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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil and white chalk study on grey-blue paper of a leather boot and a hand with curled fingers.

Study for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms under a canopy, flanked by kneeling figures in a circular frame.

Motif for Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a classical entablature with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, and bead molding in ochre and brown washes.

Elevation of an Entablature

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing of two bull hunts: horsemen with spears chasing bulls above, and eagles attacking bulls below.

Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a plumed canopy finial with beaded drapery and a fringed, tasseled valance below.

Detail of a Plumed Canopy Finial

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Two brown ink and wash ceiling design studies with octagonal coffers, oval medallions, a putto, and scrollwork.

Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil study of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on an open book beside a red-draped table.

Study for "The Reverend Thomas Stockton," San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of a pedestal table with flowers and a console table with fluted columns, with faint pencil room outlines.

Project for Tables; Sketches for Chests of Drawers and Possibly Frieze Stand

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

François Boucher, 1740

Pencil sketch of covered army wagons, mules and horses on an open plain, with tents and figures in the distance.

Train of Army Wagons

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two putti statuary groups labeled Mutua Amicitia and Concordia, by Jan Claudius de Cock.

Projects for a statuary group: "Friendship," "Accord"

Flemish Jan Claudius de Cock, 1720

Pen sketch of men in wide hats peering over earthworks in a grassy field, with rifles along the embankment.

Men Looking Over Earthworks

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose sketch of small figures in robes on a sandy shore, with a small boat, a white building and a dog.

Mixed Sketches with Figures

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical clock case design with fluted columns, an urn finial, a circular dial and lattice pane

Design for a Table Clock

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds in an arched niche, holding the Christ child.

Madonna and child

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candelabrum with a fluted column, scrolls, medallion and winged figure on base.

Design for a Candelabrum

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Two pen and ink sketches of heraldic shields with scrolling ornament, putti, and a crown, on cream paper.

Two sketches for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reaching toward a woman under cherubs in clouds, with an arch and barred window behind.

St. Peter and St. Agatha

Pietro Novelli, 1600

Brown-toned sketch of cliffs, churning sea and a distant island, with white highlights on the waves and rocks.

Views near Cape St. John and Gull Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a steamship with smoking funnel battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky.

Seascape with Fishing Trawler, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate candlestick held by a putto, beside a standing young man holding a lantern.

Candlestick; portrait

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ornate pitchers and a lion-masked bowl on a pale sheet.

Sheet of a Drawing Book: Two Pitchers and Bowl

Giuseppe Valadier, 1620

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress with hands folded, with a separate hand study and handwritten notes.

Sketch for Portrait of the Youngest Daughter of William Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned hall, with seated men at a bench on the right.

The Spirit of Science

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Graphite and chalk study of a seated man in a chair, a standing man in a hat holding a pitcher, and drapery.

Study of Two Men and Skirt Drapery for Mrs. Sheppard Gandy

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor interior design of a wall with tapestry panels, a marble fireplace, a gilt clock, and a gilded chair.

Section of a wall, Tapestry Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a crowded lifeboat battling rough waves, with a distant ship on a stormy sea.

The Life Boat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of an orange and pink sunset sky over dark silhouetted trees and distant blue hills.

Orange Sky at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860