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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Loose brown ink sketch of a seated woman conversing with a standing draped woman, with hatched background strokes.

Figural Sketch with a Seated Girl Conversing with a Standing Girl

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Painted study of a slender palm tree on a grassy slope with rocks and shrubs, against a brown, brushy background.

Palm Trees, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink ceiling design with a central medallion of a classical figure in clouds, surrounded by winged figures and garland

Design for Ceiling with Aurora as the Central Motif

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a drawing room wall elevation with vaulted ceiling, two doorways, classical relief panels and benches.

Elevation of Drawing Room Entrance Wall with Vaulted Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Study for "Roman Girl", Head of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Charcoal study of two sleeping cats, one curled up at upper left and one stretched out at lower right, on tan paper.

Study of Cats

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash design sheet showing draped curtains around a bed alcove and arched niches in interior elevations.

Designs for Bedroom Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of a tall elm tree with a full canopy beside a small cottage and a hill, with handwritten notes below.

Elm near Pitman's, Bartlett, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of layered hills and water with handwritten color notes like grey, dark purple, and greenish tones.

Sunset Sketch, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite sketch of a cow lying down, seen from behind with head turned to the right, horns visible, on tan paper.

Study of a Lying Cow

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of two scenes: Salome dancing at Herod's banquet above, and Salome presenting John the Baptist's h

Salome Dancing during the Banquet of Herod [above]; Salome Offering Saint John's Head to her Parents [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus mourning the dying Adonis, with cupids, a boar and a hilly landscape behind.

Death of Adonis

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an officer inspecting uniformed soldiers holding rifles, with handwritten notes naming Colonel Dwight and Si

Col. Dwight Inspecting His Regiment

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a thatched church, a palm tree, fan-leaf fronds, and rows of shrubs with handwritten notes.

San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Sketches of Sheep and a Ram, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowded classical scene with columns, a helmeted soldier, and draped figures in a framed borde

The Death of Viginia, Daughter of Marcus Claudius

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Grey wash drawing of a church doorway draped with curtains, topped by a crowned coat of arms and garlands, with small figures

Doorway of San Salvatore in Lauro with Decoration for the Funeral of King Frederick August III of Poland, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1760

Pen and brown ink sketch of an artist's studio with a standing man, an easel, and seated nude models beneath draped curtains.

Figural Scene with Artist Drawing Female Figure While Man Watches from Behind

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor study of pink and white azalea branches with green leaves over faint pencil sketches on a tan sheet.

Azaleas

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a bonnet and checked dress holding a pail, standing among loose grass strokes.

Girl with a Pail

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical scenes of warriors and women in interiors, with Italian captions.

Agamemnon Refuses to Liberate Chryseis; Minerva Appears to Achilles; The Abduction of Briseis: Galerie d'Iliad, Palaz…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a reclining man smoking a long pipe on a wooden bench, with another figure in a bunk behind him.

Chinese Man Smoking an Opium Pipe in a Baxter Street Club House, New York City

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with bare, twisting branches on pale paper, with the date April 1845 written above.

Leafless Bough of a Tree, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Sepia ink sketch of a mounted battle scene above and a warrior on an elephant among soldiers below.

Sketchbook Page: Death of Flaminius in the Battle of Trasimeno; Annabelle Loses an Eye in the Swamps of Fiano, Tuscany

Felice Giani, 1800

Loose oil sketch of an autumn meadow with red and orange wildflowers, rust-colored grasses, and pale white blooms.

Meadow in Autumn, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Studies of a Right Foot, Two Heads

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink design drawing of a candelabra with a triangular plan and figures supporting the stem beside a column.

Design for a Candelabra

Carlo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall slender pine tree beside rocks on aged paper, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Study of Pine Tree, Shawangunk Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil sketch of rocky cliffs with sunlit pink ledges and surf breaking over dark sea water.

Big Island, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a soldier firing a rifle on a tan sheet, with loose hatching and grey wash patches in a sketchbook.

Soldier Firing a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860