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Graphite sketch of a mountain road with trees, a rocky cliff, a distant village and a walking figure.

Mountain Pass and Village

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown wash drawing of neoclassical mantelpiece designs with caryatid, sphinx, urn, garlands and carved medallions.

Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil drawing of the Virgin seated with a halo, holding the standing infant Christ on her lap, with shaded drapery.

The Virgin with the Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of several architectural column base and molding profiles with hatched shading on cream paper.

Abbey Church of St. Leu d’Esserent. (Oise)

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of conifers along a wooded shoreline with a tall pine at right and handwritten date in lower right.

Wooded Shoreline, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown wash drawing of a symmetrical interior wall with three arches, Corinthian columns, statues and relief panels.

Design for Salon Entrance Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and pencil sketch of two dancing women in loose gestural poses, with a small scene sketched at the right edge.

Study for a dancing woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of gnarled tree roots and branches spreading across pale paper, with a handwritten date in the upper right corn

Tree Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a church facade with columns, pediment, cross, statues and an arched window.

Elevation of a church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Brown ink drawing of two putti among acanthus scrolls and a large flower within a ruled border, by Francesco Bedeschini.

One of a set of projects for a title page and the decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil sketch of a rocky cliff at left and a jagged mountain ridge with rolling hills at right, on pale paper.

Mountain Sketches

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two circular watercolor vignettes of young women in period dress, one reading a letter, one holding a flower, on a pale sheet

Five Circular Representations of Young Women

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Grey wash drawing of classical figures with a three-headed dog and snake-haired women around a bearded god in a lunette.

Psyche Asks Proserpine to Put a Little of her Beauty in an Urn for Venus

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1770

Pencil drawing of Notre Dame Cathedral's towers and flying buttresses beside a conical turret, with rooftops below.

Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1820

Pencil and brown wash sketch of Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River, with a stone tower at left and rocky ledges.

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate cross with radiating rays on a decorated stand with a lion figure, 1810.

Design for a Cross with Alternative Suggestions

Pietro Belli, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ and the Virgin above clouds and putti, with saints and a bishop gazing up below.

Christ and the Virgin with Patron Saints of Pistoia

Giacinto Gimignani, 1630

Pencil sketch of a layered desert canyon with cliffs receding toward distant hills under a pale sky.

Desert Canyon, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of Noah kneeling at an altar with a burning ram, smoke rising, and attendants beside an ornate vase.

Sacrifice of Noah

Pietro Novelli, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate scrolled gilt bronze design with acanthus leaves and a crown on a pedestal.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ornament

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1700

Two octagonal brown ink wash drawings of mythological scenes: Juno nursing Hercules, and Hebe with Hercules aided by Minerva.

Juno Suckling Hercules, Hebe Marries Hercules with Help of Minerva, Designed for Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gaddi,…

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo cartouche with scrollwork, cherub heads, and a dove within radiating rays.

Design for a Holy Water Stoup

Thomas Lainé, 1730

Pencil handwritten supply list on cream paper itemizing tools, kitchenware, food, and camping gear.

Supply List, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and brown ink design sheet with octagonal putti medallions, scrolled ornament, and a scene of Coriolanus at the walls of

Design for Various Decorations including "Coriolanus at the Walls of Rome"

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil and watercolor botanical study of hanging white locust blossoms, green leaves, and a flowering twig on cream paper.

Locust Blossoms

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and ink drawing of a bound nude man raised among soldiers and onlookers in a classical hall, with a seated judge above.

Martyrdom of St. Andrew

Francesco Coghetti, 1820

Textile border design with four stylized lilies, small flower clusters, and a band of oval scallops on ochre ground.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of cumulus clouds above a dark treeline and open ground on cream paper, dated Sept 1840.

Clouds over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of Eagle Lake with hills, two rowboats on the water, and rocks and a fallen log on the shore.

