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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor design elevation of an interior wall with two arched niches holding gilded seated figures and a central grey urn.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an overgrown stone wall with trees and grasses behind it and a distant headstone.

Corner Confederate Burying Ground

Harry Fenn, 1880

Pencil sketches of Gothic architectural details including a niche statue, window figure, ironwork scrolls, and a carved brack

Sketches at Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a battlefield with charging soldiers, artillery guns, cavalry, and smoke over a wide open field.

Capture of Guns and Destruction of a Confederate Wagon Train

Alfred Waud, 1880

Watercolor drawing of the Arch of Severus in the Roman Forum with ruined columns, a bell tower and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum, With the Arch of Severus in the Foreground

William Hadfield, 1770

Pencil sketch sheet of architectural capitals, corbels, moldings and small child figures, labeled Bourges, Nevers and Saint-E

Nevers and Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two classical urns, one with scrolled handles on a pedestal, the other lyre-shaped, on cream paper.

Two urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink ground floor plan of a symmetrical country house with a central hall and curved double staircase.

Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House

John Trumbull, 1770

Pencil and white chalk sketch on tan paper showing figures on a bridge, including leaning men and women in bonnets.

Silhouettes on the Bridge

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of tall trees, rocks and undergrowth in a forest, with two small figures on a path at lower left.

Landscape, Meiringen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with small boats, tree-lined far shore, distant mountains and leafy shrubs in the foreground

New Hampshire Lake

J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850

Pencil study of architectural moldings labeled capital, base, basecourse and stringcourse from Lavercost Priory Church.

Lavercost Priory Church

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of coastal cliffs and mountains with a stone tower, a jetty, and small boats on calm water.

Study of Coastal Cliffs, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a decorated hall wall with two gilded seated figures in arched niches and a central incense urn.

Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of architectural stone moldings, cornices, bases and abacus capitals labeled Auxerre, on cream paper.

Architectural Details of Stonework - Auxerre

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a leafy shrub and undergrowth mass on a pale pink sheet of paper.

Study of foliage

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor elevation of a red-canopied bandstand with gilded railings and tiled panels, set on a stepped stone base.

Design for a Music Pavilion in the Tuileries Garden Fountain, 1834

Félix Duban, 1830

Pencil sketches of architectural details at Château d'Amboise, including cornices, a corbel, a window head and a turret.

Architectural sketches at Château d’Amboise

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a rococo ceiling design with cartouches, scrollwork and garlands, plus corner ornament studies.

Ceiling Design for the Salone di Stupinigi (Main Hall of the Hunting Lodge)

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil landscape drawing of tall trees before a steep rock cliff, with small figures at lower right.

Landscape, Silberhorn, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of rooftops, a turreted stone tower, dormer windows and townhouse facades in Bourges.

Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Grayscale painting of mounted soldiers raising swords and singing in a grassy field, with a dark horse in the foreground.

Cromwell and His Men Singing the 117th Psalm at the Battle of Dunbar

Frank Craig, 1890

Pen-and-ink drawing of a rustic farmhouse with a porch and stone chimney behind a picket fence, framed by trees.

Farmhouse of H. P. Bottom Near Rousseau's Position

Harry Fenn, 1880

Watercolor of rugged cliffs, breaking waves, and a sea stack along a pebbled shore under a pale sky.

Study for "Moulin Huet Bay, Guernsey"

William Trost Richards, 1890

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie pavilion with three pagoda-style roofs and spires, set among trees with steps and raili

The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch of a group of angels with wings gathered on a cloud bank, heads turned in various directions.

Group of Angels on a Cloud Bank

Angelo Michele Colonna, 1650

Watercolor of Tangiers on a hillside with white houses, a minaret, city walls, sea and mountains under cloudy skies.

Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil design drawing of an ornate arched doorway flanked by medallions with winged creatures and decorative friezes.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a mountain gorge with a stone arched bridge, a domed church, olive trees and a stream.

Source of the Gordicchio

Joseph Pennell, 1890

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailing vessel and small rowboats on a sandy shore, with a figure standing near the boats.

Study of boats on the coast

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880