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Untitled (standing female figure)

George Ault, 1920

Prisoners of War (Egyptian and African)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Monochrome wash drawing of a leafy landscape with cypress trees and a circular inset showing a stone inscription marker.

Battle Pass, Prospect Park, Site of the Battle of Long Island

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Brown and white drawing of robed men, a wreathed figure with a staff, and a feast under grape vines beneath an inscribed pane

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Frontispiece

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a crowded domed interior with a tiered central shrine surrounded by pilgrims in the Holy Sepulchre.

Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a screaming man with a hand raised to his head, with a French dedication in the lower right corner.

Head of Man Expressive of Horror

Victor Joseph Ségoffin, 1910

Pencil sketch of tall turreted rock spires and a sloping canyon ridge, Yellowstone Canyon, by Thomas Moran.

Turreted Peaks in Yellowstone Canyon

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil sketch of a winged angel in flight with one arm raised and billowing drapery, on pale paper.

Angel for Mercy's Dream

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two standing female nudes in an interior beside a window and curtain.

Two Standing Female Nudes

Pastel drawing of a harbor with steamships, masts and a glowing moon under a swirling green and yellow sky.

Untitled (NMG 1,248)

Will Henry Stevens, 1940

Pencil sketch of stacked mountain ridges on aged paper, with handwritten place names labeling the views.

Serpho (possibly Seriphos)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Brown and white chalk drawing of a reclining woman with flowing hair above handwritten verses, framed by blossoms and a water

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Invitation

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor study of a seated allegorical woman in gold above two miners working with tools, framed by laurel and scrollwork,

Mining (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

(Bedouin Studies)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Title page drawing for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Elihu Vedder, with lettering framed by blossoms and a knot motif.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Title Page

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Graphite pencil drawing of a flowering plant with frilled blossoms, buds, hairy stems, and lobed leaves on cream paper.

(Untitled--Plant Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Pencil sketch of a woman in a veiled headdress and belted robe, with smaller studies of a cap and bodice, captioned Costume o

Costume of Nazareth, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a reclining man on a stone slab beneath a hovering shrouded figure and starry sky, with a verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Suicide

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor study of men in a legislative chamber beneath two winged allegorical figures, within a gilded arched frame.

A Legislative Session (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Pencil sketch of a camp stool, a bedstead with animal-shaped legs, and a seated figure beside a small stand.

Campstool/Beadstand

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a bearded man beside clay pots, with handwritten Rubaiyat verses in a central panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Ungainly Pot

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Col. Wm. Duane

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded classical sea god statue standing on a pedestal beside a dolphin, with a draped cloth.

Statue of Neptune, Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Nude woman holding an apple beside a serpent on a tree, with a winged cherub and a verse inscription in a garden.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In the Beginning

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a cloche hat and scarf, face turned upward, loosely hatched shading on cream paper.

Head of Woman

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a wooden cart and a wooden frame with rope, with a leather strap and buckle below.

Wooden Cart, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Chalk drawing of a draped figure reaching toward a laurel wreath with a monogram, above a dedication plaque.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Dedication

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Sepia drawing of the bronze Minute Man statue with musket and plow on a stone pedestal, trees and water at right.

The Minute Man Monument

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

George Manuel Moro, Greek Pilot

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of orange four-petaled wallflower blooms and narrow green leaves.

Wallflower (Erysimum wheeleri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937