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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil drawing of two winged women in classical robes flanking a handled urn beneath a medallion and garlands.

Frieze with Bacchantes

Felice Giani, 1820

Graphite figure study of a muscular male torso with raised arms and several separate hand studies on grey paper.

Figure Study for Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Etching of Christ bound before a seated judge under a draped canopy, with soldiers and a crowd around the platform.

Christ Before Pilate: The Large Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of Neptune riding a sea chariot over waves, with attendant figures blowing a horn.

Neptune Riding over the Sea in a Chariot

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor study of robed standing figures, some with haloes, against a diamond-patterned background in red, blue and green.

Study of "Altarpiece of Saint-Germer-de-fly," Paris, France

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Etching of a robed man gazing up at a stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers, in a rocky landscape with a horse.

Saint Eustace

Elisabetta Sirani, 1650

Pen and brown ink drawing of an old man kneeling before a seated warrior in a tent, with a banquet table and figures behind.

Priam in the Tent of Achilles

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of loose winged figures with raised arms and bowed heads on cream paper.

Sketch of Worshipping Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraved plate of Christ on the cross within an ornate rococo frame, with putti and clouds around the figure.

Christ on the Cross, plate 118, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pen and brown wash study of a saint in ecstasy on clouds above, and a classical scene with a canopy and winged angel below.

Saint in Ecstacy, After Franceschini; Classicized Version of Vision of St. Catherine of Vigri, Study after Franceschini

Felice Giani, 1820

Sketch of Three Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Engraved strapwork ornament with a central mythological roundel, swans, a satyr, serpents, and grotesque figures.

Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene

Flemish Pieter van der Heyden, 1560

Drawing of twelve circular medallions in brown ink and wash showing Hercules fighting animals and monsters, with pencil inscr

Twelve Circular Medallions with Representations of the Deeds of Hercules

Felice Giani, 1820

Loose pencil sketch of a central standing figure with radiating marks above a crowd of figures in an arched composition.

Sketch of Figure on a Cross

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Etching of Christ crucified between two thieves, with a crowd of mourners and onlookers below in an oval frame.

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Pen and brown ink drawing of Hercules wrestling a bull with a raised blade, with a sketched horned river god at left.

Hercules renders Horn from Bull Achelous

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal sketch of an angel with large wings holding an open book labeled 'In the Beginning' on rough paper.

Study of Angel with a Book

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Etching of the Virgin and Child seated with angels, putti and God the Father in clouds above, beside a stone sarcophagus.

Virgin and Child with God the Father and Angels

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Pen and ink sketch of six small classical gods and goddesses stacked vertically, each beside an altar or attribute.

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

Pencil sketch of two figures with flowing drapery and raised arms, loosely drawn on cream paper.

Sketch of Figures for Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraving of the Madonna and Child on clouds above winged angels, one holding scales, with a serpent in the foreground.

The Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Adoring the Madonna and Child

Diana Mantuana, 1580

Pen and ink wash drawing of Hercules wrestling and killing the Nemean lion, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor sketch of a central figure rising above falling forms, surrounded by winged angels in golden light within an arch.

Sketch for the Painting in the Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York City

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Etching of nymphs bathing by a stream near a rocky cave, with cattle, sheep, and shepherds in a wooded landscape.

Nymphs Bathing Near a Cave

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of paired seated women in octagonal frames labeled with Muses' names, plus a small sketch below.

Autumn and Winter: Eight Muses in Pairs set in Octagons

Felice Giani, 1820

Charcoal study of a seated Apollo-like figure with lyre and two youths in a semicircular lunette composition.

Study for "Apollo," Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Etching of a helmeted warrior beside a draped woman at a tree, with a winged child seated at their feet.

Mars, Venus, et l'Amour

Simone Cantarini, 1640

A Medal of Napoleon Bonaparte as President of the Italian Republic, verso; Hebe Gives Immortality to Hercules's Chari…

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor study of a row of haloed saints in draped robes against a patterned background, with a central Christ figure.

Study of "Altarpiece of Saint-Germer-de-fly," Paris, France

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1860

Engraved rococo fountain design with a reclining Venus, cascading water, a cherub, and a classical colonnade behind.

Design for Fountain with Venus

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740