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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a young girl with her hair in a bun, seated on a step in a long dress, looking toward the viewer.

Girl Seated on a Step

Winslow Homer, 1870

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

Loose oil sketch of the Acropolis ruins on a hill under a hazy sun, with green slopes and a small white building in the foreg

View of the Acropolis, Athens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketches of marching infantry soldiers and two standing figures in hats, with practice signatures written along the to

Sketches of Single Infantry Figures and Practice Signatures

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two women in period dress, one seated and one standing, with downcast faces and loose drapery.

Standing Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Sunset sketch of Mount Katahdin rising above a pink-reflecting lake with a dark wooded shore at right.

Mt. Katahdin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with fluted columns, an urn, and small figures among receding arches.

Ruin Fantasy

Louis Joseph le Lorrain, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wooden Swiss chalet with steep shingled roofs, carved gable trim, a balcony railing and a staircase.

Swiss Chalet

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of the Virgin and Child with a winged angel standing at left, drawn in loose sketched lines on pale paper.

The Virgin and Child with an Angel

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pen and ink architectural drawing with a front elevation of an arched building above a circular ground plan and small figures

Project for a building; point de vue in a park

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a candelabrum topped by a draped female figure on a classical pedestal with a wreath.

Candelstick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of an ancient-style footed krater with scroll handles and a frieze of small classical figures.

A Krater

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of large broad leaves of a plant with handwritten notes, a small standing figure in a hat, and a hair sketch at

Large-Leaved Plant and a Figure, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of Apollo with a lyre and a winged Cupid in a classical riverside landscape with ancient buildings.

Apollo with lyre and Love

Brown wash drawing of a tiered funerary monument with mourning reliefs, a cross on top, and flaming urns on each side.

Funerarl Decorations for Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and brown wash drawing of bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds, offering a cup to an eagle beside him.

Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental pedestals decorated with cherub heads, garlands and egg-and-dart moldings.

Pedestal

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Hazy brown and green valley with rounded mountains under a grey sky, with trees in the foreground at left.

Mountainous Landscape, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a monkey's head with a crouching monkey study below and the word What written beside it.

Monkey

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Grey ink drawing of a domed burial chamber with arched niches, sarcophagi, fire urns and scrolled ornament.

Stage Design, Burial Chamber of Persian Kings

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1820

Pencil sketch sheet with small boats, figures, a sail, a church, and handwritten place notes around Pátzcuaro.

Sketches around Pátzcuaro, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a seated putto leaning on a stone tomb beneath feathery trees and plants.

Angel with Tomb

Minardi Tommaso, 1800

Pencil study of a bearded man and a young woman seated together, with books and a window landscape behind them.

Study for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown wash drawing of a columned palace on a hill above a riverside row of buildings.

Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Graphite sketch of a seated woman with head tilted up, arm resting on a ledge, hand gathering drapery.

Sketch for a Portrait of a Seated Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a timber-framed farm interior with a staircase, hearth, barrels, and small figures gathered by the fire.

Stage Design, Ruined Farm Building Interior

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1810

Ink and wash sheet of octagonal and round mythological medallions with winged cupids, a central chariot procession, and red h

Chariot with the Hours

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of two antlers on the back of a tan card, with faint printed lettering in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Two Antlers

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil study of a kneeling nude man with clasped hands, drawn on tan paper as preparation for a painting.

Nude Male Figure, Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a curved stone architectural fragment with shaded masonry, a scroll form, and steps at lower left.

Column and Entablature Fragments, Athens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860