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Monochrome blue-green drawing of a moonlit ruined abbey beside a river, with boats and figures in the foreground.

Tintern Abbey by moonlight

John 'Warwick' Smith, ca. 1789

Watercolor of a cobbled courtyard with timber-framed houses, carved balconies, and figures in period dress.

Courtyard of House at no. 29, Rue de la Tannerie, Abbeville, Somme, France; said to be from the reign of François I

Lewis John Wood, 1865

Illuminated letter B with a dragon, a knight with a sword, a tree, and figures being anointed in blue, red and gold.

Illuminated Initial "B"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Watercolor elevation of All Saints Church, Worcester, showing a tall tower with clock beside timber-framed houses and a wall.

All Saints Church, Worcester

Richard Varden, 1836

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rushing rocky stream passing a large boulder, with trees and hills behind.

A rocky stream, Italy

Samuel Woodforde, ca. 1786-91

Pen and ink caricature of a scowling man's bust with a cigarette, captioned "Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

"Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

Phil May, ca. 1882

Watercolor drawing of a Gothic hall with vaulted timber roof, stained glass window, chandeliers, and figures on a tiled floor

Guildhall, London: The Great Hall, Facing East

Horace Jones, ca. 1864

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival church with a tall spired tower, pointed windows, and small figures near an iron fen

Perspective Elevation of Reverend Mr. Gaird's Church, Glasgow, in the Gothic Style

J. T. Rochead, 1858

Colored drawing of a green eclectus parrot on a branch, with two parrots in flight above and handwritten notes on the sheet.

Eclectus Roratus Polychloros

Edward Lear, ca. 1830-32

Pen and wash design elevation of a dining room with a central oval ceiling painting, panelled walls, and ornate plasterwork.

Design for the Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, 1747-48

Pen drawing on torn brown paper of an arcaded building with a crowd, horsemen and a fallen figure in the street.

Tracing of scene from Dr. Syntax

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1819

Grey paper study with ink and wash sketches of winged female figures, a veiled central figure, and chalk studies of hands.

Studies of fairies with a pair of hands (possibly representing the Opening of Pandora's Box)

William Lock the Younger, 1784

Pen drawing of a dining room ceiling with an oval central medallion, rococo scrollwork and coffered panels, with a scale bar

Design for Ceiling at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Pen sketch of a small child riding a long-bodied dog above a symmetrical scrolled ornament study.

Sketch of a Child Riding a Dog

William Pitts, 1805-40

Portrait of a man in profile

Cornelius Varley, 19th century

Hand-colored section drawing of a Chinese-style pavilion with pagoda roofs, arched interior windows, and a smaller adjoining

Project for a Chinese Pavillion

Michel Barthelemy Hazon, n.d.

Watercolor design of a blue passion flower with green leaves and tendrils on a grey scrolled lattice panel.

Design for Panel Decoration Centered on a Passion Flower

J. Hulme, 1828-40

Red chalk drawing of a young man in a beret, eyes looking upward, with curly hair and loose hatched shading.

Young Man Wearing a Beret

François Boucher, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ancient galley with carved prow and armored soldiers in classical dress.

Studies of Details from Trajan's Column

Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1635

Pen and wash perspective drawing of a cradle with scrolled feet, ring handle, and finials on a plain ground.

Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Pen and wash drawing of two nude children playing a bowling game with a ball and pins in a landscape.

Two Children Playing with a Ball

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Grey wash drawing of craggy rock formations with boulders and trees, pen outlines on pale paper.

Design for rock-work at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Watercolor drawing of rock-work with cascading waterfalls, a cave opening, and a pool, by Thomas Sandby.

Design for rock-work and cascades at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park (recto). Rock-work Designs (verso)

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Watercolor of a crowded domed hall with dancing guests, potted trees, and a balcony audience beneath a glass ceiling.

Innere Ansicht des Deutschen Volks Winter Gartens. IInterior of the German Winter Garden. 45 Bowery, New York

Fritz Meyer, 1856

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family, Saint Elizabeth and infant John the Baptist beneath a tree, with a hilltop town

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1520-25

Watercolor landscape of a winding river gorge with cliffs and trees, a distant town and hills under cloudy sky.

View of Chepstow, Wales

John Scarlett Davis, 1834

Brown watercolor of a columned mansion above a fenced lawn, with a rowboat on the water and a carriage on the road.

Inner Bay, Staten Island, New York

Augustus Köllner, ca. 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a head and shoulders of a figure in a tall headdress, turned to the right, with loose hatching.

Study of Head and Shoulders of Woman with Headdress

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing man in a hat and long coat holding a gun, with a hatched shadow on the ground.

A sportsman with a gun

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702

Pen and ink sketch of a plumed rider with a baton on a horse with an ornate saddle cloth, seen from behind.

A mounted drummer from the front

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702