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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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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

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

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

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

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

Moldings and Three Triangular Lunettes

Felice Giani, 1800

Colored design drawing of a geometric mosaic floor with a central floral medallion, teal lattice tiles, and maroon and gold b

Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Pen and grey wash design for a lamp with a fluted column, flame bowl, and two winged figures on scrolled feet.

Design for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

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

Watercolor design for a footed salt or pepper cellar with blue bowl, grapevine swags and three female heads.

Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar

Giovacchino Belli, 1810

Pen and brown wash design of a decorated interior end wall with pilasters, oval medallions, a painted panel and a doorway.

Design for the End Wall of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers in helmets and a seated armored general with a lion in a circular composition.

Design for a Plate or a Tondo: Soldiers supplicant before a Roman General

Taddeo Zuccari, 1520

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame showing Ceres and Jupiter with an eagle, mythological scene.

Ceres asks Jupiter for Return of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash design drawing of a wall elevation with a central door, ornamental pilasters and a decorated upper frieze.

Design for a Door Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil drawing of a cow's head with curved horns and shaded fur on tan paper.

Head of a Cow

Samuel Colman, 1860

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped alcove curtain with a swag valance, rosette, scalloped fringe and tasseled side drapes

Elevation of an Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

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

Octagonal ink and wash drawing of a chariot procession with classical figures, putti, a panther and columns in the background

The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1810

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

Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

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

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

Boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1880