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Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat fishing beside a bucket, with a leafy tree and foliage at right.

Study of a man

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of a gilded classical column arch with a scrolled iron grille and serpent finials between pedestals.

Mantelpiece Detail, Music Room

Robert Jones, 1810

Pencil sketch of Florentine riverfront buildings with tiled roofs and small rowboats on the water below.

From my Window, Florence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town with fortified walls, a castle, churches and waterfront buildings with small moored boats.

Study of landscape, Spezia, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of a colonnade with four bays showing a cloudy sky above red railings, with decorative gold corner brackets

Wall for Decoration, perhaps for corridor, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Graphite sketch of several jockeys on galloping horses drawn in angular, overlapping lines on pale translucent paper.

Jockeys on Horseback

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seated women and children in loose drapery, one figure leaning forward in the foreground.

Study of women

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil study of a carved stone capital with lobed leaves beside a second study of a Rayonnant capital with stylized foliage.

Two Studies of Capitals

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of a bedroom with a figure lying in bed and several men in dark clothing standing beside it.

That's No Good, the Squire Said, Quietly

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Triangular watercolor design of pierced grillework with quatrefoils, circles and a central six-pointed star in blue-grey tone

Design for pierced marble grillework

J.D. Woodward, 1890

Pencil sketch of a curving bay with white buildings, trees and hills beyond, inscribed Tangier, on tan paper.

Bay of Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Etching of two men in feathered hats gambling and drinking on a rock beside a tree and tiled house.

Landscape with men gambling

Frederick Bloemaert, 1680

Watercolor design of a draped canopy bed with patterned fabric, tassels, and a sunburst medallion behind it.

Design for Bed with Tented Alcove, probably for the Prince of Wales's Bedroom or Boudoir, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Sketches of Two Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Printed textile design with a lower border of pink, blue and orange flowers on a dark ground, with scattered sprigs above.

Printed Textile Design

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1810

Gridded design for wool work with green acanthus scrolls on a red ground and colour swatches below.

Design for Wool Work

Hertz and Wegener, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Virginia village with a church steeple among trees and shrubs, on tan paper.

Milford, Va

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an arched window alcove with glazed doors, red and green lattice panels, and decorative patterned side p

Window Alcove for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Graphite landscape drawing of a valley with wooded hills, a river in the foreground, distant mountains and two small figures.

Landscape, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketches of men seated on steps, standing figures, and two women in aprons on a tan sheet.

Figure Sketches at Blois

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure and a putto supporting an escutcheon, within a double-ruled border.

Winged figure and putto supporting escutcheon

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of large trees arching over a grassy meadow path with distant figures, by William Trost Richards, 1860.

Landscape, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a lakeside town with spired towers, a wooden jetty, a small boat, and trees under hills.

View of Lucerne

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure with outstretched wings and flowing drapery, framed by a double ruled border.

Kneeling winged figure holding a crown

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a wall with paneled doors, columns, balcony railings and a sky backdrop.

Wall Decoration and Door with Columns, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor sketches of ornamental wall patterns with fleur-de-lis and scrolls in terracotta, grey and blue tones.

Sketches of Wall Patterns - Blois

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink architectural drawing of an altar elevation with fluted columns, labelled marble panels, and a laurel roundel.

Altar mensa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of an old clapboard house with a porch, bench, and trees on grey paper.

The Old Hopkinson House, Bordentown, NJ

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1880

Pencil sketch of a large paneled room with a fireplace, a seated reader, and a side table with a flower vase.

Sketch of Large Room

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