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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Charcoal sketch of a cavalry soldier raising a sword while mounted on a horse, drawn on tan paper.

Cavalry Soldier with Sword on Horseback

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a knight on a rearing horse lancing a dragon beneath him, with handwritten text along the bottom.

St. George and the Dragon

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch on grey paper of bamboo, palm fronds and broad-leaved plants with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical and Meteorological Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink drawing of four vertical pilaster designs with oval medallions, floral garlands, ribbon bows, open books and foliag

Designs for Decorated Pilasters

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of an ornate interior wall with gilded moldings, floral textile panels, and a bronze bust on a marquetry co

Section of a wall, Queen's bedroom

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Watercolor design of a waistcoat with floral sprigs, roses, cornflowers and swags of orange chain and teal foliage.

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 10 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pink-toned sunset seascape with rocky shore in foreground, calm water, distant wooded islands and small sailboats on the hori

Mt. Desert Island from Sutton Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink sketch of a monument in a domed church interior, with studies of a kneeling angel, a standing man, and architectura

Sketchbook Page, Folio 64: Study after Bolognese Architecture and Monuments, Including Arch of San Domenico; Verso: G…

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rock formations, pine trees, and handwritten geological notes on tan paper.

Yellowstone, Above Tower Falls

Thomas Moran, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of a small domed pavilion on columns, with a handwritten Italian dedication to Apollo at upper right.

Elevation of a Small Round Domed Room

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with a statue on top and two seated female figures flanking the base.

Sepulchral monument

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

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

Moldings and Three Triangular Lunettes

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor of a masquerade ball in a classical hall with caryatid columns, checkered floor, costumed dancers and spectators i

View of a Masquerade Ball

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg street with an arched loggia, steep roofs, and a tower with a clock face.

The Castle yard in Heidelberg

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of Italian city buildings with a domed church, bell tower, and rooftops, with handwritten notes on the page.

City Buildings, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and watercolor drawing of Hermes beside a draped table of fruit, with nymphs and putti reaching for it in a classical lan

Hermes in the Garden of the Hesperides

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1770

Ducks

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and clouds with handwritten colour notes including blue, pink and coppery yellow.

Mountainous Landscape with a Figure, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a large thunderhead over a waterfront with buildings, mast, and handwritten tonal notes on tan paper.

Thunderhead above Buildings, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted study of tall Corinthian columns and fallen stones among grassy ruins under a pale sky.

Pillars of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of an ornamental lamp with flame finial, fluted pedestal, garland reliefs and stepped base.

Project for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels showing classical gods Mars and Juno, and Mercury and Diana, in reclining p

Mars and Juno; Mercury and Diana set in Diagonal Composition

Felice Giani, 1810

Blue-grey wash drawing of the crowned Virgin Mary on clouds, surrounded by angels and saints in a heavenly scene.

Recto: Coronation of the Virgin

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Watercolor architectural drawing of a chapel elevation with altar and columns, with a floor plan below and small ornament stu

A Chapel; Elevation and Floor Plan

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and a valley with trees in the foreground, with handwritten note about hard rain on Mt. Craw

Sketch in "Hard Rain on Mt. Crawford"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Red chalk sketch of a muscular male figure with arms raised above a reclining figure on cream paper.

Study for a the maenad, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Grey ink and wash stage design of an ornate oriental palace interior with columns, arches, drapery and a central fountain.

Stage Design, Interior of Oriental Palace

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1840

Pencil sketch of a narrow alpine lake flanked by steep mountains with snowy peaks in the distance.

View of the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany), Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a tiered fountain with a tall central jet flanked by two smaller columns of water.

Sketches, a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Drawing of six square panels in brown ink showing trophies of armor, helmets, swords, shields and a laurel-topped urn.

Decoration of six panels

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink stage design of a colonnaded hall with vaulted ceilings, sphinx statues and urns on pedestals.

Stage Design, Entrance to Antique Hall

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil sketch of a lake valley with jagged mountains and a small standing figure on rocks in the foreground.

