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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Sketches of Sheep and a Ram, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowded classical scene with columns, a helmeted soldier, and draped figures in a framed borde

The Death of Viginia, Daughter of Marcus Claudius

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pen and brown ink sketch of an artist's studio with a standing man, an easel, and seated nude models beneath draped curtains.

Figural Scene with Artist Drawing Female Figure While Man Watches from Behind

Felice Giani, 1820

Watercolor study of pink and white azalea branches with green leaves over faint pencil sketches on a tan sheet.

Azaleas

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a reclining man smoking a long pipe on a wooden bench, with another figure in a bunk behind him.

Chinese Man Smoking an Opium Pipe in a Baxter Street Club House, New York City

Winslow Homer, 1870

Oil sketch of rocky cliffs with sunlit pink ledges and surf breaking over dark sea water.

Big Island, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a soldier firing a rifle on a tan sheet, with loose hatching and grey wash patches in a sketchbook.

Soldier Firing a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered tureen with helmeted and elephant-head handles and a tiered base.

Deign for a Covered Tureen

Johann Alois Seethaler, 1820

Graphite study of a neck and shoulder on grey paper, with soft hatched shading and a partial outline.

Study of Neck for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a wolf's head and shoulders, frontal view, with loose hatched shading on pale paper.

Study for "Hunting," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture" State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Charcoal sketch of figures on a shoreline looking out at a bay, with a small boat and distant lighthouse on the horizon.

Figures Overlooking Bay and Small Boat, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oil sketch of a rippling lake under a pale sky, with low wooded hills on the distant shore and sandy foreground.

Millinocket Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and wash design sheet showing a silver tureen with dolphin finial, surrounded by studies of scrolls, masks and brackets.

Designs for Silver Tureen

Filippo Marchionni, 1760

Pencil sketch of a frieze of small classical figures with handwritten notes on four seasons panels.

Allegory of the Four Seasons

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pen and watercolor sketch of Apollo chasing Daphne, who reaches toward a laurel branch, in a hexagonal frame.

Apollo and Daphne

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with mounted riders, soldiers and fallen figures across a horizontal frie

Battaglia (Battle)

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two draped female figures embracing, one holding an olive branch, against a shaded background.

The Personification of Justice and Peace

Felice Giani, 1810

Painting of a glowing sun over distant mountains, with dark trees and hills in the foreground under a warm hazy sky.

Radiant Sun above Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a dark mass of trees or rock behind two stone blocks on uneven ground.

Rock formation

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman pouring from a jug to a winged youth, with a putto and wheat stalk; labeled Temp

Temperance

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a sunset sky over a sea horizon with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Ionian Sea near Corfu, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil study of two curled-horned rams, one standing and one lying down beside grass and rocks.

Study of Two Rams

Samuel Colman, 1850

Ink drawing of two friezes: winged putti playing with sea creatures above, and putti leading a sheep beside an altar below.

Design for Two Freizes

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with scrolls, garlands, moldings and a central cross medallion.

Painted Ceiling

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1740

Pencil sketch of tree ferns, broad-leaved plants and stems on brown paper, with handwritten labels.

Sketches of Plants and Tree Ferns near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet of trees, hanging vegetation and a small house, with handwritten botanical notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches with a House, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketches of soldiers and figures on a small page mounted in an album, divided by a vertical line.

Sketches of Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Charcoal sketch of a figure in a hat looking out at sailboats and rowboats on a sea with rocks and other figures.

Beach with Boats and People, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a two-masted schooner towing three dories across choppy sea under streaked clouds.

Schooner with Three Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded arcaded interior with seated figures on a platform, riders, and standing onlookers.

The Spirit of Wisdom

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590