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Pencil landscape drawing of a seated shepherd by a tree with a dog, shrubs and a wide distant view, in a green border.

Landscape with Seated Shepherd and Dog

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Pen drawing of a triumphal procession with elephants, horses, torch bearers and classical architecture.

Triumph of Julius Caesar

Andrea Mantegna, Possibly late 15th or 16th century

Pen and watercolor design drawing of andirons with pine cone finials, fluted bases and acanthus scroll relief panels.

Design for Andirons

Jean Louis Prieur le Jeune, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the dead Christ reclining with a haloed head while a woman with long hair holds his foot.

The Dead Christ Mourned by the Magdalen Who Venerates the Wounds on His Feet

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate altar with an oval cartouche, scrolled brackets, and a decorative frieze.

Design for an Altar

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Pen and ink architectural design sheet showing church interior elevations with arched niches, pilasters, and ornamental pedim

Design for a Church Interior

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Two dancers in feathered costumes and striped pleated skirts, one holding a fan, drawn in pen and watercolor on paper.

Drawing of Two 'Americans' for Ballet de la Douairière de Billebahaut

Daniel Rabel, 1626

Pen and wash drawing of an oval cartouche hung from a ribbon, with garlands, a tassel and classical moldings.

Design for Oval Cartouche

Gautier d'Agoty, 18th century

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a classical interior with a vaulted ceiling, pilasters, painted panels and an arched centra

Design for an Architectural Interior

Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette, n.d.

Pencil design drawing of a rococo ceiling with scrollwork cartouches, floral garlands, and sketched putti in the center.

Design for Ceiling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pencil design drawing of an ornate ceiling with scrolling motifs, a central medallion, a putto and a balustrade below.

Designs for Ceiling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and ink elevation drawing of an ornate paneled wall with fluted pilasters, urn-topped doors and a moulded frieze.

Design for Wall Panelling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Ceiling design in watercolor showing a golden sunburst with a face at center, blue sky, clouds, and a flower-garland border.

Designs for Ceilings with Central Sunburst

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor ceiling design with soft clouds, two small birds, and a lattice border entwined with vines and purple flowers.

Designs for Ceilings with Clouds and Birds

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor design of an arched doorway with double doors, painted floral swags, and a blue classical medallion above.

Designs for Arched Doorway

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central rosette, blue arabesque panels, and layered floral and geometric borders.

Design for Ceiling with Plant and Arabesque Decoration

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a winged figure flying through radiating light above two crawling men.

Carl Ehrenswärd as Apollo, flying to inspect Sergel and Abilgaard

Johann Tobias Sergel, 1797

Sepia wash drawing of a seated man and a standing woman in a hilly landscape with a distant spire and birds.

Man and woman in a landscape (Faust and Marguerite)

Richard Parkes Bonington, ca. 1826-27

Pencil sketch of a classical triumphal arch with columns, sculptural groups, reliefs, and small figures in the foreground.

Study for a Triumphal Arch (recto); Alternate Study for a Triumphal Arch (verso)

Hubert Robert, ca. 1800

Three Designs for Helmets

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily faces the kneeling Virgin Mary beside a draped curtain.

Annunciation

Filippo Bellini, 1560-1600

Pen and ink study of a bearded prophet-like man in draped robes raising one arm, on a grey-toned sheet.

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a…

Henry Fuseli, 1764-70

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Entombment, with Christ's body held by mourners in an arched architectural setting.

Entombment

Maso da San Friano, 16th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer topped by Neptune on a sea-horse chariot, with scrolled handle and pedestal.

Design for a Ewer with Neptune on his Chariot

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate funerary monument with arched niche, staircases, candles and a crowned statue.

Designs for a Funerary Monument with Stairs (recto); Various Funerary Monument Designs (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink sketch of rococo console tables, a niche, and a funerary monument with candlesticks on aged paper.

Sheet with Various Designs for Tables and a Funerary Monument

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink sheet with designs for ornate archways, baldachins, and decorative columns with scrollwork and drapery.

Designs for Archways and Baldachins with Caryatids and Coats of Arms (recto); Design for a Monument with Statues of P…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of baroque urn designs, arched niches with scrollwork, and a columned altar study on pale paper.

Studies for Coffee Urns, Arched-top Altars, and an Altar Project for the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral (recto); St…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a two-tiered church facade with pilasters, pediment, central niche, and a red heraldic cros

Design for the Façade of Santi Faustino e Giovita, Rome

Carlo Fontana, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a palace facade with balconies and arches beside a large arcade in a street scene.

Street Scene with a Palace Façade and an Arcade

Fabrizio Galliari, 1707-94