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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown-toned drawing of a man in a fur cap and collar, with curled hair and a clasp at his neck.

Portrait of a Man

Francesco Bonsignori, 1500

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a buttoned overcoat, hands folded, study for a portrait by Daniel Huntington.

Study for Portrait of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop for the Historical Society, Mass

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Head of a Woman Wearing a Hat

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen drawing of an ornate Rococo frame with an empty oval, an eagle, putti, an allegorical woman, and a city view below.

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Frederick V, King of Denmark

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1770

Graphite sketch of a bearded seated man in glasses holding a newspaper, drawn on gray paper with a handwritten note.

Carl Schurz Seated, Reading a Newspaper

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V

Netherlandish Emperor Charles V, 1530

Pastel portrait of a young woman with curled hair holding pink and white flowers against a dark blue background.

Portrait of a Woman

Rosalba Carriera, 1710

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated young woman with braided hair holding an open book on her lap.

Portrait Study of Miss Elliott

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil caricature of a balding man with wide eyes, bushy mustache and heavy jaw on tan paper.

Caricature

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Sketch of a seated man in dark dress holding a book, with a white cravat, red chair and gold drapery behind him.

Study for "Portrait of James Cornell Biddle," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a lace-trimmed blouse beside a chair, with handwritten colour notes in the margins.

Sketch for Portrait of Miss Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate panel design with an oval portrait of a standing man, flanked by putti and military tr

Design for a Panel with Portrait of a Nobleman

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Portrait of a Man

Pietro Gagliardi, 1820

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long lace-trimmed dress, with a separate hand study and handwritten colour notes.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Standing, with Separate Left Hand Study

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Four Studies After the Head of a Man

Giovanni Giardini, 1700

Head of a Bearded Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Portrait Study of Annie A. Brush, Seated in Profile

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate candlestick held by a putto, beside a standing young man holding a lantern.

Candlestick; portrait

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Soft pencil study of a young boy's head, face turned to the side, drawn on pale paper with light shading.

Study: Head of a boy

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Pencil sketch of a man with a full mustache in a frock coat, surrounded by handwritten color notes on tan paper.

President Chester Alan Arthur, Study of Head

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female ballet dancer in a lace-trimmed skirt and pearl necklace, shown mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Leclerc

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Profile Head of a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Bust of a Model, Rome

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and brown wash design for a frame with an empty oval cartouche labeled Otway, above a pedestal with a lyre and a head.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Thomas Otway

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Frame and chandelier; male portrait bust

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated older man in a suit and bow tie, hands resting in his lap, in an armchair.

Robert L. Stuart Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil portrait of a balding, heavy-set man in a high-collared coat and cravat, turned to the left, within a ruled border.

Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1820

Watercolor study of a brown and white cow's head with curved horns against a loose blue sky.

Head of a Cow, Étretat

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a jacket holding an open large book on his lap, with handwritten notes.

Study for a Portrait of Mr. Morris K. Jesup, Esq.

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and a saddle on a cream sheet mounted in a grey sketchbook album.

Head of a Horse and a Saddle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Oil sketch of a standing boy in a fur hat, dark coat, red scarf and white mittens against a loose brown-green background.

Portrait of a Boy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman resting one arm on a ledge, gazing over her shoulder, on gray paper.

Seated Female Nude, Study for Portrait of Mrs. Cortland DePeyster Field (nee Hamersley)

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Head of a dolphin

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Charcoal sketch of a young peasant woman in a headscarf, head bowed to one side, with a signature at lower left.

Portrait of a Peasant Girl

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress with hands folded, with a separate hand study and handwritten notes.

Sketch for Portrait of the Youngest Daughter of William Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Portrait of Sophie Huntington

Seth Wells Cheney, 1840

Bust of Man Crowned with Vine Wreath

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with hair pulled back, resting her arm on a chair, on aged paper.

Seated Nude Study for Portrait of Helen Hamersley

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a bearded older man in a wide-brimmed hat, mounted on tan board with a red wax seal.

Head of a Bearded Man

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a jacket and bow tie, with an inscription at upper right.

Portrait of W. M. Darling, New York

James Henry Moser, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man with curly hair and beard in a suit, one hand on a chair arm, with handwritten notes.

Study for Portrait of Charles J. Martin

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing uniformed officer with a kepi and sword, with a horse's head faintly below.

Officer and Head of a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil caricature of a bearded man with round spectacles and tousled hair on a cream sheet with a museum stamp.

Caricature of James McNeill Whistler

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Graphite study of a woman's head turned upward, eyes gazing up and to the left, on toned paper, 1850.

Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

A Bavarian Peasant

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Tomb Portrait of Queen Isabella I of Castile

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of hands and a sleeve cuff, preparatory studies for a portrait.

Sketches of Hands for Portrait of William Amory

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Graphite sketch of a woman's head with downcast eyes and a draped veil, on tan paper.

Study for Head of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a woman with upswept hair and bowed head, with white highlights and loose hatching.

Marie

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Graphite and chalk portrait of a woman with side-parted hair and a white collar, on tan paper.

