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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor of a gallery with blue lattice wall panels, pink pilasters, a painted wooden ceiling, and an arched doorway at the

Gallery, possibly the Glass Passage, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a winged putto leaning on a pedestal, with faint architectural lines around it on tan paper.

Sketch of Genius for "Tradition"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a narrow cobbled street in an old town with slate-roofed houses, flower boxes, a tall poplar, and figures.

Bayeux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink ground floor plan of a symmetrical country house with a central hall and curved double staircase.

Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House

John Trumbull, 1770

Pencil drawing of a seated helmeted female figure with a spear and oak branch, in a circular classical composition.

Study for "Courage," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a gothic tower and gabled buildings by a river at sunset, with boats and two seated figures on the quay.

Sunset Over Tower and River

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of tall trees, rocks and undergrowth in a forest, with two small figures on a path at lower left.

Landscape, Meiringen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Sketch of a barefoot man in rolled trousers holding a lantern while standing on a bench, with an umbrella at his back.

To Explore by that Cheerless Illumination for Leaks

Frank Walter Taylor, 1900

Pencil sketches of architectural details at Château d'Amboise, including cornices, a corbel, a window head and a turret.

Architectural sketches at Château d’Amboise

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman with curly hair modeling a small figure beside a potted flowering plant.

Virginia Modeling, Study for Etching

Jerome Myers, 1920

Drawing of bare feet on draped cloth and a twisting fabric fold in graphite and white chalk on mauve paper.

Study of Drapery "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of two intertwined figures with loose hatching, set within a gold and black ruled border.

Two figures

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with small boats, tree-lined far shore, distant mountains and leafy shrubs in the foreground

New Hampshire Lake

J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850

Red chalk study of a standing figure in a hooded cloak and tunic, with white highlights on a pink ground.

Study for "Wedding Procession"

Elihu Vedder, 1870

Pencil sketch of coastal cliffs and mountains with a stone tower, a jetty, and small boats on calm water.

Study of Coastal Cliffs, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a decorated hall wall with two gilded seated figures in arched niches and a central incense urn.

Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a multi-storey house facade with shuttered windows, a small dormer, and an arched doorway at street level.

House in Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a leafy shrub and undergrowth mass on a pale pink sheet of paper.

Study of foliage

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of a blue and gold classical vase with swan-head handles and a seated woman on the body.

Ornament Design with Vase

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a Gothic cathedral on a hill above a town, with a second sketch of rooftops and spires below.

Nyon, Cathedral of Geneva

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a red-canopied bandstand with gilded railings and tiled panels, set on a stepped stone base.

Design for a Music Pavilion in the Tuileries Garden Fountain, 1834

Félix Duban, 1830

Graphite and white chalk study of a draped figure with raised arms on lilac paper, with handwritten inscription lower right.

Study of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of Église St. Pierre in Orléans showing a tower with spire, stone rooftops, and a scrolled bracket detail.

Sketch of Eglise St. Pierre, Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a standing winged angel in a pink robe holding a sprig of leaves, with a muted brown background.

Angel

Louise Cox, 1910

Drawing of three framed ornament designs: two oval cameos and a red-figure amphora with twisted handles.

Ornament Design, Portland Vase and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a classical Venetian doorway with paneled door, molded cornice and worn stone steps on tan paper.

Doorway - Venice

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Dim monochrome sketch of men in 17th-century dress gathered in a wood-paneled room around a seated figure.

The Assassination of the Duke of Buckingham by Felton

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Portrait of a Woman

Philip Leslie Hale, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a helmeted bust on a pedestal with draped figures and an inscribed cloth, within a ruled border.

Detail of tomb monument

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Ornament design sheet with two terracotta urns and a green triangular panel showing white doves and scrolling foliage.

Ornament Design, Urns and Triangular Panel with Doves

Michel Angelo Pergolesi