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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Red chalk drawing of a winged figure in drapery standing between a window and a column, within a gold border.

Winged figure between window and column

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal and white chalk portrait sketch of a young woman with hair pinned up, looking sideways, on grey paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a bearded robed figure beside a draped companion, with a handwritten number at upper right.

St. Nicholas of Bari from colonnade of St. Peter's

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Portrait of Aunt Alicia McNeill

James McNeill Whistler, 1840

Grey-toned painting of a stagecoach with passengers and four horses descending a dusty hillside road past rocks and trees.

Down Grade Into The Valley

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated girl with a bow in her hair reaching toward a small frog on the floor.

Sketch of a Girl with a Frog

Louise Cox, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a white turban and pearl necklace holding a scorpion, against a blue sky.

Personification of Africa

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Colored drawing of an ivy wreath with a flute tied by a blue ribbon bow, by Antoine Berjon, 1780.

Trophy with Flute, Ivy and Blue Ribbon

Antoine Berjon, 1780

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailboat on calm water beside rocky shore and evergreen trees, with a wooded headland beyond.

Bald Porcupine Island

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure holding a bow, sketched with hatched shading on cream paper within a ruled border.

Winged figure with bow

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of rococo scrollwork, foliage and a feathered motif on a pale sheet with a border.

Study for panel of the Tribune

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a plum branch with ripe red-purple plums, green and yellowing leaves, and two caterpillars.

Branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars

Mrs. Smith, 1820

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing female nude with curly hair, holding a thin rod, on grey paper.

Study of Female Nude

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Nude Study of Seated Man

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing male figure in a draped chiton, with loose hatched shading and a ruled border.

Standing male figure in chiton

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite sketch of a group of bearded heads clustered around a central male figure with a draped cloak.

Group of Heads

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1800

Watercolor design of a lobby with green marbled walls, pink columns, paneled wood ceiling, double doors, and red carpet.

Design for a Lobby, Possibly the Ante Room to the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Back of a tan sheet with faint pencil sketches of a child figure and loose hatching lines.

Child

Amedeo Modigliani, 1920

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling monk in ecstasy beside a crucifix and skull, with angels among clouds above.

St. Bruno in Ecstasy

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1800

Graphite study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different gestures, with reaching fingers and raised palms.

Studies of Hands

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1900

Watercolor design for a Gothic stained glass window with a central dove, radiating yellow light, and floral border.

Stained glass window: three part design

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of muscular figures struggling against serpents, with a mother and children at the right.

Figures Attacked by Serpents

Raymond Lafage, 1800

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a curved saloon with blue bird-and-tree wallpaper, painted columns, and a tiered chandelier drawn above.

Design for the Decoration of the Saloon, Royal Pavillion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky coastline with cliffs and shrubs framing a sea inlet receding toward the horizon.

Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"

William Trost Richards, 1870

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary at center surrounded by apostles and a descending dove in clouds.

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1700