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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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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

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of rooftops, a turreted stone tower, dormer windows and townhouse facades in Bourges.

Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a rococo ceiling design with cartouches, scrollwork and garlands, plus corner ornament studies.

Ceiling Design for the Salone di Stupinigi (Main Hall of the Hunting Lodge)

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil landscape drawing of tall trees before a steep rock cliff, with small figures at lower right.

Landscape, Silberhorn, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor of half-timbered medieval houses with slate roofs and a woman with a pitcher beside a brick wall.

Street Scene with Medieval Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Grayscale painting of mounted soldiers raising swords and singing in a grassy field, with a dark horse in the foreground.

Cromwell and His Men Singing the 117th Psalm at the Battle of Dunbar

Frank Craig, 1890

Brown ink drawing of allegorical women with scales, a staff and olive branch beneath classical columns, with playing children

The Beneficence of the Law, Design for Mural at Essex County Court House, Newark, New Jersey

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of an interior corner with a paneled cabinet, a flower vase, a lattice window and a wall sconce.

Interior at Chenonceaux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen-and-ink drawing of a rustic farmhouse with a porch and stone chimney behind a picket fence, framed by trees.

Farmhouse of H. P. Bottom Near Rousseau's Position

Harry Fenn, 1880

Watercolor of rugged cliffs, breaking waves, and a sea stack along a pebbled shore under a pale sky.

Study for "Moulin Huet Bay, Guernsey"

William Trost Richards, 1890

Red chalk sketch of a seated hooded figure holding a staff and a tablet, with hatched shading behind.

Seated figure with tablet

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie pavilion with three pagoda-style roofs and spires, set among trees with steps and raili

The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and brown ink sketch of a group of angels with wings gathered on a cloud bank, heads turned in various directions.

Group of Angels on a Cloud Bank

Angelo Michele Colonna, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a flowing cloak, mounted on a grey mat with a printed label below.

Standing Cloaked Male Figure

Matteo Rosselli, 1610