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Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop preaching to kneeling figures beneath cherubs in clouds, framed by columns and an alta

Sermon of a Holy Abbot

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Pencil sketch of a standing soldier in a cap and buttoned jacket, holding a pipe in his mouth.

Soldier with Pipe in His Mouth

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a kneeling bishop with mitre and crozier, hands clasped in prayer.

A Kneeling Bishop

Belisario Corenzio

Two circular brown ink drawings on blue paper: a winged victory driving a horse above, and a winged victory crowning a river

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning a River God, Reno; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketches of ornate architectural frames with scrollwork, cartouches and foliage, with scale notes, by Carlo March

Sketches for Frames, for the Sacristy of St. Peter's

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures in clouds above scrollwork, with a bull and sea creature below.

Design for Illuminated Initial "F"

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1690

Pencil and wash sketch of two women in period costume facing each other, one wearing a mask, on brown paper.

Two Masked Ladies Bowing

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd boy playing a flute beside a seated shepherdess with sheep under trees.

Shepherd Boy and Shepherdess in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

Pen and wash drawing of a pyre with mourners above a handwritten list of garments, attributed to Stradanus, 1600.

Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink drawing of an illusionistic wall design with spiral columns, putti, and a crowned king with soldiers under an arch.

Design for an Illusionistic Wall Decoration, with a King Accompanied by Soldiers

Gaetano Lazzara, 1700

Pencil sketch of a leaning man with bowed head and arm resting on a curved form, inside a green and yellow ink mount.

Leaning Man

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing uniformed officer with a kepi and sword, with a horse's head faintly below.

Officer and Head of a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure of Fame with two putti among clouds inside an octagonal frame.

Octagonal Drawing, Fame with Two Putti, Palazzo Morri, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Sheet with six octagonal ink and wash drawings of scenes from the Theseus story, with Italian captions.

Six Theseus Subjects for the Palazzo Gaddi, Forli

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in loose robes with one arm raised overhead and a headwrap, on tan paper.

Study of Figure with Raised Arm

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket with a separate study of a raised hand at upper left, on grey paper.

Sketch of Man Seated in Armchair

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling foliage, beaded grip and curved guard on paper.

Design for a Sword Hilt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pencil sketch of a flintlock rifle's stock and lock mechanism, drawn in two views on pale paper.

Flintlock riffle

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil study of a nude child standing with hand to head, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Study for "Education," "The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin with attendants, a basin, a vase, and sketched cherubs above.

Birth of the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1650

Pen and ink sketches of two decorative cartouche frames with foliage, scrollwork, and a bird in flight.

Two sketches for cartouches

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash design drawings of a grape-decorated goblet and a footed bowl with serpent handles on cream paper.

Designs for Two Cups

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of three classical figures on clouds in an oval frame, including a winged youth holding a torch.

Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus

Felice Giani, 1800

Painting of slender trumpet trees with broad green leaves and a white blossom over reddish earth and undergrowth.

Trumpet Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted soldier striding right, holding a long spear across his body.

Striding Soldier

Aniello Falcone, 1640

Study of a Young Bishop in Adoration

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman in a headband, one arm resting on a support, study by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Astronomy," "The Sciences," Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil study of a sleeping child with curly hair and closed eyes, drawn on cream paper with faint shoulder lines.

Sleeping Child

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Two pencil figure studies of a female nude on cream paper: a torso with raised arm above and a reclining figure below.

Two Studies after the Nude of a Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite study of a raised hand with extended index finger on tan paper, a preparatory study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Angel's Hand for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1840