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Graphite sketch of a hand and wrist with fingers curled over a surface, on tan paper.

Study of Hand and Wrist

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal sketch of an angel with large wings holding an open book labeled 'In the Beginning' on rough paper.

Study of Angel with a Book

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of two figures with flowing drapery and raised arms, loosely drawn on cream paper.

Sketch of Figures for Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal study of a seated Apollo-like figure with lyre and two youths in a semicircular lunette composition.

Study for "Apollo," Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of a reclining male nude on tan paper, with smaller figure studies in the corners.

Sketch of a Male Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches of four bird wings on cream paper, annotated with handwritten color notes like greenish, blue, and light red.

Sketches of Wings

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Painted panel of a seated couple, a cherub with cherries, a stag beetle and butterfly, illustrating the sense of taste.

Sense of Taste

Paul Scarron, 1620

Watercolor study of a row of haloed saints in draped robes against a patterned background, with a central Christ figure.

Study of "Altarpiece of Saint-Germer-de-fly," Paris, France

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1860

Pencil sketch of a bird wing with labeled feather groups and anatomical annotations on a beige paper sheet.

Study of a Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink sheet with thirteen small sketches of the Romulus and Remus legend, each with a handwritten Italian caption.

Romulus and Remus, Thirteen Paintings for the Sala delle Origini di Roma, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey and white wash study on brown paper of a winged angel playing a trumpet amid clouds.

Trumpeting Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash sketch of four figures with hooded heads and a raised arm, drawn in loose overlapping studies.

Study of Four Figures, for the Burial of St. Petronilla Altarpiece at St. Peter's

Painted textile of a seated woman with a cupid, a bearded man, and a large flower bouquet in a vase on the right.

Sense of Sight

Paul Scarron, 1620

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with head resting on her arm, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a seated woman in draped clothing, with a separate study of a hand at right.

Woman Seated, Two Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and ink drawing of several standing male nude figures with grid lines and numbered proportion marks on paper.

Studies of Male Nudes

The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil and white chalk sketches of townspeople in bonnets and hats, with a fireplace scene and a seated child, on tan paper.

Sketches of Townspeople in Mont St. Michel and Vitré

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Woman's Head and a Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of the High Bridge at Harlem with a row of arches crossing water, trees along the banks, title written above.

High Bridge at Harlem, New York

Martha S. Day, 1860

Pencil sketch of a hand and wrist on tan paper, with a museum stamp in the lower right corner.

Sketch of Hand and Wrist

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules and Iole reclining on a couch with a winged Cupid beside them.

Hercules and Iole

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of three draped female figures and a winged figure beneath a swirling arch, with a central figure raising her a

Symbolic Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd gathered before a raised platform in a columned classical hall.

A scene from the Passion of Christ (Christ before Pilate)

Cesare Nebbia, 1600

Pen drawing of a tray with two ewers with animal-head spouts and a central hand bell, with leaf-carved decoration.

Elevation of a Tray with Two Tankards and a Hand Bell

Vincenzo Belli, 1830

Pencil design drawing of a symmetrical ornamental band with a central ROMA medallion, rosettes and scrollwork.

Design for a Bracelet

Salvatori, 1900

Pencil sketch of several overlapping winged angel figures with raised wings and loose drapery on cream paper.

Sketch of Four Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of loose figures and hatched forms arranged inside a circle.

Sketch of Figures in a Circle

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated female nude with studies of arms, hands and a shoulder.

Sketches of a Female Nude and Arms

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil study of a sparrow wing with handwritten labels naming its feather groups, on a pale paper sheet.

Study of a Sparrow's Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900