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Pencil sketch of two cows by a broken wooden fence with a tree at left and three small figures at top.

Landscape with Two Cows and a Broken Fence; Three Standing Figures (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Thomas F. Hoppin, 1841

Watercolor of two men sawing logs beside a palmetto-thatched hut among tall palms and cypress trees by a misty river.

The Cypress-Shingle Yard, Ocklawaha River, Florida

Harry Fenn, 1870

Watercolor of two figures on a ledge beside a waterfall between steep rock cliffs under a sky streaked with red clouds.

At the Waterfall

David Claypoole Johnston, ca. 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley between mountains with buildings in the distance and trees in the foreground.

North of the White Mountains

John Frederick Kensett, 1850

Pastel watercolor of pink and lavender mountain peaks across a calm strait, with palms and shoreline vegetation in the foregr

The Island of Moorea Looking across the Strait from Tahiti, January 1891

John La Farge, 1891

Pencil drawing of canoes with paddlers crossing a lake toward tipis on a wooded shore, with rocks in the foreground.

Indians Returning from the Hunt (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Charles Lanman, 1841

Watercolor of a porched dining room building and stage offices at White Sulphur Springs, surrounded by trees and hills.

Dining Room and Stage Offices at White Sulphur Springs

John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe, 1832

Watercolor of a stream winding through rocky woodland with tall trees and a distant wooded ridge under a pale sky.

Catskill Clove in Palingsville

William Rickarby Miller, 1856

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat sitting and drawing in an open field with a lone tree, by William Sidney Mount, 1840.

Artist Sketching at Stony Brook, New York (from McGuire Scrapbook)

William Sidney Mount, 1840

Watercolor of Collect Pond with a rocky hillside, willow tree, three walking figures, and a distant New York skyline with chu

Collect Pond, New York City

Archibald Robertson, 1798

Watercolor of a distant city skyline with church spires across a river, with sailing boats and a flagpole in the foreground.

Albany, New York

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pastel landscape on tan paper showing rolling open ground, dark shrubs and a pale sky with a distant horizon.

Landscape

John Henry Twachtman, after 1890

Watercolor of trees and boulders on a shore, with rowboats and sailboats on a calm river and wooded cliffs beyond.

Weehawken from Turtle Grove

William James Bennett, ca. 1830

Watercolor of a striped paddle steamboat with passengers and an American flag moving between rocky cliffs on a river.

Steamboat Travel on the Hudson River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca.1813

Watercolor of gnarled trees on a hillside overlooking a winding road and open fields under a pale sky.

Olive Trees at Tivoli

George Inness, 1873

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a chimney and woodpile among tall trees in a misty forest, in a sketchbook.

Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards, 1885

Watercolor of a ferry with carriage and passengers crossing a rocky river toward pale cliffs and wooded hills.

A Ferry Scene on the Susquehanna at Wright's Ferry, near Havre de Grace

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of distant mountains and classical ruins along a hazy horizon.

Sketchbook of Italian Landscape Subjects

Jervis McEntee, 1869

Watercolor of a crater lake among green hills and tall pines, with a distant sea and boats under a pale sky.

Lago Avernus

William Trost Richards, ca. 1867-70

Watercolor of a stone tomb with an arched wooden door on a grassy hill, framed by trees and cypresses under a pale sky.

General Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon (Copy after Engraving in The Port Folio Magazine, 1810)

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca.1813

Drawing of an imaginary landscape with tall trees, a river, a walled town and towers on a hill, in grey wash.

Imaginary Landscape

Hanns Lautensack, 1543

Brown ink drawing of a landscape with winged angels and kneeling figures beside a house, a town and mountains beyond.

Landscape with Abraham and the Angels

Copy after Hans Bol, ca. 1568

Watercolor of tall trees on a riverbank, an American flag on a dock, sailing ships and a distant city skyline.

Philadelphia from across the Delaware River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and wash drawing of gnarled trees beside a winding river and rocky cliffs under a swirling sky.

Wooded Landscape

Gillis van Coninxloo, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a tower, sailboat, distant village and hilltop castle.

River Landscape

Jaques Saverij, ca. 1600

Watercolor of fishermen hauling a net on a rocky Hudson shore, with sailboats on the river and hills beyond.

Shad Fishermen on the Shore of the Hudson River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and ink drawing of a brick castle with stepped gables and towers reflected in a moat.

Tervueren Castle

Unknown artist, ca. 1604-05

Brown wash drawing of a sunlit forest clearing with trees, a horseback rider, walking figures and hunting dogs.

Forest Clearing with Figures

Jan Frans van Bloemen, before 1700

Watercolor of a flagstaff with an American flag above an octagonal pavilion, with strolling figures, ships, and a distant for

The Traveler's First View of New York - The Battery and Flagstaff

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a wooden bridge over a stream and tall trees beside the water.

Landscape with a Bridge

Unknown artist, mid-17th century