New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

6,800 works

Featured

Filters

Color

Shape

Century

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing studies of two outstretched arms and hands, one resting in the upper left.

Sketch of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite sketch on brown paper of separate arms, a hand, and two legs with feet, by Walter Shirlaw, 1900.

Sketch for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with winged creatures on its base, above a standing griffin.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and watercolor design of a winged Victory holding garlands, flanked by two putti on a ground line.

Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor wall section with a black and gold border, blue fret-patterned panel, clouds, and a seated haloed figure.

Section of wall

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of draped curtains, a frieze of small figures, and a bathtub in front of a garden view.

Bathroom wall and bath tub

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of an oval escutcheon with scrolled ornament at top and a pointed base, shaded with hatching.

Project for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pencil sketch of a tiered birdcage with a domed top and wire panels, with faint branches on the left.

Birdcage

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a flowering bough with thorny twigs, leaves and blossoms on pale paper.

Bough

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a seated woman in a long dress attended by two standing women beside a table with an oil lamp.

Finishing the Toilet

Constantin Guys, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rough sea breaking on a shore, with small figures on the sand and taped edges.

Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore

Winslow Homer, 1910

Watercolor design of a decorative panel with a classical urn, flowers, scrollwork, and a reclining woman with a cupid holding

Detail of door panel, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate tureen with garland swags, a central medallion, and a leafy finial on a footed stand.

Tureen

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated young man in a cap with arms around his knee, with a separate study of a foot at upper right.

Obverse: A seated young Moor (?)

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Small pen and watercolor sketch of a winged female figure dancing with a lyre beside a tripod lamp, within a pencil frame.

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Pencil drawing of an earring design with a round bead cluster, ribbed central bow, and long teardrop pendant on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of two ornate chalices with flared cups, twisted and scrolled stems, and decorated bases on tan pap

Two chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an empty oval escutcheon framed by scrolls, fruit garlands, and two reclining putti.

Project for an Escutcheon

Carlo Bianconi, 1750

Pen and grey wash drawing of a jewelled earring design with faceted stone, scrolled ornament and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1740

Watercolor design drawing of a silver and gold classical ewer with a scrolling handle and gilded leaf decoration on a footed

Project for an Ewer and Basin

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing split in two: a hunting scene with nude figures above, and a crowd of riders and horses in a storm below.

Diana and Actaeon [above]; Dido and Aeneas Shelter from the Storm [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash sketch of a kneeling woman before standing figures, with architecture and swirling flames above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor sketch of three brooch designs: birds with red berries, a flower cluster, and a flower with a beaded ribbon.

Designs for Three Brooches

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a large tree at right, distant boats and hills, and a small figure.

Untitled. Landscape

Howard Russell Butler, 1900

Pen and brown wash design of a decorated interior end wall with pilasters, oval medallions, a painted panel and a doorway.

Design for the End Wall of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing man gesturing to a seated man in an ornate chair beneath draped curtains.

An Audience

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two seated figures, one playing a flute, before ornate scrolled architectural decoration.

Seated Figures with Trophy

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1540

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental designs: a bearded mask among acanthus scrolls and a nude figure beside a grotes

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Loose dark ink sketch of a woman seated backward on a wooden chair, wearing a full dark dress, on pale paper.

Woman Seated

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a male torso with outstretched arm and sketched head, by Carlo Maratti.

A Torso of the Dead Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Pencil and wash elevation drawing of a candlestick with urn-shaped body, handles and a square pedestal with rosette.

Elevation of a Candlestick

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Small watercolor sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, blue vest, and clogs on textured paper.

Sketch of a French Peasant

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a winged Victory figure with a wreath in an arch spandrel, with a helmeted head at right.

A Winged Victory in the Right Spandrel of an Arch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wedding ceremony on the left and a banquet table with seated guests on the right.

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Brown ink and wash drawing of two ornamental doorknobs, one with a coiled serpent among acanthus leaves, one with a rosette.

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a standing draped figure, architectural scrolls, arched niche and seated figure.

Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Watercolor design for a footed salt or pepper cellar with blue bowl, grapevine swags and three female heads.

Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar

Giovacchino Belli, 1810

Ink and wash design drawing of a wall elevation with a central door, ornamental pilasters and a decorated upper frieze.

Design for a Door Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of Salome receiving the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter, with soldiers and angels.

Salome Receives the Head of St. John the Baptist

Domenico Piola, 1700

Watercolor and ink study of a standing cow's forelegs and hooves against a muted blue and tan background.

Forelegs of a Standing Cow or Ox, Newport

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers in helmets and a seated armored general with a lion in a circular composition.

Design for a Plate or a Tondo: Soldiers supplicant before a Roman General

Taddeo Zuccari, 1520

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped alcove curtain with a swag valance, rosette, scalloped fringe and tasseled side drapes

Elevation of an Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a bare elm tree with a tall trunk and spreading branches on grey paper.

Study of an Elm

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Grey wash design drawing of a draped salt cellar with Egyptian-style head supports on a stepped base.

Design for a Salt Cellar

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Cattle, a Cow Walking and a Cow Crouching

Samuel Colman, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical doorway with columns, relief panels, and a curved pediment.

Door Wall Elevation of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of a crouching sphinx beside a flaming urn, framed by scrolling foliage in a decorative frieze.

Design for a Grotesque Frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman, a peacock, and a winged figure above a reclining body, by Jan Luyken.

Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus

Jan Luyken, 1700

Brown ink and wash sketch of a bearded man's head above a rearing horse with a rider and swirling tail.

The Head of a Bearded Man, a Man on Horseback

Paolo Emilio Besenzi, 1650

Watercolor study of a mule head with red-tasseled bridle beside an ox head with long curved horns on grey paper.

Head of a Mule with a Bridle, Head of a Buffalo or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two figures on calm lake water, inscribed 'Boat of Lake Leman' at the bottom.

Boat of Lake Leman (Lake Geneva)

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame showing Ceres and Jupiter with an eagle, mythological scene.

Ceres asks Jupiter for Return of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a cow's head with curved horns and shaded fur on tan paper.

Head of a Cow

Samuel Colman, 1860

Pencil and chalk sketch of a beached sailing boat with a seated figure in a hat on the sand in the foreground.

At the shore

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil and chalk study of a bare leg with bent knee and foot on cream paper, by Robert Frederick Blum, 1890.

Study for the left maenad, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Yellow-toned watercolor design of a mantel clock with a classical archer figure, bow, quiver and lion mask ornament.

Design for a clock

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Madonna holding the Christ child, with St. Joseph standing behind them at left.

Madonna and Child with St. Joseph

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and grey wash design of an ornamental title frame with a putto, two doves, garlands and laurel branches around a blank pa

Design for decoration of a title page

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Red chalk drawing of a reclining figure supported by draped women before arched colonnades, with children at right.

Figural Study

Giacomo Cavedone, 1640