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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor design of a lens-shaped glass panel with a central medallion, geometric lattice and floral side motifs.

Design for a Glass Panel Window for the Coved Ceiling in the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Triptych design of a mermaid with a hand mirror among seaweed, coral and fish, with shell and pearl side panels.

Study for "The Mermaid Window," A.H. Barney Residence, New York, NY

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a garden with a ruined archway, columns, an eagle-topped fountain, potted plants and a small building.

A Garden with Ruined Archway

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1710

Pencil and watercolor sketch of people and a horse gathered at a stone water trough beside a building and pale hills.

A Water Trough

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Architectural elevation drawing of a three-storey townhouse with green awning, arched entrance and iron balcony railings, 180

Elevation of House for J. Gregory, Chelsea

Thomas Chawner, 1800

Red chalk sketch of an ornate fountain on a pedestal beside a reclining nude male figure, within a gold-bordered frame.

Fountain and nude male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of a Byzantine capital with leaf carvings, an abacus detail, and a section of three leaves on paper.

Architectural Details at Bois

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink roses, yellow and blue blossoms and green leaves along a branch border.

Floral design for printed textile

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Back view of a standing male nude sketched in black and white chalk on grey paper, with a raised arm and a rippling base.

figure study for a fountain design

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Pencil sketch of several men's heads in top hats and bowler hats, with beards and mustaches, on pale paper.

Sketches of Heads of Men

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Watercolor design of a two-story Chinese-style pavilion with blue tiled roofs, lattice screens, and a whitewashed gable wall.

Design for a Chinese Pavilion

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a lake at Blenheim, with deer on the bank and a mansion in the distance.

West View of Bridge at Blenheim, Oxfordshire

F.S.A John Buckler, 1820

Pencil sketches of Gothic architectural details including a niche statue, window figure, ironwork scrolls, and a carved brack

Sketches at Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pastel portrait of a young woman with feathered headdress, jeweled headband, quiver of arrows and pink sash against grey back

Personification of America

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Watercolor design elevation of an interior wall with two arched niches holding gilded seated figures and a central grey urn.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch sheet of architectural capitals, corbels, moldings and small child figures, labeled Bourges, Nevers and Saint-E

Nevers and Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink and wash design drawing of concentric ornamental bands, knotwork, and oval cartouches for a silver bowl or plate.

Design for a Gilded Silver Bowl or Plate

Erasmus Hornick, Flemish, died, 1540

Pen and ink drawing of an overgrown stone wall with trees and grasses behind it and a distant headstone.

Corner Confederate Burying Ground

Harry Fenn, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch on tan paper showing figures on a bridge, including leaning men and women in bonnets.

Silhouettes on the Bridge

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Cross-section drawing of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu Comique showing tiered balconies, a domed roof truss, and labeled rooms.

Cross-section of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu Comique in Paris

Jacques Ignace Hittorff, 1820

Watercolor of sweet pea flowers in pink, cream and maroon with green vines and tendrils on a pale cream background.

Sweet Peas

Henrietta Benson Homer, 1870

Pale watercolor sketch of Granada with terracotta rooftops, cypress trees, a stone wall, and small figures on a path.

Granada

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a battlefield with charging soldiers, artillery guns, cavalry, and smoke over a wide open field.

Capture of Guns and Destruction of a Confederate Wagon Train

Alfred Waud, 1880

Watercolor ornament design with two decorative panels of cameo medallions flanking a central pedestal with a cherub.

Ornament Design, Altar Dedicated to Mars between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil study of architectural moldings labeled capital, base, basecourse and stringcourse from Lavercost Priory Church.

Lavercost Priory Church

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor drawing of the Arch of Severus in the Roman Forum with ruined columns, a bell tower and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum, With the Arch of Severus in the Foreground

William Hadfield, 1770

Grey watercolor design of a two-armed candelabrum with ornamented stem and stepped base, signed Anna de Pool.

Design for a Candelabrum

Anna M. de Pool, 1880

Pencil drawing of architectural stone moldings, cornices, bases and abacus capitals labeled Auxerre, on cream paper.

Architectural Details of Stonework - Auxerre

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two classical urns, one with scrolled handles on a pedestal, the other lyre-shaped, on cream paper.

Two urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a Gothic church tower with a spire and adjoining rooftops under a cloudy sky.

Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880