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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a tall slender pine tree beside rocks on aged paper, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Study of Pine Tree, Shawangunk Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch of soldiers gathered in a field, drawn loosely on a page in a maroon sketchbook.

Soldiers in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite and white chalk sketch of a waterfall with cascading water, mist, and rocks on a tan paper ground.

Under Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink drawing of a fantastic branch with ferny leaves, ruffled blossoms tied with ribbon bows, and twisting stems on paper.

Bough of a fantastic tree

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Watercolor of Storm King rising over the Hudson River with three sailboats and rocky shore in the foreground.

Storm King, Northern Entrance to the Highlands, Hudson River

Edwin Whitefield, 1840

Pencil landscape sketch of a river shoreline with trees and hills, with handwritten tonal notes and numbers on yellowed paper

Goat Island and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor study of a rocky hillside with shrubs, boulders, a dirt path and an eroded reddish bank under a pale sky.

Study of landscape, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Grey-toned painting of a stagecoach with passengers and four horses descending a dusty hillside road past rocks and trees.

Down Grade Into The Valley

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of mountain ridges and snow under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Moon over the Rhône Valley, Belalp, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Sepia architectural rendering of a domed civic center with a tall clock tower above a plaza with gardens and tram tracks.

Sketches - Lake Como

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a winter landscape with rolling hills, evergreen trees, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Winter View from Long Hill, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two large bare trees over a meadow with rocks, a ruined hilltop castle and mountains at left.

Landscape, Lake Brienz, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a sailboat seascape with a rowboat and rocks beside an interior view of a wooden staircase.

Sketch of Landscape and Staircase

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of hills and distant mountains on tan paper, with handwritten color notes including rich green and rainbow red.

Rainbow over Wooded Hills

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of large leafy trees, a cottage and distant mountains, inscribed Interlaken, July 25 1860.

Landscape, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a winding river lined with trees and shrubs, with rolling hills in the distance and a small boat on the righ

Delaware River, Milford, Pa

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two men by a river, one paddling a canoe, with handwritten notes about the Millinocket River.

Canoe Rider on the Millinocket River, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks with snowy patches and a row of trees along the lower edge.

Study of Landscape

William Trost Richards, 1860

Graphite pencil study of a female figure in a head wrap with a bare arm and hand resting in the foreground.

Study of Mercy for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a valley with a winding river, distant mountains, and handwritten colour notes along the bottom edge.

Valley of El Arabah, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Swiss mountain valley with a rocky stream, boulders, pine trees and distant peaks.

Landscape, Stechelberg, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Brown ink sketch of a reclining bearded river god holding an oar beside an urn and reeds.

Sketch of a River God

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1740

Oil sketch of snowy mountains, a ruined columned temple on a grassy hill, and a dark rock outcrop at right.

Imagined Landscape with Ruined Temple

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of jagged glacier ice and a steep rock face under a pale sky, with a handwritten caption reading Glacier Grinde

Landscape, Grindelwald, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Graphite drawing of a large willow tree with a fence and distant hills in a rural landscape.

Study of a Willow, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of two bare trees with twisting branches above loosely drawn foliage on tan paper.

Trees in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch on paper in an album showing loose trees, a house outline, and a diagonal line across the scene.

Burned Trees and Houses

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil study of a bent arm and relaxed hand on cream paper, by Daniel Huntington, 1850.

Study of an Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Oil sketch of tree trunks, a clinging epiphyte and rocks in dense jungle undergrowth, inscribed Jamaica.

Trees in the Jungle Interior, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two artists painting at easels outdoors, one under a parasol, with mountains in the distance.

Artists Sketching in the White Mountains

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil study of a man's right arm with clenched hand, drawn on cream paper.

Study of Right Arm for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Oil sketch of a rain-filled mountain valley under dark storm clouds, with brown hills and scattered trees.

Storm in the Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two circular pen-and-ink drawings of winged victory figures with horse-drawn chariots on pale blue paper.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots; River Victory

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil study of a birch tree with white highlights beside a leafy oak on tan paper, labeled birch and oak.

Study of Trees, Birch and Oak

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pale ochre landscape with a winding water channel, scattered shrubs, and purple mountains under a pink sky.

View from Olana, Southwest Across the Hudson Valley

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of tree branches and foliage on pale paper, mounted in a grey and red sketchbook page.

Sketches of Soldiers and Trees

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a tall hemlock tree with layered branches above undergrowth and a distant shoreline, on aged paper.

Study of Hemlock near White Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a wooded Jamaican valley with rolling hills, tropical trees, banana plants and distant mountains.

Wooded Vale, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Two graphite and white chalk sketches of a lake shoreline with reeds, trees and cloudy sky on grey paper.

Study of lake

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

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

Pencil sketch of gnarled trees and rocky ground with handwritten notes about leaves, mosses and airplants.

Trees and Rocks on the Road to Mocha, Ecuador, near Chimborazo

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash sketch of men on a hill, one standing with a long pole, others crouching or seated, one carrying a basket.

Figures on a Hill

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a thick horizontal limb and bare branches on aged paper.

Study of a Leafless Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Faint pencil sketch of a hill ridgeline on cream paper, with the date May 1840 inscribed in the upper right corner.

Wooded Hill, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketches of a reclining river god and other figures with handwritten notes, on a pale sheet of paper.

Two Sketches of River Gods

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740

Pencil sketch of a tree with leafy foliage on the left and bare branches rising on the right, on tan paper.

Sketch of a Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Painting of a forested mountain above a lake with red autumn trees along the shore under a dusky sky.

Mountainside Lake in Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and ink sketch with compartments showing Elijah under a tree, a banquet, the Annunciation, and Christ among angels.

Wooded Landscape with Elijah Awakened and Nourished by an Angel on Mount Horeb [above left]; Annunciation [below left…

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil and watercolor botanical studies of asters, a pink thistle, clover leaves and seed pods on cream paper.

Studies of Meadow Flowers

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside under sky, with handwritten notes on color such as clear blue and smoky yellow.

Wooded Island, near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

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

Pen and ink drawing of Thetis dipping infant Achilles into a river among draped women, reeds, and a decorated urn.

Thetis Plunges Achilles in River Styx

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch sheet with a reclining bull, a bull's head, a tree stump, a rock, and dated handwritten notes.

Bull and Landscape Sketches, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil and wash sketch of a hooded woman seated on a grassy hillside, looking to the side under an open sky.

Girl Seated on a Hillside

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules wrestling the river god Achelous, with winged figure and spectators in background.

The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous

Felice Giani, 1810

Painted view of a green alpine lake with a rowboat at lower left, framed by forested mountains and rocky cliffs.

Alpine Lake, Bavaria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two peacocks on open ground with trees and shrubs behind them, by Walter Shirlaw, 1880.

Two Peacocks in a Landscape

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and grey wash sketch of a reclining nude figure with flowers in her hair beneath a large tree in a landscape.

Sketch, Landscape

Antonio Baini, 1800

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridges with a handwritten note reading Brownish warm gray stripes at top left.

Landscape Study, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf seated on a grassy bank, with distant boats and trees across a hazy landscape.

Girl Seated on a Tree Trunk

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil study on grey paper of a hemlock and beech tree beside a forest clearing with sketched branches and foliage.

Study of Hemlock and Beech, White Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch of a landscape with tall grasses, a small figure on a path, distant hills, and handwritten color notes.

Landscape Scene near Velletri, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two girls standing in tall grass, one in a wide hat with her arm around the other in a bonnet.

Two Girls in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1870