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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil study of a seated nude woman with a floral headband, resting her chin on her hand while reading a book.

Nude Study for "The Contemplative Life" for Lunette in the Administration Building, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil drawing of the Rathaus at Dettelbach, a gabled town hall with a central turret and a grand external staircase.

Rathhaus at Dettelbach

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait of Mr. Franklin

Richard Dighton, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of Roman soldiers gesturing at a curtained bed while a woman slumps in a chair in the foreground.

Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Audience at Café in Constantinople

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a tomb decoration with an oval portrait medallion, drapery swags, bows and an urn above.

Tomb decoration with portrait

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study of a mustached man's head and shoulders on a torn cream sheet, with handwritten name and date below.

Study for portrait, Vicente Blasco Ibañez

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop castle with towers and walls above a village and a winding road.

Château at Villeneuve

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed figure in a tall mitre holding a flame, set within a gold ruled border.

Standing male figure in bishop's vestments

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink landscape drawing of a tall tree, reeds, a thatched cottage, grazing cattle, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Cottage

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Two Sketches of a Cardinal, and a Confessional

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical wall fountain with niches, statues, and a plan below.

Wall Fountain Elevation

Pellegrino Sabbatelli, 1790

Pencil drawing of two wall elevations with ornamental panels, one with birds and foliage, the other with a central bird medal

Wall Decoration, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

Red chalk study of balusters, urns, moldings and acanthus leaf ornaments arranged across a pale sheet.

Study of balusters and sculptural motifs

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grisaille frontispiece with a seated youth above a page and an armored knight beside a heraldic shield and motto scroll.

Pages and Knights, Frontispiece for "The Man at Arms"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Watercolor ceiling design of a dove carrying a flower garland through clouds, framed by diamond and rope borders.

Design for Ceiling

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch page with three studies of women and handwritten notes comparing idealized and realistic depictions.

Three Sketches of Women in Pireus

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Shaded drawing of a reclining male nude modeled after classical sculpture, with a raised arm and draped cloth behind.

Study of Sculpture of Reclining Male Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Gray monochrome painting of a bearded man in a hat and lace collar walking with a cane, followed by a crowd.

King Charles on the Way to His Execution

Frank Craig, 1890

Pencil sketch of crossed legs in trousers and a shoe, with a small sailboat on water above, and a brown stain.

Sketch of Crossed Legs

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a muscular seated male nude beside a classical pedestal, with hatched shading and a draped cloth.

Ignudo from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study of a standing nude woman seen from behind, head turned over her shoulder, against a sketched background.

Academic Study of a Female Nude

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hillside village of closely packed houses and rooftops with trees, inscribed Villeneuve from Old Château.

Villeneuve from Old Château

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Decorative wall design with a pagoda landscape, a serpent, a gilded pillar, a bird, and a fan of orange and purple folds.

Design for the North Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Drawing of a standing male nude with one arm raised to his head, rendered in graphite and white chalk on grey paper.

Academic Study of a Male Nude

Giuseppe Longhi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated by an open window beside a small table, with handwritten inscription below.

Billy Martin - Farewell Sketch at Quebec

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a cathedral interior with draped black fabric, an arched opening, and a circular medallion above.

Funeral of James Cardinal Gibbons at Roman Catholic Cathedral, Baltimore, MD

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Watercolor ornament designs showing two decorated Roman standards flanking a white scrolling foliage panel on a brown ground.

Ornament Design, Panel and Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Study of a woman

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman with curly hair and closed eyes, head bowed, on gray-green paper.

Study for woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil design drawing of a classical two-handled urn on a panelled pedestal with a small relief figure.

Design for an urn on a stand

John Nash, 1810

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat fishing beside a bucket, with a leafy tree and foliage at right.

Study of a man

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk drawing of a bound bearded saint tied to a tree while three men surround him.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew

Vespasiano Strada, 1590

Pencil study of a classical helmeted head of Athena, shaded on the right, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Head of Athena (from a cast)

S. D. Pratt, 1900

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town with fortified walls, a castle, churches and waterfront buildings with small moored boats.

Study of landscape, Spezia, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil design drawing of an arched gate with iron bars and two hounds shown in the upper arched panel.

Design for a Gate, Two Hounds

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Pencil sketch of Florentine riverfront buildings with tiled roofs and small rowboats on the water below.

From my Window, Florence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of three bishops in mitres and robes, standing close together, with loose hatched shading.

Three bishops

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seated women and children in loose drapery, one figure leaning forward in the foreground.

Study of women

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil study of an ornate Corinthian column capital with acanthus leaves above a fluted shaft and stepped base.

Study of a Capital and Base

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Watercolor design of a gilded classical column arch with a scrolled iron grille and serpent finials between pedestals.

Mantelpiece Detail, Music Room

Robert Jones, 1810

Watercolor design of a colonnade with four bays showing a cloudy sky above red railings, with decorative gold corner brackets

Wall for Decoration, perhaps for corridor, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Grey wash drawing of an elderly monk in a hooded robe seated on church steps beside a column, with a crowd behind him.

Old Monk

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite sketch of several jockeys on galloping horses drawn in angular, overlapping lines on pale translucent paper.

Jockeys on Horseback

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped female figure leaning on a tall upright form, with hatched background shading.

Allegory of justice with sword and scales

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of two scenes with sailboats on water, a rocky headland on the left and a treeline with houses on the shore.

Two Sketches of Sailboats Sailing

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of a bedroom with a figure lying in bed and several men in dark clothing standing beside it.

That's No Good, the Squire Said, Quietly

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a standing veiled woman holding a basket of fruit, with draped robes and hatched shading.

Standing figure with basket

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of a carved stone capital with lobed leaves beside a second study of a Rayonnant capital with stylized foliage.

Two Studies of Capitals

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Triangular watercolor design of pierced grillework with quatrefoils, circles and a central six-pointed star in blue-grey tone

Design for pierced marble grillework

J.D. Woodward, 1890

Etching of two men in feathered hats gambling and drinking on a rock beside a tree and tiled house.

Landscape with men gambling

Frederick Bloemaert, 1680

Pencil sketch of a curving bay with white buildings, trees and hills beyond, inscribed Tangier, on tan paper.

Bay of Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Watercolor design of a draped canopy bed with patterned fabric, tassels, and a sunburst medallion behind it.

Design for Bed with Tented Alcove, probably for the Prince of Wales's Bedroom or Boudoir, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Printed textile design with a lower border of pink, blue and orange flowers on a dark ground, with scattered sprigs above.

Printed Textile Design

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1810

Sketches of Two Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor ornament design showing a classical female bust cameo in a blue circle, with a pink ribbon bow above.

Ornament Design with Female Portrait Cameo

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Gridded design for wool work with green acanthus scrolls on a red ground and colour swatches below.

Design for Wool Work

Hertz and Wegener, 1860

Pencil sketch of a Virginia village with a church steeple among trees and shrubs, on tan paper.

Milford, Va

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of an arched window alcove with glazed doors, red and green lattice panels, and decorative patterned side p

Window Alcove for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor design with two Roman standards with medallions and an eagle, and a central carved patera dish with relief figures

Ornament Design, Paterae and Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketches of men seated on steps, standing figures, and two women in aprons on a tan sheet.

Figure Sketches at Blois

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of a woman reclining on a cloud with feathered diadem, holding a scepter, draped in flowing cloth.

Juno Seated on a Cloud

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of two armored medieval warriors, one on horseback with a round shield and axe, one holding a spear.

"Armor of 800. Time of Charlemagne"

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1880

Sketches at South Riverside Museum

Arnold William Brunner, 1880