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Pencil sketch of two standing sentries in greatcoats and kepi caps, one holding a rifle upright, on aged paper.

Two Studies of a Sentry

Winslow Homer, 1860

Study of a single coconut palm with spreading fronds against a pale gray and ochre background, on worn paper.

Coconut Palm

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a leaning white birch tree beneath the leafy top of an old elm, with roots at the base.

Old Elm Top and White Birch, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of a column, sphinx, seated figures on pedestals, and spiral staircases on paper.

Monument, column and spiral staircase

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of helmeted Prudence seated in an oval, holding a mirror and a serpent, labeled PRUDENZA.

Decorative Project with Prudence in Oval

Felice Giani, 1780

Pen and brown wash design for a window case with lion-head brackets, a carved mask in the pediment, and draped curtains.

Design for Elevation of a Window Case

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Ink and wash title page design with rococo cartouche, crossed flags, trumpets and floral urn framing the words Oeuvres de Fra

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1900

Brown wash drawing of Yosemite valley with a pale granite dome, pine trees, boulders, a stream, and a seated figure.

The North Dome, Yosemite, California

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of masted sailing ships and a rowboat moored on calm harbor water, drawn on tan paper.

Harbor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grotesque bearded head with curled hair on a foliate-decorated column.

Head of a walking stick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the infant Christ, shepherds, animals, and angels holding a Latin b

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1790

Red chalk drawing on tan paper of a seated, curly-haired male figure with outstretched arm and white highlights.

Kneeling Man

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1600

Pencil and watercolor study of an ornate stone basin on a carved pedestal beside a striped wall and faint figures.

Study of Basin, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornamental arabesque designs with winged figures, swans, urns and garlands.

Design for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Graphite sketch on grey paper of two women seen from behind in period dress, with a seated figure in a bonnet at right.

Studies of Standing Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a female figure's head and torso with surrounding sketches of lily flowers and annotated botanical notes.

Study for female figure and flowers

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Soft pencil sketch on tan paper of a young woman with a draped head covering and lowered eyes.

Madonna

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Sheet with a red chalk study of a male torso above a pencil sketch of figures in a columned architectural interior.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long frock coat with a bow tie, one hand resting on a surface.

President Chester Alan Arthur Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet of camels in multiple poses, with a robed figure and the handwritten note 'Against evening sky'.

Camel Studies, Against Evening Sky, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of figures with a parasol on a sandy beach, wooden posts and a flat horizon in the distance.

Seashore

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Charcoal study of a woman's head turned upward on grey paper, with white highlights and faint grid lines.

Study of Head for "Early Christian Prisoners"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Ink and wash design of a decorated portal with draped fabric, candelabra, lion figures and floral garlands.

Decoration of a portal in honor of a prelate

Paolo Pozzi, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of two hanging trophies of carpentry and cabinetmaking tools, books, and drapery, by Delafosse.

A pair of trophies referring to the crafts of the cabinet maker and the carpenter

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long gown holding flowers, with a faint second arm study at left.

Sketch for Portrait of a Standing Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a fish, a rowboat with figures, and standing figures, with handwritten notes.

Mixed Sketches, Obersee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash design drawing of an octagonal coffee urn with cherub medallions, classical heads, and a serpent-shaped spout.

Design for a Coffee Urn

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Brown ink and wash design of vertical wall panels with wheat sheaves, ribbon bows, flower garlands and leafy borders.

Design for Wall Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Horse

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Mrs. B as Peace, Study for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of mountain ridges and trees with handwritten colour notes like green light and green blue.

Mountains above the Königssee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sheet with studies of decorative ceiling designs, coffered panels, friezes and handwritten colour notes.

Four Decorative Studies of Ceilings; Verso: Anatomical Studies

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch with white highlights of boulders beneath a cascading waterfall on tan paper.

Boulders beneath Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of a candlestick with a nude youth holding an urn cup beside a coiled serpent.

Design for a Candlestick

Pietro Belli, 1820

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a candlestick with two putti, acanthus leaves, and an oval cartouche on a pedestal.

Design for a Candlestick

Jacques III Roëttiers, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a seated armored woman with spear and shield in a rococo ornamental panel with garlands and urn.

Designs for Gobelins Tapestry, October (Les Mois Grotesques par Bandes)

Claude Audran III, 1700

Watercolor design of a rose and violet flower spray on a coat lapel outline with thorny stems below.

Design for the Embroidery of the Top Part of a Man's Coat (Lapel), Pattern No. 1510 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a woman with a jar on her head, a seated woman with a child, grass and landscape lines on aged paper.

Figure Sketches, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monument with a female figure holding a spear, flanked by two lions among trees.

Design for a monument to R. Clefeort

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil drawing of a hunting trophy with a boar head, antlers, horn, spear and foliage, arranged vertically on paper.

Design for a Snuff Box Cover (verso); Trophy of Hunting (recto)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a classical robed figure raising one arm and holding a staff on tan paper.

Classical Figure

Minardi Tommaso, 1900

Pencil sketch of a dead pine tree's bare branches and trunk on beige paper, labeled Pine.

Dead Pine Tree, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a dense cavalry battle above, with loose pen sketches of figures and horses below.

Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a rococo frame with empty oval center, scrolling foliage, and a reclining cherub at lower left.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Francis Russell, Second Earl of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical building with domed wings, a central tower, and columns.

Elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of an ornate baldacchino over an altar with papal arms, angels, columns and a crucifix.

Baldacchino with Papal Ar

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Red chalk study of a standing male figure with outstretched arm and loose sketches of heads and drapery on cream paper.

