Amadeo Preziosi Sketchbook

Amadeo Preziosi Sketchbook, ca. 1875

Fifty leaves with drawings of sites and cultural monuments in France and England.
Charles Percier Sketchbook

Charles Percier Sketchbook, 1790

Attributed to the French architect Percier, the 62-page notebook contains drawings of Roman architectural fragments, inscriptions, relief sculpture, Greek vases, ancient monuments, plans of Roman villas both ancient and contemporary, portraits, and landscapes.
Edmond Aman-Jean Letters, Draft Essay, and Sketchbook

Edmond Aman-Jean Letters, Draft Essay, and Sketchbook, ca. 1890–1923

A 32-page sketchbook consists of preparatory drawings of women, groups, silhouettes, and nudes; two letters; and a draft essay discusses Cubism, artistic talent and instruction, and l'art décoratif.
Edmond and Lucie Cousturier Papers

Edmond and Lucie Cousturier Papers, ca. 1890–1908

One hundred letters, most from Henri Edmond Cross to Maximilien Luce or the Cousturiers, as well as postcards, manuscripts, and two sketchbooks by Cross. Letters by artists such as Lucien Pissarro, Paul and Berthe Signac, and Edgar Degas discuss the theory and practice of Neo-Impressionism.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Sketchbooks

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Sketchbooks, 1917–32

Two sketchbooks: the first, dated 1917, contains 12 preliminary drawings in pencil, ink, and watercolor for Apokalypse; the second, ca. 1924–32, contains 81 sketches in ink, pencil, charcoal, chalk, and watercolor of landscapes, portraits, and studies of athletes.
Sir William Gell, Sketchbook of Pompeii, 1832

Sir William Gell, Sketchbook of Pompeii, 1832

This sketchbook of 60-some leaves was created in the course of Gell's research for the revised edition of Pompeiana (1832). Accompanied by extensive notes, his drawings in pen, ink, and watercolor show general views, architectural details, frescoes, mosaics, house plans, inscriptions, and objects from the site.