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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and grey wash design for a decorative ceiling with winged putti, garlands and round classical medallions around a blank c

Palazzo Quirinale, Rome;

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and chalk study on tan paper of a figure with a raised arm and hands, with flowing hair and handwritten notes.

Study for a Duplicate of "Repitition of Christiana"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure standing beside a wooden cross on clouds, head bowed, one arm extended.

Sketch for Central Figure in the Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude male figure with arms outstretched, study for a Lathrop painting, 1890.

Study for "Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations"

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Charcoal sketch of an angel with outstretched arm and draped fabric on tan paper.

Study of an Angel with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining nude figure with raised arms, plus smaller studies of moving figures.

Sketches of Nude Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches of a kingfisher wing's outside and inside, with handwritten color notes labeling the feathers.

Wing of a Black-capped Kingfisher

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of two studies of draped cloth with soft shading on pale paper.

Study of Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Study of Feet

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and ribbons, gazing to the side, drawn on pale paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Gilbert Tompkins, New York, NY, USA, 1900

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a winged angel figure in flowing drapery, with a second wing behind on toned paper.

Study for an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Watercolor and pencil design for an ornate wall niche with columns, arched canopy, heraldic shield and rosettes.

Design for a Wall Niche

John La Farge, 1900

Sketch of a Woman's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal drawing of two men in bowler hats beside a ticker tape machine spilling tape into a basket in an interior.

"I Don't Think It's Going Up; I Know It's Going Up!"

William Robinson Leigh, 1900

Pencil study of a young woman's head and shoulders with hair parted and drawn back, dated 1859.

Study for Portrait

Léon Bonnat, 1859

Red chalk drawing of an ornate urn-shaped vase with scrolled handles, arabesque decoration, and a masklike motif on a pedesta

Vase with arabesque decoration

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with Adam and Eve, three biblical figures, and scenes of Annunciation, Nativity,

Design for Stained Glass Window, Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany, NY

Edward Burne-Jones, 1880

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with a saint, robed figures, a child, and a Crucifixion medallion above.

Design for Stained Glass Window, St. Paul's Church, Boston, MA

Edward Burne-Jones, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo garden terrace with a seated figure, arcade, trees, and ornate scrolled frame.

Divinité Chinoise

Gabriel Huquier, 1730

Watercolor design for three gothic stained glass lancet panels with figures and leafy borders, labeled for Paisley Abbey.

Design for Stained Glass, Southeast Window Nave, Paisley Abbey, Scotland

Edward Burne-Jones, 1870

Pencil and colored pencil drawing of a floor lamp with shade plan, elevations, and a floral vase motif on the column.

Floor Lamp, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas

George Mann Niedecken, 1910

Grey and red chalk design drawing of an ornate panel with garlands, birds, and figures in a garden scene.

Feste Bacchique

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710

Grey ink drawing of a shepherd with a staff and a seated woman under trees, framed by rococo scrollwork and garlands.

Le Berger empressé

Gabriel Huquier, 1730

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored soldiers and struggling captives in a tangled military scene on stone ground.

Two Groups Captives from the Victory of Leo IV over the Saracens

Felice Giani, 1820

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a sibyl raising one arm, holding a book, with heavy draped robes.

The Cumaean Sibyl from Raphael's Fresco in St. Maria della Pace

Pencil architectural drawing of a ceiling fixture with a globe light, with dimensions and a handwritten label for Henry J. Al

Ceiling Fixture, Entrance Hall, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas

George Mann Niedecken, 1910

Design for stained glass showing nude Adam and Eve beside trees in two gothic arched windows, with an apple.

Adam and Eve, Design for Stained Glass Window, Frankby Church, Birkenhead (Cheshire), England

Edward Burne-Jones, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a winged cupid figure with curly hair and one arm raised, over a faint blue grid on tan paper.

Cupid

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a draped female figure in a twisting pose with bare feet, study for a fresco.

The Phrygian Sybil from Raphael’s Fresco in St. Maria della Pace

Pencil and yellow-coloured design drawing of a suspended glass-dish ceiling light fixture with cords, with a title block and

Light Fixture for Mr. Allen's Study and Mrs. Allen's Room, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas

George Mann Niedecken, 1910