Highlights from the Drawing Collection

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: Johanna Abeel Bleecker (1764-1810).; Pastel on grayish brown paper., Bequest of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Knight, great-granddaughter of the sitter., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: John Marin (1872-1953).; Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and touches of charcoal on heavy watercolor paper., Gift of Enit Kaufman., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Kaaterskill Falls from above the ravine, Catskill Mountains, New York : study for an engraving.; Brown ink wash with touches of white heightening on paper, laid on card., Gift of Daniel Parish Jr., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Landscape with waterfalls, Folio 10 in the John Ludlow Morton album.; Conté crayon and graphite on paper, bound into album., Bequest of Emily Ellison Post., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Leonard Bleecker (1755-1844).; Pastel on grayish brown paper., Bequest of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Knight, great-granddaughter of the sitter., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Liberty,' the New York City to Lakewood, New Jersey coach : study for a poster.; Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on brown paper, laid on canvas., Gift of James Hazen Hyde., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Little Falls Bridge, Sacandaga, New York : preparatory study for Plate 25 in 'The picturesque itinerary of the Hudson River and the peripheral parts of the United States'.; Brown ink and wash over graphite on paper., Gift of Daniel Parish Jr., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Locomotive 'DeWitt Clinton' in 1831.; Black ink and watercolor on paper, whose verso is printed with a patent license application, laid on card., Gift of the Estate of Hilda R. Williamson., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Male and female brambling (fringilla montifringilla).; Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment over traces of black chalk on three sheets of ivory paper, pieced and formerly mounted on an album page., Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Male ring-necked pheasant (phasianus colchicus).; Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment on ivory paper, formerly laid on an album page., Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Manhattan in a book.; Watercolor, brown ink, and gouache on heavy watercolor paper., Gift of Matteo Pericoli., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Marian Anderson (1897-1993).; Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper., Gift of Enit Kaufman., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Medicine man (Blackfoot) : Plate 173.; Graphite and black ink on prepared card., Museum purchase., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) in frontiersman's regalia.; Watercolor, black ink, and graphite with touches of red gouache on heavy paper, mounted on card., Gift of the Heirs of Hall Park McCullough., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Military map of Harlem Heights with landscape vignette at upper right.; Watercolor and black ink on card, laid on canvas., Deposited by the Common Council of the City of New York., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Mill Rock and Hell Gate from Fort Stevens, Long Island, New York City.; Watercolor, black ink, graphite, and scratching out with touches of gouache on paper laid on heavier paper., Deposited by the Common Council of the City of New York., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Montauk Point Lighthouse, Long Island, New York.; Watercolor, graphite, gouache, brown ink, and scratching out on paper, laid on card., Gift of Daniel Parish Jr., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Moonlit scene of Windsor Castle, England.; Black and brown ink and wash, watercolor, and scratching out, with touches of red gouache on heavy watercolor paper., Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Mrs. Vernon had crossed the Rubicon' : illustration for 'Sweet Bells Out of Tune'.; Black ink and graphite with scratching out on illustration board., Gift of Sydney H. Carney Jr. in memory of his sister Miss Hortense A. Carney., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Niagara Falls from above.; Watercolor, brown and black ink, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing; graphite., Purchase, Traveller's Fund, James S. Cushman, and Foster-Jarvis Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Niagara Falls from below.; Watercolor and gouache over graphite with scratching out on paper, mounted on card., Purchase, Abbott and Foster-Jarvis Funds., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Niagara Falls. Part of the American fall, from the foot of the staircase' : study for an aquatint.; Watercolor and selective glazing with touches of gouache, graphite, and scratching out on paper, laid on board., Purchase, Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Normandy girl caught in a shower.; Watercolor, gouache, black chalk, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on panel., The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Northern bald ibis (geronticus eremita).; Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page, Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Novum Amsterodamum' (New Amsterdam, New Netherlands).; Watercolor and brown and black ink over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on four other layered sheets., Gift of C.E. Detmold., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Oneida family.; Watercolor, graphite, Conté crayon, brown ink, and brown gouache on paper., Museum purchase., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Osage (woman, infant, and three men) : Plate 52.; Graphite and black ink on card., Museum purchase., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Oval vignette view of Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill Mountains, New York.; Black ink and wash and graphite with scratching out on heavy paper., Gift of the Chemung County Historical Society., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Oval vignette with a view of the Hudson River from West Point, New York.; Black ink and wash and graphite with scratching out on heavy paper., Gift of the Chemung County Historical Society., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Panoramic view of Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York.; Black ink, collage, white gouache, and graphite on paper, laid on card, crowned with a lunette extension of lined paper, and covered with a protective flap., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Park scene with figures on benches.; Black ink and graphite on paper, laid on board, overmatted., Gift of Rose Newman in memory of her husband Theodore N. Newman., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Payouska (Pawhuska, ca. 1752-1832), Chief of the Great Osage.; Charcoal with stumping, Conté crayon, black pastel, and black and white chalk over graphite on pink prepared paper, nailed over canvas to a wooden strainer., Purchase, Elizabeth DeMilt Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843).; Pastel and charcoal (?) on blue paper., Purchase, Abbott Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Philip Milledoler Beekman (1845-1846) : silhouette.; Black prepared paper cut-out, white chalk, and white gouache, laid on yellow prepared heavy paper with lithographic background and gray wash., Gift of the Beekman Family Association., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Photographer's corner.; Black paper cutouts, laid on white board., Purchase, The 20th Century Acquisition Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Portrait of Thomas Couture (1815-1879) on his deathbed.; Black and white chalk on blue paper, laid on canvas., Gift of John Ward Dunsmore., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Portrait of a man (possibly of the Gosman family).; Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on paper., Bequest of Richard H. Gosman., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Portrait of a man.; Pastel and graphite on beige paper., Gift of Samuel V. Hoffmann., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Portrait of an unidentified young man ; verso: Six studies of male heads (several of Charles Gifford, 1827-1861) and one of a horse.; Graphite on paper., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Powder horn : William Starling (FW-212), with carving unfurled to show a plan of Fort Niagara, New York.; Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and gold, copper, silver, and blue metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper., Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Powder horn : the black hawk (I-5) with ornamented strap.; Black ink and wash, gouache, watercolor, graphite, and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper., Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: President Abraham Lincoln lying in state in the Chicago Courthouse, Illinois.; Graphite, Conté crayon, and pastel on ivory paper., Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: President Abraham Lincoln's coffin lying in state at the White House, Washington, D.C.; Graphite on paper., Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Proposed coat of arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland : preparatory drawing for a presentation to the Dutch West India Company.; Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card., Gift of J. Carson Brevoort., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Queen Victoria's visit in the royal yacht 'Victoria & Albert I' to H.M.S. 'Victory'.; Watercolor, graphite, scratching out, and touches of gouache on paper., Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf Jr., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Ruins of the Claudian Aqueduct, Roman Campagna, Italy : preparatory drawing for 'Roman aqueduct'.; Graphite and gray wash on off-white paper squared, numbered, and traced with a blunt instrument for transfer; verso rubbed with charcoal for transfer., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Seaman's Retreat, Staten Island, New York.; Watercolor, and brown and black ink, with touches of gouache on paper., Museum purchase., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Seated couple and dog in an idyllic landscape.; Watercolor, gouache, glazing, graphite, and pricking with a pin on paper., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Self-portrait ; verso: Sketch of a palette with brushes.; Graphite on paper with binding holes at left., Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

: Self-portrait sketching in the woods.; Watercolor, gouache, white lead pigment, black and brown ink, and selective glazing over graphite on paper, laid on card., Gift of George A. Zabriskie., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400

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