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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and brown wash drawing of four vertical pilaster strips with medallions, lattice, garlands and foliage ornament.

Design for Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Loose painted landscape sketch of a golden field, dark tree line, and cloudy sky glowing yellow near the horizon.

Cloudy Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of three sailors in caps on a stone bridge and a boat with mast and rigging.

Sailors

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with a tall poplar and handwritten tonal notes on pale paper.

Cloud Sketches with a Common Poplar

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of camels grazing and standing, with saddled animals and handwritten colour notes on a pale sheet.

Camel Studies, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of dark clouds framing a glowing sunset over purple mountains and a dim green-brown landscape.

Sunset Clouds over Purple Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil drawing of a sea centaur fighting a sea monster, with a winged sea creature and figure above.

Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a salon entrance wall with two doors, pilasters, and small classical relief scenes above.

Entrance wall of a salon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman resting her head on her hand, drawn as a design for a magazine cover, with faint layout panels.

Design for Magazine Cover

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks above a forested alpine valley with conifers in the foreground.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical facade with arched doors, windows, and a fountain in front.

Sketch, for an office building (possibly Villa Albani)

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Brown ink wash drawing of Judith holding a raised sword beside the severed head of Holofernes, with an attendant kneeling at

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical chimneypiece with a central urn, star ornaments, and garland swags.

Ornament for the Intersec

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Pen and ink sketches of ceremonial thrones on stepped platforms with canopies and ornamental carved figures.

Fifteen Sketches for a Throne

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of hills and evergreen trees on tan paper, with numbered color notes written beside it.

Meadow and Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of classical figures and octagonal medallions.

Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and watercolor drawing of wind-bent trees and dunes along a sandy shore with the sea on the horizon.

Sea Girt, New Jersey

Samuel Colman, 1870

Drawing of a fountain design with nude figures supporting a draped basin and a tall central column, in black chalk and white

Project for a Fountain

Etienne-Maurice Falconet, 1720

Watercolor drawing of a trophy of war and peace with helmet, drums, arrows, laurel, and blue ribbons on a pedestal.

Trophy with Attributes of War and Peace

Henri Sallembier, 1800

Pencil sketches of six buildings including gabled roofs, a church tower, a balconied tower and a timber bay window.

Alpine Architecture Sketches

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winding river through a wide landscape with distant hills, annotated with handwritten color notes.

River Reflections

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a bonnet, dark fringed shawl and full skirt, holding a rolled bundle.

La dame au châle (Lady in a Shawl)

Constantin Guys, 1840

Vertical watercolor pilaster design with scrolling foliage, floral garlands, and a female head in an oval medallion.

Painting Decoration of a Pilaster Strip

Giacomo Casa, 1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea outcrop with a tall stone pillar and birds in flight, inscribed Rock in Panama Bay.

Rock in Panama Bay

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil landscape drawing of a steep rocky hillside above a stream valley with shrubs and distant hills.

View above Wadi Barada, Syria, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil landscape drawing of a farmhouse, leaning tree, wooden gate and rocky ground under a pale sky.

Landscape with Farm

Vincenzo Martinelli, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a riverside town with an arched portico, round tower, and rowboat on the water under a cloudy sky.

Stage Design, Buildings on Riverside

Alessandro Sanquirico, 1800

Pencil sketch of a barren desert landscape with a rounded hill, distant ridges, a rider in the foreground, and handwritten co

Desert Landscape en route to Petra, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishops, with a young saint and putti pulling back curtains.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Bishops with St. John

Felice Giani, 1810

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

Pencil sketches of icebergs and rocky forms along horizon lines on a tan sheet, with a few white highlights.

Iceberg Sketches, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monumental fountain with reclining figures, a sphere held by carved figures, and water flowin

Elevation of a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown ink sketches of ornamental tablet frames with rococo scrollwork, shells and a grotesque mask.

Nine Sketches for Tablet Frames

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Brown wash drawing of a crowded classical ceremony with a canopied throne, kneeling figure, colonnade, and distant city.

Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese

Francesco Salviati, 1510

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a bow aiming at a stag in a forest clearing.

Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a shepherdess reclining on grass with a crook beside her, with a rural landscape behind.

Shepherdess Resting

Winslow Homer, 1870

Grey and blue wash drawing of a domed classical exedra with columns, allegorical statues, lions, and curving walls in a park.

Exedra in a Park Dedicated to the Virtues and Human Activities

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a tiered fountain in an arched niche with a papal coat of arms and two busts.

Design for a Fountain in the Garden of the Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Italy

Ferdinando Fuga, 1740

Grey wash drawing of Noah's Ark on a hillside with a long rectangular hull in front, framed by ornamental tool borders.

Study for Noah's Ark, Plate 40, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Small pencil sketch of a covered canoe with several figures and a handwritten label, on beige paper.

Sketch of a Covered Canoe

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil drawing of a fortified town on a terrace with arched walls, trees, a paved path, and a lake with hills at left.

A Fortified Town Overlooking a Lake

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketch of two octagonal designs showing winged chariot figures and horses over clouds, with handwritten notes.

Night and Day, in Two Octagons, for a Bedroom

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped bed alcove with swagged curtains and a standing figure in a wide-brimmed hat.

Bedroom alcove with a figure

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil landscape sketch of rolling hills and trees with handwritten color notes beneath, on a cream sheet.

Looking South from the Farm, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a stone hall with pointed Gothic arches, vaulted ceilings, and a gallery balustrade.

Stage Design, Interior of Large Hall

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a shaded ridge, with handwritten color notes on a cream sheet.

Rugged Mountain, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Ink and wash sheet with handwritten text, a woman on a dragon, a coronation scene with angels, and an architectural frontispi

Inscription [above left]; Woman of the Apocalyse [above right]; Coronation of the Virgin [below left]; Frontispiece […

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil sketch with white highlights of snowy mountain peaks, a wooded riverbank, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

River and Mountain Peaks, Berchtesgaden, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a classical gateway with three arched bays, columns, and a sculptural pediment.

Elevation of a Gateway, Probably for a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash design drawing of a tall reliquary with a domed top, two standing female figures, and a fluted pedestal.

Design for a Reliquary of the Holy Cross

Luzio Romano, 1530

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

Papal Escutcheon

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Ink and wash drawing of a neoclassical coffee urn with serpent handle, grapevine frieze, and fluted base.

Design for a Coffee Urn

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky columnar cliffs and a sailboat on the sea under streaked clouds, Grand Manan Island.

View on Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash drawing of Jacob pouring oil on a stone pillar at Bethel, framed by shells and rocks.

Study for Jacob Pours Oil upon the Stone at Bethel, Plate 87, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Brown ink drawing of the winged Archangel Michael in armor standing over a fallen demon, with clouds and a distant town.

Archangel Michael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of a tiered tower with columns, a pediment, arched openings, and a cupola topped by a flagpole.

Villa or observation tower

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil study of a fig tree covered in philodendron vines rising from rocks, with a hazy sky and distant trees.

Fig Tree and Wild Philodendron, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of palm trees on a riverbank with a distant range of cloud-capped mountains and handwritten notes.

Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Figure Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil drawing of a classical atrium with Ionic columns, a niche statue, and a staircase leading to a vaulted hall.

Atrium and Staircase in Classical Style

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of multiple Gothic vaulted interiors with arches, columns and medallions on ceilings.

Stage set

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design drawing of a gilt inkstand with scrolled arms and dolphin-decorated red marble base, dated 1810.

Design for an Inkstand

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1810