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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Circular ink and wash drawing of helmeted soldiers gathered at a stone tomb, one reading an open book, with a temple in the d

Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Etched landscape with a tall tree and dense foliage on the right, a field in the foreground, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Print - Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

Engraved ornamental fan design with a standing female figure, seated figures, potted trees, cherubs on dolphins, and scrollwo

Fan leaves, Eighth and ninth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Pen drawing of ornamental moldings and three triangular lunettes with small classical figure scenes and garlands.

Moldings and Three Triangular Lunettes

Felice Giani, 1800

A Man's Head

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800

Engraved title page with winged putti, fruit garlands, a coat of arms, and the title La Sacra Genesi figurata.

"La Sacra Genesi figurata

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Etching of a riverside town with a Gothic monument on the left, an arched bridge, figures on the bank and a dog.

A View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb

Canaletto, 1740

Circular etching of a formal French garden with a long reflecting pool, tree-lined paths, a statue, and a fountain.

French Gardens

Flemish Abraham Genoels, 1680

Sepia print of soldiers on horseback and a standing officer pointing near a camp, with wagons and a ruined tower under cloudy

A Military Operation

Christian Rugendas, 1710

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulders, a tree and hermit beside him.

Saint Christopher

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pen and brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and red chalk drawing of peasants listening to a harpist beneath large trees, with a dog in the foreground.

Peasants Listening to Itinerant Musicians

Giovanni Andrea Coppola, 1660

Oil sketch of a tall tree fern over banana plants and a grassy Jamaican hillside, with a pale blue sky.

Tree Fern, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal allegorical panels with seated female figures, winged putti, and a shield with a lion.

Justice and Strength, in Two Octagons

Felice Giani, 1810

Study for "Roman Girl", Head of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Oval pastel portrait of a woman in a blue jacket and black feathered hat holding a brass horn, with a yellow skirt.

Portrait of Sarah Cooper Hewitt in French Costume

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Brown ink drawing of a crowd of men with raised daggers attacking a reclining figure in a classical interior with arched nich

The Killing of Cesare

Felice Giani, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a scalloped-rim silver plate with handwritten inscription in the upper left corner.

Two silver plates

A. Spinazzi, 1720

Colorful design elevation of a Chinese-style interior wall with red panels, pagodas, dragons, and a central fireplace.

Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, for Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of two stylized hounds in a circular frame on yellowed tracing paper, with grid lines.

Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of a standing nude male figure and a seated figure gesturing toward a sphere, mounted on tan card.

Sketches of a Nude Figure in Classical Pose and a Seated Figure

Andrea del Sarto, 1700

Watercolor elevation of double glazed doors flanked by grey columns and gilded pilasters with floral panels.

Design for a Window, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Watercolor of a plum branch with ripe red-purple plums, green and yellowing leaves, and two caterpillars.

Branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars

Mrs. Smith, 1820

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary at center surrounded by apostles and a descending dove in clouds.

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1700

Watercolor design of a square ceiling with ornate fretwork border and a pale cloudy sky in the center.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Circular drawing of a sleeping woman with long wavy hair, flanked by two wings and radiating light.

Study of "Soul in Bondage"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci, 1800

Pen and watercolor elevation of an oval saloon with a blue domed ceiling, pink marbled walls, niche statues and a chandelier.

Oval Saloon

Frederick Crace, 1800

Repeating Art Nouveau wallpaper design of golden wheat ears and green scrolling foliage on a pale blue background.

Design for Wallpaper

Anna M. de Pool, 1890

Pencil study of a standing nude male figure with clenched fists, drawn on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Watercolor interior elevation of a pink-paneled wall with a white fireplace, central mirror, green swags and an arched niche.

Wall Elevation with Fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Blue watercolor floor covering design with stylized lotus border and grid of star rosettes on cream paper.

Design for floor covering

Cooper Union Art School, 1890

Pen and ink design of a wrought iron bracket with a red patterned hanging lantern on chains.

