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Pencil sketch of two men in wide-brimmed sombreros standing on a plain ground, one holding a long stick.

Two Mexicans Standing

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with hair in a bun, head bowed, one hand raised to her neck.

Figure of a Woman

Winslow Homer, 1880

Graphite study of an outstretched left hand emerging from draped cloth on tan paper, with a handwritten note above.

Study of Left Hand for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil botanical study of a plant with large veined leaves, buds, and a curved stem, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Study, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of a sedan chair pulled by three mules past a smoking volcano, with a muleteer and a rider in the foreground.

Journey by Sedan Chair

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a kneeling saint and lion below and angels above.

Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome

Felice Giani, 1800

Sketch of a seated man in dark dress holding a book, with a white cravat, red chair and gold drapery behind him.

Study for "Portrait of James Cornell Biddle," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Thomas Sully, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a nude woman seen from behind holding flowers beside a tree, with a landscape beyond.

Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1620

Graphite and colored chalk study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different poses by Walter Shirlaw.

Study of Hands

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Charcoal study of a draped female torso with gathered fabric over the shoulders, on cream paper.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated older man in a suit and bow tie, hands resting in his lap, in an armchair.

Robert L. Stuart Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Colored pencil study of a banana plant with arching leaves, a stem, and handwritten color notes on grey paper.

Banana Plant

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Loose brown wash and pencil sketch of a mounted bugler playing a trumpet beside a horse.

Mounted Bugler

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with vine leaves, grapes, satyr figures, and lions at its base.

Candlestick Representting Autumn

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch of women wading in surf near a beach, with a seated figure in a hat beside a rowboat on pebbles.

Women Surf Bathing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of a dusky landscape with a dark mountain silhouette under a glowing orange and yellow sunset sky.

The Catskills at Twilight, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design drawing of a rococo wall with chinoiserie landscape panels, gilded frames, and a central console table.

Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta

Nicola Fiore, 1770

Loose pencil sketch on cream paper of a goat's head above a reclining dog.

Dog and goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of three sailboats, including two schooners, on a calm sea under a pale horizon.

Two Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure, three oyster shells, and elephants helping each other in a wooded scene.

Standing figure,Oyster Shells [above]; Elephants Helping Each Other Out of a Trap [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude child seen from behind, with a grid overlay and a faint head study at upper left.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Design drawing of a decorated wall with landscape panels, a red upholstered chair, and a blue porcelain vase.

Section of a wall, Chinese Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil drapery study on squared grid showing shaded cloth folds and a diagonal staff, by Kenyon Cox, 1890.

Study for ''Commerce," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and bare branches on a mossy forest floor, with handwritten moss notes on tan paper.

Trees on a Slope

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a candlestick with a seated putto, pedestal relief, and handwritten Italian notes.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical candelabrum with six candles, a vine-wrapped central column and a standing putto on to

Candlestick

Giuseppe Valadier, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of four ornamental designs, including two masks with serpents, a mermaid, and a figure on acanthus

Four doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Head of a Rooster

Samuel Colman, 1900

Pencil and watercolor study of a white lily stem with open blossoms, yellow stamens, buds and green leaves on pale paper.

Lily, Stockbridge

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated man in a jacket and cravat, hands clasped, turned toward the viewer.

Man Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a jacket holding an open large book on his lap, with handwritten notes.

Study for a Portrait of Mr. Morris K. Jesup, Esq.

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil study of a seated woman guiding a standing nude youth who draws a bow, drawn over a squared transfer grid.

Study for "The Education of Cupid"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a mounted cavalry soldier in a cap, holding a sabre, with loose lines for the horse on tan paper.

Cavalry Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate panel design with an oval portrait of a standing man, flanked by putti and military tr

Design for a Panel with Portrait of a Nobleman

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of two bedroom alcove designs with draped curtains, pilasters and decorative cornices.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of two harnessed horses pulling a wagon with a spoked wheel visible on the right.

Horses and Wagon (The Picnic Excursion)

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey wash design drawing of two draped female figures on columns holding scrolled candelabra arms.

Design for a Pair of Candelabra

Pietro Belli, 1810

Portrait of a Man

Pietro Gagliardi, 1820

Study of a Horse, Quimper, Brittany

Samuel Colman, 1870

Ink and brown wash sketch of an ornate pulpit with a canopy, draped fabric, and columns on a stepped base.

Pulpit elevation

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of two scenes: Thetis at a forge with armor, and Thetis presenting armor to a reclining Achilles.

Thetis in the Workshop of Hephaestus; Thetis Showing the Armor to Achilles: Two Designs for Ceiling Panels in the Gal…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketches of a steamboat, a canoe with figures, hills, and tall plants, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Sketches of Plants, a Steamer, and a Champan from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Circular ink drawing of classical gods and figures reclining and gathering among clouds, with a handwritten caption below.

Banquet of the Gods

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor of a man in a yellow hat and dark coat shading his eyes while leaning on a walking stick, with a cast shadow.

The Lookout

Samuel Colman, 1860

Six watercolor designs of hunting trophies with rifles, horns, game birds, nets and flowers on a cream sheet.

Designs for Six Trophies Composed of Hunting Attributes

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Pen and ink sheet of ceiling decoration studies with roundels and diamond panels showing winged putti and mythological figure

Project for Decoration of Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of four putti playing music above a lower scene of a reclining body mourned by figures in a rocky

Four Putti Making Music, Study after Lodovico Carracci; Christ, Study after Massari

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and brown wash design with a central tondo of seated Apollo with lyre and three diamond panels of seasonal figures.

Decorative Project for Central Tondo with Apollo, Autumn and Winter

Felice Giani, 1780

Charcoal sketch of a bearded soldier in a kepi raising a rifle while standing in tall grass.

Cavalry Soldier Loading a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate interior wall with paneling, a doorway, fireplace, and small figure scene.

Elevation of a wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash study of a crowned divine figure in clouds with light rays, above kneeling people, within an ornate frame.

Study for God Appears to Moses and his Companions, Plate 171, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Ink and wash design drawing of a coffered ceiling with medallions above an alcove with carved pilasters and brown wash.

Design for a Section of an Alcove and the Ceiling of a Bedroom

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Small pen and wash sketch of two draped classical figures, one holding a staff with ribbon, on a pale sheet.

Celebrating Couple, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a dancing figure and a seated figure among looping grapevines in a rectangular frieze.

Celebration of the Vine

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink sketch of Apollo's chariot and horses driving through clouds, led by the figure of Aurora.

Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil design drawing of a neoclassical urn with grape garlands and a lidded salt cellar beside it on cream paper.

Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar

Pietro Belli, 1800

Ink and wash drawing in three panels showing classical figures, musicians, putti and grapes representing the seasons.

Spring, Summer, Fall

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of two vertical ornamental bands, one with interlaced leaves and one with a stem of leaves and bud

Torus molding and band

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painted design study of a decorated wall with green damask field, gilded moldings, heraldic medallion and ornamental panels.

Section of wall, Guard Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of church wall designs with ornamental frieze, arched niche, and three small religious narrative scenes.

Designs for a Church Wall

Francesco Manno, 1830

Pencil sketch of ship masts, rigging lines and a curved sail on a cut sheet of paper.

Sketches of Ships' Masts

Winslow Homer, 1890

Oil study of a nude winged putto with a bow and blue drapery within a brown circular roundel.

Study for Roundel with Putto

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and grey wash drawing of two figures in pointed caps at a draped table beneath a feathery tree.

Design for Title Page, Cahier des Parasols Chinois

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1780

Brown wash design drawing of a window wall with draped curtains, a central mythological panel, and classical landscape views

Design for a Window Wall with Tapestry Panel, Chateau de Craon

Jean-Baptiste Marechal, 1770