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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 clergyman immersing a kneeling woman in a river while a crowd watches from a wooden dock under a stormy sky.

A Philadelphia Anabaptist Immersion during a Storm

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur's pylon and columned entrance rising from desert sand under a pale blue sky.

The Temple of Dendur, showing the Pylon

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Sketch of sheep grazing on a hillside, drawn in graphite and white chalk on brown paper.

Sheep

Winslow Homer, 1878

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

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur pylon and sandstone terrace in desert sand, with a seated robed figure holding a spear.

The Temple of Dendur, Showing the Pylon and Terrace

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Watercolor design study of a brown bowl covered with purple plums and green leaves, with handwritten color notes on the page.

Design for Enamel "Plum" Bowl

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1898-99

Watercolor of an American three-masted ship with sailors, surrounded by spouting whales and seabirds on rough sea.

Replenishing the Ship's Larder with Codfish off the Newfoundland Coast

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with tall trees beside a still waterway and a small boat on a distant lake.

A View from the Artist's Estate, Springland, or the Elysian Bower

William Russell Birch, ca. 1800

Hand-colored print of numbered costumed figures from the peoples of America in three rows among trees and huts.

Tableau of the Principal Peoples of America (Tableau des principaux peuples de l'Amérique)

Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, 1798

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

Two painted riders on galloping horses, one with a feathered headdress and lance, one drawing a bow, on aged ledger paper.

Swift Dog Strikes an Enemy

Swift Dog, ca. 1880

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with two saints under Gothic arches, flanked by narrative scenes and a decorative

Design for an Antependium: The Madonna della Misericordia with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the C…

Lorenzo Veneziano, ca. 1370

Calligraphic title page in French reading Voyage Pittoresque aux Etats-Unis de l'Amerique, with ornamental flourishes on crea

Voyage Pittoresque aux Etats-Unis de l'Amerique. Par Paul Svignine. En 1811, 1812, et 1813. (Title Page from Svinin's…

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, ca. 1813

Studies of Saint John the Baptist

Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, after 1455

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bear hunt with mounted hunters, hounds and a bear in a landscape with a town.

Bear Hunt

Flanders, ca. 1470-90

Watercolor of a yellow stagecoach with passengers and four white horses on a dirt road beside a river and hills.

Travel by Stagecoach Near Trenton, New Jersey

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and brown wash drawing of Venus and Cupid on a snail shell on water, with a river landscape and towns behind.

Venus and Cupid on a Snail

Hans Brosamer, 1538

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

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 ink drawing of a crowd of robed, bearded men gesturing in conversation, with a dog in the foreground.

The Parable of the Beam and the Mote

Unknown artist, ca. 1520-30

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman with a hammer and tent peg beside a draped tent and inscribed pillar, ca. 1560.

Jael

Maarten van Heemskerck, ca. 1560

Watercolor of two Indigenous men and a man in a top hat in a canoe on a river between rocky cliffs and pines.

Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

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

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

Watercolor of a river valley with wooded hills, rocky shoals in the water, and a soft cloudy sky.

A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Brown ink drawing of a village with thatched cottages, trees, a horse rider, and chickens on a dirt road.

Travelers at a Village

Copy after Joos van Liere, ca. 1570-1629

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 a river view framed by trees, with a distant town, masted ships, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Washington and Georgetown from the Alexandria Road

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