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Pencil sketch of a tree-lined lakeshore with loose grasses in the foreground and the date Sep 1876 written in the corner.

Lake View near Mt. Katahdin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Mrs. Levicz as Peace, Study for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of icebergs above a horizon line on tan paper, with white highlights suggesting ice, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite pencil sketch of three female figures, one standing with raised arm, in a shaded rocky landscape, study for design.

A Group of Four Nymphs (Motif for Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor design of two gilt bronze andirons with sphinxes and griffins and a central sconce with a figure holding candle ar

Design for Two Andirons and Sconce of Gilt Bronze

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto aiming a bow from a centaur in a lunette-shaped composition.

Sagittarius, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Two nude children recline on a pale cloth beside a vase, against a green and gold patterned backdrop with foliage.

Drawing - Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and grey wash drawing of an elderly woman in a headscarf seated at a wooden spinning frame, working thread.

An Old Woman Spinning

Claude Louis Desrais, 1810

Ink and watercolor studies of irises on tan paper, some flowers tinted purple, others red and yellow, with buds and stems.

Studies of Irises

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Watercolor study of two drooping chestnut branches with green serrated leaves and pale hanging catkins on a tan background.

Study of Chestnut Tree Branches

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Watercolor and ink study of several irises with purple petals, stems and buds arranged across a peach background sheet.

Study of Irises

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of pink and white sweet pea flowers with green stems on a grey background, signed by Sophia L. Crownfield.

Study of Sweet Peas

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Two pale pink peony studies with yellow centers, one on a green stem, painted on a gray sheet.

Study of Pale Pink Peonies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Tomb Portrait of Queen Isabella I of Castile

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Pencil study of a nude man bent forward, gripping a long bow, with draped cloth behind him on tan paper.

Study of a Bowing Man Holding a Bow

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of five pansy blossoms on pale paper, four in brown and yellow tones and one small blue-and-white bloom.

Study of Pansies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of roses on stems with leaves and thorns, signed S. L. Crownfield.

Study of Roses

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pale watercolor study of a curving wisteria branch with pinnate green and brown leaves and thin tendrils on cream paper.

Study of Wisteria Foliage

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of red poinsettia flowers with green leaves and stems on a grey-beige sheet, signed S. L. Crownfield.

Study of Red Poinsettias

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil and ink botanical study of three poinsettia branches with pointed bracts and clustered blossoms on tan paper.

Study of Poinsettias

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Six ink line studies of squash or pumpkin blossoms with ruffled petals and slender stems on pale translucent paper.

Studies of Squash or Pumpkin Blossoms

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pen and ink botanical study of dogwood branches with blossoms and buds on tan paper, signed by Sophia L. Crownfield.

Study of Dogwood

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Pencil sketch of three men, one kneeling at left and two bowing forward, drawn in loose gestural lines on tan paper.

Three Men, One Kneeling and Two Bowing

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Pencil and ink study of squash vines with lobed leaves, curling tendrils and flower buds on a tan paper sheet.

Study of Squash Vines

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor sheet of six thistle studies with pink and purple flower heads, green spiny stems and leaves on a pale background.

Six Studies of Thistles

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Watercolor study of three yellow squash blossoms with green lobed leaves and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Study of Squash or Pumpkin Plants

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of white cumulus clouds over blue sea with pink and mauve cloud streaks on a pale sky.

Study of clouds, Rome, Italy

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude figure with studies of a hand, arm, and face on a pale sheet of paper.

Nude Study

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of several figures straining beneath a large cross, drawn in loose, overlapping graphite strokes on cream paper

Sketch of Figures Bearing a Cross

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining man, a seated man resting his head on his hand, and a winged child.

Study for "Zodiac"

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890