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Graphite study of a woman's head turned upward, eyes gazing up and to the left, on toned paper, 1850.

Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Studies of Head and Arms of a Child

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Loose brown sketch of two bedouin figures in robes and headcloths standing in a dark rocky cave opening, one holding a long s

Two Bedouins

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Stained glass design of a winged angel with a sword beside a memorial tablet inscribed with Thomas J. Post, against a starry

Design for Stained Glass Memorial Window to Thomas J. Post

Robert Winthrop Chanler, 1910

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate fireplace with a carved bust in a niche, a standing figure, and an oval floor plan b

Design for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of hands and a sleeve cuff, preparatory studies for a portrait.

Sketches of Hands for Portrait of William Amory

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sheet of grouped studies: a Madonna with angels, robed figures, crowded interiors, and an architectural mo

Studies after Paintings by Perugino and Alfonso Lombardo in Bologna; sixteenth-century monument, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Study of Mrs. Winthrop for "Lady Washington's Reception Day"

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Three watercolor designs for altar candlesticks with blue globe bases, winged angels, lions and IHS monograms on a pale sheet

Three Designs for Altar Candlesticks for a Jesuit Church

Pietro Belli, 1820

Pencil sketch of two craggy cliffs rising above a low horizon, with the sky left largely blank.

Iceberg Panorama, Canada, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash design drawing of a sauce boat with grapevine decoration, a reclining winged female figure, and a pedestal base on

Design for a Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil portrait of a balding, heavy-set man in a high-collared coat and cravat, turned to the left, within a ruled border.

Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1820

Pencil sketch of a rainbow over a sea with a sailing ship, surrounded by figure studies and handwritten color notes.

Rainbow over the Mediterranean with Figure Sketches, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Symmetrical pen and wash design for a plaster ceiling with central rosette, swags, ribbons and acanthus scrolls.

Design for a Plaster Ceiling

George Richardson, 1810

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ child with a rosary, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Sheet 15 of a Drawing Book, Group of the Madonna of the Rosary

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1800

Graphite study of a young girl with long wavy hair and a white collar, turned to the side, on cream paper.

Study of Child's Head for "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite drawing of a seated nude woman with long hair, leaning against a post with her head bowed.

Female Nude on a Stool

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of two winged, serpent-entwined ornamental masks with a small scroll study beneath them.

Mask with Two Heads; Mask with Two Serpent Heads

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall birch trees with pale trunks and loose foliage rising above rocky ground.

Study of Black Birches

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink sketch with compartments showing Elijah under a tree, a banquet, the Annunciation, and Christ among angels.

Wooded Landscape with Elijah Awakened and Nourished by an Angel on Mount Horeb [above left]; Annunciation [below left…

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and wash design of an enthroned crowned woman among allegorical figures and cherubs, framed by empty rococo cartouches.

Design for a title page or frontispiece dedicated to the Empress Maria Theresa

Johann Gottfried Eichler The Younger, 1730

Red chalk drawing of an asymmetric rococo cartouche with scrolls, shells, a flower bouquet and palm trees around an empty cen

Drawing for a Rocaille Escutcheon

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pen and ink sketch with brown wash of a seated artist at a table and figures in an interior with draped cloth.

Seated Artist

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Pen and wash drawing of two women in long skirts and a black mantilla in a town street with buildings behind them.

In a Spanish Town

Constantin Guys, 1840

Study of Titian for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor of a Naples fruit stall with hanging grapes and melons, vendors, townspeople, children, and a dog on a street.

Water color; A fruit stall in Naples at Christmas

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil and watercolor botanical studies of asters, a pink thistle, clover leaves and seed pods on cream paper.

Studies of Meadow Flowers

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash elevation of a hall with Ionic columns, statue niches, medallions and a barrel vault above.

Design for Windows in a Hall or Gallery

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining couple with a cupid in a garden, framed in an octagon with pencil grid numbers.

Ceiling Design with Rinaldo and Armida, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a door with an overdoor relief of seated figures and scrolling ornamental panels.

