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Brown and white wash study of a seated veiled woman holding an infant, on grey paper, with a small sketched head at upper rig

Study for "Charity," St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, NY

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper showing several figures in a rough composition, with a reclining form at lower right.

Sketch of Charity, Faith, and Hope

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Purple wash sketch of heavenly figures in clouds, with a bearded man and two draped women and a head above.

Study of Heavenly Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink drawing of a seated figure playing a lyre beside a music stand in a semicircular lunette.

Lunette with Music and Poetry

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of a reclining female nude with one arm raised behind her head, drawn on toned paper.

Sketch of a Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Faint pencil sketch of a foot with hatched shading on a torn tan paper sheet.

Study of a Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of allegorical figures including a winged figure, a reclining man, a veiled woman, and a cross.

Study for Charity, Faith, and Hope

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of a shirtless man reclining with his head resting on one hand and his arm stretched across the page.

Figure Study

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Sketch of Two Female Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules seated beside a bull with kneeling women and a figure holding a wreath, on blue paper.

Hercules and Tole

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for a memorial tablet with a green inscription band, a laurel wreath medallion, and ochre and red panels.

Design for a Memorial Tablet

John La Farge, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped figures seated and standing on steps, an audience gathered around a preaching scene.

Saint Paul Preaching, after Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash sketch of ten lunette-shaped scenes with seated muses, each labeled in handwritten Italian.

Ten Lunettes with Muse and Mnemosine

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a diver plunging head first among rocks and seaweed, legs raised, on a pale sheet of paper.

Conch Divers

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an arched coronet with scrolls, pearl-like orbs, and diamond-shaped motifs on pale paper

Design for a coronet

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of several loosely drawn winged angel figures with flowing drapery on a pale sheet of paper.

Sketch of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a young woman with raised arms and a flower held at her shoulder, signed J. Carroll Beckwith.

Muse

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Sketch for an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a right foot on cream paper with faint branch-like lines and a purple museum stamp in the lower right.

A Right Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of draped figures among clouds, including a central figure and several faces, study for an ascension scene.

Sketch of Figural Group for Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Ink and wash sketch of a bobolink in flight above reeds and a pool of water, on tan paper.

Bobolink

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil sketch of a winged angel with a laurel crown holding flowers, drawn on tan paper with loose arched outlines.

Sketch of Angel with Flowers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two studies of a reclining nude male figure, one with an extended leg.

Studies of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing with two hexagonal scenes of Orpheus and Eurydice: classical figures by a building, and figures in

Two Episodes with Orpheus and Eurydice

Felice Giani, 1810

Charcoal sketch of Fortuna, a blindfolded woman on a chariot surrounded by winged figures, on an octagonal sheet.

Fortuna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude figure reclining on one elbow, head resting on hand, legs extended.

Study of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a reclining winged angel in flowing drapery, with a small study in the lower right.

Sketch of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated artist at a drawing board beside a bust, within a semicircular lunette frame.

Lunette with Arts and Sciences

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two hexagonal panels showing classical figures, a lyre player, and musicians among attendants.

Orpheus Among the Muses; Orpheus Playing the Lyre

Felice Giani, 1810

Reddish-brown wash sketch of a winged putto reclining with flowing drapery on tan paper.

Sketch of Putti with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900