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Pencil sketch of a glass bottle with a long neck and a small child's head sketched above it on aged paper.

Glass bottle

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketches of a goat's head on pale paper, with horns, ears and eyes drawn in loose strokes.

Goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a columned bed alcove with draped curtains and a coffered ceiling in perspective.

Design for a Bed Alcove, Perspective

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of rococo ceiling ornament with scrolls, garlands, putti and architectural moldings on a pale sheet.

Project for a Ceiling

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1750

Red and black chalk drawing of a fantastic goblet with a shell bowl, reclining nude figure, cherub, and merman support.

Design for a Fantastic Goblet

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Graphite drawing of a curly-haired man working at a table by lamplight, shown in soft grey shading.

An Artist Drawing by Lamplight

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a young peasant woman in a headscarf, head bowed to one side, with a signature at lower left.

Portrait of a Peasant Girl

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Portrait of Sophie Huntington

Seth Wells Cheney, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet of llamas in grazing and standing poses, with a handwritten note near Chimborazo at upper right.

Llamas near Chimborazo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a low dome with ribbed panels and a classical frieze of rosettes and palmettes above a cornice.

Decoration for low dome of a room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a rococo garden with a central fountain, scrolled architecture, arches and draped female figures.

Design for an Ornamental Decoration

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of architectural designs, a frieze of figures, a niche with statues, an arcade, and a seated woman

Design after 13th Century Arcade, Bologna; Verso, Anatomical Study

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a soldier in a long coat and cap aiming a rifle to the left on pale paper.

Soldier Taking Aim

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical female figure with a veiled head and outstretched arm.

Antique Statue of a Priestess

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman holding a raised torch, unfinished, on pale paper.

Study for "Liberty," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of mounted soldiers riding through a flag-decorated city street, with a Willkommen banner overhead.

Illustration Showing the Triumphal Return of the German Army After the German-French War

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Drawing of twelve circular medallions in brown ink and wash showing Hercules fighting animals and monsters, with pencil inscr

Twelve Circular Medallions with Representations of the Deeds of Hercules

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketches on blue-grey paper of trees, vine stems, and foliage with handwritten notes about birds and plants.

Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a mule lying on the ground with its head raised, mounted in a grey album page.

Mule Lying on the Ground

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a bearded crowned king gesturing to two women, one in a headscarf, with a hand reaching in from the upper le

Sketches of a King and Two Women

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a shawl, with the handwritten name Alice Little below on a cream sheet.

Alice Little

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of the Holy Family with the Virgin, Christ child, young John the Baptist, angels and a lamb.

The Holy Family

Mariano Rossi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated man in spectacles and overcoat, with handwritten fabric notes in the margins.

James Lenox Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a female nude seen from behind beside a pedestal, sketched after classical sculpture.

Sketch of Classical Sculpture of the Venus Pudica Type

Benozzo Gozzoli

Pen and watercolor sketch of two winged figures blowing trumpets flanking a central ornamental staff on a diamond-shaped shee

Fame with Trumpet, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged youth riding a rearing ram within a semicircular lunette composition.

Ares, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo four-branch candelabrum supported by two cherubs on an ornate base.

Design for a Metal Candelabrum of Four Branches, for Louis XV's Service

Thomas Germain, 1720

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat leaning on a pitchfork in a field beside a haystack.

Haymaking

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor design for a neoclassical table clock with a cherub, reclining Father Time, draped woman and lion mask on pedestal

Design for a Table Clock

Pietro Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch on paper of a boy in a hat, a cow's rear, cow legs with hooves, and a small tree.

Sketches of Theodore Cole, Cow Legs, and a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of hanging altar lamps, a censer, and an incense boat with ornamental chains and garlands.

Altar Lamps, Censers, Incense Boat

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of layered hills and a distant peak under a pale sky, with handwritten notes at the top edge.

Chimborazo from the Southwest, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a horizontal ornamental bracelet with linked scrolls, foliate motifs and pointed finials on pal

Design for a Bracelet

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1830

Ink and brown wash drawing of a draped bed alcove flanked by columns, a carved pilaster, and two small figures.

