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Graphite sketch sheet with several loosely drawn figures, including a large reclining nude and smaller seated forms.

Sketches of Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of three figures, two men in hats and a woman, standing and seated on a pale ground with loose construction lin

Three figures

Jean-François Millet, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing female figure with arms raised overhead and one leg bent forward.

Sketch of a Female Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of seated and reclining figures among flame-like forms on translucent paper, study for a ceiling design.

Sketch of Figures for a Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with floral borders, small birds, two long-tailed birds flanking Chinese characters in a panel.

Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket

Jean François Bony, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wood engraving class with a teacher and women students at stools and a desk in an interior.

Mr. Herrick Teaching Wood Engraved in the Women's Art School, Cooper Union

Ada C. Thompson, 1850

Study of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil and wash design of a seated classical female figure drawing back drapery, framed by Greek key borders and panels.

Penelope

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats beached on a sandy shore with masts and rigging against a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Seashore

Walter Clark, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped classical dress resting her hand against her face.

Classical Figure

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor study of an arched stained glass window with gold lattice, floral borders and a fan-shaped top panel.

Study for a Window in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

John La Farge, 1900

Grey wash drawing of a young woman reclining in a striped chair beside a table with a tall vase and figurine.

Girl in a Wicker Chair

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1880

Hatched pen drawing of a male model posing on a platform before students at easels in a crowded art studio.

Atelier for Women (Bouguereau and Robert-Fleury)

M. Riccardo Nobili, 1880

Pencil drawing of draped striped cloth hung over a stand, with hatched folds and a handwritten date in the lower left.

Still life arrangement

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketch of three elephants, one with long tusks, moving through tall grass beneath trees.

Ivory at Home

Frederic Villiers, 1890

Pencil study of a raised right hand with curled fingers and shaded knuckles on tan paper, by Francis Augustus Lathrop.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and ink sketch sheet of winged grotesque creatures above two gnarled bare trees on a sloping ground.

Grotesques

Netherlandish Hieronymous Bosch, 1570

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining nude woman with extended arms and several studies of hands.

Sketches of Female Nude and Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink design drawing of an ornamental ceiling border with scrolls, putti, and layered moldings, 1570.

Design for a Ceiling

Luzio Romano, 1570

Design with a winged figure holding a laurel wreath and painter's palette, Latin inscription above, in grey, yellow and blue

Design for Mosaic or Stained Glass Window in Honor of a Painter (“Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat”)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pastel and graphite portrait of a seated woman with red hair in a gray-blue dress and red brooch, on a chair.

Portrait

Carroll Beckwith, 1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a hand with curled fingers, with faint studies of another hand and a foot below.

Studies of Hands and a Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch of a winged putto reclining with one arm raised to its head, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch for Putto

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Study for Cleopatra

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a sailboat by a grassy shore with trees at left and a distant horizon on tan paper.

Landscape

Walter Clark, 1880

Stained glass design with two arched panels showing the Adoration of the Magi under a star and a crescent moon.

Adoration of the Magi (Design for Stained Glass Window)

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of seated passengers in hats, including women and men, in a crowded interior.

Train Passengers

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated classical man beneath figural caryatids in an ornate architectural interior.

Godfrey de Bouillon, after Giulio Romano and Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a right arm and shoulder on tan paper with a purple museum stamp in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Right Arm

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Grey wash drawing of an ornate cuirass flanked by shields, a spear and a banner, arranged as a military trophy.

Trophy with Weapons

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Sketch of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Dark charcoal street scene: a police officer and a boy stand beside a figure lying on a night sidewalk near a lamp post.

Incident

Worth Brehm, 1910

Light pencil sketch of a seated figure with head bowed and arms around knees on mottled brown paper.

Sketch of Seated Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of ten circular classical scenes with gods, Victories, altars and columns, labeled by hand.

