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Watercolor of gnarled trees on a hillside overlooking a winding road and open fields under a pale sky.

Olive Trees at Tivoli

George Inness, 1873

Watercolor of the Pennsylvania Hospital with a central columned portico, cupolas, tall trees, and an iron fence along the str

The Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen sketches on a page: seated man, robed figures, a shouting newspaper seller with caption 'Terrible Disaster! Loss of the A

Terrible Disaster! Loss of the Arctic! (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Watercolor of a tiered stone tomb with a roofed shrine and finial, framed by tall trees, in brown and gray washes.

The Tomb of Iyeyasu Tokugawa

John La Farge, 1888

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

Indian Figure in Profile

Henry Kirke Brown, 1851

Pencil and chalk study of two prone soldiers on grey paper, with handwritten scale notes across the top.

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Two Dead Figures

John Singleton Copley, 1782-83

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

Charcoal and chalk study of a nude woman raising her arms beside swirling drapery, set within a pale arched architectural fra

"Coral" (Study for Mural, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)

Walter Shirlaw, ca. 1892

Embroidered oval picture of a shepherd playing flute and a shepherdess with crook beside sheep in a pastoral landscape.

The Shepherdess of the Alps

Evelina Hull, ca. 1812

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

Brown wash drawing of four feathered figures on a riverbank, with a city and paddle steamer visible on the water behind them.

Visit to Their Old Hunting Grounds (from Hosack Album)

John Ludlow Morton, ca. 1843

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a chimney and woodpile among tall forest trees, on an open sketchbook spread.

Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook)

William Trost Richards, 1885

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

Open sketchbook page of blue paper with loose white chalk strokes depicting cloud forms.

Cloud Study (recto, from sketchbook)

Jervis McEntee, 1869

Pencil sketch of clouds over a calm sea with waves and rocks in the foreground, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of Clouds and Sea (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886

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

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with pink lining against a brown background.

Hugh Hall

John Singleton Copley, 1758

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a chimney and woodpile among tall trees in a misty forest, in a sketchbook.

Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards, 1885

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

Peter LaBagh

James Sharples, 1793-1811

Pencil drawing of dense tropical palms, cycads and banana leaves with a tall palm trunk on the right.

Palms

William Trost Richards, 1855

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

Pencil sketchbook map of rivers and lakes near Tacoma and Mount Tacoma, with a small sailboat drawn at upper right.

Map of Region Northwest of Mount Tacoma (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt, 1890

Pencil grid of diagonal lines and dotted guide points on a torn, stained sketchbook page.

Grid (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

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

Drawing of a nude man kneeling and reaching upward with one arm, rendered in chalk on toned grey paper.

Study from Life: Nude Male

John Trumbull, ca. 1795-96

Graphite sketch on grey paper of a seated man at a table and kneeling figures, with a standing figure at upper right.

Four sketches (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

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

Grayscale watercolor of a standing woman in a white gown with her hand on a globe beside a draped table.

Standing Portrait of a Lady with a Globe (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pale arch-shaped sketchbook page with faint grey wash and a loose dark ink sketch of a head in the lower left.

(from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

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

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of distant mountains and classical ruins along a hazy horizon.

Sketchbook of Italian Landscape Subjects

Jervis McEntee, 1869

Portrait of a bald man with blue eyes in a green velvet cap and brown silk robe against a dark background.

Ebenezer Storer II

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Watercolor of a crowded market square in muted greys and blues, with townhouses, stalls, umbrellas and pedestrians.

Variations in Violet and Grey - Market Place, Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, 1885

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 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 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 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

Pen and brown ink drawing of a turkey standing near a wooden fence in a landscape with trees.

Turkey

Theodore Robinson

Kenyon Cox, 1878

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

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

Watercolor of a winged nude woman reaching for grapes above a pool, with red autumn maple leaves falling around her.

Autumn Scattering Leaves

John La Farge, ca. 1900

Three women in embroidered skirts and flower wreaths dance in a field, rendered in loose colorful pastel strokes.

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress

Edgar Degas, 1899

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

Watercolor of a crouching nude man by the sea with a swimming figure reaching up and white daisies in the grass below.

Song of the Siren

John La Farge, ca. 1883-84

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded nude man running right with windblown hair against a hatched rocky landscape.

Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right

Stefano da Verona, mid-15th century

Black chalk drawing of a standing bearded man in a draped cloak holding a long staff, with white highlights on toned paper.

Saint John the Baptist

Innocenzo da Imola, early 16th century

Studies of Saint John the Baptist

Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, after 1455

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded seated man in a hat holding a book and gesturing toward an inscribed scroll.

Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll

Stefano da Verona, first half 15th century

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

Pen and ink drawing of the dead Christ mourned by women beneath a cross, with a standing figure and clouds behind.

The Lamentation of Christ

Circle of Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1513

Drawing of a bearded man in a billowing cloak carrying a child on his shoulders, with a staff and flowering branch.

Saint Christopher

Follower of Hans Baldung Grien, third quarter 16th century

Two Lansquenets

Erhard Altdorfer, 1513

Brown-ground drawing with white highlights showing the Holy Family, Saint Elizabeth and infant Saint John beneath a palm tree

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Pen drawing of a nude woman standing on a sphere inside an architectural niche framed by two pilasters, dated 1498.

Fortuna in a Niche

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in a draped robe and headdress, one hand raised, on a pinkish tan sheet.

Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Right (Recto); Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Left (Verso)

Middle Rhine Germany, ca. 1460-70

Pen and ink drawing of Saint John the Evangelist seated, holding a chalice, with a halo and Gothic canopy.

Saint John the Evangelist

Upper Rhine, ca. 1480

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with an older man reading beside a table in an interior.

The Holy Family in an Enclosed Garden

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Brown ink and wash drawing of a figure in long robes hanging from a gibbet beside a wooden post.

Elsje Christiaens Hanging on a Gibbet

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1664

Portrait of Simon von Liebenstein (?)

Hans Schwarz, ca. 1516