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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pastel portrait of a young woman with feathered headdress, jeweled headband, quiver of arrows and pink sash against grey back

Personification of America

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Red chalk drawing of a tomb decoration with an oval portrait medallion, drapery swags, bows and an urn above.

Tomb decoration with portrait

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor ornament design showing a classical female bust cameo in a blue circle, with a pink ribbon bow above.

Ornament Design with Female Portrait Cameo

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a seated man in an interior with a draped curtain, on a sheet with faint handwritten notes.

Portrait Sketch

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pen and brown ink drawing of a female ballet dancer in an 18th-century gown with pearl and ivy trim, mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Marie Allard

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Red chalk study of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with white chalk highlights on toned paper.

Study for Reclining Nude

François Boucher, 1740

Pen and grey wash design of an empty oval frame with drapery, with a seated putto holding a staff beside a crown.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of William Russell, First Duke of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

The Head of a Despairing Young Woman

Andrea Appiani the Elder, 1790

Bust Portrait of a Young Woman

Jeanne Dabos, 1780

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a layered turban, looking upward, in black and red chalk on paper.

Head of a Man in Turban

François Boucher, 1750

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with three oval frames, swagged drapery, and cherubs around a central pede

Decoration for portrait of Pope Pius VI and royal couple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a rococo frame with empty oval center, scrolling foliage, and a reclining cherub at lower left.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Francis Russell, Second Earl of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Black chalk portrait study of a man with curled powdered hair, drawn with white highlights on tan paper.

Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II

Emperor Joseph II House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grotesque bearded head with curled hair on a foliate-decorated column.

Head of a walking stick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a cherub writing on a globe beneath an empty oval rococo frame with scrollwork.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Study of a Head of a Young Man in Renaissance Attire

Fortunato Duranti, 1800

Engraved portrait of Galileo Galilei, bearded man in dark dress and white collar, with dedication inscription below.

Portrait of Galileo Galilei (1562-1642)

Galgano Cipriani, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap, flanked by a sword, axe, and crowned helmet, with a lion below.

Portrait of Olivier de Clisson (1336-1407)

Alexis Loir, 1710

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a fur-trimmed coat, labeled Marat, on a pale sheet.

Portrait of Jean Paul Marat

Jean Paul Marat, 1800

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and white ruff collar, labeled Lord Paisly, against a stippled backgrou

Portrait of Claude Hamilton, Earl of Paisley

Edward Harding, 1800

Engraving of Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist on a platter from an executioner beside a studded door.

Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist

Francesco Rainaldi, 1790

Portrait of Mauro Tesi in a medallion, surrounded by architectural elements

Count Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1780

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a wig, holding a charter, beside a globe, with ships visible at sea.

Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751)

William Nutter, 1790

Engraved portrait of a young woman in a striped head wrap, looking over her shoulder, with Latin caption and coat of arms bel

Portrait of Beatrice Cenci

Pietro Bettelini, 1800

Oval bust portrait print of a man with white powdered hair, brown coat, red collar and white cravat, dated 1800.

Portrait of Louis Michel Le peletier de Saint-Fargeau

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1800

Head of a Girl

Peltro William Tomkins, 1800

Sepia etching of a woman in a headscarf resting her head on her hand beside an easel, dated 1770.

Self Portrait

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white collar, labeled Guido Reni, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Guido Reni

Galgano Cipriani, 1800

Hand-colored print of Christ's head crowned with thorns, gazing upward with blood on his brow and neck.

Head of Christ

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800