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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and wash drawing of two ornamental bolt designs, one circular with a beaded rim, one lobed with scrolled acanthus leaves.

Designs for Bolts

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick supported by putti holding torches and scrolled dolphin-like bases.

Design for a Candlestick

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Pen and ink drawing on red ground of a winged angel seated on a volute, one arm raised overhead.

Angel Seated on a Volute

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Watercolor of a two-masted schooner with grey sails floating on calm water, with its reflection rippling below.

Two-masted Schooner with Dory

Winslow Homer, 1890

Loose graphite sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and draped clothing, set against faint interior lines.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Ink drawing of a grand staircase with a domed ceiling, arched windows, carved wall panels, and a decorative balustrade.

Design for the Grand Staircase at the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1720

Four Studies After the Head of a Man

Giovanni Giardini, 1700

Black chalk study on blue paper of a bearded man in draped cloth, hand to his head, with a separate hand study above.

Drawing Studies with Woman's Face and Man Reclining, and Right Hand with Forearm

Pencil sketch of uniformed soldiers with rifles walking beside civilians in hats and coats.

Soldiers Escorting Civilians

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite and chalk study of bare feet and legs with draped cloth on tinted paper, by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Feet for "Justice and Peace"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms under a canopy, flanked by kneeling figures in a circular frame.

Motif for Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink drawing of two bull hunts: horsemen with spears chasing bulls above, and eagles attacking bulls below.

Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a plumed canopy finial with beaded drapery and a fringed, tasseled valance below.

Detail of a Plumed Canopy Finial

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Oil study of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on an open book beside a red-draped table.

Study for "The Reverend Thomas Stockton," San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

François Boucher, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical clock case design with fluted columns, an urn finial, a circular dial and lattice pane

Design for a Table Clock

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds in an arched niche, holding the Christ child.

Madonna and child

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candelabrum with a fluted column, scrolls, medallion and winged figure on base.

Design for a Candelabrum

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reaching toward a woman under cherubs in clouds, with an arch and barred window behind.

St. Peter and St. Agatha

Pietro Novelli, 1600

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate candlestick held by a putto, beside a standing young man holding a lantern.

Candlestick; portrait

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ornate pitchers and a lion-masked bowl on a pale sheet.

Sheet of a Drawing Book: Two Pitchers and Bowl

Giuseppe Valadier, 1620

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress with hands folded, with a separate hand study and handwritten notes.

Sketch for Portrait of the Youngest Daughter of William Astor

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite and chalk study of a seated man in a chair, a standing man in a hat holding a pitcher, and drapery.

Study of Two Men and Skirt Drapery for Mrs. Sheppard Gandy

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor interior design of a wall with tapestry panels, a marble fireplace, a gilt clock, and a gilded chair.

Section of a wall, Tapestry Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of an urn-shaped water boiler with lion-head handles, ornate frieze, and claw feet.

Design for an Apparatus for Boiling Water

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1800

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ with soldiers, a skull, and a distant city.

Crucifixion

Felice Giani, 1810

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1870