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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of two seated classical women embracing, one leaning her head against the other, with arches behind them.

Study for Justice and Mercy, The Kiss of Righteousnes and Peace

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash design drawing of an urn-shaped water boiler with lion-head handles, ornate frieze, and claw feet.

Design for an Apparatus for Boiling Water

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1800

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ with soldiers, a skull, and a distant city.

Crucifixion

Felice Giani, 1810

Oval brown ink wash drawing of veiled women gathered around a seated figure with a scroll beside an altar in a classical inte

Figural Scene with People Gathered Around a Seated Woman who Reads from Scroll

Brown wash drawing of Hebe pouring wine for seated Jupiter, with an eagle, cherubs and clouds around them.

Hebe Pours Wine into Jupiter's Bowl

Felice Giani, 1810

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash sheet with eight oval studies of winged female allegorical figures holding trumpets, torches, mirrors and serpen

Ceiling Design, History, Abundance in Six Ovals, Sala di Ercole ed Ebe, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four horses through clouds, with a winged figure above.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, for the Sala di Apollo e Diana, Palazzo Bianchetti, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of two robed figures beside stone altars, one smoking, under clouds with small winged figures above.

The Spirit of Piety

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor study of an ornate ceiling corner with a seated figure, heraldic shield, garlands, and a cherub.

Corner detail of ceiling, Hotel de Cluny, Paris

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fringed shawl leaning on a table.

Mrs. Sheppard Gandy Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Soft pencil study of a young boy's head, face turned to the side, drawn on pale paper with light shading.

Study: Head of a boy

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Study of a Woman's Head for "Grape Gatherers"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and wash design sheet with rows of arched and diamond panels showing classical figures with sea centaurs and scrollwork.

Women Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

A Young Priest

Giacomo Cavedone, 1630

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a standing nude male figure, seated figures, winged putti and cloud studies.

Figural Studies

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures worshipping a nude statue beside an incense altar, with classical buildings in a

The Worship of Amor Vincitor

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a turban and long skirt, framed by a blue, yellow and black painted border.

Standing Woman

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pen and ink design drawing of an overmantel and wall moldings with rococo scrollwork and a medallion panel.

Design for Overmantel; recto, Plans of Moldings

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1720

Brown ink drawing of ten circular mythological scenes with classical deities, altars and ruins arranged in two rows.

Nine Circular Compositions with Diety Subject Matter

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of two draped women, one seated with a bowl and one reclining, with a ship in the background.

Bank Note Design: Commerce

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a bearded reclining figure, an Egyptian woman, and two putti beneath a rococo cartouche.

Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1720

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical candelabra with urn top, scrolling foliage arms, and a tripod base.

Candelabra

Robert Adam, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with an open book, flanked by two winged putti on clouds.

Theology, after Raphael Sansio, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a classical nude figure on a pedestal with laurel branches, plus candlestick and ornament studies.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, floral garland, and laurel branches on a cream sheet.

Design for a Trophy

Richard de Lalonde, 1780