Eagle Lake, Mt. Desert

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with an embracing winged couple, a flying winged figure, and a kneeling Cupid with a

Frieze with Psyche and Love

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a tropical landscape with hills, trees, a palm, and handwritten notes.

View of the Sabaneta, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a military trophy with helmet, shields, trumpets, spears, banners and an eagle in a rectangular panel.

One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pen and brown ink sketches of a mother and child with a finished wash scene in the lower right corner.

Sketches, The Virgin and Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Oil sketch of a mountain peak over a shadowed valley, with rocky cliffs and evergreens in the foreground under a dusky sky.

Mt. Katahdin from South Turner Mountain, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and gray wash drawing of church objects like a crosier, censer, chalice and mitre arranged in a radial trophy.

Trophy with Ecclesiastical Objects

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Ink and wash drawing of a domed classical kaffeehaus with flanking columns and a terrace with steps.

Elevation of a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of gnarled tree trunks, roots, and a grape vine study on pale paper, dated September 1844.

Gnarled Tree Trunks and a Grape Vine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of horsemen and dogs driving deer toward a large net strung between trees.

Deer Hunt with Nets

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental frame with scrollwork, foliage, scalloped edges and a blank central panel.

Frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a young girl's head in a headscarf, gazing upward, inscribed "Beggar Girl in Rome" on toned paper.

Beggar Girl in Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a hillside village with rooftops and hills, plus a small study of a thatched gateway hut with a wooden door.

Gateway and Partial View of Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of several ornamental frames, including oval and rectangular designs with garlands and drapery swa

Frames

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen drawing of a classical domed pavilion with four columns, garland swags, and a statue on top, with a plan below.

Design for a Pavilion

Giuseppe Valadier, 1810

Pencil sketch of a bark-covered wigwam with a dark entrance, a smaller wigwam at left, and bare branches around it.

Wigwam, Niagara Falls

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with a dense canopy on a cream sheet, with faint background strokes.

Tree

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a plain with scattered trees and distant mountain peaks on a tan paper, by Thomas Moran.

The Tetons, Shown from the Plain

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated man in an interior with a draped curtain, on a sheet with faint handwritten notes.

Portrait Sketch

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a church with a domed tower among trees and shrubs on a hill, with handwritten color notes.

Church on a Wooded Hill, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman on clouds with two winged putti holding inscribed tablets, within an oval frame.

Personification of Theology, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an ornate Venetian balcony with an arched doorway and decorated facade on pale paper.

Balcony

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon with cherubs, clouds, and a dove above.

The Immaculate Conception

Jusepe de Ribera, 1650

Pen and ink sketch of a bent working man in a wide-brimmed hat reaching into a basket beside him.

Working Peasant

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pencil sketch of a garden with a leafy tree in front of a house with chimneys and a window.

Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Two stacked ink and brown wash sketches of a city square with a fountain, statue, and arcaded classical buildings.

Stage design for a Square with Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb carving with pediment, wreath and urn reliefs, labeled Museum at Athens.

Tomb Carving from the Museum at Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Chalk drawing on brown paper of a young woman with bowed head, dark hair, and white lace collar.

The Artist's Wife Sophie

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical doorway with a pediment, cartouche, inscription, and rusticated stone wall.

Doorway in a Benedictince abbey

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch with white highlights of a lake framed by steep mountain slopes and a distant peak.

Obersee, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite study of a seated female figure holding an electric light globe, with grid lines and architectural notes.

The Electric Light, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Watercolor design of a courtroom entrance with double doors, a seated female figure in an arched niche, and two cherubs.

Design for the Entrance Wall of a Courtroom

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of a deep valley with layered cliffs, a winding stream and distant hills under a pale sky.

Valley of the Yemen, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of soldiers and tents in an army encampment, with tree branches in the foreground.

Army Encampment

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical palace elevation with a central dome, surrounded by column and window studies with

Elevation of Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of craggy alpine peaks above a lake shore with sparse trees, inscribed Gosau at lower right.

Alps over Hinterer Gosausee, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860