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Pencil sketch of a walled fortress and arched stone bridge by calm water, with a sailboat at right.

Sidon

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of waves breaking over rocky coastline with a small sailboat on the horizon.

Bordighera, Italy

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Graphite study of a draped seated figure with a hooded fabric arch over the head, over a faint grid.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Science, study for panel)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of palm trees framing an oasis with dunes, a camel rider, and two figures by water.

Palms

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a riverside town with a church with twin towers above rows of houses.

(Sketchbook) Laufenberg

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Blue-toned pastel drawing of a marsh at dusk with a winding stream, reeds, and dark wooded hills under a pale sky.

Marshlands at Sundown

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil drawing of tall, shadowed cliffs with rocky ledges under a pale sky, with handwritten notes in the corners.

Valley of Kings, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a wooded valley with trees, a stream, and a mountain rising under cloudy skies in North Wales.

Valley of the Llugwy (Moel Siabod), North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of three arched openings in a weathered stone wall with worn steps and rubble in the foreground.

Untitled (Three Arches)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of Capri's steep cliffs rising from the sea, with a small boat near shore and a hazy sky.

Capri

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil and ink sketch of a bare tree with spreading branches above haystacks in an open field.

Motive for Etching

George Elbert Burr, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a red oil tanker with masts, rigging and a cargo boom beside a green shoreline.

Oil Tanker II

Arthur Dove, 1930

Pencil sketch of a flat Nile riverbank with sailboats and distant hills, with a handwritten inscription naming the Pyramid of

Approach to Cairo from the Nile with the Pyramid of Cheops

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal sketch of mounted officers, one raising a sabre, leading infantry through smoke and burning buildings on a battlefie

Washington and Lee at Monmouth

Hazy watercolor of lavender mountains and blue misty hills under a pale sky, signed by Arthur B. Davies.

Blue Mist

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1920

Pencil drawing of a large iceberg rising above choppy sea, with handwritten location notes at lower left.

Iceberg

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pencil sketch of the village of San Piero a Grado with a tall bell tower, tiled roofs and trees under a pale sky.

San Piero a Grado, near Pisa

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Charcoal drawing of moored boats and rowboats on water in a harbor, with waterfront buildings and masts behind.

London in the Pool

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a coffee house interior with arched columns, low platforms, and a standing man in a turban.

Caffee at Kineh

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of San Xavier Mission with twin bell towers, a domed roof, cacti and small figures in the foreground.

Untitled (transfer drawing for San Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona)

George Elbert Burr, 1920

Watercolor of clowns in striped costumes falling from brown horses on a dusty ground, with green trees behind.

Clowns and Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Pencil sketch of an arid landscape with a rocky outcrop, a dark well opening, shrubs, and distant mountains.

Bier il Muhra "Well of Bitter Water"

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a village with a church spire in a valley below mountains.

(Sketchbook) Down Rhone Valley from Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil drawing of a Chicago street with tall brick buildings, an elevated railway, parked cars, and smoke rising over rooftop

Chicago, North Dearborn Street

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and rolling hills with a standing robed figure in the foreground.

Sea of Tiberiasfrom Hot Baths

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Sepia drawing of flat-topped mesas on a desert plain under a sun with radiating rays and clouds.

Untitled (transfer drawing for print)

George Elbert Burr, 1920

Charcoal sketch of a Venetian canal with gondolas, an arched footbridge, and tall old buildings on both sides.

A Canal at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1920

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a ruined columned temple with fallen stones and a wooden cart in the foreground.

Temple of Jupiter, Azani, Phrygia

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of village houses, a stone tower, and mountain ridges on a sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) At Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a stone wall with an arched doorway, trees, and a small building, with handwritten color notes.

Untitled (Stairways, Etc.)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of a pyramid-shaped mound on a flat horizon with trees, a small boat, and water below.

Pyramid

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pastel portrait of a woman in a white dress with hands clasped, set against a teal forest background with tree trunks.

Sylvan Background

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a dead, leafless tree with a grazing colt and rocks at its base on pale paper.

Dead Tree and Colt Grazing

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil drawing of three panoramic views of distant mountains and coastline above a sea horizon, labeled Entering Rhodes.

Rhodes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Drawing of a curving dirt road beside willow trees, with a plowed field and split-rail fence in soft brown chalk.

Landscape with Willow Trees

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude female figure with bent legs and outstretched arms on cream paper.

Swimming Nude, "The Plunge"

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil drawing of a long vaulted stone arcade receding to a bright doorway at the far end.

Entrance to Tasso's Prison, Ferrara

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a harnessed horse pulling a loaded cart toward a bridge and distant trees.

The Horse

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel drawing of a sunlit stone terrace with stairs, urns, red flower beds and dappled shade under green trees.

Terrace, Prospect Park

William Merritt Chase, 1880

Pencil sketch of a carved stone archway with decorative moldings and smaller arched openings, inscribed St. John's chapel Jer

Gate Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil study sheet of horse anatomy showing a skeletal and muscular side view, leg bone details, and a rear view.

Horse's Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pencil sketch of a valley with trees and a winding stream leading toward distant mountains, inscribed Valley of Lledr.

Looking toward Dolwyddelan, Valley of Lledr

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor sketch of a wheelbarrow above a sprig of wild thyme with pink flowers and handwritten notes.

St. Valery-Blow-Wild Thyme

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of a pale woman floating face-up on dark teal water beside white flowers.

Ophelia

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a flat rural landscape with a tall poplar and farm buildings.

(Sketchbook) Near Roche

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Medinet Habu temple ruins at Thebes, with a pylon, columns and desert hills behind.

