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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Graphite study of a woman's head turned upward, eyes gazing up and to the left, on toned paper, 1850.

Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Stained glass design of a winged angel with a sword beside a memorial tablet inscribed with Thomas J. Post, against a starry

Design for Stained Glass Memorial Window to Thomas J. Post

Robert Winthrop Chanler, 1910

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate fireplace with a carved bust in a niche, a standing figure, and an oval floor plan b

Design for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of hands and a sleeve cuff, preparatory studies for a portrait.

Sketches of Hands for Portrait of William Amory

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sheet of grouped studies: a Madonna with angels, robed figures, crowded interiors, and an architectural mo

Studies after Paintings by Perugino and Alfonso Lombardo in Bologna; sixteenth-century monument, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil portrait of a balding, heavy-set man in a high-collared coat and cravat, turned to the left, within a ruled border.

Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1820

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ child with a rosary, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Sheet 15 of a Drawing Book, Group of the Madonna of the Rosary

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1800

Graphite study of a young girl with long wavy hair and a white collar, turned to the side, on cream paper.

Study of Child's Head for "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Graphite drawing of a seated nude woman with long hair, leaning against a post with her head bowed.

Female Nude on a Stool

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall birch trees with pale trunks and loose foliage rising above rocky ground.

Study of Black Birches

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and wash design of an enthroned crowned woman among allegorical figures and cherubs, framed by empty rococo cartouches.

Design for a title page or frontispiece dedicated to the Empress Maria Theresa

Johann Gottfried Eichler The Younger, 1730

Red chalk drawing of an asymmetric rococo cartouche with scrolls, shells, a flower bouquet and palm trees around an empty cen

Drawing for a Rocaille Escutcheon

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of two women in long skirts and a black mantilla in a town street with buildings behind them.

In a Spanish Town

Constantin Guys, 1840

Study of Titian for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a door with an overdoor relief of seated figures and scrolling ornamental panels.

Design for a Double Door with Overdoor

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a church pillar pedestal with a relief of two putti and fluted pilasters.

Design for the Pedestal and Base of a Pillar in a Church

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental frame with fruit garlands, a crowned cartouche, and figures around a central doorway.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Mattia Preti, 1660

Pencil sketch of a seated figure seen from behind, holding a book and resting a hand on a chair arm.

Sketch of Seated Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a figure with a parasol walking past a woman in a shawl and a man in a hat.

Man and Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and wash design drawing of a neoclassical urn with female masks, grape garlands, and eagles on a tray below.

Design for Bottle Cooler, Glasses, and Tray

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pencil sketch of two girls seated on a grassy bank beside a tree trunk, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two Girls Seated on a Bank

Winslow Homer, 1870

Red chalk sketch of three standing men in hats, one seen from behind, with loose hatched shading on a pale sheet.

Three Standing Men

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil sketch of a woman seen from behind, arms raised and hands gathering ruffled fabric on tan paper.

Study of a Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a dagger with an ornate hilt and long blade, with handwritten notes, on a pale sheet of paper.

Dagger

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Charcoal sketch on blue-grey paper of a man in a cap and long coat, seen from behind, holding a drum and stick.

Drummer Seen from the Back

Winslow Homer, 1860

Graphite study of a seated man reading against a tree, with sketches of hands and feet around him.

Study for Illustration

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Oval grey-blue wash drawing of three putti near an architectural niche, with brown and white highlights.

Three Putti: Design for a Grisaille Painting

Jacob de Wit, 1750

Grey wash drawing of a vertical ceiling design with Apollo, putti, clouds and a reclining draped figure.

Ceiling Design with Apollo

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1770

Pencil sketch of a long-necked stringed instrument with notes about pine wood and a small study of birds.

Musical instrument

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870