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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Graphite study sheet showing several hands and forearms in different gestures, with reaching fingers and raised palms.

Studies of Hands

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1900

Watercolor design for a Gothic stained glass window with a central dove, radiating yellow light, and floral border.

Stained glass window: three part design

John C. Wolf, 1900

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a curved saloon with blue bird-and-tree wallpaper, painted columns, and a tiered chandelier drawn above.

Design for the Decoration of the Saloon, Royal Pavillion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Graphite drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind with arm extended, with a drapery study in the upper right.

Study of Standing Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Charcoal and chalk study of a kneeling nude woman seen from behind, with a sketched drape of cloth at upper right.

Study of Kneeling Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Portrait of a Boy

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped robes with a small child beside her, under a sweeping arch.

Standing figures with an arch and crown

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

White chalk drawing on tan paper of a classical female bust with curled hair and draped shoulders.

Academic Study of a Cast of a Classical Female Bust

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a uniformed officer seen from behind, hands clasped, wearing a peaked cap, with handwritten caption below.

Officer on Duty. 2.30 P.M

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of six Persian glass vessels, including bottles and a ewer, with handwritten colour notes on cream paper.

Pottery and Glass

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a seated female figure with draped robes inside an arched niche.

Seated female figure in niche

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor arabesque of scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and grapes with several rodents among the foliage on a pale ground

Foliate Arabesque with Rodents

Henri Sallembier

Colored design drawing of a Gothic stained glass window with three lancets, robed figures, angels and a heraldic shield.

Design for Stained Glass Window

John Maxwell, 1850

Pencil sketch of a village with church spires on a shore, with two sailboats on the water.

Two Sketches of Sailboats at St. Lawrence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in flowing classical robes with a tie at the waist, within a ruled border.

Robed figure with tie around waist

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design for an arched stained glass window with diamond lattice and gold cross medallions in pastel tones.

Stained glass window

John C. Wolf, 1900

Black chalk drawing of a male nude with extended arms on blue-grey paper, with a separate hand study to the right.

Male Nude

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a haloed Christ rising above a crowd, with a cross-bearing figure and floating angel on clouds.

Christ in Limbo

il giovane Jacopo Palma, 1620

Ink and color design drawing of a wrought iron bracket with a bird, holding a hanging red glass lantern on a chain.

Design for a Wrought Iron Light Fixture

Mary Morison Brownson, 1890

Watercolor design of an ornate corridor with a painted ceiling panel, gilded cornice, statue niches and decorative columns.

Design for the Corridor to the Chinese Gallery, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo holding a palm frond, sketched on cream paper within a gold border.

St. Julian of Antinoe from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing figure with one arm raised, looking upward, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with raised arm looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of a veiled standing nude woman with one arm outstretched, plus a smaller draped figure in the lower right.

Study of Veiled Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of standing children in loose clothing and small head studies.

Sketches of Children at Eyub

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a draped standing female figure holding a fluted vessel, veiled, on a low pedestal.

St. Clare on façade of S. Silvestro in Capite

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite study of two muscular nude men wrestling, one lifting the other above rocky ground.

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Watercolor design of an arched ceiling with blue lattice panels, pink and yellow bamboo-style borders, and a corner rosette.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for Conservatory/Music Room or Perhaps Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing on blue paper of a veiled woman holding a sleeping infant against her shoulder, by Carlo Morelli.

Standing Mother and Child

Carlo Morelli, 1830

Portrait of Unidentified Man

Richard Dighton, 1880