Project for the Decoration of a Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and grey wash drawing of a trophy of arms with a central cuirass, plumed helmet, shields, spears and axes.

Trophy of Weapons

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Watercolor design with oval portrait of bearded Henry IV in armor, flanked by two putti holding fruit garlands above a coat o

Henry IV

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown ink and wash sketch of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with a dog in the foreground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil sketches of a stone archway and doorway in Jaffa, a seated figure, and small figures on rocks with handwritten notes.

Sketches of the House of Semon the Tanner, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Fishermen on the Rocks at Beirut,…

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of a classical architectural elevation with a domed central pavilion and urns, above a matching ground plan.

Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a room's walls with shuttered windows, paneled doors, medallions and a decorative frieze.

Elevation of a Room

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket, head turned, arms resting on a chair, with handwritten notes in the lower left.

Sketches for Mr. Winthrop's Portrait for the Historical Society, Mass

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of Hercules wrestling a bull with a raised blade, with a sketched horned river god at left.

Hercules renders Horn from Bull Achelous

Felice Giani, 1800

Split architectural drawing of an altar screen with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and a central arched niche.

Elevation of Altar Screen

François Boucher, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of allegorical figures in a frieze, one reclining among wheat sheaves, by Felice Giani.

Summer on Earth

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a lunette ceiling vault with winged figures, medallions and borders, plus a small bedroom sketch

Ceiling Vault Decoration, Camera da Letto, Sala di Cornelia di Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pattern with floral bouquets, sprigs and a purple and orange triangle border.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat

Mademoiselle Favel, 1770

Pencil study of a seated draped woman with telephone and ticker, gridded with handwritten proportions and notes.

The Telephone and the Ticker, Study for "Electricity as Applied to Commerce," Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building,…

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and grey wash drawing of a veiled seated woman holding a reaching infant beside a hatched brick wall.

Woman with Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of six small classical gods and goddesses stacked vertically, each beside an altar or attribute.

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

Pen and ink wash drawing of Hercules wrestling and killing the Nemean lion, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper showing a seated man presenting an apple to nude women, with a crowned figure at right.

Judgment of Paris

Pietro Liberi, 1650

Watercolor sketch of a sailing ship's deck with rigging, masts, and a seated sailor beside a hanging boat.

On Board Ship

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red chalk study of a smiling young woman in a white headscarf peeling fruit over a bowl.

Katrina Van Tassel, Study for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel or putto in flight, head turned upward, with sketched arms on a cream sheet.

A Seated Angel

Watercolor of a Neapolitan watermelon stall with vendors, customers, a pig and a dog in the street.

Water color; A Neapolitan watermelon shop

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of paired seated women in octagonal frames labeled with Muses' names, plus a small sketch below.

Autumn and Winter: Eight Muses in Pairs set in Octagons

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of two women seated on a sea wall by the water, with rocks and shoreline sketched behind them.

Two Women Seated on a Sea Wall, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of a twisted drape of fabric on pale paper, with faint grid lines marking the composition.

Study for "Commerce," "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland," United States Custom House, Cleveland…

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Graphite sketch of a cow's body and back with hatched shading, a study for a mural by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Herding," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with a radiant sun god holding a torch, reclining figures, and cherubs among clou

Study for an Oval Ceiling Design, Apollo, Strength, and Love

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Pencil sketch of two studies of a young girl looking over her shoulder, one wearing a tricorn-style hat.

Two Studies of a Young Girl Looking Over Her Shoulder

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite study of a reclining female figure in draped classical robes, with a squared grid and handwritten notes.

Study for "Equity," "The Reign of the Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and grey wash sketch of a reclining nude figure with flowers in her hair beneath a large tree in a landscape.

Sketch, Landscape

Antonio Baini, 1800

Watercolor of a forest stream cascading over large boulders beneath green trees, signed F. H. Smith and dated 1870.

Study of a stream

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870