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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor design sheet with radishes, leaves and berry garlands in green, lilac and red, framed by a decorative border.

Design for the Embroidery of the Right Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of Ceres and Triptolemus on a winged chariot pulled by animals within an oval medallion.

Ceres and Triptolemus

Felice Giani, 1800

Hazy distant hills under a pale sky, with a small bird on a leafy shrub at right and a grassy slope at lower left.

Distant Hills, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraving of a bearded elderly figure raising one arm above clouds, with two winged boy angels resting on a cloud below.

The Almighty in the Clouds, with Two Boy Angels

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1770

Circular ink and wash drawing of helmeted soldiers gathered at a stone tomb, one reading an open book, with a temple in the d

Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Etched landscape with a tall tree and dense foliage on the right, a field in the foreground, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Print - Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

Engraved ornamental fan design with a standing female figure, seated figures, potted trees, cherubs on dolphins, and scrollwo

Fan leaves, Eighth and ninth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Pen drawing of ornamental moldings and three triangular lunettes with small classical figure scenes and garlands.

Moldings and Three Triangular Lunettes

Felice Giani, 1800

A Man's Head

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800

Engraved title page with winged putti, fruit garlands, a coat of arms, and the title La Sacra Genesi figurata.

"La Sacra Genesi figurata

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Etching of a riverside town with a Gothic monument on the left, an arched bridge, figures on the bank and a dog.

A View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb

Canaletto, 1740

Circular etching of a formal French garden with a long reflecting pool, tree-lined paths, a statue, and a fountain.

French Gardens

Flemish Abraham Genoels, 1680

Sepia print of soldiers on horseback and a standing officer pointing near a camp, with wagons and a ruined tower under cloudy

A Military Operation

Christian Rugendas, 1710

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulders, a tree and hermit beside him.

Saint Christopher

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pen and brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and red chalk drawing of peasants listening to a harpist beneath large trees, with a dog in the foreground.

Peasants Listening to Itinerant Musicians

Giovanni Andrea Coppola, 1660

Oil sketch of a tall tree fern over banana plants and a grassy Jamaican hillside, with a pale blue sky.

Tree Fern, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal allegorical panels with seated female figures, winged putti, and a shield with a lion.

Justice and Strength, in Two Octagons

Felice Giani, 1810

Study for "Roman Girl", Head of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Oval pastel portrait of a woman in a blue jacket and black feathered hat holding a brass horn, with a yellow skirt.

Portrait of Sarah Cooper Hewitt in French Costume

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Brown ink drawing of a crowd of men with raised daggers attacking a reclining figure in a classical interior with arched nich

The Killing of Cesare

Felice Giani, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a scalloped-rim silver plate with handwritten inscription in the upper left corner.

Two silver plates

A. Spinazzi, 1720

Colorful design elevation of a Chinese-style interior wall with red panels, pagodas, dragons, and a central fireplace.

Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, for Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of two stylized hounds in a circular frame on yellowed tracing paper, with grid lines.

Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of a standing nude male figure and a seated figure gesturing toward a sphere, mounted on tan card.

Sketches of a Nude Figure in Classical Pose and a Seated Figure

Andrea del Sarto, 1700

Watercolor elevation of double glazed doors flanked by grey columns and gilded pilasters with floral panels.

Design for a Window, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Watercolor of a plum branch with ripe red-purple plums, green and yellowing leaves, and two caterpillars.

Branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars

Mrs. Smith, 1820

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890