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Gridded needlework pattern of pink roses in a yellow basket, with floral borders on both sides.

Drawing - T. P. Devrient, 1800

T. P. Devrient, 1800

Pencil sketch of half-timbered houses with steep roofs and dormer windows in Rouen, on tan paper.

Houses in Rouen

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a Chinoiserie pavilion with green and yellow tiered roofs, red columns, dragon finials and stone steps.

Chinoiserie Pavilion

Frederick Crace, 1810

Ink drawing of the United States Capitol's domed facade with blue pencil width notes below.

The Capitol in Washington, D.C., for the Weekly Times

James Henry Moser, 1900

Pencil sketch of stone masonry blocks, an obelisk, and a leaf-patterned grille on cream paper.

Masonry of Trinity Cemetery, NYC

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Watercolor and pencil study of a wooded hillside with a small cabin, boulders and tall trees, with handwritten notes.

Study for landscape, Hasliberg, Switzerland

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pen-and-ink drawing of bare trees, brick ruins, a wooden mill with water wheel, and cabins in a winter landscape.

Present Aspect of Gaines's Mill, Looking East

Harry Fenn, 1880

Pencil sketch of two arched shopfronts in Bayeux, one with a standing figure in the doorway and one with potted plants.

Sketch in Bayeux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of Roman soldiers gesturing at a curtained bed while a woman slumps in a chair in the foreground.

Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Brown ink landscape drawing of a tall tree, reeds, a thatched cottage, grazing cattle, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Cottage

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Pencil drawing of the Rathaus at Dettelbach, a gabled town hall with a central turret and a grand external staircase.

Rathhaus at Dettelbach

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical wall fountain with niches, statues, and a plan below.

Wall Fountain Elevation

Pellegrino Sabbatelli, 1790

Pencil drawing of two wall elevations with ornamental panels, one with birds and foliage, the other with a central bird medal

Wall Decoration, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop castle with towers and walls above a village and a winding road.

Château at Villeneuve

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Red chalk study of balusters, urns, moldings and acanthus leaf ornaments arranged across a pale sheet.

Study of balusters and sculptural motifs

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor ceiling design of a dove carrying a flower garland through clouds, framed by diamond and rope borders.

Design for Ceiling

Frederick Crace, 1800

Shaded drawing of a reclining male nude modeled after classical sculpture, with a raised arm and draped cloth behind.

Study of Sculpture of Reclining Male Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hillside village of closely packed houses and rooftops with trees, inscribed Villeneuve from Old Château.

Villeneuve from Old Château

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat fishing beside a bucket, with a leafy tree and foliage at right.

Study of a man

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of a gilded classical column arch with a scrolled iron grille and serpent finials between pedestals.

Mantelpiece Detail, Music Room

Robert Jones, 1810

Pencil sketch of Florentine riverfront buildings with tiled roofs and small rowboats on the water below.

From my Window, Florence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town with fortified walls, a castle, churches and waterfront buildings with small moored boats.

Study of landscape, Spezia, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of a colonnade with four bays showing a cloudy sky above red railings, with decorative gold corner brackets

Wall for Decoration, perhaps for corridor, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Graphite sketch of several jockeys on galloping horses drawn in angular, overlapping lines on pale translucent paper.

Jockeys on Horseback

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seated women and children in loose drapery, one figure leaning forward in the foreground.

Study of women

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil study of a carved stone capital with lobed leaves beside a second study of a Rayonnant capital with stylized foliage.

Two Studies of Capitals

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of a bedroom with a figure lying in bed and several men in dark clothing standing beside it.

That's No Good, the Squire Said, Quietly

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Triangular watercolor design of pierced grillework with quatrefoils, circles and a central six-pointed star in blue-grey tone

Design for pierced marble grillework

J.D. Woodward, 1890

Pencil sketch of a curving bay with white buildings, trees and hills beyond, inscribed Tangier, on tan paper.

Bay of Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Etching of two men in feathered hats gambling and drinking on a rock beside a tree and tiled house.

Landscape with men gambling

Frederick Bloemaert, 1680