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Pencil drawing of a maple branch with serrated leaves and two buds on a cream sheet, with a handwritten label at left.

Maple Leaves, Mt. Desert

Samuel Colman, 1870

Painted study of a sunlit hillside with a winding dirt path, shrubs and rounded trees under a pale blue sky.

Hillside, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of peasant women, oxen with a cart, a hunter, rabbits and birds among foliage, within a ruled border.

In the Mountains (Decorative Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and ink design drawing of a five-armed chandelier with floral garlands, fluted column, and tassel base.

Design for a Chandelier

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Black chalk sketch of a stooped peasant man in a broad hat and loose clothing, carrying a bag, on tan paper.

Peasant with Bag

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Oil sketch of a sunlit rock cliff with red autumn vines beside a river and wooded hills under a pale blue sky.

Autumn Landscape with Large Rock, North Carolina

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor design of a candlestick with a grey caryatid figure holding a gold urn, flanked by gilded candle arms over a flute

Design for a Candlestick

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of the Virgin seated with the haloed Christ Child beside her in an arched niche, with a vase at lower left.

The Virgin and the Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of a small fan palm with a textured trunk and radiating fan fronds, with handwritten color notes beside it.

Small Fan Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite sketch of a horse-drawn covered wagon with a driver, plus smaller studies of a head and figures on paper.

Horse and wagon

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink sketches of rococo brackets, consoles and scrolling ornament on a pale sheet, with a museum stamp.

Sketched for a Reliquary

Filippo Passarini, 1690

Painted study of a tall coconut palm above terracotta tiled roofs of wooden houses, with two birds perched on its fronds.

Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1857

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tall obelisk on a pedestal with three standing figures and reclining figures around a mask me

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Painted textile border design of white and blue lilac blossoms and green leaves on a rust-brown background.

Design for the Border Motif of a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing man in eighteenth-century coat and breeches with one hand on his hip, on cream paper.

Ship's Figurehead of Benjamin Franklin

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with three oval frames, swagged drapery, and cherubs around a central pede

Decoration for portrait of Pope Pius VI and royal couple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate church ciborium with a cross finial, cherub heads, and seated putti on the base.

Design for a Ciborium

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of a coconut palm trunk and drooping fronds with a small leaf study and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Coconut Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two ink and wash drawings of an alcove wall with draped curtains, bookshelves, urns and busts in classical style.

Designs for Bedroom Alcove Wall Elevations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Graphite sketch of a dancing woman with head tilted back, one arm raised, and flowing drapery, on tan card.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and ink sketches of rococo frames, scrolls and an escutcheon on a stained, aged sheet of paper.

Sketches for Frames and Escutcheons

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Graphite nude study of a seated male figure holding a tablet, drawn over a faint grid on tinted paper.

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

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Vertical border design on rust-brown ground with pale repeating vine, bell-shaped flowers and curling leaves.

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

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

A Young Woman (St. Mary Magdalene under the Cross)

Marco dal Pino, 1570

Pen and wash design of an ornate mantelpiece with a central clock, musicians, putti and scrolling foliage above a fireplace.

Design for a mantelpiece

the elder Jean Berain, 1700

Pen and brown wash design for a symmetrical ornamental panel with scrolling foliage, cherubs, a medallion scene, and a centra

Design for a Painted Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1760

Pencil sketch of a crowned lion-head fountain with carved scrolls, steps, and architectural fragments on tan paper.

Study of a Fountain, Italy

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pencil drawing of an ornate ewer design with curling scrolled handle and spout, supported by a seated cherub on a cloud base.

Design for a Ewer

Johannes Lutma, 1620

Watercolor of tall dark conifers beside boulders, with a misty granite dome and mountains receding behind them.

Half Dome, Yosemite

Thomas Moran, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a glassmaking furnace beside a coastal landscape with ships, figures, and a rocky peak, in an ornate

Study for The Making of Glass, The Treasure Hid in the Sand, Plate 363, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Graphite study of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm extended toward a ledge.

