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Pencil sketchbook spread of pollarded willows and poplars before a hazy mountain range, left page blank.

(Sketchbook) Near Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop fortress with walls and towers above a town and river at its base.

Ancient Fortress near Monselice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil drawing of classical ruins, fallen columns and a statue beside a path, with figures and rowboats on a river beyond an

Untitled - Olin Levi Warner

Olin Levi Warner

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rugged peaks, forested slopes and a cluster of village houses.

From Our Hotel, Cortina

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a rounded hill with scattered shrubs and low ridges on either side under an empty sky.

Mt. Tabor, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Stylized pastel landscape with bare and autumn-colored trees on a curving hillside path, in muted blues, greys and olive gree

Untitled (NMG 1,264)

Will Henry Stevens, 1940

Pencil sketch of Pisa's skyline from the north, showing the leaning tower and domes above the river bank with two figures.

Pisa from North

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a desert valley with hatched mountain ridges, rocky foreground and handwritten place notes below.

Woody Sheila 1st Encampment from Sinai Towards Akaba

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a nude woman reclining on her side, head resting on her arm, with simple contour lines on cream paper.

Untitled (reclined female figure)

George Ault, 1920

Pencil sketch of a tall crenellated tower beside rooftops, shrubs and cypress trees, titled Cathedral, Fiesole.

Cathedral, Fiesole

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of rocky ruins and broken stone walls labeled Cleopatra's Baths, Alexandria, with soft graphite shading.

Cleopatra's Baths, Alexandria

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Etching of a woman with glasses seated at a desk, drawing with a pencil, framed pictures on the wall behind her.

Mrs. Higgins

Otto J. Schneider

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with conifer trees, a rocky stream, and steep peaks under a pale sky.

On the Road near Landro, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil and wash sketch of a mountain ridge, hills, trees and a stone arched bridge in a pale landscape.

Mt. of Temptation

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and ink sketch of reclining and standing figures, a small animal study, and a shaded form with a raised staff on aged

Moses Commanding the Waters of the Red Sea to Separate

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of moored sailing boats and a domed church across a Venetian lagoon, with rippling water reflections.

Giudecca--Venice

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil drawing of the Sphinx with two pyramids in the desert background at Giza, with a small figure for scale.

Sphinx with Pyramids of Ghizeh, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor lunette study titled Security showing allegorical figures, urns, a cherub, and a shield within a decorative border

Security (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Pencil sketch of an old street with a cafe, shuttered house facade and chimneys, on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old Street in Vevey

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridgelines along a coast, with handwritten place names labeling the profiles.

Greek Islands

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Untitled - James McNeill Whistler, 1890

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river valley with hills, shrubby banks and two small boats on the water.

The Rhine below Niederheimbach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with trees on both sides, water in the middle, and a low hill in the foreground.

Jordan

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of the Yellowstone River with trees, reflections, and distant hills, labeled near Rosebud.

Yellowstone River, near Rosebud

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river valley with steep hillsides, a riverside village with a church tower, and small boats.

The Rhine at Bacharach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of David's Tomb in Hebron showing a walled town, a minaret, domed stone buildings and hills behind.

David's Tomb, Hebron

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a wooden and steel toll bridge over rippling water, with pilings, small buildings and trees on the bank.

Toll Bridge, Indian Rocks, Florida

Walter Ronald Locke, 1930

Pencil sketch of Castle Rheinfels above St. Goar, showing ruined walls and towers on a wooded hillside with vines below.

Castle Rheinfels, St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a grotto opening with shaded rock walls, a wooden railing, and a river labeled in handwriting.

Grotto, Aldberg

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal drawing of a bearded soldier with rifle standing in a rain-soaked field under falling rain.

Les Poilus

Louis Abel Truchet, 1910