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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Etching of a beggar family receiving coins from a man at a house doorway, with a woman carrying a basket and child.

Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Engraved heraldic design with a central coat of arms, two armored warriors, a St. George medallion and a Latin inscription.

Arms of the Pfinzing von

Matthias Zündt, 1560

Woodcut title page showing crowned Christ seated on a bench beside a kneeling man, with Latin text above and verse below.

Title Page, The Great Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of Venus and Cupid seated in a forge with blacksmiths working at an anvil and weapons scattered nearby.

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

Gérard de Lairesse, 1700

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child and a parrot, with a tree and castle in the background.

Virgin and Child with Parrot

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of three winged angels standing as a bearded man kneels before them beside a ruined building and tree branches.

Abraham and the Three Angels

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with a star crown, holding the infant Christ and a sceptre, standing on a crescent moon.

The Virgin with the Crown of Stars

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Woodcut of seated Christ with crown of thorns and radiant halo, head resting on hand, with Latin title and verse text.

The Small Passion (Title Page)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent, surrounded by animals including an ostrich, deer, lion and monkey.

The Fall of Man

the Elder Jan Sadeler, 1590

Woodcut of mourners carrying a draped body beneath a pointed arch, with dense hatched lines in the background.

Entombment

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of mourners lowering Christ's body into a stone tomb, with a crown of thorns and a bare tree.

The Entombment

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Engraving of St. Luke painting the Virgin and Child beside an ox, in an ornate architectural interior.

St. Luke Painting the Portrait of the Virgin

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1520

Black and white print of a beheading scene beneath a stone arch, with a town and church spire in the distance.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1510

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a blue mantle standing on a crescent moon and serpent, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clo

The Immaculate Conception

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1780

Hand-colored design of a painted wall pilaster with birds, fruit garlands, grotesque figures, and classical medallions.

Wall Decoration, Plate XI from Le loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Raphael's Loggia in the Vatican)

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a wall with a winged putto in an octagon, eagles, garlands, and a console table with a g

Design for a Console Table and Looking Glass

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen drawing of an ornate altar cross flanked by winged angels and cherubs on clouds, with circular emblems.

Design for an Altar Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Watercolor and pencil study of a spotted Japanese lily with pencil sketches of related flower forms on cream paper.

Japanese Lily, East Hampton

Samuel Colman, 1880

Ink and wash sheet with octagonal scenes of Cupid and Psyche and small studies of winged Cupid figures, labeled in Italian.

Cupid and Psyche: Four Octagons and Eight Drawings of Cupid

Felice Giani, 1810

Chinoiserie garden with a pagoda pavilion, arched bridges, palm trees, and a seated figure in a red hood.

Ornamental Design from Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres No.3, (New Suite…

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil sketch of a winged figure above a reclining sleeper reaching toward light rays, labeled Insomnia.

"Insomnia," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and ink sketch of a draped woman gesturing over a reclining nude man on a bed beside a lit column.

"The Blessing of Sleep," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolls, flower garlands, a violin and horn, and an empty central field for lettering.

Cartel décoré pour la Musique

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche with cherubs, floral scrolls, and church emblems at the base, labeled l'Eglise.

Cartel with Ecclesiastical Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with an empty center, scrollwork frame, floral garlands, and books and instruments at the base.

Decorated Cartel with Poetry Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved design of an ornate wall clock with Roman numerals, rooster heads, floral garlands and a female bust below.

Wall Clock (Cartel) Design (Title Page Before Lettering)

Jean François Forty, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with empty center, bearded mask above, and goods and foliage overflowing a basket below.

Decorated Cartel with Commerce Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolling garlands and military trophies of drums, flags and a shield, captioned Le Militaire.

Cartel with Military Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved plate of two cartel clock case designs with scrolls, a dragon, an urn with foliage, and a circular dial opening.

Cartel Clock Case Design

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1730

Engraved rococo cartouche for poetry with empty center, garlands, a lyre, an open book, a quill and a laurel branch.

Cartel décoré pour la Poësie

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1750