Study for a group of figures, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown-ground drawing of Christ in glory surrounded by angels, clouds and nude figures, heightened with white and blue.

Christ in Glory with Angels

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Red chalk architectural elevation of a door, overdoor with a griffin, lion mask, and carved wall panels on paper.

Elevations of a Door, Door Frame, Overdoor, and Adjoining Wall Panel

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pen and brown wash drawing of six designs for bedroom alcoves with draped curtains, domes, and classical columns.

Six Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a tree grove with bamboo leaf studies scattered below, labeled Jamaica Aug 65.

Bamboo Grove, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing mounted officer in a kepi cap, sash and sabre, on aged paper.

Mounted Cavalry Officer

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of an empty rococo cartouche topped with a papal tiara and crossed keys.

Drawing - Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Pencil sketch of a figure seen from behind, wearing a cap and coat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

James McNeill Whistler

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil study of a standing man in an overcoat with a repeated head, shoulder and outstretched arm on tan paper.

President Chester A. Arthur, Standing, with Separate Head, Shoulder, and Arm Study

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a tall candlestick with six leaf-shaped candle cups, winged sphinxes, and an ivy-wrapped colum

Design for a Candlestick

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Graphite sketch of four monkey head studies on tan paper, one large frontal face and three smaller angled views.

Monkey

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Watercolor of a Venetian canal street with brick buildings, a footbridge, a lantern, and a figure in a dark cloak.

Canal, Venice, Italy

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1880

Pencil sketch of a waterfall and cliff beneath a moon in the night sky, titled Niagara Moonlight.

Niagara Moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Two Studies of a Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and chalk drawing of Bash-Bish Falls with figures resting on a rock ledge in the foreground.

Bash-Bish Falls, South Egremont, Massachusetts

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Ink and wash design for a rococo escutcheon with an empty central field, shell crest and scrolled fluted sides.

Design for an escutcheon

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Ink and wash architectural design of an altar with columns, a coffered arch, a niche statue, and a floor plan below.

Design for an altar for St. Anthony of Padua

Andrea Pozzo, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of five vertical pilaster strips with medallions, garlands, and small standing figures.

Design for the Decorations of Five Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk sketch of angels with a diagonal cross and draped shroud, showing overlapping figure studies on a pale sheet.

Angels Carrying the Holy Cross and Shroud

Mattia Preti, 1660

Two watercolor studies of resting brown and white calves, one lying under a tree and one asleep in grass.

Studies of Calves, Stockbridge

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed figure kneeling at an altar as a priest gestures toward rising smoke, with onlookers.

Ceiling Design for the Consecration of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude figure bound to a column while two men raise whips in a colonnaded hall.

Sketchbook Page: Flagellation of Christ

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of Zeus enthroned at the center of a council of gods, with a winged figure and warriors around him.

Zeus Deciding on the Destiny of Troy, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a dark suit, arms folded, head bowed, on a wooden chair.

Young Man, Seated, from Scribner's "Eighty Drawings including the Weaker Sex"

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Watercolor and pencil design with rose and heather bouquets and oval embroidered floral motifs on a pale blue ground.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a tree branch with twigs and a small perched bird on a tan sheet of paper.

Tree Branch

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing split into two scenes: Erminia with a shepherd above, and Atalanta hunting a boar below.

Erminia and the Shepherd [above]; Atalanta hunting the Calydonian Boar [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered baroque steeple with columns, statues and a domed top, with handwritten notes.

Steeple in baroque style in the style of Borromini

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a violinist seen from behind, bow raised, with a smaller partial figure drawing below.

Musician playing the violin

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Study of Mrs. Jay for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sketch of three scenes: horsemen by a river, figures in water, and a crowded battle with an SPQR banner.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 95: Three Paintings after Giulio Romano; Verso: Lion and Eagle

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a domed Egyptian-style tomb interior with columns, hieroglyphs, a large statue and small figures.

Stage Design, Sepulchral Building in Egyptian Style

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar design with columns, sculpted figures, a relief panel and a winged angel statue.

Design for an Altar

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall plunging through a rocky gorge, with small figures below and buildings on the cliff

The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli

Felice Giani, 1800

Black and red chalk drawing of a standing soldier in period dress holding a ramrod, with a sword at his side.

Soldier Loading His Gun

Carlo Marchionni, 1710

Pen and brown wash drawing of two designs for a bedroom alcove wall with draped curtains, columns, and figures.

Designs for Bedroom Alcove Walls

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a candelabrum on a column, supported by two winged sphinx figures on pedestals.

Design for Arabesque in Candelabra Form, Probably for the Red Room in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash architectural drawing of a classical portal with arched opening, Corinthian columns and a sculpted pediment.

Frame for a town gate with alternate suggestions

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Watercolor design of two robed figures holding torches beside a sun-faced column and a smaller smoking urn, with Italian insc

Design for an Andiron

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Donkey

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Blue-grey wash drawing of a female saint rising through clouds among angels and putti, with a crowned figure above.

Apotheosis of a Female Saint

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a tiered altar with pediment, scrolls, cherub head, obelisks and scale bar.

Project for an Altar

Francesco Mosca, 1600

Pencil sketch of a tall palm tree beside a building, with handwritten notes on colors like warm grey and yellow light.

Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a man wearing a hat piled with newspapers, holding a sheet labeled La Presse, in a street scene.

La Presse, The Press

Constantin Guys, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier with spear and shield, with two head studies in the lower left.

Soldier Running :Study for Figure in Left Foreground, "Betrayal of Christ," Rome, S. Maria della Consolazione, Mattte…

Taddeo Zuccaro, 1520

General Napoleon Bonapart

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1810