, after Peter Paul Rubens

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary holding the infant Christ and a bearded man gesturing from a platform.

The Nativity

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate panel with putti, lions, and a mythological forge scene in the center.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, Design for a Sideboard Panel

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1700

Pen and ink oval sketch of Ulysses and Penelope embracing beside columns and a balustrade, with an inscription below.

Ulysses and Penelope Embracing Each other

Felice Giani, 1800

Two pencil and white chalk studies of hands on tan paper, one reaching outward and one with extended fingers.

Two Studies of Hand for Angel Appearing to St. Peter in "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of calves' heads, a standing calf from behind, and a hog on a pale paper ground.

Studies of Cattle, Heads of Sheep and a Hog

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of Siena Cathedral's interior with striped columns, monks and a kneeling woman at left.

Study for Watercolor, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a reclining woman with a winged cherub, a ship approaching on the sea at right.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Ariadne Viewing the Approach of Bacchus' Ship

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Pen and watercolor design of a rococo cartouche framing a lagoon scene with a tower, sailing boats and small figures.

Decorative Cartouche with a Lagoon Capricco

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled seated woman with a torch and two winged putti, labeled Castita.

Chastity

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged figure pouring water from a jar among clouds, in a curved lunette format.

Aquarius, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a lace-trimmed blouse beside a chair, with handwritten colour notes in the margins.

Sketch for Portrait of Miss Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a snaphunce long gun with handwritten labels for iron, steel, and brass parts.

Snaphunce long gun

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a female figure with a shield among fallen warriors on a battlefield, with advancing soldiers behind.

Spiritus Fortitudines

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and ink design sketch of a rococo rocaille cartouche with scrolls, foliage and a blank central panel.

Design for Panel Decoration with Rocaille Ornament

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1730

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man leaning back and pulling a rope, with a hand study at lower right.

Young Man Pulling a Rope

Details of Donkey Heads, South America

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a market stall with an awning, figures in hats, and studies of heads on a cream sheet.

Market Scene

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Colorful design drawing of a square painted ceiling with radiating coffers, classical figures, putti and ornate decorative bo

Design for a Painted Square Ceiling

Eugenio Agneni, 1850

Head of a Woman Wearing a Hat

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and gray wash drawing of a classical urn with a griffin, lion head, garlands, and a helmeted cameo portrait.

Fantasy of Classical Sculpture

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of mounted cavalry with banners in a battle scene, with riders scattering across an open field.

The Dispersion of the Spanish on the Adda under Giovanni de’ Medici

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

White floral embroidery design on ochre paper, laid out as an open waistcoat with flower sprays and leaves.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1713 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagon of Bacchus and Ceres seated with cherubs, grapes and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil study of ivy garlands and ribbon-tied festoon drapes on pale paper, by Robert Frederick Blum, 1890.

Study for festoons, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of two seated women in an oval, one with scales of justice and one with an olive branch.

Justice and Peace

Study of a Male Nude for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing of four ornamental pilaster strips with scrollwork, medallions, putti and classical figures.

Design for the Decoration of Four Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and wash sketch of a nude female figure raising one arm, holding a pendant, with draped cloth around her legs.

Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and wash design of an ornate doorway with an allegorical vignette showing a cross, eagle, lion, and shield.

Portal Design,"la Prusse et la Religion," design for plate 40 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique..."

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Graphite drawing of a draped female figure with laurel wreath playing a flute, labeled Euterpe musica.

Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink wall elevation with ornamental panels, a framed niche, and handwritten Italian notes on materials.

Wall Elevation, Probably for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a tricorn hat holding a cane, with a globe on a pedestal behind him.

Seated Gentleman

Hubert François Gravelot, 1720

Watercolor botanical study of pink hollyhocks, seed pods, blueberries and blackberries on a cream sheet.

Botanical Detail Studies: Hollyhocks, Blueberries, and Blackberries

Samuel Colman, 1880

Painting of surf crashing against a rocky, cliff-lined coast with dark boulders in the foreground and a hazy sky.

Surf Pounding Against the Rocky Maine Coast

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mounted officer with a rifle and horse, plus a second head study in the upper right.

Side View of a Mounted Officer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing split in two: an interior birth scene above and a preacher addressing a crowd in a wilderness below.

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, Melpomene holding a dagger and Clio with a scroll, beside a tall column.

Melpomane, Muse of Tragedia and Clio, Muse of History

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing in four panels showing soldiers, monks, a fire, a banquet, and an angel in interiors.

Scenes from Life of San Giovanni Gualberto

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long lace-trimmed dress, with a separate hand study and handwritten colour notes.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Standing, with Separate Left Hand Study

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of an archway entrance with a standing robed figure and a seated figure beside a stone wall.

Entrance to a Mosque

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite and chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated draped woman beside a bust in an arched niche, with a child at right.

Design for Allegory of Sculpture

Giacomo Zampa, 1800

Watercolor and pencil study of Siena Cathedral interior with a pulpit, painted arches, blue vaults and small figures.

Study of Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Watercolor of Sicilian figures in regional costume with a donkey, dog, and seated woman with child beside a rock.

Costumes of Sicily

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Faint pencil sketch of a seated female nude with raised arm, with a distant shoreline and buildings on warm toned paper.

Beach Scene

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen drawing of an ornate Rococo frame with an empty oval, an eagle, putti, an allegorical woman, and a city view below.

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Frederick V, King of Denmark

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1770

Pencil study of an ornate oil lamp with a lidded top, curved spout and flame, on a pedestal base, with grid lines.

Study for "Science," "The Progress of Civilization: Science and Art," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900