Design for a Wrought Iron Light Fixture

J. Flinch, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of two draped figures beside a lattice fence, with a wooded landscape and distant town behind.

Design for Susanna and the Elders

Luca Giordano, 1660

Watercolor design drawing of a tripod stand with a bowl, lion masks, paw feet and a fluted central column on a plinth.

Design for a Bowl

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of three figures, two women in hats and a mustached man, seated before faint distant hills.

Three Figures

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor interior study of gilded paneled walls, striped drapery and a floral-covered gilt bed in an alcove.

Detail, bed alcove, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of four octagonal panels with draped allegorical women and classical architectural settings.

Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Octagonal ceiling study in brown wash showing Apollo and the Muses among columns and ornamental panels.

Study for "The Triumph of Apollo" for the Ceiling of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1770

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical jewel design resembling a butterfly, with faceted stones and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Agraffe

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Brown ink sketch of a man reclining on a couch with a sword as mourners raise their arms beside him under a stormy sky.

Suicide of Marcus Porcius Cato

Felice Giani, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of an alcove elevation with draped curtains, a feather finial, and two oval portrait medallions.

Elevation of an alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink and grey wash drawing of an ornamental bracket shaped as a helmeted warrior mask with scrolling foliage.

The mask of a warrior

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus seated with a thyrsus and panther, within an octagonal frame with a temple behind.

Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk study of a rearing horse with raised head and flowing tail on an octagonal sheet of paper.

Study of a Rearing Horse after Leonardo da Vinci

Francesco Melzi, 1530

Pen and wash drawing of a seated helmeted warrior receiving a standing woman in drapery, with red chalk figures behind.

A Classic Warrior Receives a Woman

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Circular sepia wash drawing of Hebe and Hercules's wedding with seated woman, reclining man, and winged putti.

The Wedding of Hebe and Hercules

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a standing figure seen from behind in a fringed garment, with cloud studies and handwritten notes on cream p

Cloud Sketch and Figure of Cecrops

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Colored drawing of a neoclassical salon chimney wall with columns, statues, green central panel and swagged drapery above.

Elevation of Salon Chimney Wall

Pierre Louis Moreau Desproux, 1770

Brown ink drawing of two winged putti holding a banderole inside an oval frame, on a cream sheet.

Two Flying Putti with Banderole

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown wash and red chalk sketch of an allegorical scene with a central enthroned figure surrounded by seated and reclining fi

Design for Allegory of Divine Wisdom, Reception Room, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy

Andrea Sacchi, 1630

Design drawing of an octagonal ceiling with blue vault, pink ornamental borders and a central scene of Mars and Venus.

Design for a Painted Octagonal Panel

Marco Capizucchi, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagon of Bacchus and Ceres seated with cherubs, grapes and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of women wading in surf near a beach, with a seated figure in a hat beside a rowboat on pebbles.

Women Surf Bathing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil study of a nude winged putto with a bow and blue drapery within a brown circular roundel.

Study for Roundel with Putto

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo in a chariot pulled by winged horses across clouds, within an octagonal frame.

Apollo in his Chariot with Aurora, Sala Ottogonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Yellow watercolor design of an ink stand with a central urn, two seated cherubs writing, and shell-shaped basins.

Design for ink stand

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

White painted garden scene with palms, figures, a bridge and flowers on an ochre-toned design sheet.

Design for Embroidered Gilet, pattern 1730 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of two scenes: Thetis at a forge with armor, and Thetis presenting armor to a reclining Achilles.

Thetis in the Workshop of Hephaestus; Thetis Showing the Armor to Achilles: Two Designs for Ceiling Panels in the Gal…

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink drawing of an ornate tripod candlestick base with acanthus leaves, scrolls, and a beaded band.

Design for a Tripod Candlestick Base

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1540

Pencil sketch of a tree with leafy foliage on the left and bare branches rising on the right, on tan paper.

Sketch of a Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830