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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a horned cow in a barn beside a feeding trough, with a second cow head in the foreground and hanging harness

Cattle Study for Sheep-Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink sketch of two figures talking in an interior with a table holding a pitcher and vase.

A genre scene

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pencil study of gathered white drapery for a kneeling figure, with a smaller fold of cloth sketched at upper right.

Drapery Study for Kneeling Figure in "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a seated soldier holding a rifle, with small figures and a horizon in the distance.

Three Days on the Front

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of two ornamental bolt designs, one circular with a beaded rim, one lobed with scrolled acanthus leaves.

Designs for Bolts

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick supported by putti holding torches and scrolled dolphin-like bases.

Design for a Candlestick

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Pencil sketch of horsemen, a standing figure on a horse, and a crowd with a boat in a loose study.

Feast of the Ascension celebration, Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink drawing on red ground of a winged angel seated on a volute, one arm raised overhead.

Angel Seated on a Volute

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Watercolor of a two-masted schooner with grey sails floating on calm water, with its reflection rippling below.

Two-masted Schooner with Dory

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor and ink ceiling design with radiating canopy, central oval of Aurora and putti, and garlands.

A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose graphite sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and draped clothing, set against faint interior lines.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Ink drawing of a grand staircase with a domed ceiling, arched windows, carved wall panels, and a decorative balustrade.

Design for the Grand Staircase at the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1720

Four Studies After the Head of a Man

Giovanni Giardini, 1700

Pencil sketch of two children and cabin furnishings on a small sheet mounted in a maroon album.

Cabin with Two Children

Winslow Homer, 1860

Grey wash drawing of figures seated at a tea table beside a dragon sculpture, with floral and star-patterned garments.

International Tea Party

Winslow Homer, 1860

Head of a Bearded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Loose charcoal sketch of two sailboats on choppy sea, one large sail in the foreground and a smaller boat on the horizon.

Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1890

Black chalk study on blue paper of a bearded man in draped cloth, hand to his head, with a separate hand study above.

Drawing Studies with Woman's Face and Man Reclining, and Right Hand with Forearm

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1700

Pencil and white chalk drawing of rocky coastal cliffs, a calm sea, and a distant sailboat under a streaked evening sky.

Cliffs at Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Loose watercolor sketch of soldiers seated and standing together on sandy ground beside tents and trees.

Soldiers Seated in a Group

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of several tree canopies with handwritten notes about purple flowers and foliage gaps.

Sketches of Tree Tops, Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers with rifles walking beside civilians in hats and coats.

Soldiers Escorting Civilians

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite and chalk drawing of a folded fabric sleeve and bent arm on tan paper, study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Sleeve for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a thick horizontal limb and bare branches on aged paper.

Study of a Leafless Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil drapery study of a folded sleeve on tan paper, with hatched shading and a handwritten date in the lower right.

Drapery Study of Sleeve

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Graphite and chalk study of bare feet and legs with draped cloth on tinted paper, by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Feet for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a Pompeiian-style wall and ceiling with winged figures, drapery swags, and columns.

Wall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

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