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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Charcoal sketch of a twisting seated male figure with draped cloth on grey paper.

Fortitude (?)

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1630

Charcoal study of two muscular nude male figures wrestling, one arm raised over the other's shoulder, on toned paper.

Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of three plants: a leafy rosette, a tall yellow-flowered mullein spike, and a spiny thistle-like

Study of mullein plants

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Grayscale interior of two soldiers entering a cabin where a seated man reads by a fireplace with a kettle.

Surprised at Mrs. Kitchen's

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated nude woman from behind, lifting flowing hair within a circular frame.

Study for "The Morning Glory"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of robed men in caps and a small view of two sailboats on water.

Fellow Passengers on the Cleo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing female figure wrapped in a draped shawl, framed by a double ruled border.

Standing figure with shawl

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of Mount Vesuvius rising above the sea with a smoke plume from its summit, viewed from Sorrento.

Study of Mt. Vesuvius from Sorrento, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk drawing of a nude young archer with a quiver, mounted within a green and gold decorative border.

The Young Archer, a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo, Plate 13 from an album "Drawings after Sculpture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Gouache design of a gold brooch with green cabochon gems, pearls and a teardrop emerald pendant on tan paper.

Design for a Gold and Cabochon Gem Brooch

Alexis Falize, 1840

Pencil study of a standing nude male figure with clenched fists, drawn on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Colored design drawing of a pipe organ flanked by pagoda pavilions and serpent-wrapped columns in a chinoiserie music room.

Design for the North Wall of the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside books, a chair and a winged figure, with an ornamental scroll at right.

Seated female figure with books and putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Head of a Nun

Alessandro Marchesini, 1800

Watercolor design of a decorated wall with pink and blue panels, gilded columns, dragon motifs and a central pagoda canopy.

Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a painted wall with blue and pink panels, gilt trim, and a central double door with lattice panes.

Design for Wall with Doorway, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man with a long pole approaching a hanging figure in a town square with onlookers.

The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het blo…

Jan Luyken, 1680

Pencil study of a reclining nude woman with ivy in her hair holding a hand mirror, with drapery and grid lines.

Nude Study of "Comedy" for Headband

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Charcoal sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, face turned left, dark shading around the head.

Portrait of a Young Man

Thomas Sidney Moran, 1900

Study of a Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a winding river lined with trees and shrubs, with rolling hills in the distance and a small boat on the righ

Delaware River, Milford, Pa

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Black and white chalk study on grey paper showing a bent arm with a relaxed hand and two bare legs with feet.

Study of a model

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Blue watercolor floor covering design with stylized lotus border and grid of star rosettes on cream paper.

Design for floor covering

Cooper Union Art School, 1890

Red chalk drawing of four ornamental pedestals with scrolled leaf-like bases and slender shafts, framed in gold and black.

Four plant-like pedestals

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Fantasy Composed of Heads and a Sculpted Urn

Donato Creti, 1720

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a seated boy in a cap playing a lute on a pale sheet.

Seated boy playing a lute

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Grey wash drawing of men raising swords and cheering around a draped table before a seated figure in robes.

The Second Installation of Cromwell as Protector, in Westminster Hall, June 26, 1657

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Pencil sketch of several sailboats with raised sails and masts moored in a harbor, with small figures on the quay.

Study of Sailboats, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a draped female figure holding a stylus over a tablet, with a hand detail below.

Study for "Muse of History"

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Watercolor design of pink swagged curtains with dragon finials and gothic windows labeled Music Room.

Design for Curtains on the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk drawing of a draped hooded figure holding a medallion portrait and a small infant, topped by a cross.

Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of armed men confronting a seated clerk at a table in a beamed room, by Frederick Coffay Yohn.

Arrest of Major Wildman

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Watercolor design for a stained glass window showing a kneeling haloed figure reaching toward a standing bearded Christ figur

Stained glass window: Christ and Peter

John C. Wolf, 1900

Grey wash drawing of soldiers charging through smoke and brush across a pine field, with a flag and officer with raised sword

Assault of the Union Troops Upon Fort Thompson, Near New Bearne

Francis H. Schell, 1860

Design sheet of ceiling light panels with laurel wreaths, scrolls, and musical instruments, partly colored in orange wash.

