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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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

Seated female figure in niche

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Seven Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

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

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

Painted design of a chinoiserie room wall with red drapery, winged dragons, pagodas and a willow landscape in red and gold.

Design for the South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of four seated men in suits and hats on wooden chairs, two smoking, in an interior room.

On the Border-land of Crime

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

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

Brown toned sheet with a faint sketch of figures around a body and a darker ink group with a haloed figure above.

The Entombment

Giulio Romano, 1600

Pencil sketch of figures with parasols on rocky shore, with a sailboat on the sea and distant coastline.

On the Rocks, Mt. Desert

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

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

Watercolor wall design with chinoiserie landscape panels, pagoda and tent scenes, ornate scrolled frames and garlands.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

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

Pen and ink design for carved panelling with two putti holding garlands beside a central bust and blank framed panels.

Project for Carved Panelling

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1650

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

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

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

Landscape, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

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

Foreground Studies, Ramapo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a gothic window with blue and pink drapes, gold fringe, serpent finials and yellow fluted panels.

Window Decoration, Probably for the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

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

Design sheet with brown and blue sketches of a teapot, cups, covered bowl and saucer decorated with scrolling floral patterns

Design for China Decoration

Rose Samson, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a male figure in an ascending pose with draped garment and outstretched arm, within a ruled border.

Ascending male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of an urn with scroll handles and a pitcher on an ornate pedestal, on cream paper with a border.

Urn and pitcher

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

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

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate rococo chimneypiece with a cast-iron grate and polished steel hearth.

Chimneypiece Design with Cast-iron Grate

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1830

Red chalk drawing of two ornate candelabras with baluster stems and scrolled pedestals on cream paper.

Study of candelabras

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

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

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

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 design drawing of a wall with three arched panels showing a peacock, potted plants, herons, and lattice patterning.

Design for North wall, Yellow Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Robert Jones, 1810

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

Red chalk drawing of two seated draped figures beside a central escutcheon in scrolled ornamental framing, within a green and

Ceiling detail with two seated figures and escutcheon

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen drawing of a Gothic entrance hall with a grand staircase, pointed arches, timber roof trusses, and a tall traceried windo

Gothic Country House: Entrance Hall

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped man holding a nude child across his lap, set within a gold and ink border.

Josiah with Jechoniah in his arms, ancestors of Christ from the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of an ornate monstrance with scrolling foliate decoration, an oval central medallion, and a tiered base.

Monstrance

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of two urns and a scrolled ornamental detail on a pale sheet with gold border.

Two urns and an ornamental detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite sketch of a crowd of figures raising a cross, with a central figure stretched along the beam.

Study for the Elevation of the Cross

Pietro Dandini, 1680

Portrait of Florence Johnson

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in draped robes, one arm outstretched to the right, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with palm facing up

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing draped female figure with headcovering, one hand raised to chest, framed by a double-ruled bor

St. Balbina from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch page of multiple seated and kneeling robed figures, with handwritten notes referring to prayer toward Mecca.

Pilgrims at St. Sophia

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a paneled wall with blue ground, central recessed panel, side pilasters and a cornice.

Paneled Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded male figure in draped robes holding an object aloft.

Standing male figure with book

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo, one arm raised, set within a gilt and ink border.

St. Bernard from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil drawing of an ornate courtroom with coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, marble floor, and a mural behind the judge's

View of Court Room, Federal Building, Cleveland, OH

Arnold William Brunner, 1910

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie-style interior wall with scrolling plasterwork frieze, tall windows and red lattice bal

Entrance Hall, West Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of a winged old man with an hourglass above leaping stags, with a robed man and children in the foreground.

Allegory of Time

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

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

Pencil drawing of a seated faun pointing beside a classical stone monument and trees, mounted on grey card.

Faun by a Monument

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with loose hair and faint outlines of shoulders.

Head of a Woman

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890

Watercolor design of a yellow wall with five chinoiserie landscape panels framed by dragons, tassels and a lilac balustrade.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Brown ink sketch of a bearded elderly pilgrim in a turban holding rosary beads and a staff, with a small study in the corner.

Half-length Sketch of an Elderly Pilgrim

Agostino Carracci, 1600

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

Ink and wash sketch of a man with dark hair, dark jacket and bow tie, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a winged female figure draped in cloth, leaning on a large decorative scroll.

Winged female figure with decorative scroll

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Embroidery pattern on squared paper with pink roses and blue ribbons above, and blue forget-me-nots with orange ribbons below

Memorial Wool Embroidery Design "Meinem Theuren Vater" and "Meiner Theuren Mater"