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

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with one arm extended, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Vertical grey-wash design of a classical pilaster strip with scrolls, acanthus leaves, rosettes and grapes.

Design for the Decoration of a Pilaster Strip

C. C, 1810

Loose pencil sketch of a partial figure's head and neck on a beige sheet of paper.

Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Graphite anatomical sketches of heads, necks, shoulders and arms on tan paper, with handwritten muscle labels.

Anatomical Sketches of the Head, Neck, and Shoulders

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of architectural ornament with columns, capitals, arched doorway, winged figures and an eagle.

Decorative Study; Verso: Anatomical Study

Felice Giani, 1810

Two pencil sketches of sailboats on pale paper, with red accents on the sails and a handwritten note beside them.

Sailboat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketches of castle towers, flags, and figures including a woman holding a child and a man in a hat on tan paper.

Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey and blue wash drawing of an architectural fountain design with a central waterfall, heraldic pediment and water jets.

Design for a Fountain

Ludovicus Radix, 1760

Caricature

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

A peasant woman from the neighborhood of Rome

Miguel Alfarren, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of a domed circular temple on a pyramid, with steps, columns, an urn and ruins in the foreground.

Architectural Fantasy: A Circular Temple on a Truncated Pyramid

Louis Joseph le Lorrain, 1720

Pencil sketch of an entrance hall with a dark doorway, hanging cloth, and a standing figure beside a column.

Entrance Hall

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and ink sheet of ornamental friezes, moldings and a candelabrum with scrollwork and handwritten material notes.

Eight Studies of Friezes and Candelabrum

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of an altar design with Corinthian columns, a coffered arch, and two winged figures in a painted lunette

Design for an Altar at San Petronio, Bologna

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of Christ reaching to save Saint Peter from drowning beside a sailing boat in rough seas.

Christ Saving Peter from Drowning

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown wash drawing of a large tree behind a stone wall, with two small figures standing in an open field.

In a Country Place

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval: a draped woman offers a cup to a reclining bearded god, with cherubs in clouds above.

Hebe Offering a Drink to Zeus

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink architectural drawing of a tiered monument with twisted columns, a staircase, candelabra and a papal tiara at top.

Design for a Monument for Pope Pius VI

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1790

Pen and brown wash drawing with two scenes: a giant blinded by men above, and a body on a bier with onlookers below.

Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Grayscale drawing of a tall vase on a pedestal supported by two winged sphinxes with lion paws.

Design of a Vase

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical ruin with columns, an arched bridge, a statue, vines and small figures.

Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin

Jean-Henry-Alexandre Pernet, 1780

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints, angels and putti gathered around a draped altar niche.

Virgin and Child with Saints

Charles Mellin, 1640

Pencil study of a hooded female figure holding leaves, with additional sketches of hands and arms on aged paper.

Study of Figure for "In the Mountains"

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a rococo paneled door beside a carved pilaster and an oval floor panel.

Design for a door of an organ loft

F. Cornille, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a theatrical church interior with arches, columns, vaulting and small seated figures.

Stage Design of a Church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk drawing of a neoclassical decorated panel with garlands, a central urn, winged figure and scrolls.

Design for a Decorated Panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1770

Pencil and wash sketch of a boat's rigging and pulleys with a seated figure and choppy sea behind a wooden rail.

Study for "The Signal of Distress"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with saints, a lion, angels and classical temples in a landscape.

Madonna and the Infant, St. Jerome, Mary Magdalene and Angels, after Correggio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men: one seated in a wide hat, one standing from behind, one with a staff on his shoulders.

Three Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1630

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with a distant landscape and buildings at the left.

The Virgin and Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a tiered funerary monument with urns, garlands, and a summit group of figures beneath a cross.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument to King Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and brown ink design drawing of a rectangular tablet with scrolled ornament, oval medallion and handwritten measurements.

Design for Tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in an arched classical niche, with kneeling and standing worshippers below.

The Virgin and Child with Worshippers in Classical Interior

Fortunato Duranti, 1820