Portrait of Sarah E. Richards

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a head turned to one side with loose hair and sketched shoulders on tan paper.

Sketch for the Head of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Portrait, possibly Elizabeth Vail

Carroll Beckwith

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a dark coat holding a pencil, turned toward the viewer in an armchair.

Sketch for Portrait of a Seated Man

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a seated man in loose outline within a rectangular frame on cream paper.

Portrait of a Seated Man

Fortunato Duranti

Head of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a draped gown with one arm raised, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Mrs. Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Portrait of May Bright

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and ribbons, gazing to the side, drawn on pale paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Gilbert Tompkins, New York, NY, USA, 1900

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded seated man with a separate study of a hand holding a chain above.

John Jay Phelps Seated, Separate Hand and Chain Study

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a young woman's head and shoulders with hair parted and drawn back, dated 1859.

Study for Portrait

Léon Bonnat, 1859

Pencil sketch of a classical-style bust of a woman with wavy hair and draped veil on tan paper.

Sketch of Bust of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of hands with handwritten colour notes and an inscription on cream paper, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Dr. Muhlenberg, Notes on Hugh Baxter

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Portrait of Miss Phillips

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and shoulders turned left, gazing upward, with grey wash on tan paper.

Bust of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite and white chalk study of a right hand with a folded cuff on tan paper.

Study of Right Hand, Possibly for Portrait of Alexander Hamilton, Jr.

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Portrait of Georgiana Davis

Martha S. Day, 1860

Pastel and graphite portrait of a seated woman with red hair in a gray-blue dress and red brooch, on a chair.

Portrait

Carroll Beckwith, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman with upswept hair, hands folded in her lap, on tan paper.

Sketch for Portrait of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's bowed head wrapped in a draped veil, with hatched shading on the fabric folds.

Study for Bust of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of two girls in wide-brimmed hats standing beside a hammock, both looking left.

Mary and Eleanor Hague in a Hammock

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in spectacles and overcoat, with handwritten fabric notes in the margins.

James Lenox Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Head of a Man

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

William Hague

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1910

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket, head turned, arms resting on a chair, with handwritten notes in the lower left.

Sketches for Mr. Winthrop's Portrait for the Historical Society, Mass

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Engraved page of rococo border designs with a crowned fleur-de-lis cartouche and scrolling corner and edge segments.

Development du bordure pour le portrait du Roy., Deux coins de la bordure..., 5th Plate, pl. 39 in Oeuvre de Juste-Au…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur cloak writing at a table beside books and keys.

Portrait of Cornelis C. Anslo

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Pencil study of a man in a coat and cravat with handwritten color notes in the margins, by Daniel Huntington.

Study for Portrait of Mr. Winthrop

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Engraved portrait of a bald man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses in a dark suit, with a handwritten dedication below.

Proof: Portrait of Henry Wolf

Henry Wolf, 1900

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a platter with a severed head, beside a seated banquet scene in a beamed room.

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in three-quarter view with handwritten inscriptions naming the sitter below.

Sketch of Peter Richards' Head for his Portrait

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Portrait of Joseph Zola (1739-1806)

Faustino Anderloni, 1800

Portrait of Bernard Knipperdolling, A Chief of the Anabaptists of Münster

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Etching of a seated man reading beside a table with a skull, open book, and crucifixion triptych, with a window at right.

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Etching of a smiling young woman with curly dark hair, seated and draped in a shawl, with loose hatched lines.

Study of a Young Woman

Australian Mortimer L. Menpes, 1880

Brown wash drawing of Judith holding Holofernes's severed head while a maidservant looks on, with draped figures.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded preacher in a fur collar and ruff, with books and a draped curtain behind him.

Jan Uytenbogaert, Preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruffled collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Barthel Beham, 1530

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, turned toward the viewer on a pale sheet.

Self-Portrait of Anthony van Dyck, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Engraved portrait of Desiderius Erasmus in a black cap and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1630

Engraved page of rococo ornamental borders with a crowned cartouche bearing fleur-de-lis and scrolling frame sections.

Development de bordures du Portrait du Roy, Cartouche aux armes du roi..., 4th plate, pl. 38 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurel…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etched portrait of an elderly man in a skullcap and dark robe holding a quill pen and paper before a drape.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing-Master (The "Large Coppenol")

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Engraved portrait of a man in a flat cap with a heraldic shield and cardinal's hat above, Latin inscriptions framing the page

Portrait of Albrecht of Brandenburg

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraved proof of a standing woman in a black dress beside a small side table with a white flower, dark background.

Proof: Lady in Black

Henry Wolf, 1910

Etching of a curly-haired man in a plumed fur cap and dark cloak, set within an oval frame.

Rembrandt with Plumed Hat and Lowered Sabre

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraved octagonal portrait of Cardinal Mazarin in clerical dress with a skullcap and tasseled collar cord.

Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin

Jean Morin, 1650

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a rifle, with a handwritten verse beside him.

Trial proof: Portrait of Henry van Dyck

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890