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Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a standing nude male figure, seated figures, winged putti and cloud studies.

Figural Studies

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures worshipping a nude statue beside an incense altar, with classical buildings in a

The Worship of Amor Vincitor

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of a winged figure with a trumpet flying among clouds and cherubs, a design for a ceiling.

Project for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink drawing of ten circular mythological scenes with classical deities, altars and ruins arranged in two rows.

Nine Circular Compositions with Diety Subject Matter

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of two draped women, one seated with a bowl and one reclining, with a ship in the background.

Bank Note Design: Commerce

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a bearded reclining figure, an Egyptian woman, and two putti beneath a rococo cartouche.

Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with an open book, flanked by two winged putti on clouds.

Theology, after Raphael Sansio, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, floral garland, and laurel branches on a cream sheet.

Design for a Trophy

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an ornate rococo library wall with bookshelves, a door, mirror, and classical urns.

Design for a Library Wall

Nicolas Pineau, 1730

Pencil sketch of loosely drawn seated and standing figures within a rectangular frame, with handwritten color notes below.

Figures in a Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Wash drawing of a domed ceiling design with coffered panels, classical columns, putti and a central hexagonal opening.

Design for a Painted Oblong Ceiling

Andrea Pazzi, 1700

Oil sketch of a muted sky with streaked rose and brown clouds over a blue-green band and ochre ground.

Sketch of the Sky

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a goat on a rock beside a wooden fence, with a tree behind, inscribed Pandi July 1853.

A Goat in Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash elevation of a salon wall with double doors, a central mantelpiece with clock, and a pale blue panel.

Wall Elevation for a Salon with Mantelpiece

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1770

Watercolor study of three harnessed horses pulling a wooden plow across a field, on textured tan paper.

Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of a battle between centaurs and Lapiths, with warriors grappling and raised weapons.

Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on paper of a gnarled tree trunk, hands, and a white cedar sprig with handwritten notes.

Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and watercolor sketch of a state coach with pale horses, a passenger under a striped awning, and attendants.

The State Coach

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of two friezes showing a sea centaur with a ram-headed creature above and a sea figure battling a winged sea m

Sea Centaur Battles Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design drawing of a hanging censer, a footed incense holder, and an alternative hanging lamp linked by gold chains

Design for Censer and Incense Holder with Alternative Suggestions

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of three nude female figures holding a garland, flanked by two winged cupids in a trapezoidal frame.

The Three Graces

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on pale paper of cattle, including a bull drinking and a yoke, with a handwritten note saying drinking.

Bull Drinking and a Yoke, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic interior with pointed arches, a rose window, columns and a ribbed vault.

Interior of a Gothic room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rowboat with a seated figure and an oar on calm water, on a tan sheet.

Row Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil sketch on grey paper of figures around a table, a veiled woman at left and a kneeling figure at lower right.

Mary Washing the Feet of Christ

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown paper sketch of snowy alpine peaks above a forested valley, drawn in graphite with white highlights.

The Watzmann and Königssee near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil frieze of winged putti riding dolphins over waves, with a bearded sea god's face at the right.

Frieze with Dolphins and Putto

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of figures on a beach beside an overturned boat, with a distant ship on the sea at upper right.

First Sketch for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880