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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and wash design sheet with a fringed drapery valance, laurel wreath, lyre emblem, acanthus ornaments and pendant drops.

Project for Drapery

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Pen and wash design sketch for a church ceiling showing clouds, heavenly figures above and a crowd of figures below.

Design for a Ceiling in a Church

Matthäus Günther, 1700

Pencil design drawing of an ornate doorway with an arched top, flanked by chinoiserie pagoda panels and decorative columns.

Design for Doorway

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of two draped bed canopies with fringed valances, tassels and feather plumes on top.

Two bed canopies

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and grey wash design sketch of a vaulted ceiling with a central seated female figure and two circular putti medallions.

Prudence, Vaulted Panel, Appartmento Napoleonico, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor elevation of double glazed doors flanked by grey columns and gilded pilasters with floral panels.

Design for a Window, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Architectural elevation of a red and white chimneypiece with classical reliefs and a scale bar, drawn in ink and watercolor.

Design for a Chimneypiece

Luigi Righetti, 1790

Oval pen and brown wash drawing of a high priest raising a rod over a seated woman before a temple altar.

The High Priest Punishes a Vestal Virgin, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor wall design with bare trees, three potted plants on stands, and red and yellow fretwork border against pale blue.

Design for Blue and Silver Wall Decoration for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and watercolor design for a neoclassical library ceiling with central rosette, garland swags and ornamental panels.

Design for Library Ceiling, Benton House, Northumberland, England

George Richardson, 1770

Pen and grey wash design for an ornate rococo frame with an empty oval, drapery, a sword, a crown, and a courtly scene below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Watercolor wall elevation with a circular pagoda landscape medallion, pink panels, and brown lattice double doors.

Wall Elevation Design, probably for the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with a central classical figure group, oval medallions, and rococo scrollwork.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Jan Schtchukin, 1880

Brown ink and wash lunette study of a winged figure with a fish tail beside a fish, with ruler marks along the edges.

Pisces, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design for a doorway with red lattice double doors, pink latticed side panels, and a frieze with Chinese character

Design for Doorway, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Ink and wash elevation of an interior with a coffered vault, niches, columns and statues on pedestals.

Wall Elevation

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

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

Watercolor design of a lobby with green marbled walls, pink columns, paneled wood ceiling, double doors, and red carpet.

Design for a Lobby, Possibly the Ante Room to the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bound bouquet with tall leaves, flower buds and open blossoms resting on stones.

Bunch of flowers tied with ribbon

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor elevation of a bedroom wall with a draped alcove bed, plumed helmet, and painted trophies of flags and arms in blu

Elevation of the Wall of a Bedroom with Alcove

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Watercolor design of a wall with a central fireplace flanked by two framed chinoiserie landscapes with pagodas and trees.

Design for a Chimneypiece, Wall with Chinoiserie Landscape, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Brown ink and wash design of draped panels under a flower garland, with a star, a cherub in a wreath, and scrollwork ornament

Design for the Decoration of a Dome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin in glory among clouds and putti, flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul under architectural fra

Virgin in Glory with St. Peter and St. Paul

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of women in robes seated in an interior with vertical screens and a low table, drawn in soft graphite.

Japanese Women

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and watercolor ceiling design in an arched gold frame showing Jupiter, Juno, deities on clouds, and putti.

Ceiling with Jupiter, Juno, and Other Deities

Giovanni Odazzi, 1710

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

Architectural drawing of an oblong plaster ceiling with oval rosettes and central scrollwork, labeled for the first hall of C

Design for Oblong Plaster Ceiling for the First Hall, Carlton House, Pall Mall, London, England

Henry Holland, 1780

Ink and wash drawing of Ulysses and Penelope reunited with Minerva, framed by smaller classical narrative roundels and curved

The Return of Ulysses to Ithaca, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor wall elevation with chinoiserie figures, pagoda ornaments, pink doors and a green marbled wall above a fireplace.

Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Grey wash drawing of an architectural memorial with draped curtain, trumpeting winged figure, portrait medallion and classica

Study for the Memorial to Giovanni Domenico Milano, Duca di San Giorgio, in the Sacristy of S. Domenico Maggiore, Nap…

Giacomo del Po, 1700

Pen and ink drawing of five ceiling designs with coffered panels, medallions and numbered Italian notes.

Five Ceiling Schemes

Felice Giani, 1810

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 brown wash drawing of two alternative classical mantelpiece designs with columns, an urn, and carved reliefs.

Design for a Mantelpiece with Alternative Suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures welcoming a leader before a temple and crowd in a Roman setting.

Ceiling Design for Numa Pompilius Welcomed to Rome after his Election, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of an alcove elevation with draped curtains, a feather finial, and two oval portrait medallions.

Elevation of an alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an architectural portal with eagles, an urn, a mask, and a helmeted warrior medallion.

Design for the East Portal, Grand Gallery, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged female figure in a lunette shape with clouds and a reclining figure, by Felice Giani.

Summer, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo wall with gilded frames, floral garlands, figure medallions and a landscape roundel.

Section of wall, Council chamber of Louis XV

Frederick Marschall, 1880

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

Pen and brown wash design for a bedroom ceiling with coffered panels, a central reclining figure, medallions and putti.

Design for Bedroom Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto riding a leaping lion among clouds, a lunette design by Felice Giani.

Leo, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Decorative wall study with arabesque panels, classical figures, urns and gilded moldings in pink, red and gold tones.

Section of wall showing panels of arabesque designs, Music Room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical salon wall with mythological painted panels, gilded pilasters, and a sofa below.

Elevation of a Salon Wall, for the Palace of the Prince of Hesse

Etienne Dubois, 1800

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of three putti with flower garlands and looping ribbons on a vertical pillar strip.

Pillar strip, three putti with ribbon and garlands

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and watercolor study of Siena Cathedral's interior with striped columns, monks and a kneeling woman at left.

Study for Watercolor, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

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

Pen and watercolor design of a rococo cartouche framing a lagoon scene with a tower, sailing boats and small figures.

Decorative Cartouche with a Lagoon Capricco

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged figure pouring water from a jar among clouds, in a curved lunette format.

Aquarius, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Pen and ink design sketch of a rococo rocaille cartouche with scrolls, foliage and a blank central panel.

Design for Panel Decoration with Rocaille Ornament

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1730

Colorful design drawing of a square painted ceiling with radiating coffers, classical figures, putti and ornate decorative bo

Design for a Painted Square Ceiling

Eugenio Agneni, 1850

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of four ornamental pilaster strips with scrollwork, medallions, putti and classical figures.

Design for the Decoration of Four Pilaster Strips

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash design of an ornate doorway with an allegorical vignette showing a cross, eagle, lion, and shield.

Portal Design,"la Prusse et la Religion," design for plate 40 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique..."

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Watercolor elevation of a bedroom with pink curtains over a bed, Ionic columns, coffered ceiling and gilded pilasters.

Elevation of a Bedroom Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink wall elevation with ornamental panels, a framed niche, and handwritten Italian notes on materials.

Wall Elevation, Probably for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor and pencil study of Siena Cathedral interior with a pulpit, painted arches, blue vaults and small figures.

Study of Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pencil design drawing of a symmetrical interior wall with fireplace, military trophies, eagle figures and a mounted rider sce

Proposed Design for the South Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of an interior wall elevation with a mantelpiece, doorways, and ornamental panels with reclining figures

Elevations of a wall, ceiling, mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800