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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Graphite study of a standing female nude seen from behind, one arm raised, on aged tan paper.

Study of Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Watercolor design of a square panel with a gold ring medallion of flower motifs on blue, red corners and rosettes.

Design for Decorative Panel for July Festival Architecture

Félix Duban, 1830

Pencil sketch of two arched shopfronts in Bayeux, one with a standing figure in the doorway and one with potted plants.

Sketch in Bayeux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a armored knight on horseback surrounded by labeled helmets, axes, and scrolls of medieval armor.

"Armor of 1440; Best Epoch"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Pen-and-ink drawing of bare trees, brick ruins, a wooden mill with water wheel, and cabins in a winter landscape.

Present Aspect of Gaines's Mill, Looking East

Harry Fenn, 1880

Pencil sketch of an ornate carved stone corbel with a scroll and bearded mask, plus two smaller mask studies.

Architectural Corbel - Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an ornate candelabra with three faceted hanging lanterns and a fluted, gilded shaft.

"Candelabre du Pavillon Orchestre place dans le bassin des Tuileries en 1834"

Félix Duban, 1830

Pencil study of a seated nude woman with a floral headband, resting her chin on her hand while reading a book.

Nude Study for "The Contemplative Life" for Lunette in the Administration Building, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil drawing of the Rathaus at Dettelbach, a gabled town hall with a central turret and a grand external staircase.

Rathhaus at Dettelbach

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait of Mr. Franklin

Richard Dighton, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of Roman soldiers gesturing at a curtained bed while a woman slumps in a chair in the foreground.

Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Audience at Café in Constantinople

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a tomb decoration with an oval portrait medallion, drapery swags, bows and an urn above.

Tomb decoration with portrait

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study of a mustached man's head and shoulders on a torn cream sheet, with handwritten name and date below.

Study for portrait, Vicente Blasco Ibañez

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop castle with towers and walls above a village and a winding road.

Château at Villeneuve

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed figure in a tall mitre holding a flame, set within a gold ruled border.

Standing male figure in bishop's vestments

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink landscape drawing of a tall tree, reeds, a thatched cottage, grazing cattle, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Cottage

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Two Sketches of a Cardinal, and a Confessional

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical wall fountain with niches, statues, and a plan below.

Wall Fountain Elevation

Pellegrino Sabbatelli, 1790

Pencil drawing of two wall elevations with ornamental panels, one with birds and foliage, the other with a central bird medal

Wall Decoration, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

Red chalk study of balusters, urns, moldings and acanthus leaf ornaments arranged across a pale sheet.

Study of balusters and sculptural motifs

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grisaille frontispiece with a seated youth above a page and an armored knight beside a heraldic shield and motto scroll.

Pages and Knights, Frontispiece for "The Man at Arms"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Watercolor ceiling design of a dove carrying a flower garland through clouds, framed by diamond and rope borders.

Design for Ceiling

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch page with three studies of women and handwritten notes comparing idealized and realistic depictions.

Three Sketches of Women in Pireus

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Shaded drawing of a reclining male nude modeled after classical sculpture, with a raised arm and draped cloth behind.

Study of Sculpture of Reclining Male Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Gray monochrome painting of a bearded man in a hat and lace collar walking with a cane, followed by a crowd.

King Charles on the Way to His Execution

Frank Craig, 1890

Pencil sketch of crossed legs in trousers and a shoe, with a small sailboat on water above, and a brown stain.

Sketch of Crossed Legs

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a muscular seated male nude beside a classical pedestal, with hatched shading and a draped cloth.

Ignudo from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study of a standing nude woman seen from behind, head turned over her shoulder, against a sketched background.

Academic Study of a Female Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hillside village of closely packed houses and rooftops with trees, inscribed Villeneuve from Old Château.

Villeneuve from Old Château

Arnold William Brunner, 1890