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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 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

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

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

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

Female Nude Study for "A Magdalen"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite and chalk portrait of a woman with side-parted hair and a white collar, on tan paper.

Portrait of Sarah E. Richards

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Watercolor study of two copper gutters with ornamental brackets, one with a rosette and one with a fleur-like finial, shown i

Two Copper Gutters, from a 16th-Century Castle, Blois, France

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor study of a brown and white cow's head with curved horns against a loose blue sky.

Head of a Cow, Étretat

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of an eagle with spread wings standing on a bicorne hat, with the letter N below.

Project: Eagle displayed, with inverted wings, standing upon a French bicorne hat

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor and ink sketch of two women in crinoline skirts holding rolled papers before a shop window, with a third figure at

The New Fashions

Constantin Guys, 1850

Ink and brown wash drawing of tiered pedestals with relief panels, a mask ornament, and a lion on a plinth.

Bases of pilaster stripe

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf peeling a potato, turned to the left, on tan paper.

Study of Woman Peeling Potatoes

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a girl seated on a porch step beside a column, glancing back over her shoulder at the viewer.

Girl Seated on a Porch Step

Winslow Homer, 1870

Studies of Peace for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pastel and charcoal decorative design of a female figure with cherubs in an oval medallion, framed by wings and lilies.

Study for "The Crescent Moon"

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch of a young man in a cap leaning against ship rigging on a deck, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Young Man Leaning Against Sailboat Rigging

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of two young girls in bonnets standing in a grassy field beneath clouds, one leaning toward the other.

Two Young Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a dark coat holding a pencil, turned toward the viewer in an armchair.

Sketch for Portrait of a Seated Man

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a deathbed scene with mourners and angels among clouds above a reclining bearded man.

Death of St. Joseph

Francesco Coghetti, 1880

Pale rococo design drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling shell motifs on a blue-grey wash background.

Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Oil sketch of birch trunks and a dark tree among saplings and golden autumn foliage on the forest floor.

In the Woods, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink sketch of three male figures in wide-brimmed hats, two standing and one reclining, on aged paper.

Figural Studies of Soldiers

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Sketch of St. Mark raising an arm beside a winged lion, with angels among clouds above, drawn in chalk on tinted paper.

St. Mark

Paolo de Mattheis, 1650

Watercolor design of an ornate interior wall with gilded putti, an octagonal portrait, marble panels and a fireplace.

Section of wall, salon Louis XIII, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil study of a man's leg and leather boot with trouser cuff on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Foot for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890