Ceiling light suggestions for a music room

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil sketch of seated figures on rocky shore looking at sea with sailboat, with inset views of a rowboat and standing man.

Rocking

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a classical head of Apollo with curly hair and downcast eyes, by Giuseppe Longhi.

Head of Apollo

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a male figure supporting a slab beside a wall with garland ornament and a pedestal.

Male figure supporting slab; wall detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a wall with three Gothic arches, blue drapery, dragon-coiled columns and a dragon frieze.

Design for Wall with Three Gothic Arches, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink design of a wrought iron bracket with a red patterned hanging lantern on chains.

Design for a Wrought Iron Light Fixture

J. Flinch, 1880

Watercolor design of a Gothic-style room end with pointed arches, a central fireplace, red doors, and cherub panels.

One end of an Octagonal Room in Gothic style

Frederick Crace, 1810

Charcoal and white chalk study of a pensive figure in a draped head covering, head resting on one hand, on tan paper.

Portrait of a Costumed Figure

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in drapery, one arm extended in a pointing gesture, within a gold-ruled border.

Standing female figure pointing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Sketch on red paper of a robed female saint with raised arm, plus studies of a head and hands.

A Dominican Female Saint in Ecstasy and Other Studies

Sante Pacini, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long coat and bonnet beside a birdcage, carriage, and tree, with a large decorative lette

Miss Violet Carmine, Initial I

Edward Windsor Kemble, 1880

Pencil drawing of two Roman soldiers in helmets and armor, one gesturing upward with his arm raised, in conversation.

Two Roman Soldiers in Conversation

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of jagged glacier ice and a steep rock face under a pale sky, with a handwritten caption reading Glacier Grinde

Landscape, Grindelwald, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of robed figures, including a seated man on stone steps and standing clergy, inscribed 'In St. Peters'.

In St. Peter’s, Rome

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a lighthouse on a rocky headland with sailboats on the sea and birds flying overhead.

Kings Sail

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Gray chalk drawing on tan paper of a kneeling angel with bowed head, feathered wings, and draped robe.

A Kneeling Angel

Elisabetta Sirani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of officers by a tree with cavalry behind and a dead dog and helmet on the ground.

Who the Devil Told You We Were Going to Charge?

Ludovico Marchetti, 1890

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with a lighthouse and house on a headland, calm water and a small figure at right.

Study of seashore, Point Judith, RI

William Trost Richards, 1880

Pencil sketch of three studies of a figure in a wide hat and veil, with a handwritten inscription at lower right.

Three Sketches of a Nun Wearing a Hat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

A Scene of Execution

Maynard Dixon, 1900

Watercolor stained glass design of a haloed young figure among bearded robed men beneath Gothic arches.

Stained glass window: Young Christ among the doctors

John C. Wolf, 1900

Portrait of a Man with a Turban

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Brown ink sketch of a cat standing beside a setting hen on grassy ground, with a bird flying overhead.

A Cat and a Setting Hen

Agostino Carracci, 1600

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure with a horn and a putto holding a fasces, among scrolling foliage.

Winged figure with a horn and putto with fasces

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Blue ink drawing of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, with sketched heads in the margins.

Madonna and Child

Egisto Rossi, 1830

Watercolor of a pink sunset over calm harbor water, with red-sailed boats and a silhouetted town with domes.

Sunset Over Sailing Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, a bell tower, a white dome, and a cemetery wall under a cloudy sky.

Old Cemetery, Venice

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a double door between two glazed bookcases with painted pilasters and lattice door panels.

Design for Doorway and Bookcase, probably for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of the Venice lagoon skyline with domes, bell towers, a gondola and sailboats on the water.

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1870

Pencil design elevation of an entrance hall wall with doorways, a central dragon medallion, dragon pilasters and a fireplace.

Design for the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810