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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and brown wash sketch of men on a hill, one standing with a long pole, others crouching or seated, one carrying a basket.

Figures on a Hill

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Watercolor design of floral embroidery motifs with roses and sprigs on two flat waistcoat pattern pieces, labeled 1614 SR.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1614 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Baulieu, 1780

Pencil sketch of two seated classical women embracing, one leaning her head against the other, with arches behind them.

Study for Justice and Mercy, The Kiss of Righteousnes and Peace

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash design drawing of an urn-shaped water boiler with lion-head handles, ornate frieze, and claw feet.

Design for an Apparatus for Boiling Water

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a classical wall elevation with a central door, pilasters, and a small relief panel of figures.

Door wall elevation

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ with soldiers, a skull, and a distant city.

Crucifixion

Felice Giani, 1810

Oval brown ink wash drawing of veiled women gathered around a seated figure with a scroll beside an altar in a classical inte

Figural Scene with People Gathered Around a Seated Woman who Reads from Scroll

Brown wash drawing of Hebe pouring wine for seated Jupiter, with an eagle, cherubs and clouds around them.

Hebe Pours Wine into Jupiter's Bowl

Felice Giani, 1810

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash sheet with eight oval studies of winged female allegorical figures holding trumpets, torches, mirrors and serpen

Ceiling Design, History, Abundance in Six Ovals, Sala di Ercole ed Ebe, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four horses through clouds, with a winged figure above.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, for the Sala di Apollo e Diana, Palazzo Bianchetti, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of two robed figures beside stone altars, one smoking, under clouds with small winged figures above.

The Spirit of Piety

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor study of an ornate ceiling corner with a seated figure, heraldic shield, garlands, and a cherub.

Corner detail of ceiling, Hotel de Cluny, Paris

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fringed shawl leaning on a table.

Mrs. Sheppard Gandy Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Soft pencil study of a young boy's head, face turned to the side, drawn on pale paper with light shading.

Study: Head of a boy

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Study of a Woman's Head for "Grape Gatherers"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and wash design sheet with rows of arched and diamond panels showing classical figures with sea centaurs and scrollwork.

Women Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

A Young Priest

Giacomo Cavedone, 1630

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a standing nude male figure, seated figures, winged putti and cloud studies.

Figural Studies

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures worshipping a nude statue beside an incense altar, with classical buildings in a

The Worship of Amor Vincitor

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of a winged figure with a trumpet flying among clouds and cherubs, a design for a ceiling.

Project for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a turban and long skirt, framed by a blue, yellow and black painted border.

Standing Woman

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar with an arched central niche, columns, angels, and a cross atop a pediment.

Project for an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pen and ink design drawing of an overmantel and wall moldings with rococo scrollwork and a medallion panel.

Design for Overmantel; recto, Plans of Moldings

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1720

Brown ink drawing of ten circular mythological scenes with classical deities, altars and ruins arranged in two rows.

Nine Circular Compositions with Diety Subject Matter

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed chalice with a flared cup and decorated stem on a tan sheet.

Chalice

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Graphite sketch of two draped women, one seated with a bowl and one reclining, with a ship in the background.

Bank Note Design: Commerce

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several dories on carriages across a loose horizon, with a museum stamp in the upper right.

Sketches of Dories on Carriages

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a bearded reclining figure, an Egyptian woman, and two putti beneath a rococo cartouche.

Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1720

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical candelabra with urn top, scrolling foliage arms, and a tripod base.

Candelabra

Robert Adam, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with an open book, flanked by two winged putti on clouds.

Theology, after Raphael Sansio, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a classical nude figure on a pedestal with laurel branches, plus candlestick and ornament studies.

Candlesticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate bracket with two cherubs, a central mask and flaming urns.

Bracket

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental trophy with a ribbon bow, floral garland, and laurel branches on a cream sheet.

Design for a Trophy

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Pencil sketch of a wind-bent pitch pine tree with sweeping branches and clustered needles on pale paper.

A Pitch Pine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and brown wash design drawing of an ornate rococo library wall with bookshelves, a door, mirror, and classical urns.

Design for a Library Wall

Nicolas Pineau, 1730

Pencil sketch of loosely drawn seated and standing figures within a rectangular frame, with handwritten color notes below.

Figures in a Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil drawing of two vertical panels of stacked military trophies with helmets, shields, armor, swords and ribbons.

Two Panels of Trophies

Felice Giani, 1810

Nude Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red-chalk allegorical frontispiece with an oval portrait of a laureate man in armor, a winged figure, and naval and military

Frontispiece for a History of Peter the Great

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, 1770

Wash drawing of a domed ceiling design with coffered panels, classical columns, putti and a central hexagonal opening.

Design for a Painted Oblong Ceiling

Andrea Pazzi, 1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female ballet dancer in a lace-trimmed skirt and pearl necklace, shown mid-step.

A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Leclerc

Louis Carrogis, called Carmontelle, France, 1770

Oil sketch of a muted sky with streaked rose and brown clouds over a blue-green band and ochre ground.

Sketch of the Sky

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a goat on a rock beside a wooden fence, with a tree behind, inscribed Pandi July 1853.

A Goat in Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink sketch of a female figure holding a cup amid swirling drapery and a second figure, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Sketch for a Wall Painting

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1820

Six watercolor trophies of military attributes, including flags, cannon, armor and drums, tied with laurel on cream paper.

Six Trophies composed of Military Attributes

Pierre Ranson, 1780

Ink and wash elevation of a salon wall with double doors, a central mantelpiece with clock, and a pale blue panel.

Wall Elevation for a Salon with Mantelpiece

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of ceiling and wall decoration studies with coffered panels, a statue in a niche, and an inscribed curved

Designs for Ceiling and Wall Decorations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of a tall palm with feathery fronds, labeled Tamaca Palm, with a small trunk study beside it.

Tamaca Palm, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with hair pulled back, resting her arm on a chair, on aged paper.

Seated Nude Study for Portrait of Helen Hamersley

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Watercolor study of three harnessed horses pulling a wooden plow across a field, on textured tan paper.

Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of a battle between centaurs and Lapiths, with warriors grappling and raised weapons.

Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths

Felice Giani, 1810

Painted sketch of a young soldier in a grey greatcoat and dark cap, head bowed, with red fabric and pencil figures nearby.

Young Soldier, Sketch of a Soldier Giving Water to a Wounded Companion

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate canopy cresting with plumes, swagged drapery and fringed hangings.

Cresting of a Canopy

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of a seated bishop in a tall mitre and robes, with the artist's name inscribed at the right edge.

Study of a Seated Bishop

Belisario Corenzio, 1600

Pencil sketches on paper of a gnarled tree trunk, hands, and a white cedar sprig with handwritten notes.

Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of women in shawls in the foreground and a group of figures on a rise, with faint sea horizon lines.

Men and Women Looking Out to Sea, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and watercolor sketch of a state coach with pale horses, a passenger under a striped awning, and attendants.

The State Coach

Constantin Guys, 1850

Watercolor design for an oval gilded frame with rosette band, rope moulding and a garland of leaves at the top.

Project for an Oval Frame

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Graphite drapery study on tan paper showing a standing figure in a heavy classical robe with lightly sketched head and arm.

Drapery Study for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850