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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and wash drawing of an overdoor design with a star medallion in a garland wreath above an arched pediment on pilasters.

Project for an Overdoor

Carlo Marchionni, 1650

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a domed classical building with colonnade above a columned monument with obelisk spire.

Elevations of a Mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Dense tropical vines with heart-shaped leaves and small flowers climb against a dark brown background.

Philodendron Vines, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman's head with a raised arm and an extended hand on tan paper.

Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink wash stage design of a domed theatre with a winged figure, classical columns, and a crowd around a smoking altar.

Stage Design: Curtain, The Workshop of Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

A Sailing Ship

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pastel design drawing of a floral bouquet with orange plumes, teal ferns and sweeping striped leaves along the edges.

Design for the Embroidery of a Lady's Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of Ceres enthroned under a drape with attendants, plus sketches of figures and ornament on the right.

The Seasons Bring Gifts to Ceres and Triptolemus

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated draped woman with a reclining figure in an arched architectural setting.

Design for Allegory of Painting

Giacomo Zampa, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a brick building with arched bays, green doors, and a tiled roof, with a small tower at left.

A Warehouse of the 16th Century in Pisa, Italy

Whitney Warren Jr, 1890

Brown ink and wash design for a stage curtain showing winged figures and muses in a domed temple beneath beams of light.

Design for Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame

Felice Giani, 1810

White painted nosegay design with blossoms, feathery sprays and leaves on a brown textured ground.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Nosegay of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Study of a nude winged putto seated on a cloud in a blue roundel, holding musical instruments, with a bird on a branch.

Study for Roundel with Putto Holding Attributes of Music

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling design with octagonal and circular panels showing classical sacrifice scenes.

Decorative Design for Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a winged angel lifting a radiant monstrance upward, with soft shading on pale paper.

Angel Carrying a Monstrance

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of a stone town gateway with an arched doorway, pediment, finial and small figures on top.

Gateway of a town with alternatives

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink drawing of two friezes showing mythological figures with winged sea serpents and hybrid creatures.

Bythos and Aphros

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch on graph paper of two arcaded interior scenes with women in long dresses, preparatory study for a painting.

Two Figure Compositions for the Painting "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Five Grotesque Figures

Pier Francesco Mola, 1610

Painting of a seated boy in a straw hat and white shirt, viewed from behind, surrounded by tall green grass.

Seated Boy, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of architectural cornices, a carved mask pediment, a drapery swag and a walking man in a tricorn hat.

Architectural Details and Figure Study

Filippo Marchionni, 1760

Brown ink and wash architectural drawing of a domed mausoleum with elevations, a plan, and measurement notes.

Design for a Mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with a central winged figure, scrolling foliage, and small mythological scenes in fra

Project for a Painted Square Ceiling

Luigi Rossini, 1820

Colored design drawing of a square ceiling with a central radiating medallion and classical scrolls, urns, and a winged figur

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Charles Percier, 1800

Pencil and watercolor sketch of several Dutch sailing barges with masts and rigging on water, with handwritten notes.

Dutch Barges

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Brown wash drawing of seated allegorical Justice holding scales and a sword within an ovoid frame, inscribed Giustizia.

Design for an Ovoidal Painting: Justice

Giacomo Zampa, 1770

Pencil sketch of a spreading tamarind tree with feathery leaves beside smaller trees on tan paper.

Tamarind Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil perspective study of an Ionic-capped architectural bay with vanishing point lines and handwritten enlargement notes.

Study of perspective

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate papal escutcheon with a tiara and scrollwork, on cream paper.

Papal Escutcheon

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Portrait of a young boy with dark hair in a dark jacket and yellow bow tie against a brown background.

Justiniano de la Rosa of Barranquilla, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850