Decoration Project: Six Tondi with Sacrificial Gods and Two Victories

Felice Giani, 1800

Marian Hague as a Child

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's bowed head wrapped in a draped veil, with hatched shading on the fabric folds.

Study for Bust of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor design of a pointed-arch window with three bays, pale columns, blue glazing and a gold fan pattern above.

Design for a Window for the Paulist Fathers' Church

John La Farge, 1880

Gray wash drawing of two men beside a wooden street organ, one with mouth open in song and one smiling behind him.

The Organ and the Voice Once More Beneath Our Very Windows

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Mrs. William Wright and Child

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Design for a stained glass window showing a seated woman holding an infant beside flowering branches, with an inscription in

Design for Stained Glass Window in Memory of Christina Trask

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1910

Pencil study of a left foot on blue-grey paper, toes curled, shaded in soft graphite hatching.

Study of Left Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal drawing of an elderly bearded man in a chair beside a young reader at a table in a book-lined study.

Longfellow in His Study

Worth Brehm, 1910

Pencil design drawing of an ornate necklace with mask medallions, grape clusters, and a central urn pendant.

Design for a necklace

Salvatori, 1880

Two Sketches of a Woman's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink cartoon of farmers under a Tammany Hall banner with a protest sign, a tiger under a table at right.

The Tammany Farmers' Club Prepares to March to Houston

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1890

Sketch of Trumpeting Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite pencil study of a left hand and forearm with curled fingers on blue-gray paper.

Study of Left Hand

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a couple dining at an arbor table, with a waiter carrying a tray in the foreground.

Among the Arbors at Père Lapin's a Table Had Been Set for Them

William Leroy Jacobs, 1900

Watercolor design studies for two decorative panels with blue scrolling foliate ornament and colored borders.

Designs for Two Decorative Panels

John La Farge, 1900

Pencil study of a large feathered wing, a partial figure, and draped fabric on pale paper.

Sketch with Wings and Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a winged angel resting on a ledge beside several small putti reaching outward.

Sketch of an Angel and Putti

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil drawing of a winged boy beside a winged griffon above scrolling acanthus-like ornament.

Sculptured Frieze with Half-Figure of Winged Boy and Griffon

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil study of a left foot with detailed toes and nails, plus a faint sketch of a second foot at upper right.

Study of a Left Foot

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink drawing of a crowned seated ruler in a draped throne room receiving an armored warrior, with attendants nearby.

Muzeo Scevola before Porsenna

Felice Giani, 1820

Graphite pencil sketch of a youthful head in three-quarter view with wavy hair, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Sketch of Youth's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil design of an empty oval medallion surrounded by classical figures, a sphinx, garlands and architectural ornament.

Design for Medallion Portrait of Mauro Tesi, Surrounded by Architectural Ornaments, Frontispiece to the "Raccolta Di…

Count Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1780

Loose pencil sketch of a winged central figure with female figures, annotated with labels for cymbals, sceptre and trumpet.

Sketch of Winged Figure, Possibly Fortuna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman's head wrapped in a veil, knotted at the neck, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Sketch of Head of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink drawing of a crowd of robed men gathered before classical columns and architecture.

Group of Men in a Boat

Francesco Primaticcio

Pen and wash drawing of two oval medallions: a farmer plowing with oxen, and Diana the huntress seated with a dog.

Man the Farmer, Diana the Goddess of the Hunt, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Siniba…

Felice Giani, 1800

Drawing of a lunette design with two putti, a central heraldic shield, flower garlands, and two reclining female figures.

Project for the top of a painted frame of an altar

Red chalk sketch of angels, a kneeling figure and a standing man around a cloud beneath an arched outline.

Study for an Alter Painting with Christ Child

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch page with three panels of winged figures, a Madonna and child with an angel, and a seated draped fig

Sketchbook Page: Nine Muses

Felice Giani, 1758

Pen and wash drawing of an andiron with two winged griffins, a flaming urn, and floral garlands on a stepped pedestal.

Andiron with Griffins and