Medinet El Harbor, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pen drawing of a village with adobe houses, cattle, an oxcart, and mountains under a sky with trees.

The Plains of Etla

George Overbury "Pop" Hart, 1920

Pencil sketch of an old stone arched bridge over a river, with a domed tower, houses, trees, and small figures.

Old Bridge over Mosel, Coblenz

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of ruined stone theatre seating and crumbling buildings in the foreground, with distant hills under a pale sky.

View from the Theatre at Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman with short dark hair on a red cushion, against a soft green draped backdrop.

Between Poses

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a castle corner with two conical towers, trees, and a hillside beyond.

(Sketchbook) Corner of Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a steep rocky mountain slope above a shoreline town with a cluster of buildings and trees.

Scylla

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pen and crayon drawing of a feathered figure roasting food over a fire by the sea, with a large tree at right.

Historical Painting #368494912413

Pencil sketch of trees, haystacks and mountain ridges in an open rural landscape.

Near Roche, Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil drawing on ochre paper of a steep cliff-faced mountain above foothills and a small town, by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg.

Villajoyosa, Spain

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Pen and ink landscape drawing of tall trees along a dirt road with two small figures and a handwritten French inscription.

Landscape

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1910

Pencil sketch of two leafless trees with gnarled trunks, with handwritten colour notes in the upper right corner.

Roche Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of church towers, a sailing boat and a rowboat on calm water with a distant town skyline.

Study (Adage)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Two pencil sketches of a six-petaled flower labeled Back and Front, with stamens visible in the front view.

Framework of the Flower

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a sailboat on a calm lake with distant mountains and rippling reflections.

(Sketchbook) (From Ouchy)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a coastal scene with a sailboat, a round tower on the right, and a hillside town on the left.

Bari

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal and red crayon drawing of a ruined village with collapsed walls, rubble, and a dirt road under a pale sky.

Destroyed Village, War Front

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop castle above a wooded slope and riverside village, with handwritten notes.

Rheinfels from St. Goarshausen

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketches of Egyptian vessels, a column capital with a face, and a leg study, with handwritten notes on aged paper.

Tomb of Kings, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a seashore at low tide with rocks in the foreground, a distant rocky outcrop, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (Seashore)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of Eton College's towers and windows rising above trees, with a small rowing boat on the river.

Eton College from the River

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch on cream paper of several small putti figures, one winged, with cursive inscription along the right edge.

Putti (sketches of Venice)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of three men in colonial dress on a lawn before a white colonial mansion with a cupola and bare trees.

Washington at Mount Vernon

Childe Hassam, 1930

Pencil sketch of a cluster of elm trees with hatched foliage and a single tree at right, on cream paper.

Elms--Eton, England

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and distant mountains with shrubs in the foreground, inscribed with a view from Tabor.

Tabor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel night landscape with green hills, a pale moon, and a deep blue frame resembling a window opening.

Sea Shore (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Pencil sketch of a tall stone tower among trees and mountains, with handwritten colour notes, on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a jagged central mountain peak with ridges and a small boat near the shore, on tan paper.

Horeb, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink and wash drawing of a bridge over a stream with a large building, figures, a donkey and a dog on a dirt road.

Vigo Bridge

George Overbury "Pop" Hart

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with castle ruins on a steep hill at right and a village church along the far bank.

The Rhine near Salzig, Castles Stirrenberg and Liebenstein

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor and pencil sketch of ships at sea, a wooded coast, a boat hull study, and a plant drawing with handwritten notes.

Coastal Scene

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a seated female nude with leaf studies and a small ex libris bookplate on tan paper.

The Waters

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Lilies

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a bathing place with a flagpole, watchtower, small wooden huts, pilings and trees under a pale sky.

Bathing Place, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pen and ink sketches of a chimney pot, an ornate iron sign bracket, and a rocky Swiss cliff with pine trees.

Chimney Pot, Altdorf, Switzerland/Felsenthor, Rigi, Switzerland

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketches by Kenyon Cox of six semicircular lunette compositions with allegorical figures for the Iowa State Capitol, 1

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Six Lunettes)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a reclining lion beside a scrolled architectural bracket and stylized foliage, with handwritten inscription.

Theatre at Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with forested hills, distant peaks, a village steeple and scattered farmhouses under clouds

West from Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a stone pier with arched openings, rocky shore, tidal flats, and masts of boats behind it.

Untitled (Pier and Beach)

Howard Russell Butler

Sheep

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of sailboats, rowboats, and figures on a rocky shore with distant hills, inscribed Criccieth North Wales.

Criccieth, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Graphite sketch of a muscular arm bent at the elbow with a clenched fist, shaded with cross-hatching on cream paper.

Study of an Arm

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pencil sketch of Gallipoli waterfront with a fortified hill, minarets, low buildings and moored sailing boats.

Gallipoli

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a tree, fence, hayrick and grazing cattle in an open landscape, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Untitled (Tree with Hayrick)

Howard Russell Butler

Charcoal and chalk drawing of an older hooded woman and a bearded man before a stone wall with sailboats on the sea.

French Peasants

Charles Cottet, 1920

Pencil sketch of the volcano Stromboli emitting a smoke plume above the sea, with a small rock at the left edge.

Stromboli

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a steep alpine valley with mountains and a small village on the valley floor.

Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red Crayon Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a fortified castle and town on a shoreline with hills behind, labeled European Castle, Dardanelles.

European Castle, Dardanelles

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a lakeside village with cypress trees and mountains reflected in still water.

(Sketchbook) The Lake from Vevey

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Nude against Sea

Alice Pike Barney, 1930