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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Charcoal and chalk figure studies on gray paper: a female head and shoulders, an arm, a leg, and a foot.

details of figure studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted winged figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, within a double ruled border.

Winged figure holding glass in upraised hand

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a round stone medieval tower with conical roof and rooftops of Loches beneath a pale sky.

Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait fo unknown man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Watercolor design with two vertical Roman-style standards holding cameo medallions and a central red triangular panel with wh

Ornament Design, Triangular Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea cliff and islet on the left, and a steep rock face with stone buildings on the right.

Study of seascape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude with curly beard, one arm raised, shaded to show musculature.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor ornament design sheet with a laurel-wreathed bust, a blue pinecone and floral frieze, and an eagle in a pink wreat

Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with gnarled roots and textured bark on the forest floor, dated June 1860.

Tree Trunks, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a tomb design with a heraldic shield, helmet, drapery swags and an inscription panel with figures.

Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a narrow stepped lane between old houses with tiled roofs, trees and climbing plants, on green paper.

Narrow Steps between Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Floral garland design of orange and yellow roses, white blossoms and green leaves on a squared grid, with printed credits.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a kneeling winged figure with draped cloth, set within a double-ruled border on cream paper.

Kneeling winged figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of old walls and tiled-roof buildings in Toledo above a sloping dirt path.

Walls in Toledo

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Ornament design sheet with a cherub cameo, a red-figure vase, and a classical female figure cameo in watercolor.

Ornament Design with Vase and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a seated figure in antique military dress with helmet and armor, within a double ruled border.

Figure in antique military dress

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketches of a shuttered building facade, a cornice detail, and two figures with carts on paper.

Sketches of Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor study of an arched stone doorway partly covered by ivy, with strong cast shadows on tan paper.

Study of doorway

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor ornament design with a red and black urn, classical cameo figures, garlands, and ribbon bows on a cream sheet.

Ornament Design with Urn and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky in a square coffered frame, flanked by lattice lunettes.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, for condervatory/music room or perhaps dining room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style vase with gilt dragon handles on a gilded spiral-column pedestal.

Mounted Chinese Vase on a Pedestal, for the Music Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion

Robert Jones, 1810

Design drawing of a golden hair comb with a nymph figure rising from swirling waves and blue enamel accents on gray paper.

Design for a Nymph Comb

Eugène Samuel Grasset, 1910

Pencil drawing of a shadowed stone archway with carved moldings and columns over a paved courtyard.

Low Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Pencil drawing of sailing ships moored at a busy wooden pier with cranes, workers and birds in the sky.

Shipyard and Pier

James Henry Moser, 1870

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with towers and gables above houses and trees on a hillside.

Church, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch sheet with small sailboats on water and studies of men in caps, labeled Napoli.

Sketches in Naples

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk study on squared grid showing nude figures, standing children with poles, and a seated woman, framed horizontally.

The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Gridded pattern sheet with a horizontal spray of pink, white and red roses and green leaves, numbered 908.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Carl F. W. Wicht, 1850

Pencil sketches of glass vessels, a lamp, and a geometric pattern study, with handwritten notes reading Cairo and glass.

Sketches of Decorative Details from Cairo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880