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Pencil sketch of a woman's head with closed eyes and short hair on cream paper, signed in the lower right corner.

Head #9

Pickle Eater of the Nile

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure in side view with one arm raised, on yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (study - figure at right)

William Page, 1850

Head of a Young Lady

Antonin Mercié, 1910

Pencil and colored sketch of an elephant-topped fountain with an obelisk in a city square lined with buildings.

Catania

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a seated young woman with dark hair in a bun, eyes lowered, hands resting in loose drapery.

Study of a Young Woman

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Watercolor of a false indigo branch with pale yellow flower clusters, unopened buds and green leaves on a purple stem.

False Indigo (Baptista bructeata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pencil sketches on translucent paper of camels, robed Bedouin figures, seated men and a vessel.

Bedoins

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of the Old North Church steeple above a cobblestone street with pedestrians and brick buildings.

Boston--North Church

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1940

Watercolor of blue-eyed grass stems with blue star-shaped flowers, yellow centers and slender green leaves on a pale backgrou

Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and crossed arms, before a draped interior wall.

Greek Slave

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Loose ink and colored pencil sketch of a standing female nude seen from behind, with a dark hair bun and a chair.

Female Nude

Watercolor of yellow evening primrose blossoms, buds and green leaves on a dark stem against a white background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Pencil sketch of a bearded elderly man in a white turban and robes, head bowed, with handwritten inscription below.

Sheik Mansour of Harchad

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Brown and white wash drawing of a seated woman with a stone tablet and stylus, surrounded by radiating light and clouds.

(Untitled)

Victor Nehlig, 1830

Watercolor of a Leather Flower clematis with nodding violet-blue bell flowers, a bud, and fine green leaves on red stems.

Leather Flower (Clematis hirsutissima)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a multi-sided pedestal topped with ornate scrolled forms, on pale paper.

(Star-shaped structure)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink drawing of an older man in a cap seated on a bench, working on a thick rope across his knees.

Boatman on the Ithaca Canal

Albert Leighton Rawson

Watercolor of two Columbia lily stems with orange spotted nodding flowers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor study of allegorical figures with sailors, anchor and oar, framed by laurels and labeled NAVIGATION.

Navigation (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Graphite sketch of a nude male figure in a twisting reclining pose, head resting on arm, legs extended.

Figure Sketch

Auguste Rodin, 1910

Watercolor of two plume anemone plants with tall stems, feathery silvery seed heads, and finely divided green leaves.

Plume Anemone (Pulsatilla occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Ink drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with a fur collar, hands resting on a drum, with French dedication text.

The Drummer

Ferdinand Roybet, 1920

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a turban and robe seated on a ledge, with handwritten inscription below.

Achmet, Cairo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of pink tubular Menzies pentstemon flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Menzies Pentstemon (Pentstemon menziesii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman before blue drapery, with red and yellow washes.

Dancer Resting

Charles Walter Stetson, 1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing on blue paper of stone temple columns and blocks at Karnak in moonlight.

Temple of Carnac--Moonlight (Egypt)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a large white trillium with three white petals, a second bloom, and whorled green leaves on pale paper.

Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Charcoal night landscape with a large tree, glowing moon, and small figures bathing at a pond's edge.

Bathers by Moonlight

Charles Walter Stetson, 1910

Watercolor portrait of a man in a blue coat holding a spyglass, with a sailing ship and billowing sails behind him.

Portrait of a Man

n.d J. Seymour, 1770