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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a standing male nude with handwritten proportion notes in the margins and along the bottom.

Sketch of a Male Nude with Notations

Winslow Homer, 1850

Figure with Child

Passerotti, 1550

A Medal of Napoleon Bonaparte as President of the Italian Republic, verso; Hebe Gives Immortality to Hercules's Chari…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen drawing of a rococo design with a lion mask, floral swags, ribbon bow and a circular medallion showing a dog in a landsca

Design for a Decorative Swag

Clément Pierre Marillier, 1770

Red chalk drawing of putti and female figures supporting a laurel-framed medallion with a coat of arms.

Project for a wall decoration (Female figures and putti support medallion with coat of arms)

Luca Giordano, 1700

Brown ink drawing of Numa Pompilius seated with the nymph Egeria in a rocky grotto landscape within an oval frame.

Numa Pompilius and Egeria, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Elevation drawing of a sauce boat with a hippocamp handle, laurel garland, pedestal base and lion paw feet.

Elevation of a Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1810

Pen and wash design drawing of a covered soup tureen with a seated Juno figure on the lid, eagles, and garlands.

Design for a Round Tureen

Giovacchino Belli, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped Victory figure with a trumpet beside studies of a wall section and stool.

Sketch of Victory holding Bowknot and Trumpet; sketches of Wall Section and Stool

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a circular platter with a scalloped rim and leaf ornament on one edge.

Design for a Circular Platter

Johann Nepomuk, 1800

Pencil study of loose drapery folds on aged paper, with an ink signature in the lower left corner.

Study of Drapery

Giovani Gioseffo dal Sole, 1680

Pen and ink sketch of a wall decoration with columns, garlands hanging between rosettes, and vertical pilasters below.

Wall Decoration with Columns, Entablature, and Pilasters

A Bavarian Peasant

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor study of pink mallow flowers with yellow centers, green leaves and buds on a pale paper background.

Study of Mallow

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pen and brown ink drawing of two flying winged putti with a shield and weapon inside an oval frame, surrounded by clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Weapons

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil studies of a hand and arm in several positions on tan paper, including open and cupped hands.

Three Studies of a Hand and Arm

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil architectural drawing of a ceiling fixture with a globe light, with dimensions and a handwritten label for Henry J. Al

Ceiling Fixture, Entrance Hall, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas

George Mann Niedecken, 1910

Circular watercolor sketch of winged Aurora flying with a chariot, flowers and putti in pink and violet clouds.

Project for Ceiling Design Depicting Aurora

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of toes and a foot in loose hatched lines on tan paper, with a museum stamp in the upper left corner.

Sketch of Toes

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped classical dress resting her hand against her face.

Classical Figure

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Pencil sketch of two neoclassical salt cellars, one tripod with lion-paw feet and one bowl held by figures.

Elevation of Salt Cellars

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a reclining male figure resting his head on one hand, with the other arm bent beneath him.

Figure Study

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and brown wash design of ceiling panels with diamond coffers, floral rosettes, and garland borders in vertical bands.

Designs for Decorations for a Ceiling and Architectural Sketches

Giuseppe Barberi, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of Vulcan's forge with workers at an anvil, armored warriors, and a winged figure, in an octagonal

Vulcano forging the Thunderbolts of Jove

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite figure study of a muscular male torso with raised arms and several separate hand studies on grey paper.

Figure Study for Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Painted study of tall tree trunks, ferns, and a bromeliad in a dim tropical forest with olive-brown tones.

Trees and Undergrowth, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink study of decorative wall panels with geometric borders and handwritten Italian color notes.

Three Studies of Wall Mirrors

Felice Giani, 1820

Sketch of a Woman's Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Painting of thatch palms in a dense tropical forest with slender trees and a warm hazy sky at the horizon.

Thatch Palm, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated classical man beneath figural caryatids in an ornate architectural interior.

Godfrey de Bouillon, after Giulio Romano and Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810