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Watercolor elevation of a stone Gothic Revival house with a purple roof, pointed-arch doorway, and ornate gable trim.

House for William J. Rotch, New Bedford, Massachusetts (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Two watercolor elevations of a Gothic Revival house in Tarrytown with lawns, hills and a river.

Knoll for William and Philip R. Paulding, Tarrytown (south and east [front] elevations)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838

Watercolor elevation of a white Gothic Revival library facade with a central gable, pointed windows and pinnacles, 1838.

Study for a Library (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838

Architectural drawing of a first-floor parlor's paneled walls and fireplace with handwritten dimensions, c. 1732-35.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the First-floor Parlor (Northeast Corner Room)

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Architectural drawing of a first-floor room elevation with labeled wall panels, doorways, a fireplace, and dimensions.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the Great Middle Room (Sir Robert Walpole's Levee Room, Northwest…

Isaac Ware, 1732-35

Pencil study of Castor and Pollux embracing Helen amid helmeted warriors and classical columns, by Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Pencil study of a standing male nude seen from behind, with a cap and curled hair, one arm raised and one extended.

Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Pen and ink plan of a cross-shaped room with marked picture panels, an angled fireplace, and handwritten painting notes.

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of Sir Robert Walpole's Dressing Room (Middle Room, West Front, First…

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Ink drawing of an architectural interior elevation with a central fireplace, doorways, paneling and handwritten dimension not

Treasury House, 10 Downing Street, London: Plan of the End Room Below (Northwest Corner Room, First Floor)

Isaac Ware, ca. 1732-42

Watercolor drawing of a draped funerary catafalque with blue canopy, candelabra, crown and regalia, dated 1796.

Catafalque of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Side Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Watercolor elevation of a blue and yellow draped funeral catafalque with candelabra, reliefs and seated allegorical figures.

Catafalque for the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Front Elevation)

Vincenzo Brenna, 1796

Hunter and dog in a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen waterway and a distant town under a pale sky.

Winter Landscape with a Hunter and his Dog

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century (?)

Pen and wash drawing of a canal lined with trees, a moored rowboat, a wooden shed, and ducks on the water.

Canal with a Boat and Ducks

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a flat river landscape with windswept trees at left and church spires on the distant horizon.

View of Calcar on the Lower Rhine near Cleves

Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1640-42

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined triumphal arch with a small temple, palm trees, and horsemen on a distant hill.

Capriccio with Roman Ruins

Francesco Guardi, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of peasants in a rustic interior with a fish hanging from the beams and figures around a table.

Interior with Peasants

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Red chalk drawing with white highlights of a young man's head in three-quarter view, gazing upward, wearing a cap.

Head of a Young Man in Three-Quarter View

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers in a guardroom with a fireplace, a table of card players, and a coat of arms on the wall.

Guardroom Scene

Cornelis Troost, 1744

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing ships and small boats on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships in a Bay

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Ink and wash drawing of two Dutch sailing ships at anchor on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of two men eating and drinking in a rustic kitchen with a cupboard, bread, and a cooking pan.

Kitchen Scene

Cornelis Dusart, 1687

Grey wash drawing of a winter scene with skaters and figures on frozen ice, a tent with a flag, and a windmill in the distanc

Winter Landscape

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded village fair with a cart, riders, half-timbered houses and a distant church tower.

Village Fair

Master of the Hermitage Sketchbook, 16th century

Gray wash drawing of two horsemen on a road, with wagons, a farmhouse, trees and a windmill in the distance.

Landscape with Two Men on Horseback

Pieter de Molijn, 1654

Pen and brown ink drawing of beached sailboats, figures on a shore, and a distant sailboat under cloudy skies.

Beach Scene with Boats

Pieter Mulier the Elder, n.d.

Brown ink sketch of three veiled women and a small bent boy on a pale sheet, studies by Rembrandt.

Study Sheet with Three Women and a Boy

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1638-39

Pen drawing of fortified towers, a stone arched bridge and a gatehouse reflected in a canal.

Walls, Towers, and Gates of Amsterdam

Jacob Savery, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing warships with full sails on calm water, with smaller boats and a distant fleet.

Warships at Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink sketch of a small sailboat with billowing sails, rigging and figures on deck, on a pale sheet.

Sketch of a Sailboat

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a town square with bare trees, a tall spired tower, riders on horses and strolling pedestrians.

Abdijplein of Middelburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 17th century