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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Small oil sketch of a white iceberg in choppy grey-blue sea under a hazy pale sky.

Iceberg off Torbay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Narrow pen and brown wash drawing of a pillar with leafy foliage, a lion mask vase, and two candle brackets.

Pillar strip with a candle bracket

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a wall with blue and pink paneled doors, gilded trim, and painted decorative panels.

Design for Window Wall Decoration, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink design for a mace with putti holding an oval medallion above a fluted shaft and garlands.

Project for a Mace

Vincenzo Belli, 1840

Small study of lavender clouds with a warm pink sunset glow breaking through pale yellow and blue sky.

Cloud Sketch, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Black and red chalk study of a raised forearm and left hand on grey paper, with a small rounded shape above.

Study: An erected forearm and left hand holding something

Giovanni Maria Viani, 1700

Watercolor design of a rococo paneled wall with a door and an oval medallion showing a couple in a garden.

Section of wall, small anti-chamber, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil sketches on tan paper of several soldiers with rifles, some running and one kneeling among grass.

Studies of Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate monstrance with a winged female figure holding an oval frame, flanked by lions.

Monstrance

Pietro Belli, 1820

Watercolor design of vertical wall ornament with gilded monograms, crowned cartouches, and painted floral scrollwork in blue,

Detail: Wall Decoration, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and grey wash design sketch of a vaulted ceiling with a central seated female figure and two circular putti medallions.

Prudence, Vaulted Panel, Appartmento Napoleonico, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor study of two pink spotted lilies with stamens and pencil border designs on beige paper.

Pink Spotted Lilies and Maple Seeds

Samuel Colman, 1880

Red chalk study of a standing boy with a leafy wreath, holding a small figure near his chest, on pale paper.

Study for standing boy with kid, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Four circular brooch designs in red, blue, green and gold watercolor with geometric and floral Byzantine-style patterns.

Four Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Brown ink and grey wash frieze of putti carrying billowing cloth across a dark grey ground within a ruled border.

Frieze with Children

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pen and wash sketch of a long row of miniature classical monuments, obelisks, columns, arches and a temple, with Italian labe

Sketch, A Centerpiece or "Desser" Celebrating Napoleon's Victories

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pale iceberg floating on dark calm sea under a warm muted sky, painted sketch by Frederic Edwin Church.

Floating Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a gilded reliquary cross with crown, cherubs, eagle pedestal and sunburst rays.

Elevation of a Reliquary Cross

Pietro Belli, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two ornate candlesticks on classical columns with winged figures and a plain column beside them.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Small oil sketch of pale icebergs lit by warm sunset light above dark, choppy sea, with a tiny red boat at left.

Icebergs

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Decorative wall study with arabesque panels, classical figures, urns and gilded moldings in pink, red and gold tones.

Section of wall showing panels of arabesque designs, Music Room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate candelabrum with a winged figure, scrolls and foliage within a border.

Candelabrum Sketch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of three putti with flower garlands and looping ribbons on a vertical pillar strip.

Pillar strip, three putti with ribbon and garlands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Charcoal sketch of two officers inspecting a line of rifle-carrying soldiers in a field, with a horse at right.

Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frieze with four caryatid figures supporting an entablature above framed panels.

Frieze with Four Caryatids

Vertical brown-wash arabesque panel with winged figures, rearing horses, columns and scrollwork ornament.

Arabesque Panel

Jean-Louis Prieur, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a neoclassical mantelpiece with an eagle crest, garlands, and a blank overmantel mirror panel.

The elevation of a mantelpiece

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of two friezes with allegorical figures, chariots, horses, and winged putti.

Personification of Two of the Elements

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with hair in a bun, head bowed, one hand raised to her neck.

Figure of a Woman

Winslow Homer, 1880

Design drawing of a decorated wall with landscape panels, a red upholstered chair, and a blue porcelain vase.

Section of a wall, Chinese Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Three-panel pen and ink drawing with brown wash showing mythological scenes of a forge, Venus with cupids, and a festive gath

Winter, the Forge of the Vulcan, Spring, the Bath of Venus, Summer Feasts of Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of fishing boats on a beach with figures carrying baskets and two sailboats on the sea behind.

