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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil and brown wash sketch of a figure frieze above an oval study, with handwritten notes listing objects below.

Sketch for a Wall Panel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Muted painting of a woman in a flowing gown and a man in red beside a pale tree and dark foliage.

Lulling and Soothing the Mind into a Quietude

Frank Vincent DuMond, 1900

Pencil drawing of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat gazing upward, leaning on a rounded surface.

A Shepherd Boy

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1650

Pencil sketch of two girls in wide-brimmed hats standing beside a hammock, both looking left.

Mary and Eleanor Hague in a Hammock

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1880

Pencil sketch of two bearded men seated among tall trees and rocks, with a woman reading in the foreground, dated 1860.

Leaf from a sketchbook: T. Addison Richards and Robert O'Brien at High Bridge

Martha S. Day, 1860

Watercolor of pink thimbleberry flowers with green lobed leaves and small red berries on a cream background.

Thimbleberry

Elizabeth C. Field, 1850

Neoclassical design drawing of a decorative frame with swans, a flower urn, scrolls, rosettes, and putti around an empty pane

Design for Metal Frame

Johann Alois Seethaler, 1820

William Hague

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1910

Graphite study of two bare feet beneath a long skirt hem, shaded softly on tan paper with torn edges.

Bare feet below a skirt

Martha S. Day, 1860

Graphite and white chalk study of a child's head turned to the side, on brown toned paper.

Study of Child's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Three pencil sketches of reclining female nudes on tan paper, labeled Contemplation, in varied poses.

Three Sketches of Female Nudes

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing three studies of a left hand and forearm in different positions.

Three Studies of a Left Hand

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown ink design of an ornate baroque candlestick with cherub heads, garlands and scrolled feet on a pale sheet.

Design for a Silver Candlestick

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1720

Passengers on Train to Rome

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Graphite drawing of a bearded man in a head covering and patterned robe, hand raised to his face in a thoughtful pose.

Philosopher

Gilbert Tompkins, New York, NY, USA, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of two octagonal scenes showing Jupiter with Hebe and Apollo with a lyre beside Terpsichore.

Jupiter and Hebe, Apollo and Terspsichore

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated winged woman holding a blossoming branch and two birds, labeled Spring.

Spring, Sketch of Winged Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketches for Two Angels and Faith

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil drawing of five symmetrical ornamental bracelet designs with scrollwork and central medallions, one inscribed ROMA.

Designs for a Bracelet

Salvatori, 1900

Pencil and watercolor design for stained glass with blue, green and yellow floral medallions in a window grid.

Design for Stained Glass in Music Room in Miss Caldwell's House, Newport, R. I.

John La Farge, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a rococo necklace design with floral scrolls, a pear-shaped pendant and a matching earring.

Design for a Necklace and earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1740

Watercolor design study of an arched church wall memorial with a chi-rho roundel, painted panels, and classical ornament.

Study for a Wall Memorial in the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, New York

John La Farge, 1900

Pencil studies of two hands on tan paper, one larger hand gripping a folded paper edge, with a smaller sketch below.

Two Studies of a Hand

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor embroidery design with roses, palm fronds, swags and lilac drapery on a pale ground.

Embroidery Design: Man's

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Pencil sketch of a bird wing with handwritten colour notes such as cerulean and greenish on cream paper.

Sketch of a Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Two pencil sketches of a nude male figure with arms raised and legs in motion on tan paper.

Two Sketches of a Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Red chalk study on grey paper of a figure with raised arms and drapery, with a separate hand and forearm study at lower right

Studies of Mourners' Arms, Hands, and Drapery

Giuseppe Passeri

Pencil studies of winged angel figures on tan paper, with overlapping wings and sketched bodies in various poses.

Sketches of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame of Zephyr and Flora making an offering to a statue of Ceres, with cupids nea

Zephyr and Flora Sacrifice to Ceres

Felice Giani, 1795

Two chalk studies on blue paper of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, set within a gray ink border.

Two Studies of the Virgin with Child

Francesco Trevisani, 1700