Saint Aegidius by the Wolfgangsee, St. Gilgen, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a round castle tower on a hillside with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Corner Tower at Tourbillon Castle, Sion, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude woman with bowed head, hands near grass, loose hatched shading in background.

Crouching Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

White chalk drawing of billowing clouds on tan paper, with soft contour lines and a small brown stain near the center.

Clouds

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil sketch of a misty mountain gorge with a tower on a cliff top, peaks lit pink under a golden evening sky.

Castle in the Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

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

Loose painted sketch of autumn-toned rolling hills in reddish and ochre hues under a pale sky, with grass in the foreground.

The Catskill Mountains in Autumn, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of an infantry column marching with rifles across a field, mounted officers at center, bare trees and cavalry i

An Infantry Column on the March

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of distant mountain ridges with a small bare tree and shrubs in the foreground, on pale paper.

Blue Mountain Peak, from Bloxburgh, Jamaica, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor stage design of a garden with a tiered fountain framed by garlanded arches, cypress trees and stone balustrades.

Stage Design of a Garden Setting with Fountains and Arbors

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures, a winged woman pointing beside a helmeted seated woman, with a bust and the words

Monument for an Accademia della Pace

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a two-story villa with a columned portico, set among trees under a cloudy sky.

View of a villa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor drawing of turkeys, parrots and cockatoos gathered under oak trees in a woodland clearing, with a wicker basket on

Design for a Tapestry or a Painted Wall Hanging

Daniël Marot, 1720

Red chalk drawing of a standing male figure in draped cloth, with one arm extended, on a torn sheet of paper.

Study of Standing Figure

Pencil sketch sheet with five studies of women, four in oval frames and one showing a seated figure in an interior.

Five Representations of Women

Fortunato Duranti, 1810

Study of a Head of a Young Man in Renaissance Attire

Fortunato Duranti, 1800

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated female nude with extended arm, plus sketched hand and leg fragments on toned paper

Female Nude, Study of Peace for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and ink sheet of decorative studies with putti, garlands, candelabra motifs and coffered ceiling designs with Italian not

Decorative Studies; Verso: Anatomical Studies

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketches on a small sheet mounted in an album, showing horses, a wagon, and figures in loose studies.

Sketches, Artillery on the March

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of three long-horned oxen with a yoke and bell, standing on a light brown ground.

Study of Cattle in Tuscany

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a fluted column on a stepped base with domed flanking elements and a circular plan.

Design for a Memorial Structure

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a robed woman among clouds with angels and cherubs, beside an oval Madonna and child medallion.

Female Figure Among Clouds; Resurrection, Study after Panetti

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash painting of a young girl in a white dress and bonnet beside a spring with water jugs, under a tree.

Young girl getting water at a spring

Thomas Sully, 1830

Brown ink drawing of two deathbed scenes, a sick man attended by figures and a penitent man visited by a priest and angels.

The Penitent Man on his Deathbed [left]; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil and chalk sketch of mountains under a swirling sky with a small house and handwritten color notes.

Thunderstorm over the Alps

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a gun crew working around a cannon, with soldiers handling a rammer and stacked cannonballs nearby.

Gun Crew Loading a Cannon

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink and wash elevation of a monumental stone gateway with a central arch, trophy reliefs, and a crowned coat of arms above.

Design for a monumental gateway honoring the arrival of Marie Antoinette at Versailles

Queen of France Marie Antoinette, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a man leading a horse and cart past a stone farmhouse and large trees.

In a Village

Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, 1840

Pencil and white chalk sketch on blue-grey paper of two bearded older men with studies of their hands.

Two Studies of Daniel Huntington for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Brown ink drawing of a tall decorative panel with a winged female figure, draped fabric, cornucopia and scrolled ornament.

Design for a Painted Panel

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with one hand in his pocket, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Mr. Samuel Ward Sr., Standing with Hand in Pocket

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketches of a leafy tree and an uprooted tree with exposed roots on cream paper, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Tree and Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Circular pen drawing of a sun chariot with horses, winged figures and draped women among clouds, with reclining figures below

The Sun, the Hours, and the Seasons, for Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810