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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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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

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary at center surrounded by apostles and a descending dove in clouds.

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1700

Watercolor design of a square ceiling with ornate fretwork border and a pale cloudy sky in the center.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Circular drawing of a sleeping woman with long wavy hair, flanked by two wings and radiating light.

Study of "Soul in Bondage"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Pen and watercolor elevation of an oval saloon with a blue domed ceiling, pink marbled walls, niche statues and a chandelier.

Oval Saloon

Frederick Crace, 1800

Repeating Art Nouveau wallpaper design of golden wheat ears and green scrolling foliage on a pale blue background.

Design for Wallpaper

Anna M. de Pool, 1890

Pencil study of a standing nude male figure with clenched fists, drawn on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Watercolor interior elevation of a pink-paneled wall with a white fireplace, central mirror, green swags and an arched niche.

Wall Elevation with Fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Blue watercolor floor covering design with stylized lotus border and grid of star rosettes on cream paper.

Design for floor covering

Cooper Union Art School, 1890

Pen and ink design of a wrought iron bracket with a red patterned hanging lantern on chains.

Design for a Wrought Iron Light Fixture

J. Flinch, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a pensive figure in a draped head covering, head resting on one hand, on tan paper.

Portrait of a Costumed Figure

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pen and brown wash drawing of two draped figures beside a lattice fence, with a wooded landscape and distant town behind.

Design for Susanna and the Elders

Luca Giordano, 1660

Watercolor design drawing of a tripod stand with a bowl, lion masks, paw feet and a fluted central column on a plinth.

Design for a Bowl

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a canopy bed with swagged drapery, turned posts and a floral finial at the top.

Design for a Canopy Bed

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of three figures, two women in hats and a mustached man, seated before faint distant hills.

Three Figures

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor interior study of gilded paneled walls, striped drapery and a floral-covered gilt bed in an alcove.

Detail, bed alcove, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of four octagonal panels with draped allegorical women and classical architectural settings.

Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Octagonal ceiling study in brown wash showing Apollo and the Muses among columns and ornamental panels.

Study for "The Triumph of Apollo" for the Ceiling of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1770

Brown ink drawing of a symmetrical jewel design resembling a butterfly, with faceted stones and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Agraffe

Girolamo Venturi, 1730

Brown ink sketch of a man reclining on a couch with a sword as mourners raise their arms beside him under a stormy sky.

Suicide of Marcus Porcius Cato

Ink and grey wash drawing of an ornamental bracket shaped as a helmeted warrior mask with scrolling foliage.

The mask of a warrior

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a decorated ceiling with scrolls, medallions, a fan lunette and a central square panel.

Design for Decorations for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus seated with a thyrsus and panther, within an octagonal frame with a temple behind.

Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk study of a rearing horse with raised head and flowing tail on an octagonal sheet of paper.

Study of a Rearing Horse after Leonardo da Vinci

Francesco Melzi, 1530

Pen and wash drawing of a seated helmeted warrior receiving a standing woman in drapery, with red chalk figures behind.

A Classic Warrior Receives a Woman

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Circular sepia wash drawing of Hebe and Hercules's wedding with seated woman, reclining man, and winged putti.

The Wedding of Hebe and Hercules

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a standing figure seen from behind in a fringed garment, with cloud studies and handwritten notes on cream p

Cloud Sketch and Figure of Cecrops

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890