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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink and wash drawing of a man from behind working at a large grinding wheel in a workshop with an easel beside it.

A Shears Grinder

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil study of a raised hand with spread fingers and flowing drapery on grey toned paper.

Study of Hand for "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil and white highlight sketch of a jagged iceberg rising above a calm sea on buff paper.

Iceberg near Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red and grey chalk sketch of two figures standing near a gate under an arch, with a tree beside them.

Sketch: At a gate

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with wavy hair and flowing drapery, resting her arm on a chair, by Daniel Huntington.

Sketch of Seated Woman for National Academy of Design Tympanum

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cotton tree's buttress roots and trunk, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Cotton Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink sketch of Venus seated in a scallop shell with waves, surrounded by studies of winged Cupid figures.

Venus and Cupid

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor of fishermen in a rowboat inside a cave at night, lit by a torch, with a basket of fish on the rocks.

Water color; Night Fishing at the Entrance to a Cave

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pencil sketch of a feathery fern plant with stem and leaf studies, annotated with handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Botanical Sketch, Pride of the Mountain

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey watercolor design of a two-handled urn with bird-head handles, fluted body and grapevine decoration on a stepped base.

Design for a Crystal Urn with Silver Mounts

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with figures among clouds in ornate stucco panels, within a green and gold border.

Design for a Coffered Ceiling, with the Muses

Charles de Wailly, 1770

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald man with a long beard, head bowed, on tan paper.

Study of Man's Head for "A Lesson in Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of tall grasses and tropical plants with handwritten notes and a small seated figure in a hat.

Botanical Studies with a Seated Figure, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

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

Bust of a Young Girl

François Boucher

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in draped robes holding a board beside a wooden chair, with a faint second figure at right.

Study of Seated Woman for National Academy of Design Tympanum

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Arabian robes and headcloth, with handwritten labels naming each garment and weapon.

Arabian Man

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of infant Hercules strangling two serpents in a dark room, with a woman and an older man reacting nearby.

The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpent

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop preaching to kneeling figures beneath cherubs in clouds, framed by columns and an alta

Sermon of a Holy Abbot

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Pencil sketch of a standing soldier in a cap and buttoned jacket, holding a pipe in his mouth.

Soldier with Pipe in His Mouth

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash sheet with eight octagonal designs: six classical figure scenes and two circular foliated ornaments.

Six Octagonal Compostions, Hercules and Hebe, Two Foliated Ornaments, Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gessi

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash sketch of a kneeling bishop with mitre and crozier, hands clasped in prayer.

A Kneeling Bishop

Belisario Corenzio

Pen and brown ink drawing of five draped female allegories of painting, poetry, sculpture, architecture and music.

Allegorical Figures of the Arts

Felice Giani, 1800

Two circular brown ink drawings on blue paper: a winged victory driving a horse above, and a winged victory crowning a river

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning a River God, Reno; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketches of ornate architectural frames with scrollwork, cartouches and foliage, with scale notes, by Carlo March

Sketches for Frames, for the Sacristy of St. Peter's

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Study: A right arm holding a stick

Ercole Graziani, 1700

Pen and brown ink lunette drawing with grey wash showing figures in an allegory of painting, with a seated painter at an ease

Lunette with Allegory of Painting

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of figures in a rowboat, a bay window outline, and a hull in water, with handwritten notes reading Jaffa.

Boats and a Bay Window, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel-Aviv, Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Four brown ink and wash drawings of draped female caryatid figures standing side by side with raised arms.

Four Caryatids

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash sketch of horsemen with a pennant, a crowd and tents in a military landscape.

Retreat of the Turks after the Siege of Vienna, 1529

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures in clouds above scrollwork, with a bull and sea creature below.

Design for Illuminated Initial "F"

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1690

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

Pencil and wash sketch of two women in period costume facing each other, one wearing a mask, on brown paper.

Two Masked Ladies Bowing

Édouard de Beaumont, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd boy playing a flute beside a seated shepherdess with sheep under trees.

Shepherd Boy and Shepherdess in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

Pen and wash drawing of a pyre with mourners above a handwritten list of garments, attributed to Stradanus, 1600.

Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Oil study of a brown and white cow standing side on in a sunlit field, with blue-green background.

Study of a Standing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pen and ink sketches of putti, a draped woman, and a globe with cherubs, with an inscription naming painting, poetry and astr

Sketches for wall paintings: Arts and Sciences

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink drawing of an illusionistic wall design with spiral columns, putti, and a crowned king with soldiers under an arch.

Design for an Illusionistic Wall Decoration, with a King Accompanied by Soldiers

Gaetano Lazzara, 1700

Pencil sketches of plants and foliage with a poplar branch on the right, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Plant Sketches with Poplar Tree

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor sketch of a cathedral choir interior with an artist at an easel and two figures in long dresses.

Lower Part of the Choir, Siena Cathedral

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Brown ink frieze drawing of two winged women with wreaths flanking two seated bulls and a central urn with garlands.

Design for a Symmetrical Frieze

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leaning man with bowed head and arm resting on a curved form, inside a green and yellow ink mount.

Leaning Man

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing uniformed officer with a kepi and sword, with a horse's head faintly below.

Officer and Head of a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure of Fame with two putti among clouds inside an octagonal frame.

Octagonal Drawing, Fame with Two Putti, Palazzo Morri, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a classical chimneypiece with two green satyr caryatids and a frieze of lions and scrolls.

Design for a Chimneypiece

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Three circular brown ink and wash drawings depicting scenes of Bacchus with attendants, dancers, and satyrs before classical

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped

Felice Giani, 1800

Blue sheet with white chalk strokes showing waves, foam and a seagull in flight over the sea.

Seagull and Waves

Winslow Homer, 1900

Watercolor and pen drawing of boys in a rocky forest clearing with large boulders and tall trees.

Setting a Squirrel Trap

Winslow Homer, 1850

Sheet with six octagonal ink and wash drawings of scenes from the Theseus story, with Italian captions.

Six Theseus Subjects for the Palazzo Gaddi, Forli

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash design drawing of an oval gallery tray with a central decorative frieze and four alternate border studies.

Design for an Oval Gallery Tray, with Alternate Suggestions

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown ink and wash design with two circular medallions of classical chariot scenes surrounded by winged figures and ornament.

Design with Classical and Winged Figures

Felice Giani, 1820

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

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in loose robes with one arm raised overhead and a headwrap, on tan paper.

Study of Figure with Raised Arm

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Nine circular brown-wash designs of Greek mythological scenes with handwritten Italian labels, including Leda, Neptune, and G

Design for Nine Circular Paintings in the Bathroom of the Aldini Villa, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a lagoon with a distant city skyline, a tall spire, and boats with figures in the foreground water.

View from Venetian Lagoon

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket with a separate study of a raised hand at upper left, on grey paper.

Sketch of Man Seated in Armchair

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate sword hilt with scrolling foliage, beaded grip and curved guard on paper.

Design for a Sword Hilt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pencil sketch of a flintlock rifle's stock and lock mechanism, drawn in two views on pale paper.

Flintlock riffle

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a lichen growth on pale paper with handwritten color notes and the date July 1844.

Lichen, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Study of a Mule

Samuel Colman, 1870

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornate neoclassical interior wall with a central chimneypiece, columns, and cherub relie

Elevation of an Interior Wall with Chimneypiece

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil study of a nude child standing with hand to head, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Study for "Education," "The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a leaning evergreen on a rocky coast with a small lighthouse at left, dated July 1850.

Coastal Evergreen and Lighthouse, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin with attendants, a basin, a vase, and sketched cherubs above.

Birth of the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1650