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Grayscale watercolor of a three-masted ship with full sails and an American flag in choppy sea near a distant lighthouse.

Full Sail off Sandy Hook - Entrance to New York Harbor

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Graphite study of a standing man in pleated breeches, arms folded, one hand at his chin, on a pale sheet.

Study for "The Landing of Columbus on San Salvador, October 12, 1492": Roderigo Sánchez of Segovia

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1840-43

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel with one arm raised, standing on rocky ground before clouds, mounted with gold borders.

The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Benjamin West, ca. 1812

Monochrome watercolor of several deer resting and standing on an open grassy plain under a pale cloudy sky.

Deer in a Landscape

Pen and ink sketch of a nude man leaning over a rock with several smaller seated figure studies on the page.

Nude Man Leaning Over Rock; Seated Female Figure; Seated Nude Female Figure with Hands to Face; Two Men Carrying Dead…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pencil sketch of large trees in an open landscape, inscribed Charles River June 22 1886, on a sketchbook page.

Charles River June 22 '86 (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Sketchbook page with pen drawings of a Royal Engineers officer and sapper, a head study, and a watercolor of a woman and chil

Portrait of a Cleric; Standing Man in Animal Skins; Portrait of a Woman; Man's Head (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pencil sketch of trees and a distant building group on a hillside, with open sky above.

Landscape (from Cropsey Album)

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1849

Pale drawing of a river town with a Gothic church tower, a windmill, and sailing boats on calm water.

View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas

Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1647-48

Sketchbook page with a grey wash group of a mother and child, a standing woman, and a seated woman at a window in pen.

Holy Family et al. [?]; Turning Female Figure, Half Length; Woman Seated at Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Ink and grey wash drawing of a man seen from behind in a voluminous cloak with fur collar, boots, and a walking stick.

Caricature of a Man in a Voluminous Cloak, Carrying a Walking Stick, Seen from Behind

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and wash drawing of a river with sailboats, a grassy bank with trees and figures, and a distant church spire.

River Landscape with Sailboats

Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1640-42

Ink and gray wash drawing of a man in a long coat and tricorne hat seen from behind, holding a cane, within an octagonal bord

Caricature of a Man Wearing a Wig and a Tricorne, Seen from Behind

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Sketch of two women and a man in tricorn hat talking outdoors near trees and a table, drawn in pencil and wash.

Study for "The Suspicious Fair," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin with the infant Christ surrounded by shepherds and an older bearded man.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a park with tall poplars, a shaded allée, a seated statue and small figures near a wheelbarrow.

View of a Park

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1757-59

Circular watercolor of a Roman street with a classical temple behind buildings, a large tree, and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of Saturn in the Background

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of an imaginary palace colonnade with a diagonal staircase, arched balcony, and small walking figu

Architectural Capriccio: A Palace Colonnade

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of groups of walking figures in cloaks and hats across a grey-blue sheet.

Studies of Walking Figures

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen drawing of a decorated ballroom section with columns, arches, chandeliers and two thrones at the center.

Longitudinal Section of a Ballroom Decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a palace facade with arched windows, columns, statues and a central coat of arms.

Façade of Palace decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Grey wash drawing of the Holy Family crossing a bridge with a donkey, accompanied by angels and cherubs overhead.

The Flight into Egypt

Jacques Stella, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, with a bishop, priests, a young girl and angels.

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (recto); Another Design for the Same Composition (verso)

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Watercolor design of a blue urn with gilt bronze mounts, a satyr mask, rope handles and acanthus leaves on a pedestal.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Urn

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Pencil drawing of ruined arched colonnades and vaulted stonework with overgrown plants and a small standing figure.

Architectural Ruins with a View of a Garden; Stage design for "Ballo don Parasol"

Carlo Ferrario, 1845-1907

Watercolor street scene with St. Paul's Cathedral dome rising above rooftops, horses, a cart, and pedestrians in the foregrou

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand

Thomas Girtin, 1795-96

Sepia drawing of Joshua raising his arm toward the sun over a walled city on cliffs, with armies in a valley below.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12-14)

John Martin, ca. 1822

Pencil drawing of boats moored by rocks in the Bay of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius and a city in the distance.

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background

Christen Købke, 1843

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling man gesturing toward a seated king in a chair before a curtain.

Uriah before King David

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky waterfall with pine trees and mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Labro Falls

Thomas Fearnley, 1824-42