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Pencil sketch of a stone cromlech with a capstone, a grazing sheep, and a distant village on a flat horizon.

Cromlech near Criccieth, North Wales/Coast near Pensarn, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Aileen at Asolo

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of teepees on a plain with horses and figures near a rocky ridge, on aged torn paper.

Teepees

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a towered castle before distant mountains, inscribed Castle at Aigle.

(Sketchbook) Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Palermo harbor with a steep mountain, waterfront buildings, masts, and a steamboat with smoke.

Harbor of Palermo

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Sanguine crayon portrait of a man in a flying helmet and goggles, with the name Quentin Roosevelt printed across the top.

Quentin Roosevelt

John Elliott, 1920

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman from behind, raising her arms to tie up her long hair.

Female Figure Dressing Hair

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1930

Pencil portrait of an older man with a full mustache, wearing a jacket and tie, on a tan paper background.

Ferdinand De Lesseps

Léon Bonnat, 1910

Pastel portrait of a man in a felt hat holding a pipe, drawn with soft colored strokes on tan paper.

Alec Francis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Evalina Cortland Palmer

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pastel sketch of a seated woman in yellow and orange clothing, arms around her knees, on brown paper.

Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of an old house with a tall pointed spire among trees, drawn on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old House, Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a black hat, yellow scarf and orange wrap against a grey background.

Young Woman in Black Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg at sunset with a stone arched bridge, church towers, and a river in the foreground.

Sunset, Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman with her head bent and hair in swirling strokes, draped figure below.

Aileen at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a sailboat and rowboats on a calm river with a village, church spire and hills beyond.

The Rhine at Camp

George Elbert Burr, 1900

General Charles Greeley Loring

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a river landscape with trees, buildings on the far bank, and a figure by the water.

Landscape

Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, 1900

Pencil sketch of a horse standing beside a wagon wheel, with dark trees in the background.

Horse and Wagon

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with a long blue beaded necklace, against a tan background.

Laura in Whites

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Graphite sketch of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Untitled (Draped Female Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a striped turban and white headcloth, wearing a brown robe, on tan paper.

The Sheik

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in three-quarter view wearing a collared shirt and tie, with a steady serious gaze.

Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1920

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river below St. Goar, with a church spire, riverside town, small boats and hazy hills.

Rhine below St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a wooded creek bank with bare trees and a small grazing animal, on aged cream paper.

Crow Creek, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a green and gold top, gazing to the side against a muted background.

Monique

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg castle with a long arcaded wing, a tall turreted tower, and foliage in the foreground.

Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Sepia portrait drawing of a man in a peaked cap with a light band, head and shoulders fading into the paper.

Bert Hall

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair holding a round fan against a yellow-olive background.

L' Africaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tipi, grazing horses, a campfire and a seated figure on a plain, dated Sept 99 Yankton S.D.

Yankton, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890