Beach with Four Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Painted design study of a decorated wall with green damask field, gilded moldings, heraldic medallion and ornamental panels.

Section of wall, Guard Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Ink and wash drawing in three panels showing classical figures, musicians, putti and grapes representing the seasons.

Spring, Summer, Fall

Felice Giani, 1790

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a standing man in a zouave-style uniform with hands on hips, on blue-gray paper.

Zouave

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships and a coiled maritime device on cream paper, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1850.

Ships at Anchor and a Maritime Device, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash sketch of three classical scenes with seated and standing figures, with handwritten Italian captions.

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi; Socrates, Alcibiades and Aspasia; Zeus and the Maidens of Crotone

Two watercolor brooch designs in Byzantine style with gold scrollwork, red crosses, blue roundels and interlaced bands on cre

Two Designs for Brooches in the "Byzantine" Style

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers with rifles walking beside civilians in hats and coats.

Soldiers Escorting Civilians

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an ornate rococo library wall with bookshelves, a door, mirror, and classical urns.

Design for a Library Wall

Nicolas Pineau, 1730

Ink and wash drawing of three nude female figures holding a garland, flanked by two winged cupids in a trapezoidal frame.

The Three Graces

Felice Giani, 1810

Two colored design studies for a brooch with gold scrollwork, red crosses, and blue and white star medallions.

Design for a Brooch

Carlo Ansorge, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rocky coast with boulders, a flat shoreline, three small figures, and distant buildings under a pale sky.

Study for "Rocky Coast and Gulls"

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash design for a tall painted panel with classical figures, sphinxes, garlands and a central medallion of three wome

Design for a Painted Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1770

Vertical oil sketch of a glowing orange sunset over purple water with dark green land at the bottom.

Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two young girls in bonnets standing in a grassy field beneath clouds, one leaning toward the other.

Two Young Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870

Tall watercolor of an ornate palace wall with painted medallions, sculpted figures, gilded moldings and faux marble panels.

Section of wall, Escalier de la cour ovale, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown ink drawing of two round medallions and an octagonal panel showing chariots, winged Victory and a warrior.

Two Circular and Octagonal Painting for Ceiling: Deeds of Alexander the Great

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate cartel clock case with a circular dial, scrollwork, and figural decoration.

Design for a Cartel Clock Case for J. Thuret, clockmaker to Louis XIV

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1710

Horizontal twilight study of blue mountains under a peach and gray sky with glowing pink clouds at right.

Twilight over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of a vertical panel with a helmet, shield, crossed swords and a fluted column as trophies.

Panel of Trophies

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a horizontal ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, putti and a centaur.

Ornamental Panel

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Engraved horizontal frieze of acanthus scrolls, rosettes and berry clusters on a hatched background.

Frieze with Rinceau

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of a horizontal rococo scrollwork band with interlocking C-scrolls and leaf tendrils.

Design for Wrought-Iron Railing

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1750

Pencil sketch of a man with a scythe in a field, seen from behind, with two distant workers and trees.

Man with a Scythe

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a tall rococo wall panel with scrollwork, foliage, garlands and a bird among shells.

Carved Decoration for a Wall Panel

P. Ludovik, 1730

Ink and wash drawing of a rococo garden with a central fountain, scrolled architecture, arches and draped female figures.

Design for an Ornamental Decoration

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Pen and brown ink drawing of allegorical figures in a frieze, one reclining among wheat sheaves, by Felice Giani.

Summer on Earth

Felice Giani, 1800

Small sketch of a pale iceberg on a dark sea under a pink and mauve twilight sky.

Iceberg at Twilight, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash design for a tall decorative panel with an eagle, garlands, cameo medallions and a winged figure on a globe.

Design for a Panel

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1770

Decorative panel with blue shield of gold fleurs-de-lis, cherubs holding torches and a crown, laurel and floral swags on yell

Panel, escutcheon surrounded by cherubs and other motifs

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of two decorative festoon designs, one with a crown and ribbon, one with a shield and plumes.

Two Designs for Festoons

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1770

Study for a stained glass window showing an armored knight with a red lion shield and sword under a foliage-filled arch.

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

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a long dress with windblown hair, standing with hands clasped, seen from behind.

Girl

Winslow Homer, 1860