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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of two young girls in bonnets standing in a grassy field beneath clouds, one leaning toward the other.

Two Young Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a leopard in an arena beside an open cage, with armed men and crowded spectators in the tiered seats abo

The Emperor Commodus Killing a Leopard

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Study of a Woman in Profile

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Painting of a dense cluster of wildflowers with red, white, and yellow blooms and green grasses on a brown brushed ground.

Wildflowers

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and grey wash drawing of three ornate classical pedestal designs with cherubs, sphinxes, garlands and reliefs.

Designs for Three Pedestals

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Graphite sketch of sailors hauling rigging and working on a pitching ship deck amid spray and waves.

Hard-a-Port

Winslow Homer, 1900

Brown ink and wash stage design of a palace entrance with a large arch, tall column, staircase and statues.

Stage Design: Palace Entrance with Arch

Giovanni Antonio Galliari, 1740

Watercolor and pencil study of red cardinal flower spray with sketched blossoms and vase outlines on cream paper.

Cardinal Flower

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a dark coat holding a pencil, turned toward the viewer in an armchair.

Sketch for Portrait of a Seated Man

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a deathbed scene with mourners and angels among clouds above a reclining bearded man.

Death of St. Joseph

Francesco Coghetti, 1880

Pale rococo design drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling shell motifs on a blue-grey wash background.

Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pencil and white chalk study of a seated woman with closed eyes and a separate study of an outstretched hand on blue paper.

Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Four-panel brown ink sketch of men fighting a bull and a dragon in arched and wooded settings.

Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt i…

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Oil sketch of birch trunks and a dark tree among saplings and golden autumn foliage on the forest floor.

In the Woods, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of bamboo stalks and leaves on pale paper, with handwritten colour notes at lower left.

Bamboo, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown wash drawing of an elevated drawing room wall with two doorways, panels, a central pedestal with statues, and console t

Elevation of a Drawing Room Entrance Wall with Alternative Suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of three male figures in wide-brimmed hats, two standing and one reclining, on aged paper.

Figural Studies of Soldiers

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of a soldier with a pack on a cream sheet, with loose hatched strokes at upper right, mounted in an album.

Soldier with Pack

Winslow Homer, 1860

Sketch of St. Mark raising an arm beside a winged lion, with angels among clouds above, drawn in chalk on tinted paper.

St. Mark

Paolo de Mattheis, 1650

Watercolor design of an ornate interior wall with gilded putti, an octagonal portrait, marble panels and a fireplace.

Section of wall, salon Louis XIII, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil study of a man's leg and leather boot with trouser cuff on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Foot for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of a scene with soldiers and a kneeling woman inside an ornate classical architectural niche.

Niche Scene

Francesco Salviati, 1500

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo salon wall with a paneled door, fountain niche, urn and ornate carved decoration.

Project for the entrance wall of a salon with alternative suggestions

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with ribbons, scrolls, a star, and a bearded man's face in a helmet.

Decoration of a Frieze

Giuseppe Barberi

Pencil sketch of a standing bald man with head bowed, one arm bent across his chest and the other extended outward.

Bearded Man Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a street vendor's stall with a hanging lantern, a bowl, and handwritten color notes beside it.

Street vendor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a draped gown with one arm raised, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Mrs. Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of four ornamental designs: a cartouche, draped panel, laurel label, and carved frieze motif.

An escutcheon, a trophy, a label, a decorative motif for a frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash design sheet showing a symmetrical set of neoclassical silver tableware with labeled pieces and figural decorati

Design for a Set of Silver Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of icebergs on calm water with small figures on an ice shelf at lower right.

Icebergs near Belle Isle, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850