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Pencil sketch of waves and a sailboat on a stormy sea, with handwritten color notes at the top.

Combers in a Stormy Sea

Winslow Homer, 1890

Graphite study of a standing nude male figure with one arm raised over his head, drawn over a faint grid.

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

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two evergreen trees and a drooping conifer branch study with handwritten notes.

Sketch of Evergreens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a baptismal font with lion-mask handles, a garland swag, and angels supporting a radiant finial

Design for a Baptismal Font

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pale watercolor of a flat plain with a blue mountain range under a hazy sky, with a small pond at lower left.

American Plains with Mountain Range in the Distance

Painting of a large century plant with spiky green leaves and small yellow flowers against a dim brown background of shrubs.

Century Plant, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered niche conch topped by a winged figure and a dolphin, with rosette ornament.

Design for the Decoration of the Conch of a Niche

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of a calm pond reflecting trees and a distant mountain, with a foreground bank and fallen branches.

Kearsarge from Mill Pond, at Conway Corner

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of clouds over a distant mountain ridge with handwritten color notes and a signature dated 1880.

Mountains and Clouds in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a balding man with a mustache, head turned left, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketches of winged figures, putti and scrolled decorative frames on a cream sheet of paper.

Sketches for a tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath mountains with clouds, inscribed Togue Lake, Sept. 1870, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Mount Katahdin across Togue Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, shaded with loose diagonal hatching on tan paper.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Watercolor study of flower boughs with purple and blue blossoms and green foliage in flowing garland sprays.

Study of Flower Boughs for Woven Textile

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with two putti, a lyre in a wreath, an inscription, and flanking urns.

Sepulchral Monument for the Poet Colte, of Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pencil sketch of a Venice waterfront with a gondola, masts, a bell tower, a domed church and strolling figures.

View of Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Grey wash drawing of gods and cherubs seated on clouds, with a bearded deity holding an orb at the center.

Study for Painting, Mount Olympus

Vito D'Anna, 1750

Pen and ink drawing of a papal coat of arms with tiara, crossed keys, floral garland, and handwritten Italian notes.

Frame for papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a dark sea under a pale sky with a small rocky outcrop at right and a handwritten weather note below.

Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with a colonnade, fallen column, seated figures, and a statue in an arched niche.

Antique Ruins with Figures Contemplating

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of six tomb monuments in niches with columns, a central allegorical figure holding a cross.

Six tombs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of a whitewashed Italian farmhouse with a tiled roof, chimney, and exterior staircase with railing.

Italian Farmhouse

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Soldier with Sword and Pipe

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical church facade with a central pedimented portico, cross finial and flanking pavilions.

Elevation of a Church for Monte Vergine

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Snow-capped mountain rising through mist and clouds above dark hills, with a pale moon in a rust-coloured sky.

Chimborazo through Rising Mist and Clouds, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of fishermen hauling a wooden dory up a wet beach, with sailboats on the sea behind.

Fishermen Beaching a Dory, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Gedney Bunce

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and watercolour design for an oblong ceiling with circular medallions, arcs and scrolling ornament in pink and ochre.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Pencil sketch of oxen resting near a tree and a cart with barrels, with farm buildings and a road in the background.

A Village Square

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of two schooners on choppy ocean waves, with a small arrow notation in the upper right corner.

Schooners and Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk study of a muscular nude man with raised arm, beside graphite sketches of figures in an architectural setting.

Studies for the Flagellation of Christ

Guiseppe Cesari, 1640

Pencil sketch of three ship masts, one flagged, above a shoreline with figures, with handwritten notes on the page.

Masts of Ship with United States Flag

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of a small standing child seen from behind beside a larger adult figure with bent head and legs.

Figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of palm trees and fan-shaped plants on grey paper with handwritten notes.

Palm Tree Crowns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of Lake Winnipesaukee framed by hills and mountains, with shrubs and trees in the foreground.

Lake Winnipesaukee from Wolfeboro Neck, Looking West

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor design of a waistcoat pocket and embroidered border with yellow scallops and painted flower bouquets.

Design for the Embroidered Border and Pocket of a Waistcoat

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical theater facade with four columns, statues in niches, and a slate roof.

Elevation of a Theater, Venice

Cesare Recanatini, 1850

Pen and grey wash design of an empty oval frame with drapery, with a seated putto holding a staff beside a crown.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of William Russell, First Duke of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Brown ink and wash elevation of a domed church with twin towers flanked by arcaded buildings under a cloudy sky.

Elevation of a Church Flanked by Two Houses

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose oil sketch of icebergs in dark water under a pink sunset sky, with a brown rocky coastline on the horizon.

Icebergs off Cape St. John, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of three sailboats beached on a sandy shore with two small figures and a calm sea behind.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Project: A pulpit shown in profile

Carlo Fontana, 1700

Brown wash drawing of a rocky valley with a tall cliff, conifers, a stream and boulders under a pale sky.

Near Meadow Creek, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling visitor while attendants stand nearby in an arched interior.

Pope Receiving Visitor

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Pen and brown ink sketch of a tiered funeral monument with a winged figure, seated mourners, and architectural studies.

Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Graphite sketch of a craggy rock ledge with layered strata and deep cracks on cream paper.

Rock Ledge at Stowe

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of an old olive tree beside a stone column and an arched entablature with scalloped detail.

Old Olive Tree and Entablature, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of winged putti with a bow and a bird, plus pencil studies of hands, on sepia paper.

Study for a Painting on Theme of Callisto

Filippo Falciatore, 1740

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of war weapons with a central shield, crossed swords, helmets, banners and a cannon.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engraved

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil and wash sketch of steep cliffs above a rocky shore with dark shadows over the water, Grand Manan Island.

Effect of Shadows over Cliffs, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a chapel facade with a pediment and cross, an arched niche with cherubs and a coat of arms.

Elevation of a chapel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed figure with one arm raised, head tilted upward, on tan paper.

Study for leader of the procession, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Hazy coastal view of a green hillside above a calm sea with a curving sandbar stretching into the distance.

View of the Palisadoes near Kingston, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two galleys at sea, one with many oars and billowing sails, on aged toned paper.

Two Galleys at Sea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a classical facade with columns, a central clock, and sculptural figures.

Timepiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketches of figures at a ship's railing with rigging and sea, on a tan sheet.

Sketches of Figures at Ships' Railings

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of nine ornamental arabesque motifs with masks, winged figures, putti, and a unicorn rider.

Designs for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a rustic peasant house beside a path, with trees and rolling hills in a valley beneath clouds.

A Peasant's House in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of a horizontal decorative frieze with oval medallions, scrolling foliage, and grotesque masks.

Design for a Frieze

Carlo Marchionni, 1770

Study for "Scientific Group"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil drawing of a rocky shore with pine trees on the left and distant islands across a calm sea.

Sea Shore

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1810

Watercolor design of a gilded scroll cartouche with fleur-de-lis, crossed arrows, pink ribbon, and roses.

Design for the rest of a chair or a cushion, to be executed in tapestry

Alphonse Marie de Neuville, 1880