Design for a Double Door with Overdoor

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a church pillar pedestal with a relief of two putti and fluted pilasters.

Design for the Pedestal and Base of a Pillar in a Church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental frame with fruit garlands, a crowned cartouche, and figures around a central doorway.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Mattia Preti, 1660

Sketch of a steamship and a sailing ship on calm grey sea, with a small rowboat in the foreground under pale sky.

Ships in the North, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated veiled woman reading, with a winged putto holding a torch beside a lamp stand.

Vigilance

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated figure seen from behind, holding a book and resting a hand on a chair arm.

Sketch of Seated Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of draped figures in a classical interior within an octagonal frame, with a standing attendant holding a

Virgil Reading the Eulogy of Marcellus to Lucretia and Augustus, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for an embroidered waistcoat with purple and yellow borders, green and red floral tassels along the hem.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1919 of Fabrique de St. Ruf

L. V, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of Achilles learning lyre from centaur Chiron, with seated women and a distant landscape.

Achilles Taught by Centaur Chiron How to Play Lyre

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of a figure with a parasol walking past a woman in a shawl and a man in a hat.

Man and Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a neoclassical urn with female masks, grape garlands, and eagles on a tray below.

Design for Bottle Cooler, Glasses, and Tray

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch of two girls seated on a grassy bank beside a tree trunk, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two Girls Seated on a Bank

Winslow Homer, 1870

Red chalk sketch of three standing men in hats, one seen from behind, with loose hatched shading on a pale sheet.

Three Standing Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of a woman seen from behind, arms raised and hands gathering ruffled fabric on tan paper.

Study of a Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of mounted cavalry soldiers with lances and a bugler by a waterfront with ships.

General McClellan's Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Embarking at Alexandria for Old Point Comfort

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of figures and a crowd on pale paper, with the handwritten words "A Call for Volunteers" beneath.

A Call for Volunteers

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a dagger with an ornate hilt and long blade, with handwritten notes, on a pale sheet of paper.

Dagger

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of marching infantry soldiers and drummers in the foreground, with a column of troops receding across an open f

Marching Infantry Column

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing with four panels of putti, a lion, an eagle, and allegorical figures for ceiling decoration.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Four Allegorical Representations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil design for a ceiling with a central chariot scene, winged figures, trumpets and ornamental scrolls in a grid layout.

Ceiling Decoration, Victory in a Chariot, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Charcoal sketch on blue-grey paper of a man in a cap and long coat, seen from behind, holding a drum and stick.

Drummer Seen from the Back

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a deathbed scene with angels playing lute and flute above, putti on clouds, and kneeling mourne

Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1690

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shaggy goat with curved horns standing in shallow water near rocks.

Study of a Goat

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Two colored design studies for a brooch with gold scrollwork, red crosses, and blue and white star medallions.

Design for a Brooch

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Graphite study of a seated man reading against a tree, with sketches of hands and feet around him.

Study for Illustration

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Oval grey-blue wash drawing of three putti near an architectural niche, with brown and white highlights.

Three Putti: Design for a Grisaille Painting

Jacob de Wit, 1750

Grey wash drawing of a vertical ceiling design with Apollo, putti, clouds and a reclining draped figure.

Ceiling Design with Apollo

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1770

Pencil sketch of a long-necked stringed instrument with notes about pine wood and a small study of birds.

Musical instrument

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a leafy group of trees with slender trunks rising from rocky ground, handwritten date at right.

A Group of Trees, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical underworld scene with a enthroned figure, robed attendants, and columns.

Hades; Persephone in the Underworld (Offering to Proserpine)

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a rocky coast with boulders, a flat shoreline, three small figures, and distant buildings under a pale sky.

Study for "Rocky Coast and Gulls"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and pencil study sheet with scrolled cartouche, medallion, crossed staffs and leafy ornaments on cream paper.

Studies of Masts and Ornaments

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of two winged putti in dynamic poses, with a sketched urn.

Sketches of Two Winged Putti and an Urn

Taddeo Zuccari, 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of ornamented interior wall paneling, a fireplace, and a circular decorative motif.

Designs for a Living Room Interior

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800