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Moonlit valley with two tall trees, a winding stream, and hazy mountains under a cloudy night sky.

Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1873

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley with a man in a dark coat standing on a path beside a meadow.

Franconia Notch, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1872

Pencil sketch of wind-bent cedar trees and exposed roots on sandy flatland, receding to a low distant horizon under open sky.

Cedar Trees near Atlantic City

William Trost Richards, ca. 1870-71

Watercolor of a lake and distant mountains at sunset, seen from a rocky hillside with trees in the foreground.

Sundown at Centre Harbor, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1874

Watercolor of a calm lake with wooded shores and distant blue mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

Lake Squam and the Sandwich Mountains

William Trost Richards, 1872

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley seen from a rocky slope with birch trees, by William Trost Richards.

The Mount Washington Range, from Mount Kearsarge

William Trost Richards, 1872

Watercolor of a rocky hillside with a cabin emitting smoke, a wooden fence, bare trees, and a stream under an evening sky.

Frontier Cabin

William Louis Sonntag, 1894

Watercolor of a bay with an island, sailboats and steamboats, and figures in period dress on a grassy bank in the foreground.

The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall, 1820-25

Watercolor of rapids tumbling over boulders into a pool, with cliffs and pine trees rising on both sides.

On the Ausable

James David Smillie, 1869

Watercolor of a busy harbor with sailing ships, a city waterfront, and two men on a wooded bluff in the foreground.

The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall, 1820-25

Watercolor of a broad river with sailboats, a distant city skyline, and a winding dirt road with a cart on a wooded hill.

New York from Weehawk

William Guy Wall, ca. 1820-23

Watercolor of a man in a top hat by a stream, with a fallen log, waterfall, ferns and tall trees in a dark forest.

The Entrance to a Wood

Robert Walter Weir, 1836

Pencil panorama of a river landscape with trees, grazing cow and a walking figure in an open sketchbook.

Panorama of the Charles River June 22 '86 (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Watercolor of a snowy winter road beside a frozen river and icy cliff, with a carriage and bare trees.

View on the New Turnpike Road, on the Margin of the Juniata, with a Distant View of the Warrior Mountain

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1820

Pencil sketch of a bay with a village, beached rowboats, wooded hills, and a sailboat at anchor on calm water.

Bay Scene with Sailboat at Anchor (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards, 1885

Graphite sketch of a river lined with trees, reflections in still water, and a distant town with a church spire.

Charles River, Cambridge, Massachusetts (from Sketchbook of New England and Pennsylvania Landscape and Marine Subjects)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Pen and ink sketch page with two female nudes, a seated male nude, and three small equestrian figures.

Two Female Nudes; Seated Male Nude (after Michelangelo?); Three Equestrian Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor of ruined Doric temple columns and fallen stones under a grey sky, by William Stanley Haseltine, 1881.

Girgenti (The Temple of Juno Lacinia at Agrigentum)

William Stanley Haseltine, 1881

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor sketch of a sunlit golden hill with a small temple outline on top, above a pale blue sea.

Sketchbook of Greek and Near East Subjects

Mary Newbold Sargent, 1904

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Charcoal drawing of dark trees and shrubs beside a grassy field under a cloudy sky, signed Harpignies 1911.

The Pond at Les Luneaux, Allier

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Woodblock print of a lakeside harbor town with moored boats, pedestrians on the quay, and mountains across the water.

Otsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a lake at Hakone with pine trees, houses, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance under a blue sky.

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sa…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a palace gate with a tiled roof and a procession of robed figures and attendants in the foreground.

Kyoto: Dairi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Ukiyo-e print of courtesans in kimono and hair ornaments in a wooden interior with latticed windows and a river view.

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a green hillside, with pack horses and travelers on a path in the foreground.

The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1831-32

Architectural drawing of a dining room with rococo plasterwork, a mythological ceiling painting, and wall elevations in grey

Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Pencil design of Mars and Venus with Cupid in an oval medallion, flanked by cherubs and sphinxes, with ornamental scrolls.

Design for the painting, Mars, Venus & Cupid for the Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48