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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of clouds and horizon with handwritten color notes such as smoky green, brick red, and brilliant orange.

Evening Rain over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental tablet frame with a pediment, shell motifs, urns, and a laurel wreath.

Design for the Frame of a Tablet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash design drawing of a lidded tureen with lion finial, snake handles and grapevine decoration on a footed base.

Design for a Tureen

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate door knocker with acanthus scrolls, plus two rosette knob designs.

Designs for two doorknockers

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Pencil cloud study on aged paper with numbered tonal notes and handwritten annotations about grey clouds.

Clouds over Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior in a chariot dragging a nude body past onlookers at a city wall.

Achilles Drags the Body of Hector

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and brown wash drawing of a church facade with a dome, columned doorway, pediment and niche statues.

Elevation of a church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of hilly terrain with trees and handwritten color notes, labeled April.

Mountain Pass, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rounded coastal rock headland with an arched opening at its base, drawn on tan paper.

Cuckhold Head from Signal Hill, St. John's, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Tan-toned mural design sketch showing a central female figure with shield and staff, flanked by caryatid figures under a clou

Mural Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a cemetery stage design with a tall memorial column, urns on pedestals, steps, and small figures.

Design for a Stage: A Cemetery

Pasquale Canna, 1800

Pale floral border design of hydrangea clusters and leaves on a brown ground, an unfinished textile design from 1800.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed standing figure in a circular medallion framed by classical trophies and ornament.

Design for Overmirror Decoration for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling veiled woman in draped robes, with a study of folded cloth below on toned paper.

Studies of the Virgin Mary and a Standing Man

Gugliemo Cortese, 1640

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical hall with fluted columns, coffered ceiling, relief friezes and draped curtain.

Stage Design, Interior of Hall in Antique Style

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Charcoal drawing of a young child with voluminous curly hair turned to the side, shaded softly against a pale tan sheet.

Portrait of a Child

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1820

Pencil and white chalk sketch of maple trees with branches and foliage on tan paper, with handwritten note at lower left.

Maple Top on Road to Jackson, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin Mary, with angels and cherubs above.

Lamentation over Christ

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1810

Watercolor study of an apple tree with branches of green leaves and small apples on a pale background.

Apple Tree (Study for a Decorative Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a draped monument with putti, a helmeted figure, and shields, by Giuseppe Barberi.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped island above two studies of floating icebergs on tan paper, with handwritten location note.

Island off Henley Harbour with Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and watercolor sketch of Phaeton and Apollo on a chariot amid clouds and sun rays, with a winged cherub below.

Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose sketch of rolling hills, a distant mountain, and cloudy sky above a wide valley with a dark wooded slope at left.

Mountainous Lanscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown ink and wash sketch of hunters with pumpkins among ducks, reeds and trees beside a pond.

Hunting Ducks using Pumpkins in the West Indies

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor design of a four-branch candlestick with a standing figure, atlas figures, gilded eagles and relief-panelled pedes

A Candlestick with Four Branches

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of a snow-dusted mountain peak emerging from mist, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

From Window of Chalet, Top of Mt. Scheidegg , After a Mist and Storm

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of flying putti with a garland, a she-wolf nursing two infants, and musician putti below.

Three Putti with Garland; Romulus and Remus Breastfeeding from She-Wolf; Two Putti Playing Cymbals

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and white chalk drapery study on blue paper of a standing figure in a belted gown.

Drapery Study for Angel in "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a neoclassical oil lamp design with side cups, fluted stem, and winged lion figures on a Greek key base

Design for an Oil Lamp

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of decorative panels, griffins, putti, columns and architectural ornament on one sheet.

Rendering of Various Decorative details of Bologna; Verso: Architectural Details

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and brown wash drawing of a classical funerary monument with two draped female figures flanking an urn.

Monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a reclining river god on a monument with putti, a lyre, and inscribed pedestal among trees.

Monument for a poet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and wash sketch of a bearded teamster in a hat seated on a horse beside a wagon wheel.

Study of a Teamster

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two men sitting in a canoe on water, surrounded by reeds, grasses and evergreen trees.

Two Men in a Canoe

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of rustic peasant houses with pitched roofs and chimneys in a valley, with trees and a path in the foreground.

Peasant Houses in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a room with four figure niches and a sarcophagus with a reclining animal beside it.

Design for the Egyptian Room, Palazzo Nuovo, Rome, Italy

Ferdinando Fuga, 1740

Pen and gray wash design for a vaulted ceiling panel with a central figural scene and two small putti medallions.

Abundance, Vaulted Panel, Sala d'onore, Appartmento Napoleonico, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash stage design showing oriental buildings, a fluted column, and a fountain set among rocky caves.

Stage Design, Oriental Buildings Amidst Caves and Rocks

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Watercolor of a palace wall with a Flemish tapestry of a rider, gilt frame, carved cabinet, and upholstered armchair.

Section of a wall showing portion of Flemish tapestry, Tapestry room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a garden with a monumental urn, obelisk, cypresses, an umbrella pine and two small figures on a path.

Fantasy of a Garden with a Monumental Urn, Sculptures, and a Fountain

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1730

Pencil sketch of a rugged snow-streaked mountain summit above a forested valley, near Berchtesgaden, by Frederic Edwin Church

Summit of the Watzmann, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with scrolled handle, fruit garlands, a central mask, and reclining putti.

Design for a Decorative Ewer

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760

Pencil sketch of a crowned figure on a spotted horse with figures below, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Ornament with Royal Procession

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor square with a tall column, arcaded buildings, and small boats on the water.

Port of Ajaccio, Corsica

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Small painted study of a lake at sunset with a sailboat, red sky, mountains and sun reflected on the water.

Maine Lake, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped female figure with heavy folds of cloth on grey paper.

Study for a standing woman with child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Painted sketch of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with rocky shore, overhanging trees and a warm sky.

Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a multi-story town mansion with arches, columns and rows of windows.

Elevation of a Town Mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of an angel leading a seated man past sleeping guards in a prison cell with a niche and column.

Design for St. Peter Delivered from Prison

Abraham Bloemaert, 1640

Brown ink and wash elevation of a classical building with arched windows, sculpted figures and a flight of steps.

Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman's head with a raised arm and an extended hand on tan paper.

Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms gesturing outward, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Actor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of two trophy designs with tools, drapery and wreaths above an inscribed plinth with flowers.

Designs for Two Trophies: Stonecutters and Goldsmiths

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Pencil sketch of distant hills under clouds with handwritten colour notes about a sunset above the page.

Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Textile border design with white daisies, pale blue and pink garlands, and fringed swags on a brown background.

Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pencil sketch of a sloping mountain ridge with hatched shading, shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes on the page.

Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain valley with a stream, clouds above, and a tree trunk at the right edge.

View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a riverbank village with a palm tree, a small boat on the water, and handwritten color notes.

Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti in four octagons and two circles, surrounded by clouds, by Felice Giani.

Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor of children in rowboats on calm water, one child waving arms in a straw hat, others in background boats.

Four Rowboats with Children

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti with wreath and thyrsus staff flying in a circular frame over clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design for a vertical panel with drapery, flower garlands, a central cherub face and birds at the base.

Design for a panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…