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Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a male figure supporting a three-cup candlestick on raised arms, standing on a plinth.

Design for a Candlestick

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil sketch of a young woman's face with tilted head and upward gaze on toned paper.

Sketch for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a nude Venus holding grapes while a small Cupid clings to her shoulder.

Venus and Cupid

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown and white drawing of a young woman in a long dress seated on a grassy slope under clouds, with wildflowers.

Seated Girl

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink design of a vertical panel with an oval medallion, urn, garlands, crossed arrows and scrolling foliage.

Project for the decoration of a vertical panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Pencil and white chalk study of a woman's bust and shoulders in a draped garment with lace trim, on cream paper.

Bust of a Woman, Possibly Study for Portrait of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of men in hats and jackets on a tan paper, some with handwritten notes.

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside under sky, with handwritten notes on color such as clear blue and smoky yellow.

Wooded Island, near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure with curly hair standing before classical arches and architecture, with small figures in

Saint Sebastian

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate organ design with pipes, draped swags, cherubs and a finial on top.

Design for an Organ

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pencil sketch of three sailing boats: a schooner on calm water, a small sloop, and a grounded boat on rocks.

Three Sketches of Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Red chalk design for a symmetrical decorative panel with draped nymphs, garlands, scrolls and a flaming urn.

Design for a Decorative Panel (with Nymphs and Garlands)

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Pencil sketch of a towered Gothic Revival building among trees, with a tall bare trunk on the right.

View of Olana

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketches of four sloops on tan paper, one with a bright sail and reflection.

Four Sketches of Sloops

Winslow Homer, 1880

Two brown ink and wash designs of oval escutcheons with crowns, putti, laurel fronds and drapery on a pale sheet.

Escutcheons

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet of canoes and paddlers in hats, drawn in loose studies on buff paper.

Canoeing, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Graphite sketch of a woman in period costume with a fitted bodice, wide skirt and sleeves, on tan paper.

Sketch of Woman in Period Costume

James Wells Champney, 1880

Ink and wash sketches of several cattle heads and horns on a cream sheet, with small pencil studies of legs at top.

Sketches of Cattle, Irvington

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and wash sheet of sketches: a nude youth raising a goblet, a putto, a bearded mask, a heraldic shield and cartouche desig

Sheet with Sketches

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a bonnet and dress, with extra studies of hands and a bag and handwritten notes.

Sketch of Julia Wells for "My Cousin in Blue"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and ink sketches of a staircase, rooftops, a tower-topped building, and a stone wall with handwritten notes.

Architectural Sketches, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of trumpet-blowing angels in clouds above nude figures rising and falling in a crowd.

The Last Judgment

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated sibyl holding a book, with a putto behind her, copied after Michelangelo.

Erythean Sibyl from the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after Michelangelo

Michelangelo, 1520

Pencil sketch of a mountain and its reflection in a lake, with rocky slopes, shoreline trees and a small boat.

Reflections on the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical door frame with pediment, fleur-de-lis and bird medallion.

Design for Door Frame

Carlo Marchionni, 1730

Pencil study of a nude woman seated on the floor, seen from behind, with shaded arms and bent legs.

Study for a seated woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Oval brown ink wash drawing of Ulysses and companions escaping in a boat from the Cyclops's cave with sheep.

Ulysses Escapes the Cyclops’s Cave and Embarks with a Companion

Bust Portrait of a Young Woman

Jeanne Dabos, 1780

Graphite study of a raised arm and clenched hand on torn toned paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1850.

Study of an Arm for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a classical door case with columns, an arched pediment, and two putti among scrolls.

Design for a Door Case

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketches of ornate rococo picture frames with scrolls and shell motifs on a ruled page.

Sketches for Frames

Pencil sketch of two stag heads with branching antlers on a cream sheet, one large and one small.

Study of stag head

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman on clouds with a winged putto holding a tablet and a child.

The Astronomer, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia ink and wash drawing of obelisks, a column, an arch, a statue, and a fountain with reclining figures.

Fountains; architectural details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey watercolor design of a classical doorway with fluted columns, shell niche, pediment and a window above with urns.

Design for a Doorway

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a Gothic archway and sculpted figures at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, with small figures in the street.

Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of classical sepulchral monuments with columns, statues, obelisks, and small figures on steps.

Sepulchral monuments

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash architectural drawing of a column capital with a ram's head, cornice, and stepped moldings.

Upper Corner of a Window Frame

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a classical window case with Corinthian columns, a sculpted pediment, and a draped curtain.

Design for a Window Case

Carlo Marchionni

Brown ink drawing of a blank papal inscription frame topped by a tiara, crossed keys, and laurel and tassel ornaments.

Frame for a papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash design drawing of an ornate censer with a domed lid, garland swags and chains.

Design for a Thurible

Filippo Marchionni, 1730

Pencil study of a male torso from a plaster cast, showing chest and abdominal muscles with soft shading on gray paper.

Male Torso From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of thistle plants with spiky flower heads and grass, inscribed Nature Study by Walter Shirlaw.

Nature Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical wainscotted wall panel with arched field, garland, and Greek key frieze.

Design for a Wainscotted Wall Panel

F. Cornille, 1800

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man in a headwrap resting on a barrel labeled Contraband, titled Dixie.

Dixie

Winslow Homer, 1860

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a layered turban, looking upward, in black and red chalk on paper.

Head of a Man in Turban

François Boucher, 1750

Pencil and white chalk study of a nude male figure with raised arms and drapery sketches on grey paper.

Nude Angel, Angel's Arm, and Drapery Studies, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a classical column, decorative frieze, and small figure on a cream sheet, study for Vintage Festival by Robe

Study for a kneeling woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a canopied altar with four figural columns, a cross finial, and steps leading up.

Design for an altar

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a tiered tomb monument with a Madonna and Child, a reclining effigy, and draped swags.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument for a Medici Cardinal

Francesco da Sangallo, 1570

Pencil sketch of a mountain gorge with a wooden trestle bridge, a stream, pine trees and handwritten colour notes on the pape

Gorge between Ceppo Morelli and Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical doorway with fluted pilasters, a shell pediment, and small figures in a loggia.

Doorway, Loggia, Ground Floor, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Graphite study on toned paper of a seated figure seen from behind, bent over a sloped board with one hand raised.

Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a robe and turban, with handwritten labels naming his garments and accessories.

Fellah of Bethlehem

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a reclining child in loose shaded strokes, with a small scroll study with tiny figures below.

Child

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier raising a sword over a seated man beside classical arches and columns.

The Death of Archimedes

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of two scenes: a crowd around a pedestal above, and a shrouded body carried on a bier below.

Apollonius Curing a Young Athenian Possessed of a Demon [above]; Apollonius Raising a Girl from the Dead in Rome [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Red and black chalk study of a nude elderly man with a leafy wreath, holding a tall staff and seated on draped cloth.

Study of a nude elderly man, Bacchus or one of his companions

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1670

Loose pencil sketch on aged paper showing small figures, possibly children, and animals within a rough composition.

Children

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Chalk drawing of a standing woman in a headscarf holding two children, rendered in black and red chalk on pale paper.

Woman with Two Children

Jérôme-François Chantereau, 1740

Pen and wash architectural drawing of an arched portal with a balcony, a seated figure above, and a standing figure at left.

Design for left half of a portal with balcony

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Brown wash drawing of a domed classical fountain pavilion with columns, a tall column on top, and small figures around a basi

Desing for a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of tall cypress trees with shaded foliage on pale paper, inscribed with a Villa d'Este note.

Cypress, Villa d'Este, After Cropsey

Daniel Huntington, 1850