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Pencil and wash study of a gnarled sycamore tree with bare branches over rocky ground and background trees.

Study of Sycamore

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall century plant flowering stalk with handwritten colour notes beside it.

Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a beach with waves, a standing figure on a rise of land, and distant figures under a pale sky.

Beach Scene, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of a right arm and hand with a draped sleeve on aged tan paper.

Study of Right Arm

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horned cow in a barn beside a feeding trough, with a second cow head in the foreground and hanging harness

Cattle Study for Sheep-Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink sketch of two figures talking in an interior with a table holding a pitcher and vase.

A genre scene

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pencil study of gathered white drapery for a kneeling figure, with a smaller fold of cloth sketched at upper right.

Drapery Study for Kneeling Figure in "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a seated soldier holding a rifle, with small figures and a horizon in the distance.

Three Days on the Front

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two ornamental bolt designs, one circular with a beaded rim, one lobed with scrolled acanthus leaves.

Designs for Bolts

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick supported by putti holding torches and scrolled dolphin-like bases.

Design for a Candlestick

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Pencil sketch of horsemen, a standing figure on a horse, and a crowd with a boat in a loose study.

Feast of the Ascension celebration, Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink drawing on red ground of a winged angel seated on a volute, one arm raised overhead.

Angel Seated on a Volute

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Two watercolor brooch designs in Byzantine style with gold scrollwork, red crosses, blue roundels and interlaced bands on cre

Two Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Watercolor of a two-masted schooner with grey sails floating on calm water, with its reflection rippling below.

Two-masted Schooner with Dory

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor and ink ceiling design with radiating canopy, central oval of Aurora and putti, and garlands.

A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose graphite sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and draped clothing, set against faint interior lines.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Ink drawing of a grand staircase with a domed ceiling, arched windows, carved wall panels, and a decorative balustrade.

Design for the Grand Staircase at the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1720

Four Studies After the Head of a Man

Giovanni Giardini, 1700

Pencil sketch of two children and cabin furnishings on a small sheet mounted in a maroon album.

Cabin with Two Children

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey wash drawing of figures seated at a tea table beside a dragon sculpture, with floral and star-patterned garments.

International Tea Party

Winslow Homer, 1860

Head of a Bearded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose charcoal sketch of two sailboats on choppy sea, one large sail in the foreground and a smaller boat on the horizon.

Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1890

Black chalk study on blue paper of a bearded man in draped cloth, hand to his head, with a separate hand study above.

Drawing Studies with Woman's Face and Man Reclining, and Right Hand with Forearm

Pencil and white chalk drawing of rocky coastal cliffs, a calm sea, and a distant sailboat under a streaked evening sky.

Cliffs at Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose watercolor sketch of soldiers seated and standing together on sandy ground beside tents and trees.

Soldiers Seated in a Group

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of several tree canopies with handwritten notes about purple flowers and foliage gaps.

Sketches of Tree Tops, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers with rifles walking beside civilians in hats and coats.

Soldiers Escorting Civilians

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite and chalk drawing of a folded fabric sleeve and bent arm on tan paper, study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Sleeve for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a thick horizontal limb and bare branches on aged paper.

Study of a Leafless Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil drapery study of a folded sleeve on tan paper, with hatched shading and a handwritten date in the lower right.

Drapery Study of Sleeve

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Graphite and chalk study of bare feet and legs with draped cloth on tinted paper, by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Feet for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a Pompeiian-style wall and ceiling with winged figures, drapery swags, and columns.

Wall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and white chalk study on grey-blue paper of a leather boot and a hand with curled fingers.

Study for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms under a canopy, flanked by kneeling figures in a circular frame.

Motif for Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a classical entablature with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, and bead molding in ochre and brown washes.

Elevation of an Entablature

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing of two bull hunts: horsemen with spears chasing bulls above, and eagles attacking bulls below.

Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a plumed canopy finial with beaded drapery and a fringed, tasseled valance below.

Detail of a Plumed Canopy Finial

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Two brown ink and wash ceiling design studies with octagonal coffers, oval medallions, a putto, and scrollwork.

Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil study of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on an open book beside a red-draped table.

Study for "The Reverend Thomas Stockton," San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of a pedestal table with flowers and a console table with fluted columns, with faint pencil room outlines.

Project for Tables; Sketches for Chests of Drawers and Possibly Frieze Stand

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

François Boucher, 1740

Pencil sketch of covered army wagons, mules and horses on an open plain, with tents and figures in the distance.

Train of Army Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two putti statuary groups labeled Mutua Amicitia and Concordia, by Jan Claudius de Cock.

Projects for a statuary group: "Friendship," "Accord"

Flemish Jan Claudius de Cock, 1720

Pen sketch of men in wide hats peering over earthworks in a grassy field, with rifles along the embankment.

Men Looking Over Earthworks

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose sketch of small figures in robes on a sandy shore, with a small boat, a white building and a dog.

Mixed Sketches with Figures

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical clock case design with fluted columns, an urn finial, a circular dial and lattice pane

Design for a Table Clock

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds in an arched niche, holding the Christ child.

Madonna and child

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candelabrum with a fluted column, scrolls, medallion and winged figure on base.

Design for a Candelabrum

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Two pen and ink sketches of heraldic shields with scrolling ornament, putti, and a crown, on cream paper.

Two sketches for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reaching toward a woman under cherubs in clouds, with an arch and barred window behind.

St. Peter and St. Agatha

Pietro Novelli, 1600

Brown-toned sketch of cliffs, churning sea and a distant island, with white highlights on the waves and rocks.

Views near Cape St. John and Gull Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a steamship with smoking funnel battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky.

Seascape with Fishing Trawler, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate candlestick held by a putto, beside a standing young man holding a lantern.

Candlestick; portrait

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ornate pitchers and a lion-masked bowl on a pale sheet.

Sheet of a Drawing Book: Two Pitchers and Bowl

Giuseppe Valadier, 1620

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress with hands folded, with a separate hand study and handwritten notes.

Sketch for Portrait of the Youngest Daughter of William Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned hall, with seated men at a bench on the right.

The Spirit of Science

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Graphite and chalk study of a seated man in a chair, a standing man in a hat holding a pitcher, and drapery.

Study of Two Men and Skirt Drapery for Mrs. Sheppard Gandy

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor interior design of a wall with tapestry panels, a marble fireplace, a gilt clock, and a gilded chair.

Section of a wall, Tapestry Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a crowded lifeboat battling rough waves, with a distant ship on a stormy sea.

The Life Boat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of an orange and pink sunset sky over dark silhouetted trees and distant blue hills.

Orange Sky at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Yellow watercolor design of an ink stand with a central urn, two seated cherubs writing, and shell-shaped basins